The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 552 Disgraced (4)_1

Chapter 552: Chapter 552 Disgraced (4)_1

Lu Hao’s face was adorned with a smile as he observed with a cold gaze.

Pei Qian briskly came out with a sullen expression, snorting, "And where did this so-called sister come from? It’s just the four of us siblings, and of sisters there are only the two of us. Where did this unrelated sister spring from?"

Li Bao Lian’s face instantly turned purple with rage.

Zhang Shiqian’s expression grew even uglier.

Pei Qian squinted her eyes disdainfully, her voice sinister, "Zhang Shiqian! You harmed my elder sister, and we will always remember that!" Having said that and seeing their unsightly expressions, she snorted and said to Lu Hao, "Next time this scum shows up, just tell him to piss off!" She glanced coldly, then turned and went back inside the house.

The gate was slammed shut with a bang, leaving Li Bao Lian feeling humiliated alongside Zhang Shiqian, her face contorted in disgrace.

Zhang Shiqian took her back home, showering her with sweet words and apologies, telling her to visit on her own next time.

Li Bao Lian refused to go again, questioning, "To be trampled on their faces?"

Hearing her voice rise shrilly, truly enraged, Zhang Shiqian felt sorry for her, not bearing to see her humiliated again, hence he started to think of other means.

But to truly induce early labor in Pei Qin, beating her was certainly out of the question, not to mention the martial arts experts by her side, whom they could not defeat. They would need to cause her an accident! Trips and falls weren’t feasible either, as she was always guarded when she went out. Thus, they had to think about drugging her.

Zhao Junchao had already started to find a way to get the drugs, but of all the substances that could induce miscarriage, he only knew cinnabar and musk. Pei Qin wouldn’t just drink a bowl of cinnabar for no reason, so musk was the only option.

Musk, a precious fragrance, was not only expensive but also rare.

Luckily, scholars buying musk wouldn’t attract much attention because many famous painters added musk to their ink to prevent insects, ensuring the colors wouldn’t fade. Paintings with musk had a faint fragrance that mingled with the scent of ink and lasted a long time.

Zhao Junchao had used ten paintings as a guise, spending a great sum to discreetly purchase musk.

He handed the musk powder directly to Zhang Shiqian, instructing him to find a way to get it into Pei Qin’s mouth, "The busy farming season is coming. She will have to go out, drink water, eat food—you find a way to make her ingest it. Within half a day, she is bound to deliver prematurely!"

Zhang Shiqian, holding the packet of musk powder, was hesitant. "This stuff smells so strong, it’s easily detectable!"

"Can’t you think of something to mask it?" Zhao Junchao frowned, slightly irritated, "For this little quantity, I had to fork out over twenty taels of silver. You’re not even paying for it; can’t you at least do this much?"

Zhang Shiqian pursed his lips, his face filled with difficulty.

"If you don’t have the chance to take action, then let Li Bao Lian do it! Also, consider using people from the Sun Lizheng family; they have easier access to that wretch." Zhao Junchao hinted to him.

After Zhang Shiqian married, he and Li Bao Lian, bearing gifts, paid a visit to the Sun Lizheng family. Since Pei Qin had grievances with them and the Sun Lizheng family didn’t, although they were not enthusiastic, they didn’t turn them away either. Li Bao Lian could go visit Sun Tingyu, and Sun Tingyu frequented Pei Qin’s home.

But how to sneak the musk to Pei Qin without them noticing and without arousing suspicion was the real problem.

The Dragon Boat Festival was approaching rapidly; those who were anxious had already started harvesting the wheat.

Zhang Shiqian was anxious.

Sun Xiujin was also extremely anxious; Pei Qin’s pregnancy was almost seven months along. She could not visit her family during this busy farming period and had no idea of the situation at home. She had informed Zhang Shiqian, and he, together with Zhao Junchao, despised Pei Qin; it was time to act!

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