The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 726 Angered Hatred (6)_1

Chapter 726: Chapter 726 Angered Hatred (6)_1

Fang Liuming was in charge at the Ministry of Labour, where he had previously recommended the hand-cranked threshing machine. He had used the previous, clumsier version and knew how it worked. Upon seeing that Pei Qin had created a new, more portable version of the corn threshing machine, the Minister of Public Works questioned him and immediately gave a detailed explanation. They then tested it with a corn cob.

Soon, the hand-cranked corn threshing machine received approval, and the Emperor rewarded Pei Qin with ten bolts of brocade and one hundred taels of silver, instructing the Ministry of Labour to implement the use of the hand-cranked corn thresher.

Fang Liuming was also promoted, starting to work on this matter under the guidance of the Minister of Public Works.

When the reward arrived in Yuanyang County, Zhao Liniang was in the throes of a difficult childbirth.

Pei Zongli was anxiously pacing back and forth in the courtyard.

They had called for three midwives and the doctor had arrived. The amniotic fluid had broken early, but the baby just wouldn’t come out.

"Prepare more medicine! We can’t let them both die!" Qian Wanxiu urged the doctor.

The doctor shook his head secretly. Any more medicine would only be an intoxicating drug.

After gulping down a large bowl of strong medicinal decoction, Zhao Liniang finally mustered all her strength and gave birth to a son.

The baby had been deprived of oxygen for a bit too long, his little face turning blue. After the doctor examined him, he promptly prepared a prescription, "If he pulls through this, he’ll be fine!"

"It’s bad! The concubine is bleeding!" the midwife shouted as she emerged.

The doctor hurried to treat Zhao Liniang.

After a whole day of struggle, they finally pulled Zhao Liniang back from the Gate of the Ghost.

Rumors immediately began to spread outside, claiming that Qian Wanxiu was cunning and malicious, having given Zhao Liniang too much nourishment, which caused the baby to grow too large to be born, resulting in the difficult labor. Now they were watching to see if the hemorrhaging Zhao Liniang and the child could survive.

Qian Wanxiu knew that people would say such things once they heard about Zhao Liniang’s difficult birth. Her thoughts were confirmed when Shu Hua returned with the news; the gossip was everywhere, and not a kind word was spoken. Angrily gnashing her teeth, she cursed Pei Qin and her illegitimate child for causing this mess! Yet she couldn’t actually kill Zhao Liniang and her child, for if she did, that vile woman would surely demand her life in return.

When Zhao Liniang regained consciousness, she too believed that Qian Wanxiu was to blame, discarding any notion that Qian Wanxiu was a good person. She considered her nothing but a wicked and vile woman! She was just a concubine, and her son was born out of wedlock; he wouldn’t pose a threat to Zhao Liniang’s own child. Zhao Liniang had been respectful and deferential to her for so long, yet Qian Wanxiu sought their lives.

Pei Zongli also harbored some doubts, acknowledging that although Qian Wanxiu was gentle and graceful, she was capable of scheming. The beautiful maid he’d sent to Jiang Benxin, the one he’d temporarily kept, was promptly given away after he spoke just a few words to her.

Nonetheless, with the addition of a new son, Pei Zongli was genuinely happy. Silver bracelets, gold lock pieces, tiny clothes, and swaddling clothes—everything was ready. Since Zhao Liniang was not producing milk, they hired a wet nurse to care for the boy. They named him Pei Wenjie.

During his "wash three" ceremony, Lady Chen watched with a feeling as if knives were gouging her heart.

Although Pei Houli received the message, he was unwilling to return, claiming he had no travel expenses and even asked the family to send him some silver taels for the journey.

Lady Chen, the mere thought of Zhao Liniang made her wonder if Pei Houli was also living a carefree life in the Capital Jingcheng, perhaps even having taken a concubine, his child on the way! This thought scratched at her heart like claws and knives. She imagined countless scenarios where, if Pei Houli had taken a wretched concubine, she would torture and beat the vixen to death.

Old Pei, on the other hand, was quite happy, believing that the increasing prosperity of Old Pei’s House’s offspring would lead to the rising fortune of the Pei family, and they would become more and more prosperous. They couldn’t always be looking at others’ glory and success!

As news of the hand-cranked threshing machine spread, more and more people learned that it was Pei Qin who created it, praising her as capable and skilled.

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