The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 760: Desperately Slander (1)_1

Chapter 760: Chapter 760: Desperately Slander (1)_1

"What do you mean the young master has stopped breathing!?" Zhao Liniang now found the wet nurse unsightly and suspected she had been bribed by Qian Wanxiu. Her son had fallen ill twice under the wet nurse’s care. Even though she had a difficult birth and wasn’t in good health, the doctor said she could be fully treated. Hearing her say the young master stopped breathing immediately angered Zhao Liniang, who scolded her sharply.

Pei Zongli stood up, "What happened? Wasn’t the young master just fine a moment ago?"

Lady Zhu and Lady Chen were also stunned.

Qian Wanxiu’s face had already darkened, and she cast a chilling glance at Lady Chen, who had been out to the latrine for more than a little while.

The wet nurse burst into tears, "The young master stopped breathing! He’s dead! The young master is dead!"

Zhao Liniang suddenly stood up, "Nonsense!"

Pei Zongli, his face grim, quickly rushed out.

Zhao Liniang, in a panic, followed him without a second thought.

Qian Wanxiu, Lady Zhu, and Lady Chen quickly got up and hurried over.

In the room, on the bed, little Pei Wenjie’s face was cyanotic, his eyes wide open in death, and beside him on the ground, a pillow had fallen—it was clearly the murder weapon. Pei Wenjie had been smothered to death.

"Ahh..." Upon seeing this, Zhao Liniang screamed and, breathless, fainted to the ground.

Pei Zongli felt a chilling shiver run through him and his face turned pale. Seeing Zhao Liniang faint, he quickly helped her up and laid her on a couch nearby.

Lady Zhu and Lady Chen were also so shocked that their complexions drastically changed and their eyes widened in disbelief. Lady Zhu couldn’t believe that her fine child, who had just been laughing a while ago, could go back to sleep in his room and end up dead!

Lady Chen, on the other hand, was horrified yet couldn’t believe her own suspicion. She had seen Pei Wensheng in a panic running out of this room earlier. Could it be Pei Wensheng who smothered him!? He was only twelve, still only a half-grown boy, and he dared to murder someone? To suffocate his own brother!?

Qian Wanxiu’s gaze swept over the wet nurse, then over Lady Chen. She couldn’t stand the sight of the little wretch and wished she could strangle him herself. Pei Zongli, that bastard, even favored him more than her own two sons, doting on this little bastard every day. Now that he’s dead, even if she didn’t do it, Zhao Liniang, that wretched woman, would blame her for a lifetime! Blame her for the harm to her son... With this thought, Qian Wanxiu’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly turned around to look, but couldn’t see her younger son, who just had some pastries and went back to his room. Her heart sank instantly.

From the wet nurse crying out that the little wretch was dead to their arrival, such a commotion—they couldn’t have missed it. And yet, he didn’t come to have a look out of curiosity...

Qian Wanxiu suddenly panicked. Could it be that it was not Lady Chen but her son Wensheng!?

Seeing her reaction, Lady Chen felt even more certain that the person was Pei Wensheng. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have run out of that room in a panic. That’s the fear of having killed his own brother. It seems Qian Wanxiu also realized this. Her panicked demeanor—could it be that she instructed Pei Wensheng to do it!?

"Who did this!? Who took a perfectly fine child and... smothered him to death!" Lady Zhu exclaimed. This was the flesh and blood of her second son, and though born of a concubine, if he grew up to make something of himself, he would bring glory to the Pei family.

Pei Zongli immediately questioned the wet nurse, "Weren’t you always in the room watching over the young master?"

The wet nurse, wiping away tears, "This servant was watching the young master. The doctor said we needed to use a wet cloth to lower his fever. I was afraid he would get a fever after falling asleep again, so I went to fetch hot water—just turned around for a moment."

"Wasn’t the cook woman there? You were supposed to keep a close eye on the young master and yet you abandoned your post!" Pei Zongli reproached.

The wet nurse cried, "The Old Madam and First Madam came over, and the kitchen was busy preparing meals; they couldn’t keep up, so I carried half a basin of water myself..." As she spoke, she suddenly looked towards Lady Chen.

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