The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 764: Desperately Smearing (5)_1

Chapter 764: Chapter 764: Desperately Smearing (5)_1

Mother Qian dragged her aside and demanded to know if it was Pei Qin, Pei Yuan, Pei Qian, or someone else who’d bribed her.

Suddenly, a sharp pain stabbed at her armpit and ribs. The wet nurse cried out, proclaiming her innocence.

Despite the commotion, Pei Wensheng had still not appeared. Qian Wanxiu silently prayed he had gone out and would not show himself too conspicuously, to prevent drawing the target onto him.

Lady Zhu cursed the poisonous and vicious siblings, Pei Qin and Pei Qian, wishing them a terrible death, urging Pei Zongli to draft a legal complaint accusing Pei Qin of hiring someone to commit murder, "Even if she holds the rank of Third Rank Enjoin, for murder there must be retribution! A prince would still be judged as any commoner if guilty of a crime, and being the mastermind of a murder, she will definitely not escape the charge! Sue her! We must have her jailed and beheaded to avenge my poor grandson!"

With all the shouting and accusations, but eyes wide open in death, bulging outward with a dark and ghastly complexion, that horrifying sight struck fear in them all.

Pei Zongli sat nearby, sobbing and swearing through clenched teeth, "I will never let off those who caused Wenjie’s death! I will ensure they descend to the eighteenth level of hell! They will not die an easy death!" He reached out to close Pei Wenjie’s eyes.

Meanwhile, the nursemaid kept crying and wailing non-stop, but she would not confess.

Mother Qian whispered coldly into her ear, "The young master died because of you. Even if you won’t confess, you’ll still pay with your life! After you die , your man and your child will carry the stain of being murderers. You won’t be able to live in Yuanyang County, and existence will be worse than death. If you confess, you’ll be an accomplice, and while the principal will be beheaded, you’ll just face imprisonment, not lose your head. Think about it carefully."

The nursemaid gasped in pain, crying and shaking her head, "I didn’t harm the young master! It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me who did it! It was Lady Chen, Lady Chen who killed the young master!"

"Did you see her come out of the young master’s room? Did you see her harm him? Baseless accusations! If you keep denying it, once you get to the Government Office, you’ll face severe punishment, and don’t say I didn’t warn you. Think of your husband and child!" Mother Qian threatened in a low voice.

The nursemaid’s face turned pale with despair; she could only cry without making a sound, shouting injustice. She had only started working as a wet nurse because the pay was good. She hadn’t expected to get entangled in such a mess.

The legal complaint was quickly drafted.

Watching this, Qian Wanxiu wiped tears from the corner of her eyes and advised, "Have something to eat first, then we can go! Otherwise, you’ll go hungry all day long in this cold, and you won’t hold up. The kitchen has already prepared food; at least eat a few bites."

Lady Zhu was hungry, and Lady Chen wasn’t worried, so she also suggested eating first. After all, Qian Wanxiu wouldn’t let that despicable nursemaid drag her down, and if there really was a problem, she would surely implicate Pei Wensheng. She wouldn’t believe that Qian Wanxiu would ignore her. She also watched as Zhao Liniang wept in despair and felt a strange satisfaction in her heart. It seemed as if Pei Houli’s concubines were also living a life worse than death or would soon meet a terrible fate once she arrived there.

Mother Qian locked the nursemaid in a room, forcing her to stare at Pei Wenjie’s corpse, pressuring her to bite down on Pei Qin’s name.

As the meal was served, Zhao Liniang couldn’t eat a single bite. Pei Zongli, too, had no appetite; having reached his forties without suspicion, he cherished his young son even more but never expected him to be killed so young, just a few months old. Just a moment before, the child was still laughing in his arms, and now he had been smothered to death.

They all had their meal, but Pei Wensheng was still nowhere to be seen. Qian Wanxiu began to worry—had he really gone out, or was he hiding inside? But at this moment, she dared not call for him.

Shu Hua remembered that Pei Wenchen had gone out to meet friends, and Pei Wensheng had been at home earlier when they called him for dinner.

Qian Wanxiu quickly stopped her, "He went out to find his brother, he must have eaten outside already."

When Pei Wensheng came out of the room with some pastries, Shu Hua was in the kitchen and hadn’t heard him say he was going out to find Pei Wenchen. Hearing Qian Wanxiu’s words, she decided not to call Pei Wensheng after all.

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