The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 781 Ghost Shave (1)_1

Chapter 781: Chapter 781 Ghost Shave (1)_1

Pei Qin watched Pei Zongli and Lady Zhu with a cold and stern expression.

Pei Zongli was exceedingly embarrassed. But seeing Pei Qian insisting without letting go, and looking at Pei Wensheng with meaningful eyes, he had no choice but to step forward and say, "... I apologize to Madam Yuanyang."

Lady Zhu’s face turned ashen, and she really wanted to shirk responsibility, but seeing everyone watching her, her old face stretched long, and her attitude was haughty and disdainful, "I apologize to you!"

"Is this the attitude to apologize and admit guilt!? Like we owe you something, where does your sense of superiority come from?" Pei Qian snorted coldly, with disdain.

Lady Zhu’s face stiffened and turned purple.

Pei Qin took a deep look at Pei Wensheng, then directly stood up and strode away, "Send ten taels of silver to Zhou Cai’s family, I sympathize with them! But if they have come into a windfall, then there’s no need!"

Hong Xia and Huang Qiu who came with her, as well as Zhang Gengshan, all didn’t respond; dumb guard Liu Feng, even less so.

Jiang Benxin thought for a moment before realizing that the words seemed to be meant for him, looking at Pei Wensheng and Lady Chen, deep in thought.

Qian Wanxiu listened, her face oddly calm.

But Zhou Cai had already taken the blame, and the evidence was conclusive. No matter what, Pei Wensheng’s life was saved. He hurriedly took him and Lady Chen home to see a physician for treatment.

Old Pei heard the news and came over. Seeing how badly Pei Wensheng was beaten, and with Lady Zhu’s exaggerated tales, he was annoyed at Pei Qin for being too cruel and heartless, seizing the opportunity for revenge, both public and private. Yet, he didn’t suspect that the person suffocated to death was done by Pei Wensheng. Instead, he suspected Qian Wanxiu, as Zhou Cai was Qian Wanxiu’s man.

However, the incident had already passed, and Pei Wenjie had died too. Digging further would only make things more complicated.

Think about it, even though the incident had passed, it wasn’t that simple. Lady Chen suffered in jail and went through torture, believing it was an undeserved calamity. She thought about extorting some money from Qian Wanxiu and taking it to the Capital Jingcheng.

Before Zhou Cai left, she had already called her son out in the open court. If not for Zhou Cai surrendering himself, her son couldn’t have been cleared. Qian Wanxiu had long harbored the intent to kill her. Seeing that Lady Chen was lingering and not leaving, she didn’t stop her, letting her stay to heal her wounds.

At this time, the landlord of their rented house also rushed back from Fu City. Having had a death in his house, not a natural one at that, he couldn’t live in the house anymore. He demanded they buy the house or compensate with silver and sign a three-year lease agreement. Otherwise, who would dare to live in that house?

Seeing that he was going to the Government Office to make a complaint, Pei Zongli had no choice but to compensate with thirty taels of silver. As for staying three more years, it was out of the question. However, it was really difficult to find another place to move to at that moment, and no one was willing to rent them a house. Although Zhou Cai had come out to confess his crimes, he was Qian Wanxiu’s man; who knew whether this was all Qian Wanxiu’s scheming and plotting!?

Zhao Liniang’s hatred was fully aroused, and she directed it all towards Qian Wanxiu and Pei Wensheng, mother and son.

Pei Zongli felt guilty in his heart and could only try to comfort her with kind words, saying her body will recover and she would be able to have children again.

Zhao Liniang had been told by the physician that it was impossible for her to conceive again, unless she sought a famous doctor for treatment. Now, she extremely distrusted Qian Wanxiu, fearing that she might secretly harm her again.

Qian Wanxiu noticed her unease and was also on guard against her. Seeing that Pei Qin had not left, she was even more wary of Pei Qin. With a master of martial arts by her side, it would be too easy to kill someone outright. Although she didn’t dare to, it couldn’t be guaranteed that she wouldn’t become mad and kill her and Wensheng, seeking revenge on them.

After two days of living in fear, Pei Wensheng suddenly began to lose his hair, not just strand by strand, but waking up to find clumps on his pillow, and hair coming out in patches as he combed it—a head of thick, lustrous hair had fallen away by nearly half in a single day.

Scared, Pei Wensheng became like a startled bird, crying as he clung to Qian Wanxiu.

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