The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 795 - 169: I Did It_1

Chapter 795: Chapter 169: I Did It_1

When Qian Wanxiu heard the news of Lady Chen’s departure for Capital Jingcheng, Pei Wenli had already taken Lady Chen more than a hundred miles away.

Seeing her face gloomy and her eyes filled with murderous intent, Qian Changdong angrily reprimanded, "What? You want to chase after them and kill Lady Chen!? Then give someone a handle against you, to be placed in a deadly situation, make Wenchen the son of a criminal and get ground down to death!? Not even dying a good death, and being cursed after your demise!?"

In the past few days, Qian Changdong had not left, and after burying Pei Wensheng, he sat stationed in concubine of Old Pei. In earlier instances, he had realized that Pei Qin was cunning and had attached herself to nobility, not easy to deal with. If they couldn’t deal a fatal blow, he advised Wanxiu to remain calm and focus only on teaching her son well. Even if they had the support of the Fang family, Pei Wendong was still young and no threat. However, he never expected that Pei Qin could keep her composure so steadily, yet she herself would be unable to stay calm and made such a blunder, giving them a handle to exploit.

The death of Pei Wensheng had also made Qian Changdong realize that Qian Wanxiu couldn’t outmatch Pei Qin. When she made a move, she had lost a son to Pei Qin’s hands, and such a blow would inevitably affect Wenchen’s performance in the upcoming imperial examination. Moreover, with Pei Wendong already a Scholar and Pei Qin, a Third Rank Lady, firmly suppressing the Pei family, another failure would only result in being crushed by them, endangering their lives even further.

Qian Changdong stayed for two reasons: first, he feared Pei Qin had more tricks up her sleeve, and second, he worried that Qian Wanxiu, in her grief and fury, would do something that would give their adversaries leverage against them.

With her eyes bloodshot, Qian Wanxiu looked up at him, "Are you telling me to let them go?" She would absolutely not let them go! Pei Qin, she was determined to make them die without a place to bury!

"I’m not telling you to let them go, but to lay low. Wensheng is already gone, and the priority now is Wenchen’s future!" said Qian Changdong, looking intently at her.

"She killed my son, led him to a terrible death, and even made him be cursed for a lifetime. You’re telling me to let her off, absolutely impossible!" Qian Wanxiu’s gaze was ferocious, with intense hatred filling her chest, torturing her to the point she wished she could rip Pei Qin apart and make them also beg for death in agonizing torment, unable to live or die!

Seeing her like this, Qian Changdong was silent for a long time. Pei Qin, he had underestimated her before! Consumed by such hatred, blinded by rage, she had lost that strategic thinking; how could she still contend with them?

"I’ve sent someone to protect Lady Chen," said Qian Changdong after a long silence, his voice grave.

Qian Wanxiu’s gaze sharpened instantly, "She should have been dead already! Once she reaches Capital Jingcheng, she will spread the rumors there, and that vile girl will surely make it widely known!"

"What if she has already killed Lady Chen, what would you think then?" Qian Changdong shot back angrily.

Qian Wanxiu was momentarily speechless.

Seeing her silent, Qian Changdong continued angrily, "Right now, rumors are already spreading that you wanted to kill Lady Chen to silence her. If Lady Chen dies, whether it was your doing or not, do you think Pei Qin will let you get away with it!? Or do you think she wouldn’t lay a hand on Wenchen!? By then, not only will your reputation be completely ruined, but Wenchen will also be stigmatized as a son defending his mother and covering up murder. With just this one move, she could wipe you all out!"

"No! If she dares to touch Wenchen, I would not let her off even if I turned into a fierce ghost!" Qian Wanxiu shouted furiously.

"By the time you turn into a fierce ghost, you all would have already been long dead!" Qian Changdong shouted back.

Qian Wanxiu turned pale, staring in shock and speechless.

Qian Changdong didn’t want to be harsh, but he needed her to calm down and be steady; otherwise, she was no match for Pei Qin as she was. They would just be beaten without the power to fight back, "So you’ll just accept death docilely?"

How could Qian Wanxiu simply accept death!?

After giving her a deep look, Qian Changdong rose and went out to find Pei Wenchen.

As he approached, Pei Wenchen said, "Grandpa! The matters have been taken care of. Though there are not many who suspect them now, fewer and fewer believe in the vengeance of a wrongful ghost."

Qian Changdong had left things to Pei Wenchen, who was no longer young and should take charge of external affairs himself. It was essential not always to be suppressed by Pei Wendong or rely on the family without any capacity to retaliate. He nodded at the results and shared the possible consequences should Lady Chen be harmed with Wenchen.

Pei Wenchen was more composed than Qian Wanxiu at this time. He no longer hoped for Lady Chen’s death. As long as a person is alive, both their mouth and heart are active, and rumors only spread for so long. They could guide the direction of the rumors, but if Lady Chen died, they would not be able to escape implication.

It wasn’t long before Pei Qian learned that the direction of the rumors in the county had changed slightly.

Qian Changdong had Pei Wenchen and Pei Zongli spread a counter-message in Yuanyang County: there are no wronged spirits seeking revenge in this world, only people pretending to be gods and ghosts to cover the truth. If there were really ghosts, then with the number of unjust deaths there are, why don’t they all come to seek revenge? There are so many infamous cases of injustice throughout history, and yet, none of them have shown up to exact vengeance.

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