The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 962 - 216: Offending Two at Once_4

Chapter 962: Chapter 216: Offending Two at Once_4

Xie Yi smiled awkwardly, "These days have troubled everyone so much, and I will trouble Madam even more in the future."

Madam Zhao secretly raised an eyebrow. Although Xie Yi came from the daughter of an official’s family, she was not even half as good as Pei Qin, and she also had a brother, a significant burden. Though she might return to the Xie family to claim her inheritance, who knows if she could get it back, and even if she did, how much? After all, the Xie family was not an aristocratic family with enormous wealth.

If it were up to her, she would never let her son marry such a bride! She also had her biases; if it weren’t for Pei Qin being in charge and supporting them, she would never agree to this marriage with the Pei’s siblings. Wendong had his elder sister and Mo Heng supporting him; with such a bright future ahead, what kind of bride couldn’t he find? Why must he marry Xie Yi, a girl without a maternal home and with a burden?

Pei Wendong had already decided to marry Xie Yi, and Pei Qin had already started to treat Xie Yi like a younger sister-in-law.

After much revelry, they ate mutton and drank mutton soup, which warmed them up considerably.

In the evening, Xie Ze wanted to burn some charcoal again.

"Just put on an extra blanket, you won’t be that cold! We don’t have much charcoal to begin with, what will Sister Qin use if you burn it all!?" Xiao Yong got impatient as they had used quite a bit of charcoal for roasting meat earlier today, and now he saw him intending to heat the kang bed again.

"It’s just a little charcoal, and we have extra! It’s only shoddy cotton, stacking up the blankets makes it suffocating!" Xie Ze was also unhappy with him. It was as if he was burning his family’s charcoal! Pei Wendong was even marrying his sister, and he wouldn’t even let him burn some charcoal?

"I’ll burn a few pieces for you; go sleep on the edge of the kang." Pei Wendong was somewhat helpless.

Xie Ze looked at Xiao Yong’s blankets, which were new, and still he muttered dissatisfied.

He didn’t realize that upon his arrival, he had already offended the two most powerful supporters, Xiao Yong and Mo Heng.

There was news from the Capital Jingcheng — Xie Yi and Xie Ze’s maternal grandparents were from the family of a Graduate, with the surname Zheng. They owned properties and shops, and their uncle was in charge at the Imperial College.

When Wa Ci attacked, they, along with many others, did not flee; now the whole family was in Jingcheng.

"Since we’ve found them, let’s send the siblings there!" Mo Heng ordered, instructing Zhang Gengshan to prepare for the journey.

Seeing Mo Heng sending them away, Xie Yi looked at Pei Wendong hesitantly, "After mother died, we haven’t visited our maternal home in years, only exchanging letters during the festivals...

"You hold no grudges against them; they are your own grandchildren. Now that you are in trouble, who can you rely on if not your relatives? Let Wendong escort you!" Mo Heng said directly and left to attend to other matters.

Pei Wendong himself liked to handle matters efficiently and independently, but seeing how Xie Yi and Xie Ze were helpless and how similar their situation was to his and his sibling’s own past, his heart was filled with pity, "I’ll escort you there for now."

Xie Yi nodded, packed up their belongings, and followed him into Jingcheng with Xie Ze.

Just as they left, Old Lady Zheng and the family of Elder Master Zheng, along with the family of Second Old Master Zheng, hastily followed in their horse-drawn carriages. "It’s bitterly cold, and you children are frail; we didn’t want you traveling back and forth, so your uncle and aunts have come to see you! Also, to personally thank Young Master Pei and General Mo and Madam Yuanyang!"

Zhang Gengshan immediately looked towards Xie Yi and Xie Ze. With the words from the Zheng family, it was clear they did not intend to take the siblings with them, so were they planning to live indefinitely in their house!? Moreover, by saying this, it seemed they already knew about Young Master Pei saving the Xie siblings. Otherwise, whose daughter would they allow to be fostered in someone else’s home!? Even if the Zheng family didn’t want to take these two grandchildren back, they still had to consider public opinion.

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