The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 998 - 227: Unwilling to Die_3

Chapter 998: Chapter 227: Unwilling to Die_3

"Mom—Mom—"

Fang Li’s face turned deathly pale as he collapsed onto the ground, Lady Yu was dead. He... he was doomed!

Yang Yulan, seeing his fear of death, also became frightened, her eyes darting around quickly. She didn’t know whether Lady Yu had heard what Fang Zhi had said to her or whether she had told Fang Liuming and Pei Qian what she knew before dying. She wanted to run, but running away would only confirm her guilt. Pei Qin was here, she wouldn’t let her escape!

Pei Qin no longer watched the crowd crying in the house; she walked out expressionless, "Doctor Qi, please prepare two prescriptions for me."

Doctor Qi scrutinized her carefully, his face betraying nothing unusually calm, and eerie. However, as his gaze shifted to the residence of Fang Li and Yang Yulan, he could sense the chilling aura of murderous intent surrounding her. Was the madam thinking of killing Fang Li and his concubine!? He was shocked, "Madam, we cannot do this." Even if it indeed was Fang Li and his concubine who had killed the First Madam, the Government Office should be the one to mete out punishment. There was no need for madam to stain her hands with their dirty blood.

Lu Hai silently observed her, waiting for her instructions. There was no need for her to act personally to kill Fang Li and his concubine. Moreover, with Lady Yu dead, Fang Liuming and Pei Qian would need to observe three years of mourning. If Fang Li and his concubine also died, people would start speculating, which would not bode well for Fang Liuming’s future career.

If the Government Office got involved and it was revealed that Fang Li favored his concubine to the point of killing his wife, then Fang Liuming’s reputation would also be ruined.

Old Scholar Fang also wished he could just kill Fang Li and Yang Yulan himself, but he hesitated at the thought of involving the Government Office.

Seeing that none of them were inclined to take action, Pei Qin left Zhang Gengshan behind to help with the funeral arrangements for Lady Yu and went straight home.

Jiujiu and Xixi still didn’t know what had happened, both having been coaxed to sleep by the nurse.

Pei Qin entered her room, took off her cloak and handed it to Huang Qiu, sitting beside the fire to think.

Huang Qiu brought over a warm cotton jacket, "Madam! There is still soup simmering in the kitchen. Should I bring some for you?"

Pei Qin did not respond, remaining silent.

Huang Qiu and Xue Dong exchanged a glance and quietly left to serve up beef soup and steamed dumplings, along with two small side dishes.

Pei Qin stood up, washed up, and began eating the dumplings straight from the bowl.

Seeing that she was eating a decent amount, Huang Qiu and the others sighed in relief.

After finishing her meal, Pei Qin, holding her tea, said, "Ask Doctor Qi if the medicine is ready."

Xue Dong inwardly sighed and turned to inquire with Doctor Qi.

The house had all kinds of medicinal ingredients available, and Doctor Qi was solely responsible for Pei Qin’s injuries and everyday medicinal diet. But the medicine Pei Qin had asked him to prepare, he didn’t have. He was to care for the madam’s illness. When he heard Pei Qin ask about the medicine, he came once again to persuade her, "Madam! Even if we don’t involve the Government Office, there’s no need for you to wade into this mess. You shouldn’t get your hands dirty over them." Killing on the battlefield meant killing Waci People, but if it was to lay hands on Fang Li and his concubine, it would be giving others a handle against her.

"Just prepare the medicine if I told you to, why all the nonsense!" Pei Qin looked at him darkly.

Doctor Qi shuddered, "Madam..." Without further objection, he went off to prepare the medicine.

Two packages of medicine, one for Fang Li, one for Yang Yulan.

After waking up, Pei Qin had Cao Li go to Master Ouyang to ask for leave and brought Jiujiu and Xixi to pay respects to Lady Yu.

Xixi didn’t understand, but Jiujiu knew what was going on and obediently led Xixi to kowtow to Lady Yu.

Zhang Gengshan was very efficient, having already purchased the necessary items and the coffin, waiting for Pei Qin to come for the encoffining.

Old Scholar Fang and Grandma Fang seemed to have aged years overnight. Upon seeing Pei Qin, Old Scholar Fang struggled to speak, "I investigated last night. The knife wound on your aunt’s shoulder and neck was inflicted by Fang Li. During the argument and conflict, it was Yang Yulan who pushed your aunt, causing her to hit the corner of the table."

Whether it was accidental or intentional, Lady Yu’s death was caused by Yang Yulan. Although Fang Li had wielded the knife, the true culprit responsible for Lady Yu’s death was unknown.

But Yang Yulan insisted that it was Fang Li who had acted, claiming she was only involved in a few tussles. If she were to take the blame, she would pull Fang Li down with her. The knife was in Fang Li’s hands, and he was the one determined to kill Lady Yu. She herself bore a wound from Fang Li’s knife.

For Old Scholar Fang to personally send his eldest son to the gallows, to the execution ground, was something he found difficult to do at the moment. He also had the family’s reputation and the impact on Liuming’s future career to consider.

Hearing his explanation, Pei Qin coldly curled the corner of her mouth and tossed down the two packages of medicine, "The next one to die will be Fang Liuming."