Chapter 187 A Concubine is Better than a Mistress (5)_1
Old Scholar Fang didn’t stay long; he went straight back.
Fang Fang pouted in dissatisfaction, muttering quietly, "Why couldn’t he stay for a meal before leaving! He took so much of our cured meat and fish from home!" She had hoped to visit relatives and enjoy a good meal, but in the end, she didn’t even get to eat, not to mention having any nice food.
Si Ya watched them leave, relieved. They had eaten at her expense the day before, so it was only fair to return some goods today. If they had all stayed for another meal, the little they had brought would have been eaten up again! It would have been better not eating at all.
Fang Li felt quite unsatisfied. He wanted to take Sister Peiqin and her siblings to the Fang family at any cost, but no matter how much he pleaded and displayed sincerity, Peiqin remained unmoved, forcing him to leave, discontented.
The villagers of Back Mountain Village knew very well the secrets behind the blood letter left by Lady Fang; it must have been the Fang family who had used some underhanded means to make her cut ties with her family. Otherwise, Old Scholar Fang had said he would no longer acknowledge Lady Fang as his daughter, and for more than ten years, there was hardly any contact. After Lady Fang died, Grandma Fang and Lady Yu came to make a scene, and then Old Scholar Fang brought people over again, nearly driving Qian Wanxiu away.
On the seventh day after Lady Fang’s death, the entire Fang family came to visit, bringing so many gifts—it was clear they wouldn’t ignore Peiqin and her siblings anymore!
The rumors outside grew even more intense, claiming Lady Fang was coerced into breaking family ties by Old Pei’s House, that she had carried the blame for more than ten years, and only after Pei Zongli brought home a rich man’s daughter and son was she finally driven to her death! Otherwise, why would Old Pei’s House snatch away Lady Fang’s blood letter!? It was because they were guilty and feared the truth being revealed!
Speaking of Qian Wanxiu, everyone knew that despite being aware of Pei Zongli having a wife at home, she still married in. By the rules, she would be considered a concubine—and even if she was Pei Zongli’s wife, she still started as a concubine raised to the main wife’s position!