The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family

Upon entering the Yamen’s hall, Sir Magistrate Meng Dinglun clapped the Clapper-board and demanded, "Who stands below? Why do you not kneel upon seeing the Magistrate!?"

Sun Lizheng had already knelt down swiftly and introduced himself as the Lizheng of Taiping Town.

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Pei Qian also tugged at Pei Qin, urging her to kneel quickly. They say a man’s knees have gold beneath them, but it seemed like there was a mountain of gold under her older sister’s knees. She wouldn’t even kneel to burn paper for their mother, and yet she didn’t kneel upon meeting Sir Magistrate, a Fourth-rank official! Not some Seventh-rank Master County!

Pei Qin grabbed her by the collar and hoisted her up, then pulled Sun Lizheng to his feet as well.

All eyes in the hall were fixed on her unexpected actions.

Sun Lizheng thought Pei Qin so clever, yet for some reason, she lost all sense at the Yamen. Was she terrified stiff? He was about to remind her to kneel quickly when he saw her calmly smiling at the Magistrate above.

"Sir Magistrate summons us from afar, surely not to bestow rewards upon us. You are an official, and we are but commoners. If there’s any accusation, just say it. If it’s something I can accept, then I will! No need for me to suffer through forced confessions, and it’ll save you trouble too, won’t it?" Pei Qin said with a smile.

Sun Lizheng was taken aback upon hearing this.

Pei Qian, who had been about to pull her into a kneel, froze and stood up, "Weren’t we summoned to discuss the matter of sweet potatoes?"

Meng Dinglun’s gaze narrowed slightly as he regarded Pei Qin with a hint of admiration for the young girl’s courage. She wasn’t afraid upon seeing him and outright said she was summoned not to receive rewards but to be accused. He clapped the Clapper-board again, "How audacious!"