Chapter 295: Experiencing the Dungeon (5)_1
Meng Hongchan, upon hearing the shopkeeper at the Wang family’s store say that it was Pei Qin who made the slip boards and was also the first to master them, sent for Pei Qin as soon as dawn broke. After all, they hadn’t left the city.
Pei Qin had indeed not left the city; she was gathering information about the Qian family from all sorts of people, looking like a nosy idler, and quickly got a rough understanding of the Qian family’s situation.
Knowing the truth, Pei Qin couldn’t help but chuckle. Although the rumors outside might not necessarily be the inside story, the fact that Old Master Qian’s only daughter was seeking a son-in-law to live with her was widely known, even though many people were not from Runing Prefecture.
Old Master Qian had lost his wife early on and had been raising his only daughter by himself. After seeing his daughter married, he wed a daughter from the prominent Lady Lian clan. Originally, Lady Lian was not supposed to return home after failing to bear children, but within two years of marrying Old Master Qian, she became pregnant with twins and gave birth to two sons. This delighted Old Master Qian, who thought he would never have sons. Then Lady Lian schemed and drove her stepdaughter and son-in-law’s family away.
Pei Qin imagined the situation and couldn’t help but click her tongue in wonder. It was only a three-day journey, yet Pei Zongli, that scum, had nestled in the luxurious nest of the Qian family for over ten years. Not to mention his inability to adapt to a life of poverty, Qian Wanxiu probably couldn’t either. Merely because the stepmother schemed to drive them out, they were willing to return to Back Mountain Village, a place they hadn’t wanted to return to for over a decade?
Rolling her eyes at the sky, Pei Qian returned to the large inn with two packages of snacks in her hands.
Zhang Yan sat in the lobby, dressed in a Green Bamboo Leaf Brocade Long Gown, elegantly drinking tea.
When Pei Qin walked in, she glanced at him once, then again; her body already passing through the lobby.
Setting down his teacup, Zhang Yan looked towards her, "Ms. Pei."
Pei Qin stopped to greet him, "Young Master Zhang, hello! I didn’t expect to see you here!" This large inn was quite dilapidated, mostly accommodating caravans.
Seeing her reluctantly greet him as if she wanted to leave right after, Zhang Yan pursed his lips and said directly, "I came to save you."