Chapter 655: Only One Death (4)_1
Although it was impossible for her to be implicated, Lady Yu had spent a great deal of money and effort to bribe Huang Youzhong, as her son would be taking part in the imperial examination in the spring of next year and the year after. If Huang Youzhong was to encounter trouble, the new County Magistrate siding with Pei Qin would definitely not make things easy for them, blocking her son from achieving high honors in the examination.
Furthermore, with Huang Youzhong in trouble, and that despicable woman now receiving a Third Rank decree from The Imperial Court, and Mo Heng also assuming an official position, it would be much harder to deal with them! Qian Wanxiu grew more resentful the more she thought about it, grinding her teeth so hard they could shatter, yet she could only harbor this hatred in her heart, helpless to do anything.
The entire village of Taiping Town was waiting for news, hearts in their throats, fearing that just as Qinqin had returned and got embroiled in a case involving a human life, they all might be dragged into it.
Sun Tiezhu still remembered the Miss from Sir Magistrate’s residence looking for Pei Qin, "Xiao Pei must be very familiar with Sir Magistrate, Magistrate Huang that scoundrel trying to frame Xiao Pei, he is digging his own grave!"
Grandma Sun recited ’Amitabha’ twice, "Xiao Pei truly faces many disasters. She should visit the temple more often to offer incense and pray for Buddha’s blessing!"
Grandma Fang agreed, dragging Pei Qin as if wishing she could go to the temple immediately to offer incense and pray for Buddha’s blessing.
Her, rushing to the temple, prostrating herself before the Buddha with her backside in the air asking for protection? The image was simply too discordant! Pei Qin was genuinely worried that she might encounter some high-ranking monk who would see through her, that she had ’Borrowed the Dead to Resurrect the Soul’, and subject her to something...
Mo Heng remembered when he was a child, he once saw an elderly monk who told him he had a life-threatening tribulation in his fate, and that he might find salvation by heading south. That was why Feng Wei risked his life to bring him to the south, and when they could no longer travel, they settled down in Taiping Town. He trusted no one else, but if he could see that elderly monk again, it might be worth having him examine Qinqin’s fate. She was destined for greatness, and he would support her in everything, but he did not want her to suffer such persecution again.
His daughter tugged at a strand of hair hanging in front of his chest, bringing Mo Heng back to the present. Looking down at his daughter playing with his hair, then at Pei Qin, who was looking helpless as she dealt with Grandma Fang and Lady Yu’s demands, Mo Heng tightened his grip and couldn’t help but laugh at himself. He really had been frightened by these shocking and worldly matters, so troubled by recent events that he was actually considering seeking a fortune reading for Qinqin.