Chapter 702 Bringing a Concubine Into the House (1)_1
Pei Qian looked across the street at how charming and attractive Liniang was, her eyebrows already knitted in disapproval. Just because Pei Zongli had money and held an official position, this woman did not seek a good family to marry into but instead shamelessly insisted on becoming a concubine. It was truly despicable!
Pei Yuan also had just heard the news and whispered to her and Pei Qin, "She was previously engaged to a family, but then she got involved with her fiancé’s friend. It would have been possible to call off the engagement and marry someone else, but her fiancé’s friend died unexpectedly because of her, and her fiancé broke off the engagement too. She’s quite attractive and had not a few suitors. My mother-in-law told me that it seemed the family of the deceased son wanted her to remain a widow for life, but she refused. Whenever someone came to propose, she spoiled it."
Zhao Liniang was as beautiful as a flower, yet no one dared to marry her and her marriage prospects were thus delayed. She did not want to continue wasting her days and wanted to find someone powerful; with her status elevated, no one would dare to treat her badly!
Hence, after running into Pei Zongli again and finding him well-preserved, handsome, and scholarly, exuding a mature charm, it did not take long before Zhao Liniang was with child and demanding that Pei Zongli give her a title.
Pei Zongli, who had been cowed by Qian Wanxiu for over a decade, feared bringing Zhao Liniang home would turn the house upside down. However, pressed by Zhao Liniang’s insistence and when gifts were of no use, and seeing her belly grow day by day, Pei Zongli thought of a roundabout method – to have her become a concubine to Pei Houli, and then gradually see what could be done.
But while he could not pacify Zhao Liniang, he also could not find Pei Houli, which caused him great anxiety.
Zhao Liniang, at first deceived, upon learning the truth, immediately came knocking. To become the concubine of Pei Houli, a man who was old, ugly, and poor? She firmly refused!
The residence that Qian Wanxiu and Pei Zongli rented in the county town was located in this alley.
Zhao Liniang, along with Old Man Zhao and Grandma Zhao, found the place and went straight up to knock on the door.
As the door opened, Pei Qin’s eyes widened in anticipation, ready for a grand spectacle between the legal wife and the mistress.