Chapter 703 Bringing a Concubine Into the House (2)_1
Upon fainting, crying, and questioning, Qian Wanxiu immediately gripped Pei Zongli’s heartstrings. Seeing his face filled with shame and his lips stuttering out apologies, claiming he did not fancy Zhao Liniang and was merely seduced, Qian Wanxiu felt a rage burning within her. Now he knew to feel guilty, but later he would still gravitate towards that despicable vixen. Truly inviting her into the household would indeed make him secretly overjoyed.
In an attempt to placate Qian Wanxiu, Pei Zongli said he would send Zhao Liniang away and swore that he had never considered taking her as a concubine from the beginning.
Qian Wanxiu, drying her tears, said, "You’re really muddled. She is carrying a child, a descendant of Old Pei’s House. How can we let it be cast aside! I can’t be so heartbroken as to neglect the bigger picture. Let’s invite her into our home!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Zongli felt as comforted as if he’d consumed a bowl of hot soup on a bitterly cold day. He stood up and bowed to Qian Wanxiu, "Wanxiu! I must’ve accumulated good karma over ten lifetimes to have you as my wife!"
Qian Wanxiu lowered her head again as tears fell.
Pei Zongli consoled her with a few more words, then stepped outside and declared that he would bring Zhao Liniang into the house.
Zhao Liniang had not expected things to go so smoothly; it felt almost unreal to her. She hadn’t said or done anything yet! Lady Qian had actually agreed on her own to invite her into the household!?
Initially, Zhao Liniang had thought that if Qian Wanxiu did not agree or acknowledge her, she would counteract her with jealousy. Even if she was an officer’s wife, being excessively jealous would break the Seven Outs clause. Even if Pei Zongli didn’t divorce her, it would scare Lady Qian enough not to block her entry into the household.
She had never imagined it would be so easy, and that she would gain so much without any effort at all.
Outside, Pei Qin and the others, expecting a doctor’s visit hinted at misfortune for Zhao Liniang, waited only to see Zhao Liniang emerge unharmed, with Grandma Zhao and Old Man Zhao carrying things with them.