The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family

Pei Wensheng emerged frantically, and it was only after regaining his composure that he remembered he had stumbled upon Lady Chen. To be precise, he had been witnessed by Lady Chen. If he didn’t think of a way out, he would surely be charged with a crime! He burst into tears and pulled on Qian Wanxiu, "Mother! Save me, Mother! Save me, please!"

Qian Wanxiu immediately embraced him tightly, "Don’t be afraid, Wensheng! You didn’t see anything! Mother is here! Mother is here! You didn’t see anything at all!" she intentionally led others to misunderstand that he had witnessed someone committing murder.

"Pei Wensheng! Who did you actually see commit the murder?" Jiang Benxin asked loudly.

Pei Wensheng cried out of fear, unable to suppress his tears.

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Pei Qin’s face was grim, "Some things are truly beyond belief, unimaginable, yet they are the very truth."

Pei Zongli, observing the state of him and Qian Wanxiu, suspected that there was definitely something amiss. Could it be that someone else had killed Wenjie and Wensheng had seen it!? Was it not just the wet nurse who was responsible for the crime?

Mother Qian had guessed as much yesterday, and now seeing their demeanor, she was certain of her suspicions. She was also inwardly panicking. Why was the young master so foolish! Even if that worthless child lived, he was only born from a concubine and could never be presented in public. There would be plenty of ways to cripple him in the future, so why did he have to dirty his own hands!

Shu Hua had also guessed what had happened, having followed Qian Wanxiu for over a decade and watching Pei Wenchen and Pei Wensheng grow up. She knew full well how resentful and indignant the young master felt towards Pei Wenjie. Seeing Mother Qian giving her meaningful glances, Shu Hua’s face turned pale.

Mother Qian’s eyes were red with pleading as she looked at Shu Hua. Now, they could only rely on Shu Hua to take the fall. She had been with Magistrate Huang and could claim that she had not been close to her mistress since returning. If she took the blame, being the nurse of the mistress, then the lady would not be cleared of suspicion.

"What are you two signaling each other for? Discussing who should take the fall?" Pei Qian’s keen eyes caught her signaling Shu Hua.

Upon hearing about taking the fall, Qian Wanxiu turned to look at Mother Qian and Shu Hua.