Chapter 793 - 168: The End is Nigh_3
All the villagers had gathered outside the gates of Old Pei’s House, intent on causing trouble.
Left with no choice, Old Pei had to pick a spot on the distant Mass Grave Mountain to bury Pei Wensheng.
Lady Chen, upon seeing the coffin of Pei Wensheng, was so frightened that she became mute and lost her ability to speak. Lady Chen was terrified beyond belief, unable to cry out even if she tried.
The villagers all said she had been scared into muteness, but she was fine before, clearly unable to see anything, so how could the sight of Pei Wensheng’s coffin render her mute? It must be Qian Wanxiu, that vile woman must have started to harm her! It’s not her fault her son died—it’s the vengeful spirit of Pei Wenjie coming for retribution, yet she somehow gets the blame. Now she’s become mute, unable to voice a word. What’s next? Are they going to kill her?
This was even more terrifying for Lady Chen than the wrath of Pei Wenjie because she hadn’t suffocated him herself; at most she had merely covered up for Pei Wensheng. Even if he sought retribution, it would be against Pei Wensheng. But Qian Wanxiu was truly ruthless, and now with her father, Old Master Qian coming back, it would be even easier for them to harm her, wouldn’t it?
She opened her mouth to scream for help, but all that came out was a hoarse and unpleasant noise, not a single distinct word. Lady Chen cried bitterly, filled with both hate and fear. She had never wished so desperately for the arrival of Pei Qin and the others, hoping they would confront Qian Wanxiu, leaving her out of their quarrel. And what about her son Wenli? He should have received the letter she sent by now! Why hadn’t he sent word to fetch her?
Now, even if she wanted to use her silver to find them, she couldn’t. With only a few strands of hair left, her eyesight cloudy, and her voice lost, she was mute.
As for Lady Chen’s sudden muteness, the people of Back Mountain Village all maliciously speculated that it was Qian Wanxiu’s doing! Even if it wasn’t her, it could be Old Master Qian. Otherwise, why would she have suddenly become mute overnight after they returned? Now that she could no longer speak, she would also never be able to testify that Pei Wensheng suffocated his own brother, and when the Government Office officials came, they couldn’t get anything out of her!