The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family

"How can we let everyone know?" At this moment, Pei Zongli’s mind was extremely complex. He both wanted to severely diminish Pei Qin’s glory and wealth, to see her commit an offense and fall from the esteemed honor of being the Tiance General, and yet he didn’t want her to actually face the consequences of such a crime, secretly fantasizing that, after all, he was her biological father and that perhaps they could still become a family...

Qian Wanxiu certainly understood him, snorting dismissively, "Stop dreaming! Even if you are her real father, if you go and claim her, do you think she’d acknowledge you? To not have you kicked out would be enough!"

Pei Zongli felt uneasy, "I didn’t say I was going."

With a grim expression, Qian Wanxiu said, "Write a ditty and have others sing it, that Pei Hansan is a woman!"

But if they wrote a ditty and taught it to others to sing, they’d be maliciously exposing her as well. Pei Wenchen thought for a bit, "Why not just directly claim her?"

Qian Wanxiu frowned, "Claim her?"

Pei Wenchen nodded, "We go directly and claim her. Regardless, she is Father’s eldest daughter. The people of the Capital Jingcheng revere her as the Tiance General, but the fact that she’s a woman will definitely be a blow. With her current status and glory, if she doesn’t acknowledge her own father, that’s unfilial! There’s no parent under the heavens who is not right! This way, if we run into trouble, she won’t be able to escape the responsibility! And by next spring’s imperial examination, she dare not meddle or suppress me from placing high!"

After hearing about the plan to claim Pei Qin, Pei Zongli was suddenly excited, "If we write a ditty, we’ll always be investigated for slander. Better to do it directly and openly!"