Chapter 1142 - 261: Hate That You Die Too Slowly
"How could she die so easily?" Pei Qian said uncomfortably. That venomous bitch Lady Qian, who had tried to take their lives multiple times, deserved to be tortured to death rather than die so easily! Yet, allowing her to die this way felt like too good a death!
But Pei Yuan grew worried. She trusted her elder sister, but still couldn’t accept that Qian Wanxiu could have done such a thing with Old Master Qian... To have even given birth to Pei Wenchen was too shocking for common decency! She feared few would believe it, and with Qian Wanxiu’s death, Pei Zongli and Pei Wenchen might bite back, accusing them, the siblings, of driving someone to their death.
Moreover, they could no longer keep this news from their elder sister.
Pei Qin had already found out and came to Pei Qian, "Her suicide by ingesting gold is still an inadequate death for her crimes, the rest is no longer our concern!"
"What if they cause more trouble? The rumors spreading around are clearly released by someone with intent!" Pei Qian had no intention of stopping, "You risked your life in battle, and they did not see when you were close to death; now, for a mere false reputation, they forget your achievements, attacking you with words! It’s utterly heartless and cold-blooded! Someone is definitely manipulating this behind the scenes, and those people are even less forgivable!"
"You, as the wife of the official in charge, why bother with those people! They’re just being idle and busybodies, no need to pay them any mind!" Pei Qin gave her a sideways glance.
But Pei Qian wouldn’t have it. She had seen Bai Jinyan in the streets, now everyone was criticizing them, the siblings, for being born of Jiāotiāo, assailing the elder sister for setting the precedent of women officials, corrupting court regulations and the boundaries between men and women, Bai Jinyan’s mocking words filled her with unbearable rage and hatred. It was the honor that rightfully belonged to their elder sister, earned through life-threatening sacrifices! Yet, it turned them into sinners, subjected them to denunciation!
"The more attention you pay, the more they’ll jump around. Rumors stop with the wise!" Pei Qin instructed Fang Liuming to take care of her, suggesting she spend time with the children when she had nothing else to do!