The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1228 - 283: Making Trouble_6

Jun Suxue harshly cursed out, "You venomous woman!" and charged forward, violently pushing her.

Pei Qin came to hold her back, preventing her from acting impulsively and causing a scene in public.

Lady Mo fell on her backside to the ground, and looking at Pei Qin, she began to count her sins, "You falsely accused and drove your stepmother to death! After rising to power, you had the entire Old Pei’s House thrown into the Prison of the Ministry of Justice! You schemed against Wei Shu, and plotted against my husband Luo Zhen! You fiend! You’ve bewitched Mo Jiuheng, seduced the Emperor, and wreaked havoc in Capital Jingcheng! Your end has come! Your end is near!"

The surrounding commoners couldn’t stand it anymore, and started throwing eggs and vegetable leaves, shouting, "You are the truly malicious wretch! Your own man died, and you blame General Pei! You curse General Pei! That Lady Qian was promiscuous with her own family, bore a child of sin, and killed herself out of shame when exposed! It was Old Pei’s House that falsely accused General Pei, leading to their capture by The Imperial Court! They got what they deserved! Ms. Wei had a private affair and got kidnapped by bandits. What’s that got to do with General Pei? Your own man died; what’s that got to do with General Pei? Dare to curse General Pei, you are the vile one who deserves to die!"

Pei Qin couldn’t stop the onslaught with her voice. All manner of vegetable leaves, eggs, pebbles, and tattered cloths were hurled at them.

Lady Mo couldn’t dodge in time and was hit all over.

Maids and old women came to shield her and were also pelted, crying out for Pei Qin to order the crowd to stop.

Pei Qin’s calls fell on deaf ears, and all she could do was to have them quickly whisk Lady Mo away.

Lady Mo left with immense hatred and resentment, followed by the incensed villagers who continued to throw things until she got into the carriage and it sped away, pelting the carriage until they had nothing left to throw.

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Lady Mo almost fled back home, covered in filth and grime, struggling to suppress her disgust as she arrived.

Mo Heng led troops, descending from the heavens, to seal off the Marquis Mansion Yongchang on imperial orders.

The Crown Prince of Waci, Gu Liqi, had been in hiding, and Luo Zhen’s brother accused him of conspiring with foreigners, even producing letters as evidence.

Lady Mo collapsed, "Wretch!" For such a grave betrayal as colluding with foreign nations, they had just framed her family so easily!?

Mo Heng promptly ordered a raid, and in Luo Zhen’s secret study, they found Gu Liqi’s wolf fang and several letters. Though they contained ordinary greetings, for Great Chu’s Marquis of Yongchang to have been in contact with the Crown Prince of Waci at such a time, and with Gu Liqi’s wolf fang as proof, shortly after the previous exposure of his dishonest intentions at the manufactory, he was instantly condemned.

The servants of Marquis Mansion Yongchang fled or escaped, and the people of each household were wailing as if the sky were falling.

The women were confined within the mansion, while the men were all taken into the Prison of the Ministry of Justice.

Having controlled the Ministry of Justice for over a decade, Mo Dun directly bypassed it, handing the case over to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation, while the Mo family recused themselves. Lady Mo and her two children, as direct kin of Luo Zhen, were also imprisoned in the Prison of the Ministry of Justice to await trial.

Shen Bi and others quickly assembled an inquest committee to investigate and interrogate the case.

When Pei Qin heard the news, she fell silent and waited outside the second gate.

Mo Heng quickly returned, striding through the fine rain, and on seeing her waiting by the second gate, he hurried over, his brows deeply furrowed, "Why are you standing outside in the rain?" He grabbed her hand, cold as ice, and immediately wrapped his cloak around her, "Let’s go inside!"

Jun Suxue watched from a distance as Mo Heng escorted her back inside and breathed a sigh of relief, quickly going to the kitchen to fetch ginger soup.

Pei Qin looked at Mo Heng for a long while, then reached out to wrap her arms around his neck, "If I were to leave, you should find someone else." She didn’t want to die, but if her time in this world was only so short, unable to accompany him for the decades to come, she wished he would find another. She would be gone, but he would still have decades to live.

"What nonsense!" Mo Heng scolded as he rubbed her head. "You’ve just become pregnant. It’s easy for your emotions to become erratic. Don’t just repeat others’ foolish talk!"

Pei Qin startled, loosening her grip, "I... I’m really pregnant!?"

"Your period is almost ten days late! Didn’t you feel anything!?" Mo Heng pinched her nose.

Pei Qin carefully examined his expression, his eyes, and the joy that seeped from the bottom of his eyes mixed with mild concern. Uncertain, she asked, "Really?"

"You still have the poison inside your body. Getting pregnant now is a bit risky and can harm your health," Mo Heng caressed her face, explaining.

Pei Qin wasn’t afraid of danger or harm to her body; she could still have children! She was pregnant again! Joy leaped within her, washing away all negative emotions.

Doctor Qi came to check her pulse and confirmed she was over a month along. However, the fetal energy was unstable; he advised Pei Qin to stop working hard and to rest at home to preserve the pregnancy, or else it might be difficult to keep.

Pei Qin touched her belly, promising proactively, "I’ll be obedient! If I don’t give birth to this child, I won’t go out causing trouble anymore!" She was pregnant with another Little Radish.

The news spread, and the entire household burst into cheers.

Pei Yuan held Pei Qian and cried, then joyfully brought over a pile of nourishing gifts.

Xi Yun and Pei Wendong had already rushed over, and even the servants of the Pei Residence received rewards, sharing the celebration.

Xie Yi stood up in shock, "Pei Qin couldn’t possibly be pregnant!"