Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 950 - Pretending and Deception
Chapter 950: Chapter 950 Pretending and Deception
Chapter 950 -950 Pretending and Deception
Ah-Huang and Ah-Hua had also grown into large dogs by now, resembling the looks of the Ah-Huang and Ah-Hua from back then.
Even though Di Yelei was extremely anxious and wished he could sprout wings to fly directly back home to find that familiar figure, various household affairs had kept him from setting out.
It wasn’t until the day before his departure that Di Yelei went to the farm outside the city. Xing Pan’er had been anxiously waiting there for a long time.
Since Liu Sisi’s last visit, her status in the farm had plummeted. The servants there had initially thought she would become their Master, harboring a bit of a flattering attitude. However, Sisi’s arrival made it clear that Xing Pan’er was out of favor and unwelcome, which naturally led to a significant change in how she was treated on the farm.
Not only were her meals reduced from three meticulously prepared feasts per day with dessert and late-night snacks to just two cold meals, they were leftovers as well, which Xing Pan’er, spoiled by fine food, found it hard to adjust to. But those were not what she found most intolerable!
What made Xing Pan’er furious was that the manager had locked her up in a room, not even allowing her to step out the door, and the two serving women who had been with her disappeared without a trace! If it weren’t for the manager’s son occasionally bringing her food, she would have collapsed long ago!
Upon learning of Di Yelei’s arrival, she almost threw herself into Di Yelei’s arms, tears coming to her eyes.
“Old Master Marquis! Finally, you’ve come to see Pan’er. If you had not come, you might never see Pan’er again!”
Di Yelei dodged slightly, letting her rush into empty air, then turned and sat down in a chair opposite her, before he looked up at Xing Pan’er.
“I am returning to my hometown in Gongzhou, and it’s not appropriate for you to continue living here. The manor’s manager here has an only son of marriageable age who is close to you in age. If you agree, I intend to matchmake you two straight away and let you get married tonight. I’ll also decide to give this farm as your dowry so you won’t have to live at the mercy of others in the future. What do you say?”
Xing Pan’er’s face had gone pale the moment Di Yelei began to speak, and as soon as he finished, she fell to her knees with a thud, trembling like a sieve.
She crawled on her knees to Di Yelei, hugging his thigh: “Old Master Marquis, Old Master Marquis, please don’t drive Pan’er away! Pan’er promises you, I will live quietly on the farm, Pan’er absolutely won’t cause trouble for you! Old Master Marquis… they say a virtuous woman does not serve two husbands! Ever since the day Pan’er followed you, I never thought of leaving. I implore your compassion…”
Di Yelei’s eyebrows knit tightly into a line, and with a flick, he pushed her away from his side.
“Xing Pan’er! You must think this through! I have not treated you thinly. Let’s set aside other things for a moment and just mention the warm greenhouses on the farm. They are like a hen that lays eggs, something you cannot buy with money. Are you sure you want to give it up?”
How could Xing Pan’er be willing to give that up?
But she understood even better the logic that you can’t catch a wolf without giving bait! Although she gave up immediate benefits, she could gain much more substantial things later. That’s the Marquis Mansion! Once she leaps over the dragon gate and enters the mansion, what would a mere farm count for?
“Old Master Marquis! Pan’er truly loves you, and I cannot bear to part from you! Please don’t drive Pan’er away…”
“Are you really sure about this? Xing Pan’er, if you agree to marry honestly, in addition to giving you this farm as your dowry as I just promised, I will also allow the manager’s son to enter the Marquis Mansion as a junior manager. What do you think about that?”
Although the position of a junior manager in the mansion was a sought-after one that people would do everything for, it had now been casually offered by Di Yelei, which made the farm manager overjoyed beyond belief, incessantly kowtowing to express his gratitude.
However, this made Xing Pan’er feel an endless chill!
Looking at the manager’s son kneeling not far from her, her heart was filled with an even thicker disgust! He was just the son of a farm manager, and yet he dared to covet her, thinking of marrying her?
She prostrated herself on the ground again, “Old Master Marquis, please retract your order! Otherwise, if you do not, Xing Pan’er will dash her head against the floor right here!”
She spoke dramatically, constantly kowtowing towards Di Yelei.
“Well then, if that’s the case, I will not force you anymore,” he said.
Di Yelei stood up from his chair, his eyes showing a hint of pity as he looked at Xing Pan’er, which quickly disappeared, “By the way! Some days ago, a man named Cui Gang came to the Marquis Mansion, claiming that I kidnapped a common girl. I pushed the matter aside. Does Miss Xing have the good fortune of knowing this person?”
As soon as Di Yelei mentioned Cui Gang, Xing Pan’er’s eyes widened in panic.
“Old Master Marquis! I don’t know any Cui Gang, nor do I have any engagement with this man. He is simply slandering me! Yes, he is slandering, I beg the Old Master Marquis to see the truth.”
“However, I did not mention any engagement just now. How did you, Miss Xing, come to know about it?”
Di Yelei’s counter-question left Xing Pan’er speechless.
He didn’t wait for Xing Pan’er to speak again and turned to leave the room.
Xing Pan’er took a while to regain her composure and hurriedly chased after him, “Old Master Marquis, Old Master Marquis! You…”
Di Yelei suddenly turned around, interrupting her unfinished words, “Xing Pan’er! You probably aren’t aware, are you? The so-called saving of I, the Marquis, by Xing Ping, was nothing but false news spread intentionally by myself. In truth, Xing Ping has long perished! I spoke as such only to lure out the snakes hiding in the dark like you. I had intended to play along with you, but too many recent incidents made me change my mind. Out of respect for you being a good daughter from a poor family, I wanted to afford you some dignity. But sadly…”
After finishing his words, Di Yelei sighed, shook his head, and walked away.
“Someone, throw this woman of unknown origins out of my manor! Don’t let her dirty my land,” the distant command of Marquis Yongping floated over.
“Yes! Old Master Marquis!”
The manor’s manager, who had been holding back his anger, replied especially loudly upon hearing the Old Master Marquis’s order.
Seeing the grim smile on the manager’s face, Xing Pan’er felt weak all over, regretting her own greed.
Now it was all over!
Indeed, the heart is never satisfied, like a snake that would swallow an elephant!
Di Yelei had actually discovered long ago that someone was secretly targeting him, and indeed, Xing Ping had died trying to save him. However, there was no such sister as Xing Pan’er back in Xing Ping’s hometown at all.
Now, with too many things happening, all he wanted was to settle the affairs in the capital city and return to his hometown to find Sisi.
As for the person who had dealt him a blow from the shadows originally, they were indeed too well hidden. Once his men found out that Xing Pan’er was just a minor character, he immediately lost the patience to continue playing cat and mouse with them.
Hopefully, this incident would serve as a warning to others!
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