The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1239 - 285: Grand Finale Part 1_5

"You..." Xie Yi glared at her furiously.

"What about you? Hasn’t anyone taught you to greet someone of a distinguished status!?" Xi Yun looked at her with disdain, "Moreover, did I steal ’your’ man? Would anybody even want someone like you? What do you have?"

"Commandery Princess is nothing but a lowly harlot! You are the one who stole him! I am the one Pei Wendong promised to marry!" Xie Yi gritted her teeth in fury, provoking her.

Xi Yun looked her up and down, "On what basis? Is it your beauty or your family background? Is it because you have a significant dowry? I, the Commandery Princess, possess everything you lack! The beauty and wealth that you seem proud of, I would surpass you by miles! You are not even fit to compare to my maidservants, yet you dare say I stole Pei Wendong? Does he have a marital agreement with you?"

Born strikingly lovely and of royal lineage, her inherent dignity and elegance became palpable when she stood before Xie Yi, utterly overwhelming her.

The scornful curses from Pei Qian wrathfully infuriated Xie Yi. Her disdain buried Xie Yi in the dirt, severely crushing her pride. Despite possessing a noble status, a strong family background, substantial dowry, and exquisite beauty—which all but guaranteed Pei Wendong’s marriage agreement with her—Xie Yi was the one disregarded! freewebnøvel.com

"Take good care of your pregnancy, bear your accursed child! Don’t wander around in Tiance Mansion; there’s nothing here you’re fit for!" After Xi Yun coldly taunted her, she turned and left with her maid and servants.

Watching her walk away, flanked by two senior maidservants and four juniors, Tiance Mansion seemed to gain prestige merely from her presence. Xie Yi, feeling utterly unworthy, bit her lip furiously, her gaze poisoned with hatred.

"Ms. Xie, you should go back to your room and rest," Qing Ju coldly reminded her from the side.

The mansion had already decreed that she was no longer allowed near the main quarters or the front yard, nor was she permitted to approach Pei Qin, Jiujiu, or Xixi.

Laughing coldly upon remembering Wei Shu, Xie Yi turned and returned to her own small courtyard.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the lakeside thronged with a noisy crowd, observing the races and reveling in the festivities.

Suddenly, someone burst out with news of General Pei—her life was in danger. It wasn’t to bear a child, but rather to carry a baby to absorb the toxins in her body. Once the fetus absorbed all her toxins and died, she could survive.

Like a thunderclap, the news stunned the town’s populace.

Pei Qin’s supporters immediately leaped to her defense, accusing Wei Shu and the Mo family of slander. Wei Shu coveted Mo Heng, resenting Pei Qin for her pregnancy. The Mo family, having faced charges of treason in the Marquis Mansion Yongchang, secretly maligned both Pei Qin and Mo Heng.

In their eyes, General Pei was a savior, a legendary deity general, a Nine Heavens’ Lady who had saved the entire population of Great Chu! How could she commit such heinous acts?

Yet, as the rumors willfully spread and exaggerated her virtues and achievements, painting her as virtuous and then highlighting such vile acts, Pei Qin should not have committed them!

It was just like the last time Wei Shu was targeted, but now the tables were turned.

Even worse, accusations resurfaced about Pei Qin being demonic. There was proof of Xie Yi’s travel mishap with the lightning-struck tree, the last time Master Duxu was killed, yet Pei Qin had never explained where she learned to make firearms or from whom she obtained those "scribblings." If she really were a Nine Heavens’ Lady, she wouldn’t have been poisoned, nor would she be dying or unable to bear children! A Nine Heavens’ Lady would have divine powers, while Pei Qin only had suppressed demonic powers! Evil cannot triumph over good; she was on a path to self-destruction!

Further testimonies confirmed that Pei Qin hadn’t ever left Runing Prefecture before the age of fifteen, and earlier, she hadn’t even left Yuanyang County. Whatever she knew, it was demon art, demonic!

Wild rumors spread like madness among the crowd.

A letter from Pei Qin to Shen Songming surfaced, where she told Song Ming that she was carrying Mo Heng’s child and was rejecting him. Song Ming had discarded it.

Jiujiu’s paternity was questioned; he was an illegitimate child of Pei Qin and Mo Heng, conceived out of wedlock before their marriage, and it was demon art that Pei Qin used to bewitch Mo Heng, using the child inside her to tempt him into marrying her.

Initially, Pei Qin’s marriage happened abruptly. While the townspeople were still debating whether she’d marry Shen Songming as the aristocratic family concubine, she ended up marrying Mo Heng swiftly.

A realm countered, Jiujiu was born ten months after Mo Heng and Pei Qin got married.