The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1135 - 259: Sinner Through the Ages_2

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Fang Hui secretly resented her, but her face bloomed into a smile, "Qinqin! Your auntie had no idea you’d become so formidable, you’re the very General Pei, and you’ve even been granted the rank of Tiance General!"

"Yes, yes! Now the storytellers at the teahouses are all talking about your legendary exploits, praising you so highly—my goodness, as if there’s nothing you haven’t accomplished! You’ve become a deity in the eyes of the common people!" Feng Shouxing also smiled ingratiatingly.

Pei Qin managed a slight smile. The higher they lifted her up, the harder she would fall!

Seeing that she remained silent, Fang Hui, noticing Mo Heng’s cold demeanor sitting inside, smiled and said to Pei Qin, "We came to congratulate you yesterday, but we had no idea until then, and who knew the guards wouldn’t let us in! So we had no choice but to wait outside this gate!"

"Hmm, speak!" Pei Qin nodded.

The whole family had deliberated again and again, pondering all night about what kind words to say, and how to cajole her first, before resorting to other means if necessary.

But upon seeing Pei Qin, Fang Hui couldn’t hold back, "Qinqin! Just think, you’ve become a Tiance General now, a position second only to the emperor himself! Surely our little squabble, no bigger than a sesame seed, should be long forgotten by now! I heard that the people from Old Pei’s House were looking for trouble—their jealousy is so transparent! There are only a few of us relatives left in our big family! Now that you’ve achieved wealth and honor, you can’t just watch as your aunt is left homeless on the streets without a roof over her head, can you? Wouldn’t you agree?"

"There are many people in Capital Jingcheng who don’t have homes!" Pei Qin raised her eyebrows.

Fang Hui, seeing their own ingratiating behavior met with her cold indifference, pursed her lips, "Qinqin! Those are just poor folks trying to make a living, but I am your dear aunt! You are a Tiance General, surrounded by such wealth. If we don’t even have a place to live, wouldn’t that be shameful for you?" If they could just manage to get a house and open a shop, that could be barely acceptable.

Pei Qin looked at her and started to laugh, "If you were hardworking and lived off your own efforts, even in poverty, it wouldn’t disgrace me, a distant niece of no great significance. Unless, of course, you resorted to murder and arson, committed all kinds of evil deeds; then, when others come to deal with you, they might recall that you’re a relative of mine, Pei Qin."

Fang Hui couldn’t keep the smile on her face, "Qinqin! No matter what you say, we are your direct relatives! My family has helped you and your siblings before! Now that you’ve become rich and honored, you’re ignoring us in our poverty and despair!?"

Seeing she was still unyielding, Feng Shouxing lowered his demands, "Qinqin! Your auntie and uncle have always been poor, and the help we could offer was limited, but we did everything in our power to assist you and your siblings! We are legitimate relatives, after all. Even if you don’t wish to repay us, you can’t just disown us, your poor relatives!" As long as Pei Qin acknowledged them, everything would be easier for their family. Being the direct relatives of a Tiance General would command respect; people would honor them with gifts, lending them money to open shops and buy houses would be easy, and even the Government Office wouldn’t dare touch them!

Pei Qin let out a light chuckle, "Every family has their share of poor relatives, but there’s no family that becomes rich and then has to distribute their wealth among the poor relatives, allowing them to accumulate wealth without working for it. Robbing the rich to help the poor is the work of bandits, not us. The capabilities are just not equivalent!"

"You... Qinqin! A single hair from you is thicker than our waists, can you really just watch as we are left homeless on the streets, living lives worse than common hawkers and porters?! We are relatives! Genuine relatives!" Fang Hui grew angry.

"Well then, let me have someone tally up all that this side of the family has done for us! It seems you have all but forgotten," called Pei Qin. Wasn’t Pei Qian at home itching for a fight?

Feng Wei cracked a whip into the air.

With a thunderous clap, Fang Hui and Feng Shouxing hastily backed away.

Feng Wei drove his carriage straight toward the Palace.

Fang Hui was fuming, her face turning green, and veins throbbing on her forehead.

Meanwhile, the Mansion soldiers from the General Mansion approached, "If you have something to say, come inside and say it!"

Feng Shouxing’s eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled Fang Hui along. Pei Qin might speak harshly, but she still cared about saving face! No matter how little they got, they would at least be established in Capital Jingcheng!

Fang Hui was suspicious, feeling this wasn’t going to be something good. Then she thought of Pei Yuan and Pei Qian living in the General Mansion, and Fang Fu also staying there when he arrived. She couldn’t believe they would take care of everyone except their family!