kingnovel Chapter 211 Close Family
Chapter 211 Close Family
"Bitch!"
The marquis's wife had shackles on her hands and feet, and she had taken off her hairpins and let her hair down, wearing a plain dress.
Last night she was still immersed in a beautiful dream of wealth and glory, seeing her son Pei Yan become a powerful official second only to the emperor, while she was adorned with gold and silver and enjoyed the utmost respect. All the noble ladies and young ladies in Shengjing City did their best to please her.
But after waking up from a night's sleep, the situation in the mansion had changed?
Watching the officers rushing in without warning to ransack the house and arrest people, she slapped herself hard. It wasn't until the things in the house were moved out and she was shackled and pushed out of the warm house by the officers that she was awakened by the cold outside.
Seeing Su Li and Pei Heng coming out of Songhe Hall from afar, she could no longer control herself and rushed over without caring about anything, cursing at Su Li:
"You bitch! A jinx! Ever since you entered this mansion, disasters have been raging in it! Not only did you ruin my Yan'er's life and make him separated from his wife and children, but you also want to take advantage of her misfortune and murder the entire mansion! Su Li, you will not die a good death!"
If she hadn't been held back by the iron chain and unable to move forward, the Marquis's wife would have wanted to rush over and slap her a few times, and even biting her to death would not have satisfied her.
Pei Heng would never let the Marquis' wife get close to Su Li. He protected his wife behind him and watched coldly as the Marquis' wife threw a tantrum.
"And you! Pei Heng!"
"You untameable wolf cub! After your sister passed away, who raised you with all the hard work and care, providing you with good food and drink? Now you are crippled and lying in bed, unable to move, and who hired the imperial physician to treat you and sent the best maids and servants to take care of you? All my hard work has been wasted!"
The Marquis' wife was full of energy. She stood in the cold wind and cursed at Pei Heng and Su Li. The two yamen runners couldn't stop her.
Pei Heng watched coldly the whole time, without any emotion.
Finally, the Marquis couldn't stand it anymore, came up and slapped her, saying angrily:
"have you had enough!"
The Marquis's wife covered her face with her hands, tears streaming down her face. She stared at the Marquis in disbelief, opened her arms and began to hit him:
"Master! You hit me!"
"You hit me!"
"This unfilial son is adding insult to injury and not helping! Concubine Wen is his aunt, Prince Jing is his cousin, and we are his family! He doesn't help his own people, but turns around and harms our family! If it weren't for him, how could we have ended up like this! It's all his fault!"
As she spoke, her eyes were blazing with fire, and she pointed at Pei Heng and angrily shouted:
"You traitor! I should have drowned you! Poisoned you! Stabbed you to death with a knife... ah!"
The Marquis slapped her again with all his strength.
The marquis's wife fell to the ground with a thud, and a handful of gold and silver jewelry fell from her arms - she had secretly stuffed these into her arms during the chaos.
The yamen runners nearby saw it and rushed over to pick it up completely!
The Marquis's wife saw that the last bit of jewels she had painstakingly hidden had been taken away. She howled and fell to the ground, beating her chest and stamping her feet in anger.
The Marquis glanced at Xiao Wenshi indifferently and ignored her. He looked at Pei Heng and said:
"Brother Heng, I know that for what the Marquis's family has done, the entire family could be executed. The Emperor, in the end, showed some mercy to the Marquis' family out of consideration for your sake."
"Now that we are exiled to Ningguta, it is already a great blessing for my family to be able to save their lives."
The Marquis sighed deeply.
When Pei Heng recovered from his injury, he had a deep conversation with him in his study. At that time, Pei Heng advised him not to get too close to Prince Jing, advised him to keep an eye on Pei Yan, and even advised him to leave officialdom.
But at that time, Prince Jing's situation was very good, how could he give up?
In the end, it was his own blindness and self-confidence that led him to bet on the wrong horse. He also failed to manage his family properly, allowing Xiao Wenshi and Pei Yan to act recklessly, which led to his current fate.
"But in the end, I still implicated you and caused you to lose your official position and title."
The Marquis patted Pei Heng on the shoulder and walked back to the team silently without saying another word.
Faint cries could be heard from the crowd.
A team of yamen runners passed by carrying boxes. Second aunt and Gu saw that the boxes were full of treasures collected by the second house. They cried out and jumped on the boxes, hugging them and refusing to let go. They started fighting with the yamen runners on the road, and were kicked several times by the yamen runners. They fell to the ground and howled in pain.
Bing'er, who had been holding onto Gu's clothes, was now dragged to the ground and sat there crying. Tuan'er pursed his lips, gritted his teeth, and tried to pull him up.
Pei Yan had been beaten half to death by Pei Heng that day, and his injuries hadn't healed yet. He still limped as he walked. Ruyi was the only one left by his side.
Hong Xiao and Lu E were maids, and were in another team that was sold.
But Ruyi is Pei Yan's aunt and will be exiled with him.
Ruyi threw Pei Yan away and ran to Su Li, begging:
"Madam, save me! Save me! I'm just a concubine, and I haven't gained anything in the past year! Why do you have to take me with you when you confiscate my property and exile me? Ah!"
Before Ruyi could finish her words, she was dragged away by the yamen runners who had caught up with her.
From a distance across the crowd, Pei Yan looked over here with cold eyes.
Su Li hadn't seen him for a long time.
At first glance, it seemed like he had become a different person. The gloomy feeling made her very uncomfortable, and she immediately thought of the description of Pei Yan in the original work.
This sudden house raid was a turning point in Pei Yan's life.
Before this, he was the son of a marquis and a dandy in Shengjing City. After this, he met Prince Su on his way to exile, and began his second half of life of turning things around and rising step by step.
But this time, he no longer had the chance to get close to Prince Su.
"Let's go!"
Pei Heng reminded Su Li in a gentle voice and helped her out of the smoky and foul-smelling Marquis' Mansion.
Today he just came to pick up his grandmother.
The rest of the people and things had nothing to do with him anymore.
He also didn't want to argue with the Marquis's wife. Arguing with such a person was a waste of energy and would only make himself upset.
Everything in the Marquis' Mansion was left behind.
Outside the Marquis' Mansion, the old lady had already gotten into the carriage, waiting for Pei Heng and Su Li to come out so that they could leave this sad place together.
Behind the carriage, the Jinyuan Marquis Mansion was getting farther and farther away, and gradually, the various noises and cries coming from the mansion could no longer be heard.
Only then did Su Li have time to ask him.
"You resigned?"
Pei Heng gave a bitter smile, hugged her tighter, and said:
"Yes! He resigned! Not only did he resign and surrender his military power, he also asked to be stripped of his title of Protector of the Nation."
He looked at Su Li pitifully and said flatteringly:
"Madam, from now on, I am just an ordinary citizen. Will you abandon me?"
Su Li knew that Pei Heng was tough on the outside but soft on the inside and couldn't bear to see the entire Marquisate suffer, so he was exchanging military power and titles for the lives of an entire family.
She pretended to pout and said:
"Then I can't be the general's wife!"
"Yeah, what should we do?"
"Hmph!" Su Li snorted coldly, grabbed Pei Heng's big hand and placed it on her belly, saying angrily, "Since that's the case, this lady will punish you by making you a househusband and having you stay at home to take care of me and the children every day!"
Pei Heng laughed heartily, hugged Su Li and kissed her again and again, saying:
"Madam, the punishment is good and wonderful!"
"But what is this house husband?"
“It’s delicious and fun!”
Su Li snuggled in his arms and giggled.
It is said that one can risk one's life for the love of a beautiful woman!
Today she finally experienced the happiness of being cared for and protected, and the full sense of security that came with having an awesome man.
only.
She looked up at Pei Heng.
Although he was smiling, I guess he must be feeling very bad inside.
After all, those were supposed to be his closest family members.