Chapter 53: Death of Mrs. Pei
"What's going on? They've locked us up here with no food or water. Are they planning to starve us to death?"
The old lady of the Pei family said weakly with dry lips.
She was chased by a giant python yesterday and tried her best to escape.
I was already hungry and thirsty, and now I'm locked up here without even a sip of water.
She looked at her youngest son and said, "Third son, I'm thirsty. Give me a drink from the water bag on your waist."
"Mother, there's not much left. Please bear with it for a while. You are already so old. Leaving the water to us young people is also leaving us the hope of life."
Aunt Pei covered the water bag around Uncle Pei's waist and said to Old Lady Pei.
"You, you are so unfilial. I really raised you in vain!"
Old Mrs. Pei was so angry that she was shaking and pointing at their noses and cursing.
"Mom, my sister-in-law is right. You love us the most, don't you?"
Pei's second uncle also said with a righteous look on his face, "You have lived to such an old age and enjoyed a lot of blessings. It's good enough!"
"You, you unfilial descendants, are you planning to let me, an old woman, die?"
Old Madam Pei turned pale with anger. "If, if you hadn't said that overthrowing the boss would bring happiness, I, an old woman, would still be able to enjoy my old age in the Marquis' Mansion. I really believed you wrongly!"
Mrs. Pei looked very sad. "I didn't expect you... wuwu..."
Before she could finish her words, Aunt Pei covered her mouth and stopped her from speaking.
Pei's third sister-in-law had a fierce look in her eyes, and she covered her mouth and nose with gritted teeth.
The old lady kicked her feet on the ground and used her hands to try to break free from the restraints of Aunt Pei.
She looked at her two sons, hoping they would drag the crazy woman behind her away.
However, what she did not expect was that her two sons turned around and tacitly approved of the behavior of Aunt Pei.
Then she wanted to look at the second house, her most beloved grandson Pei Shaofeng.
However, the other party turned away just like her two sons.
The others, those illegitimate granddaughters whom she disliked on a daily basis, also looked at her with numb eyes.
Tears flowed from the old lady's eyes and she finally put down her hands.
After confirming that Mrs. Pei was no longer making any sound, Aunt Pei let go of her mouth and nose, still muttering,
"Old man, I let you die for your own good. You're just a burden and a waste of food if you're alive. And you keep nagging about that damn boss all day long. If you thought he was good, why did you want him dead so badly in the first place?"
Third Aunt Pei kicked Old Lady Pei in disdain, wiped her hands with her hands, and then sat down aside with a clear conscience.
This scene made Qiao Qiqi, who was holding a large bowl of vegetable porridge, a little dumbfounded.
Unexpectedly, the second and third branches of the Pei family were strangled to death just because the old lady wanted to drink water and remembered the kindness of Marquis Pei.
At this moment, Uncle Pei saw Qiao Qiqi standing outside the dungeon and asked, "You're not dead?"
"Why should I die?"
Qiao Qiqi asked back, staring closely at Pei's third uncle.
"Humph, wasn't the eldest daughter of the Pei family brought out of this dungeon to die? Oh, I see. They kept you here to serve them, right?"
Uncle Pei looked Qiao Qiqi up and down. "With such a pretty face and figure, it would be a shame if she died."
Seeing the vulgarity in his eyes, Qiao Qiqi's expressionless face suddenly turned cold. "A dog can't spit out ivory. Don't eat this pot of porridge!"
She casually poured out the large bowl of porridge in her hand.
Because Pei Shaoling had mentioned before that these prisoners could not die so that they could serve as witnesses when their cases were rehabilitated.
I made some porridge myself, but I didn't expect that not only did I witness the death of Old Mrs. Pei, but I was also molested by someone with eyes.
Anyway, he wouldn’t starve to death if he didn’t eat for a day or two, so Qiao Qiqi turned around and left with the empty bowl.
"Stop, stop, why did you pour out our food, you bitch!"
Seeing the huge pot of vegetable porridge on the ground, everyone in the dungeon was shocked.
Qiao Qiqi listened to the curses coming from the dungeon and left without looking back.
The Zhao family members standing by were furious. They had been hungry for a day and a night, and now they were about to have something to eat.
Because of a few words from the Pei family, the crazy woman from the eldest house of the Pei family poured out a big bowl of porridge.
They were so angry that they started cursing the second and third branches of the Pei family through the dungeon bars.
All of a sudden, all kinds of vulgar words came out of the entire dungeon.
If there wasn't a fence separating the two families, they would probably fight to the death.
Qiao Qiqi didn't care about that. She went back to the kitchen, washed her hands in the big basin, and went to the hot spring again.
She had practiced self-defense techniques all night last night and her muscles were sore all over. The hot spring could help relieve her fatigue.
Just when Qiao Qiqi was soaking in the hot spring.
An Lei found Pei Shaoling meditating in a separate room and said, "Master, the official has woken up."
"Well, what did he say?"
Pei Shaoling sat cross-legged on the couch, opened his eyes and asked.
"He said that after eating the food sent by An Twenty-Three and An Twenty-Four, they felt unwell. Everyone realized something was wrong and quickly induced vomiting, but it was too late."
Pei Shaoling narrowed his eyes slightly, "Yeah, I understand."
"Owner, could this meal be from Madam?"
An Lei asked tentatively.
"No, it won't be her. She has no such motive."
Pei Shaoling shook his head slightly, "Actually, I already know who did it."
"Oh? The host already knows?"
An Lei was slightly surprised, "Then the host, do you want it?"
He gestured at his neck with his right hand, as if wiping his neck.
"No, I still have a use for him. Just keep an eye on him and don't let him kill my mother and the others."
Pei Shaoling shook his head slightly.
"Then why did he poison those officials?"
An Lei asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"It was probably because those officials took the money but didn't do the job, and even woke me up. That, combined with the deal I made with them, led to his actions."
Pei Shaoling said lightly.
He originally didn't know who the two people planted by the secret police were.
It wasn't until last night when the officials were poisoned that An Twenty-Three and An Twenty-Four revealed their true identities.
He then knew who had attacked these officers.
The man was ostensibly a subordinate of An Dian, but in fact he had already defected to An Feng.
He came here to deal with An Feng's affairs before. That person had been assigned a task by An Dian and had infiltrated the team of officials.
"OP, who is that person?"
An Lei's face was filled with anger. "How dare he betray the host? Sooner or later, I will cut him into pieces!"
Pei Shaoling whispered a few words to him.
An Lei's face suddenly became clear, "I understand. I will keep an eye on his every word and action."
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