Let Pei Huanzhao speak.
But he was outside and the Empress was inside, so they couldn't see or hear each other.
Huan Yue didn't care; she just played with her son. How precious her son was!
Yang Shi stood to the side, watching the little prince not leave until he had finished playing.
The little boy in Xingtan hugged his mother, refusing to leave. He insisted that his mother should stay with him, and anyone who tried to take his mother away from him was guilty.
Huan Yue told him to be quiet, just like Yan Boxuan was sensible even as a child.
The little boy in Xingtang was babbling in his mother's arms, seemingly muttering something to himself.
An old woman asked in a very kind voice, "Is this the imperial grandson?"
The young woman was bolder: "Bring it over here so I can take a look."
Di Baose was also kind: "Drag him away and give him eighty strokes of the cane."
The eunuchs came and dragged the woman away.
Sunny gave them her reasons, though the Pei family certainly knew them: "Not only did they steal people's things, but they also stole more than a dozen children. What good are they if they raise them? If they're used to stealing, they'll even dare to lay a hand on the emperor's grandson?"
The Pei family remained silent. They hadn't expected that everything about their hometown would be known.
The old woman, forgetting her kind demeanor, was only quick to offer a pretext: "No..."
Di Baose said, "Tell me properly, why are you taking someone else's child? Scholar Yuan refused and even broke his leg."
Guo Bing said, "Say what you said back then again."
Ju Liangyuan was furious: "Those kidnappers do it secretly, but your Pei family snatches children so openly, in broad daylight. Are you addicted to kidnapping the Empress? Any child you raise well will have to thank your Pei family in the future?"
The old lady cried.
Di Baose roared, "Drag him away and give him eighty strokes of the cane!"
The entire Pei family was crying. Wouldn't that mean they'd all be beaten to death?
One of the young women protested, "He is the grandson of the Pei family."
Di Baose gestured, "Drag him away and beat him."
The eunuchs dragged him away, and someone took him to the yamen for judgment.
Not only did Pei Huan confess, but an investigation was also conducted in Ping Shi County. The extent of the crimes was truly staggering.
They especially snatched the child, boasting that the Pei family's favor would raise the child well, and openly said that the Crown Princess was raised by the Pei family.
If it weren't for the Pei family, it seems like none of the children in Baishi Village would have survived.
The Pei family is shameless and incredibly audacious.
That's what the Pei family thought, but faced with the shadow of death, they had no choice but to kowtow to the Crown Princess.
Ren Zhaoxun chimed in, "Can your Pei family really raise people? Everyone knows how well the Pei family's daughters are raised. The men in the Pei family are all good-for-nothings, do you think Sheng An doesn't know that?"
Sunny said, "And Pei Huanzhao's two sons, are they being raised quite well?"
Xia kowtowed anxiously, saying that her son was perfectly fine, but the world was unreasonable.
No one stopped them; they were allowed to kowtow as much as they wanted, even if they died.
Fei Hegu thought to herself, "It's a blessing that the Empress and the Imperial Grandson are sitting there and they can kowtow."
The little boy wasn't interested. Fortunately, the place where he kowtowed was a bit far from him, and he was warm and cozy in his mother's arms.
Huan Yue coaxed his baby in a low voice.
The little one giggles in his mother's arms, "Oh, how beautiful my mother is!"
The kowtowing never ends.
Pei Huanzhao had no choice but to call out from behind, "Your Majesty!"
Di Baose asked, "Aren't you calling me 'dead girl' anymore?"
Pei Huanzhao said loudly, "I dare not."
Di Baose sneered, "Is there anything you wouldn't dare to do? The Emperor's grace is boundless, allowing you to return to your hometown. You think you're returning in glory? You've been running rampant in the countryside. Tell me, is this the kind of upbringing the Pei family has? You still have your eyes on supporting the Empress? Don't you feel any remorse and just die?"
Pei Huanzhao couldn't answer. Of course, he slunk back, not returned home in glory.
But she was unwilling to accept it. Pei Huanyue was clearly raised by the Pei family, so why was she the Crown Princess while the Pei family was ruined?
Di Baose reprimanded, "How did the Pei family fall? Wasn't it because of yourselves? Madam Li killed her husband, Madam Cao killed her husband, Madam Qian killed her mother-in-law, and now you want to repeat the inhuman acts your Pei family committed? It's truly an act of imperial grace that we didn't kill you!"
The Xia family was unwilling to accept this!
Di Baose ordered someone to beat her!
Sunny took the paddle and hit her, saying, "This Pei family woman is really something. Other people say a virtuous wife brings prosperity to three generations, but the Pei family has never had a virtuous wife for so many generations, how come they haven't been wiped out?"
Yang Churong found it strange. The Pei family women were ruthless. Cao Shi didn't seem so formidable, but she could kill her husband if pushed to the limit. She was probably influenced by Li Shi for many years. Xia Shi, on the other hand, had only been married into the Pei family for a short time, but she was no less capable.
Di Baose said, "The Pei family has a peculiar eye."
The palace maid said, "This Xia woman was obtained through a marriage fraud. The Pei family likes this type."
Pei Huanzhao trembled with fear upon hearing that Xia Shi had been beaten.
He married Xia because he wanted her dowry.
Xia gave birth to two sons, isn't that good? Not really.
Yang Dong'e thought that Pei Huanzhao would never understand or repent.
They coveted Xia's dowry and disregarded the future of the entire family.
The Pei family is very careful in choosing their matriarchs, since that's how Li Shi thinks.
Even in the countryside, people choose a reliable eldest daughter-in-law.
It could even be said that when the emperor chose the crown princess, he valued this person more than the Pei family; otherwise, would the Pei family have had a chance?
The sage's vision is naturally far superior to that of the Pei family.
Xia was beaten badly.
The rest of the Pei family finally quieted down.
After all, Pei Huanzhao was the rightful eldest brother, and Xia Shi was his sister-in-law. And that's how it turned out.
Even if other people aren't very bright, they know their logic is flawed.
No one cared about the Pei family's insistence on keeping Yang En alive.
Fei Hegu thought to herself, "That little bit of kindness was already given to Qian Shi, it has nothing to do with them!"
Pei Huanzhao and Xia Shi never raised any children. Even if they took Xia Shi's money to give to the Empress as a dowry, that was Pei's family's business.
Weren't the Pei family initially showered with favors? The Pei family couldn't handle it.
Pei Huanzhao had no choice but to plead, "For the sake of the past..."
Di Baose asked, "What was your status in the past? Didn't the Chang family raise Chang Ziyu for you? Does your Pei family only recognize those who come in and not those who leave?"
Sunny chimed in, "The Chang family kindly raised Chang Ziyu, but you killed Auntie and Grandmother Chang. Don't you feel guilty? Have you forgotten what you had the Bai family do? Have you forgotten how you kidnapped the Chang family?"
Ren Zhaoxun was filled with righteous indignation: "You almost wiped out the entire Chang family, and you're still talking about the past?"
Yang Dong'e said, "Grandma Chang could crawl out and strangle you!"
Ju Liangyuan thought to herself.
Although the Pei family committed atrocities in Pingshi County, everyone should understand how they snatched other people's children.
Therefore, no one will say anything even if I'm ruthless towards the Pei family in the future.
Xia retorted angrily, "What do I owe you?"
Di Baose replied, "You're a woman from the Pei family. Do I need to repeat what you did in Pingshi County?"
Xia gritted her teeth, seething with resentment.
She bit her teeth until they broke.
His face was swollen from the beating, and he vomited blood.
He couldn't speak clearly, but he was extremely unwilling to accept it.
Although she won't be the one sitting on the throne, she shouldn't have ended up like this after marrying into the Pei family.
She was deceived by the Pei family!
Sunny scoffed, "You're just stupid! You chose to marry into the Jianchang Marquis's family willingly, and you did it yourself in Pingshi County. What do you have to complain about?"
Xia vomited blood.
Pei Huanzhao simply said, "Let's go back to Pingshi County now."
Di Baose said, "Fine. What you did in Pingshi County should be publicly tried in Pingshi County. Let's see if the people of Pingshi County can beat you to death with eggs."
Pei Huanzhao was dumbfounded.
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