When they returned to Pei Cheng's home in Taohua Village, Su Li did not let the servants follow him in, but only asked them to wait outside. Then, the couple entered the house with various gifts.
In the Pei family, except for Pei Cong's wife who took the fat boy back to her parents' home, everyone else was at home.
Letters could not be sent in the village, so Pei Cheng didn't know when Ji Tinglan came back. When he suddenly saw Ji Tinglan, he was so happy that he almost danced with joy.
Knowing that Ji Tinglan was not only a high-ranking official in the capital, but also a relative of the Duke's Mansion, Zhang was busy trying to please him.
Of course, she did this so that her daughter Pei Xiuli, who was a wealthy lady in the capital, would have someone to support her.
As for Su Li, when Zhang saw her in Luo Qun's clothes when she entered the room, she felt that she was an eyesore. She just gave her a symbolic greeting and ignored her.
Ji Tinglan naturally discovered it and frowned unconsciously. If he wanted his father to move to the capital, he would definitely give Zhang a good warning to prevent her from causing trouble for A Li in the capital.
"Hey, Aji, why didn't you bring your sister back with you? Your sister is also in the capital now, you know that, right?"
Pei Cheng cursed, "Don't mention that disobedient girl to me. She's no longer a member of my Pei family! Where is she? What does she have to do with Ah Ji?"
Because Pei Xiuli broke off the engagement without permission and ran away with another man, Pei Cheng is still criticized whenever he goes out. Her sister Pei Xiuluo has no one willing to propose to her until now. They just say that her elder sister is not a peaceful person, so how can her younger sister be any better?
Whenever Pei Cheng thought of this disobedient woman, he became so angry that he couldn't eat or sleep.
Zhang shuddered, but when she thought of her daughter being a wealthy lady in the capital, she straightened her back and was no longer so afraid of Pei Cheng.
"Ali is my daughter, born after ten months of hard work. If you don't recognize her, I will!"
Then he asked Ji Tinglan: "Tell me quickly, how is Ali doing in the capital? She didn't come back with me, but she's pregnant and not feeling well."
When she came, Ji Tinglan said that he would handle the matter and told her not to worry about it. Su Li didn't care and just listened quietly, taking a sip of the teacup from time to time.
Ji Tinglan put down his teacup and said, "Dad, I came back this time to tell you something beautiful."
"Last September, when Xiu Li first arrived in the capital, she was robbed and killed by bandits on the way to a temple to burn incense..."
"What!" Zhang's eyes widened in disbelief. "Dead? Ali is dead? How is that possible? This is impossible, impossible..."
Pei Cheng's body also froze, staring blankly at Ji Tinglan.
He was angry that Pei Xiuli was disobedient and did not acknowledge her as his daughter, but he never hoped for her death.
After being stunned for a long time, he suddenly pointed at Zhang and cursed: "It's all your fault. You spoiled her. If you hadn't spoiled her every day, how could she have developed such a willful character, how could she have eloped with someone, and how could she die!"
Zhang came to her senses and fell to the ground crying out loud, ignoring Pei Cheng's accusations and insults.
"Ali, my daughter, how could you die like this? How could you abandon your mother? Wuwuwu..."
"Mom..." Pei Xiuluo also cried and went to support Zhang.
To be honest, she supported Pei Xiuli when she eloped with someone. After all, Zhou Yi was much richer than the Lin family, and he was from Beijing, which was the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty. In the future, her child would be a Beijing resident from the moment he was born, and would be a superior person.
But ever since her marriage was repeatedly disliked because of Pei Xiu Li, she became more and more resentful of her.
He resented her for causing him to be like this, but he ignored her.
But unexpectedly, she had already died.
Pei Xiuluo thought, if Pei Xiuli hadn't eloped with someone, she would have married into the Lin family and lived a more comfortable life than most women in Taohua Village...
Pei Cong's eyes were red as he grabbed Pei Cheng, who was still cursing Zhang: "Dad, my second sister is gone. It's useless to curse my mother anymore..."
Then he asked Ji Tinglan: "Brother, Ali's body..."
"Xiu Li and Zhou Yi had already obtained their marriage certificate from the government on their way to Beijing. She is now a member of the Zhou family, and her body was naturally buried in the Zhou family tomb..."
Upon hearing this, Pei Cong felt both angry and distressed for his sister. She didn't want to get married and got a marriage certificate with someone on the street without even going through the three letters and six ceremonies. Zhou Yi was obviously not a good person who could do such a thing, and now he ended up like this.
He sighed deeply, tears streaming down his face, unable to utter anything else.
Pei Cheng could no longer curse and just closed his eyes and remained silent.
Zhang finally reacted and cursed Zhou Yi: "That bastard Zhou Yi, he said he would treat my daughter well, that he would let Ali enjoy happiness and let her live the good life of a wealthy lady. Now, he has killed my daughter, you bastard! Wuuuuuu...Ali, my daughter...wuuuuuu..."
In an instant, the entire yard was filled with Zhang's miserable and sad howls.
The neighbors also gathered around out of curiosity. Seeing that there were strangers outside the yard, they couldn't help but talk about it. However, apart from speculating whether Pei Renren had offended someone, they didn't come up with anything.
It was not until nightfall that the Pei family's mood improved. Su Li, Ji Tinglan and Pei Cheng said goodbye before returning to town.
When I got home, Xiaowu had already prepared dinner.
It was expected that once Pei Cheng's family knew that Pei Xiuli was dead, they would be in grief and would not be in the mood to cook or anything like that.
Therefore, before returning to the village, Su Li had already told Xiao Wu and the others to remember to cook dinner.
After the couple had dinner, Su Li asked Xiao Ye to book a small inn across the street.
They brought a lot of people with them, and the house was too small. Apart from Su Li and his wife, only Xiao Wu and a few personal servants could live there. There was no extra room for others.
Late at night, when Su Li was about to go to bed, the person Ji Tinglan sent to look for Lao Qi just brought the news.
"How is it? Can you find Old Seven?"
Ji Tinglan poured a glass of water for Su Li and himself before saying, "Old Seven died twenty-five years ago."
"Twenty-five years ago?" Su Li was surprised. "In other words, after Old Seven arrived in Guangning, he died within a year?"
"Yes, and according to his neighbors back then, when Old Seven first arrived, he brought a baby with him."
"So among Caiyue's three adoptive fathers, the seventh was the one who took the princess away. Then, when the seventh died, who did he entrust the princess to?"
"It seems to be a young couple. As for their specific identities, the neighbors at that time were not familiar with them. They only know that they are also from Guangning. My people are investigating."
Su Li nodded: "If that's the case, then let's wait."
As the night grew deeper, the two men went to bed after discussing this matter.
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