Chapter 216: Confiscation and Exile
While eating, the people from the second house excitedly told the old lady what had just happened in the first house.
Pei Xinlan was multitasking. While eating, she used her spiritual sense to pay attention to the situation in the Pei family's main branch, curious about how it would develop!
Inside the room, General Pei's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
But at least considering that the Third Prince was still beside him, General Pei suppressed his anger and remained restrained.
"Xinmei, how disgraceful of you to behave like this!"
Pei Xinmei's heart tightened. She knew that her grandfather was really angry this time. Seeing the third prince next to her, she also remembered her previous inappropriate behavior.
She sobbed, tears streaming down her face like beads from a broken string. "Grandfather, that amulet is really important to me. Pei Moer must have taken it. You have to make the decision for me!"
General Pei turned to look at Pei Moer, "Do you have anything to say?"
Pei Moer was also very angry. As soon as she woke up in the morning, she was beaten and scolded by Pei Xinmei. It was only then that she figured out what was going on.
"My granddaughter has never seen any amulets before, and this is not a rare item.
If my granddaughter likes it, we can go to the temple right now and pray for a way. There is really no need to steal my elder sister's things. My elder sister cannot slander me!"
General Pei still supports Pei Xinmei, even though Pei Moli is also the eldest wife's child. But in General Pei's heart, the status of Pei Xinmei, the legitimate daughter, and Pei Moli, the illegitimate daughter, is worlds apart.
The two girls argued with each other for several sentences, making General Pei's head buzz.
Finally, General Pei gave the order to ask Pei Xinmei, the first lady and Pei Moer's aunt to search Pei Moer's body together, and he gave the euphemism of proving her innocence!
In fact, it was because Pei Moer was not born and raised in this era. If it were any other girl, such behavior would be enough to drive someone to despair!
In this era, reputation is more important than anything else.
The fact that the old general ordered a body search showed that he did not trust Pei Moli's character.
Although the body search was conducted in the cubicle, no one else could see it.
But there were a lot of people surrounding the place, and the Third Prince was also present. It was obvious that they didn't care at all whether Pei Moli could have a good life in the future!
After searching Pei Moer's body, they found nothing on her. However, Pei Xinmei still refused to give in. "Grandfather, I'm sure she hid it. I don't believe she won't hand it over even if we use family rules."
Pei Moer's face flushed with anger, and she shouted back, "Grandfather, you can't be so partial to my elder sister. I clearly don't have any, yet she's still slandering me.
Since you searched me, you have to search my elder sister too. Otherwise, where is the fairness?
I also suspected that my elder sister deliberately hid the amulet just to humiliate me.
Otherwise, I am already in the temple, why would I steal a amulet?
If I go and ask for it myself, will the masters in the temple refuse to give it to me?
I am an innocent girl. How can I live my life in the future after being wronged like this?
Aren't we, the illegitimate children, no longer members of the Pei family?"
Just like that, the two girls started arguing again!
General Pei couldn't understand why such a serious incident happened over just a peace amulet!
Seeing the Third Prince's enlightened look, General Pei said:
"Xinmei, maybe it fell on the road. Just ask for a good luck charm later. Stop making trouble!"
Pei Xinmei still refused to give in and insisted on having her original one!
Nonsense, one of them has a space, and inside it are the supplies she collected in the servants' room.
One is just an ordinary amulet, can they be the same?
Seeing Pei Xinmei like this, Pei Moer also insisted on searching Pei Xinmei's body.
In the end, General Pei's temper was completely ignited, and his face became terribly gloomy.
When the eldest lady saw this, she pulled Pei Xinmei and gave her a wink. Pei Xinmei immediately shut up when she saw General Pei's expression.
Pei Moer also realized that something was wrong and stopped arguing!
Seeing that the room had quieted down, General Pei said in a deep voice: "Master, go ask the monk in the temple for a few more amulets and give one to each child in the family.
Let's just stop this mess and no one is allowed to make trouble anymore.
Eat quickly, we have to be on the road soon!
If anyone makes trouble again and embarrasses me, don't blame me for not considering the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren!"
After saying that, he glanced at the people in the room!
Seeing that the old man was really angry, these people didn't dare to breathe and just responded obediently!
Pei Xinmei was unwilling to accept this. How could an ordinary amulet compare to hers?
But everyone in the main house held her down tightly, and the eldest lady even covered her mouth directly. She only replied to the old general, "I know, father. Your daughter-in-law will be there soon!"
This matter was temporarily suppressed.
However, when Pei Xinmei saw Pei Moli's vicious eyes, Pei Xinlan knew that there would be more trouble later!
The first wife's family was already busy enough with the addition of the third prince, and now there's a lost space. Pei Xinmei is afraid that she and Pei Moli will fight to the death!
Not long after, the leader shouted at the top of his voice that it was time to set off.
The heavy rain stopped at midnight last night, and the road conditions are pretty good now, so it’s not too difficult to walk on.
The people in the big house hadn't finished their meal yet, so there was nothing they could do. They could only put their dry food in their arms, eat while walking, and follow the main group!
The Third Prince sat in the carriage. In order to give him enough space to stretch his legs, only General Pei accompanied him in the carriage, and everyone else had to get off and walk.
But Pei Xinmei and Pei Moli both wanted to be closer to the Third Prince. One of them cried out in a delicate voice that she had twisted her foot and wanted to take a car, while the other one said softly that she felt dizzy and could not walk.
These exiled people watched the two sisters trying to snatch the third prince in various ways every day, just like watching a big drama.
Who is the Third Prince? His coming here was not a simple matter. He tried to comfort the two of them with his words.
Find out from them what happened in the Pei Mansion, especially the period before the Pei Mansion was ransacked!
He also curiously asked why the second wife didn't join them.
Pei Moer didn't say much, but Pei Xinmei didn't have a single good word to say about the second wife, and she spoke very badly about her.
However, this time, the Third Prince did not find anything valuable in Pei Xinmei. He just listened and that was the end of the matter. He did not support Pei Xinmei and try to please her like he did in his previous life.
During this period, he discovered that Pei Xinmei was extremely concerned about the amulet. The third prince felt something was wrong and tried to ask her about it.
This time Pei Xinmei learned her lesson and kept her mouth shut like a clam, not revealing any information about the amulet!
But the third prince was still keenly aware that this amulet might be no simple matter!
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