"What nonsense are you spouting, Lady Chen? You've completely lost your mind!" Lady Zhu, hearing her shrill cries, turned around and cursed at her, telling her to shut up.
But the people outside had already heard. In their eyes, Pei Wenjie was smothered to death by Pei Wensheng; the evidence was all there, not to mention Zhou Cai was made to take the fall for it. Otherwise, why would Pei Wenjie seek revenge on Pei Wensheng and Lady Chen specifically? Now, hearing Lady Chen's outburst only further confirmed their suspicions.
Although Pei Wensheng loathed the idea and was unwilling to return to the village, he still followed Pei Zongli and Qian Wanxiu to Back Mountain Village during the holidays. Seeing such a young master, clean and neat, could be so cruel—it was unthinkable that at such a young age he'd smother his own brother. What more atrocities could he commit if he were still alive?
