It's all ruined, who cares about the chastity arch

With her fists clenched tightly and her heart dead, Pei Qingzhi seemed to follow Qingyu back to the place where she was imprisoned - Zi Yan Pavilion.

The moment she entered the room, she suddenly turned her head back and whispered to Qingyu in a nearly suffocating voice: "If they don't choose me, then no one will have peace."

Those words, as cold as the wind on a winter night, penetrated Qingyu's heart.

Qingyu's eyebrows curved slightly, and her heart was filled with indescribable joy - her plan was gradually being realized.

The Pei family, that seemingly solid fortress, was actually a place where the people were already dispersed. Its collapse was only a matter of time.

And deep inside the Pei Mansion, when Master Pei learned that Yuan had secretly gone to Ziyan Pavilion, when he returned, before Yuan could make any excuses, a loud slap fell, accompanied by his rebuke: "How stupid!"

Yuan was instantly distraught. This slap seemed to pull her out of her dream. She raised her head suddenly, tears flashing in her eyes, and begged Master Pei: "Master, no matter what, Qingzhi is our only daughter after all. How can you bear to let her suffer such humiliation in Ziyan Pavilion?"

Master Pei's face was filled with anger, and he pointed his finger directly at her: "Our daughter is long gone! You insist on bringing this up again. Isn't this clearly letting the world know that there is a prostitute in the Pei family who sells her smiles in the dust?"

Yuan's face was as pale as paper, the handkerchief in her hand was soaked with cold sweat, and her red eyes were filled with deep resentment and confusion: "Master, how can you be so cruel that you don't even recognize your own flesh and blood! She..."

Before Yuan finished her words, Master Pei slapped her in the face again: "I have said countless times that Qingzhi is long gone. The grass on her grave has grown very tall. Do you want me to take you to see it?"

Yuan's tears welled up as she stared at Master Pei, her voice trembling with disbelief: "Master, are you really willing to give up on her?"

Master Pei suppressed the anger in his chest, and squeezed out every word from between his teeth, like an ice cone: "Qingzhi is gone, she left cleanly. How many times do I need to repeat this sentence?"

"The woman in Ziyan Pavilion is just a substitute who looks similar to Qingzhi!"

After saying this, he turned to the maid beside him and ordered sternly: "Hurry up and help the lady back to her room. She is almost crazy because of missing her daughter. She can't even recognize people."

"Yes, sir."

The maids responded and hurriedly surrounded Yuan, who looked dazed, and left.

However, how could Yuan be willing to give up just like that: "Master, I have never asked you for anything in my life. Considering my hard work in the mansion over the years, can't you find a way to save Qingzhi?"

"Just like last time, let's switch again, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she fell to her knees with a plop, tears streaming down her face: "Qingzhi was born after ten months of pregnancy. I can't bear to see her suffer!"

Master Pei was so angry that he kicked over the chair beside him: "If you really loved her, you shouldn't have indulged her! She got into so many troubles, and I took so many scapegoats for you!"

"Madam, it's not that I'm cruel, this is all her own fault!"

Master Pei knew clearly that the previous incident with the Concubine Dowager had already destroyed his prestige in the court. If his daughter's matter was further blown up, the reputation of their Pei family would probably be completely lost in the capital.

This is not just a personal tragedy, but the downfall of the entire family.

When Yuan heard this, the last glimmer of hope in her heart shattered like thin ice. A look of determination flashed across her eyes. She suddenly straightened her body, and the despair in her tone turned into a sharp spear: "If you firmly refuse to agree, I will end my life here, and let you witness it with your own eyes!"

Her words were like icicles in the cold wind, sharp and heavy.

Upon hearing this, Master Pei frowned, quite displeased with this threat. He pointed his finger at the pillar beside him angrily and said in a cold voice: "Go ahead, if you have the courage, prove it to me now! Otherwise, go back to your room obediently and stop making trouble!"

There was an unquestionable authority in his words, which seemed to freeze every trace of hesitation in the air.

Upon hearing this, Yuan's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, leaving two clear lines on both sides of her cheeks. She was filled with grief and indignation, and her voice was filled with tears: "Well, if that's the case, then you are the one who forced me to this dead end!"

Her determination flickered in her tears. It was a kind of resistance on the edge of despair, poignant and resolute.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuan rushed forward like an arrow from a bow, her clothes fluttering like a butterfly struggling in despair.

A loud bang broke the tranquility of the hall and shocked everyone's minds.

Yuan's forehead hit heavily against the solid wooden pillar. In an instant, bright red liquid flowed out, like an enchanting red lotus, rapidly blooming on the cold ground.

"lady!"

Shouts rang out everywhere. Everyone in the hall was frightened by this scene. Even Master Pei, who was usually calm, was shocked at this moment. He rushed forward and tried to pull Yuan back from the brink of death, calling out urgently: "Someone! Go and get the doctor! Quick!"

For a moment, the entire mansion was in chaos, with hurried footsteps and shouts interweaving into a chaotic symphony.

When the house was in a mess, Pei Chi'an happened to step into the house. What he saw was his mother lying on the ground with blood all over her head. He was shocked and ran to her in two steps. He asked anxiously, "Dad, what happened to Mom?"

His words were full of disbelief and heartache.

Master Pei held the unconscious Yuan in his arms, his face gloomy, his tone mixed with blame and helplessness towards his eldest son: "It's all because your mother insisted on finding your sister, forcing me to have no way out!"

These words, like an invisible sword, pierced the already fragile peace between father and son. The relationship between father and son seemed particularly delicate and tense at this moment.

After hearing this, Pei Chi'an paused involuntarily, his face twisted, with pain and unwillingness intertwined on his face.

He clenched his fists, his nails digging deeply into his palms, and watched his father's resolute back as he left, a barely perceptible flash of resentment and disappointment in his eyes.

Uncle Pei is indifferent to family affection. He is cold and distant to both his sons and daughters.

Master Pei strode quickly and carried Yuan into the house. The doctor rushed over and after some emergency treatment, he finally stopped the bleeding temporarily. However, Yuan's injuries were still serious, and she might fall into a coma for a long time. The atmosphere in the mansion became increasingly heavy and depressing.

At the same time, in Prince Liang's Mansion, Jin was still concerned about Yuan's affairs. Deep in her heart, she had a secret expectation, longing to see with her own eyes the expression on Su Wanyu's face when Gu Linjun took a concubine.

However, what was waiting for her was a shocking news - Yuan was seriously injured and dying.

"What happened? He was fine yesterday, why is he suddenly so badly injured today?"

The page of the book in Jin's hand stopped abruptly, and she cast a sharp look at the maid who came to report.