In the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, Mrs. Wang sat in the hall without saying a word.

"Tell me, what did you do to the mother and daughter? Hand them over now!" Pei Yunshan stood up and grabbed Mrs. Wang's sleeve in frustration. He didn't believe that she had the guts to deal with Wan'er and her daughter while he was away.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was only fiddling with the red southern red beads in her hand, she ignored him.

Pei Yunshan thought she must be guilty, so he snatched the beads from her hand and threw them to the ground. He stepped on them and yelled at her, "Wang Baozhu, I didn't expect you to be so vicious! You must have planned to burn them to death! I'm going to make you pay with your life!"

"Marquis, what are you talking about!" Seeing that man snatched her favorite pearls and stepped on them, Madam Wang trembled all over and said in a hoarse voice, "I have been married to the Marquis' Mansion for more than 20 years and have never done anything against my conscience. If you don't believe me, I can't help it! But you actually said such words of favoring a concubine and ignoring your wife. It really makes me sad!"

"You, you vicious woman, you are still so stubborn. You will not give up until you cross the Yellow River. I will beat you to death, you vicious woman!" Pei Yunshan gritted his teeth in anger and swung his hand to hit Mrs. Wang.

"My Lord, my Lord, please speak nicely and don't be angry." Mother Zhang immediately rushed over to protect Mrs. Wang and begged in a low voice.

Dong Qing and Bai Su also ran in from outside, holding Pei Yunshan's arms on the left and right.

"It's all because of you bunch of bad slaves! After I have dealt with Wang Baozhu, I will deal with you guys who rely on the power of others!" Pei Yunshan was so angry that he waved away Dong Qing and Bai Su's hands and rushed over shouting.

He pushed Mother Zhang away, grabbed Madam Wang's hand and was about to hit her when suddenly a small stone hit his wrist squarely. Pei Yunshan screamed and quickly raised his hand to check. Madam Wang took the opportunity to push him. He staggered back, stepped on the red southern beads, slipped, and fell to the ground.

"Ouch, ouch...it hurts so much." Pei Yunshan finally got up, rubbing his sore buttocks, but he couldn't straighten his back, so he had to lie down again.

"It's your own fault." Mrs. Wang said calmly with a sneer.

"You...you vicious woman actually dared to murder your own husband! You are a rebellious person! Someone, come quickly, tie up Wang Baozhu for me." Pei Yunshan shouted loudly outside. When he entered the main house, he specially brought a team of guards, all of whom were his people.

"Father, what happened to you? Why are you lying on the ground? Although the ground is cool, you still have to be careful not to catch a cold." Pei Jin walked in from outside with a sullen face and said slowly.

"You rebellious son!" Pei Yunshan cursed with gritted teeth.

"Come in quickly and help the Marquis up." Pei Jin waved his hand back, and several masked guards in black clothes came in silently, dragged Pei Yunshan up, and made him sit in an armchair.

"You are a rebellion..." Pei Yunshan cursed in a dirty way, but he felt guilty. He was not stupid. His people didn't come in just now, obviously they were controlled by Pei Jin's people.

"Father, it's so hot, please calm down." Pei Jin said expressionlessly, "You have come back from a long journey, you may get angry and hurt yourself."

"You...you and your son are in cahoots with each other, don't think I don't know." Pei Yunshan said gritting his teeth.

"Father, why do you say that? When Aunt Liu and Yun'er broke out in the rash, mother immediately asked the servants in the mansion to look for you, but they couldn't find you." Pei Jin said indifferently, "Where did you go? Why did you hide the truth from us?" Pei Jin said slowly, his tone respectful but with obvious sarcasm.

"You..." Pei Yunshan was speechless and said fiercely, "Don't think you can shut me up like this. It's because you two refused to spend money to rescue Xun'er that I went to Qingcheng Mountain without telling you."

"What father said is really ridiculous. When has mother ever withheld money from your second brother? When has mother ever not allowed you to withdraw the medical fees?" Pei Jin sneered and helped Madam Wang sit opposite Pei Yunshan.

"Mother, do you say yes or no?"

"My Lord, ask yourself, during the time you were away, did I ever spend less on food and drink than you did?" Mrs. Wang said, choking with sobs, "Do you know how much money you have spent in the past few years?"

"Haha, you jealous woman, you finally said what's in your heart. Aren't you just resenting that I love Wan'er a little more? Besides, the money we spent is from my Pei Mansion, not your Wang family's money. Don't think I don't know how much money you have secretly sent to the Wang family by relying on your position as the head of the household. You said such things before I even argued with you!" Pei Yunshan stared and slapped the table in front of him heavily.

"My Lord, your conscience has really been eaten by dogs." Madam Wang took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "When I first married into your family, didn't you know what the situation was like? It's really ridiculous. I supplemented my own dowry and became a sinner!"

"Mother, why are you angry? The money has been spent. Father is short of money now, so don't worry about it. Besides, father has spent a lot of money on my second brother, right?" Pei Jin said slowly, "I wonder if my second brother's eyesight has improved after spending all this money?"

Speaking of this, Pei Yunshan was full of anger. He originally listened to others and sent Pei Xun to Qingcheng Mountain. At first, the old Taoist priest did have some skills. Pei Xun's eyesight did improve slowly and he could see things nearby a little more clearly.

But he didn't expect that the old Taoist behind him suddenly asked him for 50,000 taels of silver. He scraped together the 10,000 taels he had saved over the years and used them as a payment. He thought he could easily cheat 50,000 taels of silver from Mrs. Wang. But he never expected that even after he deceived Mrs. Wang under the pretext of doing business with the Crown Princess's family, she only gave him 3,000 taels. It was really annoying.

This time he went to Qingcheng Mountain to persuade Pei Xun not to hit people and to treat his illness well. With the old Taoist's ability, his eyes would eventually get better.

But when he arrived at Qingcheng Mountain and asked, it was not the case at all. Pei Xun did not beat anyone, but was locked in the attic by them, only allowed to eat one meal a day, and became as thin as a bamboo pole. He was so angry that he argued with the Taoist priest, but they drove him out of the mountain gate, saying that Pei Xun relied on being a son of a marquis and coveted the young woman who came to ask for advice even though he was blind. He was discovered and reported to the Taoist temple, so he was locked in the room by the Taoist priest to repent.

He originally wanted to have a good argument with them, but soon after arriving at Qingcheng Mountain, he received news that Liu Wan'er and Pei Yun had rashes, suspected to be smallpox. He was afraid that Mrs. Wang would follow suit and retaliate, so he hurried back to the capital with Pei Xun, rushing day and night. As soon as he arrived in Beijing, he heard the news that Liu Wan'er and Pei Yun had committed suicide, which broke his heart.

Fortunately, when they arrived in the capital, Pei Xun discussed with him not to enter the Marquis's mansion for the time being, and wanted to hide secretly in the inn outside to prevent himself from becoming a hindrance to him. The second son is smart, otherwise he might have been caught by this vicious mother and son!

"Father, my second brother has come back with you this time, right? His eyes should be fine now, right?" Pei Jin said with raised eyebrows.

Pei Yunshan's face turned red as liver. He suddenly realized that this series of events seemed to be related to him. He stood up, rubbed his aching waist, pointed at Pei Jin and said, "You...how do you know that it cost a lot of money?"

Pei Jin sneered and did not answer.

"Stop interrupting me, Wang Baozhu. I'm telling you, this matter will never end peacefully. One life is worth another. You must die this time!" Pei Yunshan said angrily.

"One life for another? How ridiculous." Pei Jin looked at Madam Wang thoughtfully and said, "Mother, since father said so, then one of them has to die. Chanyi, An'er, and Mother Zhou, that's three people. It's a pity that only Liu Wan'er and Pei Yun are dead now. Who do you think will be the next person to die?"

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