I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

When the little girl was six years old, all the people left to her by her biological mother were finally taken care of by that woman.

Except for two maids who had already sided with her and secretly helped her to do evil, all the other people who were originally responsible for taking care of the little girl were either married off, driven out of the house by finding faults with them, or sent out of the house to be raised on the grounds that they were too old. From then on, the little girl completely fell into the hands of this vicious woman.

In order to break her down mentally, her stepmother instructed the maidservants around the little girl to openly discuss the fact that the little girl "killed her biological mother".

The two maids were very bold. Relying on the support of Magistrate Peng's second wife, they arrogantly said that if the little girl had any sense of honor and filial piety, she should end her own life and go to the underworld to apologize to her mother.

On the one hand, the little girl felt very guilty towards her mother and brother, but on the other hand, she felt ashamed of herself for being afraid of death. The mental stress she suffered during the past three years is unimaginable for ordinary people.

But when it came to her mother's troubles, the little girl didn't dare to tell her father and brother about them and seek solutions, as she would for other things.

As a result, she lived in fear every day and had trouble sleeping and eating. It was a blessing that the heavy sense of guilt did not drive her to death, so how could we expect her to be in good health?

If County Magistrate Peng had not preferred to arrange for Peng Xuan'an to get married and have children early so that he could take over the training of his grandson, rather than hand over the family business directly to her ready-made second son, making her realize belatedly that it would be useless even if she secretly crippled Peng Xuan'an, she would not have been desperate enough to kill Peng Xuan'an.

If she had not arranged for her servants to lead Peng Xuan'an into the mountains to hunt, in order to create the illusion that he was in danger because of his playfulness, Peng Xuan'an would not have become suspicious and wary of her after being reminded by Bai Jingzhou, Gu Wenxuan and Mu Jingzhi.

If he had not developed suspicion and vigilance towards his stepmother, he would not have complained to his father and uncle, and he would not have asked his aunt to investigate the situation of his sister.

In this way, his stepmother only needs to torture the girl for a year or two, and the girl will inevitably die.

She had a good plan, but unexpectedly, not only did Peng Xuan'an not die, but he also suspected that she was also mistreating the girl.

Peng Xuan'an, who has been pampered by his father since he was a child and has the support of his powerful maternal grandparents, is not good at secret investigations and revenge.

The first time he saw County Magistrate Peng, he burst into tears.

Then, in front of Mu Jingzhi, who was considered an "outsider" in the eyes of County Magistrate Peng, Peng Xuan'an started to make a lot of accusations.

He did not directly drag his stepmother into the matter. He only said that it was his coachman who repeatedly mentioned to him how fun and picturesque Queshan was, which made him think of going hunting in Queshan. He also said that after he and Mu Jingzhi fell down the steep slope, not a single servant followed the traces they left on the hillside to look for them.

Although County Magistrate Peng was of average ability, he was able to turn Qingshan County into the richest and most peaceful county in the vicinity. It was obvious that there were no flaws in his IQ and EQ.

He noticed the suspicious points even faster than Gu Wenxuan. Of course, he also noticed his son's look of "I want to see if you really love me".

Magistrate Peng, who was already used to being tired, was not angry at the evil son's obvious suspicion of him. After all, if he was angry about this, he would have died years ago because of the evil son's anger.

He took a deep breath, "Dad knows. Don't worry, Dad will definitely seek justice for you."

It was a rare occasion that the foolish son did not threaten his old father, “If you don’t do this or that, I will go to my uncle to complain.” County Magistrate Peng felt that he should feel relieved.

After all, even if it was just a tiny improvement as tiny as a hair, it would be very rare for his stupid son.

Little did he know that his stupid son had not grown up and no longer intended to threaten him, but had become even more distrustful of him. Before even returning home, his son had already written a letter asking for help to his uncle.

Not to mention how Magistrate Peng investigated the truth of the matter in a swift and resolute manner, and how he ignored the second wife's crying and excuses and made her pay the price she deserved, let's just say that after helping Peng Xuan'an send the letter, the two of them strolled down the street.

Anyway, they definitely wouldn't have time to go into the mountains today. It was a rare opportunity to go into the county town, so Gu Wenxuan said that she wanted to taste the local food at noon.

Bai Jingzhou also wanted to secretly observe the situation at the county government office and sell the herbs he had collected. The two of them hit it off immediately, so no one was in a hurry to leave.

It was not until the sun began to move westward that Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan took the few things they had bought and got on the hired carriage to leave the county town.

Although they only stayed in the county town for about half a day, Bai Jingzhou still judged that Peng Xuan'an and Mu Jingzhi should be safe for the time being from the fact that County Magistrate Peng hurriedly sent people to recall all the men.

He whispered to Gu Wenxuan about his judgment, "If they fall into the hands of that woman, she will definitely not make a decision that would make people guess that Peng Xuan'an has returned safely."

Gu Wenxuan nodded in agreement.

She was not interested in the situation of Peng Xuan'an and Mu Jingzhi after they returned to the county town. Instead of worrying about things that they were completely powerless to do, Gu Wenxuan wanted to discuss with Bai Jingzhou what they should do next.

The two of them sat in the carriage, which was shaking and making them feel quite uncomfortable as usual, and discussed in low voices how to make up for the two wasted days.

After discussing how to make money, Gu Wenxuan began to teach Bai Jingzhou sword techniques.

Bai Jingzhou didn't have Gu Wenxuan's strength, so learning sword was the most suitable thing for him. Of course, they didn't have a real weapon now, so Bai Jingzhou's current practice prop was a wooden sword he had carved himself.

The two of them distracted their attention by talking, and when the sun turned into salted egg yolk and pressed against the mountain ridge, the carriage stopped steadily in front of the only inn in Liulin Town.

The driver took the fare and went to find an inn to stay for the night. The two men, who had done some manipulations on their faces, went into the inn and asked for a room number 1 each.

There was still some dry food left that they had planned to bring to the mountain. In order to avoid waste, the two of them made do with the remaining dry food for two meals that night and the next morning.

After resting for a night in the inn, the two bought some steamed buns, steamed cakes and other items in the town, and then took advantage of the cool morning weather to enter the Queshan Mountains together.

This time they did not encounter any accidents. They followed the route they had taken before, first to the junction of the foot of the mountain and the middle of the mountain, and then circled sideways at this height.