The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Pei Yanxu did not let Xia Mianwan show up for what happened afterwards. After returning, Pei Yanxu led Pei Yanyue to Pei Yanqi's yard. Pei Yanqi's hair was all messed up at this time, and she fell to the ground, still maintaining the posture that Xia Mianwan had left just now.

When Pei Yanyue walked in, a glimmer of hope briefly appeared in Pei Yanqi's eyes, until she saw Pei Yanxu following behind Pei Yanyue, and the hope in her eyes completely disappeared.

"What are you doing here?" Pei Yanqi looked at Pei Yanxu and Pei Yanyue coldly.

Before Pei Yanyue came, Pei Yanxu had explained the pros and cons to her, and now she no longer thought about pleading for Pei Yanqi. Pei Yanyue sighed and asked, "Aqi, have you thought about what you want to do next?"

Pei Yanqi pursed her lips and looked cold, refusing to say a word.

Seeing Pei Yanqi being stubborn, Pei Yanyue had to persuade her: "Aqi, your matter this time is not so simple. Do you know why the Marquis' Mansion came to your house? They want to drag the Pei Mansion into the water. The co-wife you dreamed of is completely fake. They are only willing to promise that your child will be the prince. But if you can't give birth to a child or...can't give birth to a boy, you are nothing. Aqi, don't you understand now? If you are not the second daughter of the Pei family, you have no use value at all, and the Shen family will not look for you. You are a girl of the Pei family, and you should have the responsibility of a girl of the Pei family."

Pei Yanqi sneered, "Just because I'm a girl from the Pei family, do I deserve to be sacrificed?"

Pei Yanyue has always been unable to win an argument with Pei Yanqi, but this time she was unusually sober. She stepped forward and slapped Pei Yanqi hard, "Ah Qi, ask yourself what have you sacrificed for the Pei family? When you lived in Manyue Workshop, did either me or mother take care of you? Your expenses are enough for an ordinary person to live a lifetime! You have never contributed to the glory of the Pei family, but you want to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Is there such a good thing in the world?"

Pei Yanqi was very stubborn. "Your current husband depends on your elder brother, so of course you should help him. I was born in the Pei family, so I should enjoy this honor. Is it hard to understand?"

Pei Yanyue stepped forward and slapped him again, "The glory of the Pei family has nothing to do with you. If you continue to be stubborn, you will not have any hope at all."

Pei Yanqi still held her head high, refusing to bow her head. "Brother, I was in love with Tan Yuming at the time. If you could have helped Tan Yuming, I wouldn't have gotten involved with the prince. In the end, it was because you were too powerful and looked down on Tan Yuming, which ruined my beautiful marriage and led to my fate."

Pei Yanyue really didn't expect Pei Yanqi to have become so extreme. She frowned and looked at the impatience on Pei Yanxu's stern face. She knew... it was useless to say more.

"If you want to die, go ahead and die. What does it have to do with our Pei family?" Pei Yanqi snorted coldly.

Pei Yanqi sneered, "Look, big brother, you only want me to die. If you have the heart to do that, why don't you send me to the Marquis' Mansion, and let me decide my life and death by myself?"

Pei Yanxu walked up to Pei Yanqi and pinched her chin, his eyes full of coldness, "Aqi, why should I send you to the Marquis' Mansion and cause trouble for myself? If that's the case, then forget it."

Pei Yanxu looked at the woman holding the abortion medicine in anger and said, "Feed the second young lady this medicine."

The maids rushed forward after receiving the order. Pei Yanqi struggled desperately, but these maids were used to doing such things, so how could they let Pei Yanqi escape? Several maids grabbed Pei Yanqi tightly, restricted her movements, and fed her a bowl of abortion medicine. The maids knelt aside and said, "My lord, it will take some time for the medicine to take effect. By then, the stomachache will be unbearable. Please move away, young lady and lord, so as not to... look bad and disturb you."

Pei Yanxu looked at Pei Yanqi, who was lying on the ground with a dead look on his face, and sighed silently, "Ayue, let's go."

Pei Yanyue knew that the situation was settled, and followed Pei Yanxu out of the house tiredly.

Heavy snow flakes like goose feathers were falling from the sky again. Pei Yanyue shivered deeply. The cold wind blew and she felt so cold that her whole body ached.

Pei Yanyue followed Pei Yanxu silently, just like when she and her sister were playing in the mountains when they were little, but they were trapped by the snow. Pei Yanxu led people to the mountains to look for them, one step deep and one step shallow. At that time, she and her sister also followed Pei Yanxu step by step.

Pei Yanyue suddenly felt her nose sore, and she cried out in a sobbing voice, "Brother..."

Pei Yanxu turned his head to look at Pei Yanyue, whose eyes were red, and sighed as he brushed away the snowflakes on her head. "Ayue, sometimes in life, there is nothing we can do. We can't keep those who want to leave."

Pei Yanxu was also sad, because that was the little sister who had followed her since she was a child.

"Brother, what will happen next?" Pei Yanyue asked.

Pei Yanxu turned his head and looked at the hot air coming out of the small kitchen of Shaoguangyuan in front of him. He suddenly became more determined. "Ayue, we will all have more important people around us. No one in this world should be nice to anyone. Aqi... has reached a dead end. When Aqi gets better, I will send Aqi to Yubei."

"Yubei?" Pei Yanyue repeated softly, "It's where my brother provided disaster relief and fought banditry before."

Pei Yanxu nodded, "There are my former colleagues there. As long as she is properly taken care of, when the political situation is not so turbulent, she can live a good life in Yubei if she thinks clearly. Beijing... She can't come back. Such a personality will only hinder me. I have walked on thin ice every step of the way to where I am today. Your sister-in-law... has worked hard for me and made all kinds of preparations. If I always ignore my own safety for others, it means that I am just relying on her affection for me and turning a blind eye to her efforts. Ayue, I hope you will also learn from this."

Pei Yanyue nodded heavily. After getting married, she finally knew what her sister-in-law had planned for her. How could she let her true love be disappointed just because of blood relationship?

"Brother, can I prepare something for Aqi?" Pei Yanyue asked.

Pei Yanxu nodded, "Don't bring too much. I will find someone to secretly take her out of Beijing. It's inconvenient to bring too many things."

Pei Yanyue glanced at the yard that was getting farther and farther away from them, but her heart no longer felt as sad as it did at the beginning. After this farewell, she was afraid that they would never meet again.

"Visit mother more often when you have time and give her some advice. I'm afraid she may have a grudge against your sister-in-law."

"I understand, brother. I will stay at home for more time to accompany mother. Mother just can't figure it out at the moment, but she will figure it out later." Pei Yanyue said softly.

Pei Yanxu and Pei Yanyue finished their conversation and looked towards the courtyard where Pei Yanqi was at the same time. This was the last time...