The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1138 - 260: The Death of Qian Wanxiu

Pei Yuan and Pei Qian were stunned when they saw her holding the white silk, "Elder sister! What are you doing with the white silk?"

"I’m going to hang myself at the Jinluan Hall!" Pei Qin wrapped the white silk around her neck like a scarf and left the house with Mo Heng.

Then a few Little eunuchs came over with the Imperial Palanquin. Seeing Pei Qin come out, they immediately came over to assist her, "General Pei, please board the Imperial Palanquin! It’s warm inside!"

"I’ll take a carriage! It’s faster!" Pei Qin immediately refused, scoffing. The palanquin was for the Emperor to ride, could she just sit in it?

A few Little eunuchs, being eunuchs with no need for propriety, approached and helped Pei Qin toward the Imperial Palanquin.

Mo Heng promptly intervened, "Step aside!" He picked up Pei Qin and headed towards the carriage.

Pei Qin’s face flushed, she wasn’t really sick!

Mo Heng, with an unchanged expression, carried her onto the carriage, "Let’s go!"

Feng Wei glanced at the Little eunuchs and drove the carriage out.

"General Pei! General Pei!?" The Little eunuchs had no choice but to follow with the Imperial Palanquin.

Pei Yuan and Pei Qian watched from the doorway, worried as they saw the carriage leaving. Elder sister’s pretense of illness was too obvious, and it was uncertain what command the Emperor would issue next.

Arriving at the palace gate, Mo Heng carried Pei Qin down from the carriage.

No matter what, Pei Qin refused to let him carry her into the palace; otherwise, she would utterly lose face!

Mo Heng stared at her, then crouched down.

Pei Qin, recalling her severe "illness" from the day before, couldn’t possibly recover so quickly. She lay on his back, pretending to be barely alive.

A few Little eunuchs twitched their mouths, "General Pei should really ride the Imperial Palanquin! In the palace, anyone the Emperor rewards can sit in it. General Pei has made great contributions, and the Emperor has specifically permitted it. There’s still a long way to the main hall!"

Mo Heng, expressionless, carried Pei Qin forward.

The Little eunuchs tried to persuade him several times, but Mo Heng seemed not to hear.

Pei Qin felt she must be heavy, given how far he walked without changing his expression or losing his breath, weakly said, "I’m sick down to my bones!"

Mo Heng looked back at her, "Heavy."

The flustered Pei Qin, her face turning green, asked, "Am I that heavy?"

"Heavy!" declared Mo Heng while swiftly carrying her.

Pei Qin glared and blew in his neck.

Mo Heng’s eyes darkened, his grip on her tightening.

Pei Qin immediately didn’t dare to continue messing around and lay obediently on his back.

In the great hall, all the chancellors were debating whether a precedent for women to hold office could be set. The Little eunuch hurriedly entered to report, and upon hearing that Pei Qin was approaching, Xiao Guangzhao laughed, "Summon the imperial doctor!"

Mo Heng carried Pei Qin straight into the hall.

Extending her hands weakly, Pei Qin said, "Emperor! I have become seriously ill, I cannot kneel before you!"

"Dispensed with! Someone, grant her a seat!" Xiao Guangzhao commanded immediately.

"No need! I came to see the Emperor and all the chancellors for the last time before I leave," Pei Qin gasped for air.

The entire assembly of chancellors, witnessing her barely alive appearance, were speechless. Just yesterday she was lively and kicking, and now she’s nearly gone!? They couldn’t be fooled!

Seeing her condition, Xiao Guangzhao, with a half-smile, commanded, "Call for the Imperial Physician!"

The Imperial Physician, having been waiting, stepped into the hall immediately after being summoned, paid his respects to Emperor Yongle, then came to diagnose Pei Qin.

Pei Qin blinked, "The doctor at home has already checked me! They’ve prescribed medicines and gathered enough for me till next year!"

"General Pei! Checking your pulse is the Emperor’s command," the Imperial Physician said with a smile.

Pei Qin grimaced, resignedly stretching out her arm.

Mo Heng set her down on a soft chair.

The two Imperial Physicians took her pulse from both sides, then switched places to carefully confirm their findings. Rising, they bowed and reported, "Your Majesty! General Pei... she is not ill!" Apart from an excess of coldness in her body, which was an existing condition, she was entirely free of ailments!

Pei Qin objected, "I am ill! I’m having shortness of breath!"

Seeing her still denying, Xiao Guangzhao frowned, "Pei Qin! Are you so unwilling to hold office?"

Pei Qin stubbornly replied, "I am but a woman, I need to return home to care for my husband and teach my children, why should I hold any office?"

"You stand shoulder to shoulder with men, the legendary deity general Pei Hansan, not just any woman! The Imperial Court needs you, the people of Great Chu need you even more! I, too, need you!" Xiao Guangzhao’s words were emphatic, yet the last phrase carried an ambiguous tone.

Mo Heng’s eyes chilled, "Emperor! I too need my wife!"