Outside the door, Liu was completely unflustered. She even had the leisure to play with the agate bracelet on her hand. She didn't notice the wooden door that Cheng Xiran was slowly kicking open bit by bit. A smug smile curled up on her lips. "Xiran, although your frolicking with the Regent in the street has damaged the family's reputation. But you're the eldest young lady, delicate and precious. How could you be punished? As for Zhuque, she's just a servant, and she's guilty. Let her take the punishment for you."
In just a short moment, Cheng Xiran was already sweating profusely and completely out of strength.
She really loathed the original owner's frail body, but this wasn't the time to dwell on it. Saving Zhuque was the top priority. With this thought in mind, Cheng Xiran directly grabbed a round stool and started smashing. Each strike felt like it was hitting her heart, and the clanging sound was like thunder.
Liu, however, said with a smile, "Alright, Xiran. She's just a servant. Why are you being so loyal to her?"
"At least she's worth more than you!"
Although she couldn't break the locked double - doors, she managed to smash a part of the side door to pieces with just a few blows of the round stool. Liu was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she took several steps back in a hurry.
Cheng Xiran threw the round stool with a broken corner weakly in front of Liu, then rushed towards the backyard.
She couldn't help but recall that in the original owner's memory, Zhuque was always punished in the backyard.
By the time she got there, Zhuque had already fainted due to the pain.
Seeing the nanny in Liu's house about to swing the long stick down again, Cheng Xiran directly stepped forward and pushed her aside. She roared at her, "I'm telling you, every blow you've struck on Zhuque today, I'll return it to you double in the future!"
The nanny was so scared by the hatred in her eyes that she didn't dare to say a word.
It wasn't until Liu staggered over that the nanny retreated behind Liu, looking troubled.
Seeing Zhuque's deathly - pale face and the bloody mess of her buttocks, Cheng Xiran couldn't help but burst into tears.
Liu, however, snorted and said, "She deserves it."
With that, she left with the nanny. Cheng Xiran gently let go of Zhuque, picked up the long stick on the side that was still stained with Zhuque's blood, and directly swept it towards Liu's hairpin.
The nanny was so scared that she ran around in a panic and even forgot to protect her mistress.
Liu couldn't dodge the successive blows. She was in so much pain that her body twitched. But she still stubbornly said, "Cheng Xiran, you're finished. You have no respect for your elders. Now you even want to beat an elder. Let's see how the Prime Minister will deal with you when he comes back!"
The more she said that, the harder Cheng Xiran hit her. She gritted her teeth and said, "No respect for elders? You're a concubine, and I'm the eldest legitimate daughter. How much more noble can you be than me?"
One blow directly grazed Liu's cheek. She couldn't bear it anymore. She quickly covered her face, but then her body would be hit. In the end, she could only plead with Cheng Xiran, "You've had enough of this. Nanny Wang, where are you!"
Cheng Xiran glanced at Nanny Wang, who was so scared that she hid behind a pillar and didn't dare to come out.
After about twenty blows, when Liu's arm was lacerated, her hair was in a mess, and she knelt on the ground begging for mercy, Cheng Xiran finally stopped. Then she helped Zhuque back to her own courtyard.
Only then did Nanny Wang dare to step forward to help Liu, but Liu pushed her away forcefully. She roared, "Hurry up and invite the Prime Minister back. Tell him that Cheng Xiran is trying to kill her mother!"