Volume 1 Chapter 64: Lesson (Part 2)

  "You heard that, I don't have a sister at all." Zhen Shining looked up at Chu Xinyi and said seriously, "......you've mistaken me for someone else."

  Chu Xinyi's palm clenched into a fist, and after a moment, slowly relaxed.

  "Look, sister said, we are both generals' women, so naturally we should call each other sisters. The general will be happy to see us too." She smiled coquettishly, "Sister, isn't that right?" A hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes, she thought she could pretend to be foolish, and she would play along with her foolishness.

  "So you're also a general's woman?" Zhen Shining suddenly realized.

  Chu Xinyi almost spat blood, she gritted her teeth hard.

  Seeing her not responding, Zhen Shi Niang asked again, "Then what did you call yourself in front of the general?"

  Zhuo Shi Nang suddenly changed the subject, Chu Xinyi vaguely felt that something was wrong, but for a moment she couldn't think of what it was, and reflexively replied, "Of course, I would call myself a concubine."

  "What is a maid?" The remaining light passed through the window lattice, and I saw someone's shadow swaying vaguely at the gate of the courtyard. Zhen Shiniang's eyes suddenly shot out two cold lights, staring at Chu Xinyi fiercely.

  "What?" she repeated unconsciously, and Chu Xinyi's body suddenly shook violently. She stared straight at Zhen Shiniang.

  Finally figured it out, not so stupid after all.

  She coldly smiled in her heart, and Zhen Shiniang slowly explained in a soft voice, "The meaning of 'bi' is slave, adding 'bi' to the front of 'qie' makes it a slave." She looked at Chu Xinyi, "Bi qie only has one more duty than bi nu, which is to warm the bed for the master. A slave will always be a slave, how can they call themselves sisters with their masters? And..." she said word by word, "still dare to refer to herself as 'I' in front of the mistress?"

  Zhen Shining was not divorced after all, and her status was still Shen Zhongjie's legitimate wife. According to the rules, Shen Zhongjie's concubines had to call themselves servants in front of her.

  "Th...". Chu Xinyi's voice paused.

  She really hadn't thought of this, having been in charge of the General's mansion for many years, she had long considered herself the mistress. Today, no one in this house, including Xi Que, realized that Zhen Shi Niang was actually Shen Zhong Ge's legitimate wife, and her status was far higher than Chu Xinyi's. When Chu Xinyi saw her, she had to pay her respects with a grand bow.

  Her complexion changed, and Chu Xinyi immediately raised her head high.

  She's not afraid at all.

  It's been abandoned for five years, and this cheap person is left with nothing but a mere name.

  It's common knowledge. She is the real mistress of the General's Manor!

  "How can a concubine call herself 'I' in front of the legitimate master?" Zhen Shining said calmly, "Has the law of the Great Zhou changed, or..." She glanced at the people behind Chu Xinyi, "...is the general relying on the emperor's favor and ignoring the laws of the Great Zhou? Thinking of favoring the concubine and abandoning the wife?"

  What was originally just a quarrel between wives and concubines, after being mentioned by Zhen Shi Niang, the problem has escalated to the height of Shen Zhong Ge's favoritism and pampering, disregarding national laws.

  Once it gets out, Shen Zhongge will be labeled as a major inner problem that cannot be fixed, and no matter how great her achievements are, they will all be gone. She won't even think about being reinstated again.

  Chu Xinyi's face changed suddenly, "I...the maid didn't mean it that way."

  "You finally admit that you are a slave in front of me?" Zhen Shi Niang changed the subject. "Without the permission of the mistress, you privately punished the big maid by my side, do you know your crime?" The voice was not loud, but it was like an icy peak on a cold blade, with a chilling aura that pierced the heart.

  The air suddenly stagnated.

  Whoosh, everyone's eyes fell on Chu Xinyi.

  Chu Xinyi's face turned from red to white, staring straight at Zhen Shiniang without saying a word.

  She knows this rule better than anyone else. It's just that she never thought one day someone would use it on herself.

  "I see you're not shedding tears until you see the coffin." Zhen Shining smiled faintly, and suddenly shouted loudly. "Qiuju, slap her mouth!"

  Everyone was shocked.

  They all widened their eyes in disbelief, thinking they had misheard.

  No way?

  Chu Xinyi was the favored concubine of the General's Manor, and in the five years she had been there, not even Shen Zhongqiu had dared to raise a finger against her. Apart from Old Madame and Shen Zhongqiu, who in the manor didn't treat her with deference?

  This woman who has been abandoned for five years actually dares to slap her?

  Does she want to die?

  Still living in this place where rabbits don't shit for five years, has she gone stupid?

  Everyone blinked their eyes again and again, only to see that the autumn chrysanthemum was still standing there, not having moved forward at all, before they secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  It was all just a show of force.

  How dare a discarded woman like her hit the favored concubine of the General's Manor?

  It's been half a day since the news got out, but there's no movement, so Zhen Shi Niang turned her head to ask and looked at Qiu Ju.

  Qiu Ju was also looking at her, and when she saw her look over, she lowered her voice, "...what is 'zhang kou'?" As a vagrant girl, Qiu Ju really didn't know the specialized terms used in these big households.

  Zhen Shining was so shocked that she almost fainted.

  Heavens, she doesn't even know this, it's really embarrassing for her.

  Haven't you ever eaten pork and haven't seen a pig walk?

  Autumn Chrysanthemum wasn't wearing the same clothes as her, of course she hadn't watched TV either, which means she really hadn't seen a pig walk. Zhen Shi Ni let out a low moan and said in a low voice, "It's just a slap in the face."

  "......I understand!" Hearing clearly, Qiujie threw away the stick and walked up.

  Chun Hong and others rushed up, "Auntie has been in charge of General's mansion for many years, she is also half a master, who dares to move!" In front of Zhen Shi Niang, Chun Hong didn't dare say that her aunt was the real master of General's mansion again.

  Seeing them rush up, Qiu Ju turned around and picked up the stick.

  Just as they were about to start fighting, the door was pushed open with a loud creak. Li Changhe led a large group of people, including Xiao Jue's younger sister and brother-in-law, who rushed in with great momentum. "What's going on?" Li Changhe stopped in his tracks when he saw Zhen Shiniang sitting calmly on the ground, "Miss."

  "The Dragon River has arrived." Zhen Shiniang nodded at him.

  "Long River!" The magpie's tears fell down, "...they bullied Miss."

  At a glance, Li Chang saw that the magpie's cheeks were swollen and red, and the blue veins on his forehead suddenly bulged out, "Who did it?!" He glared at Chu Xinyi and others with an evil gaze.

  Li Changhe was originally a rough and burly man, and his loud shout was like a thunderclap on a clear day. Chu Xinyi's heart skipped a beat as she thought to herself, "Today is definitely going to be a loss." Her gaze fell straight on Zhen Shiniang.

  She didn't believe Zhen Shining would really dare to let someone move her?

  "Long River..." Zhen Shi Niang called out to Li Chang He. "You go out first."

  The General's Mansion is not something these common people can afford to provoke, today Li Changhe dared to move against Chu Xinyi and provoked Shen Zhongge, fearing that tomorrow he will be lying dead in the street.

  She just wanted them to come and help her win, but didn't dare let them really take action.

  Li Changhe didn't know these winding paths, but he had an extraordinary respect for Zhen Shi Niang. After hearing this, although his heart ached at the thought of his daughter-in-law being beaten like that, in front of everyone, he still nodded. "I'll just stand guard outside the door, Miss will call me if she needs anything."

  "...Take action!" Seeing Li Changhe and others retreat, Zhen Shi'niang's face turned cold.

  Chun Hong wanted to stop him, but Chu Xinyi gave a signal with her eyes, "You all retreat."

  They also knew that if these people really went up, the group of evil stars outside the door would immediately rush in. Chun Hong and others retreated to one side with a lingering fear.

  "The general also said you've changed..." Seeing Qiu Ju walking step by step, Chu Xinyi felt a bit guilty. "Unexpectedly, after five years, you haven't changed at all, still so spoiled and arrogant. Aren't you afraid of moving me? The general will punish you?"

  Qiu Ju hesitated for a moment, then turned her head to look at Zhen Shi Niang.

  At the words "Tiao Yan", Zhen Shi's eyebrows moved slightly, and she immediately shouted, "Take action!"

  Qiu Ju's thoughts were simple, and after listening to Chu Xinyi's words, she was also a bit worried. However, seeing Zhen Shiniang's calm expression, with an air of confidence, her heart was put at ease. With a "pa" sound, she raised her hand and slapped Chu Xinyi in the face.

  Having done rough work for a long time, Qiu Ju's palm strength was not something that Chun Hong and others could compare to. With just one slap, Wu Xinyi's face had five red marks on it.

  Everyone in the room gasped and turned to look at Zhen Shiniang.

  Zhen Shining's eyebrows didn't even move.

  Qiu Ju hesitated for a moment, but didn't hear Zhen Shi Niang stop her. She raised her hand again and slapped the other side of his face with a loud crack.

  Zhen Shiniang didn't call for a stop, so Qiu Ju kept hitting.

  All I could hear was "slap slap slap", a crisp sound, and in just a short while, more than ten slaps were given.

  Seeing Chu Xinyi's two cheeks swelling up, with faint bloodstains emerging, Qiuju still showed no intention of stopping. Chunhong hastily knelt down, "Madam, please calm your anger, I know my mistake, please spare Yiniang."

  Jian Chunhong knelt down, and the others brought by Chu Xinyi also knelt down with a rustling sound.

  Zhen Shiniang suddenly cried out, "Qiu Ju..."

  Chrysanthemum turned around and retreated back.

  "Do you know your mistake?" Zhen Shining coldly looked at Chu Xinyi.

  Dizzy and disoriented from the beating, Chu Xinyi didn't dare to be stubborn anymore. "Does the maid admit her mistake?" If she didn't acknowledge it, Zhen Shiniang would definitely continue to beat her.

  Today, she finally understood why the people of the champion's mansion were so fearful when mentioning this lady.

  She is not arrogant, she is extremely extremely arrogant.

  "Hmm?" Zhen Shining's tone slightly rose.

  Chu Xinyi fell to her knees with a thud, "......I know I was wrong, please forgive me, milady."

  Zhen Shining nodded, "Since you know your mistake, go back and tell the general that I haven't drunk the tea you offered. You are not worthy of calling yourself my servant in front of me."

  What's that called?

  Chu Xinyi was somewhat dazed, her face swollen and her reactions slow. After thinking for a long time, she still hadn't come to her senses, and only repeatedly responded, "...I'll go back and tell the general the truth."

  "Alright, you can go now." Zhen Shiniang waved her hand.

  As if they had been granted a great amnesty, Chun Hong and the others scrambled to their feet, supported Chu Xinyi and walked out.

  "Wait..." Just as he was about to reach the door, he was stopped by Zhen Shi Niang.

  Everyone was shocked, and Chu Xinyi asked calmly, "Is there anything else, Madam?"

  "I forgot to ask, did you come to see me today for something?"

  Chu Xinyi almost vomited blood at the question, "I'm just here to see the madam."

  Zhen Shining waved her hand, "......Since you've seen it, you can leave now."

  ……

  "...the general wouldn't even move, but today he suffered a great loss." As they got in the car, Chunhong wiped away the blood from Xinyi's mouth corner while tears streamed down her face.

  "It's fine, go back and see if the general is still soft-hearted?" Chu Xinyi winced as her wound was touched by Chunhong's hand, "Be gentle!" She scolded with a frown, "...this cheap woman really has a heavy hand, sooner or later she'll fall into my hands, I'll skin her alive!"

  With a curse in her mouth, Chu Xinyi's eyes showed a hint of ruthlessness:

  This shameless woman has beaten herself up like this, it's a ready-made trick to frame someone, and I don't believe Shen Zhongke will still not agree to divorce!

  Happy Mother's Day.