Seeing that more and more people were pointing and whispering about them, Feng Qiulan quickly suppressed her doubts and walked up to Lan Guixiang, whispering and urging her on.

"Mom, cry! Kneel down before her! A mother kneeling before her daughter—even if Feng Zhiyi has the most compelling reason, she won't stand up for herself."

As she spoke, she pinched Lan Guixiang hard.

Lan Guixiang was in pain from being pinched, and the situation before her was too much for her to accept, so tears streamed down her face.

Just like Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall, in no time at all, two large bowls of tears had fallen from her eyes.

Then she stepped forward and made a gesture as if to kneel down on the ground.

However, Feng Zhiyi was faster than her.

A figure suddenly flew past, and the next second, everyone saw Feng Zhiyi, who had been standing next to Grandma Feng and Mother Lu, gracefully kneeling in front of Lan Guixiang.

Tears come when they come.

She cried more heartbrokenly than Lan Guixiang, her face streaked with tears.

This sudden scene stunned everyone except Lu Lingxiao, who stared at her in astonishment, their minds filled with questions.

Is this still the Feng Zhiyi they know?

In their eyes, Feng Zhiyi was a heroic woman who had just made great contributions and swept through the southern border villages. How could she suddenly be crying her eyes out?!

She was kneeling there, her face as pale as paper.

Like a fragile porcelain doll!

Feng Zhiyi put on a shaky appearance and began to put on an act, "Waaah... Ms. Lan Guixiang, please have mercy on me and let me go."

"You already killed me once before for your stepdaughter, isn't that enough?"

"Even though you are my mother and I have half your blood in my veins, you can't just bully me alone, can you? Besides, I just came back from the brink of death, and my injuries haven't fully healed yet, and now you're scheming against me and slandering me."

How could you be so heartless...?

Feng Zhiyi cried while wiping away her tears, her voice choked with sobs, but every word she uttered was clear and reasonable, making everyone present feel even more sorry for her.

Oh my god!

The brigade commander's wife is so pitiful!

They clearly have a mother, but they live like they don't. They've clearly severed ties with their family long ago, yet these people suddenly come to the army to beg for money again.

If it weren't for Lu's mother holding Lu Lingxiao back tightly, Lu Lingxiao would have rushed over and picked up Feng Zhiyi long ago. He was tense, his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked, and he looked at Lan Guixiang with deep eyes and pursed lips.

"Back then, it was clearly Feng Qiulan who shamelessly slept with my original fiancé before her marriage, and then forced me to switch marriages and marry Lu Lingxiao in her place. You even joined them in forcing me."

"What could I, a poor wretch who lost my father, do? I could only grit my teeth and get married..."

As Feng Zhiyi spoke, she wiped away another tear, her body trembling with sobs; she was heartbroken.

"What do you mean by 'it's for my own good'? That guy surnamed Zhao has no feelings for me, and his true love is Feng Qiulan. Isn't it just because I'm an outsider that he thinks I'm easy to bully, so he bullies me, an orphan without a father...?"

"Feng Zhiyi, stop talking nonsense..." Feng Qiulan's expression changed drastically after she realized what was happening, and she opened her mouth to retaliate with slander.

Feng Zhiyi suddenly raised her voice to cover hers, crying and accusing her, "Do you dare to say that you didn't seduce that Zhao guy? Do you dare to say that you didn't bully me all those years I was in the Feng family? Do you dare to say that you didn't force me to marry in a different marriage?"

"Everyone in the village knows about this arranged marriage; do I need to make things up?"

"I...I..." Feng Qiulan panicked.

"When I got married, you signed the marriage contract so quickly, as if you were afraid I would change my mind and not marry Lu Lingxiao. But now that you see I'm doing well, you're trying to sabotage me again."

“Feng Qiulan, you instigated them to come to the army because you saw Lu Lingxiao’s meritorious service and promotion in the news, and you want to take Lu Lingxiao back. But you have to have a reason to take someone back, so you’re trying to make up some false things to ruin my reputation.”

"Do you think everyone's blind...?"

Although Feng Zhiyi cried like a broken porcelain doll, her words were exceptionally clear as she recounted all the crimes committed by Feng Qiulan, the old Feng family, and Lan Guixiang.

Lan Guixiang was timid and lacked assertiveness. She was already feeling guilty for being instigated by Feng Qiulan to come to the army to find Feng Zhiyi. Now, her eldest daughter bombarded her with accusations, leaving her completely dumbfounded.

When did my eldest daughter become so cold-blooded?

They didn't give her any face at all; she's her own mother!

Feng Qiuyue had witnessed Feng Zhiyi's sudden change in speaking skills after her marriage. Now, upon hearing Feng Zhiyi expose her shameful behavior, she was furious, her face turning red and her neck thickening. She pointed at Feng Zhiyi and cursed her out of embarrassment and anger.

"Feng Zhiyi, you bitch, if you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

"ah!"

"Bang-dong—"

One second Feng Qiuyue was arrogant, the next she was kicked to the ground three meters away and lying face down.

Feng Qiuyue kept howling in pain, lying on the ground for a long time and unable to get up. She had really taken a kick to the stomach. How could a 13-year-old girl like her bear it?

"Xiaoyue..."

Lan Guixiang called out to her youngest daughter, glaring at Lu Lingxiao with eyes full of resentment, "Lu Lingxiao, Xiaoyue is your sister-in-law, Zhiyi's own sister, how could you... how could you..."

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!