Xie Zhaozhao didn't speak, glancing at Xie Xiangxiang and then at the person still holding the carriage.

Madam Tu? Or the old lady?

She glanced at the dozen or so managers and servants who had arrived, and said calmly, "Men, count down from ten. Anyone who blocks the way, kill them without mercy!"

She was the wife of a Grand Secretary, and she was also a first-rank imperial consort bestowed by the imperial court!

As soon as she finished speaking, two men appeared out of thin air, landed in front of her, and knelt on one knee: "Madam!"

Xie Zhaozhao pursed her lips slightly.

She just called out casually, but unexpectedly, someone actually answered!

Yuanyuan began to count: "Ten, nine, eight..."

Although the stewards of the Marquis's mansion were also servants, they had worked hard to become stewards, so who would be willing to die?

He looked at Xie Xiangxiang pleadingly, "Madam, what should we do?"

Xie Xiangxiang said angrily, "Xie Zhaozhao, if you don't want to save face, I might as well tear it off for you."

Before she could finish speaking, Xie Zhaozhao pointed at Xie Xiangxiang and said, "You are blind and wicked, a complete fool! I advise you to keep your mouth shut and say what you want to say when you get back to your residence."

Xie Xiangxiang felt uneasy, her eyes wide open, swallowing hard.

But she didn't want to miss this opportunity to bring down Xie Zhaozhao.

Xie Zhaozhao must be bluffing her. This person is cunning and shrewd. If she's caught red-handed, how could she possibly escape?

She asked in a cold voice, "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

"What are you doing? What's it to you?"

Yuanyuan has already counted down to three.

One of the stewards couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "Madam Marquis, what do you mean by this? Come out here!"

Helpless, Madam Tu lifted the curtain and came down.

His face showed both resentment and unease.

She was somewhat wary of the witchcraft doll incident last time. She always felt that the Third Madam was a bit sinister. Even if she caught them having a secret rendezvous on the spot, she couldn't say she was 100% sure of success.

She asked a very skillful question: "What are you doing here?"

Unexpectedly, Xie Zhaozhao didn't give her any face and said directly, "Do I need to report to the Marquis's wife what I do?"

Madam Tu said, "I am the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, so you should answer my questions."

What if I don't tell you?

"You..." She didn't speak, and Madam Tu couldn't do anything about it.

Xie Xiangxiang interjected, "Does the truth cease to exist just because you don't say it?"

As they argued, people passing by outside the garden soon began to look in with curiosity.

Yin Jin'an was furious. Did he think that this scoundrel of his was undeserving of his reputation? If this argument continued, it would really damage Xie Zhaozhao's reputation.

He held a riding whip in his hand, and without saying a word, lashed it directly onto the head of the servant who was holding Mo Yan down.

One lash after another, each one harder than the last, as he lashed out while shouting, "What, you won't let me play here? Who do you think you are, trying to block my way?"

Li Yunmu also joined in the beating!

That's awful! Beat him! Or are you going to keep him alive for the New Year?

Do bad guys need a reason to beat someone up?

If the two of them are beating someone up, would anyone still dare to watch?

Watching them make a scene is just asking to get beaten up, especially since they're the kind of people who come looking for trouble all the time.

When a fight breaks out in the Marquis's mansion, the common people will definitely be happy to watch. When bad guys beat people up, they run faster than rabbits, or they'll be covered in blood!

Neither Cheng Yu nor Li Yunmu's servants moved, watching their masters whip people.

They couldn't go forward; the people from the Marquis's mansion wouldn't dare to hit Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu, but they wouldn't hold back when they did.

Moreover, if they go up and fight, it will be a gang fight, and in a gang fight, they might even injure their master.

Seeing that several managers had been beaten, Zhang Qing had no choice but to apologize to Yin Jin'an, saying that he had mismanaged the situation and asking him to stop hitting people.

Yin Jin'an had been waiting for this sentence. She stopped what she was doing and said sarcastically, "So that's why these bastards had the guts to do this! It turns out it was you, you dog, who instigated them!"

Okay, he and Li Yunmu stopped fighting and instead surrounded Zhang Qing, beating him mercilessly until his skin was torn and bleeding.

Madam Tu shouted, "Yin Er, Li Er, do you think you can act lawlessly just because you're from the Duke's mansion?"

“Yes, the young master is just taking advantage of the Duke’s mansion to act lawlessly, so what can you do about it?” Yin Jin’an was an unreasonable person, and handed the whip to Cheng Yu so that he could hit him.

Pointing at the servants of the Marquis's mansion, he said, "If any of you dare to lay a finger on Chengyu, I will kill you all!"

Others might say that killing someone is a threat, but Yin Er isn't; he has a million ways to actually kill someone.

Xie Xiangxiang knew the reputations of Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu, so she didn't dare to offend them, but she also didn't want to let Xie Zhaozhao off the hook. She was hesitant to make sarcastic remarks.

He just stared at Xie Zhaozhao with his eyes.

Are we just going to let Xie Zhaozhao go like this? No way.

Xie Zhaozhao didn't say anything, just watched Cheng Yu hit Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing, taking advantage of the power of Madam Tu and Gu Chengyan, has caused countless maids and servants in the mansion to suffer his cruelty.

This person was completely unclean.

That's awful, hit him!

Seeing that Xie Zhaozhao remained silent, Yin Jin'an said lazily, "Chengyu, bring me another small whip from my saddle."

Cheng Yu knew that the small whip, which looked thinner than this horsewhip, was actually quite ruthless.

It was a soft iron whip, completely black, with a dense layer of barbs.

With one lash, he was pulled back, leaving behind a trail of blood and flesh, and a deep bloody slit in his body.

Cheng Yu went to the horse to get the whip. Zhang Qing was already in excruciating pain all over his body from the whipping. He pleaded bitterly, "Second Master Yin, I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness..."

"Don't you recognize Mount Tai? Then I'll teach you how! Your parents couldn't teach you manners, so I had to. Do you think I teach people for nothing?"

He lashed out with the iron whip, then withdrew his hand. Zhang Qing screamed in agony as his autumn shirt ripped open, and blood immediately gushed out.

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!