Seeing that Lu Ziqian had softened, Madam Zhu slammed her hand on the table and said, "Qian'er, don't waste your breath on her. This kind of slut should be drowned in a pig cage."

"The General's Mansion is not a place where she can run wild."

"Men, tie this vile woman up and throw her into the river!"

Little Zhu stepped forward to soothe Zhu's anger, speaking in an affected manner: "Grandmother, please calm down."

"It's not worth getting sick over a shameless junior."

“My granddaughter-in-law is pregnant and cannot bear to see killing. Why not change the punishment to caning and teach her a lesson?”

Madam Zhu nodded indulgently: "My Baozhu is the kindest-hearted one, so let's spare her life and change it to caning."

Granny Chen was worried about not having a chance to take revenge, so she hurriedly went to fetch a stool and a cane.

Upon hearing Xiao Zhu's words, the eldest son's daughters-in-law all turned pale, filled with shame and indignation.

According to the Lu family rules, caning involved taking off one's pants and being publicly flogged.

They had always known that the old lady favored the second wife's family and disliked the first wife's family.

But when their father-in-law and mother-in-law were alive, they wouldn't dare to so openly bully the eldest son's wife.

Now that they have no one to back them up, they dare to bully their younger siblings like this.

Bai Qingrou, the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest son's wife, could no longer hold back: "Grandmother, your granddaughter-in-law thinks this is inappropriate. Let's wait for our parents-in-law to return before discussing such an important matter."

Zhu grabbed a teacup and threw it at him: "How dare you! You have no respect for your elders! Who gave you the right to speak here?"

“It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. As the eldest sister-in-law, you have failed to set a good example and have allowed such a shameless prostitute to emerge from the Lu family. You should be punished.”

"You are to be punished by copying the Classic of Filial Piety one hundred times. You are not allowed to eat until you finish copying it."

"Get off."

Bai Qingrou left with a livid face, and the other daughters-in-law of the eldest son's family also took their leave.

"This is outrageous!"

"If it weren't for her father-in-law's heroic deeds on the battlefield, which earned him the honor of supporting the emperor, she and her second wife, a bunch of cowards, would still be farming in the countryside."

"Now they're benefiting from our family's success, yet they turn around and bully us. What kind of logic is that?"

“Even if my sister-in-law is wrong, beating her to death or divorcing her is better than being humiliated in public like this.”

Second daughter-in-law Li Shutong quickly dissuaded her, "Sister-in-law, please keep your voice down, lest you increase the severity of the punishment."

"Even my in-laws are helpless against the old lady's favoritism. What can we, as the younger generation, do?"

"The old lady is especially targeting my seventh brother's wife, all because of the grudges from back then."

As she spoke, she gestured towards Little Zhu, who was standing next to Zhu.

Xiao Zhu was the granddaughter of Zhu's younger brother, and thus her own niece.

Back then, Madam Zhu took a liking to Lu Ziqian, but Lu Ziqian ended up marrying Su Yujiao.

Instead of marrying her ideal husband, Lady Zhu married Lu Youcai, a good-for-nothing second son.

Therefore, Zhu and Xiao Zhu have always targeted Su Yujiao.

"I'll go to the village to inform my mother-in-law."

"Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, you two go to the Su family."

"With Su's family members around, they wouldn't dare to push her to her death."

Inside the main hall, Granny Chen had already brought in the torture bench and the torture stick.

Lu Ziqian kicked over a stool and glared at Zhu Shi and the family members who were watching the commotion.

Do these people think he's dead? They're both benefiting from the eldest son's family's status and slapping the eldest son's face at the same time?

"Qian'er, what are you doing?"

"You're going to defend this shameless prostitute?"

"You think your hat isn't green enough?"

Although Lu Ziqian forbade those people from harming Su Yujiao, he had no reason to protect her either.

After all, no family would tolerate Su Yujiao eloping with someone.

Su Yujiao must endure this punishment today, otherwise he will not be able to explain it to his family.

When Zhu Shi and Xiao Zhu Shi saw him stopping them, they were about to get angry, but the clan leader stopped them with a look.

The reason is simple: although Lu Zhenguo had rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor, he was afraid that the emperor would be wary of him, so he had already handed over his military power and found a sinecure.

Now, the General's Mansion's reputation is held up by Lu Ziqian, and the entire family depends on him; they can't afford to offend him too much.

The situation became somewhat tense. The clan leader stood up and spoke: "Ziqian, the Su family must give the General's Mansion an explanation for what happened today."

“It’s fine if we don’t use family discipline, after all, our General’s Mansion isn’t the kind of heartless family that mistreats its wives and shouts for them to be beaten and killed. But we will never tolerate a prostitute like this in our General’s Mansion.”

"Perfect timing, since everyone in the clan is here today, why don't you just write a letter of divorce and let her take it home?"

Seeing that things had escalated to the point of divorcing his wife, Lu Ziqian felt even more troubled.

"I've already suppressed those rumors. If I were to divorce my wife now, wouldn't that be a slap in my own face?"

The old clan chief frowned: "If we don't divorce his wife or use family discipline, won't the women in the family follow suit and cause chaos?"

"Ms. Su, you choose for yourself. After all, you're the one who made the mistake."

"This matter must be explained!"

Without hesitation, Su Yujiao said, "I choose divorce."

These words caused an uproar in the room, and everyone reacted as if their tails had been stepped on, instantly becoming agitated.

"Arrogant, absolutely arrogant."

"This is outrageous! A divorce agreement is a great disgrace to a man."

It's because the man makes a mistake that the woman's family forces him to write a divorce agreement.

Now that the Su family has made a mistake first, they still want the General's Mansion to take the blame, which is simply outrageous.

Zhu was so angry that she rolled her eyes and said, "Guards, beat this shameless little whore to death!"

Lu Ziqian kicked Granny Chen over again. This old woman was extremely vicious; if she beat him fifty times, he would be crippled even if he didn't die.

Moreover, Su Yujiao had just hit her, so she would only take the opportunity to retaliate.

"She's my own wife, I'll discipline her myself."

"Moshu, bring me my whip."

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