The maids and nannies rushed towards Sang Rou and Ling Ran, trying their best to protect her, but they couldn't withstand the strong hands of Aunt Li and Aunt Zhang, who were all hard-working people. With a few scratches, they managed to make Sang Rou howl in pain.

Needless to say, Ling Qiang's screams were the loudest.

Their hair was disheveled, their faces were smeared, and their silk clothes were snagged. They didn't care anymore and stumbled out, only to be pulled back by Wang Guifen and continued to scratch them.

Shui Qing was extremely satisfied with what she saw.

Whether you're a man or a woman, you really need to have your own group of people!

They are his right and left hands.

She took the opportunity to teach Yan Qiu: "Look, you must have a group of your own people, so that they will really step up when something happens!"

If I hadn't yelled at or hit them today, I'd only get angrier the more I thought about it; but after yelling, hitting, and tearing things apart, I feel so relieved every time I think about it!

A smile appeared in Yan Qiu's eyes. Why did her mother always have such unconventional ideas?

She gently reminded her, "Mother, should we stop them?"

In the past, she would have been so angry that she would have cried, feeling deeply humiliated. But now, these words couldn't hurt her; she didn't want to hurt the people in the village who had helped her.

Shui Qing stood on tiptoe to look: "No rush, no rush. Aunt Li and Aunt Zhang are having a good time. Let them vent their anger one more time. It's not good for them to hold it in."

In fact, she hadn't vented her anger yet!

What do you mean her son has taken a liking to Yan Qiu? This is treating Yan Qiu like merchandise, letting her son pick and choose!

Bringing her daughter into the household as a concubine—what mother wouldn't be furious upon hearing that!

If she weren't weak in combat and worried about affecting Aunt Li and the others' performance, she would definitely tear Sang Rou's mouth apart.

"We still have Ling Ran's grudge to settle; we'll avenge even a little bit today!"

The scene was extremely chaotic, with Sang Rou's side being completely overwhelmed.

Under the desperate cover of her maids and servants, she stumbled and ran away. Before she had gone far, she saw Ling Ce riding towards her.

As if seeing a savior, tears streamed down her face as she cried out, "Master, you've finally come! Please save Rou Rou! These country folk want us dead!"

Shui Qing was surprised to see Ling Ce, and hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Come back quickly!"

The men and women of Shanshui Village all stopped and obediently retreated to Shuiqing's side.

Over there, Sang Rou began to complain, sobbing: "Master, I came here specifically to thank Ran'er for being saved by her, and also to ask Ran'er to come back with me. I didn't expect this vulgar woman to lie and say that Ran'er is nowhere to be found."

She wouldn't let us in to search, and she even hit us! You have to avenge us!

Ling Ce frowned deeply.

She asked in quick succession, "How did you know Ran'er was saved by her? And how did you find her?"

These days he has been dealing with the affairs of Magistrate Wu and the disaster victims of Guangning Prefecture, and has not been home at all. The people he sent to his residence to deliver the gifts of thanks were carefully selected and instructed in advance, without informing Rou Rou. How did she find out?

Sang Rou, her face streaked with tears, froze.

"Ran'er is definitely not here; they weren't lying."

"Search? What right do you have to search someone else's home?"

Sang Rou immediately replied to the last sentence: "I learned it from my master. What's wrong with me, a second-rank lady, searching a peasant woman's yard? Besides, it's for the sake of the eldest son of the Ling family. I'm just doing this because I love my son so much."

Ling Ce frowned even more deeply.