Li Yuxin knew her sister-in-law was worried about her. Living in her husband's family was her greatest fear, a rift with her husband. So, in her previous life, she had endured it time and again. Only before her death did she realize how short life is. Excluding the first ten years of ignorance, the ten years before death, and the time spent sleeping at night, there were only a mere twenty or thirty years. Why bother?

Since she could start over, what was wrong with her acting spontaneously? It wasn't like she couldn't get it over with. Since Sheng Huaizhong was always looking for an excuse to divorce her, she'd taken the initiative and killed Concubine Liu as a sacrifice, so that Sheng Huaizhong would feel the pain of losing his beloved, so that if he wasn't hurt, he wouldn't care at all. He could easily let Hong'er be killed by Concubine Liu.

Li Yuxin had already decided to do whatever pleased her. Sheng Huaizhong was neither in the right nor capable, so he couldn't divorce her. But if he told his sister-in-law about this, she would only become more worried.

Li Yuxin thought for a moment and replied, "Sister-in-law, I was just so angry that I almost put Hong'er's life in danger. I will never act like this again in the future."

Seeing Li Yuxin's serious expression, the eldest sister-in-law Guan believed it and tapped her forehead and said, "Xin Jie'er, how can I explain this to my father and mother, not to mention your eldest brother?"

Li Yuxin smiled and took her sister-in-law's hand, saying, "Then I will go home with you to see my mother, and I will explain this matter to my family in person."

The eldest sister-in-law looked at Li Yuxin helplessly, sighed, and said, "You are just good at sweet talk."

After a few pleasantries, the two decided to return to the Li family's house together. Li Yuxin asked Liu Mama to stay behind to look after the house, and she left with her three children and sister-in-law Jiu Jie'er.

"Mom, look who's here." My sister-in-law asked happily before entering the inner room.

Li Yuxin walked behind her eldest sister-in-law, holding Hong'er and Yun'er, and finally Wei'er followed. Li's mother was lying on the bed. When she turned around and saw her daughter and grandson coming in, she wanted to get up, but was held down by her eldest sister-in-law.

"My son, my grandson." Mother Li hugged Hong'er and Yun'er with red eyes. The two girls leaned against their grandmother and called her grandmother in unison.

Wei'er stood up straight and bowed to Li's mother, saying hello: "Greetings, Grandmother."

Mother Li looked at Sheng Wei in the hall and said excitedly, "Don't be so polite, dear grandson, come closer and let your grandmother take a good look."

Mother Li reached out and touched Sheng Wei's face, smiling and saying, "I just saw you during the Chinese New Year. How come you've grown so much taller all of a sudden? You look like a little green bamboo."

Li Yuxin also smiled and said, "Mom, you have to take a good look at them. These children grow up so fast. If they don't come back to see you next time, you won't be able to recognize them."

Li Yuxin was laughing until tears started to flow. Seeing Li Yuxin like this, Li's mother winked at Guan. Guan said, "Jiu Jieer, go play with Hong Jieer, Yun Jieer, and Wei Geer."

The children left the inner room one by one, and Guan followed them out. Only mother and daughter were left in the room. Li Yuxin threw herself into her mother's arms and burst into tears. Mother Li hugged Li Yuxin, her face full of heartache and tears streaming down her face. She gently stroked Li Yuxin's back and coaxed her in a gentle voice: "Xinjie, what's wrong with you? Tell me if you have any grievances. I will take care of it for you. Don't cry, don't cry."

Li Yuxin cried for a full quarter of an hour before finally stopping. Half of her mother's body was soaked with tears. She sheepishly took clothes from a box and gave them to her mother to change into. As she did so, she said, "Mother, Sheng Huaizhong was lustful and obsessed with women. He fell for a prostitute in a brothel and nearly killed my Hong'er. That slut was caught red-handed and dealt with according to family rules last night. My father-in-law is on my side."

After hearing what Li Yuxin said, Li's mother's face suddenly turned cold. She said in a cold voice: "Did the father-in-law punish the son-in-law?"

Li Yuxin wiped her face with a wet towel and said, "Of course I did. According to family rules, I was beaten with twenty boards and then dragged to kneel in the ancestral hall."

Mother Li's complexion improved a little, and she nodded, taking the other towel that Li Yuxin had wet and wiping her face. After a moment, she spoke again, "But the woman is gone?" Li Yuxin nodded.

Mother Li said calmly, "It's good that it's gone. Either don't do it, or do it completely."