"She's just a lowly concubine. I can beat her or scold her as I please. Even selling her is within the law. Longkodo, you want to protect her, but can you?"

"Madam, this is my fault. You can't hit me anymore. His old injuries haven't healed yet. If he gets new ones, I won't be able to bear it."

"Really? Then you'll take the beating for Longkodo."

Li Si'er was stunned. Hitting her? How could this be allowed?

However, before she could react, the whip like drizzle kept hitting her. The pain was so severe that she had no time to think and could only scream.

Longkodo had never seen Li Si'er like this before. He didn't care about the pain and was just stunned.

Mu Sili stopped her actions only after beating Li Si'er all over his body.

"How dare a lowly concubine speak to me like this? Longkodo has spoiled her to the point where she has lost all manners.

I don’t know how my father fell in love with you when we were in Hesheli Mansion.

This lady has already shown me kindness by agreeing to let you enter the mansion as a humble concubine. To dream of becoming a noble concubine is sheer wishful thinking."

Longkodo felt a little guilty when he heard Mu Sili mention his father. After all, Li Si'er was snatched away from his father-in-law, and he still felt guilty towards Mu Sili.

"Oh, look at this lady's memory. I even forgot Longkodo is still on the ground."

When Longkodo saw Mu Sili walking towards him with a whip in her hand, his face was full of rejection.

But Mu Sili didn't give him a chance to refute and beat him again.

"Qiaohui, get someone to call a doctor to check on those two people inside. Beating a concubine to death is not a big deal, but beating Longkodo to death is a big deal.

After all, I am Longkodo's wife. If I kill him, Zhuyan and Yue Xing'a will be affected.

This lady may not care about her reputation, but she has to consider them."

"Yes, I will send someone to call the doctor right away."

"Longkodo, listen carefully to this lady. Li Si'er is just a lowly maid from a brothel. It's already a high marriage for her to be able to enter the mansion and become a concubine.

If you ever think of making her a concubine again, you'd better make room for her by removing me, otherwise I will never agree to promote her to a concubine.

Be careful that some Japanese lady gets upset and spreads your dirty deeds. I'd like to see how you deal with it."

Longkodo was furious, but he was in so much pain at the moment, especially since Li Si'er had beaten him so badly a few days ago that he was breathing more than he was breathing out. He was actually a little afraid of Mu Sili.

"Master, save me, I'm in so much pain."

Longkodo struggled to crawl to Li Si'er and gently held her in his arms.

Mu Sili clearly heard the sound of bones breaking, and with a scream, Li Sier fainted.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, how tragic, Longkodo, you actually let Li Si'er break his ribs and faint from the pain, you are too cruel."

"I didn't. How could I do that? It was you, you did it, right? Si'er is a weak woman, how could you be so cruel?"

"Longkodo, sometimes talking too much is not a good thing, do you understand?"

Longkodo could only look at Mu Sili with hatred and continue to hug Li Sier. At that moment, he even wanted to kill Mu Sili.

After returning to the main courtyard, Mu Sili sat directly in the middle of the courtyard waiting for the arrival of Madam Tong.

Within a quarter of an hour, old lady Tong came over with a group of maids in a threatening manner.

"Si Li, do you still fulfill your duties as a wife? I really regret promising you to Longkodo, otherwise he wouldn't have become like this!"

"Really? Mother-in-law, do you still remember what you said when you went to Hesheli Mansion to ask for marriage?

You yourself said that if Longkodo treated his daughter-in-law badly, he could beat and scold her, and you would not have any objection.

Now my daughter-in-law has only beaten him twice, and you are here to blame him. Doesn't it hurt your face?"

Old Madam Tong choked. She was just being polite. Which wife would argue with a man and even dare to hit him?

Only Mu Sili would think this way. She really regretted it.

"It seems that mother-in-law also thinks it's unreasonable. Then what do you want to do by bringing so many maids to the main courtyard?"

"You are really unruly. It's my fault that I have spoiled you more since you came into my house. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spoiled you enough to dare to lay hands on me.

Come here, tie up the lady and send her directly to the ancestral hall to kneel. If the lady admits her mistake, let her out. If she refuses to admit her mistake, let her kneel in the ancestral hall.

I believe that with so many ancestors watching, you will honestly admit your mistakes.

Sili, mother is doing this for your own good. No matter how favored Li Si'er is, she is just a concubine. Why do you bother with her?

Alright, no matter how much I say, it’s better for you to figure it out on your own. Take your wife to the ancestral hall.”

"Really? The mother-in-law really doesn't understand her daughter-in-law. She is the one who knows the rules best in this house.

If the daughter-in-law really doesn't know the rules, the mother-in-law will have a headache. After all, the daughter-in-law has been in the family for so many years and has never made any mistakes.

No, something went wrong. My daughter-in-law listened to you and let Li Si'er come in as a concubine.

"If you really want to go to the ancestral hall to repent, it should be your parents-in-law. Without your consent, how could a lowly maid from a brothel be worthy of entering the Tong Mansion?"

Madam Tong was a little confused. Did she hear it wrong? Didn't she come here to announce that Mu Sili would go to the ancestral hall to reflect on her sins? How did she end up saying that she was going to the ancestral hall?

The women who came with us were almost crying. Could they please not tell us these secrets? They were under a lot of pressure!

"How dare you! I'm your mother-in-law, and you're talking to me like that? Someone, send my wife to the ancestral hall. I don't believe I can't cure her!"

Old Lady Tong was so angry because Mu Sili beat Longkodo again. He hadn't been to court for seven days, and Yongzheng had asked about it several times. He didn't expect that he would be beaten again when he was almost recovered!

Now, it will take at least ten days or half a month for him to even turn over, let alone get out of bed.

"Who dares? Mother-in-law, this is the main courtyard. The daughter-in-law is the owner of this courtyard. It's not nice to hit your daughter-in-law in her own courtyard, isn't it?"

"I am your mother-in-law. Even if I did something wrong, you just have to bear it. Longkodo is my favorite son. How can I watch him suffer in vain?

I don't care what your reason was for hitting him, it's your fault for hitting your husband. I only ask you one question: are you going to the ancestral hall or not?"

"No."

"Very good, very good. Come, tie up the lady and take her to the ancestral hall, and assign someone to keep her under strict guard."

"yes."

After a few lashes of whipping, Old Madam Tong was stunned. How could this be different from what she had expected?

"I had vented my anger today, but my mother-in-law insisted on making me kneel in the ancestral hall. I am an obedient daughter-in-law and will naturally satisfy you."