Ji Yonglian's right cheek immediately swelled up and blood appeared at the corner of her mouth. She had never suffered such an injustice and immediately burst into tears.
"How dare you hit me? Are you crazy? I'm going to tell my father and have him beat you to death, you bitch!"
Ji Yunhuan rubbed his wrist and said calmly, "It's up to you!"
Nanny Yan had a stern face and spoke in a slow, unhurried voice that was exceptionally convincing.
"There is an order of seniority, and distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children. The eldest young lady is both the eldest sister and the only legitimate daughter in the mansion. It is her duty to educate her illegitimate sisters. Aunt, there is no need to thank me."
Aunt Zhang's words were forced back and she almost choked to death.
Nanny Yan continued, "Second Miss keeps calling me a bitch. I don't know who taught her this. If Auntie doesn't discipline her, you won't just get a slap in the face in the future."
"You old witch, why do you care about me..." Ji Yonglian was furious and was about to settle the score with Nanny Yan.
Aunt Zhang pulled her hard and scolded her in a low voice: "Shut up first and don't mess around!"
Behind closed doors, they could do whatever they wanted to Ji Yunhuan, but now with so many people watching, she couldn't let anyone catch her.
Aunt Zhang protected Ji Yonglian behind her, her eyes filled with tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"The eldest lady is so arrogant! She bullies my mother and me in the mansion every day, but now she is still so arrogant and domineering in front of everyone!"
"I am considered your elder, but you force me to kneel before you. Do you still respect the hierarchy of seniority and filial piety?"
Ji Yunhuan sneered, his tone full of sarcasm.
"Zhang Rou, you've been living a good life for too long. I'm afraid you've forgotten your identity. If I give you face, I'll call you Aunt. If I don't, you're just a slave, a maid that my mother bought for ten taels of silver."
"Don't think that just because your father broke your indenture and gave you a concubine, you're the mistress of the house. After all, you're just a plaything from a brothel, not worthy of being on the stage. How dare you call yourself my elder?"
Ji Yunhuan's voice was not loud, but everyone around him heard it.
Aunt Zhang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She tried her best to cover up her background and even found excuses to beat to death some servants who knew the inside story. But now Ji Yunhuan had exposed her background in public!
That bitch Xu Junwan said nice things, saying that she would help her hide her origins, but in fact, she told Ji Yunhuan and secretly left so many people for Ji Yunhuan. It was obvious that she had been planning to deal with her for a long time!
Fortunately, she took the initiative and killed Xu Junwan, otherwise she would have been the one to die.
Thinking of his mother who had lived a kind life but died tragically in the end, Ji Yunhuan's voice was filled with sadness.
"Zhang Rou, you must not forget your roots, otherwise you will be no different from an animal!"
"Back then, you were being chased by the brothel's thugs and were on the verge of death. It was my mother who saved you and redeemed you. What did you say back then? You said you would work like a slave to repay my mother."
"But you turned around and hooked up with my father. You even left the Ji Mansion under the pretext of looking for your relatives and became my father's concubine. Is this how you repay my mother?"
"Eight years ago, you brought a son and a daughter into my family. My mother was heartbroken, but she didn't pursue the matter. She even took out your indenture."
"My mother has always been a woman of virtue, gentle and virtuous, and has never treated you unfairly. You, a concubine, have not served your mistress well, but have instead endangered her life. Tell me, do you deserve to die?"
Ji Yunhuan was so imposing and pressed her questions repeatedly that Aunt Zhang was so panicked that she couldn't refute a single word. She could only sob and cry, trying to win the sympathy of the people around her.
Many of the onlookers were wives of officials. Although their masters did not hold high positions, they could not avoid having one or two concubines at home.
After hearing Ji Yunhuan's words and looking at Aunt Zhang's reaction, he already believed it about 70% of the time.
"Everyone is saying that Ji Yunhuan is arrogant and domineering. I think this concubine is no pushover. She killed the mistress, suppressed the legitimate daughter, and even drove her out of the house. What a clever trick!"
"Such a vicious woman would be a nuisance if she stayed in the mansion. She should be beaten to death with sticks."
"I don't know what Lord Ji is thinking. He actually indulges her to this extent. If the censor reports him for favoring a concubine over his wife, it will be the end of him!"
Aunt Zhang was very flexible and she fell to her knees with a plop, crying and acting pitifully.
"I know that the young lady looks down on me, but you can't slander me like this. I dare not admit to such a serious crime as killing the mistress of the house."
"I know the eldest young lady doesn't like the austere life in the nunnery and wants to enter the mansion to enjoy wealth and splendor, but the master has ordered that the eldest young lady's reputation has been ruined and her good name has been lost. She can only stay in the nunnery for the rest of her life and is not allowed to return to the mansion."
"I dare not disobey the master's order. Miss, please leave immediately!"
"What if I insist on entering the mansion?" Ji Yunhuan said coldly.
Ji Yonglian pulled Aunt Zhang up and complained dissatisfiedly, "Mother, why are you kneeling to her? She doesn't deserve it! If she dares to force her way in, we will ask the guards to stop her."
"We are many in number, she can't get in. When Daddy comes back from court, he'll see how domineering she is and how she dared to hit me. I will definitely not let her go!"
Aunt Zhang stood up and said, "That's the only way."
The guards in the mansion rushed out, and there were quite a few of them, which showed the wealth of the Ji family.
Ji Yunhuan sneered in his heart. If it weren't for his mother's generous dowry, how could Ji Gongming have lived in such a nice house and afforded so many servants to guard the house with just his salary?
Strictly speaking, this house was also her mother's dowry. After her mother passed away, the dowry should belong to her. No decent family would covet the hostess's dowry. If they told others about it, they would be criticized.
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