The maid behind him screamed in fright.
Ye Lanyin was already scared half to death, and at this moment she was turning the small bed over.
Just when she thought the child had been badly hurt.
Lin Wanwan was lying on the ground, licking her fingers and laughing. Ye Lanyin's eyes reddened, and she hurriedly picked up Lin Wanwan and checked her from head to toe.
After confirming that everything was alright, I held him in my arms and comforted him for a while.
She stood up after calming the child down.
"How dare you harm my child! Since your mother failed to educate you properly, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of all mothers in the world, so that you won't harm the next one."
She looked around, her eyes settling on a whip to the side, and walked towards it barefoot.
Her daughter was harmed time and time again. Was it intentional or unintentional?
Zou Wanqing was so frightened that she squatted on the ground and burst into tears.
Hua Mei was horrified; she couldn't believe that a one-year-old child could have such strength to push the crib.
In her panic, she rushed forward and grabbed the weeping Zou Wanqing, saying, "You're so young, yet so vicious! Like father, like son! You're so ill-mannered!"
Zou stepped forward, raised her whip, and lashed it forcefully!
"Bang!"
"You vile woman, how dare you lay a hand on a child?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei rushed in, snatched the whip from Madam Zou, and threw it hard on the ground.
How dare he hit his own daughter?
As expected, you can be ruthless to children who aren't your own!
Ye Lanyin was pushed by the Marquis of Zhenbei and staggered back a big step.
"Wanqing, are you alright?" Zou Shuang'er asked, her eyes red from crying, as her maid helped her limp over.
"Waaaaah, Mother, that bad woman is going to hit me!" Zou Wanqing cried, pointing a finger at Zou Shi. "It's her!"
Ye Lanyin snapped out of her daze, her face full of disappointment, looking at the man she had admired for over ten years.
She's really blind.
"Madam, as the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, how can you bully a child?"
"What did she do wrong that she's only one year old? Why did you have to whip her?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei glared angrily at her, pointing at Zou Wanqing.
“These past few days, Cousin Zou has been staying at our house for a while, and Wanqing has made Mother extremely happy. How could you be so inconsiderate and treat our distinguished guest like this?”
“She fell at your residence a few days ago and has already let it go. How can you be so heartless as to lay a hand on the daughter of such an important guest?”
"You have disappointed me greatly."
The Marquis of Zhenbei flicked his sleeve, his brows furrowed with anger.
This is his own daughter, he cherishes her dearly, and he wouldn't even dare to hit her.
Ye Lanyin dared to use such a heavy hand.
"You're quite the smooth talker, Lord Marquis. Don't you know who I am?" Ye Lanyin sneered as she steadied herself.
“Madam Ye, even if my daughter has made a huge mistake, you shouldn’t hit someone else’s child. Is this how you raise your children, Madam Ye?”
Zou Shuang'er felt uneasy.
"Your daughter is only one year old, yet you're already plotting to murder my baby who's not even a month old yet. I'd like to ask, Mrs. Zou, did you really not educate her at all?"
Ms. Zou's heart skipped a beat. How did she know that she was educating her child in this way?
“Madam Ye, my daughter is only one year old. How could she possibly do such a thing? You must be joking. Even if you told the Emperor, he wouldn’t believe you.”
"My lord, just now this Miss Wanqing came to the madam's courtyard and, ignoring our attempts to stop her, forced her way in and rushed straight at the young lady's cradle, knocking it over." Hua Mei was still terrified.
"The lady didn't even hit her, and she started crying on her own."
The surprise that flashed across the Marquis of Zhenbei's eyes was quickly concealed.
“Wanqing is so kind, how could she really do that? It’s just children playing around. Lanyin, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill. How could you use a whip when two children are playing?”
"If the child is really hurt, how can we explain it to their family?"
His daughter was a prodigy from birth; she could speak before she was a month old and compose poems at six months. Everyone praised her intelligence. He wanted to find a way to bring her back to reunite with his family.
"What are you saying, Lord Marquis? Does that mean that if my own daughter is injured, I, as her mother, cannot protect her?"
"She's your own daughter, how can you be so unreasonable?"
My stepfather is a big bad guy; he's not my father.
Ye Lanyin glanced at her daughter, her heart aching.
Since the child was born, the Marquis has only visited a few times, and now even his daughter doesn't recognize him.
Her eyes were glistening with tears.
"Madam, it's normal for your emotions to be unstable while you're in your postpartum period. Let's leave this matter here."
Marquis Zhenbei lowered his eyes.
"No way!"
The Marquis of Zhenbei suddenly raised his head. What did he hear?
His wife, who always listened to him, actually contradicted him.
“This child must apologize to me today, or I will take him to the authorities.”
"I believe my second brother is very willing to handle this matter!"
In the past, she was unwilling to bring up her family's influence, fearing that Lin Dehong's pride would be hurt. But now, her children are all destined for bad ends, all because of the man in front of her.
She absolutely cannot tolerate this!
"You... Lanyin, this is a family matter, how can you let your brother interfere?"
Although Ye Lanyin's two older brothers did not hold high official positions, they were backed by a second-rank general, so everyone would give them face.
Now she's actually using two officials with lower ranks than herself to slap her in the face?
"Your Excellency is mistaken. You feel that Madam Zou's daughter has been wronged, and I also feel that my daughter has been wronged."
“My father-in-law passed away early, and there are no other men in the household who can speak on matters of state. My elder brother is like a father to me, so naturally I asked him to protect me.”
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