Rong Qingqing glanced at him and suddenly realized that she had underestimated this scumbag father. He did not refute the old lady's words, nor did he plead for Chen Shi. However, this move of retreating in order to advance was actually still on Chen Shi's side.
Madam Chen naturally understood that Rong Shiqing was helping her, so she quickly crawled a few steps on her knees and apologized in a very polite manner, "Mother, I have done wrong and made you angry. Please give me another chance. I will definitely repent and be a good person." Hmph, this old hag doesn't have much time left to live. Apologize is fine. Once this old hag is dead, won't she be the one to call the shots in this mansion? She'll just have to put up with it for now.
Thinking it over, her expression became even more sincere, "Daughter-in-law will never dare to do it again..."
But Madam Rong had seen through her long ago, so how could she not know her little tricks?
She didn't want to say anything more to her, but instead threw back the covers and said, "If they won't listen to me, then I'll fight them myself."
Chen's face stiffened, and she was so angry that she almost lost her composure.
She knelt down and begged for forgiveness, but that old hag still wouldn't let her go.
Rong Shiqing was startled and quickly stopped her, "Mother, this won't do! You've just woken up and your body hasn't fully recovered..." Then, gritting his teeth, he said, "Let your son do it. Someone, bring me a rattan cane!"
However, after he finished speaking, there was still no response from outside, and no servants answered him at all.
Rong Shiqing waited for a while, but still no one answered him, and he began to lose face.
Rong Qingqing suddenly said, "Grandmother, it seems that it's not just you who no one listens to you; Father, the head of the family, is the same."
Upon hearing this, Rong Shiqing suddenly realized that Madam Chen wielded too much power in the mansion.
He couldn't help but look at her again.
Madam Chen was startled and hurriedly put on an innocent expression. "It's all my fault. I haven't been strict with managing the household, and these servants have become too unruly. Please punish me severely, sir."
Rong Shiqing glared at her hatefully and walked out.
A short while later, he returned with the rattan cane and said to Madam Rong, "Mother, don't be angry. I will teach this shrew a lesson." With that, he raised the rattan cane and struck Chen.
However, before the cane could fall, Rong Qingqing stopped it, saying, "Father has worked hard all day, let your daughter do it for him."
Rong Shiqing's face darkened. He was about to reprimand her, thinking it was unacceptable for a junior to lecture an elder, when he saw the rattan cane in Rong Qingqing's hand lightly land on Chen's back.
Seeing this, he was taken aback. After a moment's thought, he realized that Qingqing was just a girl, so how much strength could she possibly have?
If he were to hit himself, his mother would be watching from the side, and even if he wanted to hit her lightly, he couldn't.
Thinking this, he stopped scolding Rong Qingqing. Just then, Madam Rong said, "Shiqing, I'm thirsty. Pour me a cup of tea."
“Okay,” Rong Shiqing quickly agreed.
Seeing this, Rong Qingqing raised the rattan cane in her hand and lashed it hard across Chen's back.
"Ah—" Chen let out a miserable scream.
Startled, Rong Shiqing almost knocked over his cup. He quickly turned to look and saw that Rong Qingqing was only lightly slapping Chen Shi, seemingly without any strength at all.
"Qingqing, did you not eat? Give her a good beating!" Old Madam Rong frowned.
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing glanced helplessly at Rong Shiqing, then swung the rattan cane and struck Chen Shi hard.
Chen screamed again.
Rong Qingqing seemed quite frightened and unconsciously eased her grip.
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