Madam Chen was startled and screamed in alarm.
Several men barged in, then stood on either side of the door, and welcomed in a little girl of about seven or eight years old.
The little girl was quite plump, with fair skin and delicate features.
She wore a bright red jacket embroidered with yellow forsythia flowers, a pale white silk undershirt, and a pomegranate red pleated skirt with scattered flowers.
Her jet-black hair was adorned with only a few small, red-gold hairpins, and ruby earrings added to her air of nobility.
The white fox fur cloak was stylish, almost completely enveloping the plump girl, making her both warm and beautiful.
The three sisters-in-law of the Chen family were stunned. After thinking about it carefully, they realized that they didn't have such an outstanding young girl among their relatives and friends.
Moreover, when one's own family is holding a funeral, even relatives and friends who come to visit should wear mourning clothes.
Wearing such bright red is simply too disrespectful of etiquette!
Madam Chen immediately scolded, "Whose child are you? Where are your parents and elders? Who taught you manners? Not only did you trespass into the backyard, but you're also dressed in bright red and green. You're really being presumptuous!"
Needless to say, this chubby girl is Jiayin.
She came here to cause trouble and vent her anger, so how could she possibly follow the rules?
She glanced at everyone in the courtyard and laughed mockingly.
"Everyone says the Chen family is as stupid as pigs, but I didn't believe it. Now that I've seen it for myself, I know that what outsiders say is true!"
"Don't you know what bad things your hundred-plus servants from the Chen family did while carrying the coffin?"
"How dare you ask who I am? I am a demon sent to claim your life!"
"You...you are Princess Kangle?" Madam Chen's expression was complicated. She immediately thought of her husband who had gone to the Li family to cause trouble, so she shouted, "Where are our family members? What have you done to them? Tell me now, or I will have someone report this to the Prefect of the Capital!"
Who are you trying to scare like a child?!
Jiayin rolled her eyes, impatient to talk to them any longer, and raised her hand to give the order.
Madam Chen suddenly stepped forward and said, "Princess, it was their fault that our family caused trouble at Broken Gold Beach."
"But we are currently holding a funeral in our family. Please, please be kind and let us send the old lady off in peace!"
After saying this, she clasped her hands together and bowed her head in greeting.
Jiayin shook her head, showing no mercy whatsoever, and said, "You asked me to be lenient, but when your family of over a hundred people carried the coffin to Broken Gold Beach, did you advise them to be lenient towards my Li family?"
"If you don't, who gave you the audacity to be so hypocritical?"
Madam Chen didn't know what double standards meant, but she blushed nonetheless and lowered her head to recite a Buddhist chant.
Without further hesitation, Jiayin shouted, "Smash it! Leave nothing behind! Since the Chen family wants our family to have no good days, then no one should expect to live in peace!"
Old Hei and dozens of others picked up their sticks and ran to each house, swinging them around.
Vases, dressing tables, screens—nothing in sight was spared!
Clang!
Click!
Crack!
Immediately, the entire Chen family courtyard became lively.
Madam Chen was so frightened that she jumped up and down and quickly called for the maids and servants to stop her.
But Lao Hei and his men are all skilled fighters.
Having suffered a beating at the hands of Chen Jiaren before, he was eager to vent his anger and showed no mercy.
If anyone tries to stop them, they'll attack people instead of things!
As a result, the maids and servants all over the courtyard ran around in a panic.
Mrs. Chen remained silent, only quietly watching Jiayin.
Her son was killed by Li Laosi, and the chubby girl in front of her is Li Laosi's own daughter...
If it's a life for a life, then it's a kind of divine retribution...
She and two old women took advantage of the chaos in the courtyard and crept up behind Jiayin.
At this moment, Jiayin only had Dongmei by her side.
Today, Ye Shan went to Zhengjiazhuang on business, while Dong Mei stayed home tidying up the small storeroom.
I originally thought that the little master was playing in the greenhouse in the back, where there was food, drink and warmth, so he should be fine.
Little did they expect that the Chen family would come knocking on their door like this.
Just now, when the young master wanted to go into the city to vent his anger, she immediately followed him, just in case.
Who would have thought that someone would actually be so heartless and audacious?
Madam Chen rushed forward, arms outstretched, and just as she grabbed Jiayin by the neck, Dongmei turned around and delivered a powerful kick to her chest, sending her flying with a scream.
The two old women were stunned. Before they could react, Dongmei kicked them away to keep their mistress company.
Jiayin turned around, glanced at them, and said simply, "Break her arm to teach her a lesson."
Dongmei immediately grabbed a stick, walked over, and without saying a word, struck Madam Chen Chuan's arm twice.
Madam Chen screamed repeatedly, her earlier ruthlessness completely gone, her body shrinking like a boiled shrimp.
Dongmei hesitated for a moment, then broke the arms of the two old women before withdrawing her stick.
Madam Chen and Madam Chen's second wife, who were standing under the eaves, along with some servants in the courtyard, had been secretly watching, hoping that Jiayin would be strangled to death, but they never expected to see such a tragic scene.
They were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they clenched their teeth, not daring to utter a sound.
Soon, Lao Hei and his gang had smashed up every courtyard. Apart from Old Madam Chen's mourning tent, no part of the Chen family's house was intact.
In front of the Chen family gate, Chen He's coffin lay across the steps, attracting many onlookers.
Previously, the Chen family carried a coffin to Broken Gold Beach to seek bad luck. Before everyone knew the outcome, Chen He's coffin was returned, but not a single member of the Chen family followed.
Naturally, everyone was curious and wished they had ears that could hear a thousand miles away, so they could hear what was happening in the Chen family's courtyard.
As it turns out, they were lucky today.
The dozen or so women guarding the entrance to the Chen family's house actually added a huge bundle of firewood to the fire of gossip in everyone's hearts.
From the Chen family carrying the coffin to Suijintan to cause trouble, breaking through checkpoints and assaulting people, to burying Chen He's coffin in front of the Li family's door, to the princess's anger and her willingness to help fulfill the Chen family's wish to be buried with Chen He, to the imperial decree issued in the palace punishing the Chen family with six months of hard labor, everything is explained clearly.
Finally, Xiao Cui, who was in charge of leading the group, pointed to the Chen family's gate and said, "The imperial edict clearly states that the Chen family must compensate us double for the losses at Suijintan."
"Our princess said that death is the greatest tragedy, so she sent the Chen family's coffin back and came personally to collect the debt. The Chen family is morally corrupt and disrespectful to their elders; they'll probably try to renege on their debt!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Hei and the others cleared a path and escorted their master out from inside.
Jiayin glanced at the crowd in front of the door and said, "Not only is the Chen family unwilling to pay compensation, but Madam Chen the Third also wants to strangle this princess. They are truly audacious."
"Let's go, let's go to the Chen family's shop and collect the debt!"
After saying that, she got into the carriage and led everyone to the commercial street.
The Chen family is a prominent family in Xindu, so how could they possibly be unable to pay compensation?
When a smart person heard that the Li family was going to the shop, they understood that the Li family was going to continue vandalizing it!
The crowd was torn between wanting to stay and watch the excitement and wanting to follow the Li family's group to the commercial street; they wished they could just split themselves in two...
On the commercial street, the shopkeeper Baiyunjian was unaware that such a major event had occurred to his family.
Manager Peng was greeting guests in the front hall when he glanced outside and saw the host's carriage pass by. Curious, he chased after it a few steps.
But then they discovered that the princess had jumped out of the carriage not far away, and the men behind her were rushing menacingly into the fabric shop diagonally opposite...
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