Bai Xiuxiu dared to curse her son, so Jin Huifang, who had been teasing her, stopped talking nonsense, rolled up her sleeves, rushed up to Bai Xiuxiu, and slapped her hard across the face.
*Smack*
The crisp sound startled the maids and servants in the third and fourth rooms of the courtyard, who opened their eyes wide in fear.
Bai Xiuxiu covered her face, her eyes red with anger, "You, you dare to hit me. Jin Huifang, I'll fight you to the death."
Bai Xiuxiu rushed up to hit Jin Huifang.
During her miscarriage, Bai Xiuxiu was angry every day, cursing the Jiang family for bullying her. Her body hadn't fully recovered, and she was also petite.
Jin Huifang, being tall and long-legged, easily overpowered Bai Xiuxiu, swinging her large hand to slap her face forcefully.
She hit and cursed, "I'll teach you to curse my son. Bai Xiuxiu, you spew filth from your mouth..."
Bai Xiuxiu refused to give up and kept hitting Jin Huifang with her hands and feet.
"Jin Huifang is a vicious snake, I curse you to have a son without an anus..."
The two cursed at each other, using their hands and feet to try and inflict maximum damage.
Bai Xiuxiu, who had suffered more losses than others, glanced at the maid and shouted, "What are you standing there for? Come and help me!"
The maids and servants of the third wife, who were at a loss for what to do, rushed forward to help as soon as they heard this.
Seeing this, the servants of the fourth branch of the family couldn't let their master suffer a loss, so they rushed forward as well.
The fight between the two men turned into a fight between the women of the two families.
The two families were usually at odds, and this time, seizing the opportunity, they settled their scores and vengeance. They showed no mercy in the fight.
Upon receiving the news, Zhuang Meixue and Madam Jiang arrived and stopped the fight.
The women from both sides who participated were all bruised and battered, with their hairpins and jewelry scattered on the ground and their clothes in disarray.
"You two are outrageous!" Old Madam Jiang's hand trembled as she pointed at Jin Huifang and Bai Xiuxiu. If word got out that the matriarch of the household had led a fight, what would become of the Jiang family's reputation?
The servants were all taken away, and Old Madam Jiang personally interrogated Jin Huifang and Bai Xiuxiu.
"Tell me, what happened?"
"Mother, you must stand up for me! Look what she's done to my face!"
In the past, when Bai Xiuxiu cried, it was like pear blossoms in the rain, so pitiful and charming.
Today, I cried with a face covered in bruises and discoloration, which was just an eyesore.
Old Madam Jiang lowered her eyes, not wanting to look. Zhuang Meixue, standing beside her, remained expressionless but inwardly cheered, "Well done!"
Jin Huifang rolled her eyes. "Why don't you mention that you cursed my son? My son is only a year old, and you're already saying he won't live," Jin Huifang couldn't finish her sentence and kicked Bai Xiuxiu again.
"Mother, look. Jin Huifang dared to hit me right in front of you, which shows how arrogant and domineering she is. I've been bullied to death..." Bai Xiuxiu burst into tears, her voice full of grievance.
Madam Jiang's head ached from crying.
"Stop crying. You were both at fault today. Each of you will be fined a year's salary." Old Madam Jiang gave each of you a 50/50 punishment.
"I don't accept this. She hit me first. Mother, you're too biased." Bai Xiuxiu felt that it was true that she didn't care about those who weren't her biological daughter.
He also harbored resentment towards Old Madam Jiang.
“I accept the punishment. But I still stand by what I said. No matter who cursed and harmed my son, I will not let them off easily.” Her son is Jin Huifang’s bottom line and her Achilles’ heel.
"I cursed your son and you got angry. Why are you blaming me for this?" Bai Xiuxiu was full of grievances. Just because she was a concubine's daughter-in-law, she was being framed for stealing the jade magnolia hairpin.
Am I the kind of person who is easily swayed?
“I do things honestly and uprightly. If you want to slander me, produce evidence.” Jin Huifang didn’t want to argue with Bai Xiuxiu.
“We’ve been sisters-in-law for many years. I know your personalities quite well. I don’t think this could be between the two of you,” Zhuang Meixue said.
"It wasn't the two of us, it was you? You were the one behind this." Bai Xiuxiu looked at Zhuang Meixue suspiciously.
The other people in the room rolled their eyes; this person wasn't worth being nice to.
"Second Sister-in-law means that someone is taking advantage of the situation." Jin Huifang understood Zhuang Meixue's meaning.
"Continue the investigation. Mei Xue, this matter is entrusted to you. You must get to the bottom of it," said Madam Jiang.
"Yes," Zhuang Meixue replied.
"Mother, I want to investigate too." Jin Huifang wouldn't let those who tried to frame him get away with it.
"I...I want to investigate too," Bai Xiuxiu hurriedly said. If she found out who it was, she would definitely tear them to pieces.
The three sisters-in-law rarely work together as one to investigate a matter.
It was quickly discovered that Hongxing had a lover. This lover was Jiang Mingshu's pageboy.
Jiang Mingshu is Bai Yiniang's son. It was this mother and son who wanted to get rid of the third and fourth wives to pave the way for Jiang Mingshu.
Aunt Bai and Jiang Mingshu definitely wouldn't acknowledge it. They insisted on continuing the investigation. They discovered that Hongxing's godmother was the daughter of Jiang Mingyue's wet nurse.
Is Jiang Mingyue crying wolf? Yes, she's doing it on purpose. She can't stand her sisters-in-law and wants to cause trouble.
Jiang Mingyue naturally protested her innocence and demanded an investigation.
Then came the story of Hongxing recognizing a godbrother. This godbrother's wife worked at the Qushui Courtyard.
It's time for the second wife again...
After going through the whole process, apart from Old Master Jiang, Old Madam Jiang and even the eldest branch of the family in Beijing were all implicated and had problems.
In the end, Grandpa Jiang stopped the investigation and ordered it to end there, forbidding any further investigation.
If the investigation continues, the Jiang family will fall apart.
The patrol teams were also ordered to revert to nighttime patrols and were no longer allowed to patrol during the day.
The servants in the manor were all happy. Pear was so happy that she ate two extra bowls of rice, and was so full that she walked around the courtyard until midnight before finally going to sleep.
On the surface, the Jiang family maintained a harmonious atmosphere, but in reality, the various branches of the family were wary of each other while secretly forming alliances.
The fourth and second wives, being brothers born of the same mother, had a much closer relationship.
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