"Lizheng, how can you do this? We're from the same village, how can you side with this woman?"
Old Mrs. Wang simply rolled on the ground, crying and cursing, "Fine, you should have left this matter alone after selling your daughter to us. Now you're causing trouble in my house. Let me tell you, our ancestors were old generals, and you, Li Zheng, what right do you think you have to interfere in our family affairs?"
Liang Shuyan snorted coldly: "Since that's the case, Lizheng, please go and invite the county magistrate here. Tell him that someone here has been injured and Lizheng is unable to handle it!"
Li Zheng angrily pointed at Old Lady Wang in front of him and said, "Let me tell you, Old Lady Wang, when Li Zheng comes, do you think you'll get away with this? Or do you think your actions will bring any new rewards to your Wang family?"
Li Zheng was well aware that Liang Shuyan was no ordinary intruder. Since she had come, she was bound to cause trouble. The old woman from the Wang family was also a habitual bully. Well, it was time to teach her a lesson in her arrogance and domineering nature.
Yinxia hadn't seen Jinxia for a long time, so she pulled Jinxia aside and said, "Sister, say something! Look, Mother and I have come. If you don't like it, we'll go back. What kind of people are these?"
Jinxia kept her head down and refused to speak. Yinxia, who was impatient, tugged at Jinxia. To her surprise, Jinxia winced in pain, immediately curled up to one side, and began to sob.
Yinxia lunged at Old Lady Wang, grabbed the woman's hair, and yelled, "Tell me, how exactly did you bully my sister to this state without saying a word?"
"Let me go! My family has a lineage of generals. Who do you think you are? Your sister came to my house and didn't listen to us. She deserves it!"
Liang Shuyan walked over, her eyes slightly narrowed: "Grandma Wang, do you remember which generation of your ancestors you came from? Do you have any evidence?"
"Pah! My ancestors were generals, what proof do I need?"
"Then I could also say that my ancestors had an imperial pardon that granted them immunity from death?"
"You, you woman, who do you think you are, daring to cause trouble in my house? I'm going to beat her up, so what? It's none of your business. Even if the magistrate comes, it's because she was disrespectful to her parents-in-law first."
Yinxia walked over to Jinxia, rolled up her sleeves, and exclaimed in surprise, "Mother, look at what happened to my sister! No wonder she hasn't said a word!"
Aunt Liu came running over, exclaiming in shock, "Oh dear, my poor Jinxia! How could that old beast do such a despicable thing?"
Hearing Aunt Liu's call, Liang Shuyan turned around and approached Jin Xia. She saw that Jin Xia's arms were covered with bruises and red marks, and the burns from the fire poker were still oozing pus. It was a truly unsightly sight.
Liang Shuyan stepped forward and gently stroked Jinxia's head: "Jinxia, don't worry, now that your aunt is here, I'll stand up for you. Listen to your aunt, take off your clothes and let me take a look!"
Jin Xia's eyes fell on Liang Shuyan's face, and she immediately burst into tears.
Liang Shuyan unbuttoned her clothes, and oh my god, there wasn't a single part of her body that was unharmed—her chest, her back, and everything else. Liang Shuyan closed her eyes and walked step by step toward Old Lady Wang.
Slap! Slap! Two loud slaps landed on Granny Wang's face. She opened her mouth to scream, but Liang Shuyan ripped off her smelly socks and stuffed them into Granny Wang's face, then slapped her a dozen more times.
"Yinxia, go find a rope. I'll hang this wicked old woman up and give her a good beating first."
Granny Wang's mouth was stuffed with a smelly sock. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't utter a single word. Her eyes were filled with bright red blood vessels.
Yinxia ran to the storage room in the backyard, found a rope, and gave it to Liang Shuyan. Liang Shuyan tied her up, hung her on the gate, grabbed a leather whip, and started whipping her wildly.
"You beast! How dare you abuse my Jinxia! Now you're getting your comeuppance! Aunt Liu, go and prepare a basin of urine!"
After a dozen or so lashes, beads of sweat appeared on Old Woman Wang's forehead, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably!
With a thud, Liang Shuyan untied the rope, and Old Lady Wang's buttocks fell hard to the ground, hitting a rock and screaming in pain.
Liang Shuyan stepped forward and snatched the smelly sock out of her mouth.
"Is this appropriate for her, her aunt?"
"She should have thought of this outcome when she hit Jin Xia, her aunt, pick up the chamber pot, I'll hold her down, hurry up!"
Aunt Liu sniffed, picked up a basin of excrement and urine, and poured it directly into Old Lady Wang's mouth. Immediately, a disgusting stench wafted over, causing everyone to cover their mouths and noses.
Old Mrs. Wang vomited incessantly. After vomiting, she went to find a basin of clean water, washed herself, rinsed, drank, vomited again, and then launched into another round of insults: "You bunch of lowly women, how dare you humiliate the descendants of the general like this! When the magistrate arrives in a little while, he will throw you all into prison!"
"What, haven't you had enough of shit and pee? How about I give you a fire poker, strip you naked, and poke you all over until you're covered in holes, okay?"
This old woman, Wang, was terrifyingly stubborn. Hearing Liang Shuyan's words, she dared not disbelieve. This woman was clearly no pushover; she had even been forced to urinate and defecate earlier. If she dared to argue again, she would probably be scalded.
"Please, please stop! I know, I know I was wrong!"
At this moment, Li Zheng arrived with the county magistrate and a group of villagers who had gathered to watch. They saw Old Lady Wang sitting on the ground.
The county magistrate asked, "Are you the old woman Wang who beat her daughter-in-law?"
Instead of directly answering the magistrate's question, Old Lady Wang began her lament: "Your Honor, our ancestors were generals! This wretched woman actually forced excrement and urine into my body! I beg Your Honor to do me justice!"
Liang Shuyan stepped forward respectfully and bowed: "This humble woman, Liang Shuyan, greets Your Excellency, the County Magistrate!"
The magistrate waved his hand: "Get up, tell me what happened."
Liang Shuyan called over Jinxia, Yinxia, and Aunt Liu, while Sanwang stood aside, listening quietly.
“Your Honor, Jinxia is my daughter. We came to this Elm Tree Bay after learning that Jinxia was being abused by her mother-in-law. At first, I thought it was just a casual beating and scolding, but look at the injuries on Jinxia’s body. Your Honor, you also have children. How can I, as her mother, not be angry when I see this? I poured excrement and urine on her, and she deserves it!”
Aunt Liu is a righteous person. Liang Shuyan came all the way here for her sake, so she can't let Liang Shuyan take the blame!
"Your Excellency, please examine Jin Xia's injuries before discussing anything else."
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