This pain felt like my heart was bleeding.
She glanced at A-Cai with a hint of disappointment in her eyes, then said to Marquis Pingyang, "Since your clothes are stained with red marks, you must have soiled your husband with your mouth. Let's cut out your tongue as punishment."
"Ah Cai, you are just an abandoned daughter taken in by the Zhou family. You have neither talent nor beauty. It was because I took a liking to you that I let you marry into the Pingyang family with me. You have truly disappointed me!"
"You dared to seduce my husband today; this punishment is your retribution!"
"If you commit this offense again, I will not spare your life!"
Zhou Shiying's angry and heartbroken rebuke came to an end.
Marquis Pingyang breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still stared cautiously at Zhou Shiying's face for a long while.
At this critical juncture, Zhou Shiying suddenly suggested cutting off A Cai's mouth and tongue as a warning to others.
Or did she already know something...? Probably not. He knew Zhou Shiying's personality better than anyone.
If she knew that she was going to be sent to the capital as a hostage, she would probably turn on her right then and there!
How could he possibly have a calm and composed expression?
Zhou Shiying is a straightforward and proud person who cannot hide her feelings. She cannot bear the humiliation of being betrayed.
Just like back then, when she couldn't stand Zhou Cheng siding with Lin Jiaoyun, she ran away from home in a fit of anger and even insisted on marrying him despite the Zhou family's objections...
"Since Madam has spoken, why don't we do it immediately?"
Cut out her tongue!
"If you dare to seduce someone into doing anything outrageous again, don't blame me for being ruthless, understand?" Where Zhou Shiying couldn't see, Marquis Pingyang lowered his head and looked at A Cai with a threatening look in his eyes.
This maid is illiterate and cannot speak, so she should pose no threat.
Thinking this way.
Marquis Pingyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this critical juncture, it's best not to make any mistakes, after all, his future and prospects depend on that woman, Zhou Shiying.
Zhou Shi watched without changing his expression as the guards dislocated A Cai's jaw.
She watched as A-Cai trembled with fear, watched as A-Cai wept with despair, and with a tearing sound, A-Cai lay on the ground in unbearable pain.
Her maid did not ask her for help at all.
"My lord, I've been thinking about it again. Let's set off at dawn tomorrow. I want to get to the capital as soon as possible; I can't wait any longer," Zhou Shiying said to the Marquis of Pingyang, after having the guards lift A-Cai up.
A flash of fierceness crossed the Marquis of Pingyang's eyes, but then he sighed and nodded helplessly: "Since my wife is in such a hurry, what can I, as her husband, do? Shouldn't I spoil you?"
"Then let's set off at dawn, get to the capital sooner, and put your worries to rest sooner."
Zhou Shiying nodded, moved, and left with Acai.
She could feel—
The gaze of the Marquis of Pingyang behind her held a hint of scrutiny and inquiry.
Back in the cleaned courtyard, Zhou Shiying had the guards leave Acai in the room. Then she closed the door, slapped Acai twice across the face, and kicked her once, as blood continued to gush from her mouth.
After reprimanding Acai.
While praising how affectionate and good the Marquis of Pingyang was, she hurled the most offensive insults at A Cai, every word revealing her disappointment and heartbreak.
"Da da........"
Very light footsteps sounded outside the door.
It wasn't until Zhou Shiying confirmed that the person eavesdropping outside the door had left that she stopped.
Zhou Shiying had just let down her guard when tears streamed down her face. She held A-Cai, who was barely breathing and gesturing to explain her innocence, and said in a very soft voice, "A-Cai."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
“I know, I know everything, A-Cai. I arrived very early and overheard your conversation with that beast. I know he doesn’t intend to go to the capital to rescue Cheng’er; he wants to send me there as a hostage.”
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