The sound of the board hitting outside the room continued, and gradually, Aunt Liu became silent. As for why Sheng Huaizhong didn't show up to stop it, it was simple to explain. A bowl of calming soup at the banquet made Sheng Huaizhong sleep in the study in the outer courtyard. At this moment, Sheng Huaizhong was dreaming about Zhou Gong, so how could he meddle in other people's business?
Several maids who were kowtowing in the room were dragged out by the maids to watch Concubine Liu being beaten with a stick. Two of them fainted. The maids stopped beating Concubine Liu until she was no longer making any sound. After that, Concubine Liu, who was a pile of rotten flesh, was taken to the side. The few who had not fainted yet were so frightened by the bloody scene that they vomited, but the maids ignored them. Four maids dragged one maid each and lined them up in a row. Each of them was beaten with twenty sticks. Concubine Liu's personal maid was placed last, and fifty sticks were enough to take her life. After the caning, the maids were sold, and the dead Concubine Liu and her personal maids were thrown into a mass grave together.
Then, Madam Liu and several maids began to count Xiu Liyuan's belongings. They found a hundred thousand taels of silver alone, not to mention other gold, silver, and jewelry. The valuables were counted and packed into boxes, while the rest, like used bed curtains, were stripped and given to beggars. The group returned to the main courtyard in high spirits and handed over all the valuables to Li Yuxin.
Li Yuxin hadn't expected Concubine Liu to have saved so much money, having even made a good profit from the raid. She happily counted the banknotes. Eldest Sister-in-law, Jiujie, Honger, and Yuner had gone to rest, intending to return to the Li family early the next morning. Eldest Sister-in-law was truly worried about Li Yuxin.
Li Yuxin thought for a moment and said, "Sell all the jewelry used by Concubine Liu for the money, and put the banknotes and gold and silver into the private vault."
Mother Liu was overjoyed at this moment and agreed with a smile. The lady rewarded her with one hundred taels of silver this time, which was enough for her son to marry a wife and have children.
However, Mama Liu asked with some concern, "Miss, what if the old man wakes up and gets furious?"
Li Yuxin said disdainfully: "According to the family rules, even if the king of heaven came, there would be no problem, let alone that person."
Seeing Li Yuxin's expression turn irritated when she mentioned Sheng Huaizhong, Madam Liu decided to persuade her, so she said, "Young lady, once a woman enters her husband's family, she can no longer act according to her own will. She must always consider her husband's thoughts. Madam did such a good job before that she was hurt by the master, but this time she went too far. She must never act like this again in the future."
Li Yuxin knew that Mother Liu was worried that she would have a hard time if she had offended her husband, but she knew that if she didn't act tough, Sheng Huaizhong would allow that woman to slaughter all four of them. Since they were going to kill her, she couldn't let them go. Isn't that justice?
Li Yuxin straightened her expression and said to Mama Liu, "Mama Liu, if we hadn't taken precautions today, Hong'er would have passed away. I used to think that it's not easy for a woman to establish herself, especially for women in brothels. Most of them don't become prostitutes voluntarily, so I was tolerant and wanted to get along with her. But she saw that I was soft-hearted and sympathetic, so she took advantage of me and bullied me, even daring to harm others. There's no need to endure it anymore. If I don't take action, my son will die this time, and next time it will be my turn."
Li Yuxin paused and continued, "Sheng Huaizhong favors his concubine over his wife and allows his concubine to commit violence. If he wakes up tomorrow, it won't be him who'll come after me, but me who'll come after him. Don't worry, mother."
Mother Liu nodded, thinking that she should bring her maid to protect Li Yuxin, so that the girl would not be hurt by Sheng Huaizhong tomorrow.
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