After hanging up the phone, Shu Yi frowned.
It was unclear what tricks Qin Zhi was up to in this chaotic situation. However, just by the fact that Tingli had been slapped, Qin Zhi had made his attitude very clear.
To put it bluntly, you have to consider the owner before you beat a dog.
Subconsciously, I turned to look at Zhang Youye, only to see him still looking troubled with his brows furrowed.
Having received no answer to her previous question, Shu Yi asked again, "What's going on? Is there really progress in Uncle's matter?"
"Not yet," Zhang Youye replied, pursing his lips. "Who called?"
"Standing up, judging from the noise over there, Auntie is turning the ancestral home upside down. I wonder what she's up to this time. Have you finished eating? If you have, take me back first?"
Considering the last words left by the caller.
After a moment's thought, Zhang Youye got up, said goodbye to Shu Yi and Zhang Ningying, and the two immediately headed to the ancestral home.
...
Inside the main hall of the ancestral home.
Shu Yi left Uncle Wei at the hospital to take care of the old man.
With no tigers in the house at the moment, Qin Zhi, who wanted to become king of the mountain, was sitting in the main seat in the hall.
She held her teacup, coldly observing everything before her.
In the center of the hall.
All the maids who served Shuyi were forced to kneel on the cold ground because of Qin Zhi's orders.
As the temperature gradually dropped, even though the girls were wearing warm clothes, they couldn't withstand the cold and dampness of the hard ground.
Thirty minutes ago.
Following instructions from his family, Qin Zhi led a group of people to the ancestral home while the Shu family was leaderless.
Startled by a group of men in black who suddenly rushed into the east courtyard, Tingli stood up to protect the maid behind her and glared angrily at Qin Zhi.
"Madam, what are you trying to do? The Second Miss isn't home right now, so don't you dare do anything reckless!"
"What I want to do is none of your business."
After saying that, Qin Zhi gave the man in black a look.
Receiving a signal from their eyes, the men in black quickly surrounded the girls, intending to escort them to the main hall.
Unexpectedly, the girls were all strong-willed.
They immediately began arguing with the man in black on the spot.
It's clear that the men in black were somewhat restrained in their actions because they were wary of the second young lady of the Shu family's status.
Qin Zhi put on a stern face and uttered harsh words.
"Ignore that illegitimate child's daughter. Don't be polite to these people. Arrest them all and bring them to the main hall."
The maids, being women, had no choice but to endure a few punches and kicks before being led into the main hall.
This stunt of making an example of someone startled the other staff members in the courtyard.
Some of the bolder ones were about to call Wei Bo when Qin Zhi discovered them and ordered the men in black to smash their phones.
“I’m telling you, the old man is sick and hospitalized, and your master has also been taken away for investigation. Logically and morally, I’m in charge of the Shu family now, so you don’t need to call the housekeeper.”
After standing in the center of the hall and saying these words, Qin Zhi shifted his gaze and looked coldly at Ting Li, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Since you're so protective of your master, then call her right now. No matter where she is, I need her to come back immediately. I have something to announce to her."
After Tingli finished the call, Qin Zhi, still furious, raised her hand and slapped her a few more times.
"You're just a dog kept by the Shu family. Wait until I've dealt with your master, then you'll see how I deal with you."
Outside the hall, all the staff members looked at the maids kneeling in the center of the hall with heartache in their eyes.
"What happened to Madam? Why did you beat those maids in the East Courtyard like this?"
"Hmph, what else could it be? When the tiger is away, the monkey can't help but come out and claim the throne. Look at her smug look. The old man was right. All these years, we've raised a thankless wretch."
"What should we do? Should we secretly call Uncle Wei?"
"Keep your voice down. Can't you see those men in black are watching us?"
"We have to think of a way. What if the second young lady comes back alone? Wouldn't that be like throwing a lamb to the slaughter?"
Not long after he finished speaking.
The sound of a car engine finally came from outside the lobby.
As Shu Yi got out of the car, she was about to walk quickly towards him when Zhang Youye grabbed her arm.
Looking around, Zhang Youye noticed that the Shu family's driver and the gatekeeper, Xiao De, were not both present in the guard post at the entrance.
Suspecting that the Qin family was trying to sabotage him again, he gave them a stern warning.
"You go in first, I'll make a few calls and then come in. If things don't go well, don't act rashly, wait until I come in and we'll talk. Qin Zhi wouldn't dare to do anything to you openly, just be careful."
"Okay." With her mind on Tingli's phone call, Shuyi didn't dare to hesitate any longer. "Then I'll go in first."
After separating from Zhang Youye at the gate of the ancestral home, Shu Yi wondered why Xiao De was nowhere to be seen in the guard post, and the family driver was also nowhere to be seen.
Leaving the foyer and walking onto the corridor leading to the main hall, Shu Yi's surprise vanished the moment she looked up.
Unexpectedly, all the staff members at the house were surrounded by a group of men in black wearing sunglasses.
Look at that menacing posture.
Today's battle is unlikely to be easy to win.
Noticing the uneasy look Xiao De was giving her in the crowd, Shu Yi gave him a reassuring smile.
She quickened her pace and headed into the hall.
Shu Yi initially thought the Qin family was just putting on a show, but after passing through the crowd and appearing outside the hall, she finally saw them clearly.
The maids, led by Tingli, were all forced to kneel on the hard ground as punishment.
Seemingly hearing the noise outside the door, Tingli turned her head and saw the second young lady appear outside the door. She was about to straighten up her eager body.
But a calm and indifferent voice came from beside my ear.
Did I tell you to get up?
Suppressing her anger, Shu Yi walked into the hall, not wanting to lower herself to Qin Zhi's level. She gestured for the maids to get up first.
Then, she leaned down slightly.
Just as Tingli was being helped halfway up, Qin Zhi, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly let out a cold snort.
"Shu Yi, do you really think you're the second young lady of the Shu family? I'll let it slide since I've been keeping the old man company for a while. But I didn't let these girls get up."
"Can you tell me, what did they do to offend you?" Shu Yi asked indifferently.
"Several maids have acted disrespectfully towards me, the First Madam. Especially Tingli, who just stared at me with those fierce eyes. Shouldn't she be punished?"
As she spoke, Qin Zhi slammed her hand on the table. She was furious and no longer concealed her disgust and disdain for Shu Yi.
"The old man just spoils you, an outsider. Look at how you've spoiled these girls. If this continues, they'll probably be running the household!"
After venting the anger that had been building up over this period of time.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Zhi calmly tidied the stray hairs at her temples, her tone returning to its usual indifferent tone.
"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have been better off not bringing you back. Look at how you've spoiled this family; they're neither acting like masters nor servants."
"However, considering you are the daughter of an illegitimate child, it's not surprising."
"Blood isn't clean, it's always tainted with vulgarity."
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