Chapter 132 The Wicked Stepmother and the Poor Child 25
This was something Zhou Jingxuan came up with on a whim, without any prior planning or preparation. Having been in power for some time, she had become quite arrogant.
"You little bastard, how dare you block my child's way!"
"Miss!"
Dan Gui and the other servants were so frightened that their eyes almost popped out. They tried desperately to rush over, but were stopped by the old woman brought by Zhou Jingxuan, who grabbed them around the waist.
No matter how much they screamed, cursed, or struggled, they couldn't match the speed of Zhou Jingxuan's sudden action.
Just as the hairpin was about to pierce the child, the child huddled up in fear. At that moment, a roar came from behind.
"Zhou Jingxuan! How dare you!!"
A fierce roar came from the courtyard gate, filled with boundless rage. It turned out that Shen Ci, who should have gone to the outskirts of the capital, had returned.
Seeing that it was too far away to save the child in time, in a flash, Shen Ci slammed the hot water bottle in her hand down on Zhou Jingxuan's head. At that moment, she truly wanted to kill Zhou Jingxuan.
The hot water bottle was made of copper and filled with water; it was as heavy as a stone.
A muffled thud!
"ah--!"
Zhou Jingxuan screamed as the hot water bottle struck her forehead precisely, causing her head to bleed profusely. She screamed and fell to the ground, clutching her head, the hairpin in her hand clattering to the ground.
A faint, fragrant breeze swept by, and Shen Ci rushed forward like a gust of wind, anxiously pulling the two children into her arms. The two little ones were already terrified, their faces streaked with tears.
When held in someone's arms, the two children could no longer hold back their fear and burst into tears, their bodies trembling as they cried, which made Shen Ci's heart ache.
It was all her negligence. No one expected Zhou Jingxuan to suddenly go mad. Although the people in the main courtyard were loyal, they couldn't fight against so many people. The other side brought even more people with them.
"Ding-dong!"
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The system notification sounded in her mind, but Shen Ci had no mind to listen to it at the moment. The children's cries, one after another, were like a small hammer constantly hammering into her heart.
She gently patted the children's backs to soothe them, while glaring fiercely at Zhou Jingxuan.
"Hold her down!"
Shen Ci's voice was icy, and he looked at Zhou Jingxuan as if she were a dead person.
When the servants in the main courtyard saw that their leader had returned and that someone was backing them up, the people brought by Zhou Jingxuan were inevitably intimidated when they saw Shen Ci return. They quickly subdued Zhou Jingxuan and the old woman she brought.
As the saying goes, even when beating a dog, one should consider its owner. Zhou Jingxuan dared to come and provoke Shen Ci when he was not home. Although Zhou Jingxuan has the power to manage the household, Shen Ci is the legal wife.
Shen Ci stepped forward and raised his hand in front of Zhou Jingxuan's horrified gaze.
"What... what do you want to do?"
What are you trying to do? I'm pregnant! If you harm the baby, can you take responsibility?
Zhou Jingxuan covered her bleeding forehead, repeatedly kicking her legs against the ground as she tried to pull herself back.
"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!..."
A dozen or so loud slaps landed quickly and hard, instantly making Zhou Jingxuan's cheeks swell and turn red, her mouth cracked and bleeding, her hair disheveled, and she looked utterly miserable.
Shen Ci's slaps never stopped. He grabbed Zhou Jingxuan's hair with one hand and used the other hand to slap her face until it was red, swollen, and bleeding, like a pig's head.
"Ah! Shen Ci! You, you dare hit me! I was disciplining your child!"
They're incredibly wasteful!
Zhou Jingxuan was so badly beaten that she was seeing stars, but she was still stammering and making incoherent excuses. Despite being beaten like that, none of the men dared to step forward to stop her.
Shen Ci grabbed her hair hard, forcing her to raise her head. At this moment, Shen Ci was already bloodthirsty. He straddled Zhou Jingxuan, and his whole body was like a ferocious wolf.
Discipline?
Is it considered discipline to slash a five-year-old child's face with a hairpin?
Zhou Jingxuan, have I been too lenient with you, making you forget your place?
"Let me tell you, this isn't over yet. If you dare lay a finger on a hair on my children's heads, I guarantee you and the child in your belly will pay a hundredfold!"
For a moment, Shen Ci really wanted to beat Zhou Jingxuan to death. She was a mother herself, yet she could be so cruel to her two lovely children.
This kind of person doesn't deserve to be a mother.
But then she thought, Zhou Jingxuan is such a heartless person, a perfect match for Gu Hongjian. If she were to kill Zhou Jingxuan, wouldn't that be letting her off easy?
"What else do you want to do?"
When Gu Lang returns, he will definitely not let you off easily!
"I'm carrying Gu Lang's child, you can't hit me!"
Zhou Jingxuan was beaten by Shen Ci, and every time she opened her mouth, she spat out a mouthful of blood, her mouth full of the taste of rust. Seeing Shen Ci's crazy appearance, she was truly afraid.
She had already regretted it the moment Shen Ci returned. She regretted not making a move sooner, and that Shen Ci had caught her red-handed!
If she had been more ruthless and acted sooner, stab those two brats in the face, even if Shen Ci came back, it would have been too late. How could two children with disfigured faces compare to the healthy child in her womb?
Wouldn't Gu Lang's heart naturally fall on the mother and son?
Shen Ci sneered, staring coldly at Zhou Jingxuan.
Do you think the baby in your belly is something rare or special?
What if I were to kill your child right now?
Do you think he'll scold me for having lost a child, or will he abandon you for the sake of two grown-up children?
If you behave yourself, I won't mind sparing your life, mother and child.
If you dare cause trouble or do anything to my children, I will make you wish you were dead, and your children too.
Shen Ci's sinister voice threatened in her ear, and Zhou Jingxuan couldn't help but shiver.
In all the years she had spent with Gu Hongjian, she had only ever seen Shen Ci fall ill. She was so fragile and vulnerable, as if she could disappear from this world at any moment, without any power to resist.
From that moment on, she never took Shen Ci seriously. This was the first time she had ever seen Shen Ci like this: fierce, ruthless, and gloomy. In short, he was not a kind person.
"My uncle is Vice Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Personnel. Do you dare to touch me?"
After Zhou Jingxuan weakly threatened him, Shen Ci went up and slapped him hard across the face again.
"I'm going to beat you up. I don't care who your uncle is. I'm the legal wife. What does it matter if I beat you to death or sell a concubine?"
At this moment, Gu Hongjian had just returned to the mansion when he saw Zhou Jingxuan's maid rushing over in a hurry, looking anxious.
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