The two of them moved at the same time, but that A Cai probably knelt for too long, and for the first time, she actually didn't stand up. She immediately and carefully looked at Wu Niang, and for the second time, she struggled to stand up.

Only now did Mian Niang realize that there were four bowls on the ground, with the sides of the bowls facing up. Presumably, they were covered by the corner of her skirt, that was why she couldn't see them.

"Scoundrel, I should have let you kneel for another river crab night."

She casually said the most vicious words. It was unknown if it was because of her nature or because of the changes that had occurred recently.

"Two choices. Hit your little brother with twenty whips and slash your face again. Today's matter is over, I will no longer pursue it."

When the wet whip was taken out, Mian Niang finally understood that the other party had already thought of the so-called "punishment".

Song Zhien was still crying out, his face was cut, he did not know how much pain he would feel, but if he cut down with this blade, how was Sis A going to face people in the future?

Forget about being abandoned for no reason, if Sis A were to ruin his face again, how would he live his days from now on?

However, the hemp rope was tied too tightly. He was only a child of about ten years of age. How much strength could he have? On the contrary, it hurt more and more.

Mian Niang's gaze fell on Song Zhien. The Marquis Abba and Mama was very busy as a child and Ah Ge had to go to the Academy to study, so it could be said that she was the one who raised. When she was four or five years old, she would often follow her to the fields to dig up wild vegetables and go wash her clothes by the river.

Thinking about it this way, it seemed like the day before yesterday.

Now that father is gone, brother's future is uncertain. This brother of mine is probably the only hope my mother has left.

The child was not sensible and impulsively came here. He had suffered countless hardships, and with the mother and daughter pair's personality, they would definitely not let him off so easily.

Poor people were just too small. No matter what day it was, or how unfair it was, they had to endure it.

Taking a deep breath, Mian Niang looked at Wu Niang and said, "Count these twenty whips on me too."

"This is what you said. The knife, the twenty whips, all hit your body!"

Wu Niang held her head up high, and with mockery in her eyes: "Good, such a loyal and good sister, I'll grant your wish!"

As if she had been waiting for this moment, she didn't hesitate at all. She pouted at the two servants, signaling them to tie her to the wooden bench.

It was only twenty strikes, it wasn't much at all. Mian Niang grinded her teeth and struggled to ignore her little brother.

Wu Niang's lips curved upwards, she did not need anyone to do anything, and walked over personally. The whip that was raised high into the air brought about the sound of the wind as it landed, directly ripping apart Mian Niang's patched clothes.

Mian Niang trembled from the pain and cried out with an "Ah". She finally understood why the whip was wet and understood why Wu Niang only said it was twenty whips.

The whip landed on his body, causing the river crab to bleed. The salt water seeped into the wound, causing him to be in so much pain that he couldn't even beg for death.

Mian Niang struggled to get up, but there were two servants on her left and right who stopped him, making him unable to move.

Wu Niang smirked, "Weren't you going to get beaten up yourself? Why can't you endure a mere whipping?"

Mian Niang could not hold back the pain anymore and cried out again. This effect made Wu Niang extremely excited and quickly, the third and fourth lash fell one after another.

When Song Zhi heard Sis A's shout, he couldn't take it anymore and struggled even more, but it was all in vain. It was just like how his father and brother tried so hard to make life better for him, but in the end, the result was horrible.

However, Mian Niang was stubborn, she did not want to follow Wu Niang's wishes, nor did she want his brother to know what he was enduring. Even if it was painful to the point of fainting, she did not make a sound, and only bit her lower lip.

Soon, his lips were bitten off. The rusty liquid flowed into his mouth, and the salty taste was like tears.

After he dismissed the two servants, Wu Niang squatted down the body of the river crab, letting A's voice whisper into her ear: "I hate you. Compared to the other people in your family, I hate you even more. Do you know why?"

Mian Niang did not ask. Instead, she closed her eyes and did not want to look at the venomous woman beside him.

"Without you, it doesn't matter if it's my Your Abba or my mother, no matter how much they think, it would be useless. However, with you here, in order to facilitate the marriage, your family would actually spend money on that Sai Sien Xian, forcing him to come out with the word 'eight'. What's more, not only do you not object, you agree to a change of marriage."

"I have no objection to the words of my parents!" The whip stopped, but there was still a burning pain on his back. Mian Niang's words came out intermittently. Wu Niang had to be close in order to hear it clearly.

"The word of the matchmaker?" Wu Niang laughed coldly: "What use is there to look for a family? I'm so poor that I'll die every day, after finishing all these tasks, I can't even eat white rice, chicken, duck, fish, and other stuff. I have good looks and am well-liked by the crown prince, but my life is just not good, because I have married before, and am not a beautiful girl who has been raised in this house, I don't even have any status, and can only be called 'Myrtle'."

She lifted Mian Niang's ears and chuckled: "Myrtle, who cares, I want to be Master Mei's concubine, I want to return to the capital with him, but, it's all because of you, because of this so-called 'betrothal' ceremony, all of this can't happen anymore!"

She had already seen that the crown prince was leaving in the past two days, but she didn't have any plans for her to leave. Last night, she had asked him about it, but the only thing she got in return was a sentence, "Stay here and live here!"

The Crown Prince's tone wasn't strict at the time, so she had pestered him for a while. She had wanted to serve him well and please him, but she had been scolded impatiently instead.

In the afternoon, the crown prince was going to attend the banquet. She had pestered him to go along, but she hadn't thought that she would be scolded so harshly again.

She thought that she was clever, gentle and considerate, and her appearance was first-class as well. Why did she become like that due to the loathing of the crown prince, that there was a high chance that she had already married someone else. However, she vented all of her grievances onto Mian Niang, believing that she was the one who had caused the disaster that she could not achieve her goals for.

She did not plan to give Mian Niang another chance to argue, before she finished speaking, she had already stood up, and continued to whip him, stronger and stronger. It was as though she wanted to kill him right here.

In the beginning, Mian Niang could only count how many times she had been whipped in her heart, but gradually, even until her eyes were filled with tears, there was only one dazed thought left in her mind. She probably only had one whip left.

Suddenly, someone walked in and lazily asked, "What's going on?"

tofu hyacinth immediately greeted him respectfully, "Sir Crown Prince!"

The other party let out a snort from his nose. His haughty tone was as though he was treating an ant that he did not like.

tofu hyacinth did not dare make a sound, but smiled and greeted him. His footsteps, however, got closer and closer to Mian Niang.

"Avaricious, this lowly servant is the little demon's elder sister. She is willing to accept her younger brother's punishment. I am only helping her."

Someone walked into her purse, raised her chin, and seemingly sized her up. Mian Niang opened her eyes and saw a devilishly charming handsome face, carrying disdain and disdain.

"You're getting uglier and uglier. What kind of eyesight does your mother and brother have? Back then, you already chose such a woman?"

"Weren't our family poor back then? "Brother Ah is sick again, just to please .."

In front of this person, Wu Niang no longer had the brutality from before, her voice was so soft that it could make one's hair stand on end.

Mian Niang powerlessly closed her eyes and thought of his elder brother. At that time, in order to take the blame, Big Brother said nothing in exchange, and it became an excuse for him to be sent to enlist the army. Mian Niang grinned, but was unable to smile.

Brother A was sincere, but what he got in return was this kind of cruel and unscrupulous person. He was truly blind.

"That's enough, don't get blood in my yard, I hate this!"

"Yes, that's it. There's only one thing left to do."

As Wu Niang spoke, she took the dagger that the servant had prepared beforehand. She had previously agreed to cut Mian Niang's face, but she did not stop just because she hit him over ten times with the whip, instead she made the servant bring the lantern closer, in case she did not see clearly, and did not choose a suitable place to strike.

After locating the location, Wu Niang hesitated. The resentment in her heart was wide enough to defeat the weakness of the daggers in her hands. The maidservant beside her immediately closed her eyes, not daring to look. This knife strike was not meant to cut her face in half, was it?

At that time, although he was a country bumpkin, he did not get angry easily, but after a few days, he had fully revealed his true colors. Ever since her brother and mother came over, he had become even more powerful, and although he was clearly just a country bumpkin, he had many methods of torturing people.

Every day, things were being renovated, but the crown prince didn't care about such things. In this house, they could only allow their family to do whatever they wanted. Now, it would seem that she was extremely vicious and did not even spare her former relatives. Furthermore, that old lady did not try to stop her. Instead, she revealed a joyous smile on her face.

Now it seemed that A Cai was just kneeling on the bowl, which was already considered a light punishment.

At that moment, they all thought that they were following the wrong master, but in their hearts, they were even more afraid of Wu Niang.

Even the Prince Rong did not expect her to be so ruthless. The corners of her eyes twitched slightly, but she just watched quietly.