The "Old Mrs. Qin" Xiren was talking about was naturally referring to Mrs. Qin-Li.
A short while ago, Little Yanyan and Shuang’er were playing happily with the many village children because Little Yanyan had brought plenty of candies and pastries prepared by Su Pan’er for her, which the village children really liked.
Moreover, today was Little Yanyan’s birthday, and dressed in a gorgeous dress, Little Yanyan’s delicate and spirited little face aroused envy among the other children.
Of course, it also dazzled the old eyes of Mrs. Qin-Li!
Yanyan was happily playing with a few children when Old Mrs. Qin happened to pass by and could not resist making a few sarcastic comnts. Between the lines, there was a clear display of dissatisfaction towards Su Pan’er.
Little Yanyan forcefully held back her sadness and anger, and then turned to continue playing with the other children.
However, Old Mrs. Qin unexpectedly said Little Yanyan was ill-mannered and completely disregarded Yanyan’s re age of five years, even saying, "After all, she’s just a girl. When she’s grown up, she’ll still belong to another family, rely benefiting outsiders for nothing! Better not to have given birth at all. If this child in my womb is another girl, it would be better to give birth and then imdiately drown her in a chamber pot."
Little Yanyan couldn’t bear to listen to such words and imdiately retorted to Old Mrs. Qin with indignation.
To everyone’s shock, Old Mrs. Qin suddenly got physical!
Behind Little Yanyan was the lotus pond in the courtyard!
In the freezing cold of winter, what would happen if a little girl of only five years old fell into the pond and caught a chill to the bones?
Xiren was terribly startled!
She rushed towards Little Yanyan imdiately!
But Shuang’er, standing beside Little Yanyan, was even quicker!
She dashed forward too, pushing Yanyan to the side.
Little Yanyan fell to the ground, her knees hitting the soil, but Shuang’er got dragged down and hit her head hard against the stone edge of the pool, bleeding profusely and fainting away...
All at once, everyone was stunned!
Unexpectedly, upon seeing Shuang’er hurt, Old Mrs. Qin was firstly taken aback. Then, she burst into a tirade, pointing at Shuang’er and Yanyan and cursing loudly before strutting out of the Qin Mansion.
Only then did the children in the courtyard co to their senses, and seeing Shuang’er’s head covered in blood, they were scared enough to scatter like birds and beasts.
Xiren hurriedly leaned forward, shaking Shuang’er, trying to wake her up.
Little Yanyan burst into tears with a "wa" and ran into the house.
Shuang’er soon regained consciousness and followed inside...
That was the scene that had just unfolded.
Su Pan’er did not speak again, but just looked up at Old Qin.
Old Qin’s old face was red with embarrassnt, and after a long silence, he finally let out a deep sigh.
"She... don’t worry about your third son’s wife, I will discipline her properly, and ensure she will not co to bother Yanyan again," he said.
"Father-in-law, this isn’t the first ti. Your assurances, I have heard too many, no longer knowing how to believe," Su Pan’er said, her voice barely audible.
In the house, along with Yan Yan and Qin Yueshi’s sobbing, Old Qin still heard her clearly.
So ashad, he wished he could peel off his face and stuff it in his pocket.
"She said, if this child in my belly turns out to be another daughter, to throw her in a chamber pot..."
Unable to bring herself to say the words "to drown," Su Pan’er bit her lip and ultimately left them unspoken.
Old Qin lowered his head in lancholy.
Unable to stay in the house any longer, he covered his face with his sleeve and hurried out the door.
The mont he left, Qin Yueshi burst into unstoppable wailing!
"My poor Shuang’er! It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have let you be born into this Qin Family! What kind of family is this Qin Family? They are nothing but a pack of beasts that eat people without spitting out their bones!"
She threw herself onto Shuang’er and cried bitterly.
Outside the door, Old Qin felt waves of darkness before his eyes and stood silently for a while before finally lifting his head and sighing deeply, leaving with a loneliness that led him to stagger away.
Su Pan’er handed the prescription she had written to a servant to decoct the dicine and ordered for hot water to be brought over, then carefully wiped Shuang’er’s face clean with a fresh towel. Shuang’er, whose head was wrapped in a bandage, looked drowsy but still insisted on holding Su Pan’er’s hand.
"Third auntie, Little Yanyan also fell just now. Please check her injuries for her."
"You child, you’re injured yourself and still worrying about Yanyan... Sigh."
Su Pan’er carefully picked her up and placed her at the head of the bed, then covered her with a blanket: "Your head injury is not light, close your eyes and get so good sleep. When the dicine is ready, Third auntie will call you to drink it."
"Okay."
Shuang’er obediently responded and was still concerned about Yanyan: "Third auntie, please check my sister’s injuries again."
"Third auntie knows."
Su Pan’er tucked in the blanket and then took Little Yanyan to the next room to check her injuries by lifting her trouser leg.
Fortunately, because it was winter and the clothes were thick, although Little Yanyan’s trousers were scraped and had a layer of soil on them, there were only so minor abrasions and a large bruised area; otherwise, there were no serious issues.
Su Pan’er treated her wounds and found clothes and trousers for her to change into.
"Third brother’s wife, stop busying yourself and sit down to rest."
Qin Yueshi spat vehently and stood up with tears in her eyes: "All these years, I have been enduring and suffering, thinking that once the children grew up, life would be better. But what about now? That Old Shrew’s heart only has her Qín Wan’er."
"Not only did she use all the silver we’ve worked hard to earn over the years for her dowry, but even in the last few years, the food Qin Hui and Qin Hao scraped together from the fields, the money they got from short-term jobs, whether it was silver or food, she had it sent by the bagful and cartload to Qín Wan’er!"
"And what about my children? They eat bran and swallow vegetables, not to ntion not having seen at or oil all year round, not getting even a single new piece of clothing. Let’s not even talk about Qin Hui and the others... as n in their twenties, they don’t even have a copper coin to their nas..."
"I’ve had enough of it a long ti ago! You can’t reason with such an Old Shrew."
Qin Yueshi gnashed her teeth, evidently full of hatred for Mrs. Qin-Li: "I cover myself with cuts and bruises, but I will pull her down. This ti, I will not let it go so easily! At worst, it’ll be a fish dies and the net breaks, we’ll all die together!"
"Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Su Pan’er quickly comforted her: "You’re still young, Shuang’er and the three nephews are at the right age to offer marriage proposals. If they lose you, who knows how much they’ll have to suffer? Even if you won’t consider for yourself, you need to think about your four children."
"But... I just can’t swallow this frustration..."
With the anger dissipating from her face, Qin Yueshi imdiately started crying again.
"Don’t worry, sister-in-law."
Seeing Qin Yueshi crying, her eyes swollen like walnuts, Su Pan’er’s face grew solemn: "Sister-in-law, rest assured, Pan’er will seek justice for Shuang’er! I won’t let her blood be shed in vain."
This justice was not only for the blood Shuang’er had spilled, but also for her Yanyan, and even more so for the child in her womb, to claim back what was rightfully theirs!
"Mhm."
It was only then that Qin Yueshi’s countenance relaxed slightly.
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