After being reborn, her aloof ex-husband and her crazy deceased husband got into a fight.

The next day, Gan Cai'er was awakened by a heart-wrenching wail.

What happened to the promise of feeling weak and powerless? What happened to the promise of letting her do whatever she wanted?

After a busy day, all she wanted was to get a good night's sleep, but someone who was "weak in the knees" kept her up until almost dawn before she finally managed to fall asleep.

Lan Tingzhi must have encountered a fraudulent master these past few years. I must ask him properly when I have time, Gan Cai'er thought drowsily.

However, she had only closed her eyes for a short while when a deafening howl woke her up completely.

"Ouch~~~~ It hurts~~~~ Bro, be gentle~~~~ Be gentle~~~~"

"It's broken, the bone is broken!!! Brother, brother, I was wrong, I was so wrong~~~~"

Amidst the pig-like screams, there were also occasional dull "bang bang bang" sounds of caning.

Didn't they say they were tough and fearless of punishment? Now they're shouting so loudly that if they keep going, the neighbors might report them to the authorities.

Gan Cai'er rubbed her aching back, sighed, got dressed, casually tidied her hair, and quickly walked out of the bedroom.

In the center of the courtyard, Lan Tingzhi was tied to a long bench. Mo Yan and Mo Yun held down his hands and feet, while Lan Tingzhou personally beat him with a board.

With each strike of the paddle, Lan Tingzhi would howl and scream wildly.

Lan Tingzhou must have been furious, because he showed no mercy. Gan Cai'er noticed that Lan Tingzhi's clothes were already faintly stained with red, probably from blood.

Gan Cai'er's heart skipped a beat; she was truly heartbroken now.

Lantingzhi was someone she had protected and raised since childhood.

For Lantingzhi, Lanting's mother was strict, but Lantingzhou was even stricter.

Lan Tingzhou, being the eldest brother and father to Gan Cai'er, was strict with her and rarely lenient. Gan Cai'er, however, treated him like Gan Baoguang, always spoiling him. Gan Baoguang and Lan Tingzhou were like Gan Cai'er's two little shadows, following her everywhere.

With her backing, Lan Tingzhi could walk around Qingshui Town with impunity, and no one dared to bully him anymore.

All the favoritism Lanting received in his childhood came from Gan Cai'er.

Gan Cai'er's appearance filled the void left by Lan Tingzhi's yearning for filial piety. He protected Gan Cai'er far more than he had for Lan Tingzhou. He did things like tying Lan Tingzhou up and sending him to Gan Cai'er's bed quite often.

In her past life, when she and Lan Tingzhou were at their worst, he stood firmly behind her without asking any questions, even though the other party in their confrontation was his own brother.

Even when she and Meng Yu were framed and rumors were flying everywhere, he would just wipe away his tears and say, "Sister-in-law, if you really like Meng Yu, I will take you to find him."

Lan Tingzhi was the kindest person to Gan Cai'er in the entire Lan family. He was more like Gan Cai'er's younger brother than Lan Tingzhou's younger brother.

Seeing that Lan Tingzhou was really hitting people hard, how could Gan Cai'er tolerate it?

She rushed over, grabbed Lan Tingzhou's hand, and said angrily, "Why did you actually hit me?!"

"Am I supposed to fake a fight?" Lan Tingzhou asked, his face grim and his expression cold.

"He's not even thirteen yet, he's still growing, aren't you afraid you'll hurt him? What kind of older brother are you?!"

Gan Cai'er got angry and shoved Lan Tingzhou away hard.

Upon seeing this, Mo Yun and Mo Yan immediately let go and stood at a distance. When Lan Tingzhi saw Gan Cai'er approaching, he immediately stopped wailing loudly and instead began to sob aggrievedly.

“It hurts, it hurts…”

"A twelve-year-old can't be disciplined?" Lan Tingzhou looked at Lan Tingzhi coolly.

"What terrible mistake did he make that you had to be so ruthless!"

"Isn't all I did was kidnap you from the academy?"

"If you don't let him tie you up, how can he possibly succeed?"

"You didn't seem weak or listless at all last night! It was already dawn, and you still wouldn't rest!"

"Besides, you didn't come back on the first and fifteenth of this month, so you're the one who owes me! Little Bean asked you to come back, what did he do wrong?!"

Gan Cai'er had become completely unreasonable. She rushed up to Lan Tingzhou's nose and shouted at him angrily, her voice rising higher and higher.

Lan Tingzhi, who was lying on the bench, was dumbfounded. Even his aggrieved sobs stopped. His mouth was wide open as he stared at Gan Cai'er, speechless.

Is this some kind of twisted argument?

However, what my sister-in-law said seems to make a lot of sense.

Mo Yan and Mo Yun silently took a few more steps back, wishing they could plug their ears.

Zhu Xiaoxiao, who was watching the commotion from inside the room, gave Xiao Hong a thumbs up: "Your young lady is really amazing. She can even turn black into white! No wonder she's the tyrant of Qingshui Town."

Xiao Hong covered her face and turned her head away.

"Enough!" a sharp shout rang out.

Lan Tingzhou's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Before Gan Cai'er could say anything even more outrageous, he coldly stopped her.

He threw away the wooden board in his hand, looked at Lan Tingzhi and said coldly, "Go to the study and kneel down. You are not allowed to get up until dark."

"Why are you kneeling! Didn't you see you've injured him? You should kneel only after he's healed!"

Gan Cai'er turned around and went to help Lan Tingzhi.

"Xiao Hong, hurry and fetch a doctor!"

"Okay, I got it." Little Red nimbly ran out of the house and dashed out of the courtyard gate.

Lan Tingzhi leaned against Gan Cai'er's arm and started baring his teeth and groaning again.

Lan Tingzhou glanced at him, and Lan Tingzhi immediately fell silent, then awkwardly straightened his posture.

Mo Yun, with great tact, ran over, took Lan Tingzhi from Gan Cai'er, and helped him toward the west wing.

"It's nothing. Madam, don't worry. The young master hasn't broken any bones or tendons; he's just got a minor cut. Apply the medicine on time and keep it dry, and he'll be fine in two days."

After carefully examining Lantingzhi, the old doctor spoke slowly.

Gan Cai'er saw the doctor off and gave him a red envelope.

"Please rest assured, Madam. Your husband is very careful. The young master will certainly feel pain, but he will not be seriously injured and will not be left with a scar."

Out of consideration for the red envelope, the kind-hearted old doctor said a few more words.

When Gan Cai'er returned to the west wing, Mo Yun had already carefully applied medicine to Lan Ting, who was lying listlessly on the bed.

"Your brother really hit you, why didn't you run away?"

“I didn’t expect him to get so angry. It’s not like I haven’t teased him before, but he just hits me casually.”

“You were too young before. If I had really hit you, how could you have taken it?” Gan Cai’er poked his forehead and began to scold him.

"Now that you're older, try to avoid being naughty. Read more books in your spare time. Even if you don't like reading, you still need to read military books. You'll need them when you lead troops into battle."

In his previous life, Lanting became the General of the Great Yong Kingdom, holding the rank of third grade, and stationed on the southwestern border.

“Sister-in-law, I want to roam the world with a sword in the future, traveling across the beautiful mountains and rivers. Why bother reading military books?”

"Even when roaming the martial world, one needs to arrange troops and formations. I'm telling you to watch, so watch, understand?"

"Oh," Lan Tingzhi hummed in response, his face full of reluctance.

Gan Cai'er's eyes suddenly flickered, as if she had thought of something.

"If you find reading tedious, then have your brother read it to you. You can go to Luming Academy to keep him company."

"I'm not going," Lan Tingzhi quickly shook his head.

If he were to spend every day with his brother, he'd be skinned alive.

“Little bean, someone is trying to harm your brother. You have to protect him,” Gan Cai’er said in a low voice.

Lanting's expression immediately turned serious.

"Sister-in-law, what happened?"

Gan Cai'er then briefly recounted the story of Huang Tinghai and Wu Xin. In between, she also mentioned some details about their past lives.

Lan Tingzhi was the only person Gan Cai'er could confide in without any reservations about her past life. Because of Lan Tingzhi's absolute trust in her, he would do whatever she said without asking why.

Lan Tingzhou was the complete opposite. He had to understand everything Gan Cai'er wanted to do. If it wasn't clear, not only would he not do it, but he also wouldn't let Gan Cai'er do it. Therefore, Gan Cai'er dared not mention anything about her past life to him.

The sage said: "The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits."

The idea of ​​someone dying and coming back to life was too bizarre. Gan Cai'er thought that if Lan Tingzhou knew, he would think she was a monster.