The next day, Xu Yanran was once again made to stand in the Lin Zhao Courtyard, holding two large bowls in her hands and a huge rock on her head, and she had to stand straight.

She sobbed softly, feeling wronged, but dared not cry out loud, afraid that Lin Zhao would say she was unlucky and give her a good beating.

But she felt that Lin Zhao was acting strangely today, being particularly harsh on her. If she showed the slightest displeasure, the whips of tassels and tassels would lash out.

"I think Madam Xu is quite dissatisfied with me. Why is she looking at me like that?" Lin Zhao used a jade needle to pick up a piece of chilled watermelon and put it in his mouth, saying as he ate.

Xu Yanran knew, here we go again.

She dared not look any longer and immediately looked away.

"Looking elsewhere won't help. I may not have many other skills, but I'm very shrewd. I can see right through any tricks you have up your sleeve."

After finishing the watermelon, Lin Zhao put down the jade needle, lifted his eyelids, and looked straight at Xu Yanran.

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Xu Yanran could only whisper "Ah," as if to say, "I didn't, I didn't."

"Snapped!"

"what!"

Before Xu Yanran could even utter a few "ahs," Liu Su lashed out with her whip.

"When speaking to the eldest daughter-in-law, one should refer to oneself as 'concubine.' After all these days, has Madam Xu not even memorized this basic rule?"

"Oh, I forgot, you're mute. Mute people can't speak."

Lin Zhao stood up and looked at Xu Yanran thoughtfully.

"Ah... ah ah..."

Xu Yanran opened her mouth and started humming again.

"Snapped!"

"what!"

Another lash of the whip was delivered, and Ying Sui stretched the whip handle and stood beside Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao said, "It is a big taboo to interrupt or refute when the eldest lady is speaking. I think Madam Xu has not kept the rules of the Marquis's mansion in mind at all."

"Someone come here!" she shouted.

"Tie those barbed chains to Madam Xu's feet and teach her to be careful in her every word and deed, so that she will never make that mistake again!"

"Yes!"

The servants quickly brought over the family punishment instrument, which was a pair of shackles-like leg irons with iron spikes embedded in the ankles. If one took a slightly larger step, the ankles would be pierced by the iron spikes.

The bigger the action, the deeper the wound.

Moreover, the iron spikes were coated with salt, so once they got stuck in the ankle, they couldn't be pulled out. The more you struggled, the worse the wound would become, with repeated ulceration and inflammation that prevented it from healing.

Although the family rules that Lin Zhao modified were a bit abnormal, the original owner still suffered a lot when Old Madam Song and Madam Song disciplined him in the first seven years.

Moreover, when the original owner transmigrated, Xu Yanran took charge of the family. The lesson the original owner learned when she was criticized by the Song family for being undisciplined and rude was also quite perverse.

Lin Zhao waved his hand, and the servants stepped forward to put the shackles on Xu Yanran.

"Ah!" Xu Yanran was pierced by the iron spike while struggling. The thick and sharp spike pierced her delicate skin, and she couldn't help but wince in pain.

But the shackles were only so big, and the more she shrank, the more iron spikes pierced her ankles, causing blood to gush out, making it extremely difficult for her to move.

"Madam Xu, I advise you not to struggle anymore. You should learn the proper etiquette by walking properly, otherwise you may suffer even more."

Liu Su took the whip and walked to Xu Yanran's side, ordering her to walk for Lin Zhao to see.

Xu Yanran was in excruciating pain, but she dared not stop moving forward. She shuffled forward, but no matter how careful she was, the spikes on the shackles would still prick her.

Xu Yanran screamed in agony, unable to bear the pain any longer, and dropped the two large bowls in her hands, causing the boulder on her head to fall as well.

She knelt on the ground, clutching her legs in anguish.

"Madam Xu! How dare you!"

Liu Su pretended to raise her whip to strike Xu Yanran, but suddenly her arm was grabbed. She turned around and saw Lin Zhao coming down.

Lin Zhao wanted to teach Xu Yanran a lesson himself, so Liu Su obediently stepped aside.

Lin Zhao stepped on the shackles.

"what--"

The iron spikes pierced Xu Yanran's ankles, so deep they were piercing to the bone. Xu Yanran screamed in pain and almost fainted.

But Lin Zhao didn't let her go. He slowly applied pressure with his toes, torturing Xu Yanran with the iron spikes.

"You said you smashed several of my bowls when you came to my residence? Do you think the money in the Marquis's mansion grows on trees? Don't you want to earn it?"

As he spoke, Lin Zhao casually slapped Xu Yanran across the face.

Xu Yanran cupped her face in her hands and stared blankly at Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao's nitpicking couldn't be more obvious.

But Xu Yanran had no choice but to behave herself and let Lin Zhao vent his anger, hoping that Lin Zhao would let her go sooner.

But Lin Zhao had no intention of letting Xu Yanran off the hook today; she was there to cause trouble.

Another slap landed, leaving both cheeks swollen and symmetrical.

Lin Zhao burst into laughter; his crazy side had awakened.

"Take off her clothes!"

At Lin Zhao's command, Liu Su Ying Sui stepped forward and began to strip Xu Yanran of her clothes.

Lin Zhao walked over to the bowl that Xu Yanran had just smashed and picked out a sharp, large piece.

She walked back to Xu Yanran's side. Despite Xu Yanran's desperate struggle, her clothes had already been stripped off by the tassels and ribbons, revealing her back.

His once delicate back was now covered with both old and new whip marks, but thankfully there were still a few good pieces of flesh left.

Lin Zhao smiled, pressing Xu Yanran's back with one hand and holding up the broken porcelain shards with the other.

"what--"

The shards of porcelain cut Xu Yanran's skin. Lin Zhao gripped the pen tightly and wrote with great speed and force. Xu Yanran struggled and screamed like a rabbit pinned down by a tiger.

Little did she know, the more pitiful her screams, the more excited Lin Zhao became.

"In ancient times, there was General Yue Fei who was loyal to his country. Today, I, your great-aunt, will also tattoo four characters on your forehead, so that you can repay the kindness of your great-aunt in taking you into the Marquis's mansion!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

While shouting, Lin Zhao used broken porcelain shards to scratch Xu Yanran's back. The feeling of the porcelain shards piercing the flesh was wonderful. She pierced the words very smoothly, and soon blood flowed all over Xu Yanran's back.

"All right!"

Lin Zhao waved his hand, threw away the broken porcelain shards in his hand, and kicked Xu Yanran to the ground.

Xu Yanran's voice was hoarse from screaming, and her eyes were red and swollen from crying. She looked so pitiful that she really resembled a rag doll.

“Loyalty to the government…” Ying Sui watched from the side and recognized the large characters on Xu Yanran’s back.

"Excellent... truly excellent! Miss's handwriting is superb!"

Liusu was so shocked that she didn't know how to praise her for a moment, but she also felt really relieved.

Xu Yanran and Song Xi had an affair without a matchmaker, and she had been entangled with Song Xi for seven years. When she returned, she wanted to become Song Xi's concubine, clearly wanting to steal the limelight from Madam Lin Zhao.

Their young lady has worked hard for seven years, living like a widow in the Marquis's mansion, managing everything inside and outside the mansion. Even if their young lady has not made any great contributions, she has certainly worked hard!

Unfortunately, those few blind old fools still went out of their way to protect Song Xi and Xu Yanran.

How dare they criticize their young lady?

Hmph! Luckily, her young lady received guidance from a celestial being in her dream and suddenly realized the truth!

Hmph! Xu Yanran deserves to suffer like this!

Xu Yanran should be made to be "loyal" to this rotten Marquis's mansion!

She should be made to report this properly!

Tit for tat!

snort!

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