A sharp rebuke suddenly rang in Li Anqi's ears.

"Your Majesty!"

The old lady sat on a wide chair in the center of the Fushou Hall, so angry that she was almost dizzy. She had to be supported by her maids and aunts to keep her from falling.

Although Li Anqi hesitated, his body seemed to move beyond his control, and he slowly knelt down.

Her body seemed to have become accustomed to this kind of criticism and humble posture.

The old lady pointed at Li Anqi with trembling hands and said breathlessly.

"I thought you were just being playful and willful before, so I didn't punish you severely. Now I know that you have a wolfish ambition and actually want to kill your own sister!"

Li Anqi frowned slightly.

After the original owner pushed her elder sister into the water, she herself fell into the water as well, and then she transmigrated to this place.

Although I didn't do it myself, given the current situation...

Li Anqi kowtowed to the old lady: "Granddaughter knows she was wrong, please punish her, Grandma!"

"Hmph!" The red-clad girl with narrowed phoenix eyes seemed unconvinced and gave a mocking snort.

Li Anqi turned his head to look at the girl, only to see that she looked at him, who was crawling on the ground, with an arrogant and confident expression, as if she were looking at an ant.

This is Li Baoqin, the elder sister who was pushed into the water by the original owner.

After the servants pulled them ashore, Li Baoqin suddenly shouted, "Holy crap, I've time-traveled?!"

Li Anqi then understood.

Li Baoqin, like herself, was a time traveler.

Although both are time travelers, they do not know whether the other is friend or foe.

Li Anqi decided that it would be best not to reveal his identity as a time traveler for the time being.

"Madam, Anqi, she..." Madam Zhao's face was full of compassion, and she was about to plead for mercy.

"Who dares to plead for her?!" the old lady interrupted sternly.

"Granddaughter really knows she was wrong, granddaughter was just confused for a moment..." Li Anqi continued to apologize on behalf of the original owner.

"A moment of confusion, and you forget the basic principles of human relations?! Baoqin is your half-sister, your own half-sister! How are you any different from a beast, harboring such malicious intentions and wanting to kill her?!"

The old lady was heartbroken and pounded on the armrest of the chair. As she spoke, she burst into tears.

A group of people rushed forward, some wiping away tears, others offering comfort.

Li Anqi then tried to sort through the original owner's memories, attempting to find a breakthrough.

Finally, a clue suddenly flashed into her mind.

Li Anqi leaned down and said in a serious tone.

"My granddaughter lost her birth mother when she was old enough to understand things, never went to school, and had no aunt to teach her."

"Madam treats her granddaughter very well, but Madam is busy with household affairs, and the granddaughter does not want to bother her often."

"That's why my granddaughter got spoiled, became arrogant, and did something wrong."

"You didn't teach your aunt?!" The old lady looked directly at Li Anqi, her face full of doubt. "Why don't you go to the family school in the manor?"

Madam Zhao offered a vague explanation.

“Oh…a few years ago, the Second Miss’s tutor took leave due to a family bereavement.”

"I saw that the Second Miss was very fond of her, so I have been saving a place for her to return."

"I never expected that my aunt would never return, so I forgot about it."

The old lady looked displeased and said in a reproachful tone, "How could you forget something like this?!"

Aunt Xia picked up her handkerchief and covered the barely perceptible smile on her lips.

Madam Zhao looked somewhat embarrassed and quickly tried to cover it up, saying, "This concubine thinks that the Second Miss is still young..."

"Twelve years old, not young anymore!"

The old lady spoke a little loudly, and then continued.

“We are a prominent family, not some humble household. You've managed this household for so many years, don't you understand this basic etiquette?!”

Madam Zhao tightened her grip on the handkerchief in her hand, squatted down to curtsy, and said gently, "It was my mistake."

"What about the family school? And what's the reason for that?!" the old lady continued to press.

"The tutor at the family school once said that the second young lady is mischievous and not suited for studying..."

Madam Zhao lowered her head slightly, and a thin layer of sweat quietly appeared on her forehead.

"I've been thinking about it. For a woman, being untalented is a virtue. Since the Second Miss and the Master don't get along, let's just let it go."

After thinking for a moment, the old lady said, "No! We still have to read books, no matter how much or how little we read!"

Then, the old lady waved her wide sleeves and said, "If you don't get along with the teacher, then we'll find another teacher!"

Madam Zhao quickly bowed and said, "I will listen to the old lady."

"Zhilan, go to the second young lady's room and teach her proper manners. Don't let her do anything so outrageous again!"

Li Anqi saw the old lady point to an aunt in her early twenties and assign her to him.

"Yes."

Zhilan placed her hands on her lower abdomen, lowered her head, and slowly walked behind Li Anqi.

Li Anqi looked at his younger sister, Li Anshu, who shared the same mother as the original owner of the body.

Perhaps due to the fusion of the original owner's memories, Li Anqi felt a strange pity for Li Anshu.

"My granddaughter and Anshu have always been taught by the same aunt. I wonder if Aunt Zhilan could also teach Anshu some manners?" Li Anqi asked softly.

Zhilan bowed respectfully: "This is all within my duty."

Upon hearing this, the old lady finally understood.

It turns out that not only Li Anqi, but also Li Anshu had never taught his aunt.

The old lady glared at Madam Zhao, snorted heavily, and was full of anger.

"No need, Jiang He, you can go to An's study."

The old lady then assigned Aunt Jiang He to Li Anshu.

"Yes."

Aunt Jiang He responded and came up behind Li Anshu.

Li Anqi keenly sensed the surging malice from the side and turned to look at Li Baoqin.

Li Baoqin glared at herself fiercely, seemingly extremely resentful.

"Grandma, Li Anqi is trying to kill me! You absolutely cannot let her go like this!" Li Baoqin hurriedly said to the old lady.

The old lady looked at Li Anqi kneeling on the ground and remained silent for a long time.

"The second young lady is still young and not mature enough. Since she has sincerely admitted her mistake, let's punish her by making her copy the virtues of women twenty times and forbidding her from leaving the manor for six months!"

"What?!" Li Baoqin exclaimed in surprise.

"Grandma, you've been blinded by greed! Baoqin is your own granddaughter, and she almost killed you! And you're only giving her such a light punishment?!" Li Baoqin was filled with resentment.

Everyone was shocked.

No one expected that Li Baoqin would say such rebellious and offensive things to the old lady.

"Young Miss, please don't be rude!" Bao Qiao, Li Baoqin's tutor, quickly spoke up to stop her.

The old lady's expression darkened with displeasure, and she said in a deep voice, "Then what else do you want?!"

Li Baoqin refused to back down and shouted, "Let me slap her or give her twenty lashes, then we'll be even! It'll teach her a lesson!"

"absurd!"

The old lady was furious. She slammed her hand on the armrest and stood up abruptly, her breathing rapid with anger. She turned to question Mrs. Zhao.

"Is this how you teach young women?!"

Li Baoqin was startled by the old lady's outburst of anger, but when she came to her senses, she appeared fearless again.

The old lady was still furious and then spoke to Madam Zhao.

"In my opinion, you should leave this family alone and find someone to help you! Once you've figured out how to teach the girls, then you can take care of this family properly!"

Madam Zhao's face turned extremely ugly, and her sleeves trembled slightly.

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