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Chapter 54
Today, the people who angered He Zhiran were Li Rou'er mother and daughter. When she saw the officers go after other people, she took the opportunity to stand in front of Li Rou'er again.
Li Rou'er was still sitting on the ground. Seeing He Zhiran come over aggressively, her body instinctively shrank back.
"He...He Zhiran, what are you trying to do? You still dare to use force in front of the officers?"
He Zhiran looked at Li Rou'er coldly, not showing any warmth in her eyes. Li Rou'er moved back a little, and she moved forward a little.
"I was thinking of not arguing with you, but you repeatedly provoked me."
As she spoke, He Zhiran viciously stomped on Li Rou'er's ankle, and then twisted hard a few times.
Li Rou'er screamed in pain.
Seeing Li Rou'er's painful state, He Zhiran had no intention of stopping.
She continued kicking Li Rou'er's sore spots one foot at a time.
"I know your petty thoughts clearly, and you know mine as well. I'll make it clear today that in the future, if you live an honest life, then fine. But if you dare provoke me again, I will definitely make you suffer a fate worse than death."
Li Rou'er was in so much pain that tears and snot streamed down her face. At this moment, she truly realized He Zhiran's fierceness.
"He Zhiran, please stop beating me in the name of our former friendship as good sisters."
"Good sisters? When did you ever treat me as a good sister?" He Zhiran couldn't help but sneer coldly.
Li Rou'er had strung along the original host, yet still shamelessly claimed that the two of them were good sisters...
He Zhiran increased her force again, punching and kicking Li Rou'er.
At the same time, the other women of Mo's family were not idle either. Although they still didn't completely understand the situation, they could see that it was Li Rou'er and her mother who had provoked He Zhiran.
So while He Zhiran was beating Li Rou'er, they also went up and attacked Zhu one by one.
In a short time, the courtyard of the inn was thrown into chaos, attracting countless lodgers to come and watch.
The one-sided battle quickly ended with Li's family and He's family begging for mercy.
He Zhiran did not hold back when beating Li Rou'er this time.
Li Rou'er's face was swollen like a bun, completely unrecognizable from its original appearance.
Her right arm was also dislocated and drooped limply.
He Zhiran panted as she stared at her, her eyes full of warning.
"Li Rou'er, remember this - this is the consequence of provoking me. If you don't want today's events to repeat themselves, you'd better keep your mouth shut and behave."
At this moment, Li Rou'er was so afraid of He Zhiran that she didn't dare to speak out even though she was angry.
But she was not convinced in her heart, and her hatred for He Zhiran grew even deeper.
Why is it that even though they were both exiled, He Zhiran could eat fragrant food and dress well every day? Even if she lost her virtue, not only did Mo's family not blame her, but they even protected her more?
What was even more infuriating was that those officers helped her without even bothering to distinguish right from wrong.
The more Li Rou'er thought about it, the more she hated He Zhiran. She wished she could tear He Zhiran into pieces immediately!
It was a pity that she was no match for He Zhiran at all...
Just then, the officers took the opportunity while everyone was present and said in a loud voice,
"Today, He did not save Old Eight Zhou like Li Rou'er said. She taught us the method to save people and the one who woke up Old Eight Zhou was our boss, not Miss He. Li Rou'er was making up lies and damaging Miss He's reputation.
Even if Miss He does not punish you today, we will not let you off. Hurry up and scram. Be careful of the whip next time we hear you babbling nonsense."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Li Rou'er.
They knew it! How could He Zhiran disregard her own reputation just to save someone? It turned out that all this was Li Rou'er making up rumors.
Thinking of this, even the He family, who were on the same side as the Li family, became unhappy and began verbally accusing Li Rou'er.
The fiery temper of the second sister-in-law flared up again. She rolled up her sleeves, went forward and grabbed Li Rou'er's hair, slapping her viciously twice.
"Good for you, Li Rou'er, to actually slander my ninth younger sister-in-law's reputation like this. Let me beat you to death today."
Li Rou'er screamed miserably as she was beaten, but no one from the Li family came forward to stop it except for Zhu.
Seeing this, the other sisters-in-law of Mo's family also surrounded Li Rou'er, criticizing her while lashing out to avenge He Zhiran.
In order to avoid causing any deaths in public, the officers came forward to discourage them, which allowed Li Rou'er to escape this calamity.
After viciously beating Li Rou'er, He Zhiran's anger also subsided somewhat.
She beckoned to the sisters-in-law and the women from the two families who had helped her to leave.
The sisters-in-law followed He Zhiran, their eyes filled with guilt as they looked at her.
The eldest sister-in-law was the first to speak: "Ninth younger sister-in-law, it was we sisters-in-law who did not trust you enough, so we listened to Li Rou'er's words and wrongly thought you had lost your virtue."
The fifth sister-in-law also said: "That's right, it was all our fault. We won't listen to the slander of villains so casually ever again."
He Zhiran smiled at everyone: "Sisters-in-law do not need to blame yourselves. All is well now that the misunderstanding is resolved."
Seeing that He Zhiran really did not intend to hold it against them, the sisters-in-law heaved a sigh of relief and escorted her back.
Hiding in the dark and watching all this, Mo Jiuye also quietly returned to his room.
Just now, he was the first to hear the argument between He Zhiran and Li Rou'er outside, and saw that Li Rou'er had brought so many people with her.
He was afraid He Zhiran would suffer losses, so he took the opportunity to quietly slip out of the room when no one was paying attention.
It was him who knocked out Li Rou'er's tooth with a stone, hoping that the pain would make her know better and retreat.
But Li Rou'er was still unrepentant.
Mo Jiuye was already prepared to take action again, but unexpectedly, He Zhiran's martial arts skills were so sharp.
Although he could not see her martial arts moves clearly, he could determine that the moves He Zhiran used must have been taught by someone.
After observing and discovering these past few days, all of He Zhiran's circumstances had formed countless mysteries in Mo Jiuye's mind.
He Zhiran did not know that Mo Jiuye was lurking nearby ready to help her. The group of women who had won a big victory all felt a sense of arrogance.
Back in the capital, no one had dared provoke them either, but that was because of their status.
It was different now. They could unite together and rely on their own power to beat their opponents until they screamed.
This was a feeling they had never had before, and they thought it was quite exciting.
The second sister-in-law enthusiastically pulled He Zhiran's arm: "Ninth younger sister-in-law, if something like this happens again in the future, don't forget to call everyone together."
He Zhiran also saw that if these women in the family experienced a few more incidents like this, they would definitely become battle-hardened by her training.
However, she also quite liked this spirit of unity.
"Alright, if anyone dares to clamor again, I definitely won't forget Second Sister-in-Law."
"Ninth Sister-in-Law, and me too! I can do it too." Mo Hanyue was afraid the Ninth Sister-in-Law would forget about her, so she quickly declared her stance.
Then, the other sisters-in-law and the women from Xie's family and Fang's family also said they would stand shoulder to shoulder with He Zhiran and fight together.
Everyone was in good spirits at the moment. Especially since He Zhiran had purchased large quantities of supplies during the day, they busily started making dinner, working more efficiently than ever.
Especially the women from Fang's family and Xie's family - perhaps because they considered that their families would be freeloading off Mo's family's light, they competed to do the work.
While there was harmony in Mo's family, Fang's family, and Xie's family, bursts of noisy quarrels could be heard from the grass shed where Li's family and He's family were staying.
The two families were already unhappy with each other yesterday because of fighting over the location of the grass sheds. Today, the He family's women were provoked by Li Rou'er to go find trouble with He Zhiran, and they ended up being beaten badly.
The He family became increasingly dissatisfied with the Li family.
If it wasn't for He Ming and He Liang's current state, they might have already attacked the Li family.
Thinking of the root cause of all these consequences, Li Rou'er, Li Yuer and Li Ruer seemed to have gone crazy as they violently shook Li Rou'er.
"Li Rou'er, you broom star, back in the capital Father found so many good families for you, yet you refused to marry any of them.
Instead, your sights were set too high, wholeheartedly wanting to become the wife of a duke or prince.
And now, the man Mo Jiuye married was his childhood sweetheart He Zhiran. You're an old maid still stuck at home, not only unable to make any contribution to the family, but causing trouble everywhere.
Not only are you bringing disaster on yourself, but even implicating the whole family. You're a broom star, deliberately staying here to prevent the Li family from living in peace."
Hearing Li Yuer's heart-piercing words, Li Rou'er could no longer control her emotions.
One of her arms was dislocated, and even though she was in excruciating pain, she didn't want to keep listening to such words.
Li Rou'er pounced on Li Yuer as if she had been possessed, opening her mouth wide to take a fierce bite on her face.
Li Yuer cried out in pain while kicking and flailing her limbs to fight off Li Rou'er.
Seeing this, Li Ruer also went to help Li Yuer.
The already injured Li Rou'er was no match for her two younger sisters. She was quickly pinned to the ground and beaten up.
Zhu did not have much standing in the Li household. Seeing her daughter being bullied, she did not dare to intervene. She had completely lost the arrogance she had when dealing with He Zhiran, and could only plead for help from Li Liang.