"Hahaha! An elder? What kind of elder is she to me? Xie PanâEr, let me remind you, your mother signed a contract selling herself! If my mother hadnât been kind-hearted and, seeing her desperate pleas, agreed to let her marry the illegitimate son of my second granduncleâs mistress, sheâd still be emptying my motherâs chamber pots right now!"
After hearing Xie PanâErâs words, Xie Yingying couldnât help but burst into laughter, directly mocking PanâErâs motherâs origins.
With a sneer, she shoved Xie PanâEr to the ground, raised the whip in her hand, and then, as Xie PanâEr watched in terror and panic, brought it down fiercely upon her.
"Donât hit my PanâEr..."
"Stop hitting Beautiful Sister!"
Two different voices called out; one was extremely weak, the other childlike and clear.
Just as Xie Yingying found the childlike voice familiar, her whip was seized. She trembled, staggered back several steps, and a hoarse cry escaped her throat.
"Ah... How is it you, you little freak? Guards! Seize her! Guards, help me!"
Xie Yingying was merely stunned when she saw Suisui, but when she noticed the rabbit Suisui was cradling, a flood of unpleasant memories washed over her.
WHOOSH! Xiaobai suddenly leaped from Suisuiâs arms, heading straight for Xie Yingyingâs face, and knocked off her bamboo hat as it landed.
"Ah... My face! That damn rabbit! Guards, seize her! Seize her and beat that thing to death for me!"
At this moment, Xie Yingying was like a madwoman, screaming for people, one moment wanting them to capture Xiaosuisui, the next demanding they beat Xiaobai to death.
In an instant, everyone in the Xie Family was disturbedâwhether from the main branch, the second branch, the Old Madam, the Family Head, or the men of each branch.
The young male servants, Guards, and maids from outside, along with the Maids and Nannies from the inner courtyard, all rushed towards the First Madamâs courtyard.
The First Madamâs expression changed drastically when she saw her daughterâs state. She quickly ran to help Xie Yingying up. "Quiet! Be quiet! Are you trying to draw everyone here?"
Xie Yingying, trembling, hid in her motherâs embrace.
"Mother, itâs her! My face, sheâs the one who ruined it! This little brat, this little freak, sheâs the one who harmed me! Mother, you must get justice for me!"
"What? She ruined your face?" the First Madam exclaimed, her voice filled with shock.
The person before her was just a child, only three or four years old. How could she have injured her daughter?
Just as the First Madam was thinking this, she saw the child in her sights help Xie PanâEr to her feet. Then she heard the child declare, "Iâm angry."
Indeed, Xiaosuisui was angry.
Xie Yingying had called her a little freak and accused her of ruining her face; Xiaosuisui refused to admit to any of it.
She didnât want to listen to Xie Yingying; she wanted to curse back. But Beautiful Sister had said that anger must be vented.
So, imitating how Beautiful Sister had struck Zhao Fei, she rolled up her sleeves, her eyes blazing with fury.
Seeing Suisui like this, Xie PanâEr was greatly alarmed and cried out urgently, "Suisui, be careful she doesnât hurt you!"
Suisui, consumed by anger and fury, automatically tuned out Xie PanâErâs voice. She wasnât afraid of Xie Yingying. Step by step, she walked forward and, just as Xie Yingyingâs whip was about to descend upon her, she grabbed it.
Then, once, twice, three, and four times, she struck Xie Yingying.
"ARGH..." Xie Yingying stared in disbelief at the child before her, feeling the agonizing pain of her breaking ribs. Her internal organs felt as if they were shattering; the pain was unbearable.
"Yingying... How are you?"
The First Madam remained dumbfounded for a long moment, finally snapping back to her senses amidst Xie Yingyingâs agonized screams.