The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

"Why did he hit you this time?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Cao looked at Tong Huaqiong.

She was a strong-willed woman who always felt it was shameful to be beaten by a man, and she kept the fact that Tian Fugui had beaten her a secret from the village.

I didn't expect Aunt Tong to know so much.

Therefore, the fact that she was always beaten by Tian Fugui could not be kept from the eyes of most people in the village.

It's just that everyone prefers to avoid trouble and doesn't say anything.

Cao's first reaction was that she felt ashamed.

“Yesterday, Fugui helped your family slaughter a pig. You gave him a set of offal and a large piece of pork.” Cao Shi blushed with embarrassment. Thinking that she had already come to Tong Huaqiong’s place, there was no point in hiding it any longer, so she gritted her teeth and spoke.

Tong Huaqiong thought that it seemed Cao Shi and Chunni were beaten because of the pork incident.

It must be said that Tian Fugui slaughtered the pig exceptionally well and even helped Tong Huaqiong cut the pork into pieces with great skill.

Although Tong Huaqiong disliked him because he beat his wife and his daughter didn't like him, she still gave him a large piece of pork. When he took the pork back, she specifically told him not to only think about his son, but also to stew the meat for Chunni to eat together.

Tian Fugui readily agreed.

"He took the pork home, and my mother-in-law and I went to the fields. Chunni stayed home to cook. When I came back, I saw that Chunni had been whipped so badly that she almost fainted. I thought he was just drunk and acting crazy at noon."

As the main person in charge of slaughtering pigs, Tian Fugui naturally drank quite a bit of alcohol at lunchtime, as Tong Huaqiong's family provided him with a meal.

"He wasn't drunk and acting crazy. Chunni stole a piece of pork. Yesterday evening, Chunwang wanted to eat meat, so Chunni stewed it. While stewing the meat, Chunni couldn't resist the urge and stole a piece. Tian Fugui found out and beat her badly for that piece of meat."

Cao spoke while crying.

"Waaah!" Chunni cried out.

For a piece of meat, she almost whipped her daughter unconscious, which was something Tong Huaqiong could hardly believe.

Tian Fugui is extremely wicked, and Chunwang is also despicable.

Tong Huaqiong guessed that Tian Fugui must have found out that Chunni was stealing meat because Chunwang told him.

"How fierce was the fight?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Wiping away her tears, Cao said, "I've shamelessly come to you because I want to borrow the medicine you gave Chunni last time."

Cao's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke.

She wasn't sure if Tong Huaqiong would lend her the medicine.

After all, medicine is a precious commodity in this era, especially medicine for treating wounds.

The medicine that Tong Huaqiong applied to Chunni last time was really effective. Chunni's wound was almost completely healed in just a few days after returning home, and even the old wound marks had faded.

Yesterday, Chunni was beaten by Tian Fugui again and her body was covered in wounds again. The wound on her calf had become infected and festering. She was afraid that if this continued, her wounds would fester all over her body and she would die. Therefore, she swallowed her pride and came to Tong Huaqiong to borrow medicine.

Tong Huaqiong said, "The medicine is a minor matter."

Tong Huaqiong went into the inner room and brought out a medicine box, then asked Cao to remove Chunni's clothes.

Tong Huaqiong gasped, wanting to execute Tian Fugui on the spot.

Chunni's injuries were even more severe than when she was beaten by Granny Luo last time.

"It was from being whipped with a bull whip." Cao looked at the wounds on Chunni's body, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"You inhuman creature, how could you be so cruel? All you did was steal a piece of meat!"

While getting medicine to apply to Chunni, Tong Huaqiong angrily cursed.

Chunni curled up in pain.

"Bear with it," Tong Huaqiong said. "Aunt Tong, you're saying Fugui beat Chunni so badly for a piece of meat? Is he even human?" Cao Shi said.

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, "He's not human, and this isn't the first time."

Didn't he hit Chunni before?

Previously, Cao Shi had endured it all, but this time something must have happened that was even more unbearable for Cao Shi than Chun Ni stealing meat and beating Chun Ni, for Cao Shi to step into Tong Huaqiong's house.

Tong Huaqiong guessed that Cao had come not only to borrow medicine, but also to ask her for something more important.

After Tong Huaqiong finished applying the medicine to Chunni, she found a clean old dress that Gu Taohua used to wear and helped Chunni change into it.

Cao felt very embarrassed, because Chunni had already worn Gu Taohua's clothes last time, and she hadn't had a chance to send them to Gu Taohua yet.

"What about your injuries?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Tian Fugui must have attacked the Cao family as well.

At first, Cao was embarrassed, thinking that she could no longer hide it from Aunt Tong, so she lifted her clothes.

The wound caught Tong Huaqiong's eye, and she thought to herself that Tian Fugui was truly vicious, not hitting Cao Shi's face and hands, but only her body.

"You inhuman beast, how could you kill like that?" Tong Huaqiong continued to berate Tian Fugui as she applied medicine to Cao's body.

Chunni cried and said, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't stolen the meat, my father wouldn't have been angry. If he wasn't angry, he wouldn't have hit me. My mother was hit by him because she protected me."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Chunni, you did nothing wrong. Why can't you eat that meat? It's your father who's a scoundrel. By the way, Chunwang told your father to eat the meat, didn't he?"

Chunni glanced at Cao Shi and nodded timidly.

Cao tried to defend Chunwang, saying, "Chunwang is spoiled. He just said it casually; he didn't mean it."

Tong Huaqiong wanted to curse, and her sympathy for Cao Shi instantly lessened by half.

Cao Shi is the Crown Prince's mother in this world.

However, in this era where a mother's status depends on her son, the Crown Prince's mother was not just Lady Cao; Lady Cao was also a Crown Prince's mother shaped by the environment.

Since the Cao family has come to her for help, Tong Huaqiong must brainwash the Crown Prince's mother, as favoring the Crown Prince will bring her no benefit.

"You really think Chunwang didn't do it on purpose?" Tong Huaqiong said bluntly. "Don't think of children as so innocent and naive. Just look at the time when Chunwang snatched Chunni's corn at my house, and then went home and told her bad things so your mother-in-law would beat Chunni. It's clear that Chunwang never did it unintentionally. Things like this have happened many times. Does Chunwang not know what Chunni will suffer if he tells her bad things? He still does it on purpose. He just wants to see Chunni get beaten."

Cao was stunned.

Tong Huaqiong continued, "I don't want to say bad things about your son. He is ultimately spoiled by your mother-in-law, but as his mother, don't you have any self-awareness? Every time Chunwang badmouths Chunni, he watches the show without any remorse. Have you, as his mother, told him that this is wrong?"

Cao lowered her head and said nothing.

Tong Huaqiong was right; Chunwang would often badmouth Chunni at home.

Even if Chunni did nothing wrong, he would still find fault and complain.

Chunni's beatings were all thanks to Chunwang.

Cao Shi never blamed Chunwang. She always felt that Chunwang was the only male in the family and the foundation for her position in the Tian family. She couldn't bear to punish Chunwang.

Not only are they reluctant to teach him a lesson, but they also repeatedly try to make amends for him.

“Chunwang is just a child, he’ll grow up,” Cao said.

Tong Huaqiong sneered and said, "Chunwang is not a child anymore. He doesn't feel sorry at all when he sees his father beating Chunni and you. Do you expect him to change for the better when he grows up? It will be too late when he grows up. Take my Yaozu for example. He used to bully Man'er. After I disciplined him, do you still dare to bully Man'er? But I'm not teaching you how to discipline Chunwang. Chunwang is your son after all. What kind of person he becomes and what kind of character he develops has nothing to do with me, but it has nothing to do with you, his mother."

If it weren't for Chunni, Tong Huaqiong wouldn't have been interested in Chunwang, this prince from a farming family, at all.

He's not her grandson. (End of Chapter)