The abstinent and powerful minister is cold and aloof during the day, but he adores her in his dream

Chapter 276 I have never suffered such an insult before
"Auntie, what you're saying is truly disheartening. What do you mean by saying we're all fine? Do you want something to happen to us?" Wei Jinxiu said angrily.

“That’s not what I meant… Of course, Jin Yi is indeed wrong, and I will definitely punish her, but could you please forgive her this time since none of you are in any trouble?” Seeing that everyone was looking at her with condemnation, Xu Shi had no choice but to change her tone under pressure.

"If it weren't for my quick thinking, Sister-in-law Wan'er, who helped me hide in time, Wei Jinyi would have killed two people!" Wei Jinxiu retorted loudly. "Wei Jinyi brought a strange man into the mansion, attempting to ruin someone's reputation. I think even drowning her in a pig cage wouldn't be too much of a punishment!"

When Xu heard the words "drowning in a pig cage," her face turned pale with fright. "You, you little girl, don't exaggerate. It's not that serious!"

“How can it not be serious? Reputation is our lifeblood. If our reputation is ruined, how can we live with ourselves? Wei Jinyi has killed two people, hasn’t she? I think Wei Jinyi should be paraded through the streets and drowned in a pig cage! If you’re not satisfied, then we’ll go to the authorities and ask them to make a judgment!” Wei Jinxiu said firmly.

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan truly admired this young girl.

Despite his young age, he exuded an aura greater than anyone else's, and spoke with remarkable clarity and insight, striking at Xu's weak points.

Thinking it over, she immediately chimed in, "What Jinxiu said is also what I wanted to say. Wei Jinyi intended to harm the two of us today, and we must report her to the authorities!"

Originally, Madam Xu wanted to smooth things over, but seeing the two's firm attitude, she quickly said, "It's not that serious. I'll immediately send someone to fetch Jin Yi so she can kneel down and apologize to you, and I'll punish her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall!"

"Is that all?" Zhiwan frowned.

Wei Jinxiu shouted, "It doesn't hurt at all, I think we should report it to the authorities!"

Xu gritted her teeth and said, "Furthermore, I will bring out the family rules and have her given twenty lashes!"

Zhiwan and Wei Jinxiu exchanged a glance, and finally nodded reluctantly, "Then for the sake of our elders, let's... let's do it this way."

Madam Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to send someone to look for Wei Jinyi. As long as she couldn't find her, she would have an excuse to delay.

However, just as she finished giving her instructions, she saw Granny Fang approaching with two burly old women, carrying a girl.

When Xu saw who the girl was, her vision went black and she almost fainted.

"Madam, Miss Wei Wu has arrived!" Granny Fang stepped forward and announced loudly.

It turned out that when Madam Wei had just sent people to tie up Wei Jinyi, Granny Fang had taken advantage of everyone's inattention to lead her people to find Wei Jinyi.

Seeing Wei Jinyi bound hand and foot with a rag stuffed in her mouth, Zhiwan and Wei Jinxiu almost burst out laughing.

Zhiwan quietly gave Granny Fang a thumbs up.

Granny Fang proudly straightened her chest.

She wouldn't stand for anyone who dared to bully her cousin!
Wei looked at Xu with a half-smile, "Sister-in-law, hurry up and deal with Jin Yi, lest you break your promise in front of everyone."

Madam Xu clutched her chest and said, "Jin Yi... she's still your niece, how could you let someone tie her up like this?"

“I treat her like a niece, but does she even respect me as her aunt? She is morally corrupt and has done something that disgraces the family. As the head of the household, my sister-in-law should punish her severely to serve as a warning to others!” Madam Wei said calmly.

Fearing that the guests would find out about the scandal, Madam Wei frowned and urged, "Eldest daughter, since Jin Yi has made a mistake, punish her quickly, so that people won't laugh at us!"

Xu was filled with resentment, but she had no other choice at the moment.

She said to Wei Jinyi, "Everyone knows about the shameful things you've done. Quickly kneel down and apologize to Zhiwan and Jinxiu. After you receive the beating, go to the ancestral hall to repent properly."

With tears streaming down her face and sobbing, Wei Jinyi was seething with hatred.

She had never suffered such humiliation in her entire life.

Today was supposed to be a day for her to sit back and watch Zhiwan and Wei Jinxiu make fools of themselves, but she never expected things to turn out this way.

She had everything planned out.

Once the three men were arguing with Zhiwan and Wei Jinxiu, she lured all the guests from the front yard over.

Just in case, she even sent her personal maid to guard the entrance.

But instead of receiving a report from the maid, she heard that three thieves had been caught in the manor. Upon hearing this, she immediately thought of the three men she had brought in.

She knew things were going badly and was about to hide when Fang Mama and her men tied her up and brought her to this garden.

"Are you wondering why your maid, Yihong, didn't report the news to you?" Zhiwan suddenly asked.

Wei Jinyi was taken aback, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

The others looked at Zhiwan in confusion.

Zhiwan didn't speak, but instead raised her voice and called out, "Shuang'er, bring the person up here."

The next moment, Shuang'er and Wei Jinxiu's maid, Yunxiang, dragged over a maid with disheveled hair.

Upon seeing the maid's appearance, Wei Jinyi was shocked.

As expected, Yihong fell into their hands.

Shuang'er and Yunxiang pushed Yihong next to Wei Jinyi.

Yi Hong trembled and clung tightly to Wei Jinyi, "Miss, they've discovered me..."

"Shut up!" Wei Jinyi snapped.

Zhiwan glanced at her with a half-smile, pointed at Yihong, and explained to everyone, "This maid was guarding the entrance to the garden, waiting to inform Wei Jinyi, but she saw Jinxiu and me walk out. When she tried to run away, our maid restrained her."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood what had happened.

"You scoundrel!" Old Madam Wei was furious.

Of course, she wasn't angry that Wei Jinyi had harmed Zhiwan, but rather that she felt Wei Jinyi was more of a hindrance than a help.

With a stern face, Madam Xu ripped the cloth out of Wei Jinyi's mouth and urged, "Now that things have come to this, you should go and apologize to them and beg for their forgiveness."

Wei Jinyi was extremely aggrieved, tears streaming down her face as she shook her head, "I won't..."

"Go now!" Madam Xu had lost her patience and shouted sternly.

Her daughter caused her to lose face today, and she was also upset.

In the end, Wei Jinyi knelt down and apologized to Zhiwan and Wei Jinxiu, and was also given twenty strokes of the cane.

While the beating was being administered, Wei Jinxiu considerately helped count, "One, two, three, four... twenty!"

Wei Jinyi was beaten until her skin was torn and bleeding. As she was being taken away, she glared at Zhiwan and Wei Jinxiu with resentment.

"Weren't we too lenient with her?" Wei Jinxiu said angrily. "We should have reported her to the authorities!"

"Sister-in-law, I hope this is the first and last time. If Wei Jinyi doesn't repent and dares to have any more filthy thoughts, then don't blame me for disregarding your and my brother's reputation!" Madam Wei warned in a deep voice.

Madam Xu was furious, but she still nodded and said, "Don't worry, if Wei Jinyi does it again, I will not plead for her. She is at your disposal!"

Only then did Wei give up.

Soon, the three men were also taken to the authorities.

After the matter was resolved, the group of women were about to leave the garden when two men walked out of a pavilion not far away.

When Zhiwan saw this, she was completely dumbfounded.

Why didn't they notice that there was someone in the pavilion?