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After Li Chang left, Lady Jin instructed Zi Yu to have a few matrons carry Li Chengzhi back to the courtyard he shared with Jin Lingling, and then she gave Mother Li and several old nannies who had followed her in marriage a meaningful glance.

They immediately dragged Lin Siyu into the courtyard with sinister laughter.

Panpan was taken away by the maids to a dismantled room and locked up; she was not a slave bound by a death pledge to the household, and she had committed no wrongs, so Lady Jin could not do anything to hurt her.

As for Jin Lingling, Lady Jin walked over to her with a heart full of pity and comforted her, "Lingling, rest assured, your aunt will certainly not let her off."

Jin Lingling’s mouth twitched slightly, "Lingling believes in auntie."

After speaking, she returned to her own courtyard with Hong Mei, but as soon as she saw Li Chengzhi sleeping in the room, she immediately left in disgust, and instructed, "The young master is seriously ill and needs to rest, go pack my things over to the West Warm Room, and be quiet, don’t disturb the young master. "

Hong Mei nodded in agreement, knowing that Jin Lingling had no intention of staying with Li Chengzhi.

Only when everyone had left did Mother Li let go of Lin Siyu, leaving her collapsed in the courtyard.

There was a spectacle to witness, and Hong Yan naturally did not want to miss it. Once Lady Jin glanced her way, she took a seat on a chair near the door. Suddenly remembering something, she said, "Such an entertaining show, how can we not invite Maternal Aunt Liu to watch? Go invite her quickly."

When Lin Siyu was favored, she never refrained from mocking Mrs. Liu, and she even had a hand in the miscarriage of Maternal Aunt Liu’s child.

After a little while, the maid sent with the message hurried back, "Reporting to Madam, Maternal Aunt Liu is ill and cannot come to watch the play."

Lady Jin furrowed her brows, "She’s ill again?"

Hong Yan simply thought Maternal Aunt Liu was too timid to watch such an entertaining scene, but she was too impatient to wait, and excitedly said, "Sister Liu has always been frail, I saw her looking pale just the other day. Madam, it’s better not to ask Sister Liu to come, lest it frighten her."

Lady Jin smiled and nodded, "Such a good show, it would be a shame to miss."

After saying that, Lady Jin turned her gaze toward Lin Siyu lying on the ground, clucked her tongue twice, and said with a tone of false regret, "Lin Siyu, I still remember when I brought you to the house last year, you were such a delicate and lovely young girl. Who would have thought you’d see a day like this.

Tsk tsk, so dirty, covered in blood and saliva.

Someone, come, give Maternal Aunt Lin a good washing; she’s always been one for cleanliness, don’t let her leave in such a filthy state. "

"Right away!"

Following Lady Jin’s indication, Mother Li and the others approached Lin Siyu with wicked smiles, each holding a horse brush in their hands.

Lin Siyu was already disoriented from Li Chang’s beating, but when Mother Li and the others dragged her into the courtyard, the cold wind sobered her up instantly.

Seeing the brushes in Mother Li’s hands, she let out a cold laugh. She had already been beaten to such a state; what more could she fear from these brushes?

Just then, a whole bucket of cold water was dumped over her head, making Lin Siyu shiver violently from the cold.

"Maternal Aunt Lin, we servants are used to rough handling and aren’t as delicate as you. If we scrub you too hard, you’ll just have to endure it."

As they spoke, the stiff bristles of the brushes ruthlessly scrubbed over Lin Siyu’s body, leaving trails of blood wherever they touched, a horrifying sight to behold.

Lin Siyu had thought she could withstand the pain, but a bucket of cold water had awakened all her nerves, intensifying her sensitivity to the pain. She immediately began to roll on the ground and howl, with the places she rolled over becoming soaked with blood.

After such a scrubbing, Lin Siyu was in so much pain that she no longer had the strength to wail.

Lady Jin watched with a cold, mocking gaze, saying, "The cleaning isn’t thorough enough."

Wiping the sweat from her face, Mother Li said with a beaming smile, "Maternal Aunt Lin, look at you. Boy, what were you thinking, getting yourself into an affair? Just washing your body isn’t enough—no, we haven’t cleaned the dirtiest part of you yet.

Come, let this old servant give you a proper wash. "

As she spoke, Mother Li reversed the brush handle and aimed it at Lin Siyu’s lower body, and with a fierce thrust, she jabbed it!