Wei Shengyi raised his hand calmly and said, "You don't have to be too polite." He then ordered his daughters-in-law to leave and let Wei Changying sit down.

Wei Changying said faintly, "I don't dare to sit down. I am here to apologize to my uncle and aunt. If I didn't plead my fault, how dare I would sit down first?"

"What is your fault?" Wei Shengyi smiled when he heard the words and said, "It is because I was so busy with the work that I neglected regulating the rear courtyard so that your aunt indulged and spoiled Changjuan excessively. Now that we are busy discussing comforting you, how can I ask you to apologize in turn?"

Wei Changying said calmly, "My uncle says so, but I am absolutely unworthy of it. Previously, the seventh sister vexed me, and I was indeed a little aggrieved. However, yesterday, my mother-in-law reminded me that I had not come to visit my uncle and aunt for various reasons since I married here. I was indeed extremely unfilial. Because of this, the seventh sister guarded against me. It is a pity that I am stupid. If I hadn't been suggested by my mother-in-law, I would not have been able to realize my seventh sister's good intentions. How can my uncle say that I am innocent?"

"How can Changjuan, a rebellious girl, have any good intentions?" Wei Shengyi smiled calmly and said, "How can I not understand my own daughter? She thinks herself clever, yet she was deceived and coaxed. And she is still unknown about this. So stop talking angry words. I know that my rebellious daughter's behavior made you very angry..."

"Second uncle, you overstated. I am now full of shame and want to apologize to the second uncle. How dare I get angry?" Wei Changying insisted, "Second uncle, please forgive me for my previous neglecting and unfilial piety!" She was about to make a big kowtow when she said that.

Wei Shengyi stretched out his hands and would like to help her up. Although he was Wei Changying's uncle, he dared not to touch her because there was a difference between men and women. What was more, he was a literary minister, and he didn't know martial arts. Even if he was still in his prime, he might not be able to pull up Wei Changying who had learned martial arts since childhood. Seeing that the niece respectfully apologized to him, Wei Shengyi gradually narrowed his eyes and meditated for a long time before he asked the servants next to him, "Bring that rebellious daughter up here!"

He then said slowly to Wei Changying, "Since the niece doesn't believe it, let's see how I will discipline the rebellious daughter today."

Wei Changying knelt on the ground and said slowly, "When the second uncle said this, it seemed that I did not sincerely come to apologize today, but I deliberately came to embarrass the seventh sister. I could not afford such an accusation."

Seeing that she was determined to apologize, Wei Shengyi touched the jade wrench on his finger, looked up, and said, "My niece seldom comes to my house these days because of the matters in your husband's family. When a woman gets married, she always has to give priority to her husband's family. How can a married woman leave her husband's family affairs and run to her mother's house so often? What do you think of this?"

"I will learn from your instructions." Wei Changying nodded and said.

"In that case, from the day you got married to today, you didn’t do anything wrong. Just stand up." Wei Shengyi gave her a hand with light strength, "Since you are back today, you might as well stay for dinner first. While I have spare time, you and I should have a long talk so that the villains won't have the chance to alienate us."

Wei Changying stood up according to his words and said, "What the second uncle said is all reasonable. But I didn't come here just to make an apology today."

Wei Shengyi was not surprised at all, but he smiled and said, "Are you trying peaceful means before resorting to force? It's just that I have also said that Changjuan is a rebellious girl, and I will certainly discipline her well. She lives a little far away, so she will be here a bit late. Did you think that I will make you stay for dinner so that I can move on from what we were talking about earlier?"

"I heard from my grandfather and grandmother that my second uncle is brilliant." Wei Changying said calmly, "How can my mind be hidden from the second uncle? I should be punished for offending my uncle and aunt. However, the second uncle and the second aunt have not only the seventh sister but also other heirs. The two sisters-in-law and the eldest sister had not yet mentioned anything to me. I thought that since the seventh sister has to call me the third sister, it is not her turn to bully me in front of others! In the past, because we were in other people's homes, I didn't care about the conflict for the sake of my reputation as the daughter of the Wei Family in Fengzhou. Yet, afterward, I still have to seek justice for myself. What does the second uncle think of this?"

Wei Shengyi squinted his eyes and said, "There is respect for seniority. And there are differences between the family members and others. Things should be like this. I've said a long time ago that what Changjuan did was wrong."

Almost every word of Wei Shengyi indicated that Wei Changjuan was abetted by outsiders, but Wei Changying ignored it. After getting up, she chose a seat on the right and determined to see what kind of discipline was Wei Shengyi's so-called "discipline".

Not long after, as expected, someone led Wei Changjuan to the hall.

Wei Changjuan was wearing colored clothes and decorations, and there was a trace of rose cake on her cuff. After Wei Changying saw it clearly, she immediately sneered and said to Mrs. Huang and Mrs. He, "On the way, the two sisters-in-law said that the second aunt had severely punished the seventh sister. I thought that the seventh sister was young, and the second aunt should not beat her too much. Now, I think I just worried too much. The seventh sister was actually eating rose cakes in the room! Her life is much more leisurely than ours. I believed in my sisters-in-law's words, and I was worried all the way!"

Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "I said that you don’t not have to worry about the seventh Miss, Madam. How can a person who loves her children so much like the second madam be willing to beat the seventh Miss?"

"The seventh Miss and you have no grudges. I'm afraid that's because the second madam would like the seventh Miss to vex you crazily. In this case, the second madam would be so happy and reward the seventh Miss. How could she punish the seventh Miss?" Mrs. He said coldly.

When Wei Changjuan heard that her father had ordered her to come over, she knew something bad happened. Wasn't her father coaxed to go out by her mother early in the morning? Why was he back now? Now, listening to the words of her cousin and two grannies, her face was even paler. As soon as she entered the door, she fell to her knees and said to Wei Shengyi with panic, "Father, help me!"

Wei Changying sighed, turned back, and asked Mrs. Huang, "Is it true that my second aunt said that the second uncle is not a person who will spoil his children like the second aunt and he will not sit back to watch the reputation of the Wei Family be corrupted by the seventh sister?"

Mrs. Huang smiled calmly and said, "It looked like this when I served in this house, but I was humble and stupid. How could I conjecture the second master’s mind?"

Wei Shengyi ignored the cynicism of them and did not pretend to reprimand her daughter harshly. But he said slowly, "When the First Miss of the Su Family, who is your lineal aunt's eldest daughter, got married, you listened to the words of the eleventh Miss of the Liu Family and made it difficult for your third sister in public. Afterward, the Su Family helped you give out an explanation, but you were dissatisfied. Thus, you deliberately instigated Princess Qingxin to make it difficult for your third sister again when Infanta Chengxian got married. As for these two things, did you do them or not?"

Wei Changjuan choked with sobs, "That's because the third sister..."

"I only asked if you had done it." Wei Shengyi faintly said.

Wei Changjuan had to say, "Yes. But..."

"Go and get the family doctrine." Wei Shengyi simply did not allow her daughter to be wordy and directly ordered his servants.

Wei Changjuan was shocked to see this. She took a few steps on her knees to go forward to pull her father's robe. She burst into tears, "Father! Father! It's not all my fault. I was also angry with the third sister!"

"Despite whether you think your third sister is wrong to make you angry, let's just say that your third sister is already a married woman so that her parents-in-law will teach her when she makes mistakes. Thus, neither your mother nor I am qualified to talk too much. What are you? How dare you go beyond so many elders and tell your third sister what to do?" Wei Shengyi allowed her daughter to pull the corners of his robe and sipped his tea before he said this angrily!

When Wei Changjuan heard this, she stupefied for a moment and seemed to understand what he meant. She reluctantly turned to Wei Changying and cried, "Third sister, I know I was wrong! Please forgive me!"

Wei Changying sat on the sidelines, watching them acting. And she said faintly, "The second uncle said that I was married so that the second uncle and aunt could not discipline me. And only the people from my husband's family could instruct me. I understand what the second uncle means: Now the second uncle disciplines the seventh sister, and it is also the family affairs. And I, a married woman, am not qualified to make judgments. Of course, I dare not disobey my second uncle."

The servant had already brought the family doctrine and saw Wei Changjuan admit her mistake to Wei Changying. He thought that the third Miss would certainly pay lip service, so he had to look at the facial expressions of his master and decide whether to come forward or not. Now he saw that Wei Changying had no intention of forgiving her sister and she was even glad to see Wei Changjuan being beaten. In addition to this, Wei Shengyi also kept a straight face and reprimanded his servant who was hesitant outside the threshold, "Since the family doctrine has arrived, why you hesitate to come in? Why don't you come in and beat up this unfilial and disobedient daughter for me?"

Since it was the daughter who would be punished, the ones who were going to beat her were replaced by a group of strong women. In the cry of Wei Changjuan, she was held down in the hall and was beaten by the rod.

Wei Changying looked calm, thinking about how Wei Shengyi would end this if she didn't ask him to stop. Yet, she heard Mrs. Huang smiled gently and said, "Young Madam, this Mrs. An is the ace of the maids that I told you when Sister He disciplined the little maid."

"Oh?" Wei Changying could not recall that Mrs. Huang had said things about Mrs. An, but she knew that Mrs. Huang must have a purpose by saying this. So she pretended to be surprised when she heard this.

Mrs. Huang said, "Not everyone who beats another person knows how to make a loud noise while not beating too hard. Otherwise, why would she be the only one who is asked to beat Wei Changjuan?"

Wei Changying understood that the woman who beat Wei Changjuan seemed relentless and made her cry and howl. But in fact, she was also pretending. Then Wei Changying looked at Wei Shengyi. Wei Shengyi, who heard Mrs. Huang say this, twitched his face. He angrily rebuked Mrs. An, "If you dare to play any tricks again, you get out of my mansion immediately!"

Mrs. An was originally afraid of Mrs. Duanmu and knew that Wei Shengyi always doted on Wei Changjuan. If he had not been forced by Wei Changying, he would not have dragged his young daughter out to beat. Therefore, although the hit from the rod sounded loud, in fact, she had her own measure. However, she didn't expect that while Wei Changying certainly didn't understand these means, Mrs. Huang, who had struggled with Mrs. Duanmu in this house for more than ten years, knew each of them like the palm of her hand. She didn't give a face to them by telling the truth immediately.

Now she was scolded by Wei Shengyi, and she did not dare to play any tricks. Immediately, Wei Changjuan shouted a mournful scream and desperately scratched the brick cracks on the ground!

Wei Shengyi's hand that held the tea bowl trembled slightly, but he remained silent.

In the afterglow of the corner of his eye, Wei Changying was still calm and silent. Obviously, she didn't vent out her angry enough.

The uncle and the niece in the hall were deadlocked, and Mrs. An who dared not to play tricks hit again and again. Wei Changjuan's scream went straight out of the house.

In the corner, Mrs. Duanmu, the second madam of the Wei Family, clung to the hand of her confidant Granny so hard that she almost cracked the bones of Granny's arms. Granny endured the pain and comforted her, "Madam, Mrs. An has her own measures, and the seventh Miss is also shrewd. Now her scream is loud, in fact, it's all because the third Miss wants to hear that... If madam cannot endure this, why don't we go back to the back hall first?" The back hall was far away, and Wei Changjuan's cry could not be heard.

"Wait for a minute!" It seemed that Mrs. Duanmu could not bear it. When she was about to leave according to Granny's advice, suddenly a scream came through. She stood up suspiciously and lost her voice, "Changjuan is shouting differently now. Is it because Mrs. An was found to be merciful so that my husband had to order Mrs. An to beat heavily?"

Granny was stunned and said, "It should not be the case, shouldn't it?"

"That b*tch Huang Qianxiu!" Mrs. Duanmu gritted her teeth and said, "It must be her!" Subconsciously, she wanted to enter into the hall!

Granny hurriedly grabbed her, lowered her voice, and tried to persuade, "Madam, hold on! Hold on! The third Miss is right on this matter, not to mention the fact that Old Madam backs her up. For the sake of the Old Master, you must put up with it!"

When she mentioned Old Madam Song, Mrs. Duanmu was like a ball that was suddenly pierced. She stopped with resentment in her eyes and said with hatred, "That old woman... Why are she and her son who looks short-lived still alive?! This made Wei Changying, who relied on her power, come to my mansion to bully my daughter! My husband and I were forced to yield at her, and now she even forced us to drag Changjuan to the hall to beat..."

Mrs. Duanmu could not help but burst into tears, "My daughter is so poor. When has she ever suffered such grievances? Wei Changying this short-lived ghost is only several years older than Changjuan. She is so young but she is so ruthless. Even if her lineal cousin is being beaten and crying in front of her, she doesn’t come forward to plead for mercy. She's not a sister to Changjuan! How can Wei Zhenghong, that short-lived ghost, have a daughter that lives a healthy life and comes to bully my daughter now? Why isn't she sick to death early like his father so that she can’t get married in the capital and harm people?"

Granny hugged her tight, lest she would rush in due to her anger, which would make things worse. If Old Madam Song knew about this, she would not forgive the second branch. She whispered in a low voice, "Madam, please be patient for the time being. The Old Madam is now old. As the saying goes, there are rare people who can live still in their seventies since ancient times. How many years does she have left? The days for you and the Old Master, as well as young masters and Misses, are still long! Without the Old Madam, the eldest branch won’t be a threat anymore. What's more, even Ji Qubing could do nothing about Old Madam's health. Now the only reason why she is alive is that she has been using good medicines! Now if you can't endure this, Old Madam will go all out to hurt both sides. Is it necessary? You and Old Master have endured all these years. If you don't endure it now, haven't all the previous sufferings been in vain?"

Then she said, "When the Old Master is in charge of the Wei Family, are you still afraid that you won't have a chance to get revenge for the seventh Miss today?"

"When that day comes, I will definitely make Song Xinrou’s sweethearts die in their boots! I will also let the shrew Song Yuwei taste my heartache today!" Mrs. Duanmu stuffed her wrist into her mouth and bit hard for a while to suppress the impulse to save her little daughter. She lowered her hand and muttered to herself. Though her voice was light, her words were as strong as iron.