Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 683: Self-sacrifice to save others (3)_1

Chapter 683: Chapter 683: Self-sacrifice to save others (3)_1

Although Lady Li was afraid of Cai Wei, the reason she dared to rush forward and stand in front of her son was her status as an elder!

Mu Zhongqing is a scholar, someone who values etiquette and constantly instilled in his children the importance of understanding and respecting the larger picture. Therefore, she was certain that Cai Wei wouldn’t dare to harm her!

Sure enough, Cai Wei stopped, a taste of ridicule flashing across her face as she looked down on Lady Li, seemingly...quite disdainful of her.

Lady Li twisted her face, refusing to meet Cai Wei’s mocking gaze. The girl, who used to tremble in fear every time they met, was no longer there. The once towering advantage over the second branch of the family was gone, never to return. Lady Li felt stifled, humiliated, unsatisfied, but there was nothing she could do about it...

Just as they were entrenched in a standoff, Aunt Zhou barged through the crowd, an immense aura of anger surrounding her, shouldering a rolling pin. Accompanying her was the Fifth Miss from An Mansion, An Ziyi, and on her other side were Uncle Zhou and Jiu Jin

"You are an elder, and Girl Wei wouldn’t dare to hit you, but I am your equal! I will fight you!" panted Aunt Zhou.

They all seemed to have rushed over, slightly out of breath, especially Miss Ziyi, her face flushed and breathing heavily, clearly out of breath.

A warmth filled Cai Wei’s heart. Sister Ziyi must have been afraid that she would be wronged, so she had run all the way to the Zhou Family for help, and everyone had been worried about her, and run all the way back...

Seeing that Cai Wei was unharmed, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Aunt Zhou was the first to exhale in relief, she then pointed the rolling pin at Lady Li’s nose, directing a scathing barrage at her: "Lady Li, have you no shame? Gatthering a bunch of bullies to confront your own niece! Are your main family members even human beings at all?"

Lady Li retorted defiantly: "What does this have to do with you Zhou Laowu, how we handle our Mu Family’s daughter? It’s none of your business!"

Aunt Zhou spat on the floor disdainfully upon hearing this: "Huh! You remember that Girl Wei is your daughter from the Mu Family now? Last winter, when the child was starving to death, you didn’t even spare a grain of food for her and almost starved her to death! Only now does it occur to you that she is your daughter from the Mu Family! Don’t you feel embarrassed by this?!"

"Move aside, move aside. What’s going on here? What’s all the ruckus?"

A series of impatient shouts later, the local official, Yu Lizheng, arrived on the scene with a group of soldiers. Upon catching sight of the roughians lying on the ground and Cai Wei standing beside them, his face immediately grew stern.

"Miss Mu, you’re causing disorder and committing acts of violence again!" He declared.

Cai Wei smiled: "They deserved it!"

Upon seeing Yu Lizheng, Lady Bai immediately rushed towards him as if she’d seen her savior. Wiping away her tears, she cried, "Master Lizheng, you must take our side! This girl might be a daughter of our Mu Family, but she does not adhere to the family rules. We wanted to take her back to the ancestral hall to discipline her, but who knew there would be people interfering. When we wanted to discipline our children...."

She finished speaking and began sobbing again, as if she’d been terribly wronged.

Mu Zhongli also stepped forward, exhibiting a heartbroken expression. He gravely said to Yu Lizheng: "Master Lizheng, we Mu Family have unfortunately given birth to such a disobedient daughter. We are a laughing stock in front of you and the soldiers. This girl’s stubborn nature has become her habit. If not guided promptly, I fear she might cause trouble for our Qingyun Town citizens. Therefore, we humbly request that Master Lizheng help us capture and take this disobedient girl back to the Mu Family Village’s ancestral hall for us to guide her properly. We would be eternally grateful..." After finishing, he bowed in gratitude.

After hearing her uncle’s grand speech, Cai Wei laughed. Since ancient times, local officials like Lizheng were always in charge of maintaining order. She had never heard of a local official needing to oversee how one’s own family disciplined its children. It seemed that Mu Zhongli was desperately grasping at straws. If it meant avenging himself against her, he would do any ridiculous thing!