Ping'er glanced at the two of them, sighed, propped up her swollen cheeks with both hands, and frowned. She looked troubled.

"Things are like this..."

She quickly told Yang Ruqing and Cao Baimei the whole story, without adding any embellishments.

At last, she added, "I really don't know how to explain to Li Xiu Xin. My meeting with Elder Yong Xian was purely by chance; there was no premeditation..."

"I understand her feelings, but, I really want to say that I didn't flirt with Brother Yongxian at all."

"For the past six months, I haven't been back to Changping Village once,"

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"Actually, I wasn't planning on coming back this time. It was Huahua who said she wanted to come back and play with the little ones like Sanya."

When she was at the town's restaurant, she always played with the daughter of Liu Gege, the waiter.

"During this Mid-Autumn Festival, the restaurant is closed, and Liu Ge's family all went back to their hometown. Huahua has no one to be with..."

After hearing Ping'er's words, Cao Baimei said, "You can't blame you for what happened tonight. You couldn't possibly leave Huahua at home even if she had a fever, could you?"

“You can't blame my brother either, he saw you carrying flowers late at night and just wanted to help,”

"My sister-in-law is not wrong. As a woman, if I were her, I'd probably suspect things and make a fuss too."

However, I wouldn't make a scene like her. I wouldn't resort to violence or try to end my own life.

"I'll try to listen to the explanation too." Cao Baimei said.

"Qing'er, what do you think about this?" Caobaimei asked Yang Ruqing again.

Yang Ruqing shrugged, "I don't think this is a big deal at all. What matters is what the eldest sister-in-law thinks."

"Big brother, what do you think? Ping'er, what do you think?" she said.

"What do you mean?" Cao Bamei asked.

“You said sister-in-law wouldn't believe this, I understand. She's probably still not going to believe Big Brother and Ping’er!” Cao Baimei continued.

As for what Big Brother and Ping'er think, I don't quite understand.

Yang Ruqing glanced at Ping'er and said, "Let alone Ping'er being beaten for no reason, just take Big Brother into account. Which man could endure such a thing tonight?"

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"If he was caught in the act by Li Xiuxin, then that's understandable. He would be in the wrong."

"The problem is, he's innocent, and these past six months, Baimei, you haven't been in the county, but I have been here at home, and I can see clearly,"

“The older brother is so careful with his sister-in-law, always in a state of repairing their relationship,”

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“Your sister-in-law is always jumpy, suspicious of everything, and constantly picking fights with your brother. We're all exhausted by their drama.”

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"Tonight again, it's become like this. If I were the big brother, I might even end this fragile marriage."

After all, this is ancient times, not modern times.

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This is an era of male superiority and female subordination, where polygamy for men is permitted.

It's not that Yang Ruqing, as a woman, looks down on her fellow citizens. It's the background of this era that makes it so.

When a man promises you monogamy, it shows his care and respect for you.

You really met a man who wants to have multiple wives, what can you, as one woman, do?

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That's all?

　A ruckus?

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Just like when a farmer's family marries a daughter-in-law, it costs money, so they are afraid that their daughter-in-law will run away. Therefore, they don't want to cause trouble and can only accommodate her.

If you were a legitimate wife in a family with some wealth, and dared to stop your husband from taking a concubine, it would be seen as the act of a jealous woman. You would be scolded by your in-laws and looked down upon by those around you.

Even, so-called virtuous wives would even take the initiative to offer their husbands concubines.

Therefore, if Li Xiu Xin continues to make such unrestrained demands, what awaits her is not only her husband's coldness and disappointment.

It has not yet received support from mainstream social thought.

If this were happening in modern times, and you had evidence of your husband's infidelity, you could make him leave.

In ancient times, if a woman caused trouble, the one who would leave her home would be herself.

So, know when to stop, Li Xiuxin.

"Qing'er..." Ping'er suddenly spoke, bringing Yang Ruqing's thoughts back.

"What's wrong?" asked Yang Ruqing. Ping'er's usually beautiful face was now distorted...

Under this light, Yang Ruqing felt her cheeks burning with pain.

Ping'er said: "I don't have any thoughts. I understand that she hit me, so let it go."

“I’ll take Huahua back to town early tomorrow morning. She should calm down once I’m out of the village, right?”

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Cao Baimei said, "Ping'er, this matter isn't something you can hide from just by dodging it. You took this beating,"

If you don't get an explanation from Li Xiuxin, then it will be confirmed that you did something with Yongxian Big Brother last night.

"From now on, Li Xiuxin will keep bringing this up, so you can't leave!"

"Eight Sister is right," Yang Ruoqing also said.

"I was in the wrong, so getting beaten up is understandable. But to be beaten like this when I haven't done anything wrong... that's just too much." Yang Ruqing continued.

Besides, Huahua had a fever before, and Fu Bo said that we need to observe her for three to five days, taking medicine every day for those three to five days.

"You should bring her back to the town tavern tomorrow. The journey will be bumpy, and that won't be good for her recovery." she said.

Ping'er's tears fell again, "What can I do? If I stay in the village, it will only make Yongxian gege's life even harder..."

"It's about time, you've been beaten to a pulp and you're still thinking about my brother?" Yang Ruqing was a bit upset.

“Ping'er, think more about yourself!” she said.

Ping'er said, "I'm just a servant girl by birth. When I was in the mansion before, if the mistress was in a bad mood, she would beat and scold me, it wasn't uncommon at all. I really am fine."

Yang Ruqing rolled her eyes. "This isn't the manor, and you're not a maid anymore. You're a person, just like us, independent and dignified."

"You didn't steal or rob anything, you can't just let this go after being beaten up."

"And this matter, if my aunt knows about it, then tomorrow morning the whole village will know,"

So, you can't escape it, nor hide it.

"Instead of having the villagers gossip about what you might have done last night that's not appropriate, why don't you take a chance and wait until everyone calms down? Then we can all sit down and talk about it openly." Yang Ruqing said.

"I agree with Qing'er. The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. You three should sit down and talk this out together," said Cao Bamei.

"As for what the future holds, let's all three share our thoughts and opinions. That way, everyone can live peacefully, and my sister-in-law won't keep making wild guesses," Cao Baimei said.

Ping'er gritted her teeth, "Fine. At that time, I'll tell Li Xiu Xin everything, lay it all out for her. All I want is to live my own life, and I hope she and Yongxian Big Brother can also live their lives well, and stop dragging me into this."