After Si Jiuyue finished reprimanding the two women, Old Madam Si hurriedly pulled Madam Liu’s two daughters up, shielding them behind her, and then helped Madam Liu to her feet. Madam Liu’s head was throbbing with agony, and she started to sink to her knees before Old Madam Si.
Old Madam Si quickly stopped her. "No, you have a head injury; don't kneel..."
The wives from the Qian and Zhang families, having been beaten, dragged their children back to their own men, crying and wailing, demanding that they teach Si Jiuyue a lesson.
Chapter 24