During that lashing, the wives of the Pei family had all shielded their children with their own bodies. Old Madam Pei had taken dozens of lashes head-on, and by the time the yamen runners’ anger subsided, she had already fainted from the pain.
Yet afterward, Pei Zhuxin had insulted these sisters-in-law, accusing them of not stepping up to protect their mother, watching on as she was beaten!
Su Wan and her sisters-in-law bore whip scars on their bodies, all thanks to Pei Zhuxin’s thoughtlessness. And yet, when it came time to stand on a moral pedestal and point fingers, the person accusing them was none other than Pei Zhuxin.
Chapter 77