This Qin Shuying was audacious beyond belief, arrogant to the extreme!

That day at Songtao Residence, her voice was even louder than his own. She was eloquent and persuasive, able to argue that the dead were alive. He, Liang Yunshan, was a general commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, yet his authority was trampled to worthlessness before Qin Shuying!

The moment he opened his mouth, Qin Shuying’s voice would rise several decibels higher. Her tongue was quick, and she could often say things that shocked people, immediately choking back all his words. Only a slap across the face could make her shut up.

But could he strike her?

Not only was Liang Yunshan not someone who liked hitting people—in his lifetime, among those close to him, he had only ever struck Liang Zhe, and that had resulted in the marquis’s mansion being demoted to an earl’s mansion. Moreover, Liang Yunshan didn’t hit women, especially not his daughter-in-law.

So damn frustrating!

Frustrating!

How had he, Liang Yunshan, failed to develop a clever tongue?

Having a daughter-in-law with a loud voice who was eloquent was truly frustrating… and if you added a son who would screw over his father, it became even more detestable.

Liang Qiong had been repeatedly ignored by Liang Zhen and Qin Shuying yesterday, and when they unexpectedly encountered each other outside Ning Garden earlier, Liang Zhen and Qin Shuying hadn’t even given her a glance. Liang Qiong was already seething with anger.

Liang Qiong said to Liang Yunshan: “Father, elder brother just said that people outside are spreading this matter everywhere, creating a huge commotion. Isn’t this all because elder sister and sister-in-law spoke nonsense yesterday, causing the household staff to echo each other? Sister-in-law, elder sister, how can you completely disregard the Earl’s mansion’s reputation? Elder sister, you were like this in the past, and now you still don’t know to repent? These words shouldn’t come from me as your younger sister, but you’ve truly gone too far.”

Liang Zhen slowly shifted her gaze to Liang Qiong’s face, her tone calm yet carrying a chilling coldness: “Princess Fuqing, you say I was like this in the past—how was I in the past?”

Liang Qiong had long wanted to bring up Liang Zhen’s past affairs to stab at her, to teach her not to constantly put on the airs of a legitimate daughter! To teach her not to constantly dig pitfalls for others to fall into, making them look utterly foolish!

Liang Qiong feigned shock: “Elder sister, have you forgotten so quickly? Back then you had an affair with Qu Yi, and so many people caught you two in bed together. It spread throughout the capital, saying you didn’t observe womanly virtue, saying you disgraced the face of a prestigious family’s legitimate daughter. If not for grandmother and mother’s mercy, drowning you in a pig cage wouldn’t have been excessive. If I were you, I should have ended it all with a white silk rope—what face is there left to live in this world?”

Qu Linglong had also followed them in. Hearing these words, tears immediately welled up in her eyes. She screamed and was about to rush toward Liang Qiong, but Qin Shuying was quick to grab her, covering her ears and holding her in her arms, calling softly: “Linglong!”

A chill emanated from Liang Zhe’s entire being. Before anyone could react, he stepped forward quickly and extended one finger, striking directly at the junction of Liang Qiong’s collarbones. This strike used seven parts of Liang Zhe’s strength—how could Liang Qiong withstand it?

She let out a shrill scream that nearly burst everyone’s eardrums.

That single finger strike from Liang Zhe could have instantly killed a cat or dog.

Liang Qiong felt pain penetrating to her internal organs. She rolled on the ground, curled up in a ball, still shrieking like a ghost.

“Ziyu!”

“Liang Zhe!”

Liang Yunshan angrily rose to his feet, while brothers Liang Yuan and Liang Jie immediately stood in front of Liang Qiong.

But Liang Zhe’s hair and beard stood on end like a deity’s, an icy aura enveloping his entire body. Killing intent filled every corner of the room. Concubine Yue, Nanny Luo, and several servants retreated several steps in panic, their mouths agape.

Even Liang Yunshan was stunned by the sight of Liang Zhe before him, momentarily forgetting what to say.

The expression on Liang Zhe’s face was all too familiar—it was the sinister look reserved for mortal enemies on the battlefield, the ruthlessness of a fight to the death!

Liang Zhe let out a cold laugh, filled with arrogant contempt for everything and unyielding insolence. He pushed aside Liang Yuan and Liang Jie and took another step forward, reaching Liang Qiong’s side.

Liang Yunshan came to his senses and reached out to pull Liang Zhe back, shouting: “Ziyu, what are you doing? Qiong’er is your sister!”

Liang Zhe twisted his neck around, his gaze like cold iron. He raised his neck high, his face extremely fierce, his voice full of mockery: “My mother only gave birth to elder sister and me. The Earl says she’s my sister?”

Seeing his eyes red with rage, Liang Yunshan’s heart jumped. Disregarding Liang Qiong who was rolling on the ground crying in pain, he grabbed Liang Zhe: “Ziyu, wake up!”

Liang Zhe disdainfully pulled his arm from Liang Yunshan’s grasp: “My lord, do you think I’m possessed? Do you think I’m not clear-headed? My lord, the one who’s not clear-headed is you!”

Liang Zhe pointed directly at Liang Yunshan: “The Earl of Pingxi’s mansion has already become the capital’s laughingstock, yet the Earl still indulges them. What did they say yesterday? Why didn’t the Earl rebuke them even once? Just now, why didn’t the Earl stop her?”

Liang Yuan went to hold Liang Qiong. Seeing her pale face, covered in cold sweat, her whole body convulsing in pain, his anger flared as he snarled viciously: “Why should anyone stop her? She did act that way back then—she could do it, but others can’t speak of it?!”

Liang Zhe spun around and swept his leg. By the time Liang Yunshan realized something was wrong and tried to intervene, Liang Zhe’s leg had already swept into Liang Yuan’s legs.

Liang Yuan was already holding Liang Qiong, and Liang Zhe had used his full strength—how could Liang Yuan resist?

“Crack!”

Everyone heard the crisp sound of bones breaking as Liang Yuan’s legs hit the ground.

Concubine Yue and the others all jumped back several steps in fright—this, this, this—Second Master would be bedridden for three months! Whether he’d recover properly was still uncertain!

Then came Liang Qiong’s renewed screams as she hit the ground hard.

A second later, Liang Yuan’s pained groans joined in.

“Ziyu!”

This time, Liang Yunshan was truly furious and reached out to push him.

But Liang Zhe’s martial skills were superior to Liang Yunshan’s. With a spin, he dodged Liang Yunshan’s shove, then countered with several moves. In the end, he actually seized both of Liang Yunshan’s hands, restraining him so he couldn’t move!

Liang Zhe’s face was full of ridicule and mockery: “My lord, I said that day—as long as you subjected me to family discipline, from that moment forward, my affairs would have nothing to do with you! You beat me that day—what, today you want to beat me again for your precious children? You want me to kneel in the ancestral hall again? You want to punish me with the seventh family rule again?”

With that, he flung both hands, throwing Liang Yunshan aside.

Liang Yunshan staggered back several steps, his chest heaving violently. He pointed at Liang Zhe, unable to say a word.

Yes, yes, it was that day when he had beaten Liang Zhe. For so many days since, father and son had only seen each other at court—there had been no communication between them in the Earl’s mansion.

From that day forward, he had lost his qualification to discipline Liang Zhe.

Now Liang Zhe was even rebelling against him. He was formidable, he was capable—in just a few moves, he had subdued him completely. He had been restrained to the point of being unable to move!

Luo Meixiang knelt on the ground, her hands trembling, not daring to touch Liang Yuan and Liang Qiong carelessly. She cried desperately: “Yuan’er, Yuan’er… Qiong’er, Qiong’er… Someone come quickly, quickly summon Imperial Physician Xia, quickly…”