klisemfg Chapter 242 The Mad Couple 6
Chapter 242 The Mad Couple 6
Whether Wu Daniu was genuinely repentant or just putting on an act in front of Ji Xiaosong, Ji Xiaosong didn't care.
As a first-rank general, whatever his purpose in behaving this way today, Ji Xiaosong was willing to look at him with more respect.
The original owner of this body might not have known, but Ji Xiaosong saw it all clearly.
Xiao Mumu is just being manipulated; most of the ideas are probably coming from Li Zhixiao.
This time, Lee Ji-hyo was beaten with forty strokes of the military rod. As a weak scholar, he might survive if he was lucky, but if he was unlucky, he would just become a pile of mud.
Just as Lee Ji-hyo was being beaten and screaming in agony, almost losing consciousness, Xiao Mumu suddenly broke free from the guards' restraints and rushed into the courtyard.
She threw herself at Lee Ji-hyo's side, shielding him tightly, her voice trembling with hysteria: "Stop! You mustn't hit him anymore! He's dying!"
Upon seeing this, the guards stopped striking their batons, turned to look at Wu Daniu, and awaited his instructions.
Wu Daniu frowned, his tone tinged with anger: "Mumu, get out of my way! This is a military order, not to be taken lightly!"
Xiao Mumu raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, her voice resolute: "Grandpa, you can't do this to Zhixiao! He's dying! If you keep hitting him, he'll die!"
Wu Daniu looked at her coldly, his tone carrying a hint of authority: "Mumu, get out of my way! Li Zhixiao has made a mistake and must be punished!"
Xiao Mumu bit her lip, a hint of madness flashing in her eyes.
She stood up abruptly, her voice sharp: "Grandpa, if you keep hitting me, I'll die right here! I'm pregnant with Ji-hyo's child. If you make my child fatherless, I'll make your great-grandson motherless too!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Daniu's expression changed drastically. He stared at Xiao Mumu, his tone filled with disbelief: "What did you say? You...you're pregnant with Li Zhixiao's child?"
Xiao Mumu nodded, her voice choked with emotion: "Yes, Grandpa, I'm pregnant with Zhixiao's child. If you keep having these abortions, he'll die, and I won't live either!"
Wu Daniu remained silent for a moment, a complex look flashing in his eyes.
He turned to look at Lee Ji-hyo and saw that he was on the verge of death, his back covered in blood and gore, clearly unable to hold on any longer.
Wu Daniu sighed deeply, his voice tinged with weariness: "That's enough, that's enough. Mu Mu, you... you've truly disappointed me utterly."
He waved his hand, signaling the guards to stop: "Alright, stop for now."
The guards immediately stopped wielding their batons and stepped aside.
Lee Ji-hyo slumped on the bench, her breath weak, almost unconscious.
Seeing this, Xiao Mumu rushed to Li Zhixiao's side, her voice trembling with tears: "Zhixiao, are you alright? Don't scare me!"
Lee Ji-hyo barely opened her eyes, her voice weak: "Mumu... I... I'm fine..."
Xiao Mumu's eyes were filled with tears as she turned to Wu Daniu, her voice pleading, "Grandpa, please spare Zhixiao! He's already been punished; you can't keep hitting him!"
Wu Daniu looked at her coldly, his tone carrying a hint of authority: "Mumu, you have truly disappointed me. You have been abusing your power and influence to do whatever you want outside, and now you dare to threaten me with such means? Do you even respect me as your grandfather?"
Xiao Mumu bit her lip and whispered, "Grandpa, I know I was wrong. Please forgive Zhixiao, I'll never do it again!"
Wu Daniu remained silent for a moment, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Xiao Mumu and Li Zhixiao before finally settling on Ji Xiaosong.
He took a deep breath, his voice tinged with weariness and helplessness: "Miss Ji, today's matter was originally a family affair of my General's Mansion, but it has implicated you. Although Li Zhixiao has already been punished, he has not yet completed the forty strokes of the military rod. Now that Mumu is using her unborn child as leverage, as her maternal grandfather, I find it difficult to make a decision. Since this matter arose because of you, why don't you decide whether to continue punishing Li Zhixiao?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaosong was slightly taken aback, then sneered inwardly.
Wu Daniu's move was quite clever.
He didn't want to appear too ruthless in front of Xiao Mumu, nor did he want Ji Xiaosong to think that he was biased towards Li Zhixiao, so he simply threw this problem to her.
If she insists on continuing to punish Li Zhixiao, Xiao Mumu will surely hate her to the core;
If she chooses to let Lee Ji-hyo go, Wu Daniu can also go along with it and protect his granddaughter.
However, Ji Xiaosong had already seen through all of this.
Coincidentally, she hadn't intended to kill Lee Ji-hyo in one go.
She wanted to watch Lee Ji-hyo slowly lose everything.
She smiled slightly, her tone calm yet tinged with coldness: "General, although Li Zhixiao has been punished, he has not yet completed forty strokes of the military rod. However, since Miss Xiao is pregnant, I do not wish for an unborn child to lose its father. Let's leave it at that."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Wu Daniu's eyes.
He had thought that Ji Xiaosong would insist on continuing to punish Li Zhixiao, but he did not expect her to be so magnanimous.
He nodded, his tone carrying a hint of approval: "Miss Ji is indeed a woman of great virtue and wisdom; I admire her greatly."
Upon hearing Ji Xiaosong's words, a hint of resentment flashed in Xiao Mumu's eyes.
But in order to prevent Lee Ji-hyo from being beaten again, she had to bite her lip and say in a low voice, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Miss Ji."
There was no gratitude in her tone; instead, there was resentment and bitterness.
In her eyes, Ji Xiaosong was nothing more than a country girl of low status, and was not qualified to decide Li Zhixiao's life or death.
She sneered inwardly, thinking that Ji Xiaosong's "magnanimity" was nothing but an act and had no real meaning.
Ji Xiaosong smiled slightly and said calmly, "Miss Xiao, there's no need to thank me. I just don't want an innocent child to suffer the pain of losing their father. However, the punishment that Li Zhixiao received today can be considered as paying the price for his past actions. I hope he can repent and treat Miss Xiao and the child well in the future."
Hearing this, Xiao Mumu felt even more indignant.
She raised her head, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes, her tone sharp and sarcastic: "Miss Ji, you make it sound so easy. Ji-hyo has already suffered such a severe punishment, and you're still here pretending to 'repent and start anew'?"
Upon hearing Xiao Mumu's words, Wu Daniu's face darkened, and his tone became angry: "Mumu, shut up! Miss Ji is magnanimous and won't hold it against you, yet you're so ungrateful!"
Xiao Mumu bit her lip, a stubborn glint in her eyes: "Grandpa, I know I was wrong. But I'm not convinced! She's just a country bumpkin, she doesn't deserve it at all! She must have made Zhixiao take advantage of my kindness to repay me!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Daniu's face grew even more grim. He slammed his hand on the table, his voice filled with fury: "Mumu, shut up! Miss Ji's willingness to let Li Zhixiao go today is already a huge favor to you! If you dare to spout nonsense again, I will not let you off easily!"