In Ji Ziyan's memory, Zhao Liang had been very polite when he proposed.
It was precisely because of this that she had followed her family's arrangements.
She just hadn't expected that everything was just Zhao Liang's pretense.
When the Ji family was still prosperous, Zhao Liang would cry and beg for her forgiveness after hitting her. But ever since the battle reports came from Luoyi, Zhao Liang had become even more unscrupulous.
Ji Ziyan closed her eyes, her heart turned to ashes, unmoved by Zhao Liang's curses.
She even wished that Zhao Liang would accidentally beat her to death, so that she could be freed sooner...
Seeing Ji Ziyan's lack of reaction, Zhao Liang became even more furious. Regardless of whether Ji Ziyan would be in pain, he grabbed her wrist and dragged her up the steps.
Zhao family's madam saw this and felt it was too heavy-handed. She was about to stop them but then thought that since the Ji family was about to fall, and Ji Ziyan was a woman who would be divorced sooner or later, there was no need to affect the harmony between her and her son.
In a nearby alley, the Third Madam, Yin Wenying, clutched the car window frame tightly, watching the scene on the Zhao family's steps. Whether it was shock or fear, her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
"Does Third Aunt find it exciting?" Ji Zizhao suppressed the raging anger churning in her heart and asked softly.
How could she not know what her third sister was going through now?
But if she wanted that beast Zhao Liang to get what he deserved, she had to endure and wait!
Moreover, before she could persuade Third Aunt, she absolutely could not act rashly.
People do not harm themselves; harm inflicted must be real. Truth and falsehood intertwine, allowing deception to proceed.
Therefore, to make Third Aunt completely give up any thought of the Zhao family, this play of self-harm must be ingrained in her bones and flesh, so that Third Aunt could make up her mind and no longer be swayed by the hypocritical faces of the Zhao family.
"Zhaojie'er, isn't there some misunderstanding here?" Even though her own daughter was being treated harshly by Zhao Liang, Third Madam Yin Wenying still held a sliver of hope for the Zhao family.
Ji Zizhao clenched the teacup in her hand and called over Zhang Ji, who had returned. "Let Shuiling bring the person over."
Zhang Ji nodded and turned towards the carriage behind.
A moment later, the carriage door opened. Shuiling entered the carriage with Shui Huan.
As soon as Third Madam Yin Wenying saw Shui Huan, she almost screamed, "Shui, Shui Huan?"
Shui Huan quickly knelt in the carriage, "Your maid greets Third Madam."
Third Madam Yin Wenying panicked.
She looked at Shui Huan in front of her, then looked at Ji Zizhao beside her. "The Zhao family said Shui Huan had already been executed. Why is she still alive? What is going on..."
"Shui Huan was loyal and protected her mistress. The Zhao family, fearing that the matter would be exposed, sent Shui Huan to a brothel. When my people found her, Shui Huan was no longer recognizable." Ji Zizhao truly regretted not seeing Zhao Liang's hypocritical face sooner back then.
How hypocritical was Zhao Liang to deceive the Ji family so deeply!
As Shui Huan got into the carriage, she saw Ji Ziyan being abused by Zhao Liang. "Third Madam, I beg you, save Miss! Zhao family's eldest young master is simply inhuman. He only knows how to beat and kick Miss every day, and he doesn't even care that Miss is pregnant. He grabbed Miss's head and slammed it against the wall..."
Third Madam Yin Wenying was stunned on the spot. "No, it's impossible, it's absolutely impossible. If it were true, Ziyan would have told me..."
Ji Zizhao glanced out the car window and saw Ji Ziyan being dragged up the steps by Zhao Liang. The Zhao family madam seemed to be warning Ji Ziyan about something. Zhao Liang was pulling Ji Ziyan's hair, urging her to endure the lesson.
Her fingernails were almost digging into the window frame. Ji Zizhao forcefully suppressed the urge to annihilate the entire Zhao family. She turned to her Third Aunt, who was still unwilling to believe the truth, and said fiercely, "Third sister didn't want to say, but she was afraid. Because she knew how much Third Aunt favored her marriage to Zhao family! Third sister has endured humiliation and lived under someone else's roof until now, just so that Third Aunt could speak of Third sister's marriage with a proud face! But does Third Aunt know that behind your smugness, third sister bears the brunt of bloody fists!"
Third Madam Yin Wenying trembled from the scolding. Her lips twitched for a long time, but she couldn't utter a single word.
In front of the Zhao family's gate, Zhao Liang's torment of Ji Ziyan continued.
Qingzhu swept past the car window like a cool breeze. "Miss, the person has arrived." Su Dan Novel Network.
Ji Zizhao clenched her fists tightly, forcing herself to calm down. She looked out the car window. "Have you seen enough?"
"It has all been recorded, and now we await Miss's orders."
Ji Zizhao turned around again, but she tightly grasped her Third Aunt's trembling hand. "Third Aunt, I know you want to quickly separate Third Sister from the Ji family, but the Emperor has not yet passed judgment. The future of the Ji family is unknown. As for the Zhao family... if the Ji family is still around and they torture Third Sister like this, do you think the Zhao family will truly treat Third Sister kindly if the Ji family falls?"
Third Madam Yin Wenying tightly closed her eyes, unwilling to open them.
Just as she was now, unwilling to face the truth before her.
Ji Zizhao gritted her teeth and delivered a fatal blow. "Third Sister's life was given by Third Aunt. Even if Third Aunt wants Third Sister to die, no one can interfere."
Die!!!
Third Madam Yin Wenying, who was still struggling, suddenly opened her eyes and met Ji Zizhao's bottomless dark eyes.
She only wanted her daughter to marry well, so that she would have honor. But she never thought of letting her daughter die!
The Ji family was in decline now, but as Zhaojie'er said, if the Emperor had not passed judgment, who knew what the future held?
Third Madam Yin Wenying gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind. "I'll listen to you, I'll listen to everything you say!"
Ji Zizhao immediately ordered coldly, "Qingzhu! Uncle Ji! Stop Zhao Liang! If anyone from the Zhao family dares to resist or use force, beat them severely! Beat them to death!"
Qingzhu and Zhang Ji acknowledged the order and rushed to the Zhao family's entrance with a few quick steps.
On the steps, Zhao Liang was about to slap Ji Ziyan again. Before his raised arm could fall, Qingzhu twisted it backward.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, Zhao Liang's arm broke.
Zhao Liang's face turned pale from the pain, and he stared at Qingzhu in shock. "Who, who are you?"
Seeing that Zhang Ji had already surrounded the steps with his men, Zhao family's madam shouted, "This is the Grand Tutor's mansion! How dare you rabble make a scene here?"
Ji Zizhao helped her Third Aunt out of the carriage. Looking at the Zhao family's eternally arrogant faces, her heart, which had been burning with rage, was further ignited.
This mother and son...
They were indeed detestable to the extreme!