Volume One, Chapter 14: It's Your Turn Now

“Switching from spanking to slapping won’t let you, Nurse Zhao, off easy,” Lin Qingwu said with a teasing yet understanding tone. She continued, “Then double the number of slaps.”

“Ah?”

At these words, the three of them were stunned, especially Nurse Zhao.

Ever since Madam’s passing, she had always been able to easily control Lin Qingwu. It was common for her to scold the young lady, let alone lay a hand on her.

In the past, Lin Qingwu wouldn’t dare to retort. How could she have the audacity to hit her today? This was simply outrageous. “Lin Qingwu, you caused your mother’s death, and now you even want to kill your mother’s wet nurse?”

“Hahaha, ha ha ha!” Such words would have once pierced Lin Qingwu’s heart like a dagger, but this time she burst into laughter.

The next moment, her gaze suddenly turned fierce. “How dare you mention my mother?”

Sensing something was amiss, Nurse Zhao tried to retreat and flee.

But she barely took a few steps before Lin Qingwu yanked her back by the hair.

Lin Qingwu stepped on Nurse Zhao’s chest, her eyes burning with rage. “Back then, I personally handled everything from prescribing medicine, preparing it, to feeding it to Mother. She was fine—until the last day, when the same medicine was handed over by you. Tell me, why?”

Nurse Zhao was supposed to be Mother’s wet nurse; only she was worthy of her trust.

So why did she choose to betray her?

Lin Qingwu’s voice shifted from anger to pleading, and finally there was a trace of madness in her eyes.

Nurse Zhao was terrified. Lowering her head to avoid Lin Qingwu’s sharp gaze, she trembled as she repeatedly denied, “I don’t know, I don’t know! I truly know nothing! Madam’s death was caused by you, not me!”

“Such nonsense!” Lin Qingwu sneered, standing up and kicking her to the ground. “Close and loyal, are you not going to strike? Or must I do it myself?”

“Yes, Miss,” the two sisters, Zhixin and Zhiyi, exchanged a quick glance.

Only now did they truly realize that the Second Miss was nothing like the weak and easily bullied girl the world believed her to be. Instead, she emanated a formidable aura that commanded fear.

Without hesitation, the two moved forward to hold Nurse Zhao down, while the other raised her palm without restraint.

Both Zhixin and Zhiyi were trained fighters, and seeing Lin Qingwu genuinely enraged, they struck with full force.

After forty slaps, Nurse Zhao’s old face was swollen beyond recognition, resembling a pig’s snout, her mouth stained with fresh blood and several teeth knocked out.

As Zhixin released her grip, Nurse Zhao collapsed onto the ground, unable to rise.

“Lin Qingwu, you murderous demon, ruthless and cruel—you will surely... get your comeuppance!” Though weak, her voice was filled with deep resentment as she struggled to curse Lin Qingwu.

“Impudent!” Zhixin immediately kicked her hard.

Yet Lin Qingwu did not show anger. Instead, she smiled coldly at the curled-up, clutching-her-stomach Nurse Zhao. “Comeuppance? Ha! I have already paid my dues. Now it’s your turn...”

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