Chapter 12

Chuner burst into tears the moment she saw her mother, crying out, "Mom, you said you weren't in pain, but look at you now! When Chuner gets a little bump, it hurts so much, and you have five finger prints on your face. How can it not hurt? Woohoo..."

Madam Xie struggled to blink back her tears, trying not to let them fall, and forced a smile that looked uglier than crying, "I didn't lie to Chuner, mommy is an adult and it really doesn't hurt."

Chuner carefully touched Madam Xie's face with her small hands, crying out in pain, "Mom."

Upon seeing this, Xuexue grew even angrier. She turned around and without saying a word, rushed up to Madam Ruan and gave her a slap...

"Slap."

"Ouch!" Madam Ruan, completely unprepared, cried out in pain.

While proudly discussing her successes with several women nearby, Madam Ruan was taken aback. She never expected that the once timid Xuexue would dare to hit her. Dazed for a moment, she finally snapped back to reality amid the women's gasps.

"You little brat, how dare you hit me? Are you tired of living?" Madam Ruan rolled up her sleeves, pushed aside the women next to her, and charged at Xuexue.

In her previous life, after becoming the Crown Princess Consort, Xuexue had trained in martial arts to please Zhang Ruixuan. Although she wouldn't claim to be a martial world expert, she knew some self-defense techniques. Handling a few thugs was not a problem, let alone Madam Ruan, who was but a village woman.

As soon as Madam Ruan raised her palm and charged fiercely, about to reach her, at this critical moment, Xuexue deftly dodged to the side, avoiding Madam Ruan's corpulent body with ease.

"Oh my gosh, Mom!"

Madam Ruan, not expecting Xuexue to dodge, had charged with full force and, unable to stop, slammed into the wall beside her. Blood immediately streamed down her forehead, and she howled in pain.

Several nosy women nearby, fearing that they might miss out on the chaos, began to shout, "Oh no, she's hitting people!"

"Oh my, it's so outrageous, how can the younger generation dare to hit their elders? Is there no justice left?" one of the women exclaimed, twisting the truth even as she blithely lied.

Seeing Madam Ruan injured, Madam Xie was frightened and hurried over, "Auntie, are you alright?"

Actually, Madam Ruan had only injured her forehead, but the blood had flowed down her face, making it look ghastly at first glance.

"Get away, you hypocrite mouthing empty sympathies," one of the women, impatiently pushing Madam Xie away, didn't let her come closer.

"Mom, don't bother with her. She fell down on her own. It has nothing to do with us," Xuexue stepped forward and firmly pulled Madam Xie away.

"Xuexue, I can't believe you are so ruthless at such a young age, turning your aunt into this state, and here you are speaking coldly," another woman turned and glared sharply at Xuexue.

This woman was usually Madam Ruan's closest friend and was definitely going to support her now that she was at a disadvantage.

Xuexue gave a chilly smile and retorted, "Why find an excuse to blame me if you want to? All of you, blind to the truth, are spouting nonsense. It was clearly her charging at me and hitting the wall all by herself. Now, you actually accuse me of hitting her? Isn't that ridiculous?"

"She is an elder and was just scolding you a bit. As a younger one, how could you retaliate?"