Xuexue recognized the voice as Auntie Sun's, and with a cold glint in her eyes, she hurriedly strode towards the room from which the voice emanated...
In the west wing room, the last one with the door half-open, indeed, Chuner's small figure was trembling and kneeling on the ground.
"Chuner, I asked you to fetch a stool. How did you end up here?" Xuexue asked as she walked in.
Chuner looked up, saw her sister, and her eyes immediately moistened, pitifully whimpering, "Sister, Concubine asked me to help her bathe, and I accidentally knocked over the water in the basin."
Just now, Chuner had joyfully gone to the main hall, picked up a stool, and was about to head to the courtyard when she unexpectedly ran into Auntie Sun, who had just come out for a drink of water.
Upon seeing her, Auntie Sun instantly transferred all her resentment against Xuexue onto her, and, like an eagle seizing a chick, dragged her back into the room under the pretext of being injured by Xuexue. She hadn't bathed for several days and insisted that Chuner help her bathe.
Encountering the fierce Auntie Sun, Chuner was frightened like a scared rabbit, trembling as she held up the water basin. However, accidentally, the basin clanked to the ground, and instantly, water spilled everywhere. Auntie Sun saw this and, as if someone had stepped on her tail, immediately began to screech vile curses...
And Chuner, like a startled bird, was so scared that she immediately knelt down and began to plead...
"Concubine, it wasn't intentional. Please forgive me," Chuner said while she began to kowtow.
At that moment, Xuexue arrived, ignoring Auntie Sun on the bed, and headed straight for Chuner. She grabbed her by the arm, lifted her up gently, and said, "Chuner, avoid getting involved in such matters from now on. Come, follow sister back to our room." Then, she turned to leave.
"You little cheap person, stop right there."
Seeing Xuexue, Auntie Sun's eyes immediately shot out intense hatred. She gritted her teeth and said, "It's this little cheap person who bit off my ear, turning my once beautiful face into this ghastly appearance. Even my newlywed husband shows no affection towards me now. Since the incident, Mo Xiaoqiang hasn't shown his face once."
Hearing Auntie Sun's howl, Chuner trembled all over, clearly having been harshly mistreated by Auntie Sun just moments ago.
"Don't be afraid, Chuner, sister is here," Xuexue comforted as she squeezed her hand.
The panicked Chuner felt considerably reassured.
"You little cheap person, are you deaf? I'm calling you!" Seeing Xuexue ignore her, Auntie Sun became even angrier, abruptly threw off the quilt, climbed out of bed, and strode up to Xuexue, glaring down at her haughtily.
Xuexue looked up, her gaze icy, "If you don't want your other ear gone, you better get out of my way."
"Oh! You dare to threaten your elder? Madam Xie, that barren old hen, hasn't taught you properly. Today, I'll teach you a good lesson myself to prevent you from shaming your father when you're out and about," Auntie Sun yelled as she rolled up her sleeves, ready for a fight.
Xuexue's face, directly facing the room's door, clearly saw her father Mo Xiaoqiang and Old Lady Mo approaching.
Xuexue pulled Chuner and, with a thud, knelt on the ground, wailing towards Auntie Sun, "Concubine, please don't hit us. The night you married my father, I had a fever and was delirious. I didn't mean to bite off your ear, have mercy, Concubine! Ah woo woo woo..."