As soon as Bai Yu'an finished speaking, the sound of a whip hitting his back resounded throughout the room.
Bai Tongchun's eyes were red and he asked again: "Are you going to marry me or not?"
Bai Yu'an gritted her teeth and said nothing, but still gritted her teeth and said: "I won't marry."
Another whip came, and Bai Yu'an knelt on the ground, with cold sweat on his forehead, thinking that his back might have been bleeding again.
It's just that the strength of her father's hands now is much weaker than when she was a child. When she was a child, she could roll on the ground and beg for mercy after being whipped.
A Tao stood outside and listened to the familiar sound of whips. He was frightened and ran to the front hall to find his wife.
In the front hall, Mrs. Li was still talking to Li Yunfang, while Wei Hanjin below was buried in his mother's arms.
A Tao took one look, hurriedly greeted everyone, and then went over and whispered in Mrs. Li's ear: "Madam, the master is using family methods on the fourth young master."
After hearing this, Mrs. Li stood up and hurried to the study without even saying hello in the small hall.
Before reaching the study, just standing at the door, I heard Bai Tongchun's angry voice inside: "Are you still marrying me?"
Then there was another crack of the whip.
Mrs. Li quickly opened the door and went in. At a glance, she saw Bai Yu'an who was beaten and lying on the ground. His back was covered with blood. He was dying and refused to speak.
Seeing that Bai Tongchun's whip was about to come down again, Mrs. Li quickly threw herself on Bai Yu'an and cried, "Silang doesn't want to marry, what are you forcing him to do?"
"If you can, just beat us, mother and son, to death!"
Bai Tongchun looked at Mr. Li coldly and said angrily: "He dares to disobey me like this now. You are not used to it!"
Li had always been a weak woman in the past, but this time when she saw the blood on Bai Yu'an's back, she knew why Bai Yu'an would rather be beaten like this than let go.
Her heart ached. A woman who had never disobeyed her husband before suddenly stood up and rushed to Bai Tongchun: "You have to take care of everything about Yu'an. Now that Yu'an is older, you still can't take care of everything."
"She is not yet eighteen, and you are busy arranging a marriage for her. In the final analysis, it is not because you are selfish and have your own way. You have never asked Shiro about it."
"Shiro is your only son after all. If you treat him like this, you might as well beat her to death. This will save you the trouble of forcing him to do everything."
As he said this, Mrs. Li didn't care about the expression on Bai Tongchun's face, called her mother-in-law and took Bai Yu'an out.
Bai Yu'an didn't have a good piece of meat on her back at the moment, her whole body was covered in pain and sweat, her legs were weak, and she couldn't stand up, so she could only rely on her mother-in-law to drag her.
Li Yunfang, who had followed him from the small hall, froze on the spot when he saw this. He saw blood all over Bai Yu'an and Bai Tongchun holding a whip in his hand. He instantly understood what was going on.
Wei Hanjin stared blankly at this scene, his eyes suddenly turned red as he looked at Bai Yuan's miserable face in front of him.
She held her mother's hand tightly, looked at the bloody flesh on Bai Yu'an's back, and whispered to her mother: "Mom, let's go back."
Bai Tongchun also saw Li Yunfang and his party standing outside, with tired faces and sitting on stools without saying a word.
Li Yunfang knew it was time to leave, so she went to say goodbye to Bai Tongchun. She didn't know what to say anymore, so she sighed and left.
Bai Yu'an was brought back to the house and lay on the bed before screaming in pain.
Ms. Li was so distressed that she kept crying. She quickly asked the girl to come in with medicine and other girls to bring in hot water.
She asked A Tao to lock them up, and she went to wipe Bai Yu'an's wounds with tears in her eyes.
The clothes on the back were torn long ago, and the bloodstains were frightening to see. The broken clothes stuck to the wounds, and a gentle tug made Bai Yuan cry out in pain.
Mrs. Li was crying while treating Bai Yu'an's wound, and choked with sobs: "Go back to Beijing when you are healed. Your father can't force you anymore."
Bai Yu'an was silent, her eyes red as she listened to her mother's words.
She can't go back to Beijing.
She can no longer stay in the court.
Mother doesn't know yet.
It took several basins of blood to wash the wound on his back before it was clean. Li moved her hands and couldn't help wiping her tears: "Your father has always been like this, and I can't stop him from doing what he has decided."
"Don't miss home when you go to Beijing, and don't stay too long when you come back."
Bai Yu'an felt a little hoarse in her throat. She opened her mouth and a hoarse voice came from her throat. She asked in a low voice: "Mom, what if I can't hide it anymore."
Li's movements paused, and then she choked up and said, "If you can't hide it, you can't hide it. Just don't come back."
"I have saved money for you over the years. You just have to live a good life outside."
"Otherwise your father will definitely beat you to death."
Bai Yu'an's eyes were silent, buried in his arms, and he asked with difficulty: "What about mother?"
Mrs. Li cried: "You don't have to worry about me. Your father and I have been together for decades. He hates me for lying to him. What else can he do to me? There are still three sisters of yours who can take care of me."
Bai Yu'an remained silent, but her eyes were wet.
Li took the ointment from A Tao's hand again, gently brushed the wound with her old fingers, and tears fell on her back: "When you arrive in the capital, you should always write back to let me know that you are safe."
The clothes on Bai Yuan's arms were all wet, but he remained silent.
I still feel a little wronged in my heart, but unfortunately I can't express it.
Seeing that Bai Yu'an remained silent, Mrs. Li sighed in a low voice, and then choked in a low voice: "Actually, it's all your mother's fault. She can only save more money for you and make plans for you in the future."
"Now that your father is getting older and his temper is getting weirder, it would be better for you to come back less often. In the future, you can find a way to buy a child and bring it back. Your mother will take care of it for you and make your father happy."
"As long as your father sees that you have an heir, he will be happy and won't force you."
"Don't fight about the size of the official position in the court. Even if you don't get promoted in the Imperial Academy for the rest of your life, just be safe."
Bai Yu'an nodded, his voice hoarse: "Don't worry, mother, I know."
After all the medicine was applied to her back, Mrs. Li changed Bai Yu'an's clothes, pulled the quilt over Bai Yu'an's back, sat on the bedside, held Bai Yu'an's hand, and brushed Bai Yu'an's hand with her other hand. An's soft hair asked her gently again: "Yu An, tell your mother honestly, do you want to be a woman again?"
Bai Yu'an shook his head: "I don't want to."
Mrs. Li patted Bai Yu'an's hand, her eyes filled with tears: "I know what you are worried about. You are worried that your father can't bear it, and you are worried about what your father will do to me."
"But I can't bear to see you being so cautious anymore. One day if you want to be a woman again, just tell your mother and she will protect you."
Bai Yu'an tilted his head to look at Mr. Li and smiled: "I know everything."
Seeing Bai Yu'an's smile, Mrs. Li felt even more uncomfortable, and held Bai Yu'an's hand trembling.
