The next day, Qian Yixiu saw Liang Jinzhao out, then returned to her room to have a meal and feed the two little ones before preparing to pay her respects to Lady Cui. However, before she could even leave, Cai Yue rushed back, panic-stricken, and said, "Madam, something terrible has happened. I heard that early this morning, the father-in-law ordered to capture Master Duke from outside and beat him fiercely. They say it was with a whip, and it was so severe that the Master Duke's clothes were torn, and his body was covered in wounds. The Eldest old lady and the Old Madam were so frightened that they ran to the front courtyard to plead for mercy."
Was this the beginning of playing the victim?
Beating the father-in-law, it was neither appropriate for her as a daughter-in-law to revel in the spectacle nor to pay respect to her elders. So she sat in the room on the east side and had Cai Yue go out to gather information.