Song Wanying was extremely angry but helpless. After all, given the friendship between Song Ruotang's husband and Pei Zhiyan, if she really told their parents about it and Song Ruotang got punished, her fiancé might really say something bad about her to Pei Zhiyan.
Pei Zhiyan was already dissatisfied with her. She couldn't let her image in his eyes deteriorate further.
After standing silently in the snow for a while, Song Wanying could only slink back to her carriage dejectedly.
She didn't bring many people with her. The others were all unconscious beside the carriage. There were no wounds on their bodies. Presumably, they had been drugged.
Song Wanying was enraged. Her face was swollen and painful. Her broken lips and nose were still bleeding. She covered them with a handkerchief and kicked a maid lying beside the carriage hard. "What are you pretending for? Get up quickly, you useless thing!"
Her voice was hoarse. Every time she opened her mouth forcefully, the wounds on her face would throb, making her grimace in pain.
The maid woke up with a start. When she saw Song Wanying's appearance, she was shocked. If it weren't for the clothes Song Wanying was wearing, she wouldn't have recognized her young lady.
"Miss, what happened to you?" Cai Lian asked in horror. "Who hurt you like this? When we get back, Master and Madam will be heart - broken! We must ask Master to find out the culprit!"
Hearing this, Song Wanying glared at her fiercely. "Shut up!"
The other party had come to warn her. If she dared to cause trouble, she didn't know what would happen to her.
She hadn't married into the Pei family yet. It was unwise to have a head - on confrontation with Pei Zhiyan's friend.
Cai Lian was startled by her shout and didn't dare to say anything more. She silently helped Song Wanying into the carriage, then got off to wake up the coachman. The group set off back to the Song Mansion.
Nie Rong was still waiting for her precious daughter in the main hall. By the time Song Wanying returned to the mansion, her face was so swollen that it was unrecognizable. Cai Lian didn't even dare to look at her for fear of bursting out laughing.
As soon as Song Wanying saw Nie Rong, two lines of tears squeezed out of her slitted eyes. She threw herself at Nie Rong pitifully. "Mother..."
At the sight of Song Wanying's swollen face, Nie Rong was so shocked that she instinctively dodged to the side, causing Song Wanying to fall to the ground.
Song Wanying didn't expect Nie Rong to dodge. All her grievances welled up at once, and she sat on the ground crying.
Only then did Nie Rong realize that it was her precious daughter she had been waiting for. She quickly walked over to help her up. "Aying, what happened to you? Who hit you?"
She wanted to hold Song Wanying's face, but Song Wanying dodged at the moment she touched it. It was obvious that it was very painful. Song Wanying didn't even dare to open her mouth wide when crying.
"Who hit you? Tell mother. Mother will tell your father. How dare they touch you? Don't they know our relationship with the Pei family?" Nie Rong said angrily.
At the mention of this, Song Wanying stopped crying. She bit her lower lip slightly. Thinking of the masked man's last words, she didn't have the courage to tell the truth. She just stammered, "It... It was just an accident..."
The palm prints on her face were too obvious. Any sensible person could tell that she had been beaten by someone, but Song Wanying was covering it up so much. Nie Rong frowned. "Aying, at a time like this, are you still going to protect the culprit?"
"I'm not..." Song Wanying shook her head. She said reluctantly, "It really was just an accident. Mother, please stop asking."
Cai Lian saw that Song Wanying suddenly didn't mention anything about going to cause trouble for Song Ruotang. Now that she had been beaten for no reason, although she had wanted to tell on Song Wanying just now, she didn't dare to say anything now.
Hearing her say this, Nie Rong also sensed something. She dismissed the people around her and then asked, "Aying, did you cause trouble outside?"
Song Wanying's eyes flitted about. But now she couldn't do anything about the other party, so she could only swallow her anger. She gritted her teeth and shook her head. "Mother, don't ask about this anymore. I'm in so much pain now. What if I get a scar..."
At this point, a look of horror flashed across her eyes. Nie Rong quickly ordered her personal maid to get the medicine. She knew in her heart that Song Wanying had offended someone she shouldn't have.
Even the usually arrogant Song Wanying didn't dare to say a word today. It showed that the other party had great power.
Although Nie Rong felt sorry for her daughter, she also had to consider the family. So when applying medicine to Song Wanying, she could only console her. "Aying, bear with it. After you marry Pei Yu, you'll be the young mistress of the Pei family. It won't be too late to take revenge then."
The Ministry of Justice was in charge of criminal cases. The Pei family had the final say on how to convict. Why should they be afraid of not being able to get revenge then?
This was exactly what Song Wanying was thinking. She let Nie Rong wipe her wounds. Her eyes were filled with hatred as she nodded slightly.
But this anger had been pent - up in her heart. When Pei Yu didn't come to see her immediately but only came two days later, Song Wanying flew into a rage.
"I sent someone to tell you the night I got injured. You only come today. What do you mean?" Song Wanying asked angrily.
Pei Yu sighed and walked over to put his arm around her shoulder. "Aying, why are you so angry? I've been busy with official business. You should understand me."
"You once said that you would cherish me like a treasure. Now my face is like this, and you didn't even come to see me. You're still arguing with me!" Song Wanying refused to give in and slapped Pei Yu's hand away.
Pei Yu's hand hurt from the slap, and he was a bit impatient. "I'm here now, aren't I?"
"Are you already impatient with me? I haven't even settled the score with you yet. I'm your fiancée, but you secretly put a coat on another woman behind my back. What do you want to do?" Song Wanying glared at Pei Yu.
Pei Yu clicked his tongue. "I just felt sorry for her. Why are you so petty? It's not in line with the grace of a noble lady. How can you be the young mistress of the Pei family in the future?"
At this, Pei Yu said rather dissatisfiedly, "It's normal for a man to have concubines. Moreover, you haven't even married into my family yet, and you're already trying to control everything. Don't you know the principle that the husband is the ruler of the wife?"
Song Wanying was already full of anger. After being said this by Pei Yu, she immediately raised her hand and slapped him. Pei Yu was stunned by the slap.
He raised his hand to touch his face. The burning pain was obvious. Turning his head, he saw Song Wanying's indignant face right in front of him. He glared at her and immediately slapped her back.
The force of his slap was so great that it sent Song Wanying crashing to the ground. Her whole body hit the wooden chair beside her, making a loud noise.
Song Wanying only felt her ears buzzing. It was the first time she had been beaten by Pei Yu. The man's imposing manner made her tremble uncontrollably. But she refused to admit defeat and got up. "You dare to hit me? How dare you hit me!"
She screamed and rushed at Pei Yu, scratching and biting him like a madwoman. Pei Yu couldn't dodge. During the scuffle, he finally kicked her away.
"How have you become like this? You're simply unreasonable! If you don't want to marry into my Pei family, I'll just break off the engagement." Pei Yu said in a flustered tone as he tidied his clothes. His face was covered with scratches.