The maid grew more irate with her scolding, stopping in her tracks to slap the girl's face left and right with heavy blows, making the girl cry out for her father and mother, wailing in agony.
The young man, who was being held back, saw the girl being beaten and shouted hoarsely, "Madam Xue, please don't hit Yiyi, I beg you, hit me instead. It was I who deceived Yiyi and wanted to elope with her."
