My whole family sucked my blood; after being reborn, the little cook went on a killing spree.

The two had been busy all day, and although they were tired, they were in a good mood.

Xu Lingxi originally wanted to make a birthday cake to make her ancestor happy, and then took the opportunity to suggest staying.

Although it didn't work out, the ancestor was even happier than expected. She felt that making a small request to stay was not unreasonable at all, right?

Su Wan Ning has also reaped considerable rewards in the past few days. Not only did she receive fifty taels of silver and a gold hairpin from Madam Feng, but she also received a hairpin with a hidden weapon from Li Rou Hui, and the bracelet from the matriarch was of considerable value.

This is only what's on the surface.

The existence of the Thousand-Thread Longevity Scroll will make more and more people aware of her name, and anyone who tries to take advantage of her in the future will have to think twice.

But that's not enough; she needs to take advantage of this lively atmosphere and quickly open the shop.

Although they each had their own thoughts, they were both truly exhausted after a long day.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Feng was so angry that she didn't sleep all night. Early in the morning, with dark circles under her eyes and without even drinking water, she was dragged by Zhou's mother to the old ancestor's courtyard.

"Aunt Zhou, why is Grandma up so early today?"

Feng was a little uneasy and wanted to find out more information.

Although she wasn't afraid of Xu Lingxi complaining, nor was she afraid of the maid biting her, this hour was simply ridiculously early.

"Heh, Third Madam, please wait here for a moment."

Zhou's mother didn't answer her, leaving her standing in the yard, and went inside.

Feng: "???"

Without permission, Madam Feng dared not follow them inside. She could only stand there dumbfounded in the courtyard, where the maids and servants passing by were all surprised to see her.

After their initial surprise, they lowered their heads and began to whisper among themselves.

"I heard Miss Lingxi almost got her face burned yesterday!"

"Oh dear, why did they hire such an unreliable old woman? Did they bribe her?"

"Shh, don't make wild guesses. But we don't have that kind of work in our village. If it weren't for Madam Su's quick thinking, who knows how things would have ended up."

Although they were supposed to be whispering, their words still reached Mr. Feng's ears clearly.

Madam Feng glanced at them.

The group quickly slipped away.

In fact, their guesses were within Feng's expectations. She wasn't some naive girl; if she was going to do something, she would do it cleanly so that no one could trace it back to her.

Isn't it normal for her to overlook something when she's managing such a large estate?

Normally, when the ancestor got angry, he would just give a few words of advice.

But this morning she made a fool of herself here.

Something's really not right.

As the sun rose higher and higher, after an hour, Madam Feng could no longer stand.

Seeing Zhou's mother come out, he raised his foot to go forward.

But as soon as he took a step, his knees buckled, and he quickly grabbed Zhou's mother, trying to use the support to straighten up.

To everyone's surprise, Zhou's mother suddenly cried out and sat down on the ground with a thud.

"Third Madam, what are you doing? Are you deliberately taking your anger out on this old servant? Oh dear!"

Mother Zhou clutched her back, exclaiming, "It's over, this old servant can't move!"

"No! I just stood there for too long and lost my balance, that's why I wanted to help you up."

Mrs. Feng broke out in a cold sweat.

Even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner. Zhou Mama is an elder who served our ancestor; who would dare to vent their anger on her? Anyone who didn't know better would think she was angry with our ancestor.

She disregarded her leg pain and hurriedly ordered the maid to quickly call the family physician.

Just then, Su Wanning and Xu Lingxi arrived.

Several burly old women followed behind, with the "water-splashing servant woman" bound hand and foot in the middle.

The old matriarch was also helped out by a maid and went straight to Zhou Mama, asking, "How are you?"

"My lord, this old servant may no longer be able to serve you!"

Zhou's mother looked extremely heartbroken, yet also suppressing her pain.

"What's wrong with Zhou's mother?"

Xu Lingxi and Su Wanning were both a little confused.

Su Wan Ning noticed that Madam Feng looked nervous and her forehead was covered in sweat, while Zhou's mother, though sitting on the ground, was also holding her waist with her hand.

But if you really fall, your hand won't change position when you wipe...

Could this be a ruse orchestrated by Zhou's mother?

"I'm not sure, let's observe a bit more. Let's prepare the soft couch first, so that when the doctor comes, we can settle Zhou Mama in. Also, let's not all crowd around here, spread out a bit, otherwise the smell will be too pungent."

With more people around, all sorts of body odor and perfume smells will be noticeable. And if Mommy didn't actually fall, it will be easier to tell.

Qingfang busied herself directing everyone to do their own work, and soon the soft couch was tidied up. She then helped the old ancestor into the room, but no one dared to touch Zhou Mama.

Feng tried to explain and apologize, but the old lady remained cold-faced.

She couldn't help but look flustered.

If it were just something that happened yesterday, it would be easy to fool people. But Zhou's mother was injured because of her, and so many people saw it. What worries her the most is that the words Zhou's mother said were simply heart-wrenching!

Finally, the physician arrived.

Zhou's mother immediately cried out in pain, and secretly gave the physician a wink.

The physician looked serious and quickly examined Zhou Mama carefully before instructing the maid to help her to a soft couch. "Fortunately, no bones were broken, otherwise she would have suffered terribly."

"Although it doesn't break any bones, it's a severe bruise from a fall, which is very painful. If it's not properly cared for, it can easily lead to chronic back and leg pain, or even difficulty moving around."

Upon hearing this, the old ancestor clutched his head, feeling dizzy. "How could he have fallen so hard?"

"this."

The physician glanced at Madam Feng.

"What...what do you mean by this?"

Feng's heart tightened.

"Mother Zhou is already quite old, and to have been pulled and dragged by external forces, this is already a very good outcome."

The physician took a few steps back, as if he was afraid that Madam Feng would also give him a beating.

"I really didn't!"

Madam Feng immediately knelt down and explained to the matriarch, "Grandmother, you must believe me! Your granddaughter-in-law really lost her balance and I was just trying to help her up, but who would have thought..."

"So you're blaming me for calling you here so early?"

The matriarch clutched her chest, furious. "Since you married into this family, I've never set any rules for you. Today, I just wanted to call you over early to chat, and I kept you waiting a little longer. And you—you took your anger out on Zhou Mama! I had no idea you were so powerful these days!"

"Grandmother! Don't get angry with this kind of person. Tell her to make amends to Mother Zhou properly and come to serve her every day to make up for her mistake!"

Xu Lingxi stepped forward and patted the old ancestor's back.

Feng was dumbfounded.

She was, after all, the third wife of the Li family. So what if she beat up a maid or a servant? It was just an accident, yet she was made to serve an old woman.

dream!

"Oh, I wouldn't dare! If someone gets upset again and does it to me, these old bones of mine won't have a chance to celebrate my birthday anymore!"

The old woman spoke very sternly, and then, as if only now noticing the two of them, she asked, "You two came so early in the morning, is there something you need?"

Her eyes fell on the bound maid. "What's this?"

"Grandmother, you have no idea how dangerous yesterday was!"

Xu Lingxi immediately recounted the events of yesterday in vivid detail, and then winked at Su Wanning.

"Grand Ancestor, yesterday's events were indeed suspicious; I hope you can investigate further."

Su Wanning stepped forward and bowed, a bitter smile on her face. "Three cooks, one backup cook, and two kitchen helpers—all six of them have been involved in an accident. Even though we temporarily filled in with the Thousand-Thread Longevity Scroll yesterday, who knows what kind of rumors will spread about this."