A grandmother and granddaughter swap souls, causing chaos throughout the entire court.

"What are you standing there for!" Seeing Zhang Xuerong standing there like a wooden stake, Old Madam Zhong scolded her sharply, "Didn't you hear me! Go and call someone over right now! It'll be too late if you're too late!"

Zhang Xuerong jolted awake, finally snapping out of her shock.

Her face was deathly pale, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

"I...I understand! I'll go right away!"

Zhang Xuerong nodded tremblingly, lifted her skirt, and stumbled away with her two maids.

Granny Wang and her two maids hurriedly caught up with them at this moment.

They had only turned around a moment ago, but this sixth young lady had slipped to the courtyard gate like an eel, and even clung to the threshold to say so many rebellious things to the second madam outside!

"Oh my goodness! My little darling!"

Granny Wang was so frightened that she lost her mind. Her old face turned ashen, and she rushed forward to hug Old Madam Zhong's small body, covering her mouth tightly.

If the old lady finds out, she'll definitely skin them alive!

"Sixth Miss, please don't shout anymore!" Granny Wang was sweating profusely, winking at the two maids while dragging and pulling her towards the east wing. "I beg you, it's windy outside, let's go back inside and rest!"

The two maids were also quite frightened and quickly stepped forward to help. The three of them coaxed and tricked, and half-forced, the little devil back to his room.

"This old servant deserves to die. I failed to serve Sixth Miss well. Please don't be angry."

As soon as she entered the room, Granny Wang knelt down on the ground with a thud and kept kowtowing and apologizing, afraid that this little rascal would cause any more trouble.

Surprisingly, Madam Zhong did not get angry.

She was forced to sit on the soft couch, but instead of getting angry, she curled up a chilling, eerie smile.

The objective has been achieved. Although the merchant's daughter from the second son's family is not respectable, she is the most cowardly and opportunistic person.

As long as the message is passed to the third brother, with his abilities, he will definitely be able to lead his men to break into Songhetang!

She raised her hand to touch the still throbbing bruise on her forehead, then leaned back against the pillow and comfortably closed her eyes.

Since this small body is still injured, she should rest well.

Once the third brother leads his men in and regains the initiative, she will set up the formation and switch back to her body!

Meanwhile, inside the west side room.

Zhong Tingyuan gripped the wooden armrests of the wheelchair tightly with both hands, his fingernails almost digging into the wood from the force.

He heard everything that happened at the gate of the courtyard just now.

He never imagined that his own daughter, Xiao Wu, who should have been pampered and cherished by him and his wife, would actually despise them from the bottom of her heart!

Not only did they want to harm Jingxian and the twins in her womb, but now they have even gone to the gate of the courtyard to try to win over the people of the second and third branches of the family to deal with the eldest branch of the family. They even want to include the old lady in their schemes!

Why...?

A mournful cry, like that of a trapped beast, escaped Zhong Tingyuan's throat, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

He looked at his wife, who had just escaped death and was still unconscious on the bed, and his heart ached so much that even his breath smelled of blood.

He knew that this brief peace would soon be shattered completely.

The third brother, Zhong Tingyu, has always been arrogant and conceited, regarding the eldest son's family as worthless.

If they hear the news from the second branch of the family, they will definitely lead people to forcibly break into Songhe Hall!

The old lady is still unconscious.

He was a cripple with both legs crippled, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up. How could he possibly stop those vicious and ruthless servants from the third branch of the family?

How can I protect my wife, who has just escaped death, and my unborn child?

Zhong Tingyuan closed his eyes in despair.

Escape?

Where can he escape to?

If we were to leave Songhe Hall with Jingxian now, the moment we stepped out of that gate, we would be pinned to the ground by all the guards and servants of the Marquis's mansion, and die without a burial place.

Only by staying in Songhe Hall and relying on the old lady's remaining influence can one perhaps prolong their life a little longer.

On the other end.

Zhang Xuerong stumbled back to the second wife's courtyard, not even bothering to drink water, and immediately summoned her trusted servant.

"Quickly! Send a clever servant out through the side gate to deliver a message to the Marquis of Cheng'an and his wife!"

Zhang Xuerong paced anxiously around the room, nearly tearing the handkerchief in her hands to shreds.

She and the third wife have always been inseparable.

Over the years, in order to please the third branch of the family and the old lady, she has done a lot of things, both openly and secretly, to trip up the first branch of the family and to kill them.

Now that Songhetang is filled with such a strange and sinister atmosphere, if the two good-for-nothings from the first branch of the family really turn their lives around, the first ones they will definitely settle scores with are the second branch!

Regardless of whether what that young girl said was true or false, she had to take action and unite with the third branch of the family to prevent the first branch from having a chance to rise again.

"Tell the Marquis and his wife that something terrible has happened at Songhe Hall! The Old Madam has been cursed by the eldest son's family and is unconscious. The eldest son's family has taken control of Songhe Hall and is acting like a tyrant! Tell him to bring his men back immediately, or the sky will fall on this Marquis's mansion!"

The old woman was terrified. She didn't dare to delay and quickly agreed, then rushed out as fast as she could.

Now, this huge Yongning Marquis's mansion is filled with people and spies from the third branch of the family.

If this had happened on a normal day, the third branch of the family would have sent someone to suppress the commotion long ago.

But today, by sheer coincidence, things just happened to turn out this way.

None of the masters of the three branches of the family were in the mansion.

Today is the 70th birthday banquet of the matriarch of the Cheng'an Marquis's mansion next door.

The Cheng'an Marquis's residence and the Yongning Marquis's residence were separated by only two carriageways, and the two families had always visited each other frequently.

A month ago, the Cheng'an Marquis's residence sent a gold-embossed birthday invitation. As the mistress of the Yongning Marquis's residence, Zhao Lihua naturally couldn't miss such a prestigious occasion where powerful figures from the capital gathered.

Today, she took several young masters and ladies from the third and second branches of the family early in the morning, riding in a magnificent carriage to offer her birthday greetings.

As for why the second wife, Zhang Xuerong, didn't go along for the festivities, it was because news suddenly came from Songhetang last night that the old lady was unwell and had fainted.

According to custom, if an elder is ill, someone from the younger generation must stay behind to take care of them; otherwise, if word gets out, they will be gossiped about and called unfilial.

Since the banquet at the Cheng'an Marquis's residence could not be declined at the last minute, Zhao Lihua went along with it and asked Zhang Xuerong to stay.

The residence of the Marquis of Cheng'an is only half an hour's walk from the residence of the Marquis of Yongning.

The clever servant who delivered the message ran breathlessly through the side gate of the Cheng'an Marquis's residence and found Zhao Lihua chatting happily with several ministers' wives.

Zhao Lihua's heart tightened when she heard the servant's message.