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

Granny Zhou had long been prepared to be harassed by the mistress and even slapped a few times.

But she never expected that the Lady Hou and the Second Lady would be so vicious that they could pin the huge crime of "murdering their birth mother" on her and the eldest master with just a few words!

The old lady of the Yongning Marquis's mansion was a person with an imperial title.

Moreover, the old lady had used her "immortal Taoist magic" to solve many problems for the powerful and influential people in the capital, making her a very respected and influential figure in the entire city.

Once this charge is proven, let alone the fact that she, as a servant, will be beaten to death.

The master and his wife will likely be taken to the authorities and suffer a tragic end, their heads severed from their bodies!

Granny Zhou was so anxious that she was covered in sweat, her lips were trembling, and her mind was in complete chaos.

But after the initial panic subsided, a strange sense of confidence welled up inside her.

The old lady today is indeed acting in a very strange way.

He may look like a child fooling around, but the clarity and decisiveness in his eyes leave no room for recklessness.

Most importantly, the old lady truly protected the eldest son's family today!

Granny Zhou had served in the Marquis's mansion for most of her life, and she knew exactly what was going on.

The eldest son was once the madam's most beloved eldest son. But after the old marquis passed away, the madam seemed to be possessed, her personality changed drastically, and she targeted the eldest son's branch of the family in every way, wishing she could crush them into the mud and never let them rise again.

Now that the old lady has woken up from her fainting spell, she has suddenly become extremely caring towards the old man and his wife, even going so far as to use supernatural means to protect the old lady and the twins.

In Granny Zhou's opinion, this is the normal behavior a mother should have after regaining consciousness from being possessed!

She vaguely sensed that the old lady was shrouded in an unfathomable mystery...

But she knew one thing clearly—the old lady had simply been so exhausted that morning that she had fallen into a deep sleep, and was by no means 'murdered by a curse' as the two women had claimed.

As long as she holds this door tightly and holds out until the old lady wakes up.

At that time, even if the Third Master personally brings his men, they won't dare to act recklessly in front of the sane old lady!

"Second Madam, you're being too kind to this old servant!" Granny Zhou gritted her teeth, steeling herself and straightening her back slightly. "This old servant is utterly loyal to the Marquis's mansion and to the Old Madam; heaven and earth bear witness!"

"The old lady is merely resting now and poses absolutely no danger. If you insist on forcing your way in, you are defying her will, and this old servant will risk my life rather than yield!"

"You lowly slave, get out here right now, or I'll beat you to death!" Zhang Xuerong pointed at Granny Zhou inside the door, wishing she could rush into the courtyard and slap her twice.

"Squeak—"

Inside the Songhe Hall courtyard, the door to the west side room was suddenly pushed open from the inside.

"Wait a minute!"

With a loud and angry shout, Granny Wu rushed out of the courtyard like a whirlwind.

She grabbed the still trembling Granny Zhou and shielded her old friend tightly behind her.

She knew perfectly well that she would never dare to offend the madam, after all, she was the rightful mistress of the Marquis's mansion.

But she had no such reservations about the second wife, Zhang Xuerong.

Granny Wu put her hands on her hips and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Second Madam, I truly don't understand what you're saying! Our Old Madam is in excellent health! If it weren't for the Old Madam personally leading people to welcome the Master and Madam in with great fanfare early this morning, do you think they could have forced their way into Songhe Hall, given that they don't even have a maidservant?"

"Besides, do you think all thirty servants in Songhe Hall could be controlled by the two weaklings, Master and Madam? Second Madam, aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew when you slap a accusation of plotting against your mother-in-law?"

As Granny Wu spoke, she became more and more animated, slightly raising her chin and darting her small, single-eyelid eyes around, glancing intentionally or unintentionally at Zhao Lihua, who was standing to the side with an air of superiority.

"In my opinion, the eldest son's family doesn't have that ability. But it's you, Second Madam, who's in such a hurry to force your way into Songhe Hall, and you're spouting nonsense and cursing the old lady."

"Could it be that you yourself harbor ulterior motives and plot to harm the old lady? It's really hard to say who's behind this, instructing and directing it!"

Zhang Xuerong's face turned purple with anger at these words, and her finger pointing at Granny Wu trembled as she cried out, "You...you old hag! You've gone too far! You've really gone too far!"

Zhao Lihua tightened her grip on the silk handkerchief.

She never expected this.

An old, cunning servant in Songhe Hall not only dared to talk back to her face, but also dared to indirectly insult her, the mistress of the house, and throw dirty water on her!

Zhao Lihua took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the surging anger in her chest.

"Granny Wu has been an old servant of Mother's for a long time, so she's inevitably a bit spoiled," Zhao Lihua said in a gentle but firm tone. "But if word gets out that you've acted so disrespectfully and publicly insulted the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, people will think that our Yongning Marquis's mansion has lost all its manners. Chunmei."

"This servant is here!" The head maid, Chunmei, immediately stepped forward.

"Go, teach Granny Wu manners for Mother, slap her ten times to teach her a lesson."

"yes!"

Having received her master's order, Chunmei was full of confidence and, with two rough-looking old women, was about to rush up the steps.

However, there was a door separating the two sides.

Wang Da and his four burly servants blocked the entrance like four iron walls.

They gripped their batons tightly, their eyes warily fixed on Chunmei and the other two who were rushing towards them.

Chunmei, relying on the support of her wife, didn't take these servants seriously at all and scolded them in a shrill voice.

"You blind bastards, get out of my way! You're delaying Madam's reprimand of these unruly servants. You'll be sorry!"

As she spoke, she reached out to push Wang Da, who was standing in front of her.

Although Wang Da and the others dared not actually lay a hand on the two ladies, they were more than capable of dealing with a bullying maid.

They had heard plenty of stories from the old lady about her ruthless methods today, so they knew who to listen to now.

Just as Chunmei's hand was about to touch Wang Da's shoulder...

Wang Da slightly shifted his shoulder, and using the broad body of the servant beside him as cover, he subtly extended one of his thick legs forward, hooking his toes precisely around Chunmei's ankle.

"Ouch!"

Chunmei was charging forward with all her might when she suddenly tripped heavily, losing her balance and falling straight down like a kite with a broken string.

A muffled "bang" was heard.

Chunmei fell heavily onto the steps, smashing her nose and chin.

Her hair was disheveled, and her pearl flowers were scattered all over the floor. She was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face, and she was in a terrible state.

The other two old women didn't dare to force their way in either, and hurriedly knelt down on the steps, lying prone and not daring to move.