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

A few breaths ago.

Only two lamps were lit in the warm room.

Under the octagonal glass lampshade, the candlelight burned a dim, yellowish light.

The calming incense had burned out, leaving only curled ashes in the bronze incense burner.

Guoguo woke up suddenly and was hurriedly getting dressed.

Today, in order to save her mother and the two children in her womb, she exhausted too much of her spiritual energy.

If you follow your body's instincts and completely shut down your five senses to fall asleep, you might not be able to make up for it even if you slept for three days and three nights, let alone an afternoon.

But she dared not sleep too soundly.

She always felt uneasy before falling asleep.

Since I began studying the Tao.

Although Guoguo is still young, her sense of seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune is far more acute than that of ordinary Taoist priests.

She forced herself to stay awake and secretly cast a divination for her parents.

The hexagram indicates danger.

The Black Tortoise arrives at the door, while the White Tiger presses down on the child.

Tonight, something big will happen in the Marquis's mansion.

If she doesn't wake up in time, her parents will lose another child.

She will also lose an older brother.

She finally made it home after a long and difficult journey.

She didn't want to be separated from her brother forever before they could even reunite.

Guoguo raised both hands and looked at them.

It's not my own chubby little hand.

Confirming that the baby was still inside her grandmother's body, she didn't know whether to feel joy or sorrow.

She hastily threw on an indigo-colored jacket draped over the screen, not even bothering to fasten the belt, and ran outside in her slippers.

Just as she rushed out of the warm pavilion, she bumped into Granny Zhou, who was hurrying over.

When Granny Zhou saw the disheveled figure in the corridor, she was first stunned, and then her eyes almost reddened.

The old lady is awake!

that is really good!

"Madam!"

Granny Zhou rushed forward, her knees bending as if she were about to kneel down.

Before she could even kneel properly, Guoguo had already reached out and grabbed her sleeve.

"Don't block my way! I have something urgent to attend to!"

Granny Zhou felt a lump in her throat.

Before she could say anything, the old lady had already realized that something had happened in the mansion.

Guoguo had only taken a few steps when the door to the east wing was suddenly pushed open from the inside.

With Guoguo's body on her back, Old Madam Zhong stepped over the threshold with a gloomy expression and blocked Guoguo's way.

Where are you going?

Her delicate, pretty face was filled with malice, and her eyes were fixed on Guoguo.

Guoguo stopped in her tracks: "Don't worry about that."

"Then grant me free access to Songhe Hall! From now on, I can go wherever I want, and these servants are no longer allowed to watch over me!"

Guoguo blinked.

She finally understood.

Grandmother is trying to take advantage of the situation.

"I don't."

"If you don't give it to me, I'll go tell your mother right now that her son is about to be beaten to death!"

A malicious smile appeared on Madam Zhong's face. "She just managed to save her pregnancy. If she bleeds again after being stimulated, it will be because of you!"

After saying that, she turned around and headed towards the west side room.

Guoguo's eyes immediately turned cold, and she casually took a talisman from her small pouch and threw it at her grandmother.

The grandmother, who was still running, suddenly seemed to be frozen in place, maintaining her running posture.

Guoguo beckoned to Granny Wang and angrily ordered, "Take the Sixth Miss back to her room and keep a close eye on her. If she dares to run out again, I'll hold you accountable!"

"Yes, madam."

When Granny Wang saw that the Sixth Miss was frozen in place and motionless, she was terrified and quickly went forward to carry her back to her room.

Guoguo ordered ten burly servants to accompany her, and the rest were all stationed at the gate to guard against anyone breaking in while she was away.

forecourt.

The sky had completely darkened, and the lanterns around swayed in the night, casting eerie shadows.

On the long torture bench, Zhong Shichu's hands and feet were held down tightly by four servants.

"Bang!"

The heavy blows of the cane struck the child's thin back.

Zhong Shichu's thin body jerked violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, but he gritted his teeth and didn't utter a sound.

"Beat him! Give him a good beating!" Granny Liu stood on the steps, her eyes cold. "Let's see if the board is harder, or his mouth is harder!"

A tall, burly guard raised his staff high, about to bring it down for the fourth time.

"Stop! Stop it now!"

Everyone turned around and saw the old lady of Songhe Hall with disheveled hair, wearing a haphazardly wrapped indigo jacket, and not even properly wearing shoes, leading a dozen fierce-looking servants and old women as she stormed in.

When the guards carrying out the execution saw that it was the old lady, they were so frightened that their hands trembled, and the cane fell to the ground with a thud. They hurriedly took several steps back.

The four servants who were holding Zhong Shichu down seemed to have been electrocuted, and they quickly released their grip and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

The smug look on Granny Liu's face froze instantly.

She never expected that instead of forcing out the two good-for-nothings from the first wife's side, she would alarm the old lady instead!

The fact that the old lady protected the eldest son's family today had already spread throughout the mansion.

It's hard to say which direction she's heading now, coming here so aggressively.

Granny Liu's heart pounded wildly. She quickly put her hands behind her back and winked at a clever little maid beside her, signaling her to go to the back and invite the Lady of the Marquis out.

On the torture bench.

Zhong Shichu has already been beaten three times.

His short jacket was stained with glaring blood, and blood foam mixed with the corners of his mouth, making his little face look horribly smeared.

But he still clung tightly to the edge of the torture bench, his eyes like those of a wolf cub poisoned, staring intently at Granny Liu on the steps.

"I didn't steal it... I'd rather die than admit it!"

A guttural roar, like a broken bellows, emanated from his throat, each word dripping with blood: "Even if you kill me today... I will become a vengeful ghost... and seek revenge!"

He caught a glimpse of his grandmother approaching out of the corner of his eye, and the hatred in his eyes intensified.

He knew that his grandmother was the most vicious person in the mansion.

Her parents were bullied, and she was treated like a dog; it was all because of her.

She's come here now, probably to see him make a fool of himself, and might even take matters into her own hands.

Guoguo quickly ran to the torture bench.

When Guoguo saw the emaciated, blood-covered child on the wooden board, her eyes reddened and tears streamed down her face.

This is her triplets!

Although she was the same age as her, her body was several sizes smaller than her original small body, like a withered bean sprout.

Guoguo was heartbroken. She squatted down next to the torture bench, reaching out to help her brother up, but her hand hovered in mid-air, too afraid to lower it.

Her brother was covered in wounds, and she didn't know how to treat him.

She was afraid of touching her brother's wound, afraid of hurting him.

"Brother..." Guoguo sniffed, her voice trembling with tears, and asked softly, "Does it hurt a lot? Can you...can you get up by yourself? I'm afraid to touch you, I'm afraid I'll hurt you..."

The word "brother" was uttered very softly, and only Zhong Shichu heard it.

Zhong Shichu froze abruptly, a hint of surprise flashing in his fierce eyes.

He stared in disbelief at his grandmother, whose face was streaked with tears and whose expression was anxious.

What did she just call herself?

elder brother?

Moreover, this tone and expression are completely different from what my grandmother used to say!

He suspected he must have misheard.

But he was perfectly clear-headed.

No matter what crazy thing that old hag is up to today, at least based on her current behavior, she shouldn't just stand by and watch me get beaten to death.