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

Followed by.

The kitchen helper, the cleaning lady...

One after another, they all uncontrollably spilled out all the dirty secrets of how Granny Liu coerced and bribed them, and how she colluded to set up a trap.

The servants in the courtyard lowered their heads even further as they listened to these testimonies.

Actually, what's the point of using any mantras or talismans?

Everyone working in this courtyard knows exactly what's going on.

What kind of life does the Fourth Young Master usually lead in the Third Branch?

He couldn't even get a decent meal, and he was being watched wherever he went. How could he possibly get past all the guards and sneak into the lady's main room to steal the gold bracelet?

But in this Lanxi Garden, the lady is the most powerful person.

If the master wants to kill an unfavored bastard, even if the servants see through it, who would dare to say anything?

No one expected that today, this seemingly insurmountable dead end would be torn open by the old lady's miraculous methods, exposing all the darkness to the light of day!

The truth came out.

Guoguo slowly turned her head and looked down at Liu Mama, who was slumped on the ground.

Granny Liu was pale as a ghost, her hair was stuck to her forehead with sweat, and she looked as if she had been pulled out of the water.

She bit her tongue hard, trying to use the excruciating pain to fight against the force within her that was forcing her to tell the truth, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"Now, it's your turn." Guoguo glared at her angrily and demanded, "Tell me, why did you devise such a vicious scheme to frame your master? Who was behind this?!"

"No...no..." Granny Liu gripped the floor tiles tightly with both hands, her fingernails splitting and cracking. "It was this old servant herself..."

A faint yellow light suddenly shone from her chest.

"ah--!"

Granny Liu let out a miserable scream, and her will to resist crumbled instantly.

Her eyes were unfocused, her mouth was wide open uncontrollably, and her shrill voice echoed in the night sky.

"It was Madam! It was Madam who instructed this old servant to do it!"

"Madam was turned away at Songhe Hall today and lost face. She couldn't swallow this insult, so she said she would set a trap for the Fourth Young Master!"

Granny Liu revealed Zhao Lihua's plan.

"Madam said that the eldest master and his wife dote on this bastard child the most. If we use the dowry gold bracelet as bait to pin the theft on the fourth young master, and then spread the word that we're going to beat him to death! The eldest master and his wife will definitely not sit still. As long as they dare to step out of Songhe Hall, Madam has a way to detain them and make them watch their own son die, so that she can vent her anger today!"

Every word and phrase was piercing and infuriating.

As Zhong Shichu, who was perched on the servant's back, listened to this confession, his thin body trembled violently.

He gritted his teeth, the hatred in his eyes growing stronger.

It turns out he wasn't even as good as a dog; he was nothing more than bait used by the third wife to torment his parents!

Guoguo clenched her fists in anger as she listened to the insidious schemes Liu Mama told her.

The five witnesses corroborated each other's accounts, and even the time they walked and the direction they ran matched perfectly.

If she hadn't had the truth-telling talisman, even if the authorities came, they probably wouldn't have been able to overturn the case.

In that case, Third Brother will be crushed to death by this stain of stealing the mistress's dowry!

To frame a five-year-old child requires such a meticulously planned scheme.

This third aunt, whom I haven't even met yet, has a truly terrifyingly deep mind.

But Guoguo wasn't afraid at all.

No matter how scheming or how good at acting, could Third Aunt possibly trample on the filial piety of the matriarch?

In this grand mansion, filial piety is of paramount importance.

As long as she remains trapped in the shell of a wicked grandmother, Zhao Lihua will always have to defer to her!

Moreover, she also possesses the inheritance of the Eastern Sea Daoist arts, so she doesn't even need to use half of her power to deal with a woman who only knows how to use underhanded tricks.

"Where is your wife?" Guoguo asked sternly. "With such a life-or-death situation, where is she, the matriarch of the household? Tell her to come see me immediately!"

Granny Liu opened her mouth uncontrollably: "Madam... Madam said her headache has flared up again and she's resting in her room..."

"She doesn't have any headaches! She's just afraid of tarnishing her reputation!"

Granny Liu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, but the truth that came out of her mouth was like a burst dam, impossible to stop.

"She always has to present herself as a virtuous, kind, and benevolent bodhisattva in public. If she were to personally order the death of the fourth young master, and word got out, the Censorate would surely impeach the Marquis for failing to manage his household properly, which would further damage her reputation as the Princess of Anyi!"

"So...so the lady deliberately feigned illness and left the matter entirely to this old servant! She ordered this old servant to beat the man to death, and if he died, she would say it was because the servants didn't know their own limitations, and that she was merely negligent in her oversight. Even if the eldest son's family wanted to make a fuss, they wouldn't be in the right!"

The courtyard fell silent once again.

Those maids and servants who were watching, every time they saw the lady, they would respectfully call her "the kind-hearted master".

During festivals, the one or two pieces of silver that the lady would give them would make them grateful for half a month.

Now, listening to Granny Liu's words of truth, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Beneath that dignified and gentle smiling face lies such a rotten heart that would devour people without spitting out their bones.

A living human being, a member of the Marquis's family, and she showed no mercy to him.

Guoguo heard it and her little teeth were grinding together.

She pointed to an old nanny from Songhetang who stood next to her, whose name she didn't know.

"That old woman!"

The old nanny jumped at the call and quickly stepped forward, saying, "This old servant is here!"

"Take two of your strongest servants and leave the manor right now. Take my visiting card and report this to the Jingzhao Prefecture!" Guoguo held her chin high, her words clear and logical, unlike that of a five-year-old. "Say that a treacherous servant in the Yongning Marquis's mansion has colluded with the mistress to plot against his master and embezzle his property. Request the Jingzhao Prefecture to investigate!"

The old nanny gasped in shock.

Report to the authorities?

In wealthy families, even if an unloved young master is beaten to death, or a few concubines in the backyard are lost, it is always kept tightly under wraps. Who would dare to report it to the authorities?

Once this news gets out, the Yongning Marquis's mansion will be completely exposed and trampled on by everyone on the street!

"Madam... if this alarms the Jingzhao Prefecture, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain when the Marquis returns..." The old nanny stammered.

"Go when I tell you to! Who's in charge of this Marquis's mansion, me or the third son?" Guoguo glared. "Anyone who dares to stop me will have their legs broken and be thrown out the gate!"

The old nanny was startled and dared not utter a word more. She replied with a "Yes," then called upon two burly servants and turned to walk out the gate.

"The rest of you, follow me!"

Guoguo walked quickly, heading straight for Lanxi Garden.

The guards at Lanxi Garden were much tighter than those at Songhe Hall.

Upon reaching the courtyard gate, two rows of guards carrying knives and four old women standing guard at the bottom of the steps with their arms crossed.