Zhang took the initiative to take off the jade token she was wearing to verify the authenticity of Su Yunling's possession.

As everyone held their breath and concentrated, there was no reaction at all until the jade token was snatched away by Su Yunling.

Everyone looked at the Taoist priest with a complicated expression, waiting for his reply.

"Excuse me, Taoist priest, how do you determine that this woman is possessed by evil spirits?"

A flash of emptiness passed through the Taoist's eyes. "My eyes can see through the Yin and Yang worlds. What do you mortals know? This evil creature is extremely resentful. The small Buddha light in this jade token is nothing to be afraid of."

"Oh? Master? Do you have any other way to prove that what you said is true?" Zhang was obviously doubting the Taoist's intentions.

Just when the atmosphere was at a stalemate, Su Yueying arrived.

"Grandfather, grandmother...are you here to see Yingying?" Su Yueying bowed respectfully to the two elders in front of her.

Then he told the two of them about Su Yunling's abnormality and rudeness, and showed them the bruises on the corners of his eyes that had not yet healed.

But what was different from the past was that the two of them showed some distance in their concern for her, which was totally different from the unreserved protection they had before.

Su Zhaohong pointed at the mess in the room and accused Su Yunling, asserting that she was possessed by an evil spirit.

However, Xu Handang did not believe their one-sided words, but asked Su Yunling why he did so.

Su Yunling looked at her grandparents' faces covered with wrinkles. They looked at her with suspicion and inquiry, but no malice. Suddenly, a plan came to her mind.

She walked forward sadly and knelt in front of Xu Handang and his wife, "Father, Mother... Hua'er is so cold down there!"

When Su Yunling said this, not only Xu Handang and his wife, but even Su Zhaohong and other elderly people in the Su Mansion were shocked.

Wanhua is the name of Su Zhaohong's late wife, and also the daughter of Xu Handang and his wife.

"You...what did you call us?" Zhang pointed at Su Yunling tremblingly, her eyes full of disbelief.

Su Yunling still looked sad. "Mother, Hua'er wants to wear the fur coat my brother gave me. It's in that enchantress Liu's box. There are also three sets of gold and jade headpieces that you personally selected for Hua'er. Please keep them for me..."

After saying this, Su Yunling's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

She only heard her grandmother Zhang's heart-wrenching cry: "My son! After so many years, you are still wandering in the world. Your mother is so sorry for you——"

On the other side, there were the sounds of Su Zhaohong and Aunt Liu both collapsing, and a group of servants busying themselves.

How could Su Yunling know the existence of these things? Could it be that Xu Wanhua really came back?

As for Su Yueying and the Taoist priest, they were completely confused.

Just when Su Yueying reacted and wanted to ask the Taoist priest to take the opportunity to kidnap Su Yunling, she was slapped hard by Zhang, who was protecting her child.

"Whoever dares to touch her, I will sacrifice my life and bury him with me!"

"Grandma, Su Yunling is an unlucky person. How could you hit me for her?" Su Yueying, who was beaten, couldn't believe it.

"I'm going to hit you, the unfilial daughter! If anyone mentions the matter of this girl being possessed by evil spirits again, don't blame me for being rude!" Zhang shouted angrily.

Ever since she heard her husband say that Su Yunling looked more like her daughter than Su Yueying, she had always wanted to come to the Su Mansion to see it with her own eyes. Although she only saw Su Yunling's eyes, she was able to tell at a glance that they were her daughter's eyes.

Looking at the Su family, each of them is like a jackal or a tiger, and they all want to kill Su Yunling, which shows that there is something going on.

Although there is no evidence yet and it is not certain whether Su Yunling is really possessed by her own daughter, she just wants to follow her instinct to protect the child.

"My dear relatives, we welcome you to visit us, but if you come to make decisions for my Su family, wouldn't that be crossing the line? After all, I am not dead yet!"

After hearing what happened in the front yard, the old lady of the Su family came over accompanied by several maids and servants.

Although Xu Handang and his wife are Su Zhaohong's father-in-law and mother-in-law, it is, after all, the family affair of their married daughter. No matter how close they are, they are still outsiders and have no right to interfere in the affairs of the Su family's backyard.

But Zhang didn't seem to be at all wrong. She snorted coldly and used her height advantage to glare at Old Lady Liu from the Su family and said, "Your Su family clearly used my Xu family to enter the court. Now that you are about to become royal relatives, you are ready to cross the river and burn the bridge?"

Su Zhaohong was embarrassed when she heard this, "Mother-in-law, calm down. Mother didn't mean that."

"That's not what I meant. What's that? You were a poor scholar. If it weren't for Wanhua who first begged us to help you pass the imperial examination and then begged my brother to speak well of you in front of the emperor, you would have been sent to the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, you would have been a poor boy who couldn't even afford the salary. Even if you were full of talent, it would have been buried!"

Xu Zhang's scolding voice echoed throughout the hall, and she had no intention of saving face for this son-in-law.

Su Zhaohong's face turned pale, but he could only endure it silently, "Mother-in-law is right!"

The old lady of the Su family couldn't bear to see her son being criticized by outsiders, so she opened her mouth to refute, but Xu Zhang spoke first:

"My Wanhua gave birth to your children and was filial to your parents-in-law. She never did anything wrong! If she hadn't been there to take care of the household chores for you, how could you be so successful today? But how did you treat her so badly? As soon as she left, you brought that whore home!"

Su Zhaohong was humiliated by the re-mentioning of the old matter between Xu and Zhang, but considering Xu Hantang was here, he could only explain patiently:

"Mother-in-law... I have already explained this matter. Liu is not a prostitute, and I was the one who betrayed her first. Besides, I have promised not to marry again in this life. I only have Wanhua as my wife. Isn't this enough?"

When Su Zhaohong brought Liu into the family, the Xu family had come to make a scene. But Su Zhaohong vowed not to marry again, and Liu would always be a concubine. The Xu family didn't make a scene because of their four grandchildren.

"Hmph! Logically speaking, I don't care about your Su family's troubles, but there is absolutely no way that my daughter's dowry will end up in the box of your concubine!" Xu Zhang was so aggressive that Su Zhaohong and Liu shrank back in fear.

Liu immediately winked at the maid beside her and asked her to go back and move the things in advance.

But the sharp-eyed Xu Zhang discovered it: "No one should move. Take me to the concubine's room now. I want to verify what this girl said with my own eyes."

But the people in the hall did not dare to act rashly without the permission of Su Zhaohong and the old lady of the Su family.

At the moment of stalemate, Su Yunling woke up, "I... I... what's wrong with me?"

"Child, are you awake?" Xu Zhang's eyes showed surprise.

"Hello... old lady." Su Yunling stood up quickly and bowed politely. How could she look so respectful and obedient, with any trace of her earlier madness?

"You... do you recognize me?" Xu Zhang was a little expectant.

Su Yunling blinked her innocent and ignorant eyes, "You are my sister's grandmother! Did you just say that you wanted to go to my mother's yard to look for my mother's things? I'll take you there! Although my mother doesn't like me, as her daughter, I can't let her suffer an unjust accusation."

Liu was furious and didn't know which face of Su Yunling was real.

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