After being sentenced to death, she came to her senses.

Just as Fang Zhengyong placed the old lady's hand by the bedside and covered her with the blanket, Fang Xiaoran's voice suddenly pierced the air, startling the old lady awake from her sleep like a sudden awakening.

The old lady suddenly woke up with a start, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat. She opened her eyes, a feeling of unease welling up inside her.

"Yong'er... what do you mean by being engulfed by fire, what do you mean by being stabbed?" The old lady gripped Fang Zhengyong's hand tightly, her voice trembling.

How could a filial son like Fang Zhengyong want to worry his mother? He quickly reassured her, "Mother, don't worry, it's just the children playing. I'll go take a look right away. You should rest well and not worry about anything."

After speaking, Fang Zhengyong called over Granny Wang to serve him, and then slowly left the room.

As soon as he left, the old lady immediately said to Granny Wang, "Go and keep an eye on things."

Fang Xiaoran possessed profound inner strength, and her voice was naturally perfectly controlled. Once she shouted, it was hard not to hear it. The maid's face turned very ugly. She had come to persuade the maid to leave, but now the whole Ci'an Hall knew about it, and it would definitely wake up the old lady. She couldn't imagine how angry the master would be.

The key point is that the maid dared not say anything more at this moment, and could only be caught in a dilemma. Just when the maid was feeling uneasy, she finally saw Fang Zhengyong approaching gracefully and immediately smiled.

But when she saw Fang Zhengyong's cold face, she quickly became uneasy, guessing that she would inevitably be punished.

"You dare to cause trouble at your grandmother's place? What else wouldn't you dare to do?"

Fang Zhengyong hadn't even arrived yet, but his angry voice had already reached us.

Upon hearing Fang Zhengyong's voice, Liu's body trembled involuntarily.

She raised her head, first glancing at Fang Xiaoran, then timidly looking at Fang Zhengyong.

Fang Xiaoran, who was at the center of the storm, remained remarkably calm. She didn't even turn her head, but simply said in a calm voice, "I'm not here to cause trouble, but to seek justice for myself. I hope my father can understand."

Fang Zhengyong shouted angrily, "Is this how you seek justice? Your grandmother finally fell asleep, and you woke her up the next morning. She hasn't been feeling well lately, can't you be a little more considerate of her?"

Yes, Grandma is sick and can't sleep. It's nothing compared to her minor injury.

The fire in Beiju was huge, but it has now been extinguished and has not spread to other places, so it has no impact on the Fang family at all.

Fang Xiaoran should have been heartbroken, but she was numb at this moment. She just looked at Fang Zhengyong with indifferent eyes and argued, "It is precisely because I am considerate of my grandmother that I want my father to uphold justice and remove the cancer from the Fang family, so that my grandmother can have less to worry about in the future."

Sensing something amiss in her words, Fang Zhengyong frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

"Bring him in." Fang Xiaoran waved her hand, and the servants immediately brought in a man dressed in black and forced him down in front of Fang Zhengyong.

Seeing this, Fang Zhengyong's expression changed slightly. He walked to the carved nanmu chair and sat down. He glanced at the black-clad man who was being pressed to the ground, but his attention was actually focused on Liu Shi.

Feeling the icy gaze directed at her, Liu immediately shuddered. She silently shrank her neck, not daring to look into his eyes. However, Fang Zhengyong did not say anything, but stared at Fang Xiaoran with a serious expression, waiting for her explanation.

“Father, the North Residence caught fire. I was asleep at the time. This man broke into my room with a sharp knife. If I hadn’t reacted quickly, that knife would have been enough to kill me. I fought with him for a while. Fortunately, Aunt Liu and her servants came to put out the fire and rescued me. Otherwise, you would be standing in front of me now as a corpse.”

Fang Xiaoran burst into tears and deliberately showed off the hideous wound on her arm. She knew that her father was only responsive to gentle persuasion and not to force. It would be best to play the victim to move him and gain his affection. The more forceful she acted at this time, the more he would hate her.

Seeing Fang Xiaoran's sleeves stained with blood, Fang Zhengyong's expression showed a hint of heartache.

He didn't have much affection for this daughter who had just returned home. In addition, she often made mistakes and always relied on her martial arts skills to bully and oppress the servants in the mansion. She was also often disrespectful to her older sisters, especially persecuting Fang Xiaoqi many times, which almost caused Fang Xiaoqi to lose her life.

Fang Zhengyong had no affection for his daughter, who was incorrigible and inherently vicious. Of course, his main malice came from her mother.

However, Fang Xiaoran was seriously injured this time, and the North Residence also caught fire. If we continue to ignore it, it would be really unreasonable. If this gets out, how will others view the Fang family and him?

Thinking of this, Fang Zhengyong turned his head and asked, "Is this true?"

Fang Xiaoran lowered her eyes, her face showing grievance. "It's absolutely true. You can ask Aunt Liu if you don't believe me."

Since Liu was already on the same side as Fang Xiaoran, she naturally had to speak up for her. Ignoring the intimidating gaze Fang Zhengyong was giving her, she said, "Master, that's true. The fire at Beiju was extremely large. Fortunately, we put it out in time, otherwise..."

"Your Cuiwei Pavilion is so far from the North Residence, how did you discover the fire so quickly?"

"It was because I saw that the fire was too big that I went to Cuiwei Pavilion to ask for Liu Xiaoniang."

Ziju immediately stepped forward and knelt before Fang Zhengyong. She could sense Fang Zhengyong's distrust of Fang Xiaoran, and she had to speak up for her young mistress at this time.

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhengyong's expression changed drastically, and his voice became extremely cold, "Then how can you be so sure that your daughter is safe and sound? In such a crisis, are you thinking of calling for reinforcements or running for your life?"

"This servant... the situation was urgent at the time, this servant didn't have time to think so much, but this servant had no ulterior motives..." Ziju was very uneasy, eager to prove her innocence, and her words were somewhat stuttering, but the more she did so, the more she seemed to lack confidence.

After all, Fang Xiaoran asked her to go and invite people in advance, not to act only after seeing the fire. She couldn't tell the truth, leaving her with no way to defend herself for the time being.

"No ulterior motives? You don't even care about your own daughter's life, how can anyone believe you have no ulterior motives?"

"Slave..."

Faced with Fang Zhengyong's stern questioning, Ziju panicked and was at a loss for how to explain. She didn't dare to look at Fang Xiaoran and could only lower her head and clench her sleeves tightly.

Sensing that Fang Zhengyong was deliberately targeting Ziju in an attempt to divert attention from the conflict, Fang Xiaoran spoke up again: "Father, I know best whether Ziju has any disloyal intentions, but how much do you know about the disloyal intentions of others in this household?"

As she spoke, Fang Xiaoran pointed directly at the man in black, her voice shrill, "Do you know who is the mastermind behind this incident?"

Fang Xiaoran abruptly steered the conversation back on track, and Fang Zhengyong frowned, "Who is it?"

"Tell me yourself." Fang Xiaoran's simple words sent a chill down the spine of the man in black. He was desperate and had no choice but to bow down and confess everything. "It was the concubine who ordered me to set fire to the North Residence, then drug the Sixth Miss, and take the opportunity to kill her..."