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

The wailing of Granny Wang echoed through the northern courtyard, nearly knocking off the newly sprouting leaves on the treetops. Lin Shuo, however, completely ignored it and began repairing and renovating the damaged house with his apprentices. As for the materials, Fang Xiaoran had already asked someone to purchase them, and they were being transported back one truckload after another.

With her medical practice and the Yi Shen Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula), Xiao Ran had accumulated a considerable amount of savings, but she estimated that she would probably spend it all this time, which was within her expectations.

At first, Granny Wang cursed loudly in pain, but the more she cursed, the harder Qinglan beat her. Compared to the other maids in the mansion, Qinglan was not one to be trifled with. She had already suffered grievances and had nowhere to vent them, so she naturally wouldn't hold back now.

When Ziju finished her work and came over, she was shocked to see this scene and hurriedly asked Fang Xiaoran, "Miss, if the old lady finds out about this, I'm afraid..."

“Wang Mama was impolite and talked back to me first, so I only punished her a little. So what if Grandmother finds out?” Fang Xiaoran’s eyes were calm, and she didn’t care about what Ziju said at all.

Ziju was extremely anxious. Everyone in the mansion knew what kind of temper the old lady had, and no one dared to offend her. She never expected that Fang Xiaoran would dare to punish the old nanny by her side. If the old lady found out, she would be furious.

Just as Ziju was at her wit's end, Qinglan had already been defeated, and Wang Mama was in so much pain that she clenched her teeth and dared not say another word.

In fact, Fang Xiaoran had already planned it out. With Qinglan's physical strength, she could only endure twenty strong blows before she couldn't take it anymore. The rest would just hurt a little, but it wouldn't cause any real harm to Granny Wang. Besides, she had some excellent external medicine on hand, so Granny Wang wouldn't die no matter what.

Her purpose was simply to teach Granny Wang a lesson, not to take her life. It was just a minor injury, and she would be able to get back on her feet after a month or so of rest.

"Miss, we're done." Qinglan was panting heavily. She threw down the wooden staff in her hand and reported to Fang Xiaoran.

Fang Xiaoran nodded slightly, slowly walked up to Granny Wang, looked down at her, and asked coldly, "Do you accept this punishment?"

Granny Wang didn't want to admit it, but did she dare? This was practically a blatant threat.

"I...I admit it..." Granny Wang was in so much pain that she was grimacing and her voice was trembling. She didn't dare to fight back anymore.

"It's good that you've admitted it. Go back and reflect on your actions. If I find out you dare to talk about my mother behind her back again, I will never let you off the hook." After saying that, Fang Xiaoran released Wang Mama's acupoints. The tearing pain in her back made Wang Mama's legs go weak and she fell down. She was instantly jolted awake by the pain.

"This servant will remember Sixth Miss's lesson."

Despite the pain, Granny Wang finished speaking and staggered away from the North Residence, her back view looking utterly wretched.

"If I weren't so weak, I would have beaten her so badly she wouldn't even have the strength to crawl!" Qinglan sneered.

Fang Xiaoran glanced at her and said coldly, "One should be lenient when one can. If you beat her to death today, do you think your grandmother will let you off in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Qinglan was startled and quickly lowered her head, saying, "This servant understands."

Fang Xiaoran hadn't originally intended to make things difficult for Wang Mama, but Wang Mama insisted on bringing up her mother and verbally abusing her. This was Fang Xiaoran's bottom line, and no one could cross it.

As she left the North Residence, Granny Wang wailed all the way toward Ci'an Hall. A maid noticed that she was walking strangely and went up to ask, "Granny Wang, what's wrong? Did you twist your ankle?"

"You thoughtless girl, what are you doing wandering around the courtyard so early in the morning? If you're so free, why don't you go to the woodshed and boil water!" Granny Wang was in a bad mood at the moment, and she happened to run into a clueless little maid. She immediately vented her anger and gave the maid a good scolding.

The maid, having been scolded for no reason, immediately teared up, "I..."

"Get out of the way right now!" Shouted at, the maid quickly moved aside, and only then did Granny Wang leave angrily.

Having finally returned to Ci'an Hall, Wang Mama immediately knelt down and cried out to the old lady, "You must do justice for me!"

The old lady was startled and hurriedly asked what had happened.

Granny Wang cried out, "Sixth Miss, she..."

Before she could finish speaking, a spider silently crawled up the old lady's neck. Immediately afterward, a sharp pain shot through her neck. The old lady cried out in surprise and quickly touched it with her hand. But as soon as she raised her hand, everything went black, and she fainted.

"Old lady!"

The Fang family was in turmoil, with one problem after another. Fang Xiaoqi had barely managed to stay alive when the old lady fell ill again. Fang Zhengyong rushed back after learning about this and immediately ordered someone to fetch a doctor. Wang Mama, who had just been wronged, had nowhere to seek justice and could only swallow her anger for the time being.

However, after examining the old lady, the doctor who was summoned frowned, shook his head, and sighed, "I am powerless to help her either!"

He continued, "The old lady's illness is caused by long-term depression. Coupled with her advanced age and already weak constitution, this is now adding insult to injury..." As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly, as if he found the situation very difficult to handle.

Fang Zhengyong was now completely panicked. "He was perfectly fine this morning. Why did he suddenly fall ill without any warning?"

"Madam must have been overworked lately. How can her health take such a long time?"

"Is there any way to treat this?"

Because of Fang Xiaoqi's illness, the old lady was indeed worried all day long and didn't get enough rest. She often got up in the middle of the night to take care of her, so it's normal that she fell ill herself.

"It may be difficult to cure completely, but I can prescribe some medicine to help regulate the body. However, whether the old lady can fully recover depends on her physical condition."

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, doctor."

After the doctor finished prescribing the medicine and left, the old lady regained consciousness slightly. She grabbed Fang Zhengyong's hand and, with her last breath, said to him, "Yong'er, I am seriously ill now and I am afraid I will not be able to manage the Fang family's inner quarters for the time being. But Wang Shi has indeed made a mistake and should be taught a lesson. You will temporarily hand over the power of managing the household to Liu Shi..."

"Son understands. You can rest assured and not worry about anything else."

The power to manage the household temporarily fell into the hands of Liu. Upon learning this, Wang was so anxious that she wanted to go to the master, but was stopped by Granny Qian. "If you go now, the master will definitely not hand over the power to manage the household to you. He will also blame you for being ignorant. You are currently under house arrest."

"What can I do? I can't just stand by and watch that bitch Liu Aoyun take away the power to manage the family. Who does she think she is, daring to compete with me for the power to manage the family!" Madam Wang said angrily.

"Please don't worry. Liu has never managed a household before, so it's uncertain whether she can do it well. Besides, the old lady is seriously ill right now. If you can find a way to improve her condition, perhaps the old lady will remember our past relationship and hand over the power of managing the household to you."

"That's true, but what can I do? I'm not a doctor."

"Haven't you heard of Doctor Qi's Divine Spirit Pill? It's said to have the effect of prolonging life. If we could get a few for the old lady, her health would definitely improve."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wang felt a glimmer of hope and hurriedly said, "Quickly, you must find a way to get it, no matter how much it costs. Hong'er is getting married soon, and I must hold the power to manage the household."