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

Chunfang's words were very strange. Granny Qian's expression changed drastically, and she looked at her in shock, "What did you say? What do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean?" Chunfang sneered, glancing at the car door. "There's been no movement outside all this time. Don't you find that strange?"

These words made Granny Qian very uneasy. She pulled back the carriage curtain and found that the carriage was parked in the woods. The bandits who were supposed to appear were nowhere to be seen, and even the driver was nowhere to be found. Looking around, there was only them there.

What happened? Where are they?

This shouldn't be happening. The plan was going perfectly, how could such a mistake occur? Who leaked the information?

She turned around abruptly, looking at Chunfang in disbelief, "It's you?"

No, she doesn't have that ability at all, so who is it?

At this moment, Granny Qian's mind went blank, and she was somewhat at a loss.

"It wasn't me, but it doesn't matter. You were the ones who wouldn't let me go first, so don't blame me for what I'm going to do." Chunfang looked at Granny Qian with icy eyes, her gaze filled with both anger and helplessness.

Over the years, Wang Shi had been worried about her and tried to erase her existence, so Chunfang dared not leave the capital. As soon as she stepped out of the city gate, she would be intercepted and killed by "mountain bandits" and her remains would not even be found.

If she stayed in Kyoto, at least if she died, her remains would be difficult to dispose of. If discovered, they would likely be thoroughly investigated. Not to mention, given how sensitive Fang Zhengyong was, he would naturally have suspicions upon learning of Chunfang's accidental death. Therefore, Chunfang dared not leave Kyoto in order to save her life.

However, no one dared to hire a maid like her who had been abandoned by her master. It would be extremely difficult for her to survive in the vast capital. That's why she kept threatening Wang Shi and risking everything to get money from her. Later, after she married her husband, she broke off all contact with Wang Shi.

But now the Wang family has come knocking again, and I know it's not for anything good. Luckily, someone beat me to it and is making plans for her.

"Granny Qian, my young lady requests your presence."

At that moment, a deep voice came from outside the car. The voice came from the diaphragm and was so loud that it was deafening and extremely clear.

Granny Qian was stunned for a moment, then turned around abruptly and saw Wu Guicheng slowly walking out from the shadows, revealing a sinister and icy face.

"Wu Guicheng, it's you! The concubine has treated you well, yet you..." Granny Qian shook her head and questioned sharply, but was coldly interrupted by Wu Guicheng, "So you've treated me well, but when things were exposed, didn't you all want me to take the blame alone? Old woman, stop talking nonsense, my young lady doesn't have the patience to wait that long."

"Who is your daughter? The Sixth Miss!?"

Realizing the situation was dire, Granny Qian immediately jumped off the carriage, preparing to plunge into the dark woods. But before she could even regain her footing, Wu Guicheng grabbed her arm. "It's too late to run now."

"Miss, the woodshed is all cleaned up. What are you doing with those two big vats in there? To pickle vegetables?" Ziju came to report to Fang Xiaoran after finishing cleaning the woodshed.

Fang Xiaoran smiled and said, "Yes, pickled vegetables."

Ziju tilted her head, looking puzzled. It wasn't until Wu Guicheng and Xiao Shitou returned to Beiju under the cover of night, carrying several large sacks, and she saw them throw the sacks on the ground, that Ziju was shocked. "What, what is this? Brother Cheng, why are you holding a baby? Could it be…?"

Seeing that Ziju's eyes looked a little strange, Wu Guicheng scratched his head and said, "This child is too small to fit in a sack, so we had to bring him back."

"Ziju, I'm entrusting this little guy to you. Take good care of him and make sure nothing goes wrong," Fang Xiaoran instructed. Ziju nodded quickly.

At this moment, one of the sacks immediately began to wriggle, trying to squeeze out of the bag. Wu Guicheng looked at it but did not make a move. Instead, he asked Fang Xiaoran for instructions with his eyes.

"Open it," Fang Xiaoran said.

Upon receiving the order, Wu Guicheng immediately untied the ropes, and a woman in her thirties quickly crawled out of the sack. The woman looked around in fear, and after confirming who the owner of the sack was, she immediately knelt down before Fang Xiaoran and pleaded, "Miss, I have done as I was told. Please spare my child."

Chunfang, do you still remember me?

Chunfang was not Bai Qiqi's dowry maid, but was assigned to her by the old lady after she married into the Fang family. Although she was not as good as the two maids who came from Lingnan, Chunfang was clever and knew how to please people. At first, she really cared about Bai Qiqi. In addition, due to her difficult life, Bai Qiqi felt particularly sorry for her.

Her food, clothing, and daily necessities were almost exactly the same as those of her two dowry maids. In particular, after one of the maids died unexpectedly, Bai Qiqi took even better care of her.

Yet this same person was the first to jump out and accuse Bai Qiqi of poisoning the old lady after she was poisoned, and presented evidence, personally pushing Bai Qiqi into the abyss.

Although Fang Xiaoran was young at the time, she directly felt her mother's despair and helplessness, the powerlessness of being unable to defend herself, being accused, and being directly convicted.

It felt like being abandoned by the whole world, completely isolated and helpless. She wanted to speak up for her mother, but found her voice so small that it couldn't penetrate the thick wall of misunderstanding.

At that moment, Fang Xiaoran deeply understood what it meant to be "unable to defend oneself despite all one's words."

Fang Xiaoran couldn't help but hate the maid who had caused her mother so much suffering.

Sensing the deep hatred in Fang Xiaoran's eyes, Chunfang felt a chilling pain throughout her body, trembling uncontrollably. She respectfully prostrated herself on the ground, her voice hoarse, "This servant watched Sixth Miss grow up, how could I forget..."

"It's good that you remember. Wu Guicheng locked her in the woodshed and she's not allowed to be released without my permission."

"Yes."

Upon receiving the order, Wu Guicheng yanked Chunfang out of the bag, preparing to take her to the woodshed. Chunfang struggled and turned back to plead, "I beg you, Sixth Miss, to spare my husband and child. They are innocent..."

"I will naturally keep my promise to you, so you don't need to worry."

Only after hearing these words did Chunfang feel at ease and leave with Wu Guicheng.

After they left, Fang Xiaoran pointed to the other bags and asked Xiao Shitou, "There are four bags left. Are they the ones that helped Granny Qian cover for us?"

Little Stone nodded, "Yes."

"Then lock them all in the woodshed, and I'll try them another day."

Having already won her over, Fang Xiaoran wasn't in a hurry at all; someone else was far more anxious.

After locking all these people up, Xiao Shitou reached out his hand to Fang Xiaoran.

Fang Xiaoran smiled and said, "Special meat and vegetable meatballs? I've already prepared them. I'll have Qinglan serve you a bowl."

Little Stone shook his head, "That's from last time."

Fang Xiaoran pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly, "That's right. So what do you want this time? I'll agree to anything within my capabilities."

Little Stone's eyes were resolute. "I want Granny Zheng to live to be a hundred years old."

It was clear that Xiao Shitou really wanted Zheng Mama to live, but her foundation was so fragile that even a miracle couldn't save her. Fang Xiaoran couldn't make any promises to him, so she could only say, "I'll try my best to let her live longer and live more comfortably, without suffering from illness."

"Okay, that's enough." Little Stone nodded, like an eager child, which warmed Fang Xiaoran's heart. She smiled and asked, "Speaking of which, your intelligence network is amazing. You found out Chunfang's location so quickly."

Hearing this, Little Stone grinned confidently, "Of course."

Fang Xiaoran smiled obsequiously and whispered in Xiao Shitou's ear, "Can you tell me how you got your intelligence network?"

Little Stone resolutely refused, "No."