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

As soon as she entered, Madam Wang sensed something was wrong. Fang Menghe was so frightened that she cautiously hid behind her, timidly looking at her great-grandfather sitting in the main seat.

Madam Wang glared at her, then limped forward, knelt down respectfully, and performed a deep bow, saying, "This concubine greets the old master."

Fang Menghe, who was behind her, was still in a daze and forgot to step forward to pay her respects. Wang Shi pulled her up from the ground, and Fang Menghe then came to her senses and quickly stepped forward to pay her respects, saying, "Greetings, Great-Grandfather."

"Weren't you sick? What are you doing here?" Fang Zhengyong reprimanded sternly. Madam Wang lowered her eyes, looking aggrieved and not daring to speak. Fang Xiaoran, standing to the side, said, "It was my daughter who invited her in my great-grandfather's name."

"Well, you dare to misuse even your great-grandfather's name? Do you have no respect for elders or juniors?" Fang Zhengyong glared at Fang Xiaoran, his eyes burning with fury. His authoritative voice echoed in the air, as if it could shatter the entire space.

Fang Xiaoran merely bowed slightly and replied, "I have received permission from my great-grandfather, so it is not an overstepping of my bounds."

"..." Fang Zhengyong was speechless, and he swallowed his breath back.

Just then, the old man placed the testimony on the table and said to Fang Xiaoran, "I know everything. Bring up your witnesses and physical evidence."

"Yes." Fang Xiaoran nodded and called out Wu Guicheng's name. Her voice was exceptionally loud, so that people outside the ancestral hall could hear it clearly. In the blink of an eye, Wu Guicheng led Granny Qian and the others in.

Upon entering the ancestral hall, Granny Qian saw the concubine kneeling on one side. Her heart trembled, and she dared not look at her face. She silently turned her head away and knelt on the other side to perform a deep bow. Xiaochun, on the other hand, saw the concubine and her eyes immediately reddened, as if she had something to say. But then she remembered what had happened before, so she quickly composed herself and knelt down obediently.

Of course, it wasn't just them; Chunfang, who came in last, was also there.

The moment Chunfang knelt down in front of everyone, Madam Wang's heart leaped into her throat, while the old lady was horrified, her finger trembling as she pointed at Chunfang, "You, how could you..."

After all this, Chunfang seemed much calmer. She first bowed to the old lady before speaking: "Chunfang greets the old lady. After so many years, you are still full of energy. It seems that the poison did not cause you any harm."

Upon hearing this, the old lady swayed violently and nearly fell off her chair.

Her eyes widened, her face showing astonishment and disbelief. Her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't utter a single word. Even though she tried to steady herself, she couldn't hide the shock and unease in her heart.

Fang Xiaoran glanced at the old lady but ignored her. Instead, she stepped forward and said to her great-grandfather, "Great-grandfather, it was Chunfang who accused my mother of poisoning my mother-in-law and found the remaining poison in my mother's makeup box. Chunfang was my mother's personal maid and was the one who had the best chance of putting the poison in the makeup box to frame my mother."

“At that time, your mother had two other maids who came with her as part of her dowry. Chunfang was just a maid assigned to her by the mansion. How could she compare to them? Daily life and taking care of the bedroom should have been their job. How easy would it be for Chunfang to frame someone?” Madam Wang argued, but Fang Xiaoran just laughed.

She said, "Aunt Wang, you must have forgotten that one of my mother's maids, Rhine, drowned while trying to save me in the muddy pond. Speaking of which, I'm also very curious. The pond wasn't very deep, and Rhine could swim. How could she have drowned? Do you remember, Aunt Wang? The people who tried to save us were all from your Manchun Garden. They had sticks in their hands, and they weren't trying to pull us out. They were trying to push us into the water. If Rhine hadn't risked her life to push me ashore, I'm afraid I would be a skeleton by now."

"You're talking nonsense! Nothing like that happened. So many years have passed. You were young back then, and your memory might be faulty. Don't mislead others here!" Wang shouted anxiously, but the more anxious she became, the more guilty she seemed.

"Is that so?" Fang Xiaoran chuckled as she circled around Madam Wang, her gaze finally settling on Fang Zhengyong. "Back then, Mother examined Rhein's wounds and reported it to Father, hoping he would investigate the matter thoroughly and not let Rhein die in vain. Do you remember what Father did?"

Fang Zhengyong clenched his fists tightly and said in a deep voice, "It's been so long, why bring it up again?"

"Since there are witnesses present today, Xiaochun and Granny Qian, tell Father what you know." Fang Xiaoran withdrew her gaze, her voice indifferent.

Upon hearing this, Xiaochun first glanced furtively at Madam Wang, only to be startled to see Madam Wang glaring at her. She quickly knelt down, burying her head in her arms, and whispered, "Back then, it was the concubine who ordered me to push the Sixth Miss. Those servants who came to her rescue were all brought by Granny Qian. Their purpose wasn't to save her, but rather..."

"Xiaochun, you ungrateful wretch who betrays me! I've always treated you well, why would you say such things to frame me?" Madam Wang was completely enraged. She crawled towards Fang Zhengyong on her knees, her face full of grievance, and said, "Master, they're framing me! I didn't do any of these things, I really didn't..."

“Aunt Wang, don’t rush to cry. We’ve only just begun. Granny Qian, tell me how you threatened Xiaochun and made her frame my mother.”

When Fang Xiaoran called her name, Granny Qian was stunned for a moment and hesitated. She seemed unwilling to go too far. To her, writing that testimony was already a betrayal of her master. She simply couldn't bring herself to accuse Wang Shi in front of so many people.

But Chunfang, who was filled with bitterness, was not about to let this opportunity pass. While Granny Qian hesitated, she spoke up: "They threatened the lives of my family, so I had no choice but to agree. Madam treats me very well and trusts me a lot, so I was able to easily put the poison in Madam's dressing box. It was Granny Qian who gave me the poison, saying it was 'Hundred Days Red'."

"Then who really poisoned Mother?" Hearing this, Fang Zhengyong's face was also full of doubt. He couldn't believe that it was Wang Shi who did this, but he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, which is why he asked.

However, Chunfang ruthlessly exposed his lie, "Of course it was the concubine. Granny Qian is her person. If she didn't poison her, then where did she get the Hundred Days Red? And why did she give it to me to frame the madam?"

Fang Zhengyong's expression changed slightly, and his voice trembled a little: "Back then, my mother was poisoned after eating the plate of Yu Rong cake that Bai Qiqi brought her. You're saying that Bai Qiqi was completely unaware of this?"

He seemed determined to pin the blame on Bai Qiqi, refusing to let go of even the slightest connection. How could Fang Xiaoran tolerate such slander against her mother? She immediately retorted, "The pastries weren't delivered by Mother herself. They were just a maid from Beiju. Even Chunfang could be bribed, so a maid is nothing to be surprised about. If Father doesn't believe me, I've brought that maid from back then with me. You can ask her for details."