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

Liu arrived carrying the account books. Upon seeing her, Wang was startled and, disregarding everyone present, sternly rebuked her: "What are you doing here?"

The old lady also realized something was wrong, but now that she herself had made a big mistake, how could she stand up and blame Liu? Besides, with the great-grandfather present, none of them could drive Liu out.

"Please take a look, sir." However, Madam Liu completely ignored Madam Wang and handed the accounts in her hands to the sir with both hands. The sir took them and carefully reviewed them. At the same time, Madam Liu explained, "Since taking over the important affairs of the inner quarters, I have sorted out all the past accounts and found that many accounts did not match. After investigation, I found that the income from the Fang family's fertile fields and shops had secretly flowed to the Wang family. Of course, that's not all. All the businesses that the Fang family is involved in are linked to the Wang family. The two families have secretly merged into one and are difficult to separate."

"Is this true?" The old lady originally didn't want to get involved in these matters anymore, but after hearing Liu's words, she could no longer sit idly by and looked at Wang in shock.

Wang never expected that Liu would find out about the accounts. Logically speaking, she had done a good job of being discreet, and under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to find out. Moreover, she was convinced that Liu did not have the ability to do so. Besides, she had also tampered with the accounts when they were handed over, so it should have been foolproof.

This puzzled Wang Shi greatly. She had no idea where things had gone wrong. Originally, the old lady had taken all the blame, and she had been exonerated and escaped punishment. But then Liu Shi suddenly presented the accounts, catching her completely off guard. Now she couldn't even think of a reason to defend herself.

"Your Madam, I don't understand what you're saying. She didn't seem to notice anything wrong when we handed over the accounts. Now she's suddenly saying they don't match. How can you blame me for that? It's clearly because she wasn't careful enough!"

Wang continued to argue, refusing to admit what she had done. Once it was determined that she was the one who did it, Fang Zhengyong would never let her off the hook. After all, this involved using the Fang family's money to support her own family. Who could accept that?

Liu couldn't help but sneer: "Wang Zhiyu, Wang Zhiyu, even now you're still trying to defend yourself. The accounts are never the point. The point is that you sold land and shops to lend money at exorbitant interest rates, using the Fang family's money to support your own family. Roughly calculated, more than half of the money ended up in the Wang family's pocket. Over the years, the Wang family has only taken in money and never given it out, silently going from being penniless to becoming a wealthy and powerful family. It's truly admirable."

These words were resounding and powerful, shocking everyone present. The main reason was that Wang had controlled the Fang family for many years, but unexpectedly she had done such a disloyal thing. Even Fang Zhengyong was extremely disappointed in her at this moment.

"You, you..." Fang Zhengyong pointed at her, unable to utter a word for a long time, his eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Back then, Wang Zhiyu injured both legs while saving him, leaving her with a chronic condition that prevented her from walking normally. Fang Zhengyong always felt guilty about this, so he tolerated her a lot. Although she was a concubine, she enjoyed the treatment of a mistress of the house.

Fang Zhengyong had put a lot of effort into her, so when he learned of what Wang had done, he was the one who found it hardest to accept and was the most disappointed.

"It wasn't me, I didn't, I really didn't, sir, you have to believe me..." Seeing the disappointment and disgust deep in Fang Zhengyong's eyes, Madam Wang panicked completely, stumbled and fell to her knees in front of him, tightly hugging his legs and begging desperately.

Witnessing this scene, Liu sneered and said, "Whether it was done or not, the master knows perfectly well after seeing the accounts. Sister, you have all the power in the Fang family, I dare not make false accusations."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wang glared angrily at Madam Liu and growled, "Liu Aoyun, I have always treated you well, why did you harm me! Was it her? Was it her who coerced you?"

Wang was almost insane, blaming everything on Fang Xiaoran, hoping that Liu would switch sides and help her. She dared to do this simply because Liu's brother worked for her elder brother. If Liu offended her, then Liu's brother would definitely suffer.

Since she dared to hand over the accounts to her grandfather, Liu was already prepared. Her brother was upset, but if she could bring down Wang, she would be in charge of the Fang family in the future. With the protection of her uncles in the Fang family, her brother's situation would improve.

"If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. How can you blame others for what you did?" Liu said coldly, which made Wang rush towards her like a madwoman. But she was slapped to the ground by Fang Zhengyong as soon as she got up.

With a sharp "snap," the entire audience was shocked.

"Enough!" Fang Zhengyong roared. "Aren't you ashamed enough already?"

After saying that, he slumped weakly into a chair, unable to calm his anger for a long time. "Tell me yourself whether you did such a thing or not!"

"I... I didn't... I didn't..." Madam Wang shook her head painfully, refusing to admit it no matter what. Once she admitted it, it meant she would have no way out.

"Take a look for yourself." Fearing that Fang Zhengyong would soften his heart again, the old man simply threw the accounts to him. Fang Zhengyong picked them up and carefully looked through them. During this time, Wang Shi didn't dare to breathe loudly. Her brain was working at lightning speed, thinking about how to escape this predicament.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't come up with a perfect way to save herself. It seemed that in the end, she could only rely on their years of affection to beg Fang Zhengyong to give her another chance.

Fang Zhengyong hadn't even finished reviewing the accounts when his face darkened considerably, looking quite intimidating. His brows were furrowed into a deep frown, his lips were tightly pressed together, revealing an uncontrollable dissatisfaction and anger. His fingers were clenched into fists, trembling slightly, as if they were about to explode at any moment.

Unable to bear looking at the accounts any longer, he placed them on the table, closed his eyes, and after a long while, he let out a long breath. His voice was calm and emotionless, yet extremely authoritative: "Considering your years of hard work and dedication in expanding the Fang family, I will not send you away. But from today onward, you will spend the rest of your life in the countryside. No one is allowed to visit you or return without my permission!"

"No, you can't do that, sir! How is this any different from imprisonment? I only provided some financial assistance to my maternal family; I didn't overstep my bounds. If the Wang family rises to prominence in the future, they will become an asset to the Fang family..."

"Then you really are thinking of the Fang family." Fang Zhengyong twitched his lips with a forced smile, turned around and cupped his hands to his grandfather, saying, "Grandfather, no matter how many faults Wang Shi has, she did save my life back then. I have punished her by sending her to the countryside, and there is no possibility of her returning. Do you agree with my decision?"

"Since you've made your decision, there's no need to ask me anymore," the old man said calmly. He knew that Fang Zhengyong valued relationships the most, and after all, Wang had saved him. It was already difficult enough for him to punish her so severely. If Wang hadn't threatened the Fang family's interests, he might have escaped this calamity.

Seeing that the old man had no objection, Fang Zhengyong looked at the old lady again, but this time the old lady did not speak again. She just shook her head slightly at him. She was already guilty and had no right to interfere in the punishment of Wang Shi.

Seeing that there was no escape, Madam Wang quickly looked at Fang Menghe and gave her a wink. Fang Menghe understood and immediately knelt down and crawled towards Fang Zhengyong, pleading, "Father, please spare Mother! Even if you imprison her in Manchun Garden, please don't send her to the countryside. That's not a place for a human being. How can Mother endure that kind of suffering..."

Fang Xiaoran, who had remained silent upon hearing this, smiled faintly and said, "How could Aunt Wang really work in the fields when she goes to the countryside? She'll just be looking after a few acres of fertile land. What's so unbearable about that?"