After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

The fourth prince looked at the bundle of thorns used for the act of pleading guilty, and the ropes, all of which were simply placed here.

He suddenly appeared in front of Xie Chengze.

The Empress Dowager looked at the Fourth Prince, her eyes filled with sorrow and indignation: "Fourth Prince! I won't say anything about you no matter what. It has nothing to do with me."

"But as your grandmother, I feel there are some things I still need to teach you. Of course, if you don't want to, then forget it."

Upon hearing this, Xie Chengze gritted his teeth and said, "Grandma."

“I am the dignified Fourth Prince, and so many people want to see me, going to great lengths to do so. Why should I, a mere peasant woman like Jiang Zhiyun, do this? Why should I?”

"Grandmother, are you out of your mind?"

"No."

"Xie Chengze, as a prince, the reputation of our noble lineage should not be tarnished by someone like you."

“I came from Bianjing, and all the way there you were arrogant and domineering, bullying the common people and even beating the wife of a court official. Most importantly, Yunniang was pregnant at the time!”

Xie Chengze panicked immediately: "Grandmother, how...how did you know about this?"

He looked panicked.

The Empress Dowager continued, "So I know everything. Do you think the Emperor wouldn't know?"

"How long have I been away from this province? How long has it been since I came back, and you've already bullied my people like this. And the one who led this is you, Xie Chengze!"

"I have never made any demands on you people, and I am not the kind of person who would care about the younger generation."

"But Xie Chengze, you really went too far."

After the Empress Dowager said this, she pulled out a whip from somewhere and lashed it hard down Xie Chengze's back.

Xie Chengze grunted, realizing for the first time that his grandmother was angry, and he couldn't utter a single word.

This imperial grandmother, who had returned from the common people, was feared by her mother, the empress and concubines in the palace, and even by the emperor, who respected her opinions.

So Xie Chengze now realizes he's completely messed things up.

"But, Your Majesty, I did nothing to Xie Shuheng or Jiang Zhiyun. Jiang Zhiyun was extremely disrespectful to me! Why can't I take action against her?"

"Knowing she was pregnant, I only told those who beat her to only inflict superficial wounds, not to hit her stomach, but only her back and shoulder blades."

"She's so capable and tough, how could she not handle this?"

"Everything is my fault, and I'm expected to apologize with a bundle of thorns on my back. Now even my own grandmother wants to beat me?"

Xie Chengze was furious and in terrible condition. She really couldn't understand what went wrong.

Why is everyone targeting him?

He had always thought he was being good to his grandmother, but he never expected that she would stand directly in front of Jiang Zhiyun and not even look at him.

Just as Xie Chengze was about to say something, the Empress Dowager snapped the rope down again!

"Do you understand?"

"I don't know."

Xie Chengze's forehead was covered in sweat, and his lips were a little pale. Although the Empress Dowager was old, she was still very strong, and the force with which she lashed out with the whip was still great.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager continued to hit her, and after hitting her about ten times, she fainted.

Xie Chengze quickly ran over: "Grandma, I was wrong, I was really wrong..."

"Please don't be angry. Please keep the red background and white logo, okay?"

He's practically begging on his knees now.

That's when panic started.

Jiang Zhiyun ran over and pushed Xie Chengze away, saying, "Get over here."

"Everyone around here has been evacuated."

"Xiuhe, Cuizhen, bring the ice balls that are in the kitchen."

Jiang Zhiyun pressed the old lady's philtrum and placed a cool handkerchief on her forehead.

After the basic first aid measures were completed, Jiang Zhiyun put the person into the room where Grandma Yu used to live, which was right next to the private room on the forehead.

It remains clean and tidy. And there are people regularly going in to clean it.

……

Having just kicked the Fourth Prince out, Zhang Shi and Yun Niang were now keeping watch inside once the room had quieted down.

The outside area has been mostly cleared.

Although the Fourth Prince was worried, he knew that he was responsible for the current situation and didn't know what to do. He could only wait at the entrance of the Freshman Restaurant.

Zhang was a little anxious: "Yunniang, how come something happened as soon as we saw Granny Yu? We haven't even had a proper meal yet."

"I feel uncomfortable just thinking about this."

"I'm always worried something bad will happen."

"What are you worried about?" Yunniang didn't speak, but Granny Yu kept asking questions.

“Zhang, I’ve tried to reason with you and taught you a lot about the principles of human relationships. Why do you start bothering Yunniang again when something happens?”

"Can't you be a little more capable yourself? Help Yunniang with the work?"

As she spoke, Granny Yu continued, one sentence after another, and that same rebellious and slightly annoying tone that Zhang Shi found so reassuring returned.

In an instant, he went from tears to laughter.

Zhang asked incredulously, "You've come back to life?"

After saying this, she realized that it might have been inappropriate, so she immediately covered her mouth and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Grandma Yu, I knew you were alright."

"No, mother-in-law."

If this were an ordinary family, not a royal one, then Granny Yu would be Zhang's mother-in-law, and now, talking about it feels even more intimate.

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "I just came to see Yunniang's child. I heard that the child was about to be born, so I set off."

"The Emperor doesn't know what the Fourth Prince did, and it hasn't been reported back yet, but I've already intensified my efforts to get it reported back." She touched her chest, looking like she was standing at the forefront: "Anyway, we don't need to worry about anything else, I will definitely make the Fourth Prince apologize to you!"

Jiang Zhiyun said, "Why should Grandma care about these things? You yourself are the most important. Although fainting today was a temporary measure for you, you have insufficient qi and blood, are weak, and have been exposed to dampness and cold for a long time."

"You have too much dampness in your body."

Jiang Zhiyun was genuinely worried, as many older people suffer from various rheumatic diseases, and leg pain is also a common occurrence.

Looking at Yunniang's indifferent demeanor, Granny Yu cautiously and suspiciously tugged at Yunniang's sleeve: "Is it really that serious?"

"But Yunniang, I feel fine, I'm quite comfortable, and I haven't thought about it too much."

Despite how Granny Yu speaks to Zhang, she is actually quite obedient to Jiang Zhiyun. Yunniang can control her, but Zhang cannot; it's like one thing subdues another.

“You didn’t think about it, but your body has already started sending signals.”

"Grandma Yu, you should drink more herbal soup to regulate your body in the future."