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Xiao Ran frowned slightly. As she looked up, she saw Xiao Lan running towards her, stopping only when she was right in front of her, panting heavily.

"Miss, something terrible has happened!" Xiao Lan's eyes reddened with anxiety, and her voice trembled slightly. "Madam He has punished Sister Chun Tao and Sister Xia He by sending them to the woodshed..."

Xiao Ran's heart skipped a beat, but she maintained her composure, gently patted Xiao Lan's shoulder, and said softly:

"Don't rush, explain slowly and clearly what exactly happened."

Xiaolan nodded slightly, took a few deep breaths to calm her erratic breathing, and then straightened up to recount the whole story:

“Miss, you haven’t returned to your courtyard all day, so Madam He took the opportunity to make a fuss, saying that we maids are all bad manners and have corrupted your etiquette. Sister Chuntao and Sister Xiahe have become her scapegoats because of you… Since I haven’t been in the General’s Mansion for long, they haven’t noticed that I’m also one of your people, so I took the opportunity to sneak out and inform you…”

Unexpectedly, all of this happened so swiftly, and this time Madam He even started by targeting her personal maid.

If the target is only her, she can still manage to deal with it. But if they reach out to those close to her, then they have touched her sore spot, and there is no way she will forgive them.

Xiao Ran was extremely anxious and hurried after Xiao Lan towards the General's Mansion.

But along the way, she always felt a strange feeling lingering in her heart, as if she had missed some important details. But no matter how hard she racked her brains, she could not grasp that fleeting thought.

……

Xiao Lan crouched low and tiptoed closer to the woodshed. When she was almost there, she lowered her voice and called out in a whisper, as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"Sister Chuntao, Sister Xiahe! I've brought the young lady here..." Her cautious manner was just like that of a frightened kitten afraid of being discovered.

A moment later, Chun Tao's voice, tinged with surprise and disbelief, came from inside the woodshed: "Miss?"

Xiao Ran quickly took a few steps, turned sideways, and pressed her ear close to the crack of the tightly closed wooden door, asking softly:

"How are you doing inside? Are you suffering?"

No sooner had the words left her lips than Chun Tao's voice, trembling with tears, filled with grievance and heartache, rang out:

“Miss, I’m fine, but Xiahe…” Chun Tao tried to suppress her sobs, sniffing hard to make her voice clearer.

"Xiahe took several extra blows to the hand to protect me. The blows were extremely severe, and now her hands will probably be paralyzed for months..." At this point, Chuntao could no longer hold back and began to sob.

Xiao Ran frowned, her brows furrowing into a deep frown. Her chest heaved violently as a raging fire burned within her, threatening to consume her reason.

What a wicked woman, Madam He! How dare she be so audacious and reckless in attacking her people? Does she really think she can rule the entire General's Mansion with absolute power? Or does she think Madam He is as foolish as she was in her previous life?

It’s simply a fool’s errand!

She suddenly raised her hand and slammed it heavily against the tightly closed door. The loud bang was particularly abrupt in the quiet environment, startling Xiaolan who was standing nearby.

Xiaolan instinctively shrank her neck, feeling as if the surrounding air had instantly frozen and the temperature had dropped sharply. A chilling coldness shot from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, causing her to shiver involuntarily.

Xiao Ran secretly vowed to make He Shi understand clearly what the General's Mansion really meant!