Wrongfully executed and drowned, the legitimate daughter is reborn and marries the emperor.

Chapter 214 saw Xiao Yunyan's shadow.

Shen Yunjin was given a severe scolding by Shen Wei and slunk out of the study.

Shen Yuan had already left by then.

Unable to complete the task Xiao Yuncheng had entrusted to her, Shen Yunjin, burning with anger, went to the courtyard where Madam Jiang was.

Jiang Shi stayed alone in the courtyard with a worried look on her face.

Shen Yunjin asked, "Father hasn't lifted Mother's confinement yet?"

Jiang said, "Now that your father is ill, Shen Yuan is in charge of everything at home. If she doesn't go to your father to ask about lifting my confinement, then I'll just have to stay here."

"Since she is her mother's biological daughter, why does she always go against her mother?" Shen Yunjin couldn't understand: "Even if her mother didn't acknowledge her before, she can't hold a grudge against her mother for so long over such a small matter!"

Jiang said aggrievedly, "As the saying goes, the kindness of raising is greater than the kindness of giving birth. Now that she has gained your father's favor, she doesn't care about me, her mother. She only cares about that old woman Liu."

"You mean the midwife who stole the baby?"

"Who else could it be but her? She treats that old woman like an honored guest, even preparing a courtyard for her to live in and assigning five or six servants to wait on her. Anyone who didn't know better would think that old woman was also the mistress of the general's mansion!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjin was immediately furious. "This is too much! Has Shen Yuan lost her mind? Why would she neglect her own mother to take care of an old woman with whom she has no blood relation?"

Jiang said, "Shen Yuan refuses to accept me, probably because that old woman is stirring things up behind the scenes. I haven't even blamed her for stealing the child back then. I never expected that a midwife would turn around and bully me!"

"It's a pity that although I am now the mistress of the house, I have lost the power to manage the household. I don't even have the right to send an old woman away!"

After hearing Jiang's words, Shen Yunjin slammed her teacup on the table. "Mother, isn't it easy to send a servant away from the manor? Leave this to me!"

After saying that, Shen Yunjin angrily led her servants to Osmanthus Garden.

Watching Shen Yunjin's retreating figure, Madam Jiang curled her lips into a smile. It's so nice to have a daughter who will become the Crown Princess!

She only needs to say a few words to get her daughter to stand up for her.

Since there's never been a chance to poison that old woman, it wouldn't hurt to let my daughter vent her anger for her.

Osmanthus Garden.

Seeing Shen Yunjin's aggressive approach, Xiao Jinmeng instinctively shielded Liu Mama behind her.

"Who are you? Why did you take my grandmother away?"

The maidservant from Guihua Garden answered on Shen Yunjin's behalf: "Miss Tiantian, this is our second young lady, who is also the Crown Princess."

Upon hearing the words "Crown Princess," Xiao Jinmeng's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she still stood in front of Liu Mama, refusing to budge an inch: "No matter who you are, we don't know you, you can't take Grandma away!"

"Heh—" Shen Yunjin sneered, not taking Xiao Jinmeng seriously at all. She raised her hand, and the guards behind her immediately rushed forward and held down Xiao Jinmeng and Granny Liu.

"Can't you, a little girl, be allowed to talk so much?"

Xiao Jinmeng shouted, "Let us go! Grandma is the most important person to Sister Yuanyuan. If you dare to hurt Grandma, Sister Yuanyuan will definitely teach you a lesson!"

"You think I'm afraid of her?"

Shen Yunjin crossed her arms and gave Xiao Jinmeng a cold glance. For some reason, she felt that she saw a bit of Xiao Yunyan in this little girl.

But how is that possible?

Xiao Yunyan is the most noble princess of the Great Yan Kingdom!

The person in front of her was just a country bumpkin like Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan still carries the blood of their General's Mansion.

But this little girl is just Shen Yuan's adopted sister. The blood flowing in her veins is that of the poor. Such a person is like weeds and should be trampled under her feet!

Thinking of this, Shen Yunjin raised her hand and slapped Xiao Jinmeng across the face, causing blood to flow from the corner of Xiao Jinmeng's mouth.

But Xiao Jinmeng still glared at Shen Yunjin, "You can't take Grandma away!"

However, she was ultimately no match for Shen Yunjin.

The guards brought by Shen Yunjin not only surrounded the Osmanthus Garden, preventing anyone from leaving, but also denied them even the chance to send a message.

Moreover, these people were also holding onto Xiao Jinmeng and Granny Liu's arms. The two women, one old and one weak, were no match for these martial arts practitioners.

So no matter how much Liu Mama and Xiao Jinmeng struggled, Liu Mama was eventually taken to Wude Courtyard by Shen Yunjin's guards.

Seeing Liu Mama kneeling before her, unable to move, in a humiliating state, Jiang Shi raised the corners of her mouth with satisfaction and laughed, "Liu Yingjun, so what if I can't leave this courtyard? I can still deal with you!"

Upon hearing Jiang's voice, Granny Liu instinctively shrank back. She wasn't afraid of Jiang; Yuan Yuan wasn't stolen by her, and she hadn't done anything to wrong Jiang.

But for some reason, her body trembled uncontrollably in front of Jiang.

It seems like she should be very afraid of her.

Granny Liu couldn't understand, nor did she have time to. She looked up at Madam Jiang and said, "Madam Shen, I didn't steal Yuanyuan! I didn't steal Yuanyuan! If you're trying to get revenge by arresting me for this, you've arrested the wrong person! Although I can't remember what happened before, I'm definitely not the villain who separated you and your daughter!"

Of course you're not the bad guy who separated my daughter and me...

Jiang smiled slightly, but none of that mattered anymore.

The important thing is, once you enter this courtyard today, don't even think about leaving alive!

Madam Jiang stood up and glanced at the old nanny beside her: "That vile woman stole my child back then, preventing me from seeing my daughter for seventeen years. She is guilty of heinous crimes, vicious and ruthless. She shall be given fifty strokes of the cane immediately and expelled from the General's Mansion!"

Fifty strokes of the cane?

After fifty strokes of the cane, how could Granny Liu possibly survive?

Xiao Jinmeng's eyes widened instantly as she struggled to save Granny Liu.

But she wasn't strong enough...

The thick wooden planks of the door fell on Granny Liu one after another—

Under Shen Yuan's preparation, Baicaotang in the capital city has successfully opened. Shen Yuan was looking at the account books for the past few days when she suddenly felt a jolt and a bad premonition rose in her heart.

She asked Bai Zhi, "Is Su Ling at Changfeng Residence today, or did she go out?"

Bai Zhi: "Young Master Ling has gone out."

Shen Yuan closed the ledger and saw a maid from Changfeng Residence rushing in from outside the door.

"Young Miss, I saw the Second Miss leading people to arrest Granny Liu and take her to the Martial Virtue Academy!"

Shen Yuan's expression hardened, and she immediately led two maids to ride back to the General's Mansion at top speed.

Before the carriage had even come to a complete stop in front of the General's Mansion, Shen Yuan jumped off, lifted her skirt, and ran wildly into the Wude Courtyard.

As soon as she entered Wude Courtyard, she saw Granny Liu lying on a bench, her clothes soaked in blood from being beaten.

The guard beside her held the board high, about to strike Granny Liu.

"Grandma!" Shen Yuan's eyes widened in fury, and a dagger flew out from her sleeve, stabbing at the guard.

The guard couldn't dodge in time and was stabbed in the arm by the dagger. The board in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

Startled by the shout, Jiang tilted her teacup, spilling tea all over her dress.

She stood up angrily and looked at Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan rushed to Liu Mama's side, shielding her with her body. Her sharp eyes swept across the people in the courtyard, and she shouted, "Let's see who dares to abuse their power in the General's Mansion!"

Jiang looked at Shen Yunjin, who sneered, "Pull her away and keep hitting her!"

With Shen Yunjin's order, the guards dared not disobey and stepped forward to seize Shen Yuan.

However, Shen Yuan did not come alone; she brought all the servants from the General's Mansion with her.

In the midst of their argument and fight, Shen Yunjin's guard took the opportunity to push Liu Mama.

With a thud, Granny Liu fell off the stool, hitting her forehead on a nearby rock flowerbed, and immediately lost consciousness.