After Granny Mei finished reading, Hua Mei stood back beside Ye Lanyin.

Ye Lanyin gave her an approving look.

The painting of plum blossoms fills my heart with joy.

"Alright, just stick it by the door."

"Yes, Madam." Reluctantly, Granny Mei placed the incense sticks on the burner.

Hasn't she made enough solemn oaths?

Such a childish act, is it even meant to curse her?

Pshaw, not a chance!

Lin Wanwan waved her little fists happily.

Oh ho, time to watch the show!

They're here, they're here, Daddy's people are here...

Ye Lanyin: ? ? Father? Marquis of Zhenbei? ? ?

She remembered that he usually called her "scumbag father," so why was he being so nice to her today?

Not long after.

A male servant walked in from the doorway.

"Madam, there are guards outside requesting an audience with you."

Ye Lanyin was puzzled.

When the old lady heard it was a man, her face fell.

Cheap slut!

She had several children with another man.

Now even his lover has come to our house?

"Lan Yin, you..."

Ye Lanyin ignored the old lady completely, "Let's go take a look."

He led Hua Xin and the others directly out of Yu Fu Tang.

The old lady was furious.

When the guards saw Ye Lanyin arrive, they immediately kicked one of the men they were holding to the ground.

Kneel down!

"ah."

【Hey, it's Brother Shui!】

Does my urine taste good?

Lin Wanwan chuckled.

Ye Lanyin was dumbfounded.

This person drank her daughter's...urine?

The men were all wearing shackles, and the moment the shackles hit the ground, they made them grimace.

"Spare me, sir! I'll never dare to do it again!"

The guard bowed to Ye Lanyin and said, "Madam Lin, this is the person who took over the sale of Miss Lin. The Regent said that you might need this person, so he asked me to bring him to you."

"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Guard."

Upon hearing that he was the mastermind, Hua Mei immediately stomped on the man, saying, "So, it was you who sold my young lady. I'll cut off your hands and feet!"

The man cried out in terror, "Have mercy, young lady! I know I've done something terribly wrong, but it's not all my fault!"

“It wasn’t that I forced you to buy this child. The person said that she had cursed my son and daughter-in-law to death. When I heard that, I firmly refused. But she said she would sell it to me at half price, and I was momentarily blinded by greed, so I reluctantly accepted it.”

After the man finished speaking, he slammed his fist on the ground with a loud thud.

Ye Lanyin gritted her teeth.

Do you know who sold it to you?

"I don't know who she is, but I know what she looks like."

"The woman was fat, about fifty or sixty years old, and her clothes were not very nice."

Hua Xin and Hua Mei looked at each other.

That's Granny Mei.

【Quickly bring her up here.】

[Oh my god, may I be struck by lightning! I wonder if that's accurate?!]

"Paint the heart and the plum blossom, go and call Granny Mei here."

"Yes, madam."

The two then turned around, and Ye Lanyin spoke again: "Wait."

"lady?"

"Find a few strong servants and bring the old lady along too. She's her personal maid, so I need Mother's supervision!"

Hua Mei's eyes were beaming with joy.

"Yes, Madam, I'll go right away."

Ye Lanyin smiled and said to the guard at the door, "Brother guard, please come in and have a seat. There are too many people here, and it might make us a laughingstock."

"Thank you, Madam Lin."

Upon arriving at the front hall, Ye Lanyin instructed a servant to go to the Hibiscus Courtyard and fetch some fine Longjing tea to treat the guards.

He then leisurely began to drink.

Granny Mei was brought here by Hua Xin and Hua Mei, who were unhappy about it, with the old lady following behind.

The old lady muttered curses and berated Ye Lanyin.

Seeing Ye Lanyin, he could no longer hold back.

"Lanyin, what are you up to now?"

Ye Lanyin put down her teacup. "Mother, please sit down."

Ye Lanyin waved her hand, and the servants carried her to the main seat.

Seeing her nonchalant demeanor, the guard couldn't help but shudder.

Ye Lanyin looked at the prisoner kneeling on the ground and asked, "Look, is this the person?"

Shui Ge, standing on the ground, propped up the heavy shackles and looked up.

Seeing Granny Mei's panicked face, he said urgently, "Yes, yes, it's her."

"When she brought the child over, she said the child was unlucky and had caused the deaths of family members. I said I didn't want it, but she forced me to accept it!"

Brother Shui kept kowtowing, trying to shift the blame to Granny Mei.

Buying and selling children is a capital offense. If convicted, the offender would be beaten to death by the criminals before the day of execution.

Granny Mei was so frightened that she knelt down with a thud.

He pleaded loudly, "Madam, you mustn't listen to his nonsense."

"This old servant absolutely did not sell the young lady."

Ye Lanyin's gaze sharpened. "Granny Mei, I haven't even said anything yet, and you're already admitting it?"

Granny Mei panicked.

"No, no, didn't this man just say that this old servant sells prostitutes? This old servant was just explaining."

Brother Shui, exasperated, roared:

"Don't make false accusations. When did I say it was a 'miss'? I only said it was a child."

"Wait a minute, didn't you say this child was your granddaughter? How did she become a young lady?"

"Fine, so you're a child trafficker too. I see you now; you're deliberately trying to harm me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanyin looked at the old lady with a grim expression.

"Mother, did you see that? Did you hear that?"

"This person was sent by the Regent, and now they insist she's Granny Mei. Are you still going to protect her?"

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