Bai Tuantuan had Cheng Er take Yutou to the outside of the Longevity Courtyard. After Cheng Er left, Ruotang dragged her towards the Longevity Courtyard.

As soon as we approached the Longevity Courtyard, we saw Granny Xue carrying water and about to go inside.

"Granny!" Bai Tuantuan called out quickly, her chubby cheeks still damp with sweat. "Granny, is Grandma asleep?"

When Granny Xue saw Bai Tuantuan, her face was full of smiles: "Miss has arrived. The old lady is still awake. Please come in."

Bai Tuantuan nodded, and then, together with Ruotang, dragged Yutou inside.

When they passed by Granny Xue, Granny Xue was startled. After seeing that what was being dragged on the ground was taro, she quickly followed.

"What's wrong?" Old Mrs. Xiao now dotes on Bai Tuantuan, since Chen Zhixiu and Bai Tuantuan always give her something good.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

"Oh dear! Who is this?" Old Mrs. Xiao got up from the couch, and was stunned when she saw Taro. "What's going on?"

"Grandma, Taro has been very disrespectful to me! I thought you were the head of the family, so I kidnapped her. Grandma, you must stand up for me!"

Bai Tuantuan looked at Grandma Xiao with a face full of anticipation.

Upon hearing that she was the head of the household, Old Mrs. Xiao felt a surge of inexplicable pride. She couldn't help but sit up straight and puff out her chest: "How did this servant bully you? Tell Grandma."

Bai Tuantuan snorted and said, "If she hadn't taken it upon herself to send Granny Bai back, my father would have been able to dine with the Emperor, and might even have been promoted!"

"What?!" Old Mrs. Xiao exclaimed in alarm, "How dare she!"

"And another thing, she actually dared to be disrespectful to her superiors and not listen to me, the county princess! She doesn't respect me at all! Grandma, they must look down on us because we're just country bumpkins. She doesn't even respect me, the county princess, so she's definitely not respectful to you either, right?"

Bai Tuantuan looked at Grandma Xiao and said in a serious tone, "This is my father's house. The inner quarters should be under Grandma's control. Why should they look down on you?"

"Bang!" Old Mrs. Xiao slammed her hand on the table. She was filled with anger as she thought about how Taro had treated her so disrespectfully because she was Zheng Fangyu's head maid.

Bai Tuantuan glanced at Granny Xue without showing any emotion. Granny Xue quickly tried to soothe Old Madam Xiao, saying, "Don't be angry, Madam. After the Second Madam took away the power to manage the household, didn't you tell me that you would never be angry with them again?"

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Xiao became even angrier. Thinking of her previous situation, she gritted her teeth in hatred: "Damn it!"

"Go, splash her with water to wake her up!"

At Old Madam Xiao's command, Granny Xue hurriedly splashed the foot-washing water that had just been brought in onto Taro's face.

"Ah!" A scream came from Taro's mouth. After struggling for a while, he realized that he was tied up.

"What are you yelling for!" Old Mrs. Xiao shouted angrily. "How dare you yell like that?"

Upon hearing Grandma Xiao's voice, Taro's eyes widened. Then, looking at Bai Tuantuan sitting on the stool beside him, he immediately realized that he had been brought here by Bai Tuantuan.

"Taro, you've been disrespectful. Grandma will stand up for me." Bai Tuantuan stood up from the stool. "Grandma, I'm leaving you here. I'm sleepy, I'm going to rest now."

"Alright, alright, my good grandson, go and rest." Grandma Xiao didn't want Bai Tuantuan to be here either; with her here, she couldn't perform well.

As soon as Bai Tuantuan led Ruotang out of the courtyard, they heard Yutou's screams from inside.

"Miss, I'm afraid Taro is in grave danger," Ruotang whispered.

Bai Tuantuan raised her eyebrows: "Well, Old Madam Xiao has a long-standing grudge against Zheng Fangyu. If I send taro over, she will naturally not let her off the hook."

"Why send it to the old lady?" Ruotang asked, puzzled.

Bai Tuantuan laughed: "You'll find out soon enough."

The two walked to the courtyard and saw Chen Zhixiu and Xiao Guangyuan chatting in the courtyard. Bai Tuantuan was amused. Her mother was obviously getting impatient!

“My husband is right.”

"My husband is right."

"My husband is right."

Xiao Guangyuan frowned and looked at Chen Zhixiu with a puzzled expression. His tone sounded like he was just being perfunctory, but Chen Zhixiu's face was full of seriousness, so it didn't seem like he was just being perfunctory.

“Husband, it’s getting late, why don’t we rest?” Chen Zhixiu stood up and said with a smile.

Xiao Guangyuan's eyes lit up, and he was about to agree when he heard Chen Zhixiu say, "My period has started today, so I won't keep my husband any longer."

Xiao Guangyuan's face instantly darkened. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Bai Tuantuan's voice: "Father, Mother."

"You might not be able to sleep!" Bai Tuantuan sighed helplessly. "Second Aunt seems to be angry and went to see Lord Zheng. Father, are you going to get scolded? Should I go find Grandfather instead?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Guangyuan was startled: "What's going on?"

"I don't know!" Bai Tuantuan tilted her head, looking completely bewildered. "Because Taro caused Daddy to be unable to get promoted, I got angry and scolded Taro a few times... Daddy, did Tuantuan do something wrong?"

Xiao Guangyuan frowned: "You're right, that taro was really too much."

Bai Tuantuan sneered inwardly. She knew that Xiao Guangyuan only cared about his own interests.

Bai Tuantuan nodded: "Oh! I took Taro to Grandma. Grandma said she would teach him a lesson for me, but Taro seemed very unconvinced. After all, Grandma is Daddy's mother. If Taro looks down on Grandma, he looks down on Daddy! I'm so angry!"

Seeing Bai Tuantuan's angry face, Xiao Guangyuan was very pleased: "Good daughter."

"But Father, what if Lord Zheng gets angry with you when he arrives?" Bai Tuantuan hesitated. "Should I go and apologize to Lord Zheng?"

"No need," Xiao Guangyuan said calmly. "He won't interfere in matters concerning the inner quarters."

Xiao Tuantuan whispered, "Will Lord Zheng cause trouble for Father in the previous dynasty? Mother, please write to Grandfather and uncles quickly, you must help Father!"

Upon receiving Bai Tuantuan's message, Chen Zhixiu's face quickly showed a hint of worry: "Husband, Tuantuan is right. I'm afraid that Lord Zheng will harm you in the previous dynasty."

"Is there anyone Lord Zheng fears? If my husband could gain that person's favor and be given an important position, surely Lord Zheng wouldn't target him then?"

"However, Lord Zheng is a first-rank official, so why would he be afraid of anyone?"

Chen Zhixiu sighed.

What is said without intention may be taken to heart by the listener; moreover, what if the speaker also had intentions?

Xiao Guangyuan immediately realized that as long as he was trusted by Prince Ping and had the Bai family's help, what did he have to fear from the Zheng family?

Thinking of this, Xiao Guangyuan immediately said, "I know what I'm doing. You all should get some rest."

Watching Xiao Guangyuan's departing figure, Bai Tuantuan shook her head: "Mom, my cheap father is really a bit stupid."

"Remove the 'something' from him." Chen Zhixiu snorted lightly. "A person like him, even if he climbs to the top, he can't hold on to it. He's always trying to rely on others, but little does he know that the most unreliable person is someone else."