However, when she heard the door close behind her, five or six guards surrounded her at the same time.

Xiao Youran smiled and said, "Father, the way you welcomed me back to the Earl's Mansion is really special."

With that, she took a step and dodged the guards' outstretched claws.

Jiang Mingyi stood by with his hands in his pockets, watching, and then he became surprised.

When did this five-year-old daughter learn such good kung fu?

No wonder Jiang Quan fell into her hands!

Xiao Youran dodged left and right within the guards' encirclement, deliberately stepping on the expensive bonsai and flowers.

In a short while, the small garden in the outer courtyard, which was meant to welcome guests, was in a complete mess.

Seeing the precious bonsai and peonies trampled to pieces, and a large vat containing a precious black lotus kicked and broken, Xiao Youran slowly took out the purse filled with pebbles from her sleeve, took out five pebbles, and immediately knocked down five guards.

Then she looked at her scumbag father standing under the porch with a smile, "The guards of the Earl's mansion are too weak. I suppose Father is worried that I don't get enough exercise, so he told me to stretch my muscles so I can eat more later, right? Thank you, Father!"

After saying that, he even gave a perfunctory bow.

Jiang Mingyi's lips twitched violently.

But this was a good opportunity to back down, so he flicked his sleeves and led the way, saying, "Have you had enough fun? Why don't you come in? Grandma is waiting for you!"

Xiao Youran chuckled and tossed the bag of pebbles in her hand into the air. Hmm, the feel is just right!

At this moment, Lady Yong'an, supported by Madam Gao, rushed out from inside and threw herself at the lotus pot, crying out in anguish, "Oh, my black lotus! My golden peony! You, you, you... you Bai family wretch!"

Mr. Gao also had a pained and constipated expression on his face.

Xiao Youran stopped in her tracks. "So it's Grandmother and Aunt! Thank you for remembering my birthday and for giving me such a wonderful gift as soon as I entered the manor. I love it! Thank you, Grandmother! Thank you, Father! Thank you, Aunt!"

She thanked him in a crisp voice.

Lady Yong'an was so angry that she almost vomited three liters of blood.

Mr. Gao was heartbroken beyond measure!

She had just told her mother-in-law yesterday that the Princess Consort of Rong would be visiting her, her in-law, in a few days. She had specially spent three hundred taels of silver to buy the black lotus, as well as this batch of peonies and several bonsai, which cost nearly two thousand taels of silver! She was reluctant to use her dowry to make up for it, so she begged her mother-in-law to pawn her jewelry to purchase this set of decorations.

In just fifteen minutes, everything was ruined by Xiao Youran?!

Lady Yong'an couldn't help but yell angrily, "You spendthrift! You've broken all these things, you'd better pay me back!"

Xiao Youran's eyes widened. "Oh dear! Grandmother, it was wrong of me to break these things, but if these guards hadn't been chasing me around, I wouldn't have run off and broken them, right? Besides, Father said that this manor is also my home. Why should I pay for things I broke in my own home? Aren't you afraid people will laugh at me?"

Lady Yong'an was speechless: ...

What the hell are they doing chasing after her?! Were those guards chasing after her for fun?!

She glared angrily at her son, Jiang Mingyi, as if to say, "You still can't bring yourself to do it?!"

Xiao Youran took two steps toward the gate. "Hey, why don't we open the gate and let the people judge this? I broke my own things, do I have to pay for them?"

Jiang Mingyi immediately grabbed her, "Stop fooling around! Mother! Didn't you prepare a feast? Today is You Ran's birthday, so let's go and have our meal first, as she is the birthday girl!"

After saying that, he gave his mother a wink.

Lady Yong'an then suppressed her anger and stormed off, helping Madam Gao toward the flower hall.

You'll see!

Jiang Mingyi turned to Xiao Youran and said, "I won't go to the women's quarters. You go with Grandmother."

Xiao Youran followed Madam Gao back with a grin. As they entered the flower hall, Jiang Mingwei rushed up and scooped her up in her arms. "Oh, Xiao Youran! Your auntie hasn't held you in so long!"

Little Youran really liked her aunt, "Auntie! Youran will let you hug me more!"

Jiang Mingwei weighed it in her hand. "It's so heavy! Hold it a little longer, won't your arms get tired, Auntie?"

Xiao Youran blinked, "Then Auntie, put me down."

Jiang Mingwei carried Xiao Youran to a chair and set out a bowl and chopsticks in front of her.

Lady Yong'an watched her daughter's actions, rubbed her forehead, and sent her away, "Mingwei, go to the kitchen and see if the wild ginseng and pigeon soup is ready."

Jiang Mingwei was slightly surprised, "Mother, is there wild ginseng and pigeon soup today?"

Lady Yong'an closed her eyes briefly. "Today is Xiao Youran's birthday, so naturally she should eat well. You may go."

Princess Rong will be visiting the manor in a few days, and Princess Qingping will likely accompany her. In any case, she must keep this wild girl in the manor so that she can give Princess Rong and Princess Qingping an explanation.

Besides, if we don't have her under control, how can we get Madam Su to pay a large sum of money to compensate the Earl's family for their losses?

Jiang Mingwei, unsuspecting, stood up and said with a smile to Xiao Youran, "Youran, Auntie is going to check on the kitchen."

Xiao You nodded.

Lady Yong'an gave Lady Tian a meaningful look.

Then Tian got up and went with Jiang Mingwei.

Xiao Youran smiled, knowing that Jiang Mingwei wouldn't be back anytime soon.

Madam Gao instructed the maid to serve Xiao Youran food and soup.

Xiao Youran picked up the bowl in front of her without any hesitation and smelled it repeatedly.

The question was equally piercing: "Grandmother, Aunt, was there poison in this food? I dare not eat it!"

Madam Gao's face stiffened, and she said with a forced smile, "What nonsense are you talking about, Xiao Youran? We're all family, what's this talk of poisoning?"

Besides, you're only five years old. Do you even know what poisoning is?

Xiao Youran handed the bowl directly to Gao Shi, saying, "Oh, in that case, why don't you eat them for me, Auntie?"

Madam Gao's expression changed. She glanced at the Lady of Yong'an, slammed her hand on the table, stood up, picked up the soup bowl, and was about to pour the soup into Xiao Youran's mouth.

Haha, do you really think she's a five-year-old? You resort to force when persuasion fails?

With a kick of her little foot, Xiao Youran lifted herself and her chair off the table, the force of which also overturned the table.

With a loud "bang," the entire table, along with the bowls and plates, flipped over.

Without even thinking, it was clear that all the bowls and plates had been smashed to pieces.

Gao gasped in shock, her heart aching once more.

Lady Yong'an was furious to see her carefully planned banquet ruined. She rushed forward to grab Xiao Youran, shouting to the maids and servants beside her, "Quick! Grab her!"

Little Youran giggled, "You're chasing after me again? Come on! Come on!"

She used the Eighteen Steps of Lingbo to circle around the small flower hall with more than ten maids and old women.

Then I heard a loud "Bang!"

"Smack!"

"Splash!"

The sounds rose and fell!

The tables, chairs, benches, vases, and ornaments on the display shelves in the flower hall were all smashed to pieces.

Lady Yong'an was so angry she couldn't speak. Lady Gao shouted, "Stop! Stop!"