Granny Pang never expected that Jiang Jiuniang would know she was glaring at her when she wasn't even looking at her.

But there's no point in saying all this now, because Li Hu is already walking towards her with a dagger in his hand.

She hid behind Peng Yuan in great fear, crying, "This old servant didn't glare at Madam Lu, please help this old servant, please!"

She kept begging for mercy, completely disregarding Peng Yuan's health, and forcefully pulled her to shield herself from Li Hu.

Jiang Jiuniang's face turned ugly when she saw this. She flung her hand, and the teacup in her hand hit Pang Mama's wrist. Pang Mama cried out in pain and let go, falling to the ground and groaning in pain. Li Hu took this opportunity to step forward and grab her.

Granny Pang was terrified; she was truly panicked this time.

"Madam Lu, please spare me! This old servant acted without any intention. Please forgive me!"

"Young lady, young lady, please help this old servant!"

"This old servant has served by your side for over thirty years. Even if I haven't made any great contributions, I have certainly worked hard, young lady!"

"I am here on behalf of our lady. Your treatment of me is a disrespect to her, and she will not let you get away with this!"

...

In her panic, she blurted out everything, making Jiang Jiuniang's ears hurt. She said to Li Hu, "Take her out and deal with her. Don't let her offend my eyes here."

This old hag is so arrogant and domineering, if we don't teach her a lesson she'll really think she's easy to bully?

Seeing that Peng Yuan had no intention of speaking up for her, Granny Pang felt utterly disheartened and cried out again, "Miss, you've been raised by this old servant, how can you be so heartless!"

"How heartbroken the Madam would be if she knew! She would be very unhappy!"

"Spring flowers and spring grass, come save me!"

...

She craned her neck and called out, but unfortunately Chunhua and Chuncao had gone to prepare medicine for Peng Yuan and had no idea about what had happened here.

Li Hu was very clever. Worried that the old woman might frighten her masters, he found a rag, gagged her, and started to do it right there in the snow.

The two sisters, Ya Lan and Ya Mei, who were kneeling to the side, were originally somewhat unconvinced and wanted Granny Pang to speak on their behalf or write a letter to the madam. However, when they saw this scene, they were so frightened that their lips turned white.

They knelt on the ground, trembling, their faces almost touching the floor. Seeing that the young lady hadn't said a word, they knew she wasn't as easy to manipulate as the madam had said, and they dared not have any more improper thoughts.

Hearing the sounds outside, Peng Yuan felt a little nervous, and her palms were sweating. She turned to look at Jiang Jiuniang, who gave her a reassuring look, then glanced at the two sisters kneeling on the ground, signaling her to continue what she had just been doing.

Peng Yuan then came to her senses, cleared her throat, and asked, "Do you two sisters have any objections to my arrangements just now?"

The two sisters dared not object further, and said in trembling voices, "We will obey your orders, Miss."

Peng Yuan smiled. Sure enough, once the arrogant Granny Pang was dealt with, the rest of the people would be easy to handle.

This is a case of making an example of someone to warn others.

Soon, Li Hu returned and said, "Madam, the execution is over."

Jiang Jiuniang nodded and said, "Go find a doctor to examine her and save her life. After all, she is Aunt Peng's trusted nanny, and we can't let her die here."

"yes."

Li Hu went out again, and Peng Yuan sent all the servants away before saying somewhat anxiously, "Sister Jiu Niang, Granny Pang has been by my mother's side for so many years. She won't let this go easily and will definitely make my mother hate you."

"It's alright. I'm not afraid of being resented by anyone if I dare to do it, but I'll need your help when the time comes."

Jiang Jiuniang had her own plans in mind, so she naturally didn't care about these things.

Seeing her like this, Peng Yuan felt much more at ease. Thinking about how she had been manipulated by several servants recently, she felt really humiliated.

Jiang Jiuniang turned around and saw the admiring look in her eyes. She immediately understood what the girl was thinking and said, "Such methods depend on the person. If you can't beat them, just lie low for now and wait for an opportunity to counterattack."

"Okay, I'll remember that, Sister Jiu Niang. Thank you for helping me again."

Peng Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air; the pent-up frustration of the past few days had finally dissipated.

She continued, "Sister Jiu Niang, this Granny Pang cannot be allowed to live. All these years, it is because of her instigating my mother that all these things have happened. Could you give me some kind of powder? I will have someone arrange for her to die quietly."

She wasn't a bad person, but she couldn't let a servant bully her forever.

Now that her eyes have been gouged out, she certainly won't let it go easily when she gets back. Who knows how many heinous things she might incite her mother to do?

"You're still pregnant, so you can't handle these things. Give them to me."

Jiang Jiuniang had no intention of giving it to her. From the beginning, she had no intention of sparing the old woman's life; she simply couldn't let her die here.

"Alright, if it's found out, I'll admit it."

This was originally her family matter, but she had dragged Jiang Jiuniang into it. She already felt very guilty, and she couldn't let Jiang Jiuniang take the blame for this.

"Fine, I'm happy to have someone take the blame!"

She smiled and agreed, but in reality, such a thing would not happen; there would be no chance of anything going wrong with what she did.

I said this just to make Peng Yuan feel a little better.

When Chunhua and Chuncao arrived, they found everyone had disappeared. They were a little flustered and respectfully brought over the medicine. Jiang Jiuniang took it, checked it, and then said it was safe to drink.

Peng Yuan took the bowl, held her breath, and gulped down the bowl of dark medicine in one go. It was so bitter that she frowned. Chunhua quickly brought her some candied fruit, and Peng Yuan felt a little better after eating a piece.

Jiang Jiuniang looked at the two sisters and suddenly said, "I've heard that you two sisters are very skilled. Could you demonstrate your martial arts for me right now?"

When she said this, Jiang Jiuniang's attitude was very good, showing no trace of the coldness she had just displayed.

"yes."

The spring flowers and grass dared not resist, and went to the outer courtyard to compete with their heads down.

There was a pool of blood in the snow outside, but they didn't dare pay too much attention to it. After getting ready, the two started fighting.

Jiang Jiuniang looked them over carefully and was very satisfied with them.

"That's enough, let's stop."

Jiang Jiuniang spoke up, and Chunhua and Chuncao stopped and came in to report.

"Not bad. With your skills, you will serve your mistress from now on. But remember, your mistress is your mistress, not anyone else. As for those who have ulterior motives, you should have seen the bloodstain outside."

Her tone was light and casual, yet it sent a shiver down the spines of both sisters.

Whose blood is that?

It wasn't really appropriate for Jiang Jiuniang to get involved in this kind of thing, but Qin Jian entrusted Peng Yuan to her when he left, so she couldn't just ignore it. Since she had already offended someone, she might as well go all the way and offend them to the end.

"Yes, we understand."

The two women knelt down before Peng Yuan, who was deeply moved. Her own mother had caused her so much suffering, but it was her good friend who had helped her in the end. She would make sure Qin Jian prepared some gifts and visited to express his gratitude when he returned.