Qing Zhu and Lian Ju followed along when they went to the Water Spirit Courtyard to get the medicine box.
Now, the two waiting at the door watched as their young lady walked out with killing intent, and without asking any questions, they followed.
The commotion in the Yun Courtyard had already alarmed the entire Ji family.
Servants going back and forth had long since hidden to the side. They watched as the eldest daughter, with bloodshot eyes, walked directly towards the Crane Egret Courtyard, not daring to make a sound.
Gu Peilan, who had already heard the news beforehand, certainly wouldn't leave her son to wait to die in the Crane Egret Courtyard. As Ji Zizhao walked towards the Crane Egret Courtyard, Gu Peilan, with Ji Zongyou, had already hidden in the main courtyard.
"Old Madam, you must do justice for Zongyou! It was a trivial matter, but Sister Zhao insisted on making a huge fuss, and now the entire Ji family is in chaos. Is Sister Zhao going to raze our Ji family to the ground before she stops?" Gu Peilan sat in the main hall, crying and complaining with snot and tears.
She was truly scared by Ji Zizhao. She had heard that the servants in the Yun Courtyard were still being beaten one after another.
Thinking that her son's leg had been lost to Ji Zizhao, how could Gu Peilan not be afraid?
Ji Zongyou sat to the side, not speaking, and ate pastries by himself. He had originally asked the small kitchen in his courtyard to stew chicken soup, but it was ruined by Ji Zizhao. He was still hungry now. Su Dan Novel Network
Gu Peilan looked at her son's indifferent demeanor and, with a resolute heart, glared at him.
When could he not eat? The most important thing now was to ask the Old Madam to come forward and suppress Ji Zizhao, that fiend, so that they, the mother and son, could have some peace.
Ji Zongyou looked at his mother's gaze, reluctantly threw away the pastry in his hand, gritted his teeth, and threw himself to the ground, shouting, "Grandmother, you can't ignore your grandson! Your grandson didn't know that slave grew up by the eldest sister's side. Moreover, your grandson wanted to take her as his own to give her a life of bliss. In the end, it's her own misfortune!"
Concubine Xu's heart ached when she heard this.
If it weren't for your lust, how could such a big mess have happened? And to give her a life of bliss? Look at the maids in the Crane Egret Courtyard whom you had defiled. Which one wasn't thrown out to fend for herself after you were done with them!
The Old Madam clenched her teacup and looked at her grandson, who had fallen to the ground, "Do you really know you were wrong?"
Concubine Xu's heart tightened when she heard this. "Old Madam, this matter was deliberately concealed from the eldest daughter. Now that the eldest daughter is settling scores, it is only natural. In the end, the eldest daughter and Young Master Zongyou are from the same family. To appease the eldest daughter's anger, Young Master Zongyou should personally apologize."
Because of this matter, she no longer had the face to appear before the eldest daughter. Now, she naturally couldn't watch the Old Madam continue to be muddled.
This family still depended on the eldest daughter to support it!
When Ji Zongyou heard that he had to apologize to Ji Zizhao, a vicious glint flashed in his eyes.
Gu Peilan was afraid that Ji Zongyou would say something rebellious at this moment, so she quickly pretended to be pitiful, knelt on the ground, hugged her tense son, and cried, "Speaking of which, Sister Zhao still has to call me stepmother. But since I've returned these days, has Sister Zhao ever respected me as a stepmother? I know Sister Zhao just hates us, mother and daughters, wishing we were dead! Now that Zongyou has offended Sister Zhao, with Sister Zhao's temperament, wouldn't she take this opportunity to take Zongyou's life?"
"She's gone too far!" The Old Madam slammed the teacup in her hand onto the wooden table.
The Old Madam felt guilty about Xinlan's matter, but it didn't mean she could truly let Ji Zizhao run rampant.
After all, it was just a servant. Why was it worth making such a fuss?
Her grandson was the only pillar of the Ji family now. He was waiting to inherit the position and bring glory to the Ji family. How could she allow anyone to lay a finger on him?
It had to be said that Gu Peilan's words hit the mark with the Old Madam.
The Old Madam, with the help of Concubine Xu's hand, stood up. "You two wait here for news. I will personally see what Sister Zhao wants to do!"
Gu Peilan hugged her son and kowtowed gratefully. Only after the Old Madam left did she quickly hug her son back onto the chair like a treasure. "Did you bump anywhere?"
Ji Zongyou waved his hand indifferently and picked up the pastries on the table, eating them impatiently. "I'm starving to death. When can I eat?"
Gu Peilan smiled and comforted him. "When the Old Madam drives Ji Zizhao away, Mother will send you back. You were so scared today, my son. Don't worry, Mother will have someone buy food for you from a restaurant later."
Hearing this, Ji Zongyou reluctantly nodded.
Just then, a young maid from the main courtyard entered to serve tea, but Ji Zongyou grabbed her hand.
The little maid was scared to death, and tears streamed down her face. "Young Master Zongyou, no, no..."
Ji Zongyou didn't wait for the little maid to speak. He slid off the chair again and pressed the little maid to the ground.
Seeing this, Gu Peilan quickly got up and walked out of the main hall, sending all the servants in the courtyard away.
Unaware that her own backyard was on fire, the Old Madam, supported by Concubine Xu, hurried towards the Crane Egret Courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she bumped into Ji Zizhao, who had just arrived.
The Crane Egret Courtyard was in a mess. The servants were gambling wantonly, and the maids were dressed provocatively and wore heavy makeup.
Ji Zizhao's anger instantly subsided, and an endless coldness spread out.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have known that her younger brothers' courtyard had been so ruined by that beast!
The Old Madam was startled by Ji Zizhao's murderous eyes and took a step back. "What do you want to do? You're making a small matter so embarrassing. Do you still have me, your grandmother, in your eyes?!"
Facing the Old Madam's questioning, Ji Zizhao did not answer. Instead, she gave an order to Lian Ju and Qing Zhu beside her, "Execute everyone in this courtyard, leaving no one alive!"
The Crane Egret Courtyard had long since lost its former appearance.
The male servants conspired with Ji Zongyou, and the maids were busy trying to climb into his bed and compete for favor.
Such a cancerous growth would only spread in the Ji family. The only way was to cut the weeds and remove the roots!
The eldest daughter's words had stunned everyone in the Crane Egret Courtyard.
And facing Ji Zizhao's indifference, the Old Madam was also stiffening.
She knew very well that her granddaughter was telling her with her actions what her grandmother's weight was.
The last trace of guilt that remained had vanished under the flames of anger. The Old Madam immediately stepped forward, blocked Ji Zizhao's path, and angrily reprimanded, "Ji Zizhao, how dare you! This is the Ji family, it's not your place to order killings!"
Ji Zizhao looked at her grandmother, who was blocking her path, and suddenly smiled.
But this smile, under her murderous aura, was exceptionally eerie and chilling.
In fact, from the moment her grandmother stood here, she knew that her grandmother still wanted to favor that beast.
"Grandmother probably forgot that the one in charge of the Ji family now is me."
Ji Zizhao stared at her grandmother without blinking, her words like knives, each cutting to the bone. "To you, Grandmother, I have always respected you, honored you. But what have I received in return, Grandmother should know better than I. Now, I am merely cleaning the house for the Ji family. What crime have I committed? Or rather, I should have cleaned the house for the Ji family long ago. This way, Xinlan wouldn't have died without even clothes to cover her!"