Throw the belongings of the young lady and their people out of the courtyard!

The mother and daughter confidently reclaimed their courtyard and shut the gate, paying no heed to the outside gossip and stares!

The steward couldn't stop them and had to report to the Old Madam!

Upon hearing about the chaos in the residence, the Old Madam flew into a rage!

She summoned all the stewards, ordering everyone in the residence to forbid Zhong Chuoqiao and her daughter from going to the kitchen for food and not to distribute their monthly allowance!

The Old Madam was forceful, yet she was also concerned, having taken plenty of benefits over the years, especially profits from the businesses of Madam's dowry, which brought quite a lot of silver!

She shared a portion of it!

Of course, she couldn't return that money!

Fan Lihua didn't lack any food, as she had brought back from the Immortal Realm a space that contained mountains, water for planting, fruits, and a place to live!

This was her secret!

With her current means, closing the courtyard gate was simply to keep others from bothering them!

She could go anywhere else in the residence anytime she wanted!

To the big kitchen, the small kitchen, for food, she could grab something anytime!

She planned to collect some wealth from other family members' belongings that night!

If they took her mother's things, she would take them back!

As others tidied the room, she sat on one side seemingly resting, but was meditating in cultivation!

The second concubine, who was locked in the cell, experienced no punishment!

Like the young lady, Lord Fugui paid to redeem both of them after receiving the news!

But many people learned about what happened at the Fan residence, and both their reputations were ruined!

Lord Fugui was also furious and vented his anger upon returning home!

When Lord Fugui and the second concubine, the young lady returned, their courtyard had new owners.

The second concubine and the young lady cried to Lord Fugui, seeking to reclaim their original belongings and courtyard!

Lord Fugui, with a somber face, told them to quiet down, instructing them to retrieve missing items from the storeroom!

They headed to the Old Madam's courtyard to discuss what to do next.

Loyal Fan's wealth in those days was not as much as it is now!

It was indeed advantageous to marry well, with help from in-laws and Zhong Chuoqiao's abundant dowry leading to deeper wealth!

He deliberately allowed the second concubine to suppress the principal wife!

As the husband, whichever mistress he favored had more power in the residence!

The second concubine also bore a child, thus holding authority over the steward!

The whole residence united against the principal wife, rendering her powerless!

What good was a rich dowry?

Without the favor of the husband!

What good was a rich dowry?

Wasn't it divided amongst them?

Just when they were about to succeed, Zhong Chuoqiao survived, and even the frail second young lady seemed to be pretending, exposing the second concubine and young lady, accusing them!

This affected their reputation and reclaimed part of the dowry!

The Old Madam's living room had the second concubine and young lady crying!

The Old Madam sat at the head, with Lord Fugui seated beside her; mother and son shared the same gloomy expressions!

Watching the crying second concubine and young lady, they both were equally annoyed!

"Cry, cry, cry, all you know is crying. Think about what to do next. Your reputations are ruined, and you can't manage the stewardship. Prepare to marry off the young lady!"

The Old Madam's merciless words left the second concubine and young lady stunned!

"I want to marry well, I refuse to marry just anyone!"

The young lady, realizing what was said, cried out even louder!

"Mother, miss, marrying requires careful consideration, right, my lord?"

Lord Fugui, with a darkened face, gave his mother a look; both had only intended to intimidate them a bit, to calm them down!

Naturally, marrying off a daughter required careful consideration, maximizing benefits!

"You should leave now!"

The Old Madam commanded!

The second concubine and the young lady, supporting each other, looked at each other unwillingly!

The dowry that Zhong Chuoqiao had taken away contained valuable items, while what they collected from the storeroom were ordinary things that didn't reflect opulence and elegance in their room!

The young lady was more upset, feeling possessive of those items and intending to take them away upon marrying!

But now, those items were gone, and it made the mother and daughter deeply hurt!

The Old Madam and Lord Fan, mother and son, plotted!

They had used someone's dowry for many things, so returning it was out of the question!

They still wanted to suppress Zhong Chuoqiao and her mother, not considering too much about her son, as he was their family's bloodline!

The second young lady was different, just married off, already of marrying age; they arranged her to wed someone casually!

In another courtyard in the residence, the courtyard of the Old Master and a concubine!

Though much had happened in the residence, the Old Master wasn't unaware; he was merely indulging himself!

After dinner, Fan Lihua found that the courtyard had a small kitchen, and with supplies in storage, there was no need to fetch food from the big kitchen!

Avoiding immediate conflicts with outsiders!

The mother and daughter's courtyard remained shut, in fact undergoing a reset!

Cleaning the courtyard rooms previously occupied by others!

Fan Lihua planned to arrange a Spirit Gathering Array in the room and design formations in the courtyard!

Bringing out jade stones from the space, she worked till midnight, setting formations in her courtyard, arranging a Spirit Gathering Array in the room!

She then designed a formation in her mother's courtyard, originally intending to do the same for her brother's courtyard, but seeing her brother was studying at the academy, it was better to deal with the residence's troublemakers first!

Having become an Immortal, although her mastery of formations wasn't outstanding, it was more than enough to handle these clueless mortals, preventing them from forcefully entering, not entering casually, entering to suffer consequences!

Such means were merely minor!

Using jade stones from the space to set arrays, designed according to Feng Shui Bagua, adding formations to return luck within!

She completed formations for two courtyards overnight.

Designing formations so that outsiders couldn't enter casually!

Once the formations were set, she crafted tokens; servants and maids who didn't understand the formations would need tokens to enter and exit!

Each token identified by their name meant others couldn't use it to gain entry!

Stolen tokens wouldn't work!

Snatching couldn't either!

The next day, Fan Lihua gathered all the servants in the courtyard, distributed jade tokens to them, instructing them not to enter or exit freely, as these tokens represented their identity!

Exiting the courtyard required pressing the token at a designated spot for them to go out or return!

They couldn't casually bring others in or out!

The courtyard residents didn't comprehend why the second young lady distributed these jade tokens, unlike before with the young lady when entry required no tokens!

Could it be that mechanisms were installed on the courtyard gate overnight?

No craftsmen were heard installing any mechanism!

Fan Lihua ignored what others thought, taking a maid along as she headed to her mother's courtyard!

She met her mother, shared breakfast, and secretly discussed a few things!

Ever since her daughter rescued her, Zhong Chuoqiao felt her daughter had changed!

Realizing her daughter was too formidable, she couldn't be protected by her daughter constantly!

As a mother, she grew strong!

Her daughter's words, upon listening, struck her as bewildering!

How did her delicate daughter become so powerful?

When did her daughter become so formidable?

Capable of designing formations, mechanisms so skillful?

Moreover, crafting jade tokens?

Fan Lihua didn't concern herself with her mother's curiosity or disbelief!

She aimed to protect her mother and brother, bringing them into cultivation, not concealing it from them!

First, she needed her mother's support!

With her mother's backing, subsequent tasks could proceed smoothly!

Handing over some jade tokens to her mother!

Passing a Secret Manual to her, guiding her on cultivation techniques and the secret manual!

Producing a pill from her hand, instructing her mother to consume it and cultivate as per her method!

Zhong Chuoqiao, resembling an obedient puppet, followed her daughter's instructions, trusting her daughter's intentions were pure!

She wanted to venture onto the path of cultivation!

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