Second Sister cried and shouted, wanting to see Third Brother, thinking that with only a wall between them, Third Brother would hear her.

Little did she know, no matter how much Second Sister cried and made a fuss, Third Brother just wouldn’t come out, as if he hadn’t heard their cries at all. In the end, they were all taken away and locked up by the old nanny.

It wasn’t until after Third Brother left that their grandmother ordered the old nanny to release them.

However, once released, they weren’t taken to have dinner, instead, they were called to the courtyard to be punished by standing, and even worse, their grandmother told them that they wouldn’t be eating dinner as punishment for doing something wrong.

They hadn’t had dinner, and if they wouldn’t get breakfast either, wouldn’t they starve to death?

The youngest girl pouted at her grandmother’s words, about to cry.

But, Old Madam Ding glared at her with sharp eyes.

"Hold it in!"

"Hmm."

The little girl didn’t dare cry, so she tightly pressed her lips together, sneaking a glance at their grandmother, then secretly turned her head to look at the slightly older girl.

Why was it that she listened to what Second Sister said and followed her instructions, yet not only did they not get to see their aunt, but they were also punished to stand and left hungry?

Could it be that everything Second Sister said was wrong?

"Old Madam..."

The old nanny wanted to say a few words seeing that the children were still punished to stand.

Old Madam Ding shot a sideways glance, "What benefits did that Concubine Qiongying give you?"

"Uh."

The old nanny was at a loss for words at her question and quickly forced a smile.

"What are you saying, Old Madam? Even if I grew an extra layer of courage all over, I wouldn’t dare betray you. It’s just that Second Miss, Third Miss, and Fourth Young Master have been around Concubine Qiongying, naturally picking up some bad habits.

But these bad habits aren’t something that can be changed overnight; they need to be gradually taught, don’t you agree, Old Madam?"

"Hmph!"

Old Madam Ding snorted coldly.

Though filled with anger, after all, the children were her grandchildren; she couldn’t be too harsh.

"Except for Second Girl, the others can wash up and sleep." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Grandmother..."

The slightly older girl didn’t accept it, trying to speak up against Old Madam Ding’s words.

Why could the others sleep while she had to stay? What sense did that make; was she the only one who did something wrong?

"Shut your mouth in front of me!"

Old Madam Ding snapped at her with a stern expression.

After a while, when the old nanny had already taken the other children away, she then coldly looked at the little girl.

"Don’t think I don’t know what you’ve been up to outside; you’ve gotten quite bold!"

"I... I..."

The little girl subconsciously lowered her head, unable to say a word.

"Sui’er, if you wish to go to your maternal grandfather’s home, your grandmother won’t stop you; tomorrow morning, you’ll be sent over, and from then on, you will no longer be a child of the Ding family, how does that sound?"

Old Madam Ding looked at the little girl, asking.

"What?!"

Ding Sui widened her eyes in shock upon hearing this.

Even though she was young, she was after all a child of the Ding family and had grown up by her aunt’s side, she wasn’t entirely clueless.

Her maternal grandfather pampered her, but she understood that it was because she was a granddaughter of the Ding family.

If she lost that identity, her maternal grandfather and grandmother wouldn’t care about her at all, especially since she had come to see the clear picture lately.