Listening to her daughter's heartfelt words, the pregnant Lady Hou went on a killing spree.

The slight discomfort at the gate of the mansion vanished because of An'an's words.

Since marrying into the Marquis of Anshun's family, she has only visited the Yu residence three times; this is her fourth visit.

The scenery at the Yu residence is different every time I visit, which shows that the Yu family has put a lot of effort and money into gardening.

The maid led the master and servant to the entrance of the back garden and hurriedly bowed to them.

"Madam, please go in. I have other matters to attend to, so I will not accompany you."

After the maid finished speaking, she turned and left.

"Madam, the people in the Yu family are getting more and more outrageous. Now even a maid dares to take advantage of you. They're really something else."

"Keep your mouth shut while we're in someone else's house, let's go inside quickly."

Needless to say, she knew that Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan must have said something when they came to the Yu residence today, otherwise the Yu family would not have looked so grim.

[You were right, Mother. Those two brats started badmouthing you in front of everyone as soon as they arrived at the Yu residence, saying that you're neglecting them completely and that the snacks delivered to them every noon are no longer available.]

She chuckled to herself, realizing she had put in a lot of effort to please the two of them.

Outsiders say that no stepmother is good, but she doesn't think so. She just wants her two children to accept her, and she does it willingly.

Every morning after serving the old lady breakfast, she had to handle household affairs and check the accounts of the shops outside.

After finishing, she made some snacks for her two stepchildren in the small kitchen in the yard. After she finished, she asked Zhiyi to deliver the snacks to them in the yard.

She had been doing this since she married into the Marquis of Anshun's household less than a month ago, and she never stopped for more than two years, even during her pregnancy.

I've heard from the maids in the mansion that the two men looked down on her pastries, and that the pastries they sent were given to the maids and servants around them.

But she persisted, believing that time would reveal true character and that they would eventually see her sincerity.

Looking back now, Ji Yueru finds her past thoughts laughable.

Now, instead of seeing the two off, she came to the Yu family to complain about her.

Not only yesterday, but she won't be delivering any more packages from now on.

The weather was a bit cold and it wasn't snowing yet, so there weren't many people in the Yu family's garden. Since she had just arrived, she naturally went to the main hall to see the birthday celebrant, Madam Yu.

The moment Ji Yueru stepped into the main hall, all the laughter and chatter stopped, and everyone stared at her as she walked in.

Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan sat on either side of Old Madam Yu. When they saw Ji Yueru, they immediately snorted and turned their heads away, which showed how strained the relationship between the mother and her two sons was.

Ji Yueru acted as if she hadn't seen anything, and stepped forward to give a very proper junior's bow to Madam Yu, who was sitting at the head of the table.

"Greetings, Madam."

"Since you're here, please have a seat."

Even after Madam Yu's death, the relationship between the Yu family and the Marquis of Anshun's mansion was not severed because of the two children.

The Yu family was able to continuously provide benefits to the two children, and it was only fair to take advantage of such free benefits. Naturally, the Marquis of Anshun's family could not sever ties with the Yu family and continued to maintain friendly relations with them.

Lin Mufeng came to the Yu family as a son-in-law, just like before, and as his second wife, she naturally followed suit.

Although she was the wife of a marquis, she was naturally considered a junior when she came to the Yu family.

"Lady Ji, although you are the second wife of Marquis Anshun, as an elder, I still have to say a few words to you."

You can't just have your own biological child and then ignore the children born to your previous wife. You haven't even had your own child yet and you're already treating both children like this.

If you really had your own biological children, wouldn't you have abandoned those two kids in some remote corner?

Tianci and Wanwan are so adorable, how could you be so heartless? Aren't you afraid Mei'er will come looking for you at night?

Ji Yueru looked over at the old lady Zhang who was speaking and saw that her face was full of anger.

Looking around, everyone was either drinking tea or chatting, looking very busy, and not a single person stood up to speak up for her.

She had encountered this situation countless times during the three years she was married to Marquis Anshun.

Besides, she's been reborn now, so she doesn't care at all.

Madam Yu was so capable that her family was reluctant to marry her off, so they arranged for her to marry into the family of Madam Zhang's second brother, Fan Jin.

The Fan family used to be a poor family, but after Fan Jin married into the Yu family, the Fan family's fortunes rose with the help of the Yu family.

As the younger sister-in-law, Madam Zhang married the current patriarch of the Zhang family with the help of Madam Yu. Madam Zhang has always remembered this kindness.

The Fan family, being sensible, maintained a good relationship with the Yu family.

Every time she came to the Yu family, it was Old Madam Zhang who made things difficult for her the most.

She had tolerated it before, but now she had no intention of tolerating it anymore, and she would never tolerate it again.

[Mom, confront her! Toughen up that old hag!]

I've disliked her for a long time. She acts all high and mighty, like she's some kind of tyrant. Who does she think she is? Does she really think that just because she's old, she's some kind of powerful lord who everyone has to defer to?

"Madam Zhang is right to reprimand me, but I don't know where I did wrong. Please point it out, Madam Zhang."

"snort!"

Madam Zhang never expected that Ji Yueru would dare to talk back, but she wasn't afraid of her.

"Let's not talk about distant things, let's talk about something closer. You have someone deliver snacks to Tianci and his wife every day, why didn't you deliver them yesterday?"

Ji Yueru gave a bitter smile.

"I make all the snacks I deliver to Tianci and Wanwan every day. Yesterday morning, I accidentally bumped my head while serving the old lady and was dizzy for half a day."

When I woke up, I had already missed the time to make snacks for Tianci and Wanwan. It really was my fault.

As she spoke, Ji Yueru casually raised her hand and brushed her bangs aside, revealing the wound on her forehead to everyone.

Just by looking at the injuries, you can tell that they were not minor.

Old Madam Zhang was still a little confused and looked at Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan. Why was the situation different from what the two children had just said?

Moreover, the snacks that Ji Shi sent to the two children every day were never mentioned by the two children as being made by Ji Shi herself.

Old Madam Zhang loved to visit the Yu residence and sit with Old Madam Yu whenever she had free time. She heard more complaints about Ji Shi from the two children than Yu's sons and daughters-in-law did.

Upon seeing the wound on Ji Yueru's forehead, many ladies had a sudden thought, recalling the rumors circulating in the capital yesterday about the Marquis of Anshun's residence.

It's said that the injury on Ji Yueru's forehead was actually caused by the old lady hitting her, all for the sake of Ji's dowry. Could this really be true?

Mrs. Jiang was a gossipy person and couldn't help but be curious.

"Madam, yesterday everyone was saying that the old lady hit you on the head for your dowry. Is that true?"