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

Sitting next to Madam Jiang, Miss Jiang couldn't help but tug at Madam Jiang's sleeve and whispered "Mother," clearly displeased with Madam Jiang's rude behavior.

Madam Jiang pulled at her sleeve, never once glancing at her eldest daughter, her entire focus on Ji Yueru in the room.

Miss Jiang felt helpless. Her family was just a merchant family, and perhaps one day the entire Jiang family would be ruined by her mother's words.

Is this something that can be asked? None of the ladies in the room have spoken. Why is Mother asking this question?

"Rumors should not be taken seriously; just listen to them and let them go."

How could my mother-in-law possibly throw a teacup at me over my dowry? She just wanted me to give my ruby ​​jewelry to my sister-in-law.

Wait, this sentence contains a lot of information; they need to digest it properly.

"No wonder Grandmother and Aunt both say you're stingy. It's just a ruby ​​headdress, what's wrong with giving it to Aunt?"

Before anyone could react, Lin Wanwan stood up and said something to Ji Yueru.

When the second young lady of the Ji family married into the Anshun Marquis's mansion as his second wife, her dowry was so grand that it could be described as a ten-mile-long procession of red bridal procession.

The first ten headpieces each had their own unique characteristics, and there was only one headpiece made of ruby, which is still fresh in the memory of those who went to see it at the time.

Many young men from prominent families have lamented that if they had known earlier that Miss Ji's dowry would be so generous, they would have acted first and would never have let her become the second wife of the Marquis of Anshun.

Each of the ten sets of jewelry was worth ten thousand taels of silver; it was not as simple as just one set of jewelry as Lin Wanwan had mentioned.

"Wanwan, how dare you speak to your mother like that? Apologize to her right now."

Madam Yu had a stern face and strongly disapproved.

In private, she didn't mind Tianci speaking ill of Ji Shi to Wanwan, but in front of everyone, Wanwan, as Ji Shi's stepmother, couldn't say such things, lest she ruin her own reputation.

You have to understand how important reputation is to a daughter.

"I'm not going to apologize to her. I'm just stating the facts. She's just petty."

"Wanwan is right. Mother is stingy. She didn't give your aunt enough."

The dowry list included ten sets of headdresses. Five of them are currently in your aunt's room, and three of the remaining five are with you.

Of the five bolts of silk brocade that were part of the dowry, three are with your aunt and two are with you.

Of the twenty antique paintings and calligraphy pieces that came with the dowry, ten are in the old lady's room, five are with your aunt, and three are in Tianci's room…

The ladies sitting in the hall were increasingly shocked as they listened, wondering if this person was a fool.

Her dowry was almost completely taken away by the people from the Marquis of Anshun's mansion, and yet the little maid from the neighboring family still said that Madam Ji was stingy. Did she have some misunderstanding about stinginess?

As she was speaking, Ji Yueru covered her mouth.

"Oh dear, I forgot it's the old lady's birthday banquet today. I've talked a bit too much. Please don't hold it against a junior like me."

[Mom, well done! Clap clap!]

Hearing An An's smug voice all around her, Ji Yue Ru couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.

She had said enough for today and didn't want to stand in the hall like a monkey being watched anymore, so she casually found a chair to sit down.

Everyone's attention was focused on what Ji Yueru had just said, and even the matriarch Yu, who was sitting at the head of the table, was a little surprised.

If the Ji family dared to say such a thing, then it means that these things are true.

The people of the Marquis of Anshun's mansion are truly as unappealing as ever.

Looking at the two children sitting beside her, Madam Yu felt a little disappointed.

Mei'er was a very proud person; if it were her, she would never have accepted anything from the Ji family.

The Yu family had already given them enough good things, so why were they so short-sighted as to take things from the Ji family?

The two children didn't think they had done anything wrong. Their grandmother and aunt had told them that the Ji family's things would eventually be theirs, so what difference did it make whether they took them sooner or later?

The rest was relatively peaceful, and many more ladies came in to pay their respects to Madam Yu on her birthday.

Ji Yueru had been looking for an opportunity to meet with Old Madam Yu alone, but it was very difficult. However, she did not give up.

Since we can't see the old lady, let's see Yang Mama, who is by her side, first.

Finally seeing Yang's mother get up and leave, Ji Yueru hurriedly took Zhiyi out of the living room.

"Mother, go to the left, then turn right at the end of the path, and you'll see Mother Yang."

Sure enough, as soon as Ji Yueru turned the corner, she saw Yang's mother walking ahead and quickened her pace.

Zhiyi was a little worried.

"Madam, please wait a moment."

When Granny Yang heard the sound, she turned around and saw Ji Shi not far from her.

As an elder who served Madam Yu, Granny Yang was very proper in terms of etiquette, making it difficult for anyone to find fault with her.

Regardless of what he thought, he quickly bowed to Granny Yang upon seeing her.

"Greetings, Lady Hou."

"Mother Yang, there's no need for such formalities."

"I wonder what brings Madam Hou to see this old servant?"

This path leads directly to the outhouse where the servants relieve themselves. None of the guests who came today were brought here. Clearly, the Lady of the Marquis chased after her here to find her.

"Mother Yang is very perceptive; I really can't hide anything from you."

Actually, I came to see you today so that you could pass on a message to the old lady: I ​​would like to see her alone.

Without a second thought, Granny Yang refused.

"Today is the old lady's birthday banquet. As you know, there are many guests coming today. The old lady is very busy and probably won't have time to see you alone."

"Perhaps Madam Hou should reschedule for another day."

"Apart from today, I have no reason to go to the Yu residence at any other time."

All Yang's mother needed to do was relay to the old lady, "I know where the child born to the late Marquis's wife is."

Granny Yang's eyes were filled with shock; what did those words mean?

When Granny Yang returned to the main hall, Old Madam Yu immediately noticed that something was wrong with her.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

When she returned, Granny Yang had been thinking about it all the way. She didn't want to pass on Ji Yueru's message to the old lady, but this matter was too big, and she didn't dare to think about the consequences if it really happened.

Thinking of this, Granny Yang bent down and whispered in Madam Yu's ear, "Madam, Lady Ji just asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that she knows where the child born to the late Lady Ji is."

Madam Yu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was in turmoil.

Suddenly, she remembered that when her daughter was a month postpartum, she went to visit her at the Marquis of Anshun's residence. Her daughter told her something then, and she still remembers it to this day.

"Mother, it's strange, I fainted after giving birth to Tianci."

When I woke up, the midwife told me that I had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, which I didn't even know myself.

Later I asked the midwife, and she said that after I fainted, she helped me by pushing my abdomen to assist in the delivery, which is how I gave birth that evening.