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

The two snakes inside the food box are still connected, retaining the appearance of being half-eaten, with the hairpin piercing straight through their heads.

The old lady was so horrified by the bloody scene that she almost wet herself, managing to control her lower body with only a sliver of reason.

He waved his hands incessantly, trying to push the food box in front of him further away.

Chunhua held the food box firmly with both hands like iron clamps, letting the old lady's hands hit the food box from time to time, making her tears stream down her face, but she didn't even knock the food box off an inch.

"Take it away! Take it away!"

Granny Chang called out and tried to push as well, but her strength was no different from that of an ant to Chunhua, and she couldn't budge it no matter how hard she tried.

Then she remembered to follow the maid and drag the old lady to the other side, far away from the food box that Chunhua was carrying.

The three women, mistress and servant, were now in a sorry state, a far cry from their former glory when they first entered.

"It seems the old lady didn't listen to what I said last night, so I won't save face for her. Let's go."

After witnessing the old lady's disgraceful behavior, Ji Yueru did not linger any longer and left the mansion with her two maids.

Before the old lady can react, I should go and see Madam Yu. I think Madam Yu will really like the knife I gave her.

"Madam, where are we going now?"

"I'll take you to have breakfast."

Upon hearing this, Zhiyi stopped asking questions and did whatever Chunhua asked her to do.

The three servants did not take the mansion's carriage when they left, for fear of revealing their whereabouts.

Fortunately, it wasn't too far from the Marquis of Anshun's residence to the Yu Family Restaurant.

About half an hour later, the three of them, master and servant, stood in the lobby of the Yu Family Restaurant.

"Madam Hou, the old lady is already waiting for you in the private room on the second floor."

"You two don't need to come up with me. I'll trouble the innkeeper to prepare a feast for you."

"Don't worry, Madam Hou."

Ji Yueru went up to the second floor and was led by the shopkeeper to the private room of the Mei brand.

The door to the private room opened from the inside, and Ji Yueru walked in alone and sat down opposite the old lady.

If you didn't notice Madam Yu's completely white hair and her face, which looked even older than yesterday, she wouldn't look any different from usual.

"When the old lady saw me today, she must have already inquired whether what I said yesterday was true or false."

"What I don't understand is, what benefit do you get from doing this?"

In Madam Yu's opinion, this matter would not benefit Ji Yueru at all, and she had no need to get involved in this mess.

"If I told the old lady that the mother of the twins was my own sister Ji Chunjiao, and that my marriage to the Marquis of Anshun was a setup, she would still think that this had nothing to do with me."

Madam Yu was utterly shocked. She had spent half the night thinking about who that harlot was.

But after thinking it over and over, he came up with all the women around Lin Mufeng and felt that they all resembled him, yet none of them resembled him at all.

But what she never expected was that it would be the eldest daughter of the Ji family, the top talented woman in the capital a few years ago. There was not a single rumor about the two of them outside.

Why would they do that?

Madam Yu asked the same question that Ji Yueru had back then.

Ji Yueru picked up her teacup and took a small sip.

"The world is bustling with people all for profit. Judging from the extent to which the Marquis of Anshun's family squanders their wealth, what do you think they're after?"

A clever person understands immediately, and Madam Yu also thought of the ten-mile-long red bridal procession when Ji Yueru got married.

"Are you really the Ji family's biological daughter?"

Madam Yu wasn't stupid. If Lin Mufeng hadn't been tricked by Ji Yueru, Ji Chunjiao alone couldn't have orchestrated such a large scheme. Without the support of the two elders of the Ji family, it would have been absolutely impossible.

Both sides are flesh and blood; how could the elderly Ji couple bring themselves to do that?

Ji Yueru's smile contained a hint of bitterness.

"I wish it weren't true, but the fact is I am indeed their biological child."

"Marquis Anshun and Ji Chunjiao, in order to make me work like a slave for their children, they don't even intend to spare the child I'm carrying now."

As a woman herself, Madam Yu felt a pang of sympathy for Ji Yueru's current plight.

Fortunately, I'm not one to be easily swayed, and my two years in the Anshun Marquis's household weren't wasted.

I discovered a secret: the old Marquis didn't die suddenly; he was murdered by the old lady.

The original intention was to kill one of the old Marquis's favorite concubines, but by a twist of fate, the poisoned pastry was mistakenly eaten by the old Marquis, indirectly leading to his death.

At the time, the blame was placed on the old marquis's favored concubine.

Is this true?

Absolutely true. Yesterday, I used this to blackmail the old lady into returning my dowry, and last night, poisonous snakes entered my room. The windows and doors were locked.

Madam Yu was truly worried for Ji Yueru, never expecting that the old lady of the Marquis's mansion had become so heartless and insane.

Does she really not care at all about the unborn child in Ji Yueru's belly?

"Our goals are now aligned. Tianjue is now the son of a concubine in the Marquis's household, and our Yu family has no way of interfering."

Therefore, I would like to ask you to help look after him in the Marquis's residence. As long as you keep him alive, that will suffice. If there is any need for assistance in the future, the Yu family will certainly not refuse.

The two reached a consensus, and Ji Yueru agreed almost without hesitation.

She is currently too weak to contend with everyone in the Marquis of Anshun's mansion, but with the help of the Yu family, things will be different, and she will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Madam, I would like to remind you that if you are not absolutely certain that you can bring Lin Mufeng down, the Yu family would be better off not making any rash moves."

Marquis Anshun is an extremely meticulous person; if you're not careful, he'll notice. Don't let him turn the tables on you.

Having been married to Marquis Anshun for a lifetime in her previous life, Ji Yueru knew Marquis Anshun very well.

He was truly wicked, but he was also truly capable.

Ji Yueru's words served as a wake-up call for the old lady, and her mind, which had been clouded by hatred, cleared up somewhat.

"By the way, Madam, you can conduct a thorough investigation of all of the Yu family's businesses."

In particular, we must thoroughly investigate the steward who has the most contact with Marquis Anshun; there's bound to be an unexpected surprise.

Ji Yueru's words were not unfounded; she recalled that in her previous life, Marquis Anshun had amassed a large sum of money.

The other party thought she didn't know, but she had actually investigated privately and found that most of the money came from the Yu family.

At the time, she didn't understand why the Yu family gave so much money to Marquis Anshun, but now she understands that the Yu family must have something on them that Marquis Anshun had.

The matter that required the Yu family to spend a large sum of money to resolve must be a matter of great importance concerning the safety of the entire family.

Madam Yu's heart skipped a beat.

"Thank you, I'll have someone investigate as soon as I get back."

Ji Yueru felt something was wrong. An'an was unusually quiet today. She silently called An'an's name twice in her heart, but there was no response.

A sudden panic gripped her, and she lost all interest in continuing her conversation with Old Madam Yu.

"By the way, Lin Yuxue has a lover outside, but I don't know his name. His name should have the character 'Xiao' in it. You can look it up, Madam."

We should avoid meeting outside in the future, lest we arouse the suspicion of Marquis Anshun.

There's a plum tree at the foot of the east wall of the Marquis of Anshun's residence. I'll have someone put messages in the bird's nest in that plum tree. We should still communicate by letter if needed.

"Can."

Back in the lobby, Ji Yueru noticed that everyone was looking in the same direction, so she looked in that direction as well.