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

"Madam, the Marquis has returned and is currently in the Old Madam's courtyard. He wants you to come and see him immediately."

Ji Yue Ru didn't speak, she just stared at Butler Zhao.

Being stared at like that, Steward Zhao felt a chill run down his spine, and his head, which had been held high, unconsciously lowered.

It's strange, he's never felt this way when his wife looked at him before.

[Mother, you made the right decision to keep him. You suffered a lot at his hands in your past life. Selling him off like this wouldn't be good for him. Keeping him around can help relieve boredom.]

The mother and daughter were almost on the same page.

Others are fine, but Steward Zhao is one of the few servants that Ji Yueru hates in the Marquis of Anshun's mansion, so why wouldn't she keep him and treat him well?

Only after making the person feel guilty and lower their head did Ji Yueru turn around and stride away.

The direction wasn't towards the old lady's Anju Courtyard, but towards his own Qinghe Courtyard.

Since the facade has already been torn off, there's no need to pretend anymore.

"Madam, you're back."

The disobedient servants in the manor have already been sold off, and now absolutely no one in the manor dares to go against us.

Zhiyi was very excited.

"Oh? Madam, why didn't Chunhua come back with you?"

"She's injured and at Xu's Medical Clinic. Send a few people to pick her up later."

She was injured and couldn't ride in the carriage, so they sent someone with a plank to carry her back.

Zhiyi was startled; even someone as strong as Chunhua could get injured.

"Who hurt the spring flowers?"

"You don't need to worry about the people around Princess Qingyang. Just have them guard our courtyard from now on. Even if the Marquis comes, he can't let anyone in easily."

Now that the two have fallen out, and she is pregnant, this matter cannot be taken lightly, so it is best to stay away from Marquis Anshun.

[Mother, you must be worried. Marquis Anshun is about to take over as Minister of Justice. He probably won't touch you for the time being, but that might not be the case for others.]

This also happened in my previous life. In October, Marquis Anshun was promoted to Minister of Justice, becoming the youngest minister in the Ming Dynasty, and was at the height of his fame.

However, with her around in this life, it's practically impossible for Marquis Anshun to be promoted to the position of Minister. Even without her, Chief Eunuch Yu in the palace would not agree.

"Don't worry, Mother will be careful."

[And Mother, Marquis Anshun has several admirers in the capital. I don't know if those women are blind, that they would actually fall for such a hypocritical scoundrel.]

Princess Changping is one such example; it's not impossible that Marquis Anshun might want to use her against you.

Princess Changping? In the past, whenever she went out to attend banquets, she would avoid her if Princess Changping was present.

Before she married Marquis Anshun, everyone knew that Princess Changping admired Marquis Anshun and wanted to become his second wife.

However, after they were caught in the act of adultery, she married into the Anshun Marquis's household, which could be said to have snatched away Princess Changping's husband.

Later, she would be deliberately made difficult at every banquet hosted by Princess Changping, and after a while, she would avoid it whenever possible.

An'an's reminder was correct; she did indeed need to pay attention to Princess Changping.

Thinking of this, Ji Yueru walked to her desk, picked up a pen, wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, and after the ink dried, folded the paper and handed it to Zhiyi.

"Have someone place the note in the bird's nest in the plum tree in the east corner of the wall. If there's a note inside, have someone retrieve it."

"Don't worry, Madam, I'll take care of it myself."

The locals know that the tree isn't hard to climb, and they'll keep it hidden from people when it gets dark.

"By the way, Lin Tianjue, have you sent anyone over there?"

"Don't worry, Madam. The two people who used to serve him have been sold off. Now, the two maids around him are our own people, so their safety is absolutely guaranteed."

Before revealing Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan's identities, Lin Tianjue is relatively safe for the time being, at most suffering some physical torment. There is no need to pay too much attention to him now, otherwise it would not be a good thing for him.

However, there is one thing that must be noted: in November of this year, which is next month, Lin Tianjue will fall into the frozen lake and will not be discovered in time.

By the time he was found and rescued, he was already half-dead. His health remained weak and he died of illness before he turned fourteen.

"An'an, please remember these things for your mother."

She was afraid that with so many things to do, she wouldn't remember them all. The only condition for the Yu family to cooperate with her was that she had to protect Lin Tianjue.

Don't worry, Mom, I'm very sharp-minded, I'll definitely remember.

Ji Yueru lay down on the bed, telling everyone she was going to take a nap, but in reality, she couldn't fall asleep at all.

She went through all the things that would happen in the next few years. Some things were so long ago that she couldn't remember them anymore, but with An'an's help, it wouldn't be a big problem.

That evening, Zhiyi returned with two pieces of letter paper.

"Madam, the note has been placed inside; it was found in the bird's nest."

Unfold a sheet of paper, which is densely covered with writings about Yang Xiao's life.

Lin Yuxue was in love with a down-on-his-luck, poor scholar.

It's truly unexpected that a vain person would fall for a poor scholar.

My dear mother, do you think everyone in the world is as naive as you? She likes poor scholars but doesn't intend to marry them; she just wants to satisfy her desire to be fawned over.

Once you're tired of them, just kick them aside.

She said, "How could Lin Yuxue possibly choose a down-on-his-luck scholar for herself?"

"How can we just kick her away? Shouldn't we help her out?"

Mother, please tell me quickly.

The little guy also has a gossipy heart.

Picking up a letter from the table, which the old woman from the backyard had just handed in, Ji Yueru recognized Yang Xiao's handwriting just by looking at the three words "Yu Xue Shou" on the envelope.

"Yang Xiao invited Lin Yuxue to meet at the Chunfeng Teahouse tomorrow. Such a good thing should be shared with the people of the capital."

"Mother, your idea is good. She will have no choice but to marry Yang Xiao."

In my previous life, I didn't even notice that there was such a person as Yang Xiao, but once I met him, I knew what kind of person he was.

What kind of good person is someone who can deceive young girls? Lin Yuxue's life after marrying into that family is probably going to be miserable.

The mother and daughter were determined to make this marriage happen.

"Someone, take this letter to the young lady, and remember to do it secretly."

"Yes, madam."

Shuyi took the letter and left the room.

"Zhiyi, tomorrow have someone keep an eye on the young lady's movements. If she tries to leave the manor, let her out. I'll take you to join the fun."

The lady's expression clearly indicated something was wrong, but she liked it. It was just a pity that Chunhua was injured and couldn't go with her.

The master and servant agreed to rest early, but Marquis Anshun waited and waited for no one to come. Finally, Steward Zhao arrived.

He merely snorted coldly after hearing this. A dying man had no desire to argue with her any further. In any case, she wouldn't be able to cause trouble for long. He went back to the outer courtyard to rest and didn't mention it again.

Inside the main house of the Qingyang Prince's Mansion, Granny Fan stood respectfully beside the Princess of Qingyang, recounting the events of the day.