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

A bucket of cold water was poured over her head, and Lin Yuxue, who was dressed in thin clothes, was immediately woken up by the cold. When she looked up, she saw her older brother looking at her angrily.

Her lips trembled, and she cried out in a tearful voice.

"Big brother."

Marquis Anshun stepped forward and slapped her across the face.

"Cry! You dare cry? Do you know that because of you, I've lost my position as Minister of Justice!"

Lin Yuxue trembled as her clothes were being grabbed.

"Brother, this isn't my fault, it's...it's..."

Lin Yuxue's mind raced.

"It was my sister-in-law, she framed me."

"Then tell me, how did she frame you?"

"She drugged me."

Lin Yuxue spoke more fluently than ever before.

"Brother, you know me. No matter how ignorant I am, I would never do such an absurd thing with a man in broad daylight in a teahouse."

My sister-in-law must have drugged me; I felt very hot all over right then and there.

"Steward Zhao, go find a doctor to examine the young lady."

"Brother, if sister-in-law really wants to frame me, she has plenty of ways to make it impossible for anyone to find out later."

Now, even my own sister-in-law's people are in the household. If it weren't for her permission, that letter from last night wouldn't have been delivered to my room.

I sneaked out of the backyard today; surely my sister-in-law's family knows?

For the sake of her own life, Lin Yuxue was quite clever this time, managing to connect the dots from beginning to end.

The truth of the matter was pretty much as she described, but she had no evidence.

Although Yang Xiao's eyes were closed, his body was trembling uncontrollably as he lay on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Marquis Anshun stepped forward and stomped on his knee.

"what!"

Yang Xiao sat up in pain, clutching Anshun Hou's feet.

"My lord, I was wrong. I will never do it again. I will definitely take responsibility for the young lady."

Lin Yuxue rushed forward to plead for Yang Xiao.

"Brother, please forgive him. He's a victim too."

She knew in her heart that since so many people had seen her naked today, if Yang Xiao didn't marry her, she would probably only have one fate: to spend her life in a nunnery, surrounded by Buddhist scriptures and lamps.

No, she doesn't want to.

Marrying Yang Xiao would at least save her life.

"If you kill him, no one will marry me. Now that I'm in this state, who else can I marry but him!"

Marquis Anshun gritted his teeth.

"You actually want to marry him!"

"Guards, bring me the family punishment."

Whether she was framed or not, the fact remains that her loss of virginity was witnessed by the people, and she must be punished according to family rules today.

"The old lady has arrived."

Marquis Anshun looked up and saw his mother being carried over in a chair by several servants, clearly already aware of Yuxue's situation.

"Mother, what brings you here?"

As he spoke, Marquis Anshun glared at the servants who were carrying the old lady, his expression full of reproach.

If it weren't for their gossip, how would anyone know that someone with one side of their body was paralyzed while lying in bed?

"Rao... Xue".

The old lady spoke those two words with great difficulty.

Marquis Anshun closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his previous angry expression had calmed down considerably.

"Mother, don't worry. Yuxue is my own sister. I'm just angry at her for not living up to her potential. I won't do anything to her."

"Strange... season... season."

The old lady managed to utter a few more words.

"Mother, don't worry, I will definitely not let Ji Shi off the hook. You should go back and rest."

The servants waiting beside the old lady kept their heads down and remained silent, feeling that this family was truly disgusting, trying to pin everything on the lady.

"Brother, Mother is not well. I have been taking care of her these days. I will definitely take good care of her."

Fearing that her elder brother would punish her after her mother left, she dared not leave her mother's side for even a moment.

The old lady used her one movable hand to hold Lin Yuxue's hand, her protective attitude was very obvious.

Marquis Anshun waved his hand, and servants carried the old lady away with Lin Yuxue.

Butler Zhao stepped forward.

"My lord, what should we do with the people on the ground?"

"Find a woodshed and lock him up first, don't send him any food or water."

He didn't want to see that scholar surnamed Yang again; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist chopping him up.

Yang Xiao dared not look Anshun Hou in the eye, and breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

As long as I'm alive, that's good; we can figure out the rest later.

When the servant came to report the good news, Ji Yueru was feeding the fish in the yard.

"The Marquis has left the manor; we don't know where he went."

"Keep an eye on the situation in the manor. Now you may leave."

"Yes, madam."

Mother, you don't need to worry. With such a scandal involving Lin Yuxue, Marquis Anshun can forget about the position of Minister of Justice.

He's definitely going out now to find someone to deal with you, and Princess Changping is the perfect target.

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

"Get out of my way, I need to see that woman."

A child's voice rang out at the gate of the courtyard, but the words spoken were displeasing to the listener.

Ji Yueru waved her hand, and the servants blocking the courtyard gate stepped aside.

Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan walked in from outside the courtyard, followed by several servants.

Most of the servants attending to the two were from the Yu family. If her prediction was correct, these people were still unaware of the two's true identities. It was estimated that only the masters of the Yu family knew.

Despite the major reshuffle of personnel in the manor, she didn't touch the servants around the two of them much.

After being spanked yesterday and resting overnight, the brother and sister couldn't wait to cause trouble for Ji Yueru.

It seems she didn't hit them hard enough yesterday, letting them come jumping around in front of her after just one night.

"You bitch, how dare you hit me!"

Lin Wanwan, like a little bull, charged towards Ji Yueru.

Ji Yue was sitting on the railing feeding the fish when the sudden change occurred, something no one expected.

[Mother, be careful!]

"Madam, be careful!"

The two were standing too close together, and it was too late for the servants nearby to reach out and stop them.

Ji Yueru had long been wary of Lin Wanwan; in her past life, it was Lin Wanwan who bumped into her, causing her to fall down the steps and lose her child.

Having learned her lesson before, how could she not be wary of her?

As the person approached, they dodged to the side, but due to inertia, they couldn't stop in time and were thrown forward, falling from the railing into the fishpond below.

"younger sister!"

Lin Wanwan was struggling incessantly in the fishpond, and the servants serving her panicked and rushed in to rescue her.

The servants of Qinghe Courtyard stopped the group from going into the fishpond to rescue the people.

Granny Yu became anxious.

"Madam, if this continues, the young lady will lose her life. You must think carefully about how to explain this to the Marquis and the Yu family."

Ji Yue Ru seemed not to hear what Granny Yu said. She leaned against the railing and stared at Lin Wan Wan, who was struggling in the water. Her mind was filled with An An's voice.

It's her! In my past life, she was the one who pushed me, Mother; otherwise, I wouldn't have died after only five months.

In her previous life, she wouldn't have been able to give birth to Lin Wanwan, but An'an wouldn't feel at ease if she didn't avenge the push. Now, seeing Lin Wanwan's ugly state, she felt incredibly happy.

The servants were extremely anxious and all rushed forward, pushing and shoving the people from Qinghe Courtyard, wanting to go into the water to save the person.

As Lin Wanwan's thrashing in the water gradually subsided, Ji Yueru kindly waved her hand, and the servants of Qinghe Courtyard made way.

"You wicked woman, I will definitely tell Father that you tried to kill my sister and me. You wait, Father will never let you get away with this."