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

"I was just thinking about something. Don't rush back after the poetry gathering. I have something to tell you."

Seeing the two of them standing, many people looked at Ji Yueru with sympathy.

Ji Yueru acted as if she hadn't seen anything, chatting with others and eating snacks as usual.

Throughout the entire poetry gathering, apart from the initial difficulties, Princess Changping did not make things difficult for Ji Yueru again.

Marquis Anshun was anxious but could not express it, so he could only watch Ji leave.

Having failed to harm the Ji family, Marquis Anshun grew somewhat impatient with Princess Changping.

"I wonder what Your Highness has to tell me before you?"

"Come with me."

Princess Changping walked in front, and Marquis Anshun, unaware of her intentions, followed behind towards the palace. He had been to Princess Changping's palace before, so he did not suspect anything.

Princess Changping was not one to suffer a loss. Three years had passed since her husband's death, and during that time, to alleviate her loneliness, she secretly kept one or two male concubines. Once she got tired of them, she sent them away.

She was truly devoted to the Marquis of Anshun, and he was the second person she genuinely wanted to marry after the prince consort.

It's a pity that I fed my dog ​​with all my heart.

Upon learning that Marquis Anshun was using her, Princess Changping immediately withdrew her true feelings.

She never made a losing deal; she always made sure to get some interest from Marquis Anshun.

Putting aside his character, Marquis Anshun was actually quite good-looking; otherwise, she wouldn't have liked him before.

The two entered the bedchamber, and the maids and servants beside them quietly left, leaving only the two of them.

"What does Her Highness wish to discuss with me?"

Princess Changping had not said anything by now, but Marquis Anshun's impatience was evident on his face.

He only forced himself to deal with Princess Changping in order to harm the Ji family. Now that things have not been accomplished, it's no wonder he can't be nice to Princess Changping.

"Don't worry, it'll be done in a bit."

Marquis Anshun felt dizzy and his body temperature suddenly rose. He held his head and looked at Princess Changping in disbelief.

"What did you do to me?"

"My lord, I'll be done talking in a bit."

The weak and limp Marquis Anshun was helped to the bed by Princess Changping. In front of Marquis Anshun, Princess Changping's silk robes were removed one by one.

"No, you can't."

Marquis Anshun, who still retained the last shred of reason, refused to speak, but how could Princess Changping listen to him?

"Rest assured, my lord, I will cherish you."

Princess Changping nowadays is no different from a customer going to a brothel.

The bright red gauze curtain was lowered, and two figures intertwined could be vaguely seen.

The last shred of reason in his mind was taken over by the drugs, and Marquis Anshun took the initiative, pinning Princess Changping beneath him.

Princess Changping had the dosage of medicine administered twice the normal amount, showing no fear of harming Marquis Anshun's health, and she believed that Lady Ji would not mind either.

As for herself, she was even less afraid. As long as she shouted, the people waiting outside would come in to clean up the mess.

…………

On the way back to the Marquis's residence by carriage, An'an's voice kept echoing in my mind.

[What a pity, what a real pity. If only Princess Changping had allowed it, we could have seen how Marquis Anshun was forced into it.]

If you ask me, Princess Changping is truly remarkable; she brings honor to us women. Her act of sleeping with someone and then denying it is comparable to that of a man.

Who says women are inferior to men? I think Princess Changping was even more outstanding than most men.

Ji Yue Ru said she had no thoughts about her nominal husband being slept with by someone else. She was just as surprised as An An was by Princess Changping's audacity.

On the other side, in the carriage returning to the mansion, Chen Zhen felt somewhat puzzled.

As he was leaving Princess Changping's poetry gathering, someone bumped into him, and then a note appeared in his hand.

The note told him to sneak back to the lady's courtyard at midnight, where a surprise awaited him.

He didn't know who gave him the note; there were too many people around, so he didn't notice.

The contents of the note bored him, so he tossed it aside and ignored it after leaving the princess's residence.

But then he remembered the confident tone on the note and became uncertain again. He thought it wasn't a big deal in his own home, so he decided to go and check on it tonight. As long as his wife didn't find out, it didn't seem like a big deal.

Upon returning to the Fang family mansion, Fang Qian went to see her mother, the matriarch of the Fang family.

"Mother."

"What's wrong with Qian'er?"

On the way back to the mansion, Fang Qian pondered for a long time. If the two of them were really involved, she probably wouldn't be able to find out the truth with her abilities. She would have to ask her mother to take action.

However, she knew that Lady Anshun had a bad reputation in the capital. Although her mother had never said anything bad about Lady Anshun to her, she knew that her mother did not like her, so she could only hide the fact that it was Lady Anshun who had told her.

"Mother, someone told me today that Fang Rou and Liu Xun are having an affair, and that Fang Rou is now pregnant."

Besides that, they also wanted to kill me so that Fang Rou could marry in my place.

Mrs. Fang was greatly surprised.

"Who told you that?"

"Mother doesn't need to know who told me this. I came here today just to ask Mother to help me check whether this matter is true or not."

Since it concerned her daughter's life, Mrs. Fang dared not be careless.

"Don't worry, I'll have someone check it out in a bit."

You are not allowed to go anywhere these few days. Stay in the yard and don't leave anyone by your side.

If what her daughter said is true, Fang Rou is already pregnant, and the two of them really have the idea of ​​a substitute marriage, then her daughter is already in danger, so she has to be careful.

After discussing it, Fang Qian returned to her own courtyard, fearing that Fang Rou would become suspicious.

As usual, I played the piano for a while, then read a book for a bit before going to bed, just like any other day.

Fang Rou felt much relieved after she sent someone to find out that Fang Qian was acting normally today; perhaps she was overthinking things.

Returning from Princess Changping's poetry gathering, I thought that Marquis Anshun might not return tonight.

Now that the old lady is ill, Lin Yuxue has no mood to care about anything else. If she doesn't act now, when will she?

Let's start with the old lady's courtyard.

A large number of servants rushed directly into the old lady's courtyard.

"You two move the old lady to the middle of the yard first."

The two maids serving the old lady said nothing and went forward to lift her up.

"Waaah."

The old lady moved her mouth but couldn't say anything, which made her break out in a cold sweat.

Ji Yueru kindly offered a few words of explanation to her.

"Don't worry, madam, I have no intention of doing anything to you."

You took my dowry before, now it's time to return it.

Ji Yueru felt that she was becoming more and more considerate, and even explained things to the old lady out of fear of upsetting her.

Her attempt to explain only made things worse; the more she tried, the more the old lady jumped around.

"Look carefully at the dowry list. Take everything that belongs to me, and take all the money as well."

These things all belong to her, and no one is allowed to touch them.

The old lady was mumbling incoherently, and no one could understand what she was saying. Even if they did, no one would care.

Zhiyi was the happiest and laughed the loudest. Her groping and exploring made it seem like she was about to dig up the entire ground of Anju Courtyard to see what was going on.

"Madam, I've made a discovery."