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

Mrs. Fang lovingly embraced her daughter.

"Qian'er, don't be afraid, I won't let them hurt you."

A single sentence from her mother gave Fang Qian an outlet for her emotions, and she turned around and threw herself into Mrs. Fang's arms, bursting into tears.

"Waaaaah... Mother, why are they doing this to me? Why!"

The upbringing she received from a young age instilled in her filial piety towards her parents and love for her younger siblings.

Even though Fang Rou was born out of wedlock, she believed she had fulfilled her responsibilities as an older sister.

It's true that Liu Xun was arranged for her by her family, but if she hadn't been willing, the marriage wouldn't have been arranged.

Before their engagement, she had secretly met with Liu Xun and asked him if he didn't want the marriage, but he clearly agreed.

Why has she changed her mind now? She still likes her half-sister, Fang Rou.

If the two of them really like each other, they can break off the engagement; she really wouldn't mind.

When they got engaged, she didn't have any complaints about whether she was satisfied or not with Liu Xun; it was just that her family had arranged it, so she went ahead with the engagement.

To be honest, there was no real affection between them, and she wasn't desperate for him, so why did they insist on taking her life?

"In the end, it's all my fault. I raised you to be too naive."

Qian'er, from today onwards, your mother will teach you that in this world, just because you are good to others doesn't mean they will reciprocate in the same way. Some people will become more resentful towards you the more you treat them well.

From now on, don't judge people by their eyes, judge them by their hearts.

As she comforted her sobbing daughter in her arms, Madam Fang's face was covered in frost. Fang Rou wanted to marry Liu Xun, right? Then she would grant her wish.

Madam Fang acted swiftly, and the invitations to the flower-viewing banquet were delivered to the inner quarters of each household the very next day.

The Fang family has a heated pavilion, and they have a gardener with exceptional skills who has cultivated many rare varieties.

Every winter, Mrs. Fang would hold a flower-viewing banquet, but this year it was more than half a month earlier than usual. However, no one cared, as it was quite normal for the banquet date to be postponed.

Madam Fang instructed her daughter to feign illness and stay indoors, while she herself busied herself with the flower-viewing banquet.

Originally, Madam Fang did not intend to send Ji Yue an invitation, but Fang Qian insisted.

Mrs. Fang had no reason not to respond when her daughter was in a bad mood.

Ji Yue Ru was quite surprised to receive the invitation. Every year, the Fang family's flower viewing banquet was not included in the invitation list of the Marquis of Anshun's residence, which had little to do with the Marquis of Anshun's residence.

The main reason was her bad reputation back then, so most of the powerful families in the capital wouldn't invite her to their banquets. But after more than two years of marriage, she had gotten used to it.

"Madam, the Fang family has never invited us to their flower-viewing banquet before. Why is this year an exception?"

She figured it was because of Fang Qian, and estimated that after two days, the mother and daughter had almost finished investigating Fang Rou and Liu Xun's affair.

"have no idea."

"Should we go to the flower viewing party three days from now?"

"Mommy, I want to go."

Before Ji Yueru could speak, An'an in her mind spoke first.

I have a feeling there's some juicy gossip going to happen at the Fang family's flower-viewing banquet this time.

An'an wanted to go to Ji Yue Ru, so there was no reason for her to disagree.

"Go, get ready."

Before the flower-viewing banquet at the Fang residence, there had been no news from the Marquis of Anshun's side, so Ji Yueru had a few rare days of leisure to take good care of her pregnancy.

She's not in a hurry; she has plenty of time to spare.

Actually, she wanted to wait until An'an was born so that An'an could see for herself what kind of fate awaited those who bullied them in their previous life. She thought An'an would definitely want to see it with her own eyes.

Three days later, time flew by.

Ji Yueru's attire today is similar to what she wore on the day she attended Princess Changping's banquet; both are simple and understated.

Princess Changping originally did not want to attend the banquet at the Fang residence, and no one would ask her not to go. However, after hearing from Granny Wang that the Lady of Anshun Marquis would also be attending, Princess Changping changed her mind.

Mainly, she wanted to see Ji Yueru, and she was also very interested in the fact that she could hear the thoughts of the child in Ji Yueru's belly.

Upon arriving at the Fang residence, the three servants were led into the warm pavilion built by the Fang family. This time, Zhiyi and Shuyi accompanied them.

Upon entering the warm pavilion, a wave of heat hit them, and Zhiyi hurriedly helped her mistress take off the cloak she was wearing.

She was wearing a padded jacket underneath, which was just right for the warm room.

The Fang family's warm pavilion wasn't very big, so Mrs. Fang only invited people she got along well with to her flower-viewing banquets.

When the ladies in the warm pavilion saw Ji Yueru arrive for the banquet, they all started whispering among themselves.

"Why did Madam Fang invite the Lady of Anshun Marquis this time? She never invited her to the flower viewing banquet in previous years."

"I don't know."

[Mother, the Fang family's warm pavilion looks so cozy, and the flowers and plants inside are so beautiful. When we have money in the future, let's build one in the Marquis of Anshun's mansion too.]

"Alright, once you're born, Mother will build one for you in the mansion."

Anyway, her dowry was all going to be left to An'an, so Ji Yueru didn't feel bad at all spending it on her daughter.

The capital city is full of powerful and wealthy people, but not every family can afford to build a warm pavilion. For example, the warm pavilion of the Fang family used a lot of glazed tiles, and it would have been impossible to build it without 200,000 taels of silver.

The Fang family was able to build a warm pavilion in their mansion thanks to Minister Fang's second brother, who was skilled in business and earned a lot of money for the Fang family every year. This warm pavilion was also the brainchild of his second brother.

Otherwise, with the salary that Minister Fang receives, let alone building a warm pavilion, he probably couldn't even afford a single piece of glazed tile inlaid on it.

The two brothers complemented each other perfectly.

Minister Fang paved the way for the second master of the Fang family in official circles, and the second master of the Fang family provided a large amount of money for his elder brother to use his connections in official circles.

To go far, both are indispensable.

"Princess Changping has arrived."

"Greetings, Your Highness."

"Let's skip all of that."

The ladies were quite surprised. What day was it that Princess Changping had come?

It should be noted that apart from royal banquets and banquets held at the residences of various princes, Princess Changping rarely attended banquets at other people's homes.

However, because she was a princess, every family would send her an invitation to their banquets, and whether she attended or not depended entirely on her mood.

I remember the last time Princess Changping came to the Fang family for a banquet was five years ago.

"Princess Pingyi has arrived."

Everyone was startled again. It seemed that the Fang family's banquet today was not simple, and something was about to happen. One or two people who rarely came had arrived.

Princess Pingyi was very dissatisfied with the task her mother had given her today. The reputation of the Marquis of Anshun was terrible in the capital, yet her mother actually asked her to befriend her, without even considering whether she was qualified.

"Pingyi, aren't you the one who dislikes flower viewing the most? Why did you come to the Fang family's banquet this time?"

The only person present who could speak to Princess Pingyi in such a tone was Princess Changping.

"I just heard that Princess Sister was here, so I came to join in the fun."

After paying her respects to Princess Changping, Princess Pingyi, disregarding the women in the warm chamber, pulled Princess Changping to a less crowded place.

"Come on, let's sit over there and have a private chat."