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

Doctor Liu was not polite at all. He took 125 taels of silver, carried his medicine box, and left.

As for keeping it a secret, how could that be possible? What is the Marquis of Anshun's mansion anyway? Why would he be expected to keep it a secret for them?

Granny Chang assumed that Doctor Liu had agreed not to reveal what she had seen that day after receiving the money, so she hurried back to Anju Courtyard to report back.

"Madam, today that little slut Zhiyi went outside the mansion to fetch a doctor at some point."

When she arrived with Doctor Liu, the old servant and several women from the courtyard were in the lady's room, and Doctor Liu may have overheard some of their conversation.

However, Madam, please rest assured. This old servant has already given Doctor Liu an extra twenty taels of hush money, and I believe he will not reveal what happened today.

Another thing is that today Madam bought a bottle of Qi and Blood Pills and some wound medicine, which cost 105 taels of silver. This old servant took Doctor Liu to the accounting office to settle the bill.

"Why didn't you let the man surnamed Ji pay for it himself? Instead, you led Doctor Liu to the accounting office to pay?"

Granny Chang looked troubled.

"Madam, when that wretched girl Zhiyi said she wanted to take Doctor Liu to the accounting office to settle the bill, you didn't say anything, so this old servant really didn't know how to interrupt."

I'm afraid that if I say any more, Doctor Liu might develop a grudge against the Marquis of Anshun's residence.

The old lady was furious. With a sweep of her hand, she knocked the teacups on the table to the ground, where they shattered.

Upon seeing this, the maids and servants in the room immediately knelt down on the ground.

Granny Chang was trembling with fear.

"Please calm down, Madam."

"Granny Chang, you know my temper. Go and accept your punishment."

Granny Chang didn't dare to say anything more.

"Yes, this old servant will go and accept the punishment right away. Madam, please don't get upset and harm your health."

After finishing her sentence, Granny Chang quickly left the room to receive her punishment; there was no way she could escape it today.

Inside the house, the angrier the old lady became, the more suffocated she felt in her chest.

"Someone, bring me my medicine."

The maidservant quickly fetched the old lady's daily medicine and served it to her, which made her feel a little better from the tightness in her chest.

"Go, bring the young lady here to me."

"Yes, madam."

The maidservant dared not delay and hurriedly left the courtyard to go to the young lady's residence.

A short while later, Lin Yuxue came over and sat down next to the old lady.

"Mother, what's the matter that you summoned me in such a hurry?"

"You all get out."

The maids and servants in the room bowed and all left, with the last one thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

"Today I asked that woman surnamed Ji for some ruby ​​jewelry for you, but she actually refused."

"She dares!"

Lin Yuxue glared, her self-righteous demeanor as if the ruby ​​headdress belonged to her and was merely being kept by Ji Yueru.

"No, has she taken the wrong medicine? How dare she disobey you?"

Ji Yueru has been married into the Marquis of Anshun's household for two years. The mother and daughter have long been used to her submissive nature, and being suddenly rejected by her is the most unbearable thing for them.

"Hmph! She's just a worthless piece of trash without any family, and she dares to refuse."

Listen to me, go tonight when your brother gets back….”

The mother and daughter stood very close together. The old lady spoke more and more softly, while Lin Yuxue's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Mother, you always have such good ideas. Don't worry, I'll definitely get it done tonight."

"You must remember what your mother told you: never let the dog you raise get away with anything, or it won't obediently eat shit like before. You must suppress its arrogance tonight."

Lin Yuxue's eyes were filled with determination to win.

.........

The streets and alleys of Beijing are exceptionally lively today.

"Hey, have you heard? The old lady of the Marquis of Anshun's mansion is abusing her daughter-in-law and embezzling her dowry. Today she even beat her daughter-in-law until her head was bleeding. I don't know how much suffering she has endured before."

"How come I haven't heard of that? I've heard that even a servant in the Marquis of Anshun's mansion can ride roughshod over the wife of the Marquis."

Within half a day, news of the old lady of the Marquis of Anshun's family abusing her daughter-in-law and embezzling her dowry spread throughout the capital, becoming a topic of conversation among the people.

After this incident spread, some people brought up the matter from two years ago, when Ji Yueru was caught in bed with someone after drugging Anshun Hou because she admired him.

Two years have passed, and the people's anger has subsided considerably compared to two years ago. However, the fact that the old lady embezzled her daughter-in-law's dowry is what the people are talking about more.

Everyone knows that when Miss Ji Er got married, her dowry was incredibly extravagant, stretching for miles. The old lady of Anshun Marquis was truly greedy.

"You all think the Marquis of Anshun's mansion is strange. Back then, no one forced the Marquis of Anshun to marry the second young lady of the Ji family. The Ji family also planned to send the second young lady to the mountains to live a life of seclusion and Buddhism."

It was Marquis Anshun who came to propose marriage, insisting on marrying Miss Ji Er into his family.

Since you've accepted this arrangement and married her, you can't mistreat her. Not only that, you're also embezzling her dowry.

The behavior of the Marquis of Anshun's family is truly despicable; they're practically profiting from human suffering, and the thing is, they actually do it.

"That's right. In the two years since Miss Ji married into the Marquis of Anshun's mansion, she has only ever worn a few different outfits when she goes out to banquets. The people in the Marquis of Anshun's mansion are really something else."

"It used to be a bit strange, but it's not strange now. The old lady has almost emptied everyone's dowry, so it's not unusual for them not to have money to buy clothes."

Of course, there were other voices mixed in as well.

"If you ask me, the second young lady of the Ji family is definitely a love-struck fool. She would probably be willing to die for Marquis Anshun."

"That makes sense."

Both rumors have been mentioned by many people.

But when it comes to Ji Yueru's dowry, we have to talk about Ji Yueru's maternal grandmother's family.

The Chen family is a wealthy family in Jiangnan. They are only low-key because of their low profile. Otherwise, they could also be the richest family in Jiangnan.

Before she died, Madam Chen left 30% of her dowry to Ji Yueru.

At that time, the Ji family sent people to Jiangnan to bring Ji Yueru home, but the dowry that Madam Chen left for Ji Yueru was not brought back by the people who went.

This indicates that although the dowry is intended for Ji Yueru, her share of the dowry will only be sent to the capital after she marries into the Chen family.

The Chen family all knew how unreliable their younger sister was and how much they disliked their youngest daughter.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent their youngest daughter to her maternal grandparents' home thousands of miles away just because of a wandering Taoist priest when she was only a few months old, and then ignored her for more than ten years.

This is also why Ji Yueru's older sister, Ji Chunjiao, was very hostile towards her after she returned home, because she didn't get a share of the dowry left by her maternal grandmother.

When Ji Yueru got married, Madam Ji never touched her dowry. Otherwise, the dowry given by the old lady would not have been brought to the Marquis of Anshun's mansion in its entirety.

As Lin Mufeng returned home from the Ministry of Justice, he could hear the chatter of the common people all the way.