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

The servant was also clever. Since things had escalated so much, he was afraid that if he told the truth, the person would run away and he would have trouble explaining himself. So he only told half of what he meant and left the rest unsaid.

"What?!"

Liu Xun was so startled that he stood up from his chair.

"Who on earth has the audacity to come to my house and beat up my mother?!"

"Young master, none of these are the most important things. The most important thing is that the person is still at the manor. Master wants you to go back immediately."

Liu Xun did not notice anything amiss in the servant's words.

"Excuse me, let's meet another day."

After saying that, he left without looking back and followed the servant, hurriedly getting into the carriage parked at the entrance of the restaurant.

Upon arriving at the Liu residence, Liu Xun alighted from the carriage and immediately saw his mother's miserable state.

He could hardly believe that the disheveled woman with scratches all over her face was his pampered mother.

"Mother, tell your son who beat you up like this! I'll take their life!"

As soon as Liu Xun got off the carriage, he only had eyes for Madam Liu and couldn't see anyone else. Madam Liu held her son's hand tightly.

"Xun'er, tell your mother the truth, is the child Fang Rou is carrying yours?"

Only then did Liu Xun realize that not only his parents were at the gate of the mansion, but also Minister Fang and Madam Fang. Madam Fang looked like she had been beaten.

Looking at his mother's appearance and recalling the questions she had asked him, even someone as slow-witted as him would understand what had happened, and his face turned deathly pale.

"Mother, the child in Fang Rou's belly is not mine."

"You little beast, don't you find it strange that Fang Rou is pregnant? Instead, you're in a hurry to deny that the child in Fang Rou's belly is yours."

Mrs. Fang had rehearsed in her mind many times for today, figuring out how the Liu family would respond. At this moment, her mind was exceptionally clear, and she would not be swayed by anyone.

As soon as Madam Fang finished speaking, Liu Xun, whose face was already pale, turned even paler, looking like a ghost.

The onlookers were all too clear that the child in Fang Rou's belly was undoubtedly Liu Xun's.

Madam Liu gripped her son's arm tightly and glared fiercely at Madam Fang.

"If my son says it's not his, then it's not his. I believe my son wouldn't do something so absurd."

Madam Fang had been keeping an eye on the direction of the Fang family's residence. When she saw the Fang family's carriage arrive, she sneered.

"I have a gift to give to your Liu family. Bring it over."

When the carriage arrived, an old woman handed a black lacquered wooden box to Madam Fang.

Two more maids helped Fang Rou, who was extremely weak and on the verge of fainting, out of the carriage.

Madam Fang carried the black lacquered wooden box forward and opened it in front of the Liu family of three.

Almost as soon as the wooden box was opened, the eyes of the three family members fell on the inside of the box at the same time.

There was a layer of white silk at the bottom of the box, and on top of the silk was a bloody mess, which could be seen to be rising and falling upon closer inspection.

The three of them heard Madam Fang's cold voice.

"This is the baby in Fang Rou's belly."

"what!"

Liu Xun screamed in fright and fell to the ground, not daring to look at the contents of the box again.

Madam Liu slammed the box to the ground, and everyone could see the lump of something, which occasionally undulated.

The experienced woman recognized it at a glance; it was a baby that had fallen from the sky and was not yet fully formed.

"Oh my god, could this be Fang Rou's unborn child?"

Someone inadvertently revealed the truth of the matter.

"You little beast, didn't you say this child isn't yours? Then what are you afraid of?"

Don't worry, even if this little thing looks for its parents in the underworld, it will only look for its biological parents.

Liu Xun covered his ears.

"Stop talking! Stop talking!"

Fang Rou was thrown to the ground by the two maids, not far from Liu Xun. She couldn't get up and stretched out one hand towards Liu Xun.

"I need my brother, please save me!"

Now the onlookers had no doubts.

Fang Huai couldn't take it anymore and slapped Madam Fang across the face.

"Have you not caused enough trouble? How could you do something so wicked? Have some good karma for our children!"

Mrs. Fang burst into laughter after being slapped.

"Hahaha... I used to care too much about my reputation and the persona I wore, which almost cost my daughter her life."

If you, as her father, won't stand up for her, then I, as her mother, will.

For my daughter's sake, I don't mind getting my hands stained with blood. When I die and go to hell, I will atone for what I've done.

After laughing and cursing enough, Madam Fang looked at the Liu family.

"Since your family likes Fang Rou, I won't take her away today. You can decide whether you want her or not."

But I'm telling you this now: if anything happens to my daughter after this, I'll drag your whole family down to hell with me!

After uttering those harsh words, Madam Fang turned and got into the Fang family's carriage, leaving without even waiting for Fang Huai.

Things had come to this point, and Fang Huai looked at Fang Rou on the ground.

Fang Rou looked delicate and frail.

"Father, save me!"

Fang Huai closed his eyes.

"I will expel you from the Fang family genealogy. You will no longer be a member of the Fang family."

After Fang Huai finished speaking, he glanced at the Liu family of three and turned to leave. His back looked a bit more hunched than when he came.

With the matter resolved, Ji Yueru lowered the car curtain.

I could hear An An's slightly sad voice.

"Mother, why is it that when adults do wrong, it's always the children who end up dying?"

She knew that An'an remembered her previous life.

In her previous life, she was incompetent and failed to protect her daughter, so she could only comfort herself by gently stroking her belly.

Don't worry, An'an, Mother will never let what happened in our past life happen again. I will protect you. From now on, it will just be the two of us in our family.

After being comforted, An'an immediately recovered.

Hehe, I knew my mother was the best to me.

Fang Rou's child didn't leave; he stayed by her side. He couldn't bear to part with his mother. Fang Rou didn't have much longer to live, at most two months.

"After this incident, I doubt the Liu family will let Fang Rou live for more than two months."

The matter between the Fang and Liu families quickly spread throughout the capital, and even reached the emperor's ears. Afterwards, the emperor lamented that Liu Xun was not a capable person.

Although it was just a word from the emperor, it completely ruined Liu Xun's official career.

When the Emperor's words reached the Liu family, Liu Xun felt as if the sky was falling. He stopped going to the Imperial Academy and spent his days drinking in his residence.

When he got really drunk, he would go to Fang Rou's yard and argue with her.

Liu Heng and his wife stopped caring about their son, since Liu Xun wasn't the only child in their family, and they had to make plans for their other children.

Although Madam Fang's actions brought justice to her daughter, they were indeed excessive.

She knew the Fang family wouldn't let her off easily, since she had also disgraced the Fang family. After returning, she announced that she would punish herself for three years in the small Buddhist hall in the courtyard, and she would not leave the small Buddhist hall for three years.

The Fang family was initially furious, but seeing her attitude, they had no choice but to let it go.

…………

Since the Fang family returned from their flower-viewing banquet, the Anshun Marquis's residence has been relatively quiet for a while, allowing Ji Yueru to focus on her pregnancy.

But she knew this was just the calm before the storm; Marquis Anshun would not let her go, and she would not let Marquis Anshun's family go either.

[Mother, I sense it. Marquis Anshun no longer intends to hire someone to kill you; he plans to attack us during your childbirth.]