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

The brother and sister were both stunned. Their father had never scolded them in such a fierce tone since they were born.

The two of them just stared blankly at Marquis Anshun, forgetting even to cry.

Seeing the state of the two children, Marquis Anshun realized he had gone too far and quickly squatted down to coax them.

"Tianci, Wanwan, your father is really tired after a long day of work. Why don't you go and visit your aunt?"

"Someone, take the young master and young lady to find the eldest young lady."

The two stopped crying and fussing as the maid led them away, obediently following along. Their father's appearance just now was truly terrifying.

The two originally wanted to complain about how the old witch treated them, after their maternal grandmother had someone teach them manners.

But now I've forgotten everything.

Marquis Anshun was so preoccupied with himself that he didn't notice that his two children's faces had become noticeably thinner than they had a few days ago.

Lin Yuxue has been staying in her room these past few days preparing her wedding dress, so quiet it's as if she doesn't exist.

She knew that the amount of her dowry was entirely in Ji Yueru's hands, so she dared not act recklessly for fear of having too little dowry when she got married.

Don't be ridiculous to say she can rely on her older brother. He does have some money, but he won't give it all to her as dowry. She'll still have to rely on the Ji family.

As for her mother, she was even less reliable. Not only was she partially paralyzed, but all the money in the courtyard had been confiscated by the Ji family.

Currently, the wealthiest person in the entire Anshun Marquis's mansion is Madam Ji. She can even afford to give a little money to herself as dowry so that she can live a very good life in the Yang family.

It's not too late to deal with Ji Shi after she marries into the Yang family.

Lin Yuxue had planned it well; she had taken into account Ji Shi's past temper.

If she behaves herself and is obedient, Madam Ji will definitely soften her heart.

"Young Miss, the Marquis has ordered that the young master and young lady be brought to you."

Two maids led Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan into the room, while Lin Yuxue didn't even look up.

Lin Wanwan stepped forward, crying.

"Waaaaah, Auntie, they've been bullying my brother and me! You have to avenge us!"

Lin Yuxue finally looked up and was startled when she saw their faces.

"Wanwan, you've only been at the Yu residence for a few days, how come you've become so thin? Did the Yu family not feed you?"

"They did provide food, but my maternal grandmother found a governess for my brother and me to teach us manners."

We had to get up before dawn to learn the rules, and we could only rest for half an hour during lunchtime; the rest of the time was spent learning.

"I'm so tired, I'm exhausted."

Lin Yuxue frowned, immediately becoming dissatisfied with the Yu family.

"Your maternal grandmother is really something. You're all so young, what are you learning about manners? If you want to learn manners, you should wait until you're older."

The brother and sister nodded in agreement.

"My aunt is right, why should we be learning any rules?"

"By the way, when did you get back?"

"Just now, my maternal grandmother's family sent us back in a servant's carriage. Those people were not nice to us at all. Before we came back, we did not see my maternal grandmother or any of my uncles and aunts."

"Outrageous! Has the Yu family grown too bold to treat you like this!"

Did you tell your father about it?

The two shook their heads.

"Not yet. Father looks very tired. Let's not bother him today. We'll go and complain to him tomorrow."

Lin Yuxue didn't go out; she didn't want to, and dared not, for fear of being criticized by people on the street.

Since he didn't go out, he naturally didn't know about the scene that the Yu family and his elder brother had just caused in court. He only felt that the Yu family had gone too far.

With a quick thought, Lin Yuxue remembered that the Yu family had a lot of money, and an idea immediately came to her mind.

"Tianci, Wanwan, your aunt is getting married next month. Why don't you talk to your grandmother and ask her to give me more money for my dowry?"

"Of course, the Yu family will naturally give more dowry when my aunt gets married. My brother and I will go and talk to our maternal grandmother about it."

As she spoke, Lin Wanwan sighed.

"If that wicked woman hadn't taken everything from our yard, we would definitely have given you a lot of nice things when you got married, my aunt."

The two are still unaware that those good things are getting further and further away from them, and they are still making extravagant boasts.

"Your aunt knew that she hadn't spoiled you all for nothing."

Despite saying words of heartache, Lin Yuxue dared not keep the two of them.

Madam Ji doesn't like the two children at all now. What if she gets close to the two children and angers Madam Ji by not preparing a dowry for her?

Holding one in each hand.

"Let's go, I'll take you back to the courtyard."

The two shook their heads in unison and took a step back.

Lin Tianci looked at his younger sister.

"Auntie, can we sleep with you tonight?"

"What's wrong? Aren't you not used to sleeping in your aunt's yard?"

"There's a ghost in our yard."

"How is that possible?"

"We heard ghostly cries as soon as we entered the yard after we came back. It was terrifying."

Lin Yuxue didn't take it to heart; what ghost could possibly be in the manor?

"Let's go, I'll go with you and see. Even if there are ghosts, Auntie will beat them so badly they can't even be ghosts anymore."

Suddenly, Lin Yuxue's image became much more impressive in the children's minds, and they mustered up their courage to follow her back to the courtyard.

The three returned to Lin Tianci's courtyard, but Lin Yuxue didn't hear a sound.

"Where did this ghost come from? Did you hear me wrong?"

The brother and sister listened around but there was no sound. Could it be that they had misheard?

The two were also somewhat uncertain.

Just then, a gust of evening wind swept by, and a sound that was neither crying nor sobbing rang out.

Lin Yuxue's entire body stiffened, and she felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

A voice came from the side, sounding like Lin Wanwan was about to cry.

"Auntie, listen, there really is a ghost."

"Ah! A ghost!"

With a shout, Lin Yuxue turned and ran, completely disregarding her nephews and nieces behind her.

Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan were so frightened that their legs went weak. They were also afraid to stay in the yard, so they could only help each other move out of the yard. Their small faces were already as pale as ghosts.

Hahaha... This is so funny, Granny Yu is truly a talent.

She actually drilled quite a few holes in the bamboo, and when the wind blew, it sounded like ghosts howling. Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan have had a tough time these past few days.

Once she was far from Lin Tianci's courtyard, Lin Yuxue realized that the two hadn't returned. Not daring to go back to look for them, she could only ask the steward to send someone.

Upon hearing this, Steward Zhao was alarmed and immediately sent someone to the courtyards of the two young masters.

A whistling sound could be heard as soon as you got close, which startled Butler Zhao.

The servants nearby were so frightened they were trembling uncontrollably.

"Butler...butler, there really is something fishy going on."

Butler Zhao glared at him.

"What ghosts? It's definitely someone playing tricks. Come with me, we'll catch them today."

He'd lived in that mansion for half his life; how could he not know if something was amiss? Someone was definitely faking it.

Upon reaching the entrance of the courtyard, the group discovered a brother and sister lying unconscious, clearly having been frightened into unconsciousness.

Coupled with the increasingly clear crying, Butler Zhao felt a chill run down his spine.

"You two quickly pick up the little master and let's go."

After saying that, Steward Zhao took the lead and ran back the way he came. The two servants were terrified and quickly grabbed one of them and ran like the wind. In the end, they actually ran ahead of Steward Zhao, who was not good with his legs.