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

Seeing that she couldn't grasp Zhiyi's intentions for the time being, Lin Yuxue turned her attention to Ji Yueru.

"Ji Yueru, how dare you! You actually dared to anger Mother today. I'll teach you a lesson."

Lin Yuxue didn't care whether Ji Yueru was pregnant or not, and charged at Ji Yueru with bared teeth and claws.

[Mother, go to the left.]

Lin Yuxue missed her target and turned to pounce on Ji Yueru.

At this moment, Ji Yueru had her back to Lin Yuxue, but with the cheating device at her side, how could Ji Yueru be afraid of her?

[Mother, go to the right.]

Lin Yuxue never expected that Ji Yueru would be able to dodge, as if she had eyes in the back of her head.

He lost control of his strength and rushed forward, crashing headfirst into a tree in the yard.

"Ouch!"

Lin Yuxue, no longer concerned with causing trouble for Ji Yueru, quickly covered her head. The other maids and servants, forgetting to grab Zhiyi, rushed over to check on her.

"Miss, what's wrong?"

Once the pain in her head subsided, Lin Yuxue flung away the person supporting her and pointed at Ji Yueru.

"How dare you hide!"

Ji Yue Ru didn't speak, but An An in her belly made unusually irritable noises.

[Nonsense! You're hitting someone and you don't even let them dodge? What kind of logic is that?]

Mother, don't be afraid of her. She's just a paper tiger; she only dares to show off her claws in front of you. Outside, she's nothing.

"Is it acceptable for a sister-in-law to beat her sister-in-law, but not for a sister-in-law to beat her sister-in-law? Is this the family education of the Marquis of Anshun?"

"Who do you think you are to me as my sister-in-law? I've never acknowledged you as one."

Ji Yue Ru didn't want An An to keep blocking her way. As a mother, she naturally had to stand up for her child now that she had a child.

We can no longer act like pushovers, where anyone can bully us.

"You're all talk and no action; you seem to be using my stuff quite well."

Ji Yueru looked Lin Yuxue up and down with disdain, noting that every single item she was wearing was part of her dowry.

The maids and servants standing beside her knew perfectly well the origins of Lin Yuxue's attire.

"Now that you have married my brother, you are a member of the Anshun Marquis's family, and your things belong to the Anshun Marquis's family."

What's wrong with me using things from the Marquis of Anshun's residence? Do I need your permission?

Ji Yueru laughed in anger. What kind of robber logic was this?

"Since you don't acknowledge me as your sister-in-law, and now you claim to be from the Marquis of Anshun's household, haha."

A bird chirped outside the courtyard. Upon hearing it, Lin Yuxue raised her hand and slapped herself across the face, then gave Ji Yueru a provocative smile.

An An's voice rang in Ji Yueru's ears at the same time.

[Mother, the Marquis of Anshun has arrived.]

Sure enough, the next second Lin Mufeng walked into Qinghe Courtyard.

"What happened?"

As soon as the voice came out, Lin Yuxue turned around as if she had just realized that her older brother had returned, and she burst into tears, rushing over and throwing herself into Lin Mufeng's arms.

"Big brother, I don't want to live anymore, Ji Yueru hit me."

Looking at the clear handprint on his sister's face, Lin Mufeng's cold gaze went straight to Ji Yueru.

"Did you slap Yuxue on the face?"

"Would you believe me if I said I didn't hit him?"

I don't believe it.

"Then what else is there to ask? You won't believe me anyway if I say I didn't hit him."

Lin Yuxue didn't hold back at all when she slapped herself in the face; now, a bright red handprint on her left cheek is quite noticeable.

Ji Yueru stopped talking, walked up to an old woman, raised her hand and slapped her across the face. After all, they were all Lin Yuxue's people.

The old woman was stunned. Ji Yueru pulled her in front of Lin Mufeng.

"Look carefully at what it looks like when someone else slaps you, and what it looks like when you slap yourself. As the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, you can't be blind, can you?"

Lin Mufeng was somewhat shocked; the Ji family of the past would never have spoken to him in such a tone.

In her previous life, Ji Yueru lived to be over forty years old and had seen a lot of deceit and treachery. However, she no longer had that kind of vitality in her heart, and she didn't care how others wanted to wrong her.

But this life is different. She has An'an, and she has no choice but to fight for a way out for An'an.

[Mother, Lin Yuxue has a love letter hidden in her sleeve. Please take it from her quickly.]

"Big brother, don't listen to Ji Yueru."

Lin Yuxue never expected Ji Yueru to have this trick up her sleeve, and was at a loss for words.

Taking advantage of Lin Yuxue's distraction, Ji Yueru raised her hand and tapped her sleeve, causing a letter to fall out.

"What is this?"

Lin Yuxue glanced at it and was shocked. She immediately reached out to snatch it.

"This is mine! Give it back!"

Ji Yueru had anticipated this, so she immediately took several steps back, tore open the envelope in a few quick movements, and read it aloud in front of everyone.

"I love Yuxue. A day without seeing her feels like three autumns, a month without seeing her feels like four seasons."

I'll be waiting for you at our usual spot at 9 PM today. Respectfully yours, Xiao Lang.

Ji Yueru almost got goosebumps after reading the contents of the letter.

At this moment, Lin Mufeng couldn't care less about anything else. His face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping ink. He gritted his teeth and glared at Lin Yuxue.

"Who is Xiao Lang?"

"The letter isn't mine, I don't know!"

Having such a private letter read aloud, Lin Yuxue, a woman of pride, turned and ran away in shame and indignation, completely forgetting the task her mother had given her.

"Guards, lock the young lady in the courtyard. Do not let her out without my order."

He's currently too busy to deal with her, so he's focused on tiring her up.

"Yes, my lord."

The two old women obeyed and hurriedly followed.

Once Lin Yuxue's people left, only the two of them and Zhiyi, who was standing not far away, remained in the courtyard.

Zhiyi dared not leave, fearing that the Marquis would harm his wife.

She didn't know why, but once the thought popped into her head, she couldn't suppress it.

"Madam Ji, what did your mother do wrong to you that you can't tolerate her? You've made her so angry that she's bedridden and can't get out of bed."

Looking at Lin Mufeng, whose face was gloomy and who was questioning him repeatedly.

In a daze, Lin Mufeng of different ages flashed before her eyes one by one. The only thing that remained unchanged was his pointing finger at her and scolding her for disrespecting his mother-in-law.

Having experienced too much in her past life, Ji Yueru no longer feels anything now; whatever she says, the other party won't believe her anyway.

Even if his wife didn't say anything, Zhiyi, who was standing nearby, wouldn't keep quiet.

"My lord, you have misunderstood Madam. It was the old lady who was picking on Madam, demanding that Madam send the ruby ​​jewelry from her dowry to the eldest young lady. When Madam refused, the old lady hit Madam with a teacup."

"shut up."

"Zhiyi, step down."

The two spoke almost simultaneously.

"As Yuxue's sister-in-law, it's only right that you dote on her. You have such a large dowry, what's wrong with giving her a few more items?"

"Ji, why are you so petty these days?"

She didn't want to waste her breath on someone who was pretending to be asleep and could never be woken up.

An'an was moving around a lot in my belly, and her little mouth was never idle.