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

Ji Yueru was startled; how could it be Prince Shun?

Xiao Ce on the other side was in a good mood. It seemed that no amount of pretense could work in front of the little guy.

She was quite certain that the face opposite her was not His Highness Prince Shun's real face; he had disguised himself. So, did she know this or not?

Just as Ji Yue Ru was struggling with her decision, Xiao Ce walked towards her and bowed respectfully.

"My name is Jiang Bai. Thank you for saving me, Madam."

Ji Yue instinctively returned the greeting.

"It was nothing, sir, you needn't take it to heart."

Since Prince Shun calls himself Jiang Bai, she'll just treat him as Young Master Jiang.

After they finished speaking, the two remained silent, seemingly unsure of what else to say.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere between them, Ji Yueru started making conversation.

"Young Master Jiang, are your injuries any better? Would you like a doctor to come and take a look?"

The only topic they can talk about now is probably the injuries on Prince Shun's body.

Xiao Ce raised his hand and placed it on his chest.

"He's much better now; there's no need for you to call a doctor again, Madam."

"If Young Master Jiang needs anything, he can tell Mo Da, who serves you, and he will prepare it for you."

"Thank you, Madam."

"I have other matters to attend to, so please excuse me."

After speaking, Ji Yueru bowed again and left.

As the woman left, a gentle breeze blew by, carrying the faint scent of jasmine. Xiao Ce suddenly stiffened and turned to look at the departing woman.

The scent gave him a sense of familiarity, inexplicably pulling him back to a night a few months ago.

A few nights later, Xiao Ce chuckled to himself. How could that be? He had already given the woman money and made proper arrangements for her. It couldn't possibly be the Lady of Anshun Marquis.

[Mommy, your heart is beating so fast.]

I heard the little guy's somewhat playful voice in my ear.

"It's not normal for Mother's heart to beat so fast when she sees Prince Shun. Others may not know, but An'an, you must know what kind of person Prince Shun was in the previous life."

[Oh right, Mother, I almost forgot. In my previous life, Prince Shun rebelled three years later, and was eventually killed by three princes at the palace gate, suffering the fate of being pierced by ten thousand arrows.]

Xiao Ce, who was about to leave, paused, his heart filled with turbulent emotions.

He gleaned two meanings from the little guy's words.

First, the mother and daughter were reborn, but is it really possible for someone in this world to have a second chance at life?

Furthermore, his rebellion will not end well.

Three years later? I really have to thank the little guy for reminding me.

To be honest, Prince Shun was quite capable.

Hearing the little guy praise him, Xiao Ce's lips curved slightly, and he inexplicably felt much better.

However, he lost because of his reputation. Given his infamous reputation in his previous life, neither the officials in the court nor the common people had any high hopes for him.

As the saying goes, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world." He has neither, so it's no wonder he's unlikely to succeed.

Xiao Ce lowered his head in deep thought. In the past, he never cared about the process when doing things, only about the result.

Perhaps he should change his strategy. The little guy is right; he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. He should also learn from those hypocritical brothers and put on a show in front of others.

He used to completely disregard any suggestions people made to him, but now, thinking about the fate of being pierced by a thousand arrows three years from now, he has no choice but to consider them.

If you can live, who would want to die?

As the Ji family walked away, the little guy's thoughts also faded away.

Xiao Ce returned to the house, where Mo Da was waiting. There was also a man in black in the house.

Several of the guards were men of Prince Shun, and they treated Ji Yueru's courtyard like their own home.

"Your Highness, everything is proceeding according to plan. You will be able to return to the capital in another month."

"Yes, I will distribute porridge at the city gate for three days on the day I return to the capital."

Mo Da and the kneeling white tiger were both stunned. What did the prince mean by this? Did he want to build up his reputation?

The problem is that princes in the past never bothered with such superficial formalities.

"What, do you not understand what I'm saying?"

The White Tiger regains its senses.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will certainly take care of it."

"Ten days from now, the Yu family will prepare one million taels of silver to be transported to Qiushui Manor outside the city. You should send someone to meet them."

Baihu was overjoyed. They were short of money right now, and as expected of a prince, he had easily obtained one million taels.

"Yes, Your Highness. News has come from the Northern Border that traces of the Crimson Wood Grass have been discovered, and Azure Dragon has already led his men there."

"Um."

Seeing nothing amiss, the white tiger flew away, and Mo Da stepped forward.

"Your Highness, when do you plan to leave?"

Xiao Ce glanced at Mo Da, but Mo Da immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at his master again.

"go out."

Mo Da bowed and hurriedly left the room. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but slap himself on the mouth, blaming it all on his own loose tongue.

The weather was nice today, so the mother and daughter decided to take advantage of the time to decorate the small courtyard in the south of the city. They left early in the morning with their maid.

The carriage was filled with many trinkets, all of which Ji Yueru and An'an had selected from their dowries.

Passing by a jewelry shop, Ji Yueru had her carriage stop and entered the shop with her maid.

"An'an, see if there's anything you like, Mommy will buy it for you."

[Yay! Mommy is the best to me.]

The shop assistant didn't recognize Ji Yueru, but she recognized the Marquis's carriage and guessed Ji Yueru's identity after a little thought.

Dressed as a married woman and pregnant, she must undoubtedly be the Lady of Anshun Marquis.

"If Madam Hou wishes to view jewelry, please go upstairs. I will have a servant bring it over for you to choose from."

Ji Yue Ru did not intend to stay any longer.

"Need not."

The waitress didn't say anything more, and stepped back five paces to make sure she wouldn't get in the way of Lady Anshun, so that she could serve Lady Anshun immediately when she needed her.

As the second largest jewelry store in Beijing, it does a very good job in serving its customers.

"Mother, I like those jade grape hyacinths; I've never seen them before."

"Let me see this."

The waitress stepped forward and presented the dozen or so jade hyacinth flowers that Ji Yueru pointed to with both hands.

Each hyacinth flower has a jade buckle at its base, connected by a thin gold chain.

A dozen or so flowers are strung together in layers of varying heights. When held in the hand, the jade flowers occasionally collide and make a tinkling sound, which is quite pleasant to hear.

"Please wrap it up for me."

They didn't even ask the price.

The waitress was about to take the bouquet to pack when a hand reached out and snatched it from her.

"I've taken a liking to it. Let's calculate the price."

[How dare they! Absolutely outrageous! How dare they steal my things!]

Ji Yueru looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person was none other than Ye Simiao, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion, one of the former admirers of Marquis Anshun, who was now married to another man.

What she's eyeing isn't anything; she's clearly trying to pick a fight with her.