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

[Pah! You shameless bastard, you embezzled my mother's dowry and still have the nerve to say my mother is stingy.]

You're so generous! If you're so generous, why don't you give my mother the hot spring resort outside the city? You don't know the pain until you've cut off your own flesh.

Ji Yueru frowned.

"What hot spring resort?"

In her previous life, she had no recollection of the Anshun Marquis's residence having any hot spring resort outside the city.

The little one inside her belly immediately covered its mouth.

Oops, I let it slip.

"Mother, let's not talk about the estate for now. Just tell him you're short on cash and want Marquis Anshun to give you five thousand taels of silver. See if he'll give it to you."

"As you know, my lord, you borrowed the cash from my dowry last year and haven't paid it back yet. Doctor Liu came to see me today and said that the baby in my belly needs to be properly nourished."

I don't have any money on hand right now. How about you give me five thousand taels first, Lord Marquis? I'll have Zhiyi buy some tonics to help me recover."

Lin Mufeng's expression froze.

"Where would I get the money?"

She didn't dwell on it even though she knew she wouldn't get it.

"Zhiyi, later take that ruby ​​headdress from my dowry to the pawnshop and pawn it."

Remember to arrange for the pawnshop to accept the loan immediately. I'll redeem it later when I have the money. Use the money to buy some health supplements.

"Ji, you may be shameless, but the Marquis of Anshun's mansion still has dignity. If you want tonics, just have the purchasing manager buy them for you. The Marquis of Anshun's mansion is not so destitute that it can be used as your dowry."

There were some things she really didn't want to say, but the other party insisted that she say them.

"Your Excellency is joking. What did you say about the tonics we purchased for the manor before?"

They say I'm young, so it doesn't matter whether I eat or not.

My mother is getting old, and she needs to take supplements every day.

Yu Xue is young and still growing, so she needs to take supplements regularly.

Tianci and others need to take supplements, especially in the evening.

The old lady also said that you need to take supplements regularly because you work so hard outside.

"After you've gone around the whole mansion, do you think there's any tonic left for me?"

As she spoke, she suddenly felt sorry for her past life.

Everything they eat, wear, drink, and use belongs to her, so why should she suffer to support a family of heartless bastards?

Lin Mufeng stared intently at Ji Yueru with a dark expression.

"Ji Shi, you've changed so much that I almost don't recognize you."

He noticed that Ji Yueru was very irritable today. She used to be as docile as a little lamb, and she would listen to and do whatever he and her family said. But the current Ji family has changed too much, to the point that he can hardly recognize her.

"Your Excellency is too kind. Everyone changes, including myself."

She is simply herself, and no matter who investigates, they won't find anything wrong with her, so she has no guilty conscience at all.

Lin Mufeng gave Ji Yueru a deep look, then turned and left the courtyard.

Ji Yueru stared at the back of Marquis Anshun as he left the courtyard, but she had already guessed what he was thinking. After all, she had lived with him for half her life in her previous life.

Lin Mufeng is an extremely meticulous person; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to rise to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice at such a young age.

He won't easily take action if he's not confident, just like now.

His unusual behavior aroused the man's suspicion. He would definitely have someone investigate his actions over the past few days to make sure he was still under the man's control before taking action against him.

Ji Yueru's guess was correct; Lin Mufeng did indeed go down to investigate her.

In Lin Mufeng's view, whether it was the Yu family or the Ji family, they were all the same to him.

The Marquis of Anshun's mansion needs a woman to stabilize his rear. After Lady Yu was gone, Lady Ji came. If Lady Ji is disobedient, he wouldn't mind replacing her again.

What outsiders don't know is that Lin Mufeng has a deep contempt for women, and also for men who use the influence of a woman's family to advance their careers.

His idea was similar to Lin Yuxue's; he believed that the dowry a woman brought to her husband's family belonged to that family.

He would impatiently scold her when Ji complained to him that her mother had made her give her dowry to Yuxue again.

They felt it was no big deal, as it was originally the property of the Marquis of Anshun.

What a contradiction.

It's good that you're gone. Mother, you can get some rest tonight.

Don't forget that tomorrow is Madam Yu's 60th birthday, and there's still a tough battle to fight.

Let me tell you something: Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan were not actually born to the previous Lady Anshun. Their child was a son raised by Concubine Mei, born out of wedlock.

Ji Yueru's eyes widened, still unable to process what An'an had just said.

How could it be that Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan are not born to the Yu family?

"An'an, is there something you're hiding from me? And what about that hot spring resort you mentioned earlier?"

The little one didn't say anything, and Ji Yueru knew what was going on; she was probably afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold on.

"Don't worry, I've been through a lifetime, I can handle whatever you say."

Ji Yueru raised her hand to cover her lower abdomen and gently stroked her belly.

Actually, An'an was also feeling very frustrated. She's the type to seek revenge, and she's been holding back her feelings for a long time.

"Then I'll tell you, Mom, find a stool to sit on first."

Ji Yueru simply went back to her room and sat down at the table. When she saw Zhiyi follow her in, she made an excuse to send her away.

"Zhiyi, go to the main kitchen and see what else they have to eat."

"Yes, madam."

After Zhiyi left, Ji Yueru looked at her stomach.

"Tell me, I can handle it."

"Then I'll say it. I told you before, Mother, that your affair with Marquis Anshun was orchestrated by Ji Chunjiao. In fact, Ji Chunjiao and Marquis Anshun had already been entangled for a long time. Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan were born to them."

Ji Chunjiao gave birth two days earlier than Yu Shi. When Yu Shi gave birth, Marquis Anshun bribed the midwife and later told her that she had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

Ms. Yu fainted immediately after giving birth and was unsure whether she had given birth to a second child.

The midwife told her that it was by helping to compress her stomach that she was able to save her second child.

Madam Yu believed it with some skepticism, but later she did have doubts. She had someone investigate, but they found nothing.

Six months after giving birth, Lady Yu caught a cold. Marquis Anshun then added a slow-acting poison to her medicine, which led to her death a year after giving birth.

Her child was sent to Aunt Mei's name early on and raised as an illegitimate son.

The hot spring estate outside the city was the private property of the Marquis of Anshun, and also the place where the two met in secret.

Ji Yueru was completely stunned. She had never imagined that Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan were actually the children of Ji Chunjiao and Lin Mufeng. It was simply unbelievable.

According to the timeline, Ji Chunjiao had already married into the Qingyang Prince's Mansion and become the Crown Prince's Consort four years ago.

By the way, less than two months after she married into the family, the heir of the Prince of Qingyang fell off his horse during a horse race and died on the spot.

After that, she went to the Shuiyue Nunnery outside the city and lived there for a year, saying that she wanted to keep vigil for her deceased husband. She returned to the capital a year later.

The people of the capital all praised the late Princess Consort of the Prince of Qingyang, saying she was loyal and righteous.

It turns out that going to Shuiyue Nunnery to keep vigil for her deceased husband was a pretense; her real purpose was to secretly give birth.

After the initial shock, she became even more confused.