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

"You two shouldn't stand there. You've finally come out to relax, so sit down over there."

"Thank you, Madam."

Zhiyi and Shuyi sat down at the small table next to them. The snacks on the table were made by the small kitchen early in the morning and brought over. Most of them were the snacks that the lady liked to eat.

Listening to music and watching dance performances, while occasionally glancing at the lake view outside, Ji Yueru began to relax completely.

This is the life of the rich! No wonder those young masters love to come boating on the lake all the time. I'd do the same if I were in their shoes.

"How about I have a pleasure boat built, just according to your preferences? What do you think?"

Seeing that An'an liked Ji Yueru more and more, she spoiled her to an extreme degree, even mentioning building a pleasure boat.

You should know that the pleasure boat they are sitting on now is not large, but it would not have been built without tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Okay, okay, then I'll tell you, Mom, you draw it. Let's finalize the design today and then find someone to build it.

By the time I can speak next year, the pleasure boat will probably be almost finished.

Ji Yueru thought An'an's words made a lot of sense; it would take at least a year to build a pleasure boat.

Thinking about this, I found the singing and dancing in front of me a bit noisy.

"Stop, everyone."

The music from the dancing singers stopped, and the group was somewhat at a loss, wondering if they hadn't done a good job.

"Shuyi, take them downstairs and add two more charcoal braziers to their room. I'll call them up later if I want to listen."

"Yes, madam."

The dancers felt a warmth in their hearts; this was the first time someone had felt they were cold and offered to add charcoal braziers for them.

As soon as the person left, Ji Yueru instructed Zhiyi to bring paper and pen, and Zhiyi quickly went to prepare them.

The snacks on the table were moved aside, and Xuan paper was spread on the table. An'an spoke impulsively, saying whatever came to mind.

Ji Yueru wrote down everything An'an said on the paper. After a quarter of an hour, An'an finally stopped chattering.

That's all for now, Mom. You continue drawing, and if there's anything wrong, just ask me.

"Okay, Mommy will draw first, and then I'll show it to you. If it's not right, Mommy will correct it."

Zhiyi, who was literate, couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Is Madam planning to have a pleasure boat built?"

"Yes, once the pleasure boat is finished, we can take our daughter out for a boat trip on the lake."

Ji Yueru had mentioned her daughter to the two maids several times. Seeing that the madam was so convinced that she was carrying a daughter, Zhiyi and Shuyi were also influenced by her.

It is now quite certain that the lady is carrying a little girl.

"With such a wonderful mother as you, Madam, I feel that the young lady is so lucky."

An'an's laughter echoed far and wide.

[Zhiyi thinks the same way I do; I feel so happy to have you as my mother.]

An'an's words reminded Ji Yueru of the daughter she couldn't protect in her previous life, and her mood became even heavier.

[Mother, it wasn't your fault in the past life. Don't keep blaming yourself. From now on, let's live a good life together.]

Ji Yueru smiled.

"Okay, from now on, it'll just be the two of us, mother and daughter, living together happily."

[Oh, Mother, I have an old friend I want to see. Have the boat row eastward across the lake.]

"Zhiyi, go down and tell them to row to the east side of the lake."

"Yes, madam."

Zhiyi went down to give instructions, and Ji Yueru bent down and carefully drew the blueprints on the paper according to An'an's requirements.

At the top of the painted boat, Xiao Ce lay on the deck, gazing at the gray sky.

Thinking about what the little guy just said about building a pleasure boat, it doesn't seem like a bad idea.

On the first floor, Manager Chen hesitated upon hearing Zhiyi's words.

"Young lady, you may not know this if you don't come to Yingyue Lake often, but the east side of Yingyue Lake has been a bit dirty for the past three years, and many people don't like to go to the east side."

Zhiyi really didn't know about this.

"Come upstairs with me, I'll ask the lady."

The two went up to the second floor, and Zhiyi walked back to Ji Yueru.

"Madam, Steward Chen just said that the east side of Yingyue Lake is not very clean."

"It's alright, Mother. My old friend was just a ghost."

"An'an, will seeing her affect you?"

Don't worry, Mother, I have accumulated so much merit that ordinary ghosts and monsters dare not approach me.

Whether they are human or ghost, An An will treat all her friends with courtesy.

To be honest, she doesn't even know if she's considered a human or a ghost now.

"go."

Manager Chen wanted to persuade him further after hearing this.

"lady."

"Add another hundred taels."

Manager Chen immediately fell silent. Nothing could compare to money, and thinking that it was unlikely he would run into anything dirty in broad daylight, he agreed without much hesitation.

"Yes, madam, I will go down and have someone row eastward immediately."

Soon the pleasure boat turned and headed eastward toward the lake. The closer it got to the east end, the more solid the cold air became.

Lying on the top of the painted boat, Xiao Ce gradually realized that something was wrong.

"Mommy, Mommy, did you see that? The female ghost standing by the lake is my friend from my previous life."

Oh, I forgot you can't see this, but it's the same as me telling you.

You have no idea how miserable she is; she said she traveled from thousands of years in the future.

After transmigrating, she fell in love with a poor scholar. She worked hard to run a business to support the poor scholar in taking the imperial examination. Unexpectedly, he became the top scholar and then married the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking family.

After marrying my friend, they still tried to seize her family fortune, turning her from a wife into a concubine. That noblewoman was tortured to death less than a month after entering the household; she was almost due to give birth when she died.

Just hearing Ji Yueru's voice made one feel sorry for the woman.

"Do you know what her husband's name is?"

"I think her name is Gao Jin. Mother, I won't tell you. She's too resentful. I'm afraid she'll hurt you if I go. You just wait here. I'll go talk to her and come back in a bit."

The name Gao Jin sounded vaguely familiar to Ji Yueru, but she couldn't quite place it.

"Zhiyi, do you remember which year's top scholar was named Gao Jin?"

"The lady must be referring to Gao Jin, the top scholar in the imperial examination three years ago."

"Yes, you should tell me what kind of person he is."

"After passing the imperial examination with top honors three years ago, Master Gao married the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue, which was originally a beautiful story."

On their wedding day, a woman caused a scene at the wedding hall, claiming that she was the proper wife whom Master Gao had married.

Finally, the woman was taken away by the Gao family's servants and never appeared in public again.

The people in the capital were talking about it a lot at the time, and that's when I heard about it.

Gao Daren has a very good reputation now, and in just three years he has been promoted to the position of Vice Minister of Revenue.

I heard he'll be succeeding his father-in-law, Minister Liu of the Ministry of Revenue, as head of the ministry. He and his current wife have a son and a daughter, and the couple appears very loving in public.

Ji Yueru felt sorry for An'an's friends. Why were the unfaithful people living so well now, and the couple who killed someone didn't have to pay with their lives?

Meanwhile, An An had already reconnected with her friends from her previous life.