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

"The Prince of Qingyang's mansion did not force Ji Chunjiao to remain chaste for the late prince, and the princess also said that she could remarry."

After Lady Yu passed away, why didn't she remarry Marquis Anshun herself, instead of dragging him down with her?

[My silly mother, she is much smarter than you. She already knows what the situation is like in the Marquis of Anshun’s mansion, and she knows how difficult it is for Old Madam Lin and Lin Yuxue to get along.]

She would never be so foolish as to marry Marquis Anshun as his second wife. Besides, Marquis Anshun was just one of the fish in her pond. She had affairs with several men in the capital, and Marquis Anshun was not the only one.

Without much thought, Ji Chunjiao set her sights on you. Your dowry is generous, and after you marry into the Marquis of Anshun's mansion as his second wife, you can help her take care of her two children.

Your dowry can also support her two children.

It turns out that my whole life has been nothing more than a blood bank supporting her two children.

[And Mom, you need to wake up. You can't trust anyone. Your parents know the truth about these things.]

An An's words were full of disdain for the two of them, and she didn't even want to call them her maternal grandparents.

[Back then, Ji Chunjiao's scheme against you and Marquis Anshun required the help of both of them. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Ji Chunjiao alone to have done something so flawless in the Ji residence without Marquis Anshun noticing.]

She knew that her parents didn't like her as much as her sister, but she didn't know that her parents could be so heartless. Wasn't she their biological daughter?

Don't worry, Mother, you are their biological daughter, no doubt about it.

Ji Yueru said she felt no comfort at all.

She recalled waking up in her previous life to find herself and Marquis Anshun lying on the bed, their clothes disheveled, surrounded by men and women pointing and whispering about them.

Without saying a word, her mother slapped her across the face and kept hitting her body.

"How shameless are you? Would you die without a man? How could you do something so immoral? I don't have a daughter like you!"

"Rebellious daughter, rebellious daughter! What a disgrace to our family, what a disgrace to our family!"

She could not forget her parents' curses and the disappointed expressions on their faces until she died in her previous life. Now, it felt like it was just yesterday.

At that time, she felt helpless, lost, ashamed, and even contemplated suicide.

But now An'an is telling her that her parents are the ones who know the truth.

"Heh, heh heh...!"

How much of a failure was her life that she ended up being abandoned by everyone?

"Mom, your heart is beating so fast. Let's take a deep breath and calm down."

I'm only five months pregnant, and I don't want to die before I'm even born.

Ji Yueru felt as if she were being pulled into darkness by a tremendous force, but a childish voice rang in her ears and pulled her back.

She looked down at her stomach.

Yes, in this life she has An'an, she is no longer alone.

No, although An'an from her previous life wasn't born, she was always by her side, she just didn't know it.

Mother, we need to cheer up now, we have a tough battle to fight tomorrow.

Madam Yu was unaware that her beloved grandchildren were not her daughter's children.

If they knew, hehe, that would be quite a show.

Tomorrow, Mother, find an opportunity to tell Lin Tianjue about the crescent-shaped birthmark on his left shoulder. Don't do anything else; Old Madam Yu will send someone to investigate.

Madam Yu had given birth to three sons in her first three pregnancies. When she was almost forty, she became pregnant with Yu Shi and raised her to adulthood like a precious jewel.

At the time, the dowry given to Yu Shi by the Yu family was not considered much by the Yu family, and it was also intended to keep an eye on the people of the Marquis of Anshun's mansion.

Later, the people of the Marquis of Anshun's mansion spent all of Madam Yu's dowry, and the Yu family had no objections. Old Madam Yu had already prepared a large sum of money for Lin Tianci and Lin Wanwan, waiting for them to grow up before giving it to them.

Mother, if they had known they weren't from the Yu family, do you think the Yu family would still treat them the same way?

Ji Yueru knew that was simply impossible.

Since An'an said so, then these things must have happened in her previous life.

Thinking back to her previous life, even though they had obtained a large sum of money from the Yu family, they still came to exploit her, squeezing all of her dowry away.

"Madam, the people in the main kitchen have really gone too far."

I clearly saw there was food in the main kitchen, but the head cook, Mama Xu, said there wasn't. I was so angry that I got into a fight with them in the main kitchen.

As she finished speaking, Zhiyi's voice weakened. She was outnumbered; no matter how skilled she was, she couldn't defeat the entire kitchen.

"Madam, it's all my fault for being useless; I failed to get you any food."

She wasn't actually hungry; she just wanted to get Zhiyi out of the way.

"It's alright, I'm not hungry anymore. It's good to get some rest. I still have to go to the Yu family for Old Madam Yu's birthday banquet tomorrow."

Zhiyi was even more unhappy when the topic of attending the birthday banquet at the Yu family's house came up.

"If you ask me, Madam, you really shouldn't have gone. Every time you go to the Yu family, they never give you a good look."

"Time will tell. I believe that over time, the Yu family will know what kind of person I am."

Zhiyi was somewhat indignant. Her wife had always been so kind, but she had never seen a kind person who lived a good life.

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On the other side, at the Yu family mansion, to be honest, the old lady Yu didn't choose Lin Mufeng for her youngest daughter because she thought that a down-on-his-luck Marquis of Anshun was not worth her daughter marrying.

She knew in her heart that her daughter's life after marriage would not be as smooth as she had imagined.

Despite Madam Yu's attempts to dissuade her, she eventually gave in to her youngest daughter's wishes.

Now, Madam Yu is filled with regret. She always thinks that if she had insisted on not letting her daughter marry into the Marquis of Anshun's family, perhaps her daughter would not have died young.

But now, no amount of regret will help. Madam Yu can only place her guilt towards her daughter on the twins she gave birth to.

"Madam, it's getting late. Tomorrow is your birthday banquet, and there will definitely be many people coming."

Knowing that the old lady must be thinking about her eldest daughter who died young again, Mrs. Yang quickly tried to distract her.

She remembered what the doctor had said: if the old lady continued to worry like this, it might shorten her lifespan.

Speaking of tomorrow's birthday banquet, Madam Yu couldn't help but smile at the thought of seeing her grandson and granddaughter again.

"Have I packed up the things I prepared for Tianci and Wanwan for tomorrow?"

"You personally instructed me on this matter, and this old servant will never forget it."

"If the eldest young lady could know this in the afterlife, Madam, she would be very happy that you treated the young lady and young master this way."

"Mei'er is gone. All she left behind are Tianci and Wanwan. If I, as their grandmother, don't treat them well, who else can they rely on?"

"Can we really expect anything from their father and their wonderful stepmother?"

Mrs. Yang smiled apologetically.

"To be honest, the stepmother of the Marquis is really quite outrageous. I've never seen a stepmother who does things so openly like her."