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

Xiao Ce raised an eyebrow. Was the little guy so happy that he was leaving?

"This is a small token of my gratitude to you, Madam. I hope you will not find it offensive."

After speaking, Mo Da stepped forward, placed the wooden box he was carrying on the table, and opened it. The yellow light almost blinded An An.

Wow! So much gold! Prince Shun is so generous, giving me so much gold.

In An'an's subconscious, her mother's things belonged to her, so it wouldn't be wrong to say that Prince Shun gave them to her.

Hearing the little guy's cheerful voice, Xiao Ce no longer cared about how happy he had been when he heard that the little guy was leaving.

Seeing that An'an was happy, Ji Yueru naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Then I'll accept it."

Mo Da was a little taken aback. Shouldn't a normal person refuse? This lady was being too direct.

She stole another glance at her master, and thankfully, her master wasn't angry.

Seeing that the man had accepted the gifts, Xiao Ce didn't stand on ceremony and turned to leave. Of course, he didn't leave through the main gate of the Marquis's mansion.

"Mo Da, you go with Zhiyi to take the gold to the warehouse and lock it up."

"Yes, madam."

The person was finally gone, and Ji Yueru felt a great sense of relief, even sleeping more peacefully at night.

Having such an unpredictable person living in the same courtyard naturally caused some resentment.

Now, all that's left in the yard is the mother and daughter.

I slept soundly through the night, and the next day, just after lunch, the gatekeeper came to report.

"Madam, the headmistress of Wangshan Academy and her eldest daughter have come to express their gratitude. They are waiting outside the mansion gate."

"Zhiyi, go and invite them in."

"Yes, madam."

The Feng family made quite a fuss this time, with the mother and daughter coming together, followed by a line of servants carrying gifts of gratitude.

"Why are people from the Feng family here at the Marquis of Anshun's residence? I've never heard of any connection between the two families."

Whispers arose from the crowd of onlookers. Madam Feng and her daughter remained motionless, waiting at the entrance of the Marquis's residence.

"You don't know yet, do you? I heard that the day the eldest daughter of the Feng family fell into the water, it was the Lady of Anshun who ordered the guards to rescue her. The way she did it was quite bizarre."

"Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."

For some people, this was the first time they had heard the inside story, which piqued their curiosity and naturally led them to ask more questions.

"I heard that the guards were quite skilled in light footwork. They simply lifted the young lady of the Feng family by the hair on the water, without even touching the hem of her clothes, and carried her onto the painted boat."

She was then helped into an inner room by the maids accompanying the Lady of Anshun.

"That's not right. But I've been hearing rumors these past few days that it was Young Master Lu from the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion who saved the person?"

"Hey, that's just something people are spreading. Young Master Lu only fell into the water after Miss Feng was rescued."

The speaker used the word "fall" instead of "go down," a difference of one word that leads to a world of difference.

"Who knows if he went down to save someone? He might have slipped and fallen in."

"I told you there was something fishy going on, but no one believed me."

Young Master Lu takes medicine all year round; with his frail health, let alone saving someone from drowning, he'd probably be chilled to death by a gust of wind.

As soon as he finished speaking, the speaker felt a chill on the back of his neck and couldn't help but raise his hand to touch it.

The crowd thought it made some sense, and soon a maid came out and respectfully invited the mother and daughter inside.

The people outside started talking about it again.

"The Lady of Anshun has quite the clout; she didn't even come out to greet someone who came to her door in person. It's really impolite."

"What do you know? Lady Anshun is over six months pregnant now, and I heard that her pregnancy is not going well. How can you argue with a pregnant woman?"

Hearing what the person next to him said, the person who had just spoken fell silent.

He was sent by the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion with the intention of disrupting the relationship between the Marquis of Anshun's wife and the Feng family, but it seems that this plan is now in vain.

Ji Yueru felt that she didn't like the entire Anshun Marquis's mansion, and the only place she could like was her Qinghe Courtyard. She directly decided to hold the reception for the mother and daughter at Qinghe Courtyard.

As Zhiyi led the Feng family mother and daughter inside, she didn't forget to explain.

"My lady doesn't get along well with anyone else in the household. Please don't take offense at that I'm entertaining you two in the courtyard."

Zhiyi knew how to sow discord among the people of the Marquis of Anshun's mansion, explaining while also taking a jab at them.

Madam Feng never paid attention to details and simply replied that it was no problem.

Most members of the Feng family, regardless of gender, share a common trait: they are completely absorbed in literature.

Aside from literature, the Feng family has no time for anything else. For example, none of the Feng family members currently hold official positions in the court; they are all obsessed with literature.

In each generation, a few people went mad in their pursuit of literature, which only increased the respect that scholars around the world held for the Feng family.

The mother and daughter were not very clear about the relationship between Lady Anshun and the people in the Anshun Marquis's mansion, since neither of them liked gossip.

But yesterday was enough time for the Feng family to find out the relationship between the Lady of Anshun Marquis and everyone in the Anshun Marquis's mansion.

The mother and daughter couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Ji Yueru. Her courage in standing up against her husband's family and her own family all by herself was admirable.

Ji Yueru stood at the courtyard gate to greet them. Upon seeing them arrive, she quickly stepped forward and curtsied to Madam Chaofeng.

"Greetings, Lady Feng."

Madam Feng quickly reached out to help her up.

"Madam Hou is far too polite; it is I who should be bowing to you."

He was about to bow when Ji Yueru stopped him.

"I had long heard of your literary achievements, Madam, but I had only heard about them before. Now I can finally meet you in person."

[Wow, Mother, Madam Feng exudes such a refined and scholarly aura; she truly lives up to her family's reputation.]

"Literary aura? What is that?"

Let me put it this way: the stronger one's literary aura, the higher one's attainments in the art of literature will be compared to others.

Ji Yueru's smile deepened. In truth, no one knew that she truly admired women with talent.

After Miss Feng greeted them, the three of them entered the main hall of Qinghe Courtyard together.

The servants following behind carried a string of gifts.

"This is a gift of gratitude from our Feng family to Madam. We hope you will accept it."

"Since it's a gift of thanks, then I won't refuse."

The mother and daughter felt that Ji Yueru was very different from the rumors. Being with her made them feel more comfortable than being with those ladies who emphasized rules and etiquette.

"Madam Hou saved my daughter's life that day, and you also reminded her of something. Our Feng family has already sent people to investigate, and there is indeed something suspicious about this matter. It should be the work of the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion."

If it weren't for the lady's timely intervention and rescue, my daughter might already be being forced into marriage by the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion.

"You didn't just save my daughter once; our Feng family owes you a favor."

"Madam Feng's condition is far too serious. I think any woman who sees this and is capable would step in to help."

"The people from the Marquis of Wuwei's residence are unscrupulous in their work, and they may cause you trouble later."

Ji Yueru looked completely unconcerned.

"Madam Feng, there's no need to worry too much. They won't confront me directly, as I'm just a woman living in the inner quarters. If the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion wants to cause trouble, they'll go after the Marquis of Anshun."