The mistress of a marquis's family divorced her husband and married someone else: the scumbag&#

"Bei Yu!"

After Madam Chu called, Chu Beiyu walked forward, his eyes full of concern, "Mother, do you want to go back first?"

"I am fine."

As Old Madam Chu spoke, she glared fiercely in the direction of Ye Qingluo. Why had she never realized before that Ye was so sharp-tongued?

"Ask her what's going on with the clinic's accounts."

After Mrs. Chu reminded him, Chu Beiyu finally remembered the important matter. He strode towards Ye Qingluo and asked sternly, "Ye Qingluo, tell me why there is not a single cent in the bank account of the clinic!"

"And yesterday's free clinic, who gave you the guts to collect money privately?"

"Do you know that free clinics are a good thing to accumulate virtue? You are doing this to put your mother in an unjust position and ruin the reputation of the Marquisate, right?"

Chu Beiyu gnashed his teeth and said, "I didn't realize you had such a vicious heart!"

"Are you finished?"

Ye Qingluo's question caught Chu Beiyu off guard.

He stared at the person in front of him, as if trying to see something from Ye Qingluo's calm face.

"Ye Qingluo, do you admit it?"

Chu Beiyu raised his head and said in a condescending tone, "You and I are husband and wife. Considering the years we've been together, I won't bother with you."

"As long as you make up for the lost money, I will pretend that this incident never happened."

Ye Qingluo found it funny when she heard it. She didn't know how Chu Beiyu got the nerve to ask her for extra money.

Thinking of Huichuntang, Ye Qingluo followed Chu Beiyu's words and said, "Then, Lord, can you tell me how much silver I need to pay during this period?"

Chu Beiyu didn't expect Ye Qingluo to be so easy to talk to today, so he immediately said a number, "Twenty thousand taels."

Ye Qingluo suddenly realized and said meaningfully, "So the Marquis needs another 20,000 taels..."

"Don't regret it."

"what?"

At this time, the butler came over quickly and said in a panic, "My Lord, it's bad. The Dali Temple Minister brought a lot of people to say that the matter of Huichun Hall being robbed has been resolved."

"thief?"

"What thief?"

Chu Beiyu immediately felt something was wrong. Wasn’t the clinic’s losses related to Ye Qingluo? How could it be related to a thief?

Looking into Ye Qingluo's smiling eyes and thinking of her words "don't regret it", Chu Beiyu inexplicably had a bad feeling.

The appearance of the Dali Temple Minister caused a lot of discussion among the people present. Chu Beiyu was the first to step forward and ask, "I wonder why the Dali Temple Minister brought so many people to the mansion."

"My Lord, the Dali Temple received a report that some silver was lost from Huichun Hall."

"After some investigation, I have found the source."

Chu Beiyu was a little confused after hearing what he heard. He was about to say that no one had reported the case, but he saw the people led by the Dali Temple Chief Justice bringing a person over.

The face of the imprisoned Zhong Huai was full of panic. After seeing Chu Beiyu and Old Madam Chu, he shouted in panic, "My Lord, Old Madam, you must save me. I am innocent."

When Mrs. Chu saw that it was Zhong Huai, she immediately became anxious and asked the Dali Temple Minister, "Sir, is there any misunderstanding in this matter? Zhong Huai has always been law-abiding and has good character. He would never steal as you said."

"Don't get excited, old lady. If there is no evidence, I will not bring anyone here."

"Yes, the Dali Temple has always been fair and strict, so how could it make a false judgment?"

Ye Qingluo said, "But you came at the right time. The Marquis just mentioned the loss of money in Huichuntang and brought up the free clinic."

"I can't afford to be accused of secretly taking money from the people."

"Please talk things over here to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Ye!"

Chu Beiyu lowered his voice, his tone carrying a strong warning.

It would be fine if this woman acted recklessly in front of him, but now she even dares to discredit him in front of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

If this matter were to get out, or even reach the emperor's ears, it would inevitably have an impact on his official career.

He walked to Ye Qingluo's side and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Ye Qingluo, if you dare to talk nonsense again in front of outsiders, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Ye Qingluo was amazed, took a few steps back, and shouted in fear, "What?"

"My Lord, you said you would beat me after the Dali Temple Minister leaves?"

For a moment, everyone's attention was attracted by Ye Qingluo's words, and even the Dali Temple Minister looked at Chu Beiyu with strange eyes.

Chu Beiyu felt his face burning when he was stared at like that.

But Ye Qingluo didn't intend to let Chu Beiyu off so easily, and continued, "My Lord, I know you've been in a bad mood since you came back from your military exploits. I agree to your wife, but Huichuntang's losses have nothing to do with me."

"If you are short of money, I can take out the remaining dowry and let the Marquis use it first."

Ye Qingluo lowered his eyes and acted heartbroken, "This is how I've been through all these years anyway."

When Ye Qingluo mentioned the dowry, everyone suddenly remembered the rumor that had been circulating in Beijing in recent days.

Originally, they did not believe that Pingyuan Hou, who had just won a victory, would be a gigolo who relied on women's dowries to live off them.

But now seeing the wife of the marquis so sad, he couldn't help but feel more sympathy, especially since the Dali Temple Minister had a friendship with the General Zhenguo before.

Even though the General Zhenguo was demoted because of military affairs, it did not hinder him. When he heard that the owner of Huichun Hall was the General Zhenguo's only daughter, he did not dare to delay for a moment and began to investigate.

It was just that the general who guarded the country had just been demoted, and the Marquis of Pingyuan wanted to marry a concubine and use the woman's dowry.

It is really disrespectful and despicable.

Chu Beiyu felt that if Ye Qingluo continued to say this, his reputation would be ruined.

When he looked up, he saw the Dali Temple Minister looking at him with dissatisfaction. He said stiffly, "My Lord, please don't misunderstand me. This is not true. I have always respected and loved my wife."

Cuizhu already understood Ye Qingluo's intention, and asked after Chu Beiyu's words, "If that's the case, why did the Marquis marry a concubine?"

Chu Beiyu froze, and when he saw that the person who spoke was the maidservant beside Ye Qingluo, he became so angry that his teeth itched.

The most embarrassed person during this period was Su Wan, who was standing next to Old Madam Chu.

She was the concubine Chu Beiyu married. Now, she felt angry and annoyed when she heard the person she loved the most saying that Ye Qingluo was the one he loved the most.

But she couldn't be angry, at least she had to be magnanimous before entering the door.

Su Wan looked towards Ye Qingluo with hatred. She was just a resentful woman who had lost her husband's heart, yet she wanted to win him back in this way.

She really underestimated him. Once she got married, she would definitely not let Ye Qingluo have a good life.

Old Madam Chu was extremely anxious, but she still maintained the last bit of rationality.

"Sir, you just said that Zhong Huai was related to the thieves. Where is the evidence?"