The day her husband welcomed the time-traveling girl into the house, she woke up

"One hundred taels???"

Cuiwei was a little shocked.

Although Ye Zhou's master was a famous craftsman hired by the marquis's mansion at a high price, Ye Zhou was still just an apprentice and only earned a few hundred coins a month.

If the young lady gave him a hundred taels of silver at once, he would probably be scared silly!

He's a bit silly himself...

Besides, he just told such a small story, why did he need to be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver?

It would be a big deal to reward him with ten taels!

But before she could say what she was thinking, Qinghong said "yes" for her and pulled her out of the room.

After Qinghong dragged her to find Aunt Gui to get the silver, she finally realized, "Miss gave Ye Zhou so much silver, didn't she want him to spread the news?"

Qinghong nodded.

"But Ye Zhou is not only stupid but also foolish. Can he understand what the young lady means? Do I have to explain it to him clearly?"

"No need. He came right here to tell you, which proves he has the brains. Besides... I think he's only a little silly in front of you. It's just your illusion that he's stupid."

"How did it become my illusion? Didn't you see it before? He saw us from a distance and started grinning!"

"..."

"Didn't you notice?"

"..."

"Alas, he's not very good-looking to begin with, and he looks so ugly every time he smiles like a fool!"

"..."

Qinghong couldn't help but rolled her eyes at her, then forcefully shoved the bag of silver into her hand and said, "Go early and come back early, my silly sister."

Cuiwei wanted to say something else, but Shuangjiang was already walking towards them, and it seemed that he wanted to go with her, so she had to give up.

Then they found Ye Zhou on a tree not far from the bamboo garden.

Ye Zhou waved at her from a distance, then slid down from the tree very swiftly, "Sister Cuiwei, where are you going?"

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm looking for you."

"Oh? What do you want from me?"

"Yes, this is a reward from our lady."

"..."

Ye Zhou looked at the bulging purse in Cuiwei's hand and didn't dare to reach out to take it immediately.

Afterwards, at Cuiwei's urging, he wiped his hands vigorously on his body before taking it and asked hesitantly, "This...this must be several dozen taels of silver, right?"

"One hundred taels."

"One, one hundred taels! My God, I've never seen so much silver in my life..."

"Now you see me, right? You can continue with your work, and we..."

"and many more."

Seeing Cuiwei about to turn around and leave, Ye Zhou hurriedly called her back and said in a low voice, "When you go back, tell your wife that I need to ask my master before I know whether I should accept the money."

Cuiwei blinked.

Only then did he vaguely understand that the one hundred taels their young lady gave Ye Zhou was not just a reward, but a request for Ye Zhou and his apprentice to work for her in the future!

It seems that Qinghong was right. Ye Zhou is indeed not stupid and has a very clear mind!

Later that evening, Cuiwei ran into Li Shu's room with an excited look on her face, "Miss! The news that the Crown Prince and Xie Yu were hugging and kissing each other during the day has spread throughout the Marquis's residence, and it's very likely that it has even spread outside the residence. I heard that the Crown Prince was called into the main courtyard an hour ago and hasn't come out yet. I guess he's being scolded by Princess Xuanping!"

Li Shu curled the corners of her mouth and thought to herself that that was impossible.

Xu Daijun really hopes that Ning Jin and Xie Yu can sleep in the same bed as soon as possible.

In all likelihood, she was trying to persuade Ning Jin to come to her and ask the Emperor to allow him to take a concubine.

Just as she guessed.

At this moment, in his son's main courtyard, Xu Daijun dismissed the people around him and talked to Ning Jin until his mouth was dry.

However, Ning Jin, with a troubled look on his face, repeatedly corrected her, "Mother, what happened between Yu'er and me during the day was just an accident, not what you think. Besides, I only have feelings of gratitude and pity for Yu'er, not any romantic feelings. There's no way I'll marry Yu'er! Besides, Yu'er wouldn't be willing to be anyone's concubine!"

"Given her background, if she hadn't saved your life before, she wouldn't even be qualified to be your concubine! Plus, she's so frail that she's constantly relying on ginseng and ganoderma lucidum to stay alive. If you hadn't found anyone else worthy of your attention, I wouldn't even want her to be your bed warmer!"

"Mother! I treat Yu'er specially because she saved my life and she is a good girl who deserves my good treatment, not because..."

"Alright, I don't want to argue with you again. I just want to ask you one more question. Have you ever thought about how, after today's incident gets out in the capital, outsiders will think she's yours. How can she find a good marriage?"

"..."

Ning Jin frowned and fell silent.

He knew that Yu'er didn't care about other people's opinions or gossip.

But what happened today was different from the rumors about him and Yu'er that had been circulating in the capital before.

Once today's events spread throughout the capital, people would not only think that he had betrayed his vow to marry only Shushu in this life, but also that he had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.

Because the emperor had publicly said that after he married Shushu, he could not take a concubine.

Although he has decided to go to the palace tomorrow to explain everything to the emperor, but as for Yu'er...

Once everyone in the world regards Yu'er as hers, no matter how hard her father-in-law and his family try to find a good husband for her, it will be impossible for her to find a good husband!

Even though Yu'er once said that as long as she lived a comfortable and happy life, it didn't matter whether she got married or not...

That night, Ning Jin tossed and turned until the early morning when he finally fell asleep.

But before daybreak, he woke up from his dream.

He actually dreamed of making love with Yu'er...!

At the same hour, in the bamboo garden, Li Shu, who had slept too long last night, also woke up early.

After washing up and eating the nutritious breakfast that Aunt Gui had carefully prepared for her, she sat down at the desk and wrote a letter.

Just as I finished writing and put it in the envelope and handed it to Qinghong, I heard someone knocking on the back window.

She turned her head and saw Lin Yuan, who had wrapped himself tightly in the black cloak he had worn yesterday. She unconsciously curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled.

After laughing, he turned back to Qinghong and said, "Send it to Eunuch Yuan, and ask him to pass it on to the emperor for me when the time is right."

"Yes."

After Qinghong left, Li Shu tapped the table lightly with her fingers.

The next moment, Lin Yuan appeared in front of her desk, bent down deeply, and handed her a roll of paper. "This is the life story of Concubine Qi's mother, which I compiled according to your instructions."

After Li Shu took it, she didn't start reading it immediately.

Instead, she looked at Lin Yuan, who kept his head down, not daring to look at her, and deliberately asked, "You wrapped your cloak so tightly today. It seems that your ears really were frozen yesterday?"

Lin Yuan froze and lowered his head even lower. "No, I have thick skin and flesh, and I'm very resistant to cold."

"Then why are you wrapped up so tightly?"

"...The wind was quite strong this morning. Since the young lady gave me a cloak as a gift, I put it to use!"

Lin Yuan's voice became louder at the end of his words.

Li Shu guessed that he thought the excuse he found was very good, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up again.

Then, as she suppressed a smile and began to read the contents of the paper, Lin Yuan secretly raised his head and glanced at her.

For some reason, she should have become thinner and more haggard after the miscarriage, but today she looks much better than in the past few days.

The expression on his face was also more relaxed and gentle than in the past few days.

In the candlelight in the room, her whole body was glowing.

It made his heart warm.

As expected, you are a lady!

After giving up the child, you picked yourself up so quickly!

It can be seen that the young lady can let go of her son-in-law easily and neatly!