After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

"Qingzhu, what's wrong?"

Seeing Ye Qingzhu standing there in a daze, Madam Su couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Coming to her senses, Ye Qingzhu said to Madam Su, "Mother, I'm fine. I was just thinking about something and got too engrossed in it, which is why I didn't hear you."

Hearing this, Madam Su breathed a sigh of relief. "Daughter, those stories about evil spirits are fine to fool others, but you can't believe them too much."

"And what you said about your past life, you can't let anyone else know."

Just as Ye Qingzhu was about to agree, she sensed something amiss in Su's words. Her face instantly fell, and she shook off Su's hand, saying, "Mother, do you think I'm talking nonsense?"

"This..." Madam Su smiled awkwardly, "After all, it's something baseless. Even if there's some basis for it, we can't believe it entirely. Qingzhu, tell your mother, did you have another argument with Wenjin here?"

Ye Qingzhu got angry as soon as she heard Jiang Wenjin's name. "Mother, I don't want to hear Jiang Wenjin's name right now."

Seeing Ye Qingzhu like this, Su looked helpless.

“Qingzhu, I told you before that either I would help you divorce Jiang Wenjin, since he is just a scholar and can’t cause any trouble, and you can just get by without seeing him, or you can live a good life with him.”

"As for Jiang Wenjin's mother, you don't need to pay attention to her. She's just a country woman, short-sighted and incompetent. What can she possibly do?"

Ye Qingzhu clenched her fist. "Mother, I will not divorce Jiang Wenjin."

She's still waiting to become the Prime Minister's wife; if she gives up now, wouldn't that be too easy on them?

Seeing that Ye Qingzhu insisted, Madam Su could only say, "Then tell me what exactly happened, and I'll give you some advice."

"This one……"

Ye Qingzhu was somewhat unwilling, so Madam Su could only turn her gaze to Chun'er, the maid beside her.

"Chun'er, you tell us."

"Yes..." Chun'er replied, then glanced at Ye Qingzhu's direction. Seeing that she didn't speak, she briefly told Su about what had happened.

"Mother, Jiang Wenjin's meager monthly salary is far from enough to buy such expensive porcelain. I think that old woman stole things from the mansion and then sold them!"

Everything in that house was bought by her; not only that old hag, but even Jiang Wenjin had no share.

Normally, she would be magnanimous and not bother with that old woman, but now Wang Shi not only didn't know when to stop, but actually went even further, daring to steal her things, which was simply despicable.

Hearing these words, Madam Su felt inexplicably worried. "Qingzhu, after you return to the manor, have Chun'er take stock of the dowry."

Ye Qingzhu opened her eyes wide and immediately understood the deeper meaning behind Su's words.

"Mother, do you mean that the old woman didn't get the money by selling things in the house, but instead stole my dowry?"

"No matter what, it's always better to be cautious."

“Okay!” Ye Qingzhu replied immediately, “Mother, I’ll go back now and check if any of the dowry items are missing.”

If she found out that Wang dared to steal her dowry, she would not only teach that old woman a lesson, but she also had no idea what would happen to Jiang Wenjin.

"Chun'er, hurry up and catch up!" Ye Qingzhu urged as she walked ahead and saw that Chun'er hadn't followed.

Chun'er was about to agree when she heard Madam Su say, "Chun'er, wait a moment."

"Madam, is there anything else you need?"

"If things are really as I just said, you must remember to stop them, and you must report to me if anything happens."

Madam Su gave Chun'er some instructions, knowing Ye Qingzhu's personality all too well.

However, she was convinced that Jiang Wenjin would become the future Grand Secretary and was unwilling to divorce him. Since that was the case, she could only try to minimize the impact of the situation.

At least Jiang Wenjin is only a scholar now, so she, as his mother-in-law, can still have some authority over him.

"Chun'er, what are you dawdling for? Do you expect me to invite you?" Ye Qingzhu's furious voice came from not far away.

Startled by the urging, Chun'er trembled and quickly said to Madam Su, "I have remembered everything you said, Madam."

"This servant will try to persuade the second young lady."

Ye Qingzhu boarded the carriage, her whole being consumed by rage.

Just then, the carriage suddenly jolted, and Ye Qingzhu leaned forward, almost hitting the carriage wall.

"How do you drive a carriage?!" Ye Qingzhu immediately began to scold the coachman.

The driver lowered his head and quickly apologized to Ye Qingzhu.

"Second Miss, this road used to be quite wide, but I don't know why there are so many people gathered here today."

Before Ye Qingzhu could get angry again, Chun'er lifted the carriage curtain and pointed in the direction ahead, saying, "Second Miss, there seems to be a rouge shop up ahead."

"It must be something special to be able to gather so many people."

Upon hearing that it was a cosmetics shop, Ye Qingzhu's anger subsided considerably, and she immediately got off the carriage.

Upon seeing this, Chun'er quickly asked, "Second Miss, where are you going?"

"Of course, I'll buy rouge."

These are the things you absolutely cannot miss.

Hearing this, Chun'er hesitated for a moment, then got off the carriage and followed Ye Qingzhu through the crowd, cautiously saying, "Second Miss, aren't you in a hurry to go back? If we're delayed by this matter, wouldn't that be..."

Ye Qingzhu scoffed, "Even if my dowry is too small, I won't be able to escape!"

"Did you bring the silver?" Ye Qingzhu asked impatiently.

"Bring it."

"Come in with me." Ye Qingzhu squeezed inside, and it took her nearly half an hour to come out of the rouge shop.

Seeing what Chun'er was carrying, Ye Qingzhu was much more satisfied. Perhaps because she hadn't enjoyed life properly in her previous life, she especially liked buying these things now that she had been given a second chance to live.

Only in this way can we prove that what we see before us is not an illusion, and that she was not dragged down to be buried with them like in her previous life.

"Second Miss, we've already bought enough. If we buy any more, we won't be able to carry it all."

Chun'er reminded Ye Qingzhu.

Ye Qingzhu was in high spirits and didn't care what Chun'er was saying.

"Chun'er, this is your problem, don't bother me with these things."

"If you dare to say another word, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Seeing this, Chun'er could only call over the coachman to help carry the things Ye Qingzhu had bought.

"A jewelry store?" Ye Qingzhu looked ahead and was about to go in when she saw a figure rushing towards her.

Ye Qingzhu stumbled from the impact, and upon closer inspection, she saw a child lying on the ground. Her expression instantly darkened. "What's wrong with you, kid?!"

"Don't you have eyes? Can't you see me here?"

The child quickly got up from the ground and showed remorse in the face of Ye Qingzhu's scolding.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to."