Favoring a concubine and destroying the wife? I'll abandon my husband and children and wipe out

Cheng Nanzhi paused upon hearing this.

Oh, no wonder they sent their child to pay respects; the child wouldn't leave until they saw him.

It turns out that people don't visit temples without a reason.

Madam Zhao said, "Both children are intelligent, but none of the teachers at the clan school can teach them anymore. We must find new ones."

“Sister Yu can find a female tutor to come into the mansion and teach her carefully, so that she will not have to go out and show her face in public.”

"But Zege will have to take the imperial examination and enter officialdom in the future, so we can't be careless at all. The new teacher should preferably be a great Confucian scholar, and the school should be a place where children of high-ranking families gather, so that we can build up some connections in advance for future use."

She looked at Cheng Nanzhi.

Do you know of any suitable ones?

This reminded Cheng Nanzhi that in her dream, this matter was mentioned unintentionally by Granny Zhang when she brought the child to pay her respects.

After she pressed for details, she took on the task without hesitation and spent over a month meticulously arranging things before finally finding a highly respected and renowned teacher.

But the Zhao family came from a poor background, and their relatives were mostly illiterate commoners. Where could they find a teacher with decent education? Of course, they couldn't teach their children!

Later, the child was indeed found to be dull and shallow, far behind his peers.

Coupled with the restlessness he had developed over the past three years, he found it difficult to concentrate on his studies, which greatly angered his teacher, who almost quit!

It was only by disregarding her family's reputation that she kept the children, and by hardening her heart and strictly demanding of them that they gradually learned to behave well!

But now Cheng Nanzhi's feelings towards the child have changed, and it's impossible for her to put in the same effort as in her dream!

Just as Cheng Nanzhi was about to politely refuse, she suddenly heard Old Madam Zhao's inner thoughts.

When my grandson was beginning his education, Cheng Nanzhi had already gone to the estate. If it weren't for the fear that she would return and refuse to leave again once she found out, thus delaying Ye'er's affairs, things wouldn't have gotten so badly done today!

Actually, it wasn't that they hadn't tried looking for a partner for their child, but they simply couldn't find someone who both satisfied them and was willing to accept them! How could they possibly have the face to bow their heads and ask Cheng Nanzhi for help?!

So in the end, I told her that everything was arranged.

Cheng Nanzhi immediately sat up straight, wanting to listen carefully to what Zhao Ye was doing at the time and why he was avoiding her.

But Madam Zhao had already turned to ask the question.

Do you have a suitable candidate?

Cheng Nanzhi leaned back, "My daughter-in-law doesn't have one. Why don't you let my husband teach the child first? He's very knowledgeable and will definitely be able to handle it. We can talk about it again when we find a suitable one later."

She didn't make any definitive statements, wanting to wait for Qingdai to return and report before making a decision.

Madam Zhao frowned: "You know Ye'er is busy with official duties, how could he possibly have time!"

Zhao Ye also lacked the patience to teach the child.

“Yes, Madam, the Lord is currently on the verge of promotion and cannot be distracted! You are the mistress of the Lin family, and this is precisely the time for you to…”

Before Granny Zhang could finish speaking, Cheng Nanzhi suddenly frowned.

"I'm discussing important matters with my mother, why are you interrupting, nanny!"

Granny Zhang was immediately displeased.

She was Old Madam Zhao's confidante; who in the household didn't treat her with respect?!

"Anyone who didn't know better would think that Mother was unhappy with me and was using you to say it!" Cheng Nanzhi suddenly said, making Zhang Mama pale.

Madam Zhao was already displeased, but upon hearing this, she couldn't bring herself to argue.

"Nanzhi has misunderstood. Granny Zhang is just concerned about the child."

"Doesn't your daughter-in-law care at all?" Cheng Nanzhi said indifferently. "Finding a tutor can't be rushed; we must choose carefully to avoid harming the child. Judging from Mother and Granny's anxious reaction, your daughter-in-law is starting to think the child is your own, and that you're the one harming the child!"

"How could that be! As a mother, I know perfectly well what you feel for your child!" Old Madam Zhao was afraid that Cheng Nanzhi would realize something was amiss, so she dared not urge Cheng Nanzhi to agree as soon as possible.

She immediately got up to leave, saying, "It was my oversight. Let's discuss this after you've recovered, and let the two children rest for a few days."

Granny Zhang dared not stay any longer.

The two children turned around and glanced at Cheng Nanzhi several times.

They knew they were not Cheng Nanzhi's biological children, but over the years they had come to regard her as their mother.

Seeing that Cheng Nanzhi did not try to keep them, the two men's eyes instantly reddened, and they left dejectedly.

Cheng Nanzhi also felt very uncomfortable.

"Madam, you've always doted on the young master and young lady, how come you haven't even considered something as important as their studies..."

Lianruo and Jianlan were both puzzled. In the past, Cheng Nanzhi would have asked in detail to find out and then done it.

Cheng Nanzhi did not want to say more.

Suddenly, there were voices outside the door:

"Miss Qingdai is back!"

Cheng Nanzhi immediately sat up straight.

Qingdai, who entered, had bloodshot eyes and an extremely ugly face: "Jianlan, Lianruo, you two go out and guard the door. Don't let anyone in!"

Seeing that something was wrong, the two immediately went outside.

"Madam!" Qingdai knelt down with a thud. "This servant has found out that the master has already booked a pleasure boat for today on Yunchong Lake! The merchants do not know who the master is traveling with."

"But when I was about to leave, I saw the master and a woman in blue appear together, and the two of them boarded the boat intimately. I paid for a boat to follow them, and I heard the servants on the boat gossiping that the woman was Lady Yue, and that she and the master had been calling each other 'husband and wife' for nearly ten years!"

Cheng Nanzhi's ears were ringing: "You...you're really sure?!"

"Really!" Qingdai almost gritted her teeth.

Cheng Nanzhi slumped down on the edge of the couch.

Then all her dreams are real!

The woman she heard in Zhao Ye's heart was none other than Ye Ruyue!

As soon as Zhao Ye left her, he couldn't wait to see her!

“Madam…” Qingdai saw Cheng Nanzhi’s pale face and choked out, “Madam, please calm down! You’ve finally recovered, don’t let that heartless man, Master, ruin your health again!”

Cheng Nanzhi laughed sadly.

If it were just a matter of being unfaithful, that would be one thing, but the husband she had loved unconditionally for so many years, the mother-in-law she treated like her own mother and who was very filial to her, and the children she had truly loved since childhood, all wanted her dead!

Everything she thought was happiness and fulfillment was a lie!

In her dream, they ultimately destroyed everything she had, yet they still enjoyed all the riches and glory. How could she accept this? How could she remain calm?!

Why did they treat her like that?!

Qingdai rushed forward anxiously: "Miss, think of Master and Madam, you still have them!"

She reverted to the way she addressed Cheng Nanzhi when she was still a young lady in her boudoir.

After a moment of confusion and despair, Cheng Nanzhi finally came to her senses.

Cheng Nanzhi came from a prominent family. She was the youngest daughter of General Cheng Qingshan and Xie Chengbi, the eldest daughter of the late Grand Tutor. She also had two older brothers who were stationed far away on the border.

Because of the Cheng family's power and prestige, in order to reassure the emperor, the Cheng family had no choice but to send a relative to the capital.

Her mother gave birth to her prematurely due to an enemy attack, and she was born weak and unsuitable for the border, so she was chosen instead.

She has only seen her family a few times over the years, but they all care about and love her.

Cheng Nanzhi suddenly remembered that in her dream, after she died, Zhao Ye, fearing that her family would find out the cause of her death and investigate in a fit of rage, conspired with the Third Prince, who had defected to him, to kill them and frame them for treason, making them the target of public condemnation!

She started trembling all over.

No, she couldn't let that happen!

Now that she knows everything, she must protect herself and her family!

Cheng Nanzhi gradually calmed down, her eyes filled with ruthlessness!