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

Qingdai was alarmed, fearing that Cheng Nanzhi might act impulsively under the influence of the situation. With red eyes, she comforted her, "Miss, life must go on. Please don't be too sad."

Cheng Nanzhi closed her eyes and said it was nothing, then told her to leave.

Qingdai obediently walked away, turning back every few steps.

Cheng Nanzhi sat in her room all night.

Zhao Ye, who had promised to come back to be with her, never returned, which extinguished Cheng Nanzhi's last hope.

She was seriously injured and fell seriously ill because of him, but on the day she finally recovered and returned home, her husband showed no affection for her at all and lied to her while he was with another woman!

Cheng Nanzhi gave a mocking snort.

To continue living like this? Impossible!

She would never tolerate this after finding out; she was determined to divorce and leave the Zhao family!

But before that, she will make them all pay a terrible price for deceiving and betraying her!

Cheng Nanzhi caught a cold and fell ill for several days.

This made it impossible for Old Madam Zhao to find an opportunity to bring up the matter of her child's schooling again, for fear that the incident that almost led to her being discovered would happen again.

During this time, the two children did come to pay their respects to Cheng Nanzhi again, but Cheng Nanzhi refused to see them, citing the fear of catching their illness.

For some reason, they started checking on Cheng Nanzhi's health every now and then.

This struck Cheng Nanzhi as ironic.

In her dream, she felt guilty towards her children because they had been separated for three years, and tried her best to win them back, but they remained unmoved.

Now that she's ignoring them, she's actually come up to them on her own initiative.

Soon, Zhao Ye, who had been missing, finally returned to the manor, and his heart skipped a beat when he found out.

He had seen how much Cheng Nanzhi loved her children.

I remember Cheng Nanzhi wasn't so sick as to be unable to see anyone before she left home, so why is she not seeing anyone? Could it be that she knows something?

Zhao Ye immediately went to ask Old Madam Zhao.

“I had Granny Zhang check on her. She really does keep her medicine with her at all times, probably afraid of catching the illness. Or maybe…”

When Madam Zhao recounted the incident of her child visiting her parents last time, she hesitated and said, "Perhaps she was angry because she mistakenly thought I thought that way about her."

Zhao Ye frowned: "Mother, why are you in such a hurry to find her!"

He also intended to ask Cheng Nanzhi to help him find a teacher.

But at least wait a few days to show your concern! Surely she'll be willing to take your hand then?!

"I'm just concerned about my grandson!" Her good intentions were misunderstood, and Old Madam Zhao became somewhat annoyed: "Don't talk about your mother like that! You, as their father, don't care about them at all!"

This is the child he had with his beloved, how could Zhao Ye not care? He realized that he really couldn't afford to delay it.

"I'll go talk to Cheng Nanzhi later, she definitely won't refuse me."

Only then was Madam Zhao satisfied.

“There’s something else,” Zhao Ye stammered, “Mother, I want Yue’er to come into the household.”

"What? No way! What if Cheng Nanzhi finds out about your affair? Now is not the time for her to know!"

Zhao Ye said meaningfully, "The Cheng family will soon be in a different state."

Madam Zhao was slightly surprised: "This is no laughing matter."

“Mother, my scheming over the past three years hasn’t been in vain.” Zhao Ye pressed his advantage: “You’ve seen how much Ze’er and Yu’er love Yue’er. They’re so listless when they don’t see Yue’er. Can you bear to see them like that?”

Madam Zhao felt a little more at ease, but still hesitated.

"Alright then, let Yue'er enter the manor as a distant cousin," Zhao Ye said.

This was considered a proper procedure, and Madam Zhao finally nodded.

Zhao Ye was overjoyed that he could finally see his beloved openly and couldn't wait to go find Cheng Nanzhi.

"Madam, I am truly sorry. I was temporarily assigned to the outskirts of the capital and have not been able to return until now," Zhao Ye explained casually in Guantang Courtyard.

He didn't need to find another excuse; whatever he said, the woman would believe him.

Cheng Nanzhi looked coldly at the man beside her who had become a stranger, suppressed her emotions, and said considerately, "My husband has recently been promoted, so it's normal for him to be busy."

Qingdai, who was waiting nearby, gritted her teeth.

The son-in-law deliberately stopped an insignificant official business in the outskirts of Beijing to accompany that bitch!

"My lady, I have two things to tell you." Zhao Ye sat down and affectionately tried to hug Cheng Nanzhi to speak.

Cheng Nanzhi could hardly bear it and immediately said, "Husband, please sit there and talk. Don't let me catch your illness."

Zhao Ye immediately sat back down with a look of disgust, offered a few insincere words of concern, and then got straight to the point.

“Ze-ge’er and Yu-jie’er are not young anymore. The matter of the tutor cannot be delayed any longer. Does Madam have a suitable candidate?”

Cheng Nanzhi knew she couldn't avoid this matter and had already figured out what to do.

"Yes, there is, but we can't rush it."

"Is it that we can't rush things, or is Madam still holding a grudge against Mother over some trivial matter from a few days ago?" Zhao Ye asked somewhat displeased. "Madam, you weren't such a petty person before."

"My husband has been away for so long, how can he say such things as soon as he returns?" Cheng Nanzhi feigned sadness. "I know Mother didn't mean it, how could she hold a grudge? How could I not be anxious about the child's important matter?"

“It’s easy to find a tutor for Sister Yu; we just need to carefully select one.”

“Ke Ze’er will be entering officialdom in the future, and his mother says that his teacher cannot be taken lightly. I asked around several times and learned that Mr. Zhou Xiangru of Lanshan Academy is going to take on his last disciple.”

Lanshan Academy was the most prestigious academy besides the Imperial College.

Zhou Xiangru was a renowned scholar of his time, with countless students who went on to achieve high academic success and fame.

However, he has extremely high standards and very strict requirements, so very few people can be chosen by him.

"I heard there's a poetry gathering at Xiangchun Pavilion in half a month, and Mr. Zhou will be there. If Zege can perform well at the poetry gathering and win a prize, and catch Mr. Zhou's eye, it's not impossible for him to become his apprentice. If not, we'll think of another way."

Zhao Ye was a scholar by birth and knew Zhou Xiangru's importance.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Nanzhi took it so seriously. His expression softened, and he quickly apologized to her.

After much coaxing, Cheng Nanzhi finally smiled and said reproachfully, "Words alone are not enough. I remember that my husband has a red agate headdress bestowed by the emperor and several bolts of brocade as offerings in his private treasury. Let's use those."

Zhao Ye hesitated, having already promised to give those things to Ye Ruyue.

Cheng Nanzhi deliberately asked for those things, "What? Is my husband reluctant to give me these, or did he already give them away?"

Who can those be given to? Only women.

But in front of Cheng Nanzhi, he always acted as if she was the only one he could send off; there was no other woman he could send off.

"No, no, those are for Madam's use when she returns. I'll have a servant bring them to you later."

"What is the second thing my husband wants to say?" Cheng Nanzhi asked, looking at him.

Zhao Ye immediately perked up.

“I have a distant cousin whose parents died early and who is now living a miserable and bullied life. My mother couldn’t bear to see her suffer, so she wrote to her asking her to come and stay with us. She will arrive in a few days.”

"My mother is getting old and can't take much work. Madam, you must help take care of her."

Cheng Nanzhi's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Ye Ruyue is indeed coming!

"Okay, I'll do whatever my husband says."

Zhao Ye looked at her with satisfaction, and left after sitting for a short while.

"What distant cousin? She's just a vixen! And you're expected to take care of her? How could your son-in-law treat you like this?!" Qingdai was furious.