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

Meanwhile, in the backyard, Ye Ruyue saw that Old Madam Zhao was praising Cheng Nanzhi kindly and that the two children were very affectionate towards her. She couldn't find a chance to criticize her, so she took her leave in anger.

To her surprise, as soon as she arrived at her lodgings, the newly arrived maid Chunyu rushed to find her.

"Sister Sanmei wants to see you, saying she's discovered there's more to last night's events than meets the eye!"

"what?!"

Ye Ruyue immediately went over.

Sanmei struggled to her feet to bow.

Ye Ruyue felt some sympathy for her pitiful state, waved her hand to let it go, and asked what had happened.

"Miss Ye, someone deliberately tried to harm you last night!"

Sanmei's words caused Ye Ruyue's expression to change slightly.

"After I was punished and returned home, I recovered and saw that there was no medicine for my wounds here and no one came for a while, so I thought I would go to the door and ask someone to bring me some."

"Just as I was about to go out, I saw a servant sneaking past the courtyard gate! The man had a black mole near his mouth, was not tall, and was carrying something in his arms, saying that he had finished his business!"

"The appearance of that rat last night was suspicious; it might have been this person's doing! Miss Ye, you should quickly send someone to bring it here and ask them about it!"

Sanmei was careful and only said what she saw, without mentioning that Jianlan told her. Her excuse was also quite plausible.

Ye Ruyue had no doubts whatsoever, and she was furious upon hearing it.

She said it must have been someone who did it on purpose!

"Chunyu, go find the servant outside named Qian Yidong immediately and tell him to send someone to look for him!"

Ye Ruyue knew that Zhao Ye had left someone for her to do, and that person was Qian Yidong.

Spring Rain dared not delay and hurried off.

Ye Ruyue looked at Sanmei and said, "I'll have Chunyu bring you some medicine for your injuries later."

Sanmei's gloom dissipated somewhat; it turned out that Miss Biao hadn't really forgotten her after all!

Ye Ruyue went out to wait, and called Chunyu back to deliver the medicine.

A short while later, Qian Yidong brought over a servant boy with a black mole on his face!

“Speak! Where were you and what were you doing when the incident happened at Shouan Hall last night? Can anyone testify to that?!” Qian Yidong asked in front of Ye Ruyue.

The servant turned pale upon hearing this.

"This servant was asleep at the time and knew nothing!"

"I haven't even asked you what you know yet, why are you in such a hurry to distance yourself?" Ye Ruyue sneered.

Qian Yidong immediately understood, forcefully cutting off the servant's hand. She didn't know where she pressed, but the servant screamed and went limp, crying out, "I'll talk! I'll talk! Miss, I can only tell you this in private, otherwise I'll lose my life!"

Ye Ruyue, suspicious, ordered everyone to leave.

The servant stammered, "Actually... it's in Guantang Courtyard..."

……

At the same time, Cheng Nanzhi also returned to Guantang Courtyard.

"Miss, I've taken care of everything!" Lan said after the servants were dismissed.

Qingdai was also there.

Cheng Nanzhi exchanged a glance with her.

"Jianlan, I trust you completely. Once this is all over, I will reward you handsomely." With that, he took off the gold and jade bracelet from his wrist and gave it to Jianlan.

Cheng Nanzhi also focused her attention and listened carefully, hoping to hear Jianlan's inner thoughts.

Nothing at all.

It seems unlikely that Jianlan, who grew up with Qingdai, would have such a close relationship with her as Qingdai, and would hear her innermost thoughts.

"Thank you, miss!"

Seeing that it was Cheng Nanzhi's beloved possession, Lan quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Cheng Nanzhi slightly raised her hand.

Qingdai stepped forward to help Jianlan up and said with a smile, "You're surprised by this? Miss has always been kind to those around her. As long as you are loyal to Miss, you will have a bright future. It's not impossible for you to ask Miss to find you a good family to marry into when you reach the right age."

Seeing Lan's steady and calm nature, she couldn't help but blush with embarrassment upon hearing this.

"This servant only wants to stay by Miss's side and serve her."

Cheng Nanzhi smiled. "If you have any ideas in the future, you can tell me directly. I won't detain you. Alright, you can go now. Keep quiet about what happened this morning. Later, take my token and go find Li Mama's son."

Seeing Lan hesitate, she said, "Miss, there's something I'm not sure if I should say..."

"You said."

"The incident at Shou'an Hall yesterday went completely unnoticed. I heard that the master himself wanted to keep it a secret... Also, I heard that the master went to Miss's place immediately last night, and seemed very concerned about her..."

Seeing Lan's words, he broke out in a cold sweat.

This undoubtedly means that Zhao Ye seems to have feelings for Ye Ruyue, and it could very well be a blatant attempt to sow discord between his master and his mistress!

"Jianlan, then why do you think I knew something was wrong even though Shou'an Hall was keeping it from me?" Cheng Nanzhi said calmly.

Seeing Lan startled, she realized something in a flash, stared at Cheng Nanzhi with wide eyes, and it took her a long time to calm down.

She was also very confused: "Why would the young master keep this from you, Miss? Doesn't he know it will hurt you?! Does he think you are the kind of jealous person who can't tolerate other women?"

Cheng Nanzhi closed her eyes.

When the truth came out in his dream, Zhao Ye told her that he had kept it a secret because he was worried that she might become jealous and harm his sweetheart!

He always thought that way about her, and even acted like a victim who had endured humiliation, wanting to kill her!

Just then, Lian Ruo's voice suddenly rang out from outside.

"Your Excellency has returned from court!"

Cheng Nanzhi suppressed her thoughts and instructed Jian Lan to keep her mouth shut.

Just as Zhao Ye was about to enter, he asked, "Is Madam feeling unwell again and needs to rest? Why is the door closed in broad daylight?"

Cheng Nanzhi's expression remained unchanged.

"I just played with my mother-in-law and the others in the backyard for a while, and I'm a little tired. If you had come any later, I would have gone to rest."

Zhao Ye sat down and spoke gently, inquiring about Cheng Nanzhi's health, and then asked what she had been doing in the backyard.

If you didn't hear his impatient complaints about how troublesome it was, anyone who saw him would think he was a loving husband.

Cheng Nanzhi replied to him slowly and deliberately, and then casually added, "By the way, husband, was something happening at Shou'an Hall last night? I vaguely heard something, but I was too sleepy to get up and check. This morning I was only concerned about the children and didn't have time to ask."

Zhao Ye's heart tightened.

He asked people to keep it a secret from this side, because he was afraid Cheng Nanzhi would wonder why he rushed over there so quickly.

I thought I had kept it a secret, but I never expected that Cheng Nanzhi would actually notice what was going on!

"It's nothing serious, just a little thing with my cousin, but Granny Zhang has already taken care of it." Zhao Ye avoided mentioning himself and immediately shifted the focus to the fact that Ye Ruyue was not suitable for praying for blessings.

Cheng Nanzhi said calmly, "Since my husband and mother-in-law have already made their decision, I naturally have no objections. From now on, I won't have to worry about the affairs of the inner quarters. It's better for me to be able to relax a bit."

Zhao Ye gently coaxed, "I didn't tell you because I was afraid of disturbing your rest. My wife, you mustn't say such hurtful things. Once you're fully recovered, the Zhao family and I will both be indispensable to you!"

Cheng Nanzhi's ambiguous smile made Zhao Ye feel uneasy.

Before he could say anything more, a servant rushed in to report.

"Madam, the old lady requests your presence at Shou'an Hall. She says she has important matters to discuss with you!"