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

Zhao Ye couldn't bear to hurt his sweetheart, so he tried to explain the difficulties in a tactful way.

Ye Ruyue could see his disbelief, so she leaned against him and said coquettishly, "Ye Lang, I mean it! If you don't believe me, give me a few days, and I'll definitely write you a hundred or so excellent articles, none of them the same. That'll be enough for Ze Ge'er to use for several years!"

Zhao Ye was taken aback: "Really?"

"Of course!"

She knows far more than a hundred or so articles; she could provide hundreds!

Because she traveled from the future!

Ye Ruyue recalled that ten years ago, she fell into a coma due to an accident. Unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes, she found herself in another world and faced the prospect of having her family's property confiscated and being exiled!

The original owner's father offended his superior when he was an official. When he made a mistake in his political affairs, his superior made a big deal out of it, and the whole family suffered.

Ye Ruyue, unwilling to suffer the pain of exile, quickly pieced together the original owner's memories and connections to seek help, eventually setting her sights on the original owner's childhood sweetheart, Zhao Ye.

Although Zhao Ye was from a poor family at the time, he had already passed the imperial examination and had a bright future. He was even favored by a local official who wanted to take him as his son-in-law. It was not impossible for him to intervene and try to get her out of trouble.

To everyone's surprise, Zhao Ye avoided meeting her, and Old Madam Zhao, fearing she would be implicated, directly drove her away, declaring that their past friendship was null and void. Yet, when the Ye family was doing well, it was Old Madam Zhao who shamelessly used their neighborly relationship to curry favor with the Ye family, hoping they would help Zhao Ye pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom!

Unable to find anyone else to save her, Ye Ruyue made a desperate plan to trick Zhao Ye into meeting her, drugged him, and forced him into a sexual relationship. She then tearfully begged him for forgiveness based on the original owner's affection for her.

Ye Ruyue was better at winning people over than the original owner of the body. Zhao Ye impulsively agreed and, in a moment of weakness, managed to exonerate her from her criminal record. However, he also lost the favor of the local official and almost couldn't continue taking the imperial examinations. It took him several years to find another opportunity.

At that time, Zhao Ye kept it a secret from Old Madam Zhao. Old Madam Zhao quickly became suspicious and, after a thorough investigation, discovered the truth. She was furious and wanted to punish Zhao Ye.

Fortunately, Ye Ruyue had already won Zhao Ye's heart, and Zhao Ye threatened to kill himself before the old lady Zhao finally let her go.

Ye Ruyue then worked hard to please Madam Zhao, and it took a long time for the other party to change her opinion and finally accept her because she was pregnant.

These past ten years have been incredibly difficult; she has given almost everything to get to where she is today!

Sometimes, she almost forgot that she was a time traveler.

Only now, as Ye Ruyue watches her poems, brought from the future, shine brightly here, attracting countless admirers and praise, does she feel a sense of reality and pride that doesn't belong to this era.

She knows more than anyone can imagine!

Ye Ruyue said, "If you're worried, Ye Lang, I'll start writing for you as soon as I get back. Even if I can't, what's done is done, and there's no turning back now. From now on, we'll deal with whatever comes our way."

Yes, it's too late to regret it now; we have no choice but to take this step.

Zhao Ye pinched her nose and said, "Of course I believe you."

Ye Ruyue knew perfectly well what was going on, but didn't continue the conversation. Instead, she excitedly said, "We won quite a bit from this betting! Ye Lang, let's go see how much money we made!"

Zhao Ye also perked up: "Yes, yes, this is important. We still need to pay back the loan sharks."

Ye Ruyue's eyes flickered slightly: "After I get the money, Ye Lang, you can give it to me and I'll pay it back." That money is for Wang Kesheng to pay back, it has nothing to do with the Zhao family, so it can go into her pocket and become her private stash!

Even if Wang Kesheng confronts her, it doesn't matter; she still has leverage over him. As long as he's not afraid of ruining his reputation, let him come.

Zhao Ye replied, "No need. Yue'er, you've already worked so hard. I can handle this little thing."

This is not possible!

Ye Ruyue hurriedly said, "It's no trouble at all. I was the one who did it, so it's my job to finish it up. If you, Ye Lang, were to show up and get recognized, it might damage your reputation in the future. But I'm different. I'm just a woman confined to the inner quarters and don't meet many people, so I'm not afraid of that!"

Zhao Ye said with a touched expression, "Yue'er, you don't need to do so much for me."

"What's this? As long as it's for your own good, Yue'er is willing to do anything." Ye Ruyue said with a coquettish smile, "Now that you know how good I am, you mustn't lie to me or let me down in the future."

Zhao Ye assured him, "You will be the matriarch of the Zhao family. I will definitely deal with the Cheng family as soon as possible so that you can marry me openly and legitimately."

The two spent some time together in the private room before leaving. They took a carriage to the back alley of the casino and asked Qian Yidong to handle the gambling matters.

Qian Yidong quickly brought back the results: after deducting the portion given to the casino manager, there were nearly 14,000 taels left!

"So many?" This was far beyond Zhao Ye and Ye Ruyue's expectations.

Qian Yidong reported: "The shopkeeper said that there are a lot of people coming to place bets, and people are still coming in droves this morning."

Ye Ruyue exclaimed in delight, "Ye Lang, you've really gone all out in creating this hype!"

Zhao Ye nodded in satisfaction: "Qian Yidong, you did a good job. I will reward you handsomely later."

Qian Yidong was taken aback; he hadn't done much.

Never mind, when a reward comes your way, why not take it?

Zhao Ye and Ye Ruyue happily returned to the mansion with the money. Ye Ruyue was all smiles as she held the money in her hands. In front of Zhao Ye, she pretended to take Sanmei out of the mansion, and immediately deposited the money into her own account at the bank.

Seeing that Ye Ruyue had so much money in such a short time, Sanmei was afraid that Ye Ruyue had done something wrong and that it would implicate her and lead to punishment.

"Miss, do the master and the old lady know about this money?"

"What does it have to do with them? You better keep your mouth shut and don't say anything you shouldn't." Ye Ruyue glared at her.

Sanmei immediately decided that she must tell Madam about this as soon as she got back. She couldn't let it really implicate her!

Meanwhile, at Xiangchun Tower.

After chatting with the people he had met, Song Yanlan left, taking a side alley at the back, intending to return to his rented place to review his studies.

Unexpectedly, he ran into an old fortune teller who called out to him as he passed by.

"Young master, I see something unusual about your face; you may soon face a bloody disaster!"

Song Yanlan was slightly taken aback. After confirming that the other party was speaking to him, he bowed politely and said, "Old man, I am short of money. You should go and find someone else to do business with."

"..." The old man said, "I see you have a connection with me, so I'll give you a free reading! Would you like me to tell your fortune and find a way to resolve this?"

Song Yanlan was stunned: "No money?"

The old man nodded.

Song Yanlan said, "So, it turns out that my appearance makes me seem easy to fool?"

He remained polite and said gently, "Thank you for thinking I am honest and simple, but I think I am quite clever. I am indeed busy right now, so please go and find someone else."

Old man: "…………"

Touching the heavy purse on his chest, the old man gritted his teeth and stopped Song Yanlan.

"I didn't lie to you!"

"You're going on a scientific expedition, right? Seriously, you're not suited for this one. If you insist on going ahead, you'll be in big trouble! You'd better wait until another time!"

Upon hearing this, Song Yanlan frowned. Even the most good-tempered person would get angry upon hearing about something as important as the imperial examination.

"Old man, I've told you I'm not easily fooled, and I have no money to be fooled. Please stop targeting me."

After saying that, Song Yanlan walked past him and left.

The old man stamped his foot. He wasn't a liar! Oh well, he had already conveyed the message exactly as instructed. Whether the other party believed him or not was none of his concern.