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

Sanmei was startled by the shout and wondered what had happened to Ye Ruyue at Cheng Nanzhi's place. To avoid suspicion, she didn't go in with Ye Ruyue but waited outside so that Ye Ruyue wouldn't notice anything amiss.

Seeing that Ye Ruyue was very angry, Sanmei didn't dare to delay and hurried off.

Qian Yidong was indeed on duty at the time. When he saw Sanmei arrive again, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, Miss? Is something the matter again?"

She's been looking for an adult several times today! So frequently, isn't she afraid of being discovered?!

Qian Yidong was terrified.

If he gets caught, he'll be the first one Zhao Ye will punish for his poor performance!

Although Sanmei had already guessed the affair between Zhao Ye and Ye Ruyue, since Ye Ruyue had not yet confessed to her, she pretended to be confused and said, "Miss Zhao Ye does have urgent business. She is looking for the master... Perhaps there are some things that she cannot let others know. In this mansion, she is an orphan and there are not many people she can rely on."

Qian Yidong sighed, told Sanmei to go back, and went to his study to report to Zhao Ye.

But Zhao Ye was discussing political affairs with his trusted advisors at the time, and was somewhat displeased to be interrupted at a crucial point: "Didn't we say not to come in and disturb us?"

"My lord, Shou'an Hall has something to discuss with you," Qian Yidong said, forcing himself to speak, without directly mentioning that it was Ye Ruyue.

The confidant assumed that Madam Zhao had something to attend to, so he offered, "Sir, please go ahead. I have nothing else to do, so I can wait for you."

Zhao Ye could tell it was Ye Ruyue who was looking for him, and since she was his sweetheart, he patiently went over.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived there, Ye Ruyue rushed to his side and cried.

"Ye Lang, that bitch Cheng Nanzhi deliberately humiliated me!"

"You have to avenge me! I want you to go to Jinxiu Pavilion and buy me new jewelry!"

Zhao Ye was taken aback. "What does this have to do with Cheng Nanzhi?" He had been busy with official duties and was unaware of what had happened at the manor.

Ye Ruyue tearfully recounted what had happened at Guantang Courtyard.

Zhao Ye's brow twitched: "Did she really buy such expensive clothes?"

"Of course! I'm afraid the whole mansion is already buzzing about it!" Ye Ruyue said.

Zhao Ye frowned and asked Qian Yidong, who had come with him, to inquire about it.

As Ye Ruyue said, everyone in the mansion knew how much Cheng Nanzhi valued Zhao Shize's apprenticeship banquet. In order to support Zhao Shize at the banquet, she spent a lot of money to buy that outfit. Qian Yidong didn't have to bother and quickly returned to report.

Hearing that all the servants in the mansion were sighing inwardly, Ye Ruyue became even more agitated.

"I want the same one as her! Ye Lang, go buy it for me right now!"

But where would Zhao Ye get so much cash?

He patiently explained, "You don't need to compare yourself to her. Her current status is different, so it's normal for her to be a bit more refined. Besides, I just used the money I had to bribe my colleagues, and after my promotion, I'll inevitably have to entertain them and socialize, and it will also be used for household expenses. Yue'er, you're the most understanding person, you can understand, right?"

Zhao Ye didn't directly say he was out of money, but instead subtly indicated that he couldn't afford to buy anything for Ye Ruyue, hoping that Ye Ruyue would take the initiative and gracefully back down.

But he was unwilling to wrong his beloved.

"Here's what I'll do: I'll give you another three hundred taels. I'm currently too busy with official duties to go out and buy jewelry and clothing. You can take my token and go out of the mansion to buy jewelry and clothing."

A few hundred taels isn't enough!

In the past, Ye Ruyue would have been very happy and would not have missed any opportunity to get money.

But now that she had just been provoked by Cheng Nanzhi and had seen Cheng Nanzhi's incredibly expensive and dazzling clothes, how could she be willing to use something so much cheaper than Cheng Nanzhi's!

If we really use her, wouldn't that just prove what Cheng Nanzhi's maid said? She comes from a humble family, so no one would even think of valuing her!

“No way. If Cheng Nanzhi can use jewelry worth thousands of taels and brocade worth a thousand gold pieces, why can’t I?”

"Yue'er isn't one to squander money or compare herself to others. She doesn't need to be as extravagant as Cheng Nanzhi, but she can't be stingy either. It should be at least a thousand taels!"

Ye Ruyue felt she had already made things much easier for Zhao Ye.

"You can give Cheng Nanzhi money to buy such expensive things, so why can't you give it to me? Do you, Ye Lang, think I'm not worth it?"

Zhao Ye was still patient at this moment: "It's different. Cheng Nanzhi used her own money to buy it, and it didn't go through the household's public accounts."

“Then I’ll use the government’s public accounts!” Ye Ruyue insisted.

Zhao Ye couldn't come up with that much money, so he tried to coax Ye Ruyue into giving up.

As a result, Ye Ruyue insisted, and said angrily and sadly that she had never seen Zhao Ye so stingy before, and wondered if he really thought she was not good enough for him.

Zhao Ye couldn't bring himself to admit he had no money, but he got angry too.