My wife wants a divorce; if she ruins my life, I'll leave.

The two politely discussed Yunzhu's matter, but neither of them wanted to ask her what she thought.

Coral listened from outside, feeling a deep sadness in her heart.

Although she knew what Yunzhu was thinking, she felt a little sad hearing her masters so casually decide Yunzhu's life.

As servants, they had no say whatsoever; their fate depended solely on the master's word.

It can't be said that Yunzhu's idea was wrong, after all, there weren't many maids in the whole mansion who didn't want to become concubines.

Coral sighed softly and quietly left.

After arranging Yunzhu's affairs in a few words, Meng Ruohua shut her mouth and stopped talking.

She had been mentally prepared for this, and in fact, she was happy to see Yunzhu come to this point.

When Yunzhu was beaten and asked Shanhu for medicine, she had already thought of this.

After Shanhu talked about how favored Pearl was and how the concubines overshadowed the wife, unsurprisingly, Yunzhu's heart gradually began to stir.

Who says servants can only be servants? Seize the opportunity and you can rise up and become the master!

She also sent Coral with rouge, face powder, and fabric, enough for her to dress herself up in a new way.

Although Yunzhu was not as beautiful as Pearl, she had an enviable figure, with a curvaceous body that no one else in the mansion could match.

As expected, Yunzhu did not disappoint Meng Ruohua's good intentions. In fact, whether Yunzhu became a concubine or not was of no concern to Meng Ruohua. She just wanted to make the Song residence more lively.

Unexpectedly, after only a few attempts by Coral, Yunzhu had already formed an idea, and even more unexpectedly, she was able to climb up to Song Chen'an so quickly.

Sure enough, you can’t underestimate anyone!

Song Chen'an took a few sips of the hot tea before his rationality slowly returned.

He originally wanted to reconcile with Meng Ruohua, but before he could even speak, he got so angry that he blurted out about Yunzhu.

Hey!

He knew that Meng Ruohua was virtuous and understanding, and that she had always treated his concubines and maids with kindness and gentleness. But he felt that Meng Ruohua did not cherish him enough.

Song Chen'an looked through the wisps of mist. Meng Ruohua was right in front of him, yet she gave him a feeling of being out of reach.

He didn't like Meng Ruohua much, and even considered divorcing her and marrying someone else. But even if he divorced her, given his current official position, his mother wouldn't agree to him marrying Shen Yunlan.

He will definitely find another family that can help him.

Then let's improve our relationship with the Meng family. Firstly, he needs a legitimate son, and secondly, the Meng family knows many people.

Her close friends all married well, and any one of them could put in a good word for him, which would greatly benefit his career.

That's why he came to Qingfeng Courtyard, but when he was alone with Meng, she turned into a cold and aloof person again.

Song Chen'an, feeling bored, finished his tea but didn't get a chance to stay from Meng Ruohua, so he left dejectedly.

The next day, when she went to Rongxi Courtyard to pay her respects, after everyone had finished chatting, Meng Ruohua said, "Fourth Sister, Miss, please go back first. I need to talk to Madam about something."

After all, she was an unmarried young lady. No matter how much Meng Ruohua disliked Shen Yunlan, she would not bring up the matter of concubines in front of her, since she was well-mannered.

Shen Yunlan looked at Meng Ruohua with a question in her eyes, then smiled and said, "Alright, then Yunlan will take her leave."

Song Xi smiled and left.

After everyone left, Meng Ruohua instructed Yu Ye, "Go and invite Aunt Lü over."

When Aunt Lü first entered the household, she would come to pay her respects to the Second Madam every morning. Later, after she became pregnant and gave birth, the Second Madam stopped her from coming early. Therefore, Aunt Lü would come over after breakfast to help the Second Madam with household affairs.

The second wife remained silent, letting Meng Ruohua arrange things, wondering what she wanted to say and why she had called Ning Shuang over.

Could it be that he's still holding a grudge about what happened yesterday?

She leaned against the armrest, subtly observing Meng Ruohua, but Meng Ruohua's face remained calm and undisturbed.

Before long, Lü Ningshuang arrived, followed by Yunzhu.

Meng Ruohua didn't beat around the bush or use polite formalities, and announced directly: "Second Master wants to take Yunzhu as his concubine."

Lu Ningshuang was immediately stunned, and after a few breaths she asked incredulously, "Nayun Bamboo?"

"Yes, Second Master told me personally last night," Meng Ruohua said calmly.

Lu Ningshuang turned around abruptly and glared at Yunzhu, her eyes blazing with hatred, her fingers unconsciously tearing at her handkerchief.

So, you little slut, you've managed to climb the social ladder!

No wonder he dared to run out like a madman after being hit a few times last night; it turns out he went to tell on me.

She had noticed their flirtatious exchanges before, but she never imagined they'd actually gotten together. They were just keeping her in the dark, probably laughing at her for being naive.

Shameless little slut, already seducing people at such a young age!

Lu Ningshuang grew angrier the more she thought about it, wishing she could drag Yunzhu over and beat her to death right then and there. Fortunately, she remembered that she had just been scolded yesterday, so she was quite wary of her.

The second wife, sitting at the head of the table, didn't have so many thoughts. She only said critically, "As the first wife, you should have taken the initiative to prepare long ago. Why wait for Chen-ge'er to bring it up himself?"

Meng Ruohua raised an eyebrow slightly, "Yes, I will prepare a few more for Second Master in the future."

I guarantee that the mansion will be bustling with activity.

This sentence successfully attracted Lü Ningshuang's attention, finally shifting her gaze from Yunzhu to Meng Ruohua. Meng Ruohua ignored her resentment and instead smiled happily, making Lü Ningshuang so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Should we prepare a few more?

Now that there are two concubines and Shen Yunlan seducing Song Chen'an, isn't that enough?

With a "rip," she tore the handkerchief in her hand to shreds.

The second wife looked at her with displeasure and reprimanded her, "You just need to take care of the two children. Leave the care of Brother Chen to the maids."

As expected, such petty and narrow-minded behavior is beneath one's dignity!

Although she looked down on her, the second madam was unwilling to shortchange Lü Ningshuang. "In that case, you will be short of a head maid. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

In the end, Lü Ningshuang promoted the little maid Yunshan to head maid, saying that she was clever and diligent, and could handle things on her own after a little teaching.

They gave Lü Ningshuang another little maid as compensation.

Yunzhu's matter has been settled. Some of the servants were envious, while others expressed jealousy, but all of them smiled and offered their congratulations.

That very day, Yunzhu moved her belongings to Hengxi Courtyard and moved into the west wing, where she could see Pearl from afar.

From now on, there's no need for Pearl to fetch the soup and porridge anymore; let the three of them rely on their own abilities.

Leaving aside how angry and cursing Lü Ningshuang was, let's just say that after Meng Ruohua returned to Qingfeng Courtyard, Linglong brought her a letter.

It turned out that Uncle Yang and the others had already returned to the capital, bringing back eight cartloads of furs, which were just waiting for Meng Ruohua to handle.

She quickly ate a bite of food, sent a letter to Li Furong, and asked Lin Mama and Linglong to guard the courtyard. Then she left the mansion with Yuye and Shanhu.