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

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.

Meng Ruohua had Lin's mother explain the rules to Yunzhu and then paid the head kitchen to prepare a feast to celebrate her birth.

Such treatment angered Lü Ningshuang so much that she smashed two teacups before finally stopping.

Pearl, who was also in Hengxi Courtyard, was so angry that she twisted a handkerchief to shreds.

They were all concubines, so why weren't we prepared a feast for her back then?

Pearl didn't dare to argue with Meng Ruohua, so she just put the blame on Yunzhu.

From then on, the two concubines in Hengxi Courtyard fought openly and secretly every day. Whoever lost would complain to Song Chen'an in a wronged manner, keeping Song Chen'an very busy.

Meng Ruohua was naturally delighted to see this scene and thought that she would arrange two more for him when the opportunity arose in the future.

Upon hearing the whole story, Shen Yunlan of Changling Pavilion scoffed disdainfully, "Ha, men!"

I thought Song Chen'an had deep feelings for the original owner of this body, but it's just that what you can't have always stirs your heart.

When she received the letter, she saw the affection between the lines and thought that Song Chen'an was forced to marry Meng Ruohua under pressure. Even if he took Lü Ningshuang as a concubine, she thought it was to fight against Meng Ruohua and the second wife.

Upon arriving at the Song residence, he discovered that he had willingly married Meng Ruohua and had previously doted on Lü Ningshuang.

Haha, while expressing his feelings to his beloved, he also has women on both sides. He really is a master of time management.

Any goodwill she had towards Song Chen'an vanished instantly, leaving only contempt.

And then there's Meng Ruohua. She didn't even have a legitimate son yet, but she still got Aunt Lü to give birth to two sons by illegitimate children. Not only did she give her own maid to Song Chen'an as a concubine a while ago, but she also arranged another concubine for him. How virtuous she is!

If it were her, let alone concubines and illegitimate children, she would make sure Song Chen'an wouldn't even have the chance to cheat.

Shen Yunlan secretly plotted that living in the Song residence was not a long-term solution; the people in the residence were ignorant and foolish, and she really couldn't be bothered to deal with them.

But she had no money, didn't know anyone, and even leaving the mansion was a problem.

Before coming here, I didn't expect that the atmosphere in the capital was much more conservative than in Yanzhou. Unmarried women rarely went out alone and were usually accompanied by their elders.

"Go and find out when Song Chen'an takes a day off."

Ying'er stood still, counted briefly, and said, "The tenth is a day off, tomorrow is the day off."

She looked at her young mistress with some confusion, feeling that she was different from before. There were some trivial things that everyone knew but her young mistress didn't know, while there were some things that she had never even heard of but her young mistress spoke eloquently about.

Noticing Ying'er's gaze, Shen Yunlan knew she had given herself away again, and quickly made up an excuse to send Ying'er away.

The first thing to solve after transmigrating is to keep it a secret from those around me!

She couldn't sell Ying'er and Dong Mama; their indentures were still with the Song family. She had initially tried to find a reason to send them away, but they both knelt before her, saying they wanted to return to the Song family and didn't want to stay in Yanzhou.

If she dismissed the two women, given her stepmother's personality, she wouldn't arrange any useful maids for her. Left with no other choice, Shen Yunlan had to keep them.

Shen Yunlan put aside these chaotic thoughts and started planning what she needed to do tomorrow.

She wanted to take a good look at what the capital city had and what it didn't, and use her knowledge spanning over two thousand years to find business opportunities. She wanted to make money and make connections with influential people.

Only by becoming excellent can one enter higher-level circles.

At this moment, Linglong brought a letter to Qingfengyuan with a joyful expression.

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.

Meng Ruohua quickly changed her clothes, sent a letter to Li Furong, and asked Lin Mama and Shanhu to guard the courtyard. Then she left the mansion with Linglong and Yuye.

The items were placed in Yang Sanli's courtyard, a spacious place with the Meng family mansion behind it, so there was no fear of anything happening.

Meng Ruohua went to the Meng residence first, left the coachman behind, and led the others to take a side road.

Mencius' mother knew something about this, but she didn't want to get involved. It was just a matter of losing some money, and she was happy as long as her daughter was happy.

Meng Ruohua's mother felt very guilty about the marriage. She had initially chosen the Song family because of their low social standing and Song Chen'an's promising future. She had persuaded her daughter for several days to agree to the marriage. Now, her daughter was unhappy, and Song Chen'an even had two illegitimate sons.

Although it's also my own daughter who's disappointing, she's still my own daughter, so I always tend to favor her more.

Upon entering the courtyard, Meng Ruohua saw eight carriages packed full, far exceeding her expectations. "Uncle Yang, why did you bring back so many?"

Yang Sanli greeted him with a smile, "The weather is cold this year, and there have been several heavy snowfalls in the north, making it easier to hunt than in previous years."

"If it weren't for the heavy snow, we would have been back long ago!"

Meng Ruohua lifted a small corner, revealing a piece of snow-white fox fur, and couldn't help but stroke it carefully twice. "This fur is quite nice!"

Yang Sanli patted his chest and said, "They were all found by my own brothers, so they can't be bad."

"I trust Uncle Yang to handle things."

"That's natural!"

The group chatted and laughed for a while, recounting amusing stories about collecting hides. It sounded very relaxed, but only they knew the hardships involved.

Although Meng Ruohua had never experienced it herself, she could guess that their trip had not been easy.

The group of twenty men, familiar with the route and experienced, rode the fine steeds of the Meng family, two horses per person, and arrived in Lanzhou in just six or seven days. Once in the city, Yang Sanli contacted several old acquaintances and divided the group into four teams, instructing them to take their men directly to hunters to buy hides, where the prices were forty to fifty percent cheaper than in the city.

In the north, the snow can be knee-deep, and some remote villages are inaccessible by horse-drawn carts. They have to walk to get there. After collecting the hides, they hurry back to the city. It took them seven or eight days of this to collect almost everything.

After thanking their brothers for their help and agreeing to reunite next year, they embarked on their journey home.

Fortunately, two brothers from the underworld escorted them halfway, avoiding harassment from bandits in Lanzhou, allowing them to return to Beijing sooner. Without these brothers, they probably wouldn't have been able to return until the twelfth lunar month.

And so, this trip took a full forty days.

Yang Sanli rubbed his forehead, extremely grateful to his brothers. He had gone there on a whim, never expecting that wealthy families would prepare clothes in advance. If he had followed his plan, these hides would definitely have been stuck with him.

He glanced at Meng Ruohua and guessed that the young lady either completely trusted him or was as clueless as he was.

Unaware of the situation, Meng Ruohua announced with a smile, "Everyone has worked hard on this trip. After we deliver the goods to the Yunjin Cloth Shop, everyone can go home and rest for a few days. Once you've rested enough, I'll treat you all to a meal!"

The men in the courtyard cheered; they were genuinely happy.

It was truly hard work, but the harvest from this trip would certainly be plentiful. In addition to the wages given by their master, they each brought some money to buy a few hides, which they would sell together, with the proceeds going to them separately.

After everyone had a good laugh, they didn't waste any more time and quickly pulled the carriages out.

Yunjin Cloth Shop is the largest cloth shop under the Wu'an Marquis's mansion. Li Furong has already spoken with the manager and can go there to hand over the accounts directly.