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

There was no money in the account, but that didn't mean the Second Madam was broke. In fact, she could make a quick buck every time the seasons changed, because the clothing shop in charge of the household was owned by the Second Madam's younger brother.

Linglong thought about the money the second young mistress had advanced over the years and couldn't help but worry, "Won't she be thinking of asking the second young mistress to advance it again?"

"Silly girl, you're so naive. It's not like they're covering up for them; they're clearly using your second young mistress's money to support the Song family."

Yu Ye exclaimed in surprise, "So, Second Young Mistress, you knew about this?"

"What, you can think of all this, how could I not?" Meng Ruohua tapped her forehead. "I just didn't care before."

Yu Ye leaned closer and asked excitedly, "And now? Are you still going to hold a grudge?"

"Stop stirring up trouble!" Linglong pulled Yuye back, saying with a hint of worry, "It's good that the Second Young Mistress has a plan, but it's not good that the manor is always short of money. We have to think of a way."

It's not that the household is short of money, it's just that there's no money in the accounts. Or rather, the second wife has emptied the bank!

She didn't want to share the money with the eldest son's family! Because after the eldest son's family moved to the post, their annual income would be divided in half, with half of the income having to be transported to Yunzhou.

So, while the Second Madam was in charge of the Song family, she gradually placed her own people in the estates and shops. Over the years, half of the managers and estate owners were her people. And the shops or estates managed by these people lost money every year, and even if they didn't lose money, they didn't make much profit.

She overheard this by chance in her past life, but at that time she was devoted to Song Chen'an and kept it to herself.

Now, she naturally won't be foolish enough to let others scheme against her anymore.

As she gazed at the fiery red maple leaves outside the window, a surge of hatred welled up within her.

Don't persuade others to be kind to others without suffering.

Only by experiencing it firsthand can one truly understand what excruciating pain is.

Just then, Pearl walked into the courtyard wearing her newly made dress, immediately attracting the attention of the little girls playing under the eaves.

"Sister's clothes are so beautiful."

"It's also because the second young mistress values ​​Sister Pearl."

"Sister Pearl is beautiful; she looks good in anything."

After showing off her new dress on the veranda, Pearl came inside and gracefully bowed to Meng Ruohua.

With red lips and white teeth, bright eyes and pearly white teeth, her slender waist was so delicate that it could not be grasped in one hand.

The silver-red brocade jacket with its scattered floral patterns made her even more radiant. The well-fitting cut accentuated her graceful figure, and coupled with her delicate, swaying posture, she appeared exceptionally charming and captivating.

This was a reward from Meng Ruohua the day before yesterday. She got angry and punished those who didn't follow the rules in the courtyard, and then rewarded each person with a piece of cloth. Of course, those who did their duty received even more!

She praised her a couple of times, then had Yu Ye fetch a peach blossom hairpin and personally inserted it into her hair.

The pearly white petals are inlaid with rice-grain-sized rubies, and specks of red light adorn the hair, making it both elegant and romantic.

"It seems I made the right choice in choosing this name; she truly is a dazzling pearl."

Pearl thanked him with her eyes crinkling, every move she made exuding elegance.

Meng Ruohua waved her away, telling her not to wait on her.

Coral turned her head away disdainfully. "Dressed like this, how can you possibly serve me? Don't you know who's in charge?"

She sneered, "Isn't it just that she wants to be the master?"

Seeing her disdain, Meng Ruohua smiled and asked, "It's not like we didn't give you any fabric, so why are you jealous? Come to think of it, I haven't seen you touch a single needle and thread."

After punishing them the day before yesterday, I rewarded each of them with a ruler in the evening, enough to make a new set of clothes.

"Who's jealous?" Coral didn't dare to be arrogant in front of her after all, she just pursed her lips in the shadows, and then she and Yu Ye tidied the bookshelf.

Yu Ye glanced at her, a meaningful smile on her lips: "Second Young Madam doesn't know, Shanhu said the fabric is too good, she can't bear to make it into clothes, she wants to keep it carefully."

"If you like anything, go pick something else."

The fabric they were given wasn't top-quality, but each bolt was still worth three to five taels of silver.

The second-class maids received a monthly allowance of five hundred coins, and their clothes were worth almost half a year's allowance.

"I can't accept a reward without merit. I'll wait until I've done something great, then the Second Young Mistress can reward me with more money," Coral replied with a smile. She wasn't one to be so easily swayed!

"Second Young Madam doesn't know, Coral is the most frugal person in our courtyard. She never squanders her monthly allowance or rewards; she saves them all carefully," Yu Ye said with a smile, the sarcasm in her words becoming increasingly obvious.

"You like money?"

Coral's eyes lit up instantly, making no attempt to hide her delight. "Yes, Second Young Madam, if you want to reward me in the future, just shower me with silver. There's no need to bother choosing materials."

Meng Ruohua glanced in the direction Pearl had left, "Now that you've risen to the top and become the master, how much money do you have?"

Coral glanced thoughtfully at Meng Ruohua's expression and said self-deprecatingly, "So what if I'm good-looking? I just want to be an ordinary little girl here with you. I don't have the desire to dress up, nor do I have the fate to do so."

She looked at Meng Ruohua, her eyes filled with seriousness, "This servant is young and unlucky, I have neither the heart nor the fate!"