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

Aunt Chen was stunned for a moment. Did the Lady of the Marquis know that it was her idea?

Just thinking about Yu Yan's cold face and his dagger-like eyes made the hairs on her body stand on end; it was truly terrifying.

The old nanny left satisfied, seeing how terrified Aunt Chen was.

She spends all day stirring up trouble for the heir apparent, making a mess of the household; she deserves to be taught a lesson.

Although Yu Yan refused very decisively, this matter made him take it seriously.

Aunt Chen's maternal family was the Yan family. Before the Yan family rose to prominence, her mother married a merchant. Later, by chance, she entered the Yong'an Marquis's mansion.

But how dare she, a mere concubine, interfere in her own marriage?

Yu Yan pondered the matter behind it all, thinking it was over. But a few days later, news came from the Yong'an Marquis's residence that they wanted to arrange a marriage for Yu Yan, and suddenly many people came to propose marriage.

Because of Yu Yan's job and the previous marriage, although he was of high status, the real noble families would avoid suspicion, and those who came were all people who wanted to curry favor with the Marquis of Yong'an's family.

However, there was one exception: Ye Ling from the Duke of Cheng's mansion.

Since Ye Ling met Yu Yan three years ago, she has been thinking about him and has tried to talk to him at banquets and other occasions. Yu Yan understands her intentions and tries to avoid her.

Ye Ling never hid her feelings, and many people noticed her affection.

However, she was the most favored by the Duke and Duchess of Cheng, and for the past three years, they had allowed her to do whatever she wanted.

She heard from somewhere that the Marquis of Yong'an's mansion was going to arrange a marriage for Yu Yan, so she begged the Duchess to help her arrange the marriage, and even said that if she didn't marry Yu Yan, she would cut off her hair and become a nun.

Lady Chengguo had no choice but to send someone to sound out Marquis Yong'an.

Lady Zheng, the wife of the Marquis of Yong'an, naturally wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Duke of Cheng's family. After all, it was the Duke of Cheng's family that was climbing the social ladder. Everyone knew that the Marquis of Yong'an was disliked and suppressed by the Emperor. It was likely that once the Marquis of Yong'an passed away, the Emperor would take back his title.

But she also knew that they couldn't make decisions about Yu Yan's marriage, so a hint of regret appeared on her face. "As you know, a child's marriage should be arranged by their parents. We old folks from a different generation won't interfere."

The visitor was the wife of a Supervising Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had some marriage ties with the Duke of Cheng's family. She was a very shrewd woman. She noticed the regret on Madam Zheng's face and said with a smile, "It is certainly right to listen to your parents' arrangements, but you are my grandmother, so it is not that you cannot ask questions."

Zheng's lips twitched slightly, but she quickly regained her smile.

So what if she's her own grandmother? Her mother was a royal princess!

“What you said is true, but this matter still depends on the princess’s wishes, and we cannot make a decision before the princess.”

"That's how it should be."

Seeing that Madam Zheng couldn't make the decision, the official's wife chatted about other things for a few minutes before taking her leave.

Later, the Ningguo Duke's Mansion asked someone else to speak to Princess Yangcheng. Although Princess Yangcheng refused, the matter became known to many people.

Everyone is saying that the Marquis of Yong'an's mansion is going to marry into the Duke of Cheng's mansion, and the young lady of the Duke of Cheng's mansion has finally gotten her wish.

Of course, Meng Ruohua heard it too.

She remained silent, simply sitting by the window for an afternoon. Afterward, she acted as if nothing had happened, eating and drinking as usual, and even took the time to visit Mengjiazhuang once.

Seeing that the people she adopted were able to work and support themselves, and were extremely grateful to her when they met her, she couldn't help but feel a desire to help more people.

She had previously bought a piece of land not far from Mengjiazhuang, specifically to house these people.

Yang Sanli said, "Miss's intentions are good, but with too many people, it might be difficult to manage them."

He wasn't born into a family; if someone with ulterior motives tries to sow discord, trouble is inevitable.

Meng Ruohua smiled and said, "Third Uncle, you're overthinking it. I was just saying, and I don't plan to do that yet."

She didn't consider herself a good housekeeper, and since she lived far from Mengjiazhuang and couldn't keep an eye on things all the time, she naturally wouldn't create that trouble for herself.

The original intention of helping these people was to discover some useful individuals among them. Now that she has quite a few people helping her, it's barely enough, so there's no need to train more.

Moreover, if things hadn't changed in the previous life, there would have been a major battle in the north this winter, and the population of Mengjiazhuang might have increased significantly.

On the way back, Yang Sanli always felt that someone was following him, but when he turned around to look, he didn't find anything.

He was originally a scout under Meng Xin, and he was most skilled at tracking and evading. Although he did not see anyone, he was certain that his group was being followed.

But who could be so vigilant under his very nose?

Yang Sanli narrowed his eyes. If we're talking about the best trackers in the capital, aside from the hidden forces of those aristocratic families, it would be the military or the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

But why follow them?

Could it be that someone has stirred up trouble again, trying to harm the Meng family or Miss Meng?

Upon reaching the city gate, the person behind them remained at a distance. Yang Sanli feigned a relaxed demeanor and said to Meng Ruohua, "Miss, someone has been following us all the way. We'll split up once we enter the city. I'll leave someone to protect you, and you can go straight back to your residence. I'll see what that person is up to."

After hearing this, Meng Ruohua remained calm and said, "If Uncle keeps someone by his side, they can help if something happens. I have Yang Liu and Pingping by my side, so even if someone tries to cause trouble, they won't succeed for a while."

As the sky gradually cleared and the streets became sparsely populated, it would be difficult to find anyone to help if something were to happen.

Yang Sanli knew that Xu Pingping had formally studied martial arts and was much better than Yang Liu, who was a self-taught martial artist, so he nodded in agreement.

The two groups separated after entering the city. Yang Sanli spurred his horse and turned into a nearby alley.

He stared intently at the people entering and leaving the city gate, finding a man in gray clothes particularly suspicious. After entering the city, the man in gray looked around before heading in the direction of Meng Ruohua's carriage.

Yang Sanli checked himself and, after confirming that there were no more peeping eyes on him, he was certain that the person was heading towards the young lady.

He led one person towards Meng Ruohua, following at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, always keeping his eyes on Meng Ruohua's carriage.

However, after following him for only two blocks, the man in gray disappeared in a flash.

Ha! They're quite alert!

Yang Sanli gave a wink to the man beside him, who abandoned his horse and disappeared into the alleyway in a few steps.

Upon arriving at the Meng residence, Yang Sanli didn't say much, only advising Meng Ruohua and the others not to leave the residence unless absolutely necessary, and to wait until he had investigated the matter thoroughly.

Meng Ruohua nodded, "Okay, thank you for your trouble, Third Uncle."

Of all the people in the mansion, she was the only one who liked to go out. Unless they were invited to a banquet, her mother and sister-in-law rarely went out.

She wondered if Song Chen'an was up to something again!

However, given Song Chen'an's petty nature, he certainly wouldn't let it go so easily after knocking out one of his teeth.