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

"Second Young Madam, why did you relinquish the responsibility of managing the household?"

Upon hearing that she had refused the position of housekeeper, Lin Mama left her sick son behind and rushed back to the Song residence. As soon as she entered Qingfeng Courtyard, she hurriedly asked...

Meng Ruohua smiled and invited her to sit down, then instructed Linglong to serve tea.

"Oh dear, my lady! Please stop!" Madam Lin slapped her thigh and said anxiously, "If you relinquish the management of the household, will those other housekeepers still respect you? And you even sent Aunt Lü up there; won't she become even more arrogant once she gets a job there?"

If the second young mistress stops managing the household, the stewards won't take Qingfeng Courtyard seriously, let alone her!

In the past, those people were always very polite to him, and they would send him some good things, just so that he would say a few good words for them in front of the second young mistress, or at least try to find out what the second young mistress thought.

Not to mention myself, even the maids of Qingfeng Courtyard are more imposing than those from other places when they go out!

If he stops managing the household affairs, how can someone as short-sighted as Qi Zi still care about Qingfengyuan? It would be good enough if he didn't mistreat her!

Lin's mother glanced disdainfully at Linglong and Yuye, who were standing to the side, watching their mistress act foolishly. They were truly useless!

"Mom, don't worry!" Meng Ruohua glanced at her with a half-smile and said casually, "Being a housekeeper isn't a good thing either."

"How can I not be anxious? The Second Master has always doted on that woman, and her food, clothing, and daily necessities are all better than those of ordinary concubines. Now that he has power, won't he overshadow you?"

"It's alright." Meng Ruohua smiled lightly. So what if it was covered up? She couldn't be bothered to care!

She didn't even bother to watch Lü Ningshuang's two jumps!

A concubine, no matter what, is just a good concubine. Can she really be promoted to the rank of wife?

She comes from a humble family and isn't particularly intelligent. Even if Song Chen'an wanted to make her his second wife, he wouldn't agree!

Moreover, Song Chen'an was preoccupied with his sweetheart, Shen Yunlan, who would return to the capital at the end of the year, at which point Lü Ningshuang would have no chance to cause trouble.

Seeing that no matter what she said, the second young mistress remained indifferent, Lin's mother felt anxious but helpless.

Despite the Second Young Mistress's gentle and slow manner, Madam Lin knew that she had been a woman of strong will since childhood and would not easily change her mind once she had made up her mind.

She was initially quite pleased to see Li Mama's family being expelled, thinking that Li Mama was the only one in the mansion with the highest seniority and prestige, and that she would be responsible for disciplining and teaching the young maids in the future. Wouldn't that be more prestigious than just managing Qingfeng Courtyard?

Now that the second young mistress has pushed him away, the job is definitely ruined!

Lin's mother was filled with melancholy but dared not show it. She forced herself to chat for a few more minutes before leaving.

She is the master, even though I have been nursing her for many years!

Even if Lin's mother wanted to persuade her, it would depend on whether Meng Ruohua would listen.

Clearly, they won't listen to anything we're talking about today!

Meng Ruohua didn't mind, and lay on the low couch basking in the warm winter sun, so comfortable that she became drowsy.

A short while later, Coral came in with a letter, saying it was from Uncle Yang.

The caravan arrangements must be almost complete!

Upon opening the package, they found that the troops were indeed ready, and if there were no further instructions, they would depart the next day.

After Aunt Li finished packing up the food she had brought for them, Meng Ruohua got up to change her clothes and told Shanhu to go to Rongxi Courtyard to let them know that she was going out for a while.

Hearing that Meng Ruohua was about to leave, Lin's mother couldn't help but mutter, "The second young mistress just angered the second mistress, she should stay at home and behave herself!"

Even if you're honest, you won't win the second wife's favor, so why bother!

"Mom, I've had a day of rest, let me go out and relax!" Meng Ruohua was not affected by Lin's mother's words at all, and said to the little girls under the eaves, "Keep an eye on the yard, and I'll bring you dragon beard candy when I come back."

The girls cheered, suppressing Lin's mother's displeasure, and she couldn't get a word in edgewise.

The second wife was leading Song Tian and Lü Ningshuang in handling household affairs when she heard Shanhu's words and waved her hand impatiently, "Whose wife runs around every day? Where is she going today?"

Remembering how Meng Ruohua had ruined her shop after only two trips out, she was incredibly annoyed to hear that Meng Ruohua was going out again.

What are you up to now?!

Coral answered politely, "The young mistress of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion sent an invitation, saying that she wants to go and select some clothes and jewelry."

This answer was taught to her by Meng Ruohua; even if she was caught out, Li Furong would cover it up for her.

Upon hearing about choosing jewelry, Song Tian couldn't sit still any longer and asked repeatedly, "Where is Sister-in-law going to choose her headwear? Is it only the young mistress of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion? Are there any others?"

"I don't know about that." Coral smiled. Just as the second young mistress said, the third young lady loves jewelry the most!

Song Tian's eyes darted around, and she snuggled onto the Second Madam's arm, pleading, "Mother, let me go with my sister-in-law! I haven't been out in ages!"

She went along with them. Did her sister-in-law expect her to just watch them choose? She didn't want much; two or three hairpins would be fine with her!

"Mom, I've been wearing these jewelry pieces for a long time, and I won't have any new ones for next time I go out!"

Lu Ningshuang, who was standing next to her, chimed in, "Third sister is so pretty, she should get more jewelry."

As Coral listened, she mentally scoffed, "The ancients said, 'A lotus emerges from clear water, naturally beautiful without adornment.' Does someone who's naturally beautiful need makeup?"

The second wife looked at Song Tian's head and saw that she was wearing a set of pearl jewelry that she had bought last time, but the gold hairpin did look rather dull.

It's not bad to go out with Madam Meng. Let her choose one or two outfits for Tian'er, so we won't be at a loss when we go out to visit guests.

She refuses to spend a single penny, doesn't she? Let's make her bleed today!

The second wife smiled and agreed with a slight glint in her eyes, then said to Coral, "Take good care of the third young lady!"

Song Tian pushed the account book aside, called Qingping and Lühe, and happily went back to change their clothes.

As soon as Coral returned to Qingfeng Academy, she said with a bitter face that she had gotten into trouble.

"Oh, someone as clever as you can still cause trouble?" Yu Ye teased.

"The Third Miss is coming along!"

That's definitely a problem!

Linglong and Yuye nodded in agreement. The Third Miss's loud and boisterous nature was likely to cause trouble.

"It's alright." Meng Ruohua finished dressing and played with one of her pet parrots on the veranda.

She delegated the management authority not because she wanted Song Tian and Lü Ningshuang to manage the household perfectly, but because she needed to give them something to do.

It's better for the house to be lively and bustling, otherwise people will get bored and start thinking crookedly.

A short while later, Song Tian, ​​dressed in bright red, arrived with light steps. "Sister-in-law, when are we leaving?"

She only had four or five small pearl flowers in her hair, which was quite different from her usual style of being adorned with jewels. Meng Ruohua smiled and said, "Let's go now!"

On the way, Song Tian asked who else was going. When she heard that it was only Li Furong, a sense of loss instantly arose. She muttered to herself, "It would be great if someone from the Wang family was going too."

Meng Ruohua pretended not to hear. Just like in her previous life, Song Tian was deeply infatuated with Wang Yuanzhi, the seventh young master of the Wang family, to the point that she would marry no one but him. However, Wang Yuanzhi was a philanderer with countless female companions. She advised the second madam to marry Song Tian to one of Song Chen'an's classmates, a wealthy man from a respectable family. But Song Tian complained that he wasn't handsome enough, and they would argue every few days before running back to the Song residence to scold her.

In this life, your wish has been fulfilled!

She would never stop her again, and could even create opportunities for her, since Wang Yuanzhi wasn't a good match anyway, so as to prevent him from messing around with other girls.