Chapter 11: If Not Changed

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wen felt a burning sensation in her heart, but still hesitated, "But, that child from the Bo family..."

"Don't worry, that child just had a moment of confusion. Men, they always have a few moments of foolishness. Look, our Tang Jie, in terms of background, appearance, and figure, she's better in every way than that child from the concubine's side. Once they are married, Bo Yuan will realize how good Tang Jie is."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wen felt it made sense. Her daughter was better in every way than the one from the second household! And she couldn't bear to lose such a good son-in-law as Zhang Boyuan.

Mrs. Meng looked at Ye Tangcai, expecting her to be grateful and tearful, but instead, she was met with a cold and indifferent expression.

Mrs. Meng thought she must be overwhelmed with joy, so she patted Ye Tangcai's hand and said, "Tang Jie, rest assured, our families' marriage will be successful next time. We will welcome you into our family with honor, and you won't suffer any grievances. I'll go outside and see how the master and the others are discussing this."

Although there was still an old lady in the Ye family, Miao, she was always uninvolved in family matters, so Mrs. Meng only needed to consult with Mrs. Wen to make a decision.

After seeing Mrs. Meng off, Mrs. Wen returned to the house with a grateful expression, "Thank goodness, the matter has finally been resolved."

Mrs. Wen sighed and held Ye Tangcai's hand, "Tang, you must be filial to such a good mother-in-law in the future."

However, Ye Tangcai frowned and asked, "Mother, are you really planning to let me marry into the Zhang family?"

"Darling, what nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Wen frowned.

"Madam..." Huiran and Qiujie also looked at her with a puzzled expression. Qiujie said, "Madam is right."

Before Mrs. Meng arrived, both Mrs. Wen, Huiran, and Qiujie hoped that Ye Tangcai would remarry into the Zhang family. In their eyes, marrying the illegitimate son of the Chu family was absolutely unacceptable, and they thought it would be better to marry into the Zhang family instead.

Looking at their expressions, Ye Tangcai felt a sense of sadness but not amusement. Because from their eyes, she seemed to see her past life!

If she hadn't been reborn, if the current situation had occurred in her past life, she would have agreed, wouldn't she?

She might have even proudly walked up to Ye Licai, slapped her, and said with a smug smile, "You schemed so hard, but in the end, I'm the one who married into the Zhang family! Do you even deserve to compete with me for a man?"

But after experiencing a lifetime, Ye Tangcai's perspective had changed. What did it matter if she lost or won? Was it worth sacrificing her whole life for such a scoundrel?

"Mother knows that you are angry with Boyuan, but he just had a moment of confusion, and it's also that shameless woman's fault. After this incident, the Zhang family will educate him well," Mrs. Wen said.

In this era, men were always given leniency, no matter what happened, the blame was always on the women!

Mrs. Wen thought the Zhang family was still good. Firstly, their family had a good reputation, secondly, Mrs. Meng had just shown her magnanimity and made friends with them, so they wouldn't mistreat Ye Tangcai in the future. Thirdly, the Zhang family was currently flourishing, and it was the most enviable noble family. If they missed this opportunity, they wouldn't find a better one than the Zhang family.

"Boyuan, I watched him grow up, he's talented, gentle, and well-mannered. He's good in every way, he just made a mistake this time, he will change in the future," Mrs. Wen said.

"Mother, what if he doesn't change? Are you willing to take a gamble?" Ye Tangcai raised her eyebrows.

Mrs. Wen was taken aback, "Not change?"

"Mother also said, watching him grow up, he's good in every way, but he did something absurd. A son-in-law who would elope with his sister-in-law on the wedding day, are you willing to marry your daughter to him? Just now, he didn't show any remorse and kept saying he wanted to marry Ye Licai. Even if the Zhang family forces him to marry me, I won't have a good life. No matter how good the in-laws are, am I supposed to endure his neglect and live with the in-laws?" Ye Tangcai said.

Mrs. Wen was shocked. Just now, Mrs. Meng said she was willing to let Ye Tangcai marry into the Zhang family, and they thought they had hit the jackpot. But now, upon serious consideration, they broke out in a cold sweat. If Zhang Boyuan didn't change...

"If he doesn't change, the life I and Zhang Boyuan will have will be like my father's," Ye Tangcai said coldly out of the blue.

Mrs. Wen felt her vision darken and almost fainted. Then she trembled all over, breaking out in a cold sweat.

It was no secret that Ye Chengde kept a mistress outside!

Since he had that mistress, Ye Chengde's heart was completely devoted to her. Not only did she lose her place in his heart, even the other concubines lost favor, and even his children became irrelevant strangers in his eyes.

Qiujie and Huiran turned pale. If Zhang Boyuan turned out to be like the eldest son, how miserable would the young lady's life be! If that were the case, it would be better to marry the illegitimate son of the Chu family!

"Madam," a maid's voice came from outside, "The Zhang family is preparing to take Young Master Zhang back."

Mrs. Wen looked dejected, "Alright, you can go out."

After the maid left, Ye Tangcai said to Huiran, "Go and inform Second Madam about Mrs. Zhang's words."

Huiran was taken aback, then turned and left the room.

Ye Tangcai looked at Mrs. Wen, "If you still have doubts, let's re-evaluate Zhang Boyuan's character!"

...

Zhang Boyuan and Ye Licai were still kneeling in the main hall.

Miao, Ye Lingjiao, Sun, and Luo had already left, leaving only Ye Hewen, Ye Chengxin, and Ye Chenggang to accompany them.

Mrs. Sun was overjoyed when Zhang Boyuan took the initiative to propose to Ye Licai. She felt as if everything was settled, and even her maidservants seemed to walk with a spring in their step.

As Sun's personal maid, Ruxue, was carrying a basin of water through the garden, she suddenly came face to face with Qiujie.

In the past, whether it was Sun's maids or Ye Licai's maids, they all felt inferior when they saw the maids of Yetai, but today, Ruxue held her head high and exuded confidence.

Tsk tsk, what's the use of being the legitimate eldest daughter of a wealthy family? In the end, she was still overshadowed by the second young lady and married a commoner's son!

Ruxue was feeling smug, but she was unexpectedly bumped by Qiujie, and the water spilled all over the ground.

Ruxue was furious, "Qiujie, are you blind? How can you walk like that?"

Qiujie glared and slapped Ruxue across the face, "You insolent thing! You always act so high and mighty in front of me, but today you dare to scold me over a basin of water. You're getting arrogant because of your recent success?"

"You—" Ruxue was embarrassed and angry at being called out.

"Don't get too cocky!" Qiujie sneered, "Madam Zhang has already said that whoever marries into the Zhang family will still be our eldest daughter. Your shameless second young lady from the concubine's quarters...hmm, you should know your place!"

With that, she turned and walked away.

Ruxue's face turned pale, and she forgot her anger, throwing the wooden basin aside and hurriedly went to find Mrs. Sun.

Mrs. Sun was in Ye Licai's courtyard, preparing her bath and grooming items.

Suddenly, Ruxue rushed over and reported to Mrs. Sun. Mrs. Sun felt dizzy and almost collapsed to the ground, "What does this mean? The one marrying into the Zhang family is still the eldest daughter? But the eldest daughter has already married into the Chu family... No, yesterday's wedding was a mess, with all sorts of rumors flying around. Because of the chaos surrounding the return of the second young lady, there hasn't been a clear explanation to the public. If the Zhang family and the old master say that the one who got married yesterday was not the eldest daughter but the second young lady, and the eldest daughter is still pure..."

The more she thought about it, the more Mrs. Sun's face turned ugly. She suddenly stood up and hurriedly ran out with Ruxue.