Chapter 8, the Du Mansion, must be some kind of blessed land or paradise.

On second thought, something's not right.

Logically speaking, if a family knows their daughter is spending her wedding night alone, shouldn't they roll up their sleeves and beat up the unfaithful man?

But the people in the Yu family only cared whether he would accompany Yu Zhiyi on her homecoming.

Yu Zhiyi smiled at him: "Young Master Du, now that you know my status in the Yu family, what are you planning to do? Will you tell your mother-in-law everything?"

Du Ziheng remained silent.

His mother forced him to get married because Bingyue's social status was not respectable, while the eldest daughter of the Yu family was a better match for him.

But when he looked at it today, he found that it was not the case at all.

A family that cannot help their daughter, or may even hold her back, is simply not a reliable source of support.

He only needs to throw this fact in his mother's face, and she will know how terribly wrong she was back then.

Du Ziheng looked away: "As long as you behave yourself, don't covet what doesn't belong to you, and don't provoke Bingyue, you can sit in this position of young mistress for now."

"I will find a suitable opportunity in the future to divorce you without damaging your reputation, and find you a good place to go."

Yu Zhiyi was somewhat surprised.

This young master Du is a soft-hearted person.

"When you've come up with a way to divorce, just let me know. As for finding a place to go, there's no need for that; I have my own options."

Du Ziheng frowned: "Where can a weak woman like you go?"

Through these few days of contact, he finally understood that the rumors were all false. This Miss Yu was clearly a gentle and kind person. The reason she put up her barbs was only to protect herself.

In any case, they are now husband and wife.

She was forced to marry him, and now she's bound to him by the world's judgment. If he were any more of a scoundrel, she probably wouldn't survive.

Oh well, it's just one more mouth to feed.

Bingyue is so understanding, she should be able to understand him... right?

Upon returning to the Prime Minister's residence, Du Ziheng left with the words, "Take everything back from the carriage," and quickly disappeared into the deep confines of the mansion.

Zi Yuan was somewhat dissatisfied: "How can the young master be like this? He can't wait to go find that woman. What about Miss?"

Yu Zhiyi didn't care: "They were a loving couple to begin with. I was the one who interfered in their relationship. It's understandable that he would act this way."

Hongluan said that relationships are about first come, first served; the one who arrives later is the one who interferes.

Although it wasn't her intention, Yu Zhiyi had to admit that she had become the third party between Du Ziheng and You Bingyue.

But Hongluan also said that the rule of first come, first served does not apply to this messed-up era.

Therefore, Yu Zhiyi did not think she had done anything wrong.

"Alright, instead of worrying about these useless things, let's do the math. We can have an extra meal this month."

Mentioning money finally cheered Zi Yuan up a bit.

More than an hour later, Ziyuan came in with the account book: "Miss, everything has been calculated."

"The dividends from Jinxiu Pavilion are 1,524 taels of silver. The Yu family gave us two bolts of Shu brocade, a century-old ginseng, a basket of fresh crabs, and pastries and candies, which are worth about 820 taels of silver in cash."

Yu Zhiyi found it amusing: "My dowry wasn't even worth eight hundred taels in total. I didn't expect that just by letting Du Ziheng go back with me, I could get so much."

She didn't dwell on the issue any longer, and her smile became even brighter and more sincere: "I made money on this trip, and Hongluan gained fame. It's a win-win situation, something you can't find even with a lantern."

Hongluan is her good friend, born into the Jiang family, a prominent merchant family.

Although Hongluan's family is in business and the current head of the family, Jiang Yuqiu, only has her as his daughter, the Jiang family does not expect her to inherit the family business. They only hope that she can learn etiquette and manners well so that she can marry into a wealthy family and become the mistress of the house in the future.

If I really can't be the mistress of the house, being a concubine is fine too.

Hongluan didn't want to accept this fate, so she ran away in a huff.

She wanted to prove her worth, that she wasn't just there for marriage, that she could do business like a man, achieve success, and support the entire family!

Yu Zhiyi and she got along very well and shared the same hobby—making money. So they made an agreement that as long as Yu Zhiyi could attract customers for Hongluan, she would receive half of the clothing's selling price.

That peony red dress cost Du Ziheng more than three thousand taels of silver.

Her main purpose in this trip was not to go back to the Yu family to show off and humiliate them, but to help Hongluan gain recognition.

The notorious and vicious eldest daughter of Minister Yu's household captivated Young Master Du with her stunningly beautiful peony red dress, causing him to disregard her terrible reputation and obediently return to her family home.

Is this gimmick catchy enough?

Would those wives and concubines who spend their days holed up in their own little world in the backyard, praying for their husbands' mercy, go crazy for this?

Du Ziheng is truly a very useful tool for accumulating wealth.

Suddenly, Yu Zhiyi's expression changed.

A stream of merit entered her body!

In her past life, she had told many people's fortunes, helping them change the course of their lives and avoid terrible endings. She even saved the lives of 400,000 soldiers of the Great Sheng Empire in the battle between Zhang Tianshun and the Great Luo Empire, but she never had such an opportunity.

Could it be that Heaven felt she died unjustly in her previous life, and thus compensated her with this ability?

Yu Zhiyi was thrilled.

Merit is much harder to increase than cultivation level. Moreover, simply increasing cultivation level does not guarantee immortality; one will simply become a pile of bones after death.

But with merit, even if her cultivation is insufficient to become an immortal, she can be reborn into a happy family in her next life and will no longer need to worry about messy things.

She now has another goal.

Accumulate good deeds!

As evening fell, Madam Yao returned to her residence.

At that time, Yu Zhiyi was reviewing the Prime Minister's account books and the information of his subordinates.

Upon hearing this, she was about to go over to pay her respects when Madam Yao arrived at her courtyard.

Yu Zhiyi put down the account book: "Mother, I was just about to go to Yimei Garden, why did you come here?"

"Yi'er!"

Yao held Yu Zhiyi's hand, her voice choked with emotion.

Yu Zhiyi glanced at her parents' palace and understood: "Mother, Grandmother is fine now, you don't need to worry."

"Yi'er, you are truly my lucky star!" Madam Yao became even more certain of her guess.

After hearing Yu Zhiyi's words, she went back to the Yao family today.

Madam Yao originally planned to go to Tianyin Temple outside the city to worship Buddha today, but upon hearing that her daughter was coming back, she had to give up for the time being and only asked her head maid to fill in some incense money for her.

Unexpectedly, the maid was robbed by bandits halfway through her journey. The bandits not only robbed her of her money but also tried to kill her to silence her, stabbing her in the abdomen.

Fortunately, the stab missed and did not hit any vital organs.

After some emergency treatment, the maid is now out of danger.

But the doctor said that it was because the maid was young and healthy that she was able to survive this ordeal.

In other words, if Madam Yao had been stabbed, she would definitely not have survived.

If Yao hadn't listened to Yu Zhiyi and gone back today, she would no longer have a mother!

However, she felt somewhat sorry for the maid and couldn't help but ask, "Yi'er, will Tianxiang be alright?"

Yu Zhiyi: "Mother, please rest assured, that maid has actually turned misfortune into blessing and will live a prosperous life in the future."

Madam Yao breathed a sigh of relief, becoming more and more satisfied with her daughter-in-law. She then said to Aunt Wen behind her, "Bring the things over."

Aunt Wen brought over an exquisite box, and when she opened the lid, she revealed a beautiful and luxurious headdress.

It's the new "Warm Sunshine" set from the Treasure Pavilion. The entire headdress is predominantly warm red, interspersed with light blue gemstones as embellishments, making it magnificent and elegant.

Yu Zhiyi outwardly declined, but inwardly she had already estimated the value of the jewelry set.

Hiss, five thousand taels.

They've become wealthy.

This Du mansion must be some kind of blessed paradise! In just a few days, she earned more money than she had in the previous seven years!