Now that you're reborn, who would still keep a mistress for their scumbag husband?

Dou Jinzhao was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.

Madam Dou comforted Dou Jinzhao, "Don't worry, your father and I can't just sit there and watch you. If it really doesn't work, we can only ask your sister Miaojin to help you. When she gets married and gives birth to a child, he will be your nephew. Are you still worried that he will be unfilial to you in the future?"

In the previous life, none of these things happened. After Dou Miaojin came back and detoxified, she attacked Lu Changyuan directly without any twists and turns.

Dou Jinzhao was very anxious, "Mother, how can the daughter of the Dou family be someone's mistress?"

Mrs. Dou's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible contempt. "My son, it's hard for you to think so much about your sister. She is devoted to you. The daughters of the Dou family cannot be concubines. I had to persuade her in every possible way before your sister finally agreed to be your husband's co-wife. You two sisters share the same husband, and in the future, there will be a legend of Ehuang and Nvying."

Dou Jinzhao almost vomited out her overnight meal. If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she really couldn't imagine that these were words spoken by Mrs. Dou, who was always virtuous and decent.

Dou Jinzhao couldn't believe it. "Mother, is there no suitable man in this city? Both of Dou's daughters married into the Duke Dingguo's mansion. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

This completely irritated Madam Dou, "You have been married for a year, but you still cannot let your husband consummate the marriage with you. Miao Jin came back from Weizhou and accompanied your husband. The two of them were in love.

Think about it, I have placed so much hope on you since you were little. I hired the best teachers for you to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I asked the maids in the palace to teach you etiquette. In the end, can you capture a man's heart?"

Dou Jinzhao knew that this was not the core reason. She lowered her head to hide the coldness that flashed across her eyes. "Mother, my sister and I are twins, born from the same mother. In the past, mother and father were really good to me, but they owed a lot to my sister. Now, are mother and father planning to let Lu Changyuan repay this debt?"

Madam Dou raised her hand, intending to slap Dou Jinzhao in the face, but Dou Jinzhao held her hand and said, "Mother, if there is a mark, I won't be able to explain to the Duke later. If you want to slap me, please wait until the Duke divorces his daughter."

Madam Dou sneered, "With your personality, it's only a matter of time before you get divorced. I've always been considerate of you, but you're really an ungrateful person."

"What does mother mean by this?" Dou Jinzhao asked with a frown.

Madam Dou was afraid of being exposed, so she hurriedly said, "You and Miao Jin are twins. Think about it, how have your father and I treated you since you were little? Miao Jin, on the other hand, was taken away when she was little. Although she was later found, we kept her on the farm because we were afraid that you couldn't stand having a sister. We treated you like a treasure in our hands. How have we ever owed you anything?"

When I told you to let your sister marry your husband as his equal wife, you were unwilling to get up. You should know that half of the kindness your family has shown you over the years should have been attributed to Miao Jin, and you have enjoyed it all by yourself."

The Dou family had four sons. If she were to ask herself, Dou Yi and his wife and her four brothers had indeed been good to her since she was a child. In her previous life, even when her life experience was exposed, she had never doubted the kindness these people had shown her. It was a pity that all these kindnesses became bait for fishing and eventually led to her death.

The better she was in the past, the more cruel these people were to her in the end.

This life is going in a different direction, and Dou Miaojin can't wait to tear all the good things into pieces in front of her.

Who of her and Dou Miaojin will be kept and who will be abandoned depends on Lu Changyuan.

Back then, when Madam Dou was still pregnant with Dou Miaojin, she was betrothed to Lu Changyuan. Madam Dou had a difficult delivery and Dou Miaojin was born after a narrow escape from death. The doctor said responsibly that the child had been trapped in the birth canal for too long and might have brain problems.

At that time, the neighbor who lived opposite the back door of the Dou family had just given birth to a daughter, who was fair, tender, well-behaved and clever. However, Dou Miaojin, whose face was bruised and purple from being held in the birth canal, had a dull look in her eyes and could not even cry. She really looked like a fool.

How could Dou Yi allow his daughter to be a fool and delay her good marriage with the Duke Dingguo? He made a prompt decision and exchanged the child with someone else. However, the family realized that Dou Miaojing was not their own child and refused to raise her and gave her away.

Dou Miaojin's life was indeed miserable when she was a child. After being found by the Dou family, she also did not live a good life on the farm. Otherwise, she would not have been tricked into eloping with just a few words.

At this time, Nanny Jiang came in and whispered something in Madam Dou's ear with a smile on her face. Madam Dou curled her lips and said to Dou Jinzhao with great pride, "I still have your old yard. You go and rest for a while. I'll have someone call you when the banquet starts."

Dou Jinzhao was a martial artist with extraordinary hearing ability. He had heard what Nanny Jiang said, that Dou Miaojin had a secret meeting with Lu Changyuan in her former boudoir.

Since they were going to act, Dou Jinzhao was willing to cooperate. She stood up, bowed and left.

Madam Dou said helplessly, "Although she was not born from my womb, I have treated her as my daughter all these years. It's a pity that she can't win the heart of Duke Dingguo, so it's useless to keep her."

Madam Jiang complimented, "The second young lady is Madam's biological daughter after all. We can only blame that damned doctor for his nonsense. If the second young lady had been trained earlier, she would be many times better than the eldest one now. What a pity!"

"There is no one in the mansion who knew about this incident back then, right? Don't make any more trouble. If Miao Jin wants to hate someone, let her hate Jin Zhao. We, as parents, are at fault. We made a mistake in not knowing the right person. The damn servant stole her and threw her away."

Madam Jiang understood what Madam Dou meant. She was trying to put the blame on the servants. "Who says it's not true? The damned midwife was severely punished by the master. It's all our fault. The master and the mistress have been thinking about the second young lady all these years."

"Well, who would have thought that she would be so lucky as to be favored by Duke Dingguo?" Madam Dou was also puzzled. Lu Changyuan must be blind to like Dou Miaojin and not Dou Jinzhao.

A normal man wouldn't be like this.

Lu Changyuan's move completely disrupted their plans.

Lu Changyuan talked with Dou Yi for a while. Seeing that he was tired, Dou Yi had him taken to the courtyard where Dou Jinzhao lived before she got married to rest for a while.

He was resting on the couch when he heard Dou Miaojin's voice, "Big sister will come here to rest in a while. Is everything tidied up inside?"

The servant in the yard replied, "In reply to the second young lady, everything is ready. We have packed it up early."

"Well, I'll go take a look. Don't neglect Big Sister, otherwise, I'll make you pay attention."

As she came in with her skirt lifted up, she met Lu Changyuan's dark eyes. In an instant, their eyes collided and sparks flew.

Expected.

Dou Miaojin's legs went limp, and she swallowed her saliva, but she stepped forward unconsciously, "I didn't know my brother-in-law was here, I...I'll go out now."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked out, but she tripped over a stool and fell to the ground. Lu Changyuan walked forward, helped her up, and then held her in his arms. When he raised his eyes, he saw Dou Jinzhao standing in the yard.