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

Not only Dou Miaojin was stunned, but even Lu Changyuan was shocked. He didn't expect that Dou Jinzhao's feelings for him were so deep. It was a pity that he could only let her down.

It is impossible for the Dingguo Mansion to allow a person with an unknown background to occupy the position of mistress, even if Dou Jinzhao is extremely beautiful and has the title of "Peony of the Capital".

"Jin Zhao, I know you have deep feelings for me, but now everything has changed. With your status as the eldest daughter of the Dou family and the Queen's arranged marriage, the position of the mistress of the Duke's Mansion should naturally belong to you. But you are not!"

"My Lord, do you mean to ask the Queen for permission to divorce me?" Dou Jinzhao was a little surprised.

Lu Changyuan didn't expect that Dou Jinzhao would be so ignorant of the current situation and even wanted to divorce!

He said coldly, "Jinzhao, for our past friendship, I can give you a place in the Duke's Mansion. But don't even think about divorce. The Duke's Mansion can't afford to lose face. As for the Queen, I will talk to her. I'm sure that after knowing your background, my aunt will support my approach."

I will support it indeed!

Dou Jinzhao also had no doubts, "My Lord, I have no intention of being someone's mistress, even if it means being a co-wife, I would not bother to do so. If my Lord really misses our old relationship, then I will trouble you to ask for permission to divorce me.

If the Duke is willing to give me this honor, I will definitely reward you handsomely in the future!"

She would consider leaving Lu Changyuan an intact body in the future.

Lu Changyuan gave her a look that said "you're dreaming" and ignored her. To him, Dou Jinzhao's background was simply a shame.

After leaving the Dou family, Dou Jinzhao told Luoxia, "Arrange for Aunt Qiu to leave tonight. You won't need her anymore. Continue to investigate the people from the Xie family. I don't believe that we won't be able to find any clues."

"Yes!" Luoxia was very worried, "The master's background has been exposed. Is it appropriate to return to the Duke's Mansion now?"

"What's inappropriate? Who else are you afraid of taking my life?" Dou Jinzhao was not afraid at all. "Tell Yunqing to start arranging the 500 horses now and find a way to put pressure on the emperor. After Dou Miaojin gets married, there must be a stir in the court."

There were only three days left before Dou Miaojin and Lu Changyuan got married. Dou Jinzhao guessed that Lu Changyuan did not have time to deal with this matter for the time being. Just before she left the house, Lu Changyuan stayed behind, probably for the purpose of discussing the betrothal gift.

Lu Changyuan felt sorry for Dou Miaojin, but at the moment, the Duke's Mansion couldn't afford such a large betrothal gift. "It's fate that when Dou Jinzhao married, our mansion could still offer a betrothal gift of 10,000 taels of silver. Now, to be honest, we are in a bit of a dilemma.

Over the years, the military has cost me a lot of money, and I didn't mean to mistreat you."

Dou Miaojin had never expected that, not only would she not be able to become your legal wife, but the Duke Dingguo's Mansion couldn't even provide the betrothal gifts. She was immediately unhappy, "If Brother Changyuan feels that I have been wronged, why don't you ask for permission to let me be your legal wife? Originally, this engagement was mine. If Brother Changyuan doesn't want to, we don't have to get married."

She really couldn't imagine the wedding night. In her previous life, she didn't know that she was poisoned by love. After a night of love with Tuoba Yu, black spots started to appear on her neck. In this life, black spots started to appear at the base of her ears. She couldn't have sex with Lu Changyuan again before the love poison was cured.

Right now, we have to find Hongran first.

Lu Changyuan didn't expect Dou Miaojin to say such a thing. "Miaojin, have you forgotten what you said to me when you came back from Weizhou? You said you didn't mind the status. Even if you don't care, I will still ask for your permission to make you my equal wife."

Dou Miaojin was also very disappointed. "Brother Changyuan, you set the wedding date for three days without even discussing it with me. I don't even have time to prepare the betrothal gifts, and I don't even have time to prepare the dowry. Who do you think I am?

Also, I didn't care before because I didn't know Dou Jinzhao was Xie Jinzhao, and I didn't know that the original engagement was between you and me. Why shouldn't I care when something that belongs to me is taken away by someone else?"

"The wedding date was set by the Emperor, not me. The imperial decree has been issued. Do you want me to disobey it?" Lu Changyuan was inevitably disappointed. "Miao'er, just for the name and betrothal gifts, you are unwilling to marry me?"

"I didn't say I didn't want to marry you, I just felt sad. Why is it so good for you to marry Xie Jinzhao, but when it comes to me, this is not okay, and that is not okay. Do you still have me in your heart?"

It was the first time they had quarreled, and Lu Changyuan felt a little tired. It seemed that many things had gone off the track since then.

Dou Miaojin had acted innocent before, but now, in his opinion, she seemed a little unreasonable.

"So what are your plans?" Lu Changyuan asked expressionlessly.

Dou Miaojin knew that what she feared most was the love poison. "I think the most urgent task right now is to find Hong Ran and cure the Queen."

Lu Changyuan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to ruin one marriage and then fall into another quagmire. Fortunately, Miao Jin was not one of them.

He hugged Dou Miaojin into his arms, "Miao'er, I misunderstood you. You are different from those women."

"I have always hoped for the best for Brother Changyuan, even if I cannot be your legal wife." Dou Miaojin raised her head from Lu Changyuan's arms, "Brother Changyuan, what about Xie Jinzhao? After all, she was once my sister and the daughter of the Dou family. Otherwise, let her stay in the mansion as your concubine!"

Lu Changyuan frowned, "I'm afraid this concubine is not suitable!"

"Could it be that Brother Chang Yuan still wants her to be his concubine? If so, it would be better to keep her background a secret and let her continue to be the mistress of the Duke's Mansion." Dou Miaojin pouted, looking unhappy.

That uneasy feeling came back.

Thinking of Hong Ran, Lu Changyuan had to suppress his anger and compromise, "Miao Jin, let's solve the urgent matter first. It's still early. We want to go to Changfeng Tower and ask Miss Hong Ran if she will return to Beijing soon?"

Hong Ran went to deal with the horses at Xiaomatan and has not returned to Beijing for the time being.

There are already signs of plague at Xiaomatan Horse Farm. Horses have been falling down for several days in a row. The veterinarian has begun diagnosing and has some suspicions, but the matter is so serious that no one dares to tell the truth and it is still kept secret.

Lu Changyuan returned to the Duke's Mansion in low spirits and went to Xuancao Hall to tell Dou Jinzhao about his life story. The lady was furious, "The Dou family is really going too far!"

She actually fooled them with a bastard of unknown origin and made her the mistress of the Duke's Mansion.

Lu Changyuan held his knees with both hands, "My son plans to go to the palace and tell the Queen that no matter what, the household supplies in the mansion can no longer be handed over to Jin Zhao."

"There must be a reliable reason to demote your wife to a concubine. What does the Dou family say? Now you are going to marry Miao Jin. Once the matter gets out, the Dou family's reputation will be bad, which will be bad for Miao Jin and you!" The lady was very annoyed and always felt that she should not have married into the Dou family in the first place.

"The Dou family was really unkind in swapping the baby, and Miao Jin has suffered for all these years. But now that things have come to this, it will not be good for either family if it gets out, so we have no choice but to cover it up. We can only let Jin Zhao suffer and move her to a side hospital, locking her up in the name of recuperation." Lu Changyuan said.

Just now, before returning from the Dou family, Dou Yi had the same opinion.

The lady nodded and said, "This is the best way right now. Let's wait until this storm is over."

At this time, the housekeeper came in hurriedly, "Madam, Duke, it's bad, it's spread everywhere, saying that our lady is not a daughter of the Dou family, but originally from the Xie family. When Madam Dou gave birth to the second daughter of Dou, she had a difficult delivery, and Master Dou was afraid that the second daughter would be a fool, so he switched the children of the two families."