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

Lu Changyuan was so angry that he was fuming. Prince Zhuang Ling Qingchen was walking in front of him. After hearing this, he turned his head and looked at him.

Lu Changyuan suppressed the urge to punch Yang Lian to death, and gritted his teeth, "Yang Lingshi, how did the Duke of this country offend you? Even if the Duke of this country took a concubine, it would not be your daughter. Why do you have to make things difficult for the Duke of this country?"

Yang Lian said seriously, waving his hands, "My Lord, this is wrong! May I ask how many moons there are in the sky?"

Lu Changyuan was furious, "My Lord is not a fool."

"How many queens are there in the harem?" Yang Lian continued to ask.

Lu Changyuan turned his face away and didn't want to talk.

"There is only one moon in the sky and only one queen in the harem, but why does the Duke have two wives?" Yang Lian's narrowed eyes were full of contempt.

Lu Changyuan couldn't help but curse, "What does it have to do with you?"

Yang Lian shook his head in disappointment. "How has this nothing to do with me? The Duke is a powerful nobleman in the world, but he ignores etiquette and tramples on etiquette. If everyone is like the Duke, wouldn't the country be in chaos?"

There were many people watching, and King Zhuang laughed and said, "Should I marry a concubine in the future?"

Yang Lian was furious when he heard this and said angrily, "Your Highness Prince Zhuang should consider marrying a legitimate wife first! According to etiquette, a prince can marry a legitimate wife and two concubines. There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate wives, so don't embarrass yourself by marrying a concubine! How can this be so shameful!"

Lu Changyuan's face looked very ugly, sometimes red and purple, and sometimes pale, as his mood changed.

For the first time, he felt how shameful it was to have a concubine.

Trampling on etiquette and ignoring the rules of propriety are rarely tolerated.

He thought this was the most embarrassing moment. When he was about to leave, Guo Xiao grabbed him and pulled him aside. "Duke, I heard that your mansion is cutting down on servants. What's going on?"

Lu Changyuan himself didn't know about this.

Guo Xiao reminded, "Now it's all over the streets, some of the words are very unpleasant. If you can't make ends meet, I think it's better not to have such thoughts!"

Lu Changyuan was confused. He asked his servant to go outside and inquire. He was furious. The outsiders even heard vivid details about how he slept with the maid who came with his dowry on his wedding night, how she screamed in bed, and how many times she asked for water that night.

This has never happened before. In just a few days, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has become a sieve?

After returning home in a daze, Lu Changyuan instinctively went towards the main courtyard. As he got closer, he heard Dou Miaojin scolding the servants. Then he came to his senses and looked towards the Osmanthus Courtyard. He felt that the place gave him a rare sense of tranquility.

When Dou Miaojin heard that Lu Changyuan had returned, she chased him out and saw him heading towards Xixiangyuan. She lifted her skirt and chased after him. She watched Lu Changyuan enter the yard and followed him in.

The Osmanthus Courtyard seemed to be much emptier, but upon closer inspection, there were still as many furnitures in the house, yet it was still empty.

Hongying's crying voice came from the room, "Madam, can you help me to tell the Duke that I am now a married woman, and there is only an old nanny and a maid in the room, and there is not even anyone to wash the clothes. How can I live like this?"

"Why don't you go and talk to Madam Miao about this?" Dou Jinzhao's voice was flat and indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Hongying cried, "Why didn't I tell Madam Miao? Madam Miao said that I was originally a servant. Don't think that I am superior now that I am pregnant with the Duke's child. Why can't I do laundry?"

Dou Jinzhao seemed to have noticed something. She turned her head and saw Lu Changyuan standing under the eaves. She hurriedly stood up and went over to pay her respects, neither servile nor overbearing. "The Duke is here!"

She turned her head and smiled at Hongying, "You can tell the Duke as much as you want!"

Hongying also bowed quickly, and saw Dou Miaojin rushing into the courtyard. She was so frightened that her face turned pale, "Madam Miao!"

Everyone is here!

Dou Jinzhao let the person in and told Luoxia and others to serve tea to entertain him.

She sat in the rose chair by the south window, looking at Lu Changyuan and Dou Miaojin sitting on the couches, separated by a small table. Hongying was sitting on a small stool, wiping her tears.

Lu Changyuan's face was so dark that it seemed like water was about to drip from it. He was in a bad mood because of the commotion in the court, and even after returning home, he could not find peace.

"What are you chewing on here?" Dou Miaojin was furious. "Since you are pregnant, just stay put. Don't toss and turn. You're going to lose the piece of meat in your belly."

Hongying's face was pale, and she pursed her lips, feeling aggrieved and terrified.

Dou Jinzhao glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "Sister, you shouldn't say that. Although you and I are married, we haven't consummated our marriage with the Duke yet. We don't know where the legitimate child is. The Duke is about to go to war again. Hongying is pregnant with the Duke's only blood. Sister, you can't expect anything bad."

"When did I ever hope for her bad health?" Dou Miaojin was furious. "Don't talk nonsense. Even if something happens to the baby in her belly, it has nothing to do with me. She comes to visit you every day, morning and night. It's true that the sisters have a deep love for each other."

Dou Jinzhao said, "In this case, I will ask for mercy from my sister in front of the Duke, so that the number of people in the Hongying Room will not be reduced."

Dou Miaojin was just looking for an opportunity to talk about the household affairs, and now was a good opportunity. "Sister, you have been in charge of the household affairs for a year, and the household has always been spending more than it earns. Sister, you just turned a blind eye and never thought about increasing income and reducing expenditure for the household?"

Dou Jinzhao saw through her thoughts and asked, "How can we increase revenue and reduce expenditure? Should we reduce the number of servants in the mansion?"

Lu Changyuan then looked Dou Jinzhao in the face, full of hatred, and said, "So, you know everything!"

Even though Dou Jinzhao was very smart, he still didn't understand what Lu Changyuan meant. "What does the Duke mean?"

Who in this mansion doesn't know this? Who outside doesn't know this?

Lu Changyuan said sternly, "Do you know what people in the capital are talking about right now?"

Dou Jinzhao understood that Lu Changyuan was going to put the blame on her, and couldn't help but laugh, "If the Duke is referring to how people outside discuss things in the Duke's Mansion, it's nothing more than making up some scandals and slandering our reputation.

Everything has its pros and cons. Since we are going to lay off servants, isn't it reasonable for us to suffer these grievances?"

Lu Changyuan was so angry at her nonchalant attitude that she fainted. But when she thought about it, she was not afraid of the rumors outside, as they did not involve Dou Jinzhao at all. "Is this how you treat me as the mistress of Duke Dingguo's Mansion? You knew Miao Jin had done something wrong, but you didn't even give her a word of advice. You watched her make mistakes. What good will this do for you?"

In her previous life, how did she feel that this person was not bad? They had been married for so many years and had treated each other sincerely.

Until she died in his hands, she didn't understand what she had done wrong.

Such an irresponsible man!

Dou Jinzhao was no longer in the mood to explain. "Lu Changyuan, don't forget that I will soon no longer be the mistress of your Duke Dingguo's Mansion."

"What do you mean?" Lu Changyuan felt an uncontrollable panic.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't Dou Jinzhao please me, beg me to keep her position, and compete for his favor? By keeping Hongying and Jixiang, isn't she just trying to make her presence felt in front of me and prove that she is very suitable for the position of mistress?