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

As soon as Prince Zhou left, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tried to stop him for a while but failed. The old prince was old and could not stand hunger. He was dizzy and could only look at the delicious dishes but not eat them. A surge of anger rushed up in his heart.

In addition, Marquis Jing'an, Earl Yiyang and others were making a fuss nearby, so King Zhou had to wait here for Lu Changyuan to order the food from Changfeng Tower. The food was already cold when it was brought all the way here. He might as well go to Changfeng Tower to eat it himself.

The palace attendant rode over at full speed and ordered a table. The prince and others accompanied the old prince to Changfeng Tower. The rest of the guests and female guests also left in pairs.

The old lady vomited blood and fainted, and everyone in Xuancao Hall was in chaos.

Lu Changyuan tried hard to keep the guests, but no one was willing to stay. They couldn't eat the meal, and they couldn't really stay here and wait for the host to go to Changfeng Tower to order food!

As for the guests, after being entertained by a concubine and after the incident of the wife of Marquis Jing'an being discriminated against by having her seat changed, no wife dared to deal with such a concubine again. As they had no choice but to tell others about their shame, they all left.

I also saw the servants in the mansion hurriedly asking for a doctor, and they heard that the lady was not in good condition and even the eldest princess was not kept.

In a short time, all the guests in the mansion left, and the only ones who stayed were the closest relatives, who all came to Xuancao Hall to visit the lady.

The old lady had slowly woken up. Lu Changyuan looked dejected as he stood by the bed, feeling extremely guilty. "Mother, I am incompetent and have caused you so much trouble!"

The lady suppressed a cough in her chest, "My body... is a burden, I can't help you. If Jin Zhao is willing to help you, I will be relieved. You have been away for a year, and she has taken care of all the affairs in the mansion, big and small, and never let me worry about anything.

Your third brother from the eldest house got married, and the wedding was beautifully done, who wouldn’t say it was great! Changting’s marriage, it was not a big deal, but such a big mistake happened.”

The lady spoke with great difficulty and looked unhappy. The imperial physician came and waited on the side. Lu Changyuan advised, "Mother, things have come to this point. It's useless to say these things now. Let the imperial physician give you acupuncture first!"

The Madam waved her hands, "I am incurable and no one can cure me. The most important thing right now is to make amends. Yuan'er, it is easy to offend people, but it is difficult to make amends. First, Jin Zhao, now you have seen how important the mistress of a mansion is; second, the guests we offended today, you should prepare a valuable gift first, and tomorrow, tomorrow you and I will go and kneel down to apologize to them!"

Cracks finally appeared on Lu Changyuan's face. "Mother, why is it so?"

No matter how powerful the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is, it is still the Queen's family. Why should he kneel down and apologize in person?

"It would be fine if only a few people were offended. But today, all the nobles and high-ranking officials in the court were offended!" The old lady looked at her son in front of her. She had always been proud of him, but after seeing him today, she realized that he was too worrying in terms of human relationships and worldly affairs.

"I've told you again and again to let Jin Zhao come out to manage the affairs, but you just wouldn't listen! You don't want to see her, and mother won't stop you. But you shouldn't confuse the importance of things. You should at least let this matter go, and then slowly make plans."

Lu Changyuan also regretted it now. He knelt in front of the bed and cried, "Mother, I know I was wrong!"

Money can’t buy you regret. When a person knows he is wrong, there is often no turning back.

Seeing this, the lady felt distressed. "Don't be too sad. You and her haven't consummated your marriage, and she doesn't treat you with much affection. You should consummate your marriage tonight. This matter can't be delayed any longer."

Lu Changyuan responded with a "yes". He didn't know how difficult this matter would be, but no matter what, for the sake of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he could only coax Dou Jinzhao to take charge.

Dou Miaojin rushed in and saw Lu Changyuan kneeling on the ground. She had a hunch that Lu Changyuan was scolded by the lady because of her, so she hurriedly said, "Mother, if you want to scold me, scold me. I didn't handle today's matter well. I didn't know such a mistake would happen."

The lady felt exhausted. "Your second sister-in-law reminded you that the dowry, the banquet, and bringing the guests to the table are all about the seating arrangement. Did you listen to her? When Jin Zhao got married and had to deal with such matters, who reminded her?"

Dou Miaojin couldn't bear to hear this, she said stubbornly, "When Xie Jinzhao impersonated me, my mother taught her step by step. If I had been taught in the same way, I wouldn't have made such a mistake."

"How dare you talk back!" The lady glanced at her with disdain, "I've already asked you what you've been busy with these past few days. In such a big situation, you're still trying to catch thieves. You haven't even checked the kitchen, so it's no wonder you don't know when the vegetables are bought or when they're put into the pot."

"Everyone is responsible for their own business. This is my work style. If I have to personally watch over the kitchen, then what's the point of being in charge?" Dou Miaojin was not convinced. "Those people were all hired by Dou Jinzhao. Now that I'm in charge, they don't take me seriously and deliberately made such a big mistake."

The lady took a deep breath and shook her head, "My efforts were in vain. She is so stupid and doesn't know it, and she is still quibbling here. When I handed over the household affairs to Jin Zhao, she never said a word to me, and she sorted out everything in a few days.

There are many old people in the mansion, most of them are born in the family. If you hadn't wanted to lay off some people, it wouldn't have caused such a commotion and ended up with such a big incident."

The old lady had no strength left, and Dou Miaojin was still trying to tell the difference. Lu Changyuan pulled her and said, "It has come to this. What are you still talking about? Can't you see that your mother is sick?"

Dou Miaojin started to cry, "Brother Changyuan, you are blaming me too, right? I know I am not as capable as Dou Jinzhao, but I didn't mean it! The dishes on the table are the same, they are just placed in different positions, how could I know those people would mind so much."

Lu Changyuan didn't want to listen anymore. He stood up. The maid outside came to report that the son-in-law had come to pick up the bride.

Guo Xiao was riding on a tall horse and saw the majestic stone lions in front of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, with two pieces of colorful silk hanging around their necks. There were two rows of well-dressed doormen in front of the door, but there was not even a single guest.

Before coming, the news of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion had spread throughout the capital and also reached the Guo family.

At the Guo family's banquet, the guests were still talking about this incident while drinking.

Some people find it funny that the second wife manages the household, while others take it as a warning.

Guo Xiao and Xu Chen looked at each other and smiled gently.

Once this incident happens today, there will definitely be an uproar in the court tomorrow.

And he could profit from it.

Lu Changyuan came out to greet him. Guo Xiao dismounted and went forward to greet him. "Duke, is there something wrong? Why don't you see the guests?"

Lu Changyuan was too embarrassed to face anyone, so he responded, "My mother is ill, so I'm sorry for neglecting her!"