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

In the Osmanthus Courtyard of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Dou Jinzhao was playing with a silver note worth 10,000 taels in his hand. A moment ago, the silver note was still in Lu Changyuan's arms.

"Did the five thousand taels of silver given to Hongran borrow from an underground money lender?" Dou Jinzhao was in a good mood.

No one knew better than her that the Duke Dingguo Mansion was just a hollow shell. It was a first-class wealthy family, but in reality, it was extremely poor. It would have taken another year or two for it to show signs of failure, but now, with her prompting, Lu Changyuan had to borrow money from loan sharks.

Luoxia nodded, "The news was passed in by Master Yunqing outside, it must be correct, the five thousand taels of silver note that the second lady gave to Miss Hongran was the money that the Duke asked someone to borrow from the underground bank."

Dou Jinzhao certainly didn't doubt it. She was happy and asked Luoxia to put the banknotes away. "Where is the Duke?"

Luoxia was so angry that she wanted to die. "The Duke took the second young lady to the three-story house over at Tianshuijing Lane. The second young lady is really not afraid of death. The poison in her body has not been cured yet, but she can't wait to be with a man. Master, why did you ask Miss Hongran to give the second young lady a pill to suppress the poison? If it were you, I would just let the second young lady die under the man."

Dou Jinzhao tapped Luoxia's nose and said, "Where did you learn these nonsense words? Have you ever seen others fishing?"

"Huh?" Luoxia was confused.

"When fishing, do you need to put some bait on the hook so that the fish will be attracted? Have you ever seen anyone catch a fish with a bare hook?"

When it was getting dark, Dou Jinzhao came back from Xuancao Hall and sat by the window reading a travel book. When she heard that Lu Changyuan had come, she stood up, straightened her clothes, and looked up to see Lu Changyuan coming in.

The light shone on Lu Changyuan's face, and his sharp and cold eyebrows were tinged with a little softness.

Dou Jinzhao looked away calmly and ordered, "Serve tea to the Duke!"

Lu Changyuan followed him into his own yard and sat down on the couch without saying a word, with only a low table between him and Dou Jinzhao.

"My Lord, you came to see me, what do you want me to do?"

It was so late, he returned to the yard, and she actually asked him this. Lu Changyuan found it incredible. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then shouted coldly, "Go away!"

Luoxia and Qiushui stood still. Lu Changyuan was even more shocked and threw the teacup down. "Didn't you hear what I said? Get out!"

Luoxia and Qiushui looked at Dou Jinzhao. She nodded, and the two maids bowed and left.

The teacup was smashed, and the tea and tea leaves splashed, some of which got on Dou Jinzhao's skirt.

Seeing Dou Jinzhao motionless and cold, Lu Changyuan felt as if he had punched cotton with his fist. "Jinzhao, are you angry with me?"

He came back from a day of running around outside, and he still had to look at her face? If he had known, he would not have come.

Dou Jinzhao also found it incredible. "Duke, as soon as you came, you got angry at Qiu Shui and the others. I just asked a question, how did it become like I was angry with you?"

Lu Changyuan couldn't argue with her, so he held back his breath and said, "Jinzhao, I haven't accompanied you back home since you got married. Tomorrow is a day off, so I'll accompany you back home!"

Dou Jinzhao couldn't help but think of her previous life. When Dou Miaojin escaped from Xiliang, she quickly helped Dou Miaojin detoxify. After Dou Miaojin and Lu Changyuan hooked up, Lu Changyuan offered to accompany her back home. She watched an intimate performance between Dou Miaojin and Lu Changyuan, which also made their parents, Dou Yi and his wife, see clearly Lu Changyuan's affection for Dou Miaojin.

The purpose of accompanying her back home is this.

She still remembered the sadness and grief in her previous life, but in this life..., she smiled, "Thank you, Duke!"

Lu Changyuan felt a little uncomfortable, turned his head away, and coughed twice, "It's getting late, I'll stay here with you today!"

Just now in Tianshuijing Lane, the anger aroused by Dou Miaojin had not yet been suppressed. Lu Changyuan felt itchy in his heart and glanced at Dou Jinzhao. Her beauty was extremely impactful, and her eyes were clear and captivating.

Dou Jinzhao was shocked, as if flattered. She put down the book in her hand and asked, "Duke, have you been to Daylily Hall since you came back?"

"What's wrong with mother?"

"Mother had a coughing fit. Just before I came over from Xuancao Hall, Doctor Wu from the Imperial Hospital gave her acupuncture and she calmed down a little." She stood up and touched Lu Changyuan's neck with her fingernails. There was an obvious mark on it. "Duke, before you go to see mother, you should cover up the mark left by my second sister. I'm afraid mother will misunderstand that I am not a faithful wife!"

Dou Jinzhao separated from him at the first touch, and Lu Changyuan seemed to be stung by a wasp. He stood up suddenly. Dou Jinzhao had already walked towards the side room. Lu Changyuan grabbed her wrist without thinking.

"Jin Zhao!"

Dou Jinzhao didn't look back or move.

"My aunt's health can't be delayed any longer. Fortunately, Miao Jin knew how to find Miss Hong Ran, and she took me there today. She was wronged outside this time, and it was difficult to tell her father-in-law and mother-in-law, so she had to cry in front of me. For a moment... I couldn't help my emotions, but, Jin Zhao, we didn't do anything."

Dou Jinzhao smiled and said, "Duke, even if you want to marry the second sister, it's not a big deal. In this city, who doesn't have three wives and four concubines?"

These were Lu Changyuan's original words. She turned around, tears streaming down her face. "My second sister and I are twins. When the Empress arranged the marriage, she didn't say whether I was the younger sister or the older sister. Since the Duke loves my second sister so deeply, why did he marry me?"

Lu Changyuan had never seen Dou Jinzhao cry. She was always gentle and calm.

This satisfied him.

Lu Changyuan's heart was moved. He took a step forward, wanting to hug Dou Jinzhao in his arms and love her dearly. However, she took two quick steps, stood in front of the window, and wiped her face with a handkerchief.

"Jin Zhao, you don't need to hide anything in front of me. You and I have been childhood sweethearts, and I know you have me in your heart." Lu Changyuan's voice was unusually gentle, "Even if Miao Jin marries you, it won't hinder you in any way, and it won't shake your position."

In her previous life, she only found out later that Dou Miaojin hated her to the core. If you were to say how much Dou Miaojin loved Lu Changyuan, it wouldn't be to that extent, otherwise she wouldn't have eloped with Tuoba Yu.

A big part of the reason she hooked up with Lu Changyuan was to take revenge on Dou Jinzhao.

In Dou Miaojin's eyes, they are twins, but Dou Miaojin was stolen by the servants of the Dou family when she was young. She suffered a lot when she was young. Later, she was found by the Dou family. Because she was crude and stupid, she was raised in the farm like an animal.

Although both are daughters of the Dou family, they have different fates. Dou Miaojin has never felt balanced in her heart. She cannot take revenge on Dou's parents, so she vents all her resentment on Dou Jinzhao.

Dou Jinzhao turned around and said, "Duke, are you finally going to marry her? Have you asked her? Is she willing to be your mistress?"