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

The next day, Dou Jinzhao got up early in the morning and first drew up a list of gifts for the return visit. Compared with the previous life, the amount of the gift list was reduced by at least eight or nine tenths. Although the number was not small, most of them were ordinary food, tea and wine.

It’s not that Dou Jinzhao wanted to save money for the Duke’s Mansion, but this time the gift of marriage had to be paid from her dowry.

When she arrived at Xuancao Hall and entered the yard, she heard the lady coughing.

The lady's illness has now reached the most critical stage, just like a person climbing a mountain and seeing the top of the mountain, the final crucial stage of exerting force. Either he can climb up in one go, or if he loses momentum, he will lose momentum all the way to the top.

The mother and son were talking about Dou Miaojin. The lady was in a dilemma. "Jinzhao is a very good child. She has been very filial to me over the past year and has managed the Duke's Mansion very well. If there were any other options, I would not want to hurt her feelings like this. She is both her biological sister and her co-wife. Either way, it is unacceptable."

Thinking of Dou Jinzhao's tearful face, Lu Changyuan felt a little reluctant, "Mother, the Queen's illness can't be delayed any longer, and your health has not improved. If you can ask Yanzhijian to come forward, your son doesn't want to do this."

"My body is much better now. Doctor Wu said earlier that I could be cured with one more prescription." Madam Tai hesitated for a moment, "Does it have to be like this? Is it appropriate for sisters who share the same mother to quarrel like this over...?"

Lu Changyuan lowered his head, "Mother, Miao Jin loves me deeply, and I really don't want to hurt her feelings."

The lady felt sorry for her son and said, "I'll talk to Jin Zhao later. You should accompany her home today and don't make her angry."

After having breakfast with the old lady, Dou Jinzhao knew that the old lady was going to say something to her when she saw that she had asked Lu Changyuan to leave on the pretext of preparing return gifts.

"Good boy, come sit here with me." The lady took Dou Jinzhao's hand and asked her to sit beside her. For a moment, she didn't know how to start. After a long silence, she said in a sad tone, "Isn't Changyuan talking to you about your sister Miaojin?"

Dou Jinzhao nodded, "The Duke said he wants to marry my second sister as his concubine. Mother, concubines are just something that those unruly merchants came up with. How can a powerful family like us have concubines? Isn't it a joke?"

"Is that so?" The lady sighed. "If you ask me, if you really get a concubine, how can the Duke Dingguo's mansion face people in this capital city in the future?"

Dou Jinzhao looked at the lady's face and wondered, in her previous life, if her mother-in-law were still alive, would she have never ended up in such a situation?

She should find a way to cure the old lady's cough. In this life, she has put a lot of thought into it, and the old lady's health has been well taken care of. She should live two years longer than in her previous life.

Although they cannot be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she still wants to cherish this affection.

"It's just that, Jinzhao, she is your sister, and she is your twin sister." The lady held Dou Jinzhao's hand, "If you let her become a concubine, you will also be embarrassed. Besides, your sister helped the queen to get the Rouge Sword to cure her illness, what a great contribution!"

Dou Jinzhao understood the meaning. With such a great contribution, it would be unfair to Dou Miaojin even if she had to be his co-wife.

She thought too much and laughed at herself, "Mother is right. My sister and I have caused trouble for the Duke's Mansion."

The lady had always admired Dou Jinzhao. She was always very understanding. Knowing that she understood, she was very happy and asked someone to bring a pair of mutton-fat jade bracelets and put them on her slender wrists.

"I also know that you have been wronged in this matter. But as women, how can we not be wronged? To be honest, the truly happy days are when we are in our boudoir. Once you get married and go to your husband's house, no matter how much your parents-in-law and husband love you, you will not suffer any less grievances."

My son and I love you very much, but we will not let you suffer any less than you deserve.

Dou Jinzhao retracted his hand, facing the unhappy gaze of the lady, "Mother, marrying Dou Miaojin as a concubine is not a grievance, but a humiliation. In the past year, have I done anything wrong in the Duke's Mansion? Have I been unfilial to my elders, or have I been unfilial to my peers, or have I not managed the mansion well?

I don’t think I did anything wrong. I can’t afford this bracelet, so mother, please keep it and give it to Dou Miaojin in the future.”

The Madam was obviously unhappy. No one had ever disobeyed her before. She threw the bracelet to the nanny and said, "Jinzhao, you have always been sensible and considerate of the overall situation. What happened today? Miaojin is your sister. I haven't told you yet that you two sisters are jealous of each other and have brought shame to our mansion."

Dou Jinzhao stood up and sneered, "Mother, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each one is different. I can only guarantee that I am a person who knows shame and abides by the rules. I cannot guarantee what others are like, including my husband.

I am the eldest wife of the Duke's Mansion, who was brought in by a sedan chair with eight bearers. On the day of the wedding, my husband went to war, and when he came back, he started to arrange to marry a second wife without even completing the formalities. I want to see if there is no reasonable person in this city, and if they think that what I have suffered is just a little injustice?"

The old lady felt that she was in the wrong. She kept a sullen face and said nothing. Looking back, Dou Jinzhao had done nothing wrong in the past year. She was filial, sensible, and handled everything very carefully.

Lu Changyuan heard the argument inside and came in with a dark face. He glanced at Dou Jinzhao with dissatisfaction and asked, "What's going on?"

The Madam didn't want to make a scene for the time being, so she waved her hand and said, "It's getting late, you should go back first, the sooner you go, the sooner you can return!"

Dou Jinzhao stood up and followed Lu Changyuan out.

Lu Changting came in from outside, leading a large group of people. She was wearing a pink, gold-brocaded bustier dress with a butterfly pattern, her hair was in a lily bun, and her temples were adorned with gold, pearl and kingfisher hairpins. She and Lu Changyuan were siblings, and they looked 50% alike, but Lu Changting was more gentle, with rosy cheeks and cherry lips, and was graceful and beautiful, with a very lively personality.

She stopped in front of Lu Changyuan and looked up, "Brother, are you going to the Dou family? Miao Jin and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Please take me with you. I want to go and play with Miao Jin."

She never paid attention to her sister-in-law Dou Jinzhao and never even looked at her.

Lu Changyuan didn't notice anything wrong and frowned, "I'm accompanying your sister-in-law to her parents' home. How can you go with her? If you want to play with Miaojin, you can ask her to go yourself."

"She's been so busy lately and doesn't have time to talk to me. I don't care. I'm going with you today."

She glanced at Dou Jinzhao, her eyes revealing disgust. "Dou Jinzhao, does it have to be today? Can't you go back alone?"

She turned around and pulled Lu Changyuan, throwing her hands and throwing a tantrum, "I don't care, I must go, I want to go today, let Dou Jinzhao go alone another day."

In fact, Lu Changting is the same age as Dou Jinzhao, only two months younger. The two families have such a relationship. Since childhood, people in the capital have liked to compare the two. Dou Jinzhao has a photographic memory, while Lu Changting is as stupid as a pig. Dou Jinzhao is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, while Lu Changting can only recognize a few words and can't learn anything.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Lu Changting's face is still attractive, but Dou Jinzhao is so beautiful and charming that she is the focus of everyone's attention wherever she goes, which makes Lu Changting look like a maid.

In the past, no matter how Dou Jinzhao tried to curry favor with Lu Changting, it was useless. The only thing he could do was to worship her. In his previous life, after getting married, almost half of Dou Miaojin's dowry was spent on Lu Changting.

After rebirth, Dou Jinzhao looked at Lu Changting as if she were air.

Lu Changyuan looked at Dou Jinzhao, then at his sister, and was extremely annoyed. "What's going on between you and Tingting?"