If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

"Madam, the eldest young master is teaching the eldest young mistress archery. The eldest young mistress did not go to see Her Royal Highness the Princess today."

"I have inquired and found out that since the eldest young mistress came into the family, the eldest young master has never been to Aunt Lin's room. Even Aunt Guan was sent to the farm because she did something wrong."

"Hongxiu is no longer serving in the study, she is guarding the back room all day long."

Mrs. Lu listened to Mo Ju's report with an indifferent look in her eyes as usual. She lowered her head and carefully trimmed her beloved winter chrysanthemums.

"Do you know what crime Aunt Guan committed?" asked Mrs. Lu.

Mo Ju: "It seems to be related to the widow of the Guan family remarrying. I will find out more about it."

"Hongxiu has served Lu Yuan for so many years, and now she abandons him just like that. She is truly a member of the Lu family, so heartless and ungrateful." Mrs. Lu mocked.

Mo Ju didn't dare to respond to this.

"Aunt Lin is Concubine Yao's person. It's been two years, and I don't see her achieving anything." Mrs. Lu's tone was full of disdain.

"Didn't the old lady send two maids to Danboyuan?"

Mo Ju hurriedly replied, "There are two maids. One is called Tingxue. She bumped into the young master a while ago and was beaten with a stick and sent away. The other is called Tingyu. She is still serving in Danbo Courtyard, but she has never been close to the young master."

Mrs. Lu gently put down the small scissors in her hand, "Men are selfish and ruthless by nature. The current affection is just because he needs the help of the old man of the Shen family."

"When the time is right, give Tingyu some help. As for Hongxiu, get closer to her. She may be useful to you in the future." Mrs. Lu said calmly.

"Yes, ma'am." Mo Ju replied.

Madam Lu frowned, "Is the Second Young Master still angry with the princess?"

Mo Ju whispered yes.

"Go and call the second young master over." Mrs. Lu's usually cold and aloof face now showed a hint of severity.

Lu Heng found an excuse to sleep in the study. The cold war between him and Princess Guangning was already known to everyone in the Lu family, but no one dared to discuss it openly.

Everyone knows why Lu Heng is in a cold war with the princess.

Wasn’t it because the princess was impeached for keeping a lover?

Lu Heng, who has been a favored child of heaven and has enjoyed unlimited glory since childhood, now has the first stain in his life, and it was brought to him by Her Royal Highness the Princess. How can he swallow this?

Once you put on this green hat, you can never take it off.

Lu Heng had lost a lot of weight and when he appeared in front of Mrs. Lu, she was scared.

"How can you still be dignified as the young master of the Lu family? If you go out like this, won't you be telling everyone that you are not even as good as the princess's face?" Mrs. Lu was very dissatisfied with her son.

"Mother, don't say anymore." Lu Heng closed his eyes. He didn't want to hear the word "mistress".

Mrs. Lu: "There is no such thing as eternal harmony between husband and wife. As long as everyone puts in enough effort on the surface and appears to respect each other in front of outsiders, that's enough. Lu Heng, your life goal is not to have love affairs."

Lu Heng laughed at himself, "I'm already a royal consort, what other goals do I have in life?"

"You are useless!" Madam Lu looked at him with a sinister look, "You are the consort of the emperor now, do you still want to be the consort of the emperor for the rest of your life?"

"Mother?" Lu Heng was stunned. He didn't understand.

Mrs. Lu didn't want to bring the issue up directly, but changed the subject, "What did you ask Liu Mo to investigate recently? Did you keep a prostitute in the house?"

Lu Heng became alert, "Mother, I won't do such a thing."

"That's the bartender." Mrs. Lu guessed it right.

"If you weren't a princess, a girl of humble origin like Miss Song would be more than qualified to be your concubine. Now, even if you like her much, you have to endure it." Mrs. Lu said lightly.

Lu Heng laughed at himself, "She is already dead, and she is pregnant with my child. Mother doesn't have to worry that I will offend the princess because of her."

Although Song Xiuzhi has not been found yet, Lu Heng knows that he must not let anyone know that she might still be alive.

Mrs. Lu didn't expect to hear this answer.

If Song Xiuzhi had not died, and she found out that she was pregnant with Lu Heng's child, she would have prevented Song Xiuzhi from giving birth.

"How did he die?" asked Mrs. Lu.

Lu Heng had no choice but to tell the truth, "...The princess is jealous and vicious. I will not take a concubine in the future, and I will not let anyone die in her hands."

"You don't want to take a concubine, and you don't want to be close to the princess?" asked Mrs. Lu.

"I thought my mother would understand me," said Lu Heng.

Mrs. Lu said, "I don't understand. Nothing is more important than your own life goals. You are now a royal consort and have no ambitions in the court, but the world is changing rapidly. Why don't you prepare for future changes?"

"There will be no change. The prince consort is not allowed to enter the officialdom. I am now in the Ministry of Rites, which is already a special favor from the emperor." Lu Heng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Mrs. Lu was so disappointed that she lowered her voice and said angrily, "What if the princess is gone? Are you still the prince consort?"

Lu Heng's pupils shrank. If Princess Guangning died, he would no longer be the prince consort...

"The Emperor and Concubine Yao will see how you treat the princess, and this will determine how they treat you," said Mrs. Lu.

"Even if the Censorate impeaches you a hundred times, Princess Guangning is still the emperor and the imperial concubine's favorite youngest daughter. Will they allow you to be angry with the princess?" Mrs. Lu asked again.

"Or are you already satisfied with the current situation? When Lu Yuan becomes prime minister in the future, you will kneel before him and look up to him?"

"Is it difficult to control a foolish princess who loves you deeply? Or do you want to become enemies with the princess and cause the emperor and the concubine to blame you? Don't forget that the second prince may also be the crown prince in the future, and Guangning is his biological sister."

Lu Heng's chest heaved violently. He thought of the slim chance and looked at Mrs. Lu with a blank look in his eyes.

In his impression, his mother is a person as quiet as a chrysanthemum and who lives in harmony with the world.

She is very different from Mrs. Lu today.

But his mother's words were like an epiphany for him.

"Mother, I know what to do." Lu Heng's throat was very dry.

My mother has always been gentle and considerate to my father over the years. Is she just pretending?

That's a great outfit too.

Lu Heng thought that he did not have the skills of Mrs. Lu.

But for him, for the Lu family, he must have such a broad mind.

He didn't want to be outdone by Lu Yuan all his life, and he didn't want to have to look up to someone he once looked down upon.

After coming out of Liuyun Garden, Lu Heng was in a daze. He went to the study and drank a jar of wine, then returned to Zhiyuan Hall with floating steps.

When Guangning saw that he was drunk, he couldn't bear to send him away, so he had to ask the maid to cook some sobering soup.

"Does your lover really look like me?" Lu Heng grabbed Guangning's hand and his hot breath sprayed on her face.

"Prince Consort, you are drunk!" Guangning's heart was pounding.

She still couldn't help but be moved by him.

Lu Heng held her in his arms, "Your Highness, I'm just jealous of them..."

Guangning's heart was trembling. "You, what did you say?"

"Song Xiuzhi is not my mistress. I just helped her out of weakness, which led to her being forced into a corner by Shen Sui'an. Now she is dead."

Lu Heng lowered his eyes and looked at Guangning, "Princess, let's live a good life in the future. You don't have to keep a lover, and I won't go to the pleasure boat anymore, okay?"

Guangning looked shy and said, "Okay."