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

The Emperor was very pleased with the Qu family's decision to retreat at the right time and to know the current situation, and Old Lady Qu became more determined in her choice.

"Sui Sui, if you hadn't awakened me with your words, I don't know how long I would have been blinded by the dream." Old Madam Qu was grateful to Shen Sui'an.

Shen Sui'an whispered, "Old Madam, you are too kind."

"I'm sorry that you were wronged by the palace banquet yesterday." There was apology in Madam Qu's eyes.

She had talked to the Queen several times, but each time ended in a bad mood.

Now she has to be blamed and hated, and she feels uncomfortable. But if the queen does not wake up and the emperor no longer cherishes their friendship in the future, then what good ending will she have as the queen?

"Madam, I think the Queen's life in the palace is not as glorious as it seems." Shen Suian said in a low voice.

Old Madam Qu sighed in her heart. The queen had once been glorious, but when she gave birth to Yongning, she became jealous of the pregnant concubines in the palace and secretly drugged the pregnant concubines. If the empress dowager had not covered up for her, she would have been deposed long ago.

Now the Emperor has completely alienated himself from her, probably because he knows what happened that year.

"How come she was such an innocent and kind girl when she was raised at home, and she became a completely different person after entering the palace?" Old Madam Qu was heartbroken.

Power really does change a person.

Qu Qingli hugged the old lady's arm and said, "Grandma, as long as our Qu family behaves well, the emperor will still treat my aunt well."

"Yes, you are right." Old Madam Qu forced herself to be strong. Things had already come to this. If she took care of the queen in the palace, what would happen to the more than one hundred people in the Qu family?

Now that you have to make a choice, you have to be ruthless.

"Sui Sui, the things in here are for you." Old Madam Qu picked up the box beside her and handed it to Shen Sui'an.

Shen Sui'an was slightly startled. When he opened it, he found that it was a land deed. "Madam, how can this be possible?"

Madam Qu: "I can't take these properties and mansions with me, and I can't bear to sell them at a low price, so I might as well leave them to you. I just hope you can treat the servants who stay there well."

"I'll return the money to you in cash," Shen Sui'an said.

"This is a gift from me, an old woman, to you. Are you going to refuse it?" Old Madam Qu deliberately put on a stern face.

Qu Qingli persuaded Shen Suian to accept it.

Shen Sui'an's eyes were slightly red, "Old Madam, I will keep it for you first, and when Li'er gets married in the future, I will give it to her as a dowry."

"..." Qu Qingli stomped her feet. Why did they bring up getting married for no reason?

Madam Qu smiled and said, "I'll give it to you. It's up to you to arrange it however you want."

"That's great for you. Now that you're married, you wish others would get married too." Qu Qingli tried to tickle Shen Sui'an's itch.

The two laughed together.

When Mrs. Qu saw them playing, the depression in her heart was relieved a lot.

"You guys go to the west wing and talk in private. I'll continue to check the account books." Mrs. Qu said with a smile.

Qu Qingli took Shen Sui'an's hand and went to the west wing, and asked impatiently, "Tell me quickly, is Guangning and Lu Heng in trouble now?"

"Oh, I'm so angry. I'm confined at home and can't even find out what's going on outside."

Shen Sui'an could not help but scold her, "They are not in turmoil, but the husband and wife are in harmony."

"What? That's impossible. I gave such obvious hints, but Guangning didn't realize that Lu Heng was having a mistress. She's so stupid."

"She burned Song Xiuzhi's pleasure boat." Shen Sui'an said that she told Qu Qingli that Guangning was impeached by the Censorate for keeping a lover and occupying good farmland.

Qu Qingli's eyes turned red when she heard this. "At such an important moment, I was detained at home!"

She should have gone to Guangning and ridiculed her severely!

I feel so sad! So sorry! So angry!

"Why are you saying all this in front of Guangning? Lu Heng and I have nothing to do with each other anymore." Shen Suian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"How can it not matter? He disgusted you so much, I just can't stand seeing him hugging women everywhere." Qu Qingli snorted.

She just wanted to let Shen Suian vent his anger.

Shen Sui'an hugged Qu Qingli, "I know you feel sorry for me, but I don't want you to get into trouble. After all, she is a princess. Now they have all got their retribution. We just need to watch the show."

"You are just too kind." Qu Qingli tapped Shen Suian's forehead.

Shen Sui'an smiled without saying anything. It was not that she had a kind heart, but this kind of revenge would only hurt the skin and had no practical use at all.

If she wanted Lu Heng to be seriously injured, she would have to wait until Song Xiuzhi's child was born.

When the time comes, it will depend on whether Lu Heng can make up for the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Let's not talk about unimportant people. Li'er, you must write to me often when you go to Annan." Shen Sui'an said softly.

"Tell me everything. Don't just report the good news and not the bad news."

Qu Qingli smiled and said, "You are expecting me to do something good. I will only have happy events, not sorrows."

Shen Sui'an: "I really hope you will always be happy like this."

"Don't just worry about me, you should also write to me often. If Lu Yuan bullies you, tell me, I..." Qu Qingli's eyes suddenly turned red.

"I will not be in the capital anymore and I can't vent my anger for you. What should I do?"

The sadness of parting came over me at this moment.

Qu Qingli was not afraid of leaving Shangjing, but she was thinking about being bullied every year in the future. She was far away in Annan and could not do anything, so she felt very sad.

Shen Sui'an couldn't help but shed tears, "No, Lu Yuan won't bully me."

"Even if he betrays me in the future, the worst that can happen is that I will divorce him, and then I will go to Annan to seek refuge with you."

Qu Qingli chuckled, crying and laughing at the same time, "I think Lu Yuan is much better than Lu Heng. You will definitely live a good life."

Shen Sui'an sniffed and said, "Well, we will be fine."

"Sui Sui, I really can't bear to leave you." Qu Qingli choked up, not knowing when they would meet next time.

"Me too." Shen Suian burst into tears again.

The maid serving outside the door felt something was wrong. Why did the two girls cry harder and harder?

He hurried in to coax the two of them.

"Good girls, today is a festive day, you can't cry." Qu Qingli's wet nurse coaxed them hurriedly and told the maid to fetch water for the two girls to wash their faces.

Shen Sui'an wiped away Qu Qingli's tears and said, "Don't cry, don't cry. We will be fine in the future."

They washed their faces and put on makeup again, but their eyes were swollen.

When Mrs. Qu saw this, she comforted them, but she had no choice but to not keep Shen Sui'an for dinner due to the special circumstances.

Shen Sui'an said goodbye to them again.

Even though he applied eggs to his eyes along the way, he was still discovered when he returned to the Shen family.

Old Madam Shen comforted her, saying that separation is for the purpose of reunion.

Yes, this separation is for the purpose of meeting again in the future, and it is the final ending of the Qu family.

She calmed herself down and had a happy meal at the Shen family. Before nightfall, she returned to the Lu family with Lu Yuan.

"Madam, the eldest lady sent someone to tell you that she wants you to accompany her to a banquet at the Prince of Zhennan's mansion tomorrow." Qiu Jin said in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an frowned slightly, "The first wife wants to take me with her? What about the princess?"

"I heard that the princess will also accompany them," said Qiu Jin.

"It seems that I can't refuse yet." Shen Sui'an smiled, "Go and tell the first wife that I already know about it and will definitely prepare well."