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

Lu Yuan returned to Danbo Courtyard and saw Shen Sui'an packing clothes with his back to him.

His heart sank.

"Sui Sui!" He strode forward and held her in his arms.

"You're back." Shen Sui'an raised the corners of his mouth and looked back at him.

Lu Yuan frowned and stared at the corners of her eyes which were still flushed. "Have you cried?"

Shen Sui'an pressed the corners of her eyes. Her skin was a little sensitive, and her eyes would remain red for a long time when she cried.

"I didn't cry much, it's just..." Shen Suian wanted to say that she just shed a few tears because she was angry.

Lu Yuan's face was dark. "You don't have to take Princess Yongning's matter to heart. The emperor will not agree to her request. She may not be telling the truth. She just wants to use this matter to oppose the emperor."

Shen Suian was slightly startled when he heard this. Lu Yuan thought she was crying because Princess Yongning wanted to recruit him as her husband?

She chuckled, her eyes sparkling, "I know that your majesty is a wise ruler, and he will not steal someone else's husband just because of Princess Yongning's unreasonable request."

Moreover, when she thought about it carefully, she felt that Princess Yongning's behavior was somewhat unreasonable. It was probably just a contest between her and the emperor, and he was just using her and Lu Yuan as a raft.

"Then why are you crying?" Lu Yuan held her on his lap and gently stroked the corners of her eyes with his rough fingers.

When Shen Sui'an thought of his miserable life, his eyes couldn't help but feel sore.

She snuggled into his arms and whispered to him what Ruan had said.

"I don't know much about the Southern Dynasty, how about you?" Shen Suian said in a low voice.

Lu Yuan held her soft little hand in his palm and rubbed it carefully. "The largest family in the Southern Dynasty is the Ruan family. The current head of the family is Prime Minister Ruan. His children and students are all over the court and the country. There are also people in the Ruan family who control the trade routes of the Southern Dynasty. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty, Fu Yan, is also a student of Prime Minister Ruan."

"Ruan Danyang, the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Ruan, is the current queen."

Shen Sui'an frowned slightly, "The Ruan family is so powerful that the Southern Dynasty Emperor will definitely be wary of them."

How can you allow others to snore and sleep next to your bed?

What's more, he was the emperor.

"Could Third Aunt be Prime Minister Ruan's daughter?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.

"Yes, Emperor Fu wants to take Prime Minister Ruan's second daughter into the palace. It is said that Prime Minister Ruan's second daughter has an unlucky fate and has been raised in a Taoist temple. She will become seriously ill if she leaves the temple." Lu Yuan said.

"If I'm not mistaken, Third Aunt is the second legitimate daughter."

Shen Sui'an was surprised: "You mean, Third Aunt...married Third Uncle secretly? If the Southern Dynasty Emperor knew about it, wouldn't he punish the Ruan family?"

"Then it depends on the competition between Emperor Fu and the Ruan family." Lu Yuan said lightly.

"Could you be the Ruan family's child?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.

Lu Yuan shook his head. "Why would the Ruan family abandon a child?"

Shen Sui'an sat up straight, his eyes bright, "The Queen of the Southern Dynasty."

If Lu Yuan is Ruan Danyang's son, then he is the bloodline of the Southern Dynasty royal family. What reason does Ruan Danyang have to send Lu Yuan away?

"Don't think too much about it for now." Lu Yuan raised his hand and rubbed her head.

Shen Sui'an hugged his neck and said, "Actually, your background is not important to me, but I am worried that you will be in danger."

"You know, my dreams are always accurate. I dreamed that you were in danger."

Lu Yuan kissed her cheek and said, "Don't worry, I will be careful."

"Then let's not investigate and just let things take their course." She was really afraid of alerting the enemy.

Moreover, if Lu Yuan was really Ruan Danyang's son, and could make the queen of a country abandon her son, then there must be absolute danger, and this danger most likely came from the royal family of the Southern Dynasty.

Compared with the danger to his life, Shen Sui'an would rather Lu Yuan was just an ordinary citizen.

The couple chatted until late at night, and then fell asleep in each other's arms.

……

……

The next day, when Shen Sui'an was about to go out again, she saw Mrs. Lu and Princess Guangning coming to see her together.

She was a little surprised. Guangning had always looked down on the second wife, so how could he be so close to her now?

"I met my second aunt outside. She was also looking for you." Guangning curled his lips and walked aside to sit down.

Shen Sui'an had no choice but to ask someone to serve them tea. "I wonder what Second Aunt and Her Royal Highness the Princess want to talk to me about?"

Mrs. Lu's eyes sparkled. She looked at Shen Sui'an and saw that she didn't look sad at all. She was puzzled, "Haven't you heard that Princess Yongning wanted to recruit a prince consort?"

"I heard about it. Princess Guangning told me yesterday." Shen Suian said with a smile.

News spreads so fast in the palace. Princess Yongning just made her request to the Emperor yesterday, but I'm afraid half of the capital knows about it today.

This news could not have been spread by the emperor himself, so it could only have been Princess Yongning.

"You're not nervous at all." Guangning was very confused.

No wife could accept being demoted to a concubine, let alone a princess.

Will Shen Suian still have a good life in Yongning's hands in the future?

Shen Sui'an said, "Of course I say that because I believe in the emperor's wisdom."

Mrs. Lu said, "This is actually a good thing. Princess Yongning is willing to marry him. Lu Yuan has a promising future. Madam, you are from an aristocratic family and you know the importance of family honor and decline."

"Only when your husband is successful can you have a more prominent position."

Shen Sui'an nodded and said, "Second Aunt is right. While Second Uncle is still young, why don't you urge him to study and take the imperial examination? Maybe it will bring glory to the Lu family."

Mrs. Lu choked.

Everyone knows that Master Lu is no different from trash.

"I'm talking about you, why are you bringing me into this?" Mrs. Lu was annoyed.

"Second aunt, do you think I should take the initiative to lower my status and change from a wife to a concubine, so that it will be easier for my husband to become a consort soon?" Shen Suian asked with a smile.

Mrs. Lu said, "Since you are so sensible, I don't need to say more."

"You want me to disobey your order." Shen Sui'an sighed.

"What?" Mrs. Lu was shocked. Why did she ask Shen Suian to disobey her order?

Shen Sui'an said sternly, "When the emperor granted me the marriage, he wanted Lu Yuanming to marry me. If I take the initiative to lower my status, wouldn't that be disobeying the emperor's order? What else could it be but defying the emperor's order?"

"You...you think you can compare with Princess Yongning." Of course, the emperor favors his daughter.

Shen Sui'an shook her head, "Second Aunt, you want me to become a concubine based on hearsay. May I ask if you have received the decree from the palace?"

"Is Lu Yuan now the prince consort?"

"Nothing, why are you so anxious to dance around?"

Mrs. Lu's face turned pale and blue, and she looked at Princess Guangning in shock and anger, hoping that Guangning could suppress Shen Sui'an's arrogance.

Guangning couldn't stand the way Shen Sui'an was so sure that she would not be demoted to a concubine.

"You really won't give up." Guangning said, "Then I will go to the palace to seek peace of mind for you."

Shen Sui'an smiled, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."