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

Shen Sui'an plans to go to West City today to look at a few shops that she plans to buy.

Before he had time to leave, a servant from the ancestral temple came with a message, saying that Mrs. Lu had fallen ill. Although a doctor had been called, she had not woken up yet.

"Ah, this..." Shen Suian and Ruan looked at each other.

The eldest wife fell ill so suddenly.

The servants didn't know the truth either. They only said that Mrs. Lu woke up in the middle of the night and immediately called a doctor. She didn't wake up until early this morning.

Shen Sui'an frowned slightly. Although Mrs. Lu did not treat Lu Yuan as her son and even poisoned her, in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Yuan was her illegitimate son and she was still the daughter-in-law of the first wife.

The first wife fell ill, so Shen Sui'an naturally had to go and take care of her. Even if he didn't have to serve her in person, he would definitely go and show some concern.

"Go prepare the carriage," Shen Sui'an said, "I'll ask two doctors to come over and treat the first lady."

Ruan held her hand and whispered, "I'm afraid she will pretend to be sick and go back to the Duke's Mansion. I have to meet the steward today, so I can't go with you. You must be careful of her."

"She is just a hypocrite. If she says something nice to please you, don't believe it."

Shen Sui'an nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, Aunt San, I know it clearly."

She went to the upper room to report to the old lady the news that the eldest wife was ill.

The old lady doesn't care about the life or death of her eldest daughter-in-law at all. Recently, she even ignored Gao's personal care for the Duke and was wholeheartedly focused on choosing a good concubine for Mr. Lu.

"You are her daughter-in-law, so it is your responsibility to take care of her, so that people outside will not say that you are unfilial." Old Madam Lu glanced at Shen Sui'an.

Shen Sui'an smiled and replied, "Then my granddaughter-in-law will go to the ancestral temple to take a look at the situation."

Madam Lu had to go see the matchmaker soon, so she waved her hand impatiently at Shen Sui'an, "Go, go."

I wonder if the eldest lady would be so angry that she would just faint if she knew that the old lady was busy finding a good concubine to give birth to a son for her father-in-law.

The carriage was soon ready.

Shen Sui'an also asked Shi Qing to invite two famous doctors in the city to accompany her to the ancestral temple.

When Mrs. Lu's trusted maids Mo Ju and Hong Xing saw her, their faces looked a little unhappy, as if they did not expect Shen Sui'an to come to the ancestral temple in person.

"How did you take care of the Madam? She was fine a few days ago, how come she suddenly fell ill?" Shen Suian scolded them.

Mo Ju and Hong Xing did not dare to argue and could only bow their heads and apologize.

Shen Sui'an walked past them into the room and saw Mrs. Lu lying on the bed.

His face was really pale, with cold sweat on his forehead, his eyes were closed, and no one knew what he was mumbling.

"Madam, what's going on?" Shen Sui'an asked coldly.

"Mo Ju, if you tell me one lie, I will sell you out on behalf of my wife right away."

"..." Mo Ju looked up at Shen Sui'an angrily, "I am Madam's servant, you have no right to decide whether I stay or go."

Shen Sui'an glanced at her and said, "If anything happens to the first wife, do you think I can make the decision?"

Hong Xing bowed and said, "Madam, the Madam fainted from fright last night."

"What scared you?" Mrs. Lu was so cruel and ruthless, how could she be frightened to faint?

Could it be that the ghost of the person she killed came to look for her?

Hong Xing and Mo Ju looked at each other and whispered, "Because of the heavy rain yesterday, Madam went to bed early, and the servants were resting in the next room."

"I suddenly heard my wife screaming. When I came in, she had fainted. Next to her pillow, I found... a bloody severed arm."

Shen Sui'an was stunned for a moment, "What did you say?"

"Someone sent me a severed arm. I wonder what kind of heartless person is there to dare to treat my wife like this." Mo Ju gritted his teeth and looked at Shen Sui'an with unfriendly eyes.

"Yes, Madam has a kind heart and has not done anything against the law. Who would do this?" Shen Sui'an sighed.

"Even if they want to harm someone, they should harm those bad people who have done all kinds of evil things and have evil hearts. They should be dragged to the Copper Pillar Hell to be punished."

Mo Ju blurted out, “You cursed our wife.”

Shen Sui'an was surprised, "So in your mind, your wife is a vicious and evil person?"

"Madam, Mo Ju is worried about our Madam's health and her words may have offended you. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me." Hong Xing said hurriedly.

In fact, Shen Sui'an was also very curious about which hero gave the first wife a severed arm and what kind of hatred was behind it.

She guessed it might be related to Lu Yuan.

When he returned home last night, there was a faint smell of blood on his body. Even though he had taken a shower, he could still smell it.

Before she could ask, dense kisses fell on her face.

I was so tired that I forgot to ask.

"Please ask the doctor to come in and take the first lady's pulse." Shen Suian coughed lightly.

Two doctors came in quickly and the pulse diagnosis result was similar to what the doctor said last night, that is, she was suffocating due to excessive fright. Acupuncture has been performed and they can only wait for the first wife to wake up on her own.

"There are two herbs in this prescription that can be slightly modified to achieve faster results."

Shen Sui'an glanced at Mo Ju and said, "Mo Ju, go and boil the medicine for Madam. Don't let anyone tamper with the medicine."

"..." Mo Ju pursed her lips, "Yes."

"Madam, I will go and get the severed arm for you to see." Hong Xing said.

Shen Sui'an looked at her with a clear gaze and said, "No need, have someone send it to the Pacification Office."

Hong Xing was startled, "Pacification Department?"

"A broken arm, covered in blood, isn't this a murder? We don't even know whose arm it belongs to, so we naturally have to report it to the authorities. If Madam doesn't trust the Zhenfusi, then we can also report it to the Jingzhao Prefecture," said Shen Sui'an.

"..." Hong Xing never thought that Shen Suian would actually want to report to the police.

Isn’t she afraid that they will find out that the broken arm is related to Lu Yuan?

"What? You don't want to report to the police and just want to get away with this?" Shen Sui'an couldn't believe it.

"If we don't investigate it thoroughly, this time it's a broken arm, next time it's a head."

Hong Xing was so frightened that her face turned pale and she subconsciously turned to look at Mrs. Lu.

"Still, let's wait until my wife wakes up before making a decision."

Shen Sui'an frowned unhappily, "Such a big thing has happened, why are you still hiding it? Someone, go get the severed arm."

"Madam!" Hong Xing screamed, "Look, is Madam about to wake up?"

Mrs. Lu, who had her eyes closed all the time, had her eyes twitching at the corners of her eyes. She seemed to be trying hard to wake up from a nightmare.

Shen Sui'an's lips curled slightly without leaving any trace, "Madam, if you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Don't worry, it's just a nightmare."

After a while, Mrs. Lu finally slowly opened her eyes.

His eyes were fixed on Shen Sui'an.

Shen Sui'an took out a silk handkerchief and pressed the corners of his eyes, "Madam finally woke up, my daughter-in-law was so worried."

"I was just about to have someone take the severed arm to the police to report it. I will definitely find the murderer for my wife. I won't let you be frightened in vain."