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

On the third day after Mrs. Lu was sent to the villa, the old lady of the Bai family came to the Duke's Mansion.

Within a year, the two aunts that the Bai family valued the most had met with accidents. How could Old Madam Bai sit still?

She had originally come to Beijing from her old house just to help Madam Lu return to the Duke's Mansion. Unexpectedly, before she arrived, news came that her most valued daughter was unconscious and had been frightened into a madman.

Old Madam Bai found it incredible.

She raised her eldest daughter by herself, and she knew her daughter's temper very well. It was impossible for a small thing to bring her down.

Being frightened to the point of losing consciousness is definitely not a simple problem.

Concubine Bai was in the wrong before, so the Bai family cannot blame Prince Zhennan.

But the Duke's Mansion imprisoned the Bai family's aunt in the ancestral temple and drove her crazy, so it would not be so easy to let it go.

Old Madam Bai brought Bai Shaojie to personally come to make the decision for Mrs. Lu, and also brought two doctors.

"Mother-in-law, when did you come back from the old house?" Uncle Lu smiled awkwardly and stepped forward to salute.

"My daughter is under house arrest, but you are living a comfortable life in a world of wine and women. Look at you now, fat and big-eared. Are you still as elegant and handsome as before?" Old Lady Bai looked Mr. Lu up and down with disgust in her eyes.

No wonder her daughter later gave up completely on this man and had no expectations at all.

Uncle Lu smiled bitterly; his mother-in-law still spoke so sharply.

Upon hearing that Old Madam Bai disliked her son so much, Old Madam Lu immediately became displeased.

"My son is simply too heartbroken. Others marry virtuous wives, but he married the one who caused him to lose his official position. How could he not drown his sorrows in alcohol?" Old Madam Lu snorted.

“…” After being relatives with Old Madam Lu for so many years, this was the first time that Old Madam Bai was choked.

Madam Lu felt very proud.

This arrogant old woman always looked down on her, and this time she was finally in the wrong.

Madam Bai didn't want to have an argument with Madam Lu.

She sat down gracefully and calmly, then raised her eyes and glanced at Mr. Lu.

"I'm here for my daughter." She spoke slowly, her voice no longer as aggressive as before.

"My dear son-in-law, do you remember how you promised me that year? If it weren't for your sincerity, I wouldn't marry my daughter to you."

"With Shuyun's talent and looks, there were many people who were better than you who wanted to marry her. What did you do in the end?"

"That illegitimate child whose biological mother is unknown is the greatest shame to her."

"Now you've driven me crazy. Do you really think that our Bai family is easy to bully?"

The more Mr. Lu listened, the more he lowered his head, and his already numb heart felt even more guilty.

This made Old Madam Lu very angry.

"Who knows what bad things your daughter has done? There are so many people in the family temple, how could she be the only one who was scared crazy?" Old Madam Lu said unhappily.

Madam Bai finally looked at Madam Lu, "When it comes to guilty deeds, haven't the other members of your Lu family done less?"

"Don't make your daughter sound like a fairy. Ever since she got married, she has been taking care of her husband and children, and taking on the responsibilities of a daughter-in-law of the first wife. She just holds a few pots of flowers and pretends to be nice all day long."

"She rushed to meddle in other people's family affairs. Now, she has caused trouble."

"Tell me how you, the Bai family, teach your daughter. Concubine Bai is also your daughter, right? If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. I think there is something wrong with the way you teach your daughter."

Old Madam Bai maintained an elegant and calm demeanor throughout her life, and could never be angered by a few words from others.

But every time she spoke to Old Madam Lu, she felt like she was going to live two years less because of being angered.

She doesn't look like a princess at all, she's just a shrew.

This is also the reason why she never interacted with the old lady of the Lu family for many years.

She can't tell whether other people's words are good or bad, and you have to lower your own status before talking to her.

"I can't convince you. Since you don't want to treat my daughter well, I will take her away today." said Old Lady Bai.

"Mother-in-law, how could our Lu family not treat Shuyun well? It is she who doesn't let us get close to her. She even drove Lu Yuan's wife out when she went to take care of the patient." Grandpa Lu explained.

Madam Bai's eyes turned cold, "Who are you going to let take care of the patient?"

"You knew that her worry was your mistress, yet you still let her daughter-in-law take care of her. You didn't want to cure her, you wanted to make her angry to death."

"We can't let the princess come back to take care of the patient." Old Madam Lu said sarcastically.

Lu Yan was anxious watching from the side.

As a younger person, one should not interrupt when the elders are talking. However, the two elderly people were only concerned with bickering and did not even mention when they would bring her mother back.

"If something happens to my aunt, Lu Heng, who is far away in Huainan, may not be able to take up his post with peace of mind. Lu Heng has worked so hard to get this official position, he can't just lose it like that." Bai Shaojie said softly.

Lu Heng was Madam Lu's lifeline, and he hit her with one blow. She immediately curled her lips and said nothing.

"I want to take Shuyun back and keep her in your Lu family. Her illness cannot be cured." said Old Lady Bai.

Madam Lu frowned. Let the eldest daughter-in-law be taken back by her parents? Wouldn't that make people outside misunderstand that the Lu family drove her crazy?

"No!" She refused without thinking.

"Okay." Uncle Lu nodded immediately, "Mother-in-law, I agree."

Only then did Old Madam Bai suppress her resentment.

"I've been here for so long, why haven't I seen Lu Yuan's wife? Is this the rule for your Lu family's granddaughters-in-law?" Old Madam Bai frowned.

As soon as she finished speaking, two women walked side by side outside the hall.

The voice of one of them was as clear as pearls falling on a plate, and every word he spoke made Old Lady Bai's face darker.

"Just tell your family before asking Dr. Zhou for help. Otherwise, others won't know your filial piety and will think you are undisciplined." Ruan bowed.

"I didn't know that Madam Bai was coming to visit today. I, as the Third Aunt, took it upon myself to take Lu Yuan's wife out. I hope Madam will forgive me. It's all my fault."

Madam Bai snorted and said to Madam Lu, "You two legitimate children are not as promising as one illegitimate child."

This sentence hit Mrs. Lu's sore spot again.

"Oh, yes, he is indeed not as promising as a bastard. It's nothing that my son married the daughter of your Bai family. That bastard even married the second daughter of the first family of the Southern Dynasty, and I haven't seen the Ruan family look down on others."

Old Madam Bai didn't know Ruan's background yet. When she heard what she said, she looked at Ruan suddenly.

But Ruan ignored her.

Shen Sui'an then slowly said, "Madam, I originally wanted to ask Dr. Zhou to treat my mother-in-law today, but Dr. Zhou said he didn't dare to offend the Zhennan Palace and was unwilling to go out to see the patient."

"This is outrageous! As a doctor, you actually watch a patient die without saving him. You are simply a quack." Old Lady Bai cursed angrily.

Shen Sui'an turned and looked at Old Madam Bai.

But she found that Bai Shaojie was looking at her with a serious gaze, which made her feel very uncomfortable.