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

Shen Suian was stunned.

She had always thought that Lu Yan was Bai Shaojie's wife, so she was really shocked to see Lu Yan blushing because of Bai Shaohong.

Moral decline!

Bai Shaohong is her brother-in-law.

Was Lu Yan attracted to Bai Shaohong at this time? Then who was she thinking of when she married Bai Shaojie in her previous life?

Okay, Shen Sui'an admitted that he had a bit of a bad taste.

She had already imagined in her mind a drama in the Bai family that violated the moral code.

When Lu Yuan came out of the study, he saw his wife standing outside the door, smiling alone... with a weird look on her face.

"What's wrong?" He touched her head worriedly.

Shen Sui'an told him about Lu Yan's visit to him, "I want you to let Bai Shaohong go. I heard before that Madam wants to marry her off to Bai Shaojie. She cares so much about Bai Shaohong. Does Madam know?"

"If she marries Bai Shaojie but thinks about her brother-in-law, that would be even more exciting than the storybook."

Lu Yuan looked at her deeply, his eyes filled with endless smiles, and there was a hint of tenderness in his pupils that was not easily revealed.

"What storybooks have you read recently?" he asked in a low voice.

"Well, just take a look when you're free. I'm very busy on weekdays." Shen Suian blinked.

She used to not read storybooks because she thought they were unorthodox, but Feng Yuanjia forced a few of them into her hands and she became obsessed with them.

Lu Yuan's smile grew brighter, "Yeah."

"By the way, Marquis Jingning requested that Huan Ge'er be named the Crown Prince, and the Emperor has approved it." Lu Yuan said.

Shen Sui'an's smile faded. "Brother Huan is so young that he can't even protect himself in the Marquis' Mansion. Marquis Jingning's request to confer the title of Crown Prince on him at this time is not a good thing for Brother Huan."

Lu Yuan said: "He replaced all the people who served Huan Ge'er, as well as the palace doctors."

Although Marquis Jingning did not confront Wang and question her, his actions made everything clear.

He knew the truth and no longer trusted Wang.

"He wouldn't still want to bring Sister Cheng back to the Marquis' Mansion, right?" Shen Suian frowned. This was what she was most worried about.

Lu Yuan: "Madam Zhou will not go to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion with him."

"Doesn't the emperor have a migraine? Please give Doctor Zhou some advice and let him treat the emperor." Shen Sui'an said in a low voice.

Although Zhou Zhou was protected by the Zhennan Palace, it was better to have absolute ability of his own than to rely on the power of others to protect himself.

Only in this way can we intimidate He Hongkui and Wang Shi.

Shen Sui'an felt that once Wang knew that Cheng Zhiyun stayed in Shangjing City, who knows what she would do.

Lu Yuan nodded when he heard this. He had mentioned this matter to Zhou Zhou last time, and Zhou Zhou did not refuse, but only said that he would think about it.

"I'll find an opportunity." Lu Yuan said.

Since Lu Yuan said so, then the matter must be settled.

Shen Sui'an took his hand and said, "Don't you have to go to the Ministry of Rites today?"

"The Emperor has asked the Ministry of Rites to leave the Southern Dynasty envoys alone. The negotiations should wait until after the Emperor's Longevity Festival." This is to avoid a fight over a disagreement, which would disrupt the Emperor's Longevity Festival.

Now there are envoys from other countries coming to the capital to celebrate the birthday.

Shen Suian didn't ask any more questions. Although she wanted to know about the Maritime Special Camp, Lu Yuan didn't tell her clearly, which meant that the matter had not been finalized yet.

Don't worry, she will wait patiently.

……

……

Lu Yan was guarding at the Chuihua Gate early in the morning. When she saw Lu Yuan who was going to attend the morning court, she stepped forward to greet him.

"Big, big brother!" She spoke with difficulty. Over the years, she rarely called Lu Yuan "big brother".

Lu Yuan looked at her coldly and did not say anything.

"Can you please let cousin Hong go? No matter what, our two families are relatives. It won't be good for you if we make too much trouble." Lu Yan said.

"What's the harm in that?" Lu Yuan asked back coldly.

Lu Yan was stunned, "Ah?"

"Bai Shaohong instructed others to slander my wife's innocent reputation and had him sent to Jingzhao Prefecture. Who is making such a fuss?" Lu Yuan asked indifferently.

"It was the Bai family who asked you to come to me, right? Why didn't they ask someone to release Bai Shaohong instead of asking you to take the lead?"

Lu Yan said, "You are the one who captured him, so of course you have to let him go."

As long as Lu Yuan takes the initiative to release Bai Shaohong, he can announce to the public that everything is a misunderstanding, thus preserving Bai Shaohong's reputation.

Of course, Lu Yuan also understood what the Bai family was planning.

Why should he agree?

"When is it your turn to order me to do something?" Lu Yuan's face was grim. "Not arresting him and sending him to the Pacification Bureau has already given the Bai family enough face."

Lu Yan's expression changed, "You dare!"

"Do you want to try it?" Lu Yuan asked.

“……” Lu Yan didn’t dare.

Even if she had not heard of Lu Yuan killing someone with her own eyes, she had heard of his horrific methods.

What if he really killed Cousin Hong?

Lu Yan stamped her feet fiercely and threatened Lu Yuan, "Just wait, when my second brother comes back, he will definitely vent his anger on my behalf. By then, you won't be able to stay in the Duke's Mansion any longer."

This bluffing threat meant nothing to Lu Yuan. If it could really allow him to escape from this place, he would be more than happy.

He ignored the aggressive Lu Yan and turned away.

Bingyue was indignant beside him, "A concubine's daughter is a concubine's daughter, he doesn't treat the girl as his sister at all."

"He's an ungrateful person. Father should have let him die outside." Lu Yan said hatefully.

"Girl, what should we do now?" Bingyue asked.

Lu Yan said: "He doesn't dare to do anything to cousin Hong. We still have to go to Huguo Temple today. Lu Yuan dares to do this to me. Let me see how I deal with Shen Sui'an."

"Girl, Shen Suian is not a simple person either, you must be careful." Bingyue said in a low voice.

"I know what's going on." Lu Yan snorted.

"Go back and change your clothes."

About half an hour later, Lu Yan returned to the gate. Shen Suian and Ruan were already waiting for her in the carriage.

Lu Yan didn't want to ride in the same carriage with Shen Sui'an, so she had to get on the one behind reluctantly.

"Sister Yan." Lu Rong and Lu Yan gave her a flattering smile.

"Look at how petty you are. The ladies from wealthy families won't look down on you." Lu Yan said arrogantly.

Lu Rong stopped Lu Yin from retorting and smiled at Lu Yan, "We are just going for a walk with you."

Lu Yan snorted.

The carriage rumbled forward, and the hot wind was blocked by the ice cubes in the carriage, bringing a slight chill.

"You say you don't like Young Master Gao, but you dress like a peacock." Ruan said with a smile.

"She can't bear to see her two half-sisters marrying up to higher social positions." Shen Sui'an understood Lu Yan's thoughts. She was very similar to Lu Heng, both of them were selfish and arrogant.

She doesn't allow others to get what she doesn't like.

"You seem to care a lot about Sister Rong and the others." Ruan said.

"They are all just poor people." Shen Sui'an smiled. She was grateful to Lu Rong and Lu Yin for helping her in her previous life.

In this life, she just wanted to give them a little help within her ability.