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

The Duke turned his head suddenly, his eyes wide open, and looked at Madam Lu fiercely: "You don't want Shen to go back to her parents' home?"

"I didn't stop her from going back to her parents' home." Mrs. Lu shouted.

Ruan: "The old lady didn't stop Lu Yuan's wife from returning to her parents' home, she just told her not to show up in public anymore. Today she even kicked out the maid from the Shen family."

"You..." The Duke pointed at the old lady, "You are the one who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything."

Madam Lu was angry, "What kind of daughter-in-law did the Shen family marry? She is so fierce. A merchant girl of low birth is not worthy of being on the stage."

"I think Mrs. Shen is quite straightforward." Ruan said with a smile.

Hearing that Jiang had no intention of stopping, the Duke didn't want to go out and embarrass this person anymore.

"Why don't you go and call Shen over? She can go wherever she wants and no one is allowed to restrain her." The Duke shouted.

Madam Lu disagreed, "No, if she lets her family come and argue a little, I will do as she wishes. Will I still have a say in this family in the future?"

Shen Suian also rushed over with her maid.

"Why don't you go and stop your stepmother who is not presentable? This is so disgraceful." Mrs. Lu shouted.

Shen Sui'an looked over with a clear gaze, "Madam, I don't think there is anything wrong with my mother."

"My mother just couldn't bear to see her daughter being wronged."

"Are you still feeling aggrieved?" Mrs. Lu said angrily.

Shen Sui'an ignored her and walked straight towards the door.

"Mother, don't get tired." Shen Sui'an asked Ban Jian to give the tea in the food box to Jiang first.

Jiang's eyes passed through Shen Suian's shoulder and saw that Old Madam Lu had a gloomy face.

"I'm not tired. If anyone dares to stop my daughter from going back to her parents' home, I can fight for another three days and three nights."

Shen Sui'an suppressed the smile that was about to overflow from his lips, "Mom, go in and rest for a while first."

Jiang hummed, "If it really doesn't work, let's split up the family. My mother-in-law doesn't act like a mother-in-law, and the elders in the family are all unreasonable."

She deliberately raised her voice when she said this, and Mrs. Lu almost vomited blood when she heard it.

"We are a Duke's Mansion, and we are different from the lower-class merchants. None of the women in our family go out in public all day to do business. How ridiculous!" Madam Lu shouted.

"Merchants are of the lowest class. I wonder what your background is?" Jiang asked with a raised eyebrow.

Everyone knows that Madam Lu herself does not come from a high-class family.

"Do you know any etiquette? You..." Old Madam Lu was furious.

Shen Sui'an said softly, "Madam, I will send my mother back to the Shen family."

"No, you are not allowed to go anywhere!" Old Madam Lu looked at Jiang sideways. She would not let Shen Sui'an go out, and no one's pleading would help.

When Jiang heard this, she became angry again.

Shen Sui'an hurriedly pinched her palm, "Mother, don't get yourself hurt by being angry."

"Madam, I just married into the Lu family, not sold to the Lu family as a slave. I will still go out when I should."

"How dare you disobey your elders! Aren't you afraid that others will say you are unfilial?" Mrs. Lu threatened.

Jiang pouted, "Have you forgotten that our daughter is the Princess of Le'an County, personally appointed by the Emperor? She is the Princess of Le'an County!"

"Who are you to bully the county lady like this?"

Ruan curled the corners of her mouth. It was the first time she met Shen Sui'an's stepmother, and she really... liked her very much.

You are so good at talking, I hope you can say more.

Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "The elders are unkind and the younger generations are unfilial. What's so terrible about this?"

"So what if you are a county princess? Once you marry into the Duke's Mansion, you will be the granddaughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion and should listen to me." Old Madam Lu shouted.

As he was speaking, the steward came over and said that it was Miss Qinghe from the Zhaoxi Palace who came to convey the imperial concubine's oral instructions.

Old Madam Lu was startled, and turned around to see Qinghe standing behind the steward. She was dressed as a palace maid, with a solemn look and an extraordinary demeanor.

Qing He bowed, "The Imperial Concubine has ordered that Princess Le'an be invited into the palace."

"Aunt Qinghe, please apologize to the Imperial Concubine on my behalf. The Duke's Mansion has strict rules and women are not allowed to go out and show their faces in public. I..." Shen Sui'an looked embarrassed.

Madam Lu’s mean face was about to twist with anger.

"No! That's not true." She shouted anxiously, "Why would the Duke's Mansion forbid you to enter the palace? Go ahead and listen to the Imperial Concubine's orders."

Qinghe had long heard that this old lady Lu was not very reasonable, and today she really broadened her horizons.

"Madam Lu, the title of Princess Le'an was conferred by the Emperor himself. Are you dissatisfied?" Qinghe asked with a frown.

Of course the old lady was dissatisfied. She felt that Shen Suian was not worthy of being granted the title of County Lady.

But she dared not say it.

"I am just disciplining the younger generation in my family. I have no intention of disrespecting the emperor." said Old Madam Lu.

"Princess Le'an, I'll take my leave first." Qinghe said to Shen Sui'an with a smile.

Shen Suian asked Banjian to send Qinghe away.

Jiang chuckled, "Oh, what can we do? This is the limit of the elders' prestige."

Madam Lu's face seemed to be covered with a layer of dark clouds, and she turned away with a sullen look.

"Mrs. Shen, you are truly a heroine." Ruan had a smile on her face. She thought she was eloquent enough.

Compared with Mrs. Shen, she is still not open enough.

"You are the Third Madam? I often hear Suisui mention you." Jiang said with a smile, "In this cannibalistic place, we still need the Third Madam to protect us Suisui."

"My daughter is too kind. She doesn't even fight back when she is bullied." Jiang was almost saying that Shen Suian was too weak to take care of herself.

The two hit it off immediately and went to Danboyuan hand in hand to chat.

Shen Sui'an chuckled helplessly, but she was a little confused in her heart. What did Concubine Yao want to summon her to the palace at this time?

……

……

Bai Shaojie waited for two days before going to the Duke's Mansion again to ask to see Mr. Lu.

Got a shut-in.

Uncle Lu didn't want to see him.

"Young Master, something's wrong. Why did Master Lu suddenly disappear from our lives?" Bai Shaojie's entourage asked in confusion.

Bai Shaojie's face was gloomy, "Most likely he couldn't get the dock, so he pretended to be dead."

"What should we do?" the attendant asked in a low voice, "Only if we take over the Hengshui Ship Village can we have a chance to obtain the Marine Special Camp."

"Let's go to the Ministry of Revenue and take over the Maritime Special Camp first. Then that bitch named Shen will have to come to me for help." Bai Shaojie said.

"We have had a very good relationship with the Minister of Revenue for many years."

Bai Shaojie: "Please invite all those who have dealings with us from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to Yipinlou."

"Yes."

"How could Shen Suian buy the Hengshui Ship Village? Most likely he just paid a little silver, and Shui Yanze would have the final say in the end." Bai Shaojie snorted coldly.

"Go tell the chief of the Shui tribe that as long as he can take back the dock from Shui Yanze, he will be the second in command in the future."

The attendants hurried down to greet him.

Bai Shaojie was feeling simmering with anger, so he went back to the courtyard where Mrs. Lu was recuperating.

"Aunt, if you don't cheer up, the entire Duke's Mansion will fall into Lu Yuan's hands."

Mrs. Lu twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyelids trembled a few times, but she still did not open her eyes.