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

Shen Sui'an suddenly raised his head and looked at Ruan, "Aunt San, are you serious?"

Nguyen said, "I asked the servants who had served her before to change her burial clothes. One of them, Madam Chen, found that the birthmark on the sole of my sister-in-law's foot would disappear if she wiped it."

"My mother-in-law faked her death and escaped." Shen Sui'an said, and she really guessed it right.

Imperial Concubine Yao hated her and the Bai family to the core. Only if Mrs. Lu died and changed her identity could she escape Imperial Concubine Yao's ruthless pursuit of her.

I don’t know whether Concubine Yao believes that Madam Lu is dead.

"Should we tell other people about this?" Ruan asked.

"Even if we want others to know, we can't tell them." Shen Sui'an said, "Aunt, we are still in the Duke's Mansion."

If the family had already separated by now, Shen Sui'an would not be worried.

Ruan patted the back of her hand and said, "Leave it to me. I have my own way."

The two whispered a few words and then separated.

Lu Heng's suppressed crying could be heard in the mourning hall.

Uncle Lu came over to comfort his son, telling him to be strong as there were more important things to do.

"Go get some water for the young master to wash his face." Master Lu ordered.

Lu Heng raised his head and looked at his father, and found that his father was much fatter than he was half a year ago, with dark circles under his eyes, and looked like... someone who had indulged in excessive sexual activities.

His eyes were slightly cold as he looked towards the corner of the mourning hall where a few young women were pretending to wipe their tears.

"Father, who are they?" Lu Heng asked.

Master Lu frowned, "It doesn't matter, just a few concubines."

Ah!

While his mother was being threatened and tortured in the ancestral temple, his father could still sleep soundly in the Duke's Mansion with concubines on both sides.

"What does father want to tell me?" Lu Heng took the warm silk towel and wiped his face vigorously.

"Let's go upstairs first." said Uncle Lu.

Lu Heng handed the silk scarf in his hand to the servant, and then respectfully lit three incense sticks to Madam Lu.

"Father, Mother was sent to the Bai family. Have you ever thought about going to pick her up?" Lu Heng asked.

"Your mother is sick, and it's more suitable for her to recuperate in the Bai family." Uncle Lu touched his nose, his tone inevitably guilty.

"By the way, didn't the princess come back with you?"

Lu Heng: "I can't have any more children, father. Are you so eager to take a concubine just to have a few more sons?"

"You, why do you think like this? I'm already this old, why should I give birth to a son?" Uncle Lu smiled guiltily.

"Did father get what he wished for?" Lu Heng asked expressionlessly.

"What?" Uncle Lu was stunned.

Lu Heng curled his lips slightly, revealing a mocking smile, "Is father's aunt pregnant? There is still no good news."

"Brother Heng, what on earth do you want to say?" Uncle Lu asked angrily.

"Nothing. Aren't we going to see our grandfather? Let's go." Lu Heng said calmly.

Uncle Lu glanced at his son in confusion, feeling that Lu Heng had something else in mind.

Walking out of the mourning hall and seeing Shen Suian standing outside, Lu Heng turned his face away with some embarrassment.

He remembered that when Shen Suian wanted to cancel the engagement, he was still full of confidence and believed that she would regret it one day in the future.

But now, he was the one who felt regretful.

If he had not had anything to do with Song Xiuzhi, but had married Shen Sui'an in an orderly manner.

Wouldn't all these things have happened later?

He would have a wife of noble birth, dignified and intelligent, his family would be harmonious, and there would not be so many dirty things happening.

Yes, he regretted it.

If he had known this, he would not have cared about Song Xiuzhi.

Lu Heng looked away, not daring to look at Shen Suian again. He turned around and strode towards the upper room.

"What's wrong with this distinguished second young master?" Ruan asked puzzledly.

Shen Sui'an smiled and shook his head, "Who knows."

"Madam, Shen's mother-in-law and the second wife are here to express their condolences." The housekeeper hurried in, still a little excited.

"My in-laws are so affectionate and loyal." Ruan sighed.

It is really not easy to come to the Lu family to express condolences at this time.

When Lu Heng heard that the two wives of the Shen family came to pay their respects, he came out to greet them before he even reached the upper room.

He suppressed his sadness and returned the gifts to Jiang and Mrs. Shen.

Until dark, only people from the Shen family came to pay their respects.

Lu Heng looked dejected, like a wilted eggplant, kneeling in the mourning hall without saying a word.

Today his grandfather told him to go to Guangning to plead for mercy, hoping that he could be exempted from the mourning period like Lu Yuan.

Otherwise, it would be harder than ascending to heaven for him to get an official position with real power in the future.

Lu Heng knew that even if he asked Guangning for mercy, she probably would not agree.

A sound of light footsteps was heard.

He looked up and out.

Lu Yuan's tall figure walked out of the night, wearing a black Feiyu suit and an Embroidered Spring Sword on his waist.

"Your mother has passed away, and you are showing off like this in public. Aren't you afraid that others will say you are unfilial?" Lu Heng asked sarcastically.

"Don't be afraid. Do you have any objections?" Lu Yuan asked with a raised eyebrow.

"If you're not afraid, what are you doing here?" Lu Heng asked sarcastically.

Lu Yuan took out three incense sticks, lit them and inserted them directly into the incense burner.

"We have to put in some superficial effort." Lu Yuan said calmly, "Just like she didn't want me to return to the Duke's Mansion back then, and for the sake of her reputation, she wanted to keep me here."

"You were the one who sent someone to stab me, right?" Lu Heng asked.

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Do you have any evidence?"

"If it weren't for me...you would never have been able to marry Shen Sui'an. You're not worthy of her." Lu Heng said angrily.

"Are you jealous?" Lu Yuan smiled faintly, "Then you can only be jealous for the rest of your life."

Lu Heng's eyes were filled with anger. He rushed over and grabbed Lu Yuan's collar. "Lu Yuan, who do you think you are? Do you think Shen Sui'an is willing to marry you? She only has me in her heart."

"You know what she has done for me. She embroidered purses and shoes for me, and she even said she wanted to marry me soon. She is my fiancée, she belongs to me!"

Lu Yuan kicked him out and said coldly, "She is so nice, and you still want to let her down."

"You deserve it!"

"The emperor has granted me a marriage, so you can't just say we are not compatible."

Lu Heng's chest hurt from being kicked, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Husband." Shen Suian came at some point and stood outside the door, looking at Lu Yuan quietly.

"Why are you here?" Lu Yuan walked out of the mourning hall and reached out to hold Shen Sui'an's hand.

Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "I heard you were back, so I came to take a look."

"Let's go back." Lu Yuan said.

Lu Heng looked at Shen Suian, who didn't even look at him, and suddenly he felt all the strength in his body disappear.

He collapsed to the ground and laughed silently.

Yes, he deserves it! He deserves it!

"Second Young Master, the ground is cold. Let me help you back." Liu Mo, who was guarding the door outside, hurried in and said.

Lu Heng closed his eyes and said, "I want to keep vigil here, you can go down."