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

Chapter 46

Until Shen Sui'an and Lu Yuan went back, Shen Siyi had no chance to go to the upper room. She was detained in Yue Cinema by Aunt Cheng, which hit her restless heart so hard that it could no longer move.

Shen Suian raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Yuan quietly.

The profile of his face was neat and handsome, with a sense of coldness and aloofness. His dark eyes were looking ahead, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"What did your father say when he called you out just now?" Shen Suian said softly.

I had a hunch that he was in a bad mood, and it was related to the conversation with Shen Jianglin.

Lu Yuan glanced at her sideways. The little girl had a pair of clear eyes like smoky peonies, and her porcelain-white face was filled with a hint of worry that was difficult to conceal.

He reached out and grasped her slender arm, lifting her gently and holding her in his arms.

"Husband?" Shen Suian exclaimed, and subconsciously put her arms around his neck.

Lu Yuan bent down and kissed her on the cheek.

"My father-in-law asked me about Marquis Anli and didn't say anything else." Lu Yuan said in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an pressed his cheek against his chest, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat, and his dizzy mind finally grasped a clue.

She remembered.

This Marquis Anli is the nephew of Madam Qu from her maternal side, from the Lai family of Songyang Prefecture.

Marquis Anli was dismissed from office and stripped of his title for the crimes of expanding his clique, forming a faction to monopolize power, excluding dissidents, and even conspiring to murder the prince. He eventually died in prison.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yuan asked in a low voice, noticing that the little girl's hands in his arms had become cold.

"What happened to An Lihou?" Shen Sui'an asked softly.

The decline of the Qu family must be related to the Anli Marquis Mansion. She thought that by reminding Old Madam Qu, she could save the Qu family.

But she now finds that she is just a speck of dust in the torrent of history.

Even if I am reborn, what does it matter? A tiny speck of dust, no matter how big it is, will not affect the roulette wheel of history.

"The prefect of Songyang reported to the emperor that he had enclosed land for his own use and had taken the people's fertile farmland for himself. The emperor was very angry and ordered the Pacification Office to thoroughly investigate the matter." Lu Yuan did not give her a perfunctory answer and told her about the Marquis of Anli.

"Will it implicate the Qu family?" Shen Suian asked hurriedly.

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "You seem to be particularly concerned about the Qu family."

Shen Sui'an said, "Qu Qingli and I grew up together, so I don't want her to get hurt in the future."

"As long as the Qu family does not collude with Marquis An Li, everything will be fine." Lu Yuan said.

"Yeah." Shen Sui'an lowered his head.

How can the Qu family, such a large family, guarantee that everyone is innocent?

"My father-in-law wants me to turn a blind eye and let Marquis An Li go." Lu Yuan said slowly.

"What?" Shen Sui'an's face changed, and he sat up straight abruptly. "Why did he tell you this? If Marquis An Li really occupied the fertile land for his own use, how could we turn a blind eye to it?"

Lu Yuan lowered his eyes to look at her, "Aren't you worried that the Qu family will be implicated?"

"I don't want you to protect bad guys either." Shen Sui'an whispered.

She knew that An Lihou was not innocent, and that he had done more evil in Songyang than what had been discovered.

"If the prefect of Songyang dares to impeach Marquis Anli, will he be in danger?"

She remembered that the entire family of the first official who was impeached was killed. No one dared to investigate at first, but later when An Lihou was convicted, all the buried cases were brought to light again.

Lu Yuan said, "The Pacification Office will send someone to protect him."

In fact, those who wanted to keep Marquis Anli were all on the Queen's side. Duke Lu also wanted to keep Marquis Anli, but he didn't expect Shen Jianglin to make this request.

Only Old Master Shen refused to talk to him about court affairs.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone in through the window, casting a golden glow on the two of them.

"Others say that the Zhenfu Division is a knife in the emperor's hand. The Zhenfu Division will not obey anyone but the emperor's orders." Lu Yuan pinched Shen Sui'an's fingertips and rubbed them gently.

Shen Sui'an understood what he meant.

He is neither the Queen's party nor the Concubine Yao's party. He is only loyal to the Emperor.

"No matter what my father says to you, you don't have to pay attention to it," said Shen Sui'an.

Lu Yuan raised his hand and touched her cheek. Only today did he realize how aggrieved she was in the Shen family.

I've heard before that Shen Jianglin favors his concubine and kills his wife, but I never thought he would be so harsh to his only legitimate daughter.

Although he didn't say anything, Shen Suian seemed to understand what he meant at that moment.

"I grew up with my grandmother. My second aunt and my wife always protected me, so I didn't suffer much." Shen Sui'an smiled faintly.

"It won't happen again in the future." Lu Yuan said in a deep voice.

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The next day, Lu Yuan ended his honeymoon and got up before dawn.

When Shen Sui'an heard the noise, he tried to get up in a daze.

Lu Yuan held her and tucked her back into the quilt. "It's cold outside, you don't have to get up."

In fact, Shen Sui'an didn't want to get up. Her whole body felt weak because she had been tormented for a long time last night.

After hearing Lu Yuan's words, she closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Sui'an was awakened by Mu Jin's whisper, "Madam, Princess Guangning has sent someone to invite you over for tea."

"No, I want to sleep." Shen Suian hid in the quilt and refused without thinking.

Mu Jin lowered her voice and said, "Girl, that is Princess Guangning, your sister-in-law now."

"..." Shen Suian finally woke up.

As Mu Jin helped her wash her face, she was still muttering in her heart, why did Princess Guangning, such a noble person, get up so early? She didn't need to pay respects to the upper room today.

Mrs. Lu also sent someone to tell her not to disturb her unless it was necessary.

Shen Sui'an felt so happy in his heart. He no longer had to go through the days of accompanying Mrs. Lu every day in his previous life, writing, arranging flowers and painting.

But Princess Guangning appeared and wanted to look for her early in the morning.

Let’s go see what’s going on with her first!

Princess Guangning and Lu Heng lived in Zhiyuan Hall, in the east wing, which was the second largest courtyard after the upper house.

There is a warm room in Zhiyuan Hall, surrounded by various exotic flowers and plants, making it quiet and elegant everywhere.

"The eldest young lady is finally here, but she has asked our prince to wait for a long time." The maid outside the door saw Shen Sui'an and turned her head and rolled her eyes.

Ban Jian curled his lips and said, "The eldest master told our young mistress to rest, but who knew that Her Royal Highness the Princess would come to invite us so early in the morning."

"What do you mean? Do you think the prince consort is not considerate of our prince?" Zi Yu glared at Ban Jian.

Shen Sui'an said calmly, "I really didn't know that Her Royal Highness the Princess would come to see me so early. Why not send someone to let her know in advance next time?"

Ziyu snorted, "Come in quickly."

It is said that Princess Guangning has an arrogant temper, and even the maids around her look down on others.

Lu Heng is so lucky to have such a wife.

Shen Sui'an raised the corner of his mouth and followed Zi Yu to the warm room.

Princess Guangning looked over with her beautiful eyes, "Shen Sui'an, you are really different from what I imagined."

"Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess." Shen Suian lowered his eyes and bowed gracefully.

"No need to be polite, just come in and sit down." said Princess Guangning.