The Lu Mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and drums and music were resounding.

Su He sat upright in the hall, glancing sideways at Liu Qiuqiu who was kneeling on the ground. His smile was gentle, and his eyes were cold and hard to tell.

She stroked her slightly bulging belly and cried bitterly, with a pair of children aged three or four following behind her.

"Qiqi is pregnant again, and it has been more than four months. Thinking about the years of raising children for my Lu family and educating them, it is really not easy. I think we should give her a name. Madam, what do you think?"

Lu Yanxiu protected Liu Qiuqiu by his side, and his children huddled behind him, looking at Su He with panicked eyes, as if she were a yaksha that ate human flesh.

Old Madam Lu, who was sitting in the hall, looked at Liu Qiuqiu with kindness, and also at her children, with great love, as if they were the legitimate grandchildren of the Lu family.

Seeing that Su He did not respond, Madam Lu glanced at him and smiled faintly: "You and Yan Xiu have been married for three years without pregnancy. Qiqi gave birth to twins for our Lu family, which was a blessing from our ancestors. Now she is pregnant with another child, and it is really inappropriate for her to live outside. Su He, as the mistress of the Lu family, you can take care of this matter."

Arrange? Su He's eyelashes trembled, and his fingers flexed slightly, and all the things in his past life emerged in his mind like a passing glance.

It was because he agreed to let Liu Qiuqiu enter the mansion as a concubine, carefully took care of her during childbirth, and even registered her two children under his own name, teaching them carefully and without any second thoughts, that he ended up bringing himself to be killed for no reason.

It happened that Lu Yanxiu had a smooth official career and his reputation could not be damaged, and the scandal of divorcing his wife could not be spread.

In order to win the position of mistress that was once promised to Liu Qiuqiu, he went to the Su family and secretly hid the evidence of rebellion, deliberately leaked the news, and attracted the emperor to investigate, and finally the evidence was conclusive!

As a result, more than a hundred people from the Su family were arrested and imprisoned. Before the day of investigation, Liu Qiuqiu sent people to set fire to the prison, burning it completely to the ground. No one in the Su family survived.

The poor nephews and nieces were burned into ashes while hugging each other with their sisters-in-law and brothers. Their hands were clasped so tightly that even the coroner couldn't pry them apart.

The Su family fell into decline, and Su He, as the only survivor, lost his support and became a pawn in the hands of Lu Yanxiu and Liu Qiuqiu.

Before she had time to feel sad, Lu Yanxiu could not wait to throw a divorce letter in the Osmanthus Courtyard and forced her out of the house.

Unexpectedly, Liu Qiuqiu didn't want to leave any survivors at all. On the day Su He was driven out of the mansion, she joined forces with her brothers and suffocated her to death at the end of Zhuque Alley, the most prosperous alley in the capital. Her skirt was stuck in the mud and she died.

Liu Qiuqiu, however, lived a carefree life in the Lu Mansion with her mountain of dowry.

Su He died with hatred in his heart, but when he woke up again, he found himself reborn back in the Lu Mansion, before Liu Qiuqiu entered the mansion.

Now, looking at the hypocritical Madam Lu and Lu Yanxiu in the hall, Su He felt as sick as if he had eaten a dead fly.

Looking back on the three years since her marriage, she has served the old lady, cared for her paralyzed mother-in-law, and looked after Lu Yanxiu's younger brothers and sisters, behaving in a proper, respectful and polite manner.

In the end, it's so heartbreaking that it might as well be fed to a stray dog.

In her mind, she still remembered the moment when Lu Yanxiu held Liu Qiuqiu in his arms, threw the divorce letter at her, and drove her out of the house without mercy. Su He felt indescribably sad. She was clearly married to him in a grand sedan chair, but in the end, they became blood enemies!

Su He took a deep breath, lowered his eyes, and tried his best to hide the bitterness in his eyes.

This action fell into Lu Yanxiu's eyes, and he felt that she was jealous of Liu Qiuqiu's existence, and even more jealous of her twin children. He looked at Su He coldly, as if he was displeased: "Qiqiu is heavy and can't stand for a long time. If you don't have anything to say, send someone to clean up Ting Yuxuan so that the mother and son can move in."

Judging from the tone, Su He doesn't need to take care of anything?

She raised her eyes and smiled, then casually took off the jade bracelet from her wrist, walked to Liu Qiuqiu and put it on her wrist.

That was the gift that Su He's mother-in-law gave her when she first entered the Lu Mansion.

Now, she gave it to Liu Qiuqiu without any care.

Lu Yanxiu and Old Madam Lu were both stunned, not understanding what it meant.

Surprised, Su He raised her eyes slightly and smiled appropriately: "My husband and I have been married for three years and have no children. Sister Liu lives outside the mansion but can give my husband both sons and daughters. This is really a good thing for the ancestors of the Lu family."

When Liu Qiuqiu heard this, her eyebrows drooped and her fingers nervously clenched the cold bracelet on her sleeve.

"I heard my husband said that he wanted Sister Liu to stay in the mansion and serve me. I am in charge of household affairs and the mistress of the Lu Mansion. Sister Liu has made great contributions to my husband's children, so I naturally dare not have any objections. I think Sister Liu must have suffered some rumors outside the mansion and felt wronged. I feel that the word concubine is unfair to Sister Liu."

There was a hint of hope on Liu Qiuqiu's face, and her watery eyes reflected Su He's beautiful outline.

"You mean, to make her a co-wife?"

Lu Yanxiu seemed to be reminded and clapped his hands in approval: "Why didn't I think of that? Qiqi has been away from home for many years, it's not easy, and I am indeed a little wronged. Xiaohe, you are really thoughtful!"

The word "Xiao He" made Liu Qiuqiu unhappy, but she couldn't get angry in front of Old Madam Lu, so she could only pinch Lu Yanxiu's arm secretly.

Su He opened her lips slightly and said, "If I am your equal wife, it would be really unfair to me."

Lu Yanxiu was stunned, feeling that something was wrong with the words.

Su He looked calm and ignored him. She bowed slightly to Madam Lu, bowed gracefully, and said calmly, "Su He admits that although she has not been pregnant for many years after marriage, she has been filial to the old lady, served her mother-in-law, raised her brothers and sisters, and managed the Lu Mansion without breaking the rules or damaging her reputation. Today, I ask for a divorce and am willing to vacate the position of mistress for Sister Liu. I hope the old lady will agree!"

It turned out to be a divorce?

Lu Yanxiu's pupils were deep, and his lips moved, wanting to say something, but Old Madam Lu scolded Su He first: "No!"

Her cloudy eyes rolled and she immediately made a shrewd plan.

Lu Yanxiu was only a fifth-rank secretary in the court. Although his monthly salary was paid on time, it was far from enough to cover the expenses of the mansion.

The paralyzed Zhang alone needs to spend some money on medicine every month, not to mention that Lu Yanxiu has two younger brothers and sisters, who are also about to spend money. Now with the addition of Liu Qiuqiu and her son, the expenses are even more, but the Lu Mansion's treasury is empty and it has long been an empty shell that cannot support the huge expenses of the Lu Mansion.

In the past, whenever Su He, the housekeeper, needed money, she would use her dowry to supplement it and she never complained.

If she divorced and left the house, relying on Lu Yanxiu's meager salary, wouldn't everyone in the Lu family starve to death on the streets?

Mrs. Lu thought of this, and personally helped Su He up, and carefully advised: "You have always been the most sensible. A woman follows her husband after marriage, and which husband does not have many wives and concubines, and children around his knees? You have been pregnant for many years, and it is not your fault that Yan has taken care of his mistress. Look at how obedient and cute these twins of Qiqi are. When the time comes, they will surround you and call you mother obediently, making up for your regret. Aren't you happy to hear that?"

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