My concubine is pregnant, I tear up the marriage certificate and marry another powerful official

The nanny who brought the food sneered, "Is this considered sumptuous? You didn't see the banquet in the flower hall. You can't even count all the dishes on your fingers!"

"Are there guests?" Lu Yunqing asked.

In the past, although there were meat and vegetables at every meal, they were just ordinary stir-fries or stews, plus lard soup for three meals a day.

She hadn't tasted such delicacies as roast pork elbow and boiled shrimp for a long time.

"The young lady's sister is here."

"Just one?" She asked vaguely, busy chewing with her mouth full.

"And there is Madam Lu who just got married not long ago. She is your former sister-in-law."

Lu Yunqing stopped picking up the food and asked before she finished chewing, "My sister-in-law? Su He? Who... who did she marry?"

"Lord Lu Huaihe, the Minister of the Dali Temple! My aunt has lived in the mansion for a long time and is not familiar with the things happening outside. I guess you must not know about the incident in your family, right?"

Lu Yunqing put down her chopsticks and pressed, "What happened to my mother's family? Tell me what you know!"

The nanny shrugged and said deliberately, "I am only responsible for delivering food, not buying information. If you want to know, just go and ask yourself!"

After saying this, he walked out with the lunch box without waiting for Liu Qiuqiu to answer.

Leaving Lu Yunqing alone would be tasteless, but abandoning her would be a pity.

It sounded nice that she was staying in Qingxinju to take care of her pregnancy, but in reality she was being kept in solitary confinement. Except for the yard, she was not allowed to set foot in any place in the mansion!

Lu Yunqing thought about the silent endurance she had endured over the past few months, and tears began to fall from her eyes.

She returned to her room, found a fairly valuable hairpin from her meager dressing table, and stood at the gate to stop a passing maid.

"Can you help me pass a message? I'll give you money for running away..." Lu Yunqing said as she took out the hairpin that had lost its luster. The style was also relatively old-fashioned and did not look very valuable.

The maid's eyes fell on her round belly. She hesitated for a moment, and without taking the hairpin, she said directly: "What message does Aunt want to convey? Just say it. As long as it is within my ability, I can do it."

She also saw that Concubine Lu was about to give birth. What if it was a boy and the eldest lady liked him? In addition, the young master was about to return. He and Concubine Lu had secretly decided to spend their lives together and had feelings for each other. When he returned, Concubine Lu might still be in power, and she wouldn't have to make things difficult for her.

Meeting someone who was willing to pass on the message, Lu Yunqing was delighted. She pretended that she had not seen the look of disdain when she looked at the hairpin, and hurriedly said, "Go and see if the second young lady of the Su family is coming to visit us. If she is, tell her for me that I want to see her."

The maid agreed and went to the flower hall.

Soon she ran back and breathlessly reported, "The lady who is visiting today is called Su He. I delivered the message, but she said she didn't want to see me."

"Why?"

"Mrs. Lu didn't say anything, she just didn't want to see him."

Lu Yunqing was feeling uneasy. She had lived in Qingxinju for more than half a year, and she had no idea what was happening outside.

The most worrying thing was that she had no way of knowing if anything happened at the Lu Mansion.

"Please help me pass the message again and say that I apologize for what I said before, and I am willing to recognize her as my sister-in-law. For the sake of our previous friendship, please meet me!" Lu Yunqing begged the maid again.

The maid was really embarrassed and had to go and tell it again.

Unexpectedly, this time everyone at the table laughed.

Zhao Wanrong wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, feeling somewhat helpless: "She is willing to recognize Ah He as her sister-in-law? It seems as if the fault lies with Ah He! Just report it to her and tell her that Madam Lu is busy and has no time to deal with her!"

"But Madam Lu..." The maid thought of Lu Yunqing looking eagerly at the gate of the courtyard, and she didn't know how to explain it, and she was in a dilemma.

Su He ate his meal seriously and did not answer.

Chen and Zhao Liuyun just watched it for fun and didn't say much.

Seeing that Su He still refused to agree, the maid had no choice but to go back and report again.

After Lu Yunqing learned about it, she hurriedly took out a few taels of silver from her bosom, handed it to the maid, and pleaded in a soft voice: "Can you please go and find out for me what happened in the Lu Mansion?"

The maid glanced at the silver in her palm and lost her temper. "My salary is more than your silver! Aunt Lu, don't send people to inquire. It has spread all over the capital that there is witchcraft in the Lu family and there is suspicion of cursing the emperor."

"Nonsense! My grandmother is old, almost the same age as His Majesty, it is impossible for her to do such a foolish thing. My two brothers are also upright and selfless, they would never use that kind of witchcraft to frame others!"

"Okay, I have things to do, so I won't bother with you anymore."

The maid left without hesitation.

She never showed even a trace of desire in her eyes when it came to the hairpin and the small change, and it was obvious that she looked down upon them.

Lu Yunqing looked a little embarrassed, and she gritted her teeth and held the silver coins tightly in her arms.

After dinner, Su He and Zhao Wanrong left Li’s house and returned to their respective residences.

Lu Huaihe was not in Li Garden, but he asked Steward Lin to tell him that he would be back for dinner in the evening.

Su He was thinking about the affairs of the Lu Mansion, so she didn't have much to think about, so she just embroidered to kill time. As the night deepened, she finally heard the housekeeper Lin come to report that there were guests.

"Let her in."

Not long after, Lu Yunqing appeared at the doorstep wearing a black, slightly faded cloak.

Su He didn't even raise his head, obviously waiting for her to speak.

Lu Yunqing held her belly and walked into the house. Her face was a little red because she walked so fast. While the maids were not paying attention, she secretly left the Li Mansion through the back door and went back to the Lu Mansion before coming to Li Garden.

My grandmother was lying in bed in worry, and my second brother was nowhere to be seen. However, I did meet Liu Qiuqiu. Ji'er had just passed away, and she was listless and lifeless.

Lu Yunqing couldn't understand why everything was fine when she left home. How long had it been since then? It had become so chaotic!

"Mrs. Lu."

Hearing her address, Su He stopped what he was doing and smiled faintly, "Yun Qing is here? I haven't seen you for a long time. Your belly is getting rounder and rounder. Sit down quickly, don't get tired."

Lu Yunqing showed a hint of hesitation, then took off her cloak and handed it to Pei Xia, then sat down on the low chair to the left of Su He.

"I didn't expect you to have married someone else."

What was really unexpected was that Lu Huaihe actually married her?

Su He was clearly the abandoned wife that the eldest brother didn't want. She hadn't given birth to a child in three years and her reputation was ruined. Why was she...

From the moment Lu Yunqing entered the room, she couldn't help but keep her eyes on Su He.

Perhaps it was because of her noble character, she looked radiant, very different from when she was in the Lu Mansion.

Lu Yunqing looked down at herself. Her originally graceful figure had been plumped up by the pork soup. Her waist was long gone. Not only did she not have a single decent piece of jewelry on her body, but even the material of her clothes was the same as the ones worn by the maids.