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

Xianyin came out of the room and stood with him, looking up at Su He who was gradually approaching. She was graceful and charming, and he couldn't help but marvel at her appearance: "If I were a man, I would envy such a rich lady. It would be perfect to keep her in a golden house."

Lu Huaihe's face showed restrained aloofness and indifference, but a feeling of bitterness welled up in his heart.

Who said no?

Her graceful and elegant figure can only be matched by a beauty hidden in a golden house.

"Master Lu."

Su He handed the wet umbrella to Pei Xia, lowering his head.

She took out a paper umbrella from her arms and handed it to him, "Thank you."

The man lowered his eyebrows and ignored her, with dark clouds rolling in his eyes.

"gave it to you."

His tone seemed to sound a little unhappy.

Su He looked at the paper umbrella with cloud pattern lace. It would cost more than ten or twenty taels each in the capital. How could he just give it to her like that?

But she didn't ask any more questions. She frowned and thanked him, then asked Pei Xia to put away the umbrella.

Seeing that she didn't cherish it and just casually gave it to a maid for safekeeping, Lu Huaihe couldn't help but look gloomy and left in anger.

"This is……"

Su He was stunned and really confused. Wasn't it quite gentle in the rain just now?

She glanced sideways at Xianyin.

"Don't worry about him, come in and have some tea."

"it is good."

The time in the temple seemed to pass very slowly. After drinking a few pots of hot tea, it was still early.

Su He bid farewell to Zhaoyang and Liu, and took Pei Xia to her own guest house, Zhuju.

As the night progressed, the rain got heavier and the cool breeze blew the candlelight out several times.

Just then, a young monk came to deliver dinner. He stood at the door and said respectfully, "It's raining heavily tonight. You can enjoy your dinner in the guest hall. Please forgive me if we are not good enough in hospitality."

"Excuse me."

Pei Xia brought in the dinner. Although the light dishes were not greasy or meaty, they were brightly colored and quite appetizing. Su He was hungry, so she ate slowly.

"The rain shows no signs of stopping. We probably have to delay our descent." Pei Xia said.

Su He was not too surprised. Liu had invited her to Shangqing Temple, so she would not go back so easily. She was just a little curious. How could she meet Princess Zhaoyang and Lord Lu by such a coincidence?

"From what I've seen, the princess and the old lady have been talking for so long, it seems like they may have resolved their differences."

Su He paused and thought of the letter again.

It is impossible to resolve the past grudge. Liu can pretend to be deaf and dumb and act as if nothing happened, but the eldest princess cannot.

"Miss, would you like to pray for the eldest lady tonight?"

Su He listened to the sound of rain in the yard and thought it was still early, so he said, "Let's go to the temple later."

It was not unusual for a daughter-in-law to pray for her deceased mother-in-law. She had no idea what Liu was up to, so she could only do her part first.

The living room next door had a sign of Ya Ge, and Liu Qiuqiu lived there. When the young monk brought dinner, she asked Ming Chun to invite Su He to come over for dinner, but Su He refused.

Liu Qiuqiu leaned lazily on the bed. She had no appetite for the bland vegetarian dishes, so she drank a few mouthfuls of millet porridge to fill her stomach.

“Is this place very far from the foot of the mountain?”

Mingchun said, "It's a full twenty miles. It's raining heavily now, so it's even more difficult to go down the mountain."

"Okay, I see."

Liu Qiuqiu's appetite has been particularly good recently, and she is thinking of asking Mingchun to go down the mountain to buy some meat. Although it is a Buddhist place and no meat is eaten, she is pregnant, and I think the Buddha can understand. It seems that she can't eat it now.

At one o'clock in the evening, she heard the sound of a door closing in the bamboo house next door, and thought that Su He had gone out.

Liu Qiuqiu asked Mingchun to follow them secretly and found out that they went to the Buddhist temple.

"She really wants to pray for blessings? The person is dead, what's the point of praying so much?"

Mingchun felt that this was not right. It was because the first lady had suffered in her lifetime that she had to pray more so that she could be born into a good family in her next life.

But Liu Qiuqiu is a vindictive person. If Mingchun refutes her, she will definitely criticize him. It is better to keep quiet and keep silent.

Because it had rained, the moss on the path was a bit slippery, so Su He walked very slowly. After arriving at the Buddhist temple, the young monk at the door led them in.

Warm smoke flowed in the gilded animal-head incense burner, entangled in mid-air, and finally dissipated.

As soon as she entered the hall, Su He saw the Buddha statue sitting in the alcove. She did not dare to neglect it and knelt on the cushion and worshiped devoutly.

I thought of Zhang's voice and appearance in my mind, and hoped from the bottom of my heart that she could be born into a good family in her next life.

Maybe with God's mercy, I can be reborn like her.

Su He felt nostalgic for his rebirth, and his faith in gods and Buddhas grew stronger. He placed his palms on the ground, resting his forehead on the backs of his hands, and did not stand up for a long time.

Outside the Buddhist hall, Nanny Qin came over to check. Seeing Su He praying seriously, she immediately went back to report to Liu.

"Su He has always been obedient. If it weren't for the fact that He Li wanted to take away her dowry and become an enemy of the Lu family, I wouldn't have thought of dealing with her."

Liu sat on a yellow wooden armchair, supporting her head with her hands and closing her eyes.

Nanny Qin massaged her forehead and complained casually, "Young Madam is such a jerk! As a married woman, is it possible that she still wants to marry higher up? How many women in the world don't want to experience the pain of having children? She got a pair of children for nothing and she doesn't know what's good for her?"

"She is just relying on her few filthy riches. Even if she is rich, so what? It is nominally Su He's dowry, but isn't it piled up in our house?" Liu sighed, with a hint of pride on her face: "Even if the eldest princess wanted to leave the house so strongly back then, didn't she still end up with half of the fake dowry in my hands?"

Recalling the situation back then, Liu was quite proud.

If she hadn't been smart and had someone pretend to be a thief to rob half of the eldest princess's dowry, she would have been penniless!

But this method has been used once, if it is used again, the princess may become suspicious. Liu then thought of a way to bring Su He to Shangqing Temple, which is far from the capital, and who knows what will happen?

If something happens to Su He, or her reputation is ruined, the fault will no longer be on the Lu family, and they will have reason to be demanding of her dowry.

She wasn't there the previous time, so she didn't succeed.

But this time, with Liu in charge, there is a good chance of winning. Even the eldest princess has suffered a defeat at her hands, let alone a little Su He?

Nanny Qin also said: "It's still early to leave the mountain, why not stay in the temple for two more days and make arrangements..."

"Today I have inquired with the princess and they will stay in the temple for a few more days. The longer the night, the more trouble there is. Let's arrange this matter as soon as possible."

With them around, they can serve as witnesses, so Liu doesn't need to explain it to the world in so many words.

"The old slave knows."

In the Buddhist temple.

It was not until Pei Xia pushed the door open that Su He came to his senses and realized that it was already midnight.

"Miss, go back and rest first, we'll come back tomorrow."

Su He felt her knees go numb and numb, and after a long while she slowly stood up. She asked, "Is there any unusual movement in the bamboo house?"