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

"Madam Duan specially asked me to bring you an invitation. You know she has always liked you. She originally intended to match you with her second son Qi Sheng... If Lu Yanxiu hadn't appeared halfway, we might have already become relatives with the Shangshu Ling family."

"Sister-in-law..."

Su He didn't expect this matter to be brought up.

She and Qi Sheng can be considered childhood sweethearts. Everyone thought that the two would be together, but unexpectedly Su He turned around and married someone else.

It's been so long since the incident happened, and I heard that Qi Sheng has already gotten married. It's meaningless to bring it up now.

Zhao Wanrong knew that she didn't like to mention it, so she stopped talking. She called her children over and asked Su He to play with them.

"Auntie, I want to fly a kite!"

Nephew Su Jun is already seven years old. He claps his hands happily when talking about flying kites. Niece Su Yao is two years younger and just follows her brother to join in the fun.

Su He smiled and said yes. There happened to be a pair of goldfish kites in the house, so she asked someone to get them to amuse the two siblings.

"You are the only one who spoils him. Your brother never lets Jun'er play with these things. He only lets him learn to read and write all day long."

Looking at the children dancing happily in the yard and the kites slowly flying high in the wind, Zhao Wanrong couldn't help but complain about Su Ling.

Su He was holding a string in her hand and playing with the children under the courtyard wall. When she heard her sister-in-law's words, she covered her mouth and smiled.

In the yard next to Su's house.

Lu Huaihe was awakened by the noise of a child. He had slept very late last night because he was working on a case. He had just dozed off for less than an hour when he heard a sound coming from the other side of the courtyard wall.

He asked Qingyun: "Is there anyone living in the vacant garden next door?"

There was never any noise in the past, but today it's too noisy.

Qingyun said, "It was the young lady of the Lu Mansion who just moved in. She even sent us some Poria cocos cake this morning."

"Poria cocos cake?"

"I put it together with breakfast. Didn't you eat it?"

In the past two days, there have been some noises caused by moving things and renovating the house. Su He specially made some Fuling cakes for the neighbors. When they were delivered, Lu Huaihe and Qingyun were not there, so the servants in the house took them.

Lu Huaihe remembered that there was indeed a small plate of cakes on the table, but he never liked cakes, so he just pretended not to see it.

"Bring it here for me to try." Lu Huaihe said.

Qingyun looked at him suspiciously, went in and brought out a piece of Fuling cake and handed it to him. He watched him feed it with his own eyes and couldn't help but say, "I seem to remember that you don't like cakes..."

"Poria cocos strengthens the spleen and removes dampness, and is very effective."

Lu Huaihe chewed it carefully in his mouth, and the light sweet taste spread over his lips and teeth. The taste was very delicate, and he ate several pieces in succession.

Qingyun ate a piece in disbelief and tasted it carefully. Apart from a faint sweetness, he didn't find anything special.

The autumn banquet was held at Fenglin Villa.

The sky is filled with bright red maple leaves, and at first glance, it feels like you are in the mist.

Su He arrived with Zhao Wanrong. When she got off the sedan chair, she happened to see the Lu Mansion's carriage parked at the door. Lu Yunqing came out with her face covered with a round fan. When she saw Su He, she was slightly startled and called her sister-in-law clearly in front of everyone.

Su He's eyes fell on the scar on her ear tip. The scar had not healed yet, so she couldn't even wear earrings. She looked up and saw a white jade hairpin with peony patterns in Lu Yunqing's hair.

That was the item she once gave to Lu Yunqing.

Noticing Su He's gaze, Lu Yunqing felt her hair getting hot, but as she was invited to attend the Autumn Banquet today, this hairpin was already her best accessory.

Before, the jewelry box was filled with ornaments, and even if she changed them every day, she could use them for half a month without repeating them. But after Su He left, the expenses of the house were often not enough. In order to buy rouge and powder, Lu Yunqing had to sell the precious ornaments.

Zhao Wanrong had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that Lu Yunqing was not a good person. After she passed by her, she carefully told Su He not to have any contact with people from the Lu residence anymore.

Su He said hello.

It's easier said than done. She had suffered so much in her previous life, so why wouldn't she let them have a taste of it one by one?

Invitations were widely sent out for the autumn banquet, and there was no threshold for holding a banquet, but the seating was more particular. The more noble the status of the woman, the closer she was to the main seat, forming a square formation so that the status of the women could be clearly seen.

Lu Yunqing saw with her own eyes that Su He sat in the upper seat. As the daughter of the Minister of Rites, there was nothing wrong with her sitting there, but Lu Yunqing sat at the end of the banquet.

In the past, Su He would definitely call her to go together, or sit with her at the end.

Lu Yunqing felt a little disappointed, but when she saw the mother of General Xuan De Li Qi, she immediately adjusted her attitude and greeted her with a smile.

"My daughter Lu Yunqing meets Madam Chen."

Chen didn't know who she was. When she saw her, her smiling face immediately fell and she introduced her to the young woman next to her with an indifferent expression.

Seeing the other elegantly dressed woman beside Chen, Lu Yunqing was curious, but did not ask much because of her status. The next second, she heard her introduce: "This is the fourth lady Zhao Liuyun from the residence of the Minister of the Central Secretariat."

The fourth daughter of the Zhongshushilang family...

Lu Yunqing concluded that Zhao Liuyun was younger than her, and the Minister of the Secretariat... wasn't that Sister Su He's maiden family?

The Minister of the Central Secretariat was born without a son, but he had six daughters. Except for the eldest and second daughters who were legitimate, the other four were all illegitimate. Although they were illegitimate, all the daughters were raised according to the rules of their legitimate mother and were kept in her name since childhood. Their status was different from that of ordinary illegitimate daughters, and their words and deeds were never criticized.

Chen was so close to her that Lu Yunqing couldn't help but have wild thoughts.

"Hello, Miss Zhao Si."

Zhao Liuyun bowed politely, his eyebrows raised slightly as he spoke, with a smile in his eyes: "Hello, Miss Lu."

"Liuyun, the dress you are wearing is the one Qi'er gave you, right? It really suits you."

Chen held her arm, with a smile on her face, as if she wanted to mention it in front of Lu Yunqing.

Lu Yunqing's face turned pale immediately, and she looked at the snow-blue jade brocade embroidered with twin lotus flowers that Zhao Liuyun was wearing, and a hint of jealousy welled up in her eyes.

Feeling her low pressure, Chen took Zhao Liuyun away with satisfaction.

Her Qi'er had repelled the southern barbarians three times on the battlefield last year and defended the territory, making her a new noble of the dynasty, and even the emperor had to favor her. But unexpectedly, she was involved with Lu Yunqing in private. Even if Chen was unhappy, she would not act like a wicked mother-in-law, but just wanted Lu Yunqing to give up.

Forget about it, she is just a lady from a fifth-rank official family.

At the banquet, after Su He and Zhao Wanrong sat down, their good sisters soon came up to greet them.

Zhao Wanrong frankly admitted the fact that Su He was divorced, and asked the sisters to help look for candidates. If there was a particularly suitable man, remember to contact him.

Su He blushed and refused. She had just escaped from the fire pit, so there was no need to rush to marry again. Moreover, a woman did not have to marry to have a future. She could live well on her own.

"I heard that the second son of Shang Shu Ling, Qi Sheng, has just got married. If you divorce him earlier, it may be possible to make him change his mind."