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

A trace of shame flashed across Lu Yanxiu's eyes, and his previous momentum faded a little.

Yes, he did think so.

But it was my grandmother’s idea.

She said that Liu Qiuqiu and her son must not be deprived of anything, and that they must use the best food and things they use! All the expenses of the mansion would be no problem as long as Su He was there. At worst, they could just treat it as a loan from the Lu family and give it to her later!

Lu Yanxiu already felt that he owed Liu Qiuqiu, and he would feel even more sorry for her if he couldn't let her spend her money freely.

So every time he took his salary, he only gave the remaining 30% to Su He, and the rest to Liu Qiuqiu. Sometimes when Su He asked curiously, Lu Yanxiu would just say that it was borrowed by a friend, or that he used it to please his official friends because they needed it for something.

When Su He pointed it out, Lu Yanxiu felt a little embarrassed.

He was a man of integrity, but he had to use his wife's dowry money even to handle his official career. If this were made public, it would really damage his reputation.

Seeing that Lu Yanxiu didn't respond, Su He continued, "Yesterday you went to Butler Zhu to get money, but he saw that the storehouse couldn't take out fifty taels, and it was difficult to ask me for it, so he took the money from the kitchen on his own initiative. It's only the beginning of the month, and there's already fifty taels missing from the account. If you don't tighten your belt, you'll probably have nothing to lose for the next month."

It turned out to be the case.

Lu Yanxiu was a little unsteady on his feet at the moment, and all his momentum had disappeared without a trace. But he couldn't lower his face in front of Su He to comfort her, after all, the two of them were about to get divorced, and he even prepared the divorce papers!

In order to save face, he took out his anger on Pei Xia.

"The people in your courtyard are overstepping their bounds. You'd better discipline them! Otherwise, if they go out and let people know that they are servants of the Lu Mansion, it will ruin the reputation of the Lu Mansion!"

Su He said coldly, "I brought Pei Xia from the Su family, so she is not considered a member of the Lu family. She will leave with me in the future. My husband is worrying too much! You should worry more about Sister Liu's food. She is pregnant, and she must not suffer any grievances in her food."

Lu Yanxiu had given Liu Qiuqiu money, and after deducting expenses, there was still some money left every month, but she still wanted to save some money from the Lu mansion to support herself. Now that Su He was no longer in charge, she would no longer be willing to subsidize the dowry, so the expenses of the mansion naturally had nothing to do with her.

She only needs to manage the three mu of land in the Osmanthus Courtyard well.

Lu Yanxiu didn't believe it. The warehouse wouldn't be unable to take out even a penny!

Before stepping out of the courtyard, he turned around, looked at Su He and said, "Tomorrow, there will be a happy event at the Princess Zhaoyang's mansion, and my husband and I have been invited to attend the banquet."

We are a couple...

What an ironic name.

Su He responded softly and turned away without looking at him.

Lu Yanxiu saw that her back was thin, and there was a sense of coldness in her toughness.

His mind unconsciously recalled how she had been busy and devoted in the mansion over the years, especially in serving her mother-in-law, even sleeping and eating with her, which was unmatched by any other female family member in the capital.

But today she has decided not to go to Youran Ju to serve anymore.

The place was handed over to a few maids that the lady was not too familiar with. It was said that they had displeased the lady many times and had even broken several sets of celadon bowls.

Lu Yanxiu came out of the osmanthus courtyard, walked on the bluestone path, his thoughts wandering far away.

During the Lantern Festival that year, Su He slipped and fell into the pool. After being rescued from the water, she sat by the pool in the evening breeze, gasping for breath. It was Lu Yanxiu who came to her with his cloak, and they fell in love at first sight.

At that time, Lu Yanxiu was already with Liu Qiuqiu, waiting for the marriage. But Su He appeared, and Madam Lu asked Lu Yanxiu to choose Su He for his future. He talked to Liu Qiuqiu and begged her for several nights before finally getting her to agree to be his mistress.

One in the mansion and one outside the mansion, there will be no conflicts in the end.

He originally thought that having a father-in-law who was the Minister of Rites would be helpful to his future, but he did not expect that his father-in-law was an unknown person who would never flatter him and was even more disdainful of doing such things. Naturally, he could not help Lu Yanxiu in any way.

In addition, Su He had been infertile for many years, which made Lu Yanxiu gradually shift his focus outside. Every time he heard Yi'er and her little girls surrounding him and calling him daddy, his heart would be so soft!

If I think carefully, the last time I shared a room with Su He was two years ago.

Just because Liu Qiuqiu didn't like it, he did it.

After a brief recollection, Lu Yanxiu came to the hall to find housekeeper Zhu and asked him to report all the remaining funds in the mansion.

Housekeeper Zhu searched around and brought over a few old account books. Lu Yanxiu took a quick look and his face looked unhappy. It was really as Su He said, there was no surplus in the mansion, and every expense in the past was subsidized by her.

"In addition to your monthly salary, the shop under the name of the young lady can also earn some income every month. Logically speaking, the shop was brought by the young lady as a dowry, and the money collected should go into her private treasury, but the young lady still insisted on taking out some for the expenses of the mansion..."

"I didn't know that money was so tight in your house." Lu Yanxiu murmured.

"The young master doesn't get much salary. If the young mistress doesn't use her dowry to supplement the salary, I'm afraid everyone in the Lu family will be left with nothing." Butler Zhu was also straightforward and said whatever he thought.

After hearing this, Lu Yanxiu felt ashamed and returned the account book to Butler Zhu.

In the small courtyard of osmanthus flowers.

Pei Xia quietly cleaned up the mess on the ground, looked at Su He who was sitting by the window looking at the osmanthus tree, and couldn't help saying: "This mansion is full of ungrateful people. Miss, you have been bullied like this, and the eldest lady didn't send anyone to speak out, and even the second young master and the third young lady hid and kept silent. How about I go and tell the master and the mistress and let them help you make a decision?"

Su He smiled faintly, feeling somewhat relieved.

"After the divorce, what do the people in the Lu Mansion have to do with me?"

"What if my son-in-law really... doesn't want a divorce, and only wants a divorce letter?" Pei Xia was really a little scared. The poor young lady's sincerity over the years was all wasted!

Su He looked up at the low dark clouds in the distance. It was about to rain.

"I just want the divorce papers."

The Princess's Mansion has a happy event to announce today, and has invited many relatives and friends in the capital to a banquet.

Su He sat in the carriage with Lu Yanxiu.

After arriving, Lu Yanxiu landed first, turned around and reached out to support Su He, but she ignored him.

Lu Yanxiu looked a little embarrassed, and hurriedly followed her footsteps, whispering: "You know who the eldest princess is in our Lu family. Don't lose face here, otherwise you will make a fool of yourself!"

Su He said: "I understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, a carriage hurriedly stopped behind him. The servant looked at Lu Yanxiu who had already entered the Princess's Mansion and hurriedly called out, "Master Lu! Please stay! There is another person here!"

Su He paused and curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

I just said not to lose face for the Lu family, but now you are really shameless.

When Lu Yanxiu looked back, he saw that the carriage servant had already helped Liu Qiuqiu down from the carriage.