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

Zhao Yang became interested and asked hurriedly, "I remember that Su Ronghai has two daughters who are still unmarried. I have seen their appearance before and they are both very pretty. Tell me, which one do you want to marry?"

Lu Huaihe twitched his lips slightly and smiled softly, "Mother guessed wrong. The one I want to marry is Lord Su's legitimate daughter, Su He."

The maids and servants beside her were slightly startled and secretly observed the eldest princess's expression. Seeing that she slowly suppressed her smile, they all took a few steps back and stopped listening to their masters' conversation.

Zhao Yang asked, "Is that the divorced Su He?"

"Yes."

"You have been alone for many years and don't want to have any relatives. Is it because of her?"

After all, Zhaoyang is a member of the royal family. How could he not see from his son's words and expressions that there is always someone in his son's heart?

When Su He and Lu Yanxiu got married, Lu Huaihe, who had never had any contact with the Lu family, sent a valuable gift and even got drunk at the banquet. In the following years, he had met Su He several times, but he avoided her on purpose, because since she was a married woman, he no longer had any desire for her.

Unexpectedly, now...

"Mother, I love Su He for more than just a few words."

After years of dreaming, one day it will come true.

Lu Huaihe stood up, clenched his fists, drooped his eyebrows, and felt a little nervous.

It doesn’t matter even if his mother doesn’t agree to this marriage. He has already grown up and doesn’t have to rely on his family to make a living. He can also provide Su He with a rich life.

But his father died early, and his mother was the closest person to him in the world. If he didn't get her approval, Lu Huaihe would always feel uncomfortable.

"If I had proposed to her earlier, she wouldn't have suffered several years of misery with Lu Yanxiu." He laughed at himself.

Ever since the divorce, whenever people in the capital mentioned Madam Lu Yanxiu, they would always gossip about her mistress coming to visit and how she hadn't conceived in three years.

Su He has always been gentle in nature and would not care about anything, but when Lu Huaihe heard it, he just felt heartbroken.

A woman spends three years of her best life serving her mother-in-law and doing trivial household chores, and when she finally gets out of it, she is left with a bad reputation.

"There are rumors out there that she can't have children. Is that true?"

Zhaoyang spoke calmly, leaning back on the slightly cool chair, feeling a little uneasy today.

Lu Huaihe said: "Offspring are a continuation of blessings, and it is destined. If I don't have children in this life, it means I am not blessed enough."

"Nonsense!" Zhaoyang suddenly became furious. For some reason, she suddenly thought of her husband who had passed away early. The man she loved most in her life, he died without even seeing his children. Was this also because he was not blessed enough?

Since Lu Huaihe was born, Zhaoyang loved him in every way and never confined him with any rules or dogmas. As long as he didn't like something, he would never force him to study.

Fortunately, he was gentle by nature and never overstepped the boundaries in his conduct, which caused Zhaoyang little worry.

I said this today because I was asking Su He to marry me. I'm afraid this is the first time I've made her angry.

"I have heard about the cheating in the Imperial Examination Hall. I heard that it displeased Baili Feng, who is known for his violent temper in the capital. Are you hastily asking for marriage because you want to protect Su He?"

"Even if I become an enemy of Baili Feng in the future and my career is not going well, you will never complain?"

Zhaoyang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lu Huaihe carefully. When he saw him say the word "no regrets" in person, he felt complicated and didn't know whether he was happy or sad for a moment.

Baili Feng was just a junior in front of her, so naturally he had no deterrent power, but he tried to interfere in the court and kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Once Huai He married Su He, it would be a blatant opposition to him!

Zhaoyang breathed slightly in his chest and closed his eyes gently.

She vaguely remembered that in the first two years after marrying Lu Zhiping, she was drinking contraceptive soup because she was afraid of the difficulty of pregnancy and the pain of childbirth.

Mother-in-law Wang and eldest sister-in-law Liu were afraid of the imperial power, but were dissatisfied with the fact that Zhaoyang did not have children. They often complained to Lu Zhiping. Liu even wanted to force her illegitimate sister from her natal family to Lu Zhiping as a concubine.

Lu Zhiping never mentioned this matter in front of Zhaoyang, and always smiled and evaded the complaints and dissatisfaction from his family.

Later, when Zhaoyang wanted to be born and was pregnant, he lost his life on the way back to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

Zhaoyang, who had always been afraid of pain, gave birth to Lu Huaihe under the double pressure of losing her father and the pain of childbirth, and then resolutely left the Lu Mansion with her dowry.

After all, they are father and son, and their personalities are so similar!

Zhaoyang couldn't say no to Su He becoming his daughter-in-law, but he also didn't want his son to be ridiculed by the dignitaries in the capital for marrying a second wife!

The mother and son were silent for a long time. When the maids thought time had stopped, Zhaoyang waved his hand, exhaled and said helplessly: "There is no elder in the family who can preside over the marriage. You can make the decision yourself."

In this way, it means consent.

There was a gleam in Lu Huaihe's eyes, and he clasped his hands and bowed deeply to her.

"Thank you, mother."

Zhaoyang felt bitter in his heart, turned his face away, and said calmly: "Go and take a look at the betrothal gift list I prepared earlier. If there is anything that is not up to standard, add it yourself."

He is also a unique figure in the court. If the most important event in his life, marriage, is not handled properly, wouldn't it be a waste of time and leave room for gossip?

Zhaoyang was very concerned about his reputation and would never let his son become the topic of conversation among people in the capital. The thing that the Princess's Mansion had the most was gold, silver and jewelry, so as long as they were not emptied, he could take whatever he wanted.

Lu Huaihe happily agreed, and for a moment he felt an inexplicable emotion in his chest that he wanted to express.

He said goodbye to Zhaoyang, left the house, mounted his horse, and went straight to Su's house.

At that time, the night was dark and the evening wind was howling.

There was a chill on Lu Huaihe's shoulders, but his cheeks looked a little rosy due to his eagerness.

He stopped in front of Su He's door, raised his hand several times, but did not knock on the door.

After thinking quietly, there was a knock on the door, and Su He's inquiring voice came from inside, lazy and tired, with a hint of softness.

"Ah, it's me."

There was no answer from inside the room for a long time.

Lu Huaihe stood in front of the door and waited quietly until there was a response.

Not far from the gate, Qingyun and Peixia were lying on the edge of a stone, watching carefully. They looked at each other and asked at the same time, "Why don't you rush in?"

Pei Xia then rolled his eyes and said, "Wouldn't it be like being a playboy if we rushed in?"

"Then do you think your young lady has a crush on Lord Lu? Will they be together?"

"How would I know? If it really happened, my young lady would be too wronged." Pei Xia was a little worried.

Qingyun was surprised: "Why?"

"Isn't it because you're worried that my young lady's happiness in the second half of her life will not be guaranteed? Lord Lu hasn't even had a concubine for so many years, who knows what hidden illness she might have? What if she's incurable..."

Hearing such a ridiculous remark, Qingyun's mouth twitched, and he suddenly guessed how the master and servant of the Su family were plotting against Lord Lu behind his back.