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

After everyone was seated, Su Yun sent her maid over to say that she was not feeling well and was afraid of passing the illness on to everyone, so she would not come for dinner.

Su Ronghai frowned and complained in a low voice that Su Yun was ignorant.

Cheng Yu came here in person just for her, why is he still staying indoors?

So he sent someone to invite him again.

Su Yun then walked over slowly.

She was dressed simply and had a dull expression. She had no interest in anything. When she glanced at Cheng Yu, a cold look appeared in the corners of her eyes. She had no good impression of him.

The atmosphere at the table was quite harmonious, but Cheng Yu wanted to talk to Lu Huaihe from time to time and never asked Su Yun a single question.

After the dinner, Su He called Su Ronghai to the study to talk and mentioned the upcoming birthday.

"Lu Yanxiu is coming to celebrate my birthday?"

This is a bit tricky.

It would be fine if Ah He hadn't remarried, but since she was married, Lu Huaihe would definitely be there. And as an ex-husband, wouldn't it be a bit abrupt for Lu Yanxiu to come and celebrate his ex-father-in-law's birthday?

Su He said quietly, "Does father really think he is sincerely wishing you a happy birthday?"

"What do you mean?"

"Lu Zhili was sent to prison for cheating and will never be allowed to take exams again. Since Lu Yanxiu is his elder brother, doesn't he want to stand up for him?" Su He raised his eyes slightly, and said helplessly, "Father, the Lu family is acquainted with the second prince, and they are the opposite of the Su family."

This means that the Su family has one more enemy.

Take the Lu family for example. They have no special ability and cannot cause any trouble, but with the support of the Second Prince, they have the capital.

When it comes to the court, Su Ronghai suddenly sobers up. He values ​​etiquette and rules, is a staunch supporter of the prince, and is even more determined to support him as emperor. In this case, he is bound to become a thorn in the eyes of the second prince.

Since Lu Yanxiu serves him as his master...

"Actually, he wants to set a trap to frame us?"

A fifth-rank official with no connections in the court and no family support, if he wants to gain the appreciation of the Second Prince, doesn't he have to do things for him to gain his appreciation?

Su He nodded: "Father, this situation can be solved."

Moreover, she wanted Lu Yanxiu to get into trouble and have his entire family sent to jail!

After coming out of the study, they walked around the corridor and came to an empty and bright garden. The women of the Su family were walking and chatting here, while the male guests were drinking tea and killing time in the front hall.

Seeing Su He coming, Su Lian trotted over to her side and smiled innocently: "Second sister, where have you been? We wanted to talk to you but couldn't find you."

"I'm talking to my father in the study. What's going on?"

Su Lian saw that she looked indifferent and didn't want to get close to her at all, so she kept her distance. When they reached the pavilion in the middle of the garden, Aunt Luo stared at her with envy, and Aunt Mei also spoke with envy: "Second Miss is lucky to have found a man like Lord Lu. If you ask me, among the daughters of our Su family, Second Miss is the most glorious."

She uttered the word "glorious" through gritted teeth.

How come it’s not considered beautiful?

When she married Lu Yanxiu, she served them like a maid in the Lu Mansion, and even subsidized a lot of her dowry. However, in return, she had a mistress and ended up with a divorce.

Now, look what happened. She got married again with great fanfare and became the eldest princess’ daughter-in-law?

It would be a lie for these women to say they are not envious.

Wang smiled and said, "How can it be that she is lucky? It is clearly because Lord Lu is magnanimous."

If they don't speak humbly in front of them, and their words get to the ears of Lu Huaihe or the eldest princess, they might say that they are trying to curry favor with the powerful.

She smiled and pulled Su He to sit beside her. The maids quickly presented a bowl of osmanthus dumplings that had just been made in the kitchen. The rich fragrance of osmanthus and the sesame-flavored dumplings blended together, and the taste was extremely good.

Su He took two bites and found it a bit too sweet. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and pushed the bowl of glutinous rice balls aside.

Su Yun saw this and chuckled, "I guess the food in Liyuan is different from ours. Second sister doesn't like the food in the mansion now? Lord Lu really takes good care of you."

Listening to them talking about Lu Huaihe every other sentence made people's ears sore.

Su He smiled and stared at everyone: "Since you like Li Garden, and you think that Lord Lu has a gentle temperament and is a good person, how about coming to Li Garden and living with me?"

Live together?

"Did Second Sister invite us to visit Li Garden?"

Su Lian didn't quite understand.

Su He smiled lightly and said, "Being a guest is too distant. Since you and I are sisters and have a deep relationship, why don't you serve Master Lu together with me? Tomorrow, I will clean up a few empty courtyards in Li Garden so that you can have a place to stay."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present froze.

Isn't this openly taking a concubine?

Su Lian quickly waved her hands and shook her head: "Second sister, no, no!"

Wang followed suit and ridiculed Su He: "Ah He! Your two sisters are already engaged, how can you go to Li Garden? Isn't this too ridiculous?"

Only Su Yun remained silent.

It is not uncommon for sisters to share the same husband, but she doesn't believe that Su He would throw Lu Huaihe away so easily?

"If that's not possible, then why do we girls always talk about Lord Lu? I thought my two sisters were attracted to him, so I wanted to be a matchmaker!"

Su He said it lightly, but the two aunts sensed a chill in his tone and hurriedly explained in soft words, thinking it was just a misunderstanding.

Because of this conversation, the atmosphere in Qiuting became much colder. Su Yun also went back to the courtyard on the pretext of feeling unwell, and Aunt Luo soon left as well.

"The Third Miss actually looks down on the son of the Jingzhao Yin family?" Aunt Mei is Su Lian's biological mother. Although she has a good relationship with Aunt Luo on weekdays, they also compare them secretly.

Wang lowered her eyes and said, "Perhaps Cheng Yu did not agree to the matchmaking the first time, so there was a gap between them and A Yun."

"Did Master Cheng come to apologize today? Miss Third is not a legitimate daughter, so does she have to be picky? In my opinion, this marriage is perfect. Miss Third has too high standards." She looked back at Su Lian and pointed out something: "Our A Lian will not get married like this in the future."

When she was mentioned, Su Lian lowered her head shyly.

Now that you have reached marriage age, it's time to talk about marriage.

Su He looked at her innocent face, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

After coming out of Qiuting, Lu Huaihe was still talking with Su Ronghai and others in the front hall. They were almost always discussing the political situation or the flood in the southeast.

Su He waited under the eaves of the corridor for a while, and just in time saw Lu Huaihe walking out. Cheng Yu followed behind him and seemed to want to say something, but he refused.

"What did Master Cheng tell you?"

"You want to know?"

Su He frowned: "Can't you tell me?"

Lu Huaihe paused, staring at her intently. After a moment, he said calmly, "Aren't you busy asking me to fill the backyard? How can you care about other things?"

Filling out…the backyard?

Su He was startled, and then he remembered what he said in Qiuting, and was slightly surprised: "Did you hear it?"