If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Old Madam Lu had been angry at home for two days, and before Shen Sui'an came to apologize, she could no longer hold back.

"Go, go and call Shen Sui'an to me. For so many years, she has been eagerly waiting to marry Heng Ge'er. Now that Miss Song has appeared, she dares to put on airs with our Lu family."

"That's right, what is she doing? Every young man's house has a few maids to serve him. She's jealous before she even gets married. Heng'er will never have a good life in the future." Mrs. Lu said.

Mrs. Lu frowned and said, "Second sister-in-law, Shen Sui'an is the eldest daughter of the Shen family after all. She is proud and arrogant. It is normal for her to be a little angry after being humiliated by a prostitute."

"Sister-in-law, she will be your daughter-in-law in the future. She has such a bad temper that it will be difficult for you to be her mother-in-law. It is better to teach her a lesson as soon as possible so that you can enjoy your life." Mrs. Lu said.

Mrs. Lu took a sip of tea and said, "It would be better if Shen Sui'an could be more capable. After he gets married, he can help me manage the household. Then I won't have to bother my second brother and his wife."

Mrs. Lu's face froze. Because Mrs. Lu's health was not very good and she didn't like to manage household affairs, she asked Mrs. Lu to help with housework.

Mrs. Lu has gained a lot of benefits over the years. What she least wants is to hand over the power of housekeeper after Shen Sui'an comes into the family.

It would be best if Shen Sui'an was as useless as Mrs. Lu.

Lu Yan volunteered: "Grandma, I'll go and bring Shen Sui'an here."

She was full of confidence and believed that Shen Sui'an would definitely not dare to refuse.

So she came to the Shen family and asked Shen Sui'an to meet her grandmother.

"Shen Sui'an, if it weren't for my grandmother's tolerance and kindness, I wouldn't have given you a chance." Lu Yan raised her chin and looked at Shen Sui'an arrogantly.

"I have said a lot of good things for you. If you want to thank me, bring me your jade and seven-gold hairpin."

Shen Sui'an covered her mouth and chuckled, "Miss Lu, you are the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion after all, why are you so shallow and always asking me for things."

This was not the first time. In the past, Lu Yan always found excuses to ask her for jewelry. She never argued with Lu Yan for Lu Heng's sake.

She now hated the Lu family to the extreme and of course was unwilling to accompany them any longer.

"What did you say! I'm your future sister-in-law, you should please me." Lu Yan snorted.

Shen Sui'an didn't even look at her, "Why, your Lu family is going to be ruined and can't even afford a small hairpin."

Lu Yan's face changed and she screamed, "Shen Sui'an, how dare you humiliate the Lu family!"

"You are obviously asking for trouble. I remember how much you took from me." Shen Sui'an smiled, "Do you need me to show it to everyone?"

Then she, Lu Yan, would become the laughing stock of the capital.

Lu Yan gritted her teeth and said, "Don't scare me."

How could she please such a fool in her previous life, thinking that if she treated Lu Heng's family well, Lu Heng would be moved, "Miss Lu, if there is nothing else, I won't see you off."

"My grandmother is looking for you, come with me to the Lu family." Lu Yan was arrogant. She would only feel relieved when she saw Shen Sui'an being scolded by her grandmother.

Madam Lu wanted to ask her to go over and give her a warning, just like in her previous life.

On the surface, he was doing it for her own good, always telling her what the future mistress of the Lu family should and should not do, but he treated her like a puppet. The worst thing was that he concealed the actual income of the Lu family's land and forced her to use up most of her dowry to supplement the household expenses.

The huge Duke Zhenguo Mansion is filled with a group of despicable and shameless people.

"I'm not going." Shen Sui'an said calmly.

Lu Yan's eyes widened: "What did you say?"

"If you don't leave, give all my things back to me." Shen Suian said coldly.

"Don't regret it. When you get married in the future, you..." Seeing that Shen Sui'an ignored her, Lu Yan stomped her feet in anger, "You can't compare with Shen Siyi at all!"

"Who says it's not true? Birds of a feather flock together, and a broken pot deserves a rotten lid," said Shen Sui'an.

Lu Yan was so angry that she started crying, and she turned around and ran out with a scream.

Old Madam Lu couldn't wait for Shen Suian to come and show her goodwill. Instead, her granddaughter was so angry that she cried. She hated Shen Suian even more.

"Duke, let's forget about this marriage. The Lu family can't afford such a granddaughter-in-law." Old Madam Lu said angrily.

"Wait two more days. The Shen family is now waiting for our Lu family's attitude." Duke Lu said.

As long as the Lu family does not express their stance, the Shen family will definitely be anxious.

Shen Sui'an should be waiting for Lu Heng to lower his head.

But before he even arrived at the Shen family, the imperial edict from the palace arrived.

There were two imperial decrees granting marriages.

The emperor issued an edict, saying that because he was grateful for Duke Lu's contribution to the emperor and could not bear to see the eldest son of the Lu family and the person he loved unable to stay together forever, he granted a marriage between Lu Heng and Princess Guangning.

The other was an order in accordance with the previous emperor's oral instructions that Lu Yuan, the eldest son of the Lu family, should marry the legitimate daughter of the Shen family as soon as possible.

Duke Lu was completely stunned. He remained in a daze for a long time without reaching out to receive the order.

"Duke, please accept the order quickly." The palace maid said in a heavy tone.

"Eunuch Fu, did the emperor make a mistake?" Duke Lu couldn't help but speak.

It was Lu Heng who was obviously engaged to the eldest daughter of the Shen family, so how could Lu Yuan be allowed to marry Shen Suian, and how could Lu Heng be granted a marriage with Princess Guangning?

Princess Guangning is the daughter of Concubine Yao and the emperor's most beloved princess, of noble status.

This arranged marriage is a supreme favor to anyone.

But Lu Heng can't do that!

Duke Lu wanted Lu Heng to go further and higher in the court, so how could he marry the princess?

Once he becomes a royal consort, Lu Heng's career will be over.

"Duke, this is an edict written by the emperor himself. You don't want to disobey it, do you?" asked Eunuch Fu.

Duke Lu was filled with anger. The emperor did it on purpose!

Even if the Emperor was displeased with his proposal to appoint a crown prince, he should not have warned the Duke's Mansion in this way.

"Father!" Uncle Lu was afraid that Duke Lu would say something wrong in a rage, so he hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "Thank you."

The decree has been issued, so it is useless for them to have any more opinions.

Eunuch Fu looked at the Lu family with satisfaction as they thanked him with grim expressions, "We still have to go to the Shen family to read the imperial edict."

Lord Lu's chest heaved violently, his anger still unvented.

"Grandfather." Lu Heng reached out to support him.

"Are you satisfied now?" Duke Lu slapped Lu Heng in the face, furious.

He had high hopes for this grandson who he valued the most and had the best future in the Lu family, but what happened? He actually ruined a good marriage because of a low-class person.

No, not only did his marriage get ruined, but his career was also ruined.

Lu Heng closed his eyes, and his fair face became red and swollen.

"Why are you hitting the child? It was the emperor who granted the marriage. What does it have to do with him?" Old Madam Lu felt sorry for her grandson and immediately protected Lu Heng.

"Even if you want to help Heng'er, you can just give the girl from the Song family to Heng'er as his concubine. Why did the marriage fall to Lu Yuan? And... Lu Heng became the prince consort." Madam Lu spoke in a light and clear voice.

Madam Lu held up a silk handkerchief to cover her upturned mouth. "Lu Yuan often does things for the emperor. Could it be that he himself mentioned this to the emperor?"

"He is the eldest son of a concubine and his mother is of low birth. How dare he propose to marry the legitimate daughter of the Shen family?" Mrs. Lu frowned and said.

Lord Lu looked at Lu Heng with a stern gaze, "Now that the decree has been issued, what are you going to do?"

Lu Heng's mind was still a little confused at this time. He was curious and sympathetic towards Song Xiuzhi, but he had never thought of breaking off the engagement with Shen Suian because of her.

On the contrary, Shen Suian was aggressive over trivial matters, which made him extremely annoyed.

Thinking about the days after marriage, it will definitely be a mess.

Originally, he thought it was a good idea to cancel the engagement so that he could find a tolerant and generous wife.

But now that the decree has come, he feels a little lost.

From now on, Shen Sui'an will become his sister-in-law...

Lord Lu suddenly shouted, "Come here, go to the Shen family and find out what the Shen family's attitude is."

"Go, bring Lu Yuan back to me."