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

The Shen family also received two imperial edicts.

One was to confer the title of county lady on Shen Sui'an, and the other was to grant her a marriage.

"Isn't sister engaged to Lu Heng? Why is she marrying the Lu family's eldest son?" The girl who spoke was somewhat similar to Shen Sui'an. They were of the same age, with cherry lips and noses, and skin as white as jade. She was Shen Siyi, the second daughter of the Shen family.

Today, Shen Siyi and Shen Mingyao had just returned to the Shen family. Before they could recover from the anger over Aunt Cheng being confined to her house, they heard the palace servants coming to deliver the imperial edict.

When Shen Siyi heard that the marriage was arranged for Shen Sui'an, her mood jumped up and down.

From jealousy to surprise, now there is only gloating.

Lu Heng was so dazzling that many girls in the capital secretly admired her, and she was no exception. In the past, whenever she thought that he was Shen Suian's fiancé, she would feel jealous and resentful, and she dreamed of replacing him.

Now, Shen Suian has ruined her marriage with Lu Heng and is going to marry Lu Yuan, a bastard. She will never have a good life in her life.

Who is Lu Yuan? He is an evil ghost who kills people without blinking an eye. He has a terrifying murderous aura and is scary even from a distance.

How could he possibly treat Shen Sui'an well?

"Sui Sui, your grandfather has gone to the palace to plead with the emperor to revoke his decision for you!" Old Master Shen loves his granddaughter. He has met Lu Yuan, who is a cold and hard man. How will Sui Sui live her married life if she marries a man like him?

Old Madam Shen's clothes were already wet with tears. She hoped that her granddaughter could marry someone who understood her feelings. How could it be Lu Yuan?

It doesn’t matter whether she is born out of wedlock or not. The key point is that Lu Yuan is a cruel and ruthless person. How could he cherish Shen Sui’an?

Shen Siyi was worried and whispered, "Wouldn't that be disobeying the emperor's order? Would it implicate the entire Shen family?"

Jiang shouted, "That's a lifetime, there's no point in talking about whether it will be a burden or not."

Everyone had different expressions, some worried, some sympathetic, and some gloating.

Only Shen Suian looked calm, she was thinking in her mind.

This marriage...

She wasn't very resistant.

If the marriage with the Lu family is destined to be unchangeable, then if she wants to change someone...she would rather it be Lu Yuan.

Because Lu Yuan is a short-lived person.

After she married him, she would separate from the Lu family a year later. She remembered that Lu Yuan could only live for two more years at most.

When Lu Yuan died, she had a generous dowry and the family wealth left by Lu Yuan.

She is a wealthy widow.

Wouldn’t the second half of your life be easy, happy and comfortable?

"Grandfather, I'll marry!" Shen Sui'an pressed the corners of her mouth, not wanting anyone to know the rebellious expectations in her heart.

Who expects to be a widow before even getting married?

“Sui Sui, don’t force yourself.” Jiang said quickly.

"Although Lu Yuan is a concubine's son, he is now the third-rank commander of the Pacification Division and is deeply trusted by the emperor. I have no dissatisfaction with him," said Shen Sui'an.

Shen Siyi exclaimed, "Sister, are you out of your mind because you can't marry Lu Heng? Do you know Lu Yuan's reputation outside?"

"I'm not like my sister who inquires about the words and deeds of the men outside every day. Why can't I marry someone that the emperor can use?" Shen Sui'an asked back.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't even ask..." Shen Siyi's face flashed with shame and anger. She looked at her grandparents anxiously, afraid that they would misunderstand her.

Old Master Shen and the old lady didn't even look at her; they only felt sorry for Shen Sui'an.

"If you hadn't said such rude words at the Qu family's birthday banquet, why would the emperor have married you to a bastard?" Shen Jianglin pointed at Shen Sui'an and shouted angrily.

Lu Heng has such a bright future. The best son-in-law in his mind has now become Lu Yuan.

He didn't even dare to imagine the scene of Lu Yuan bowing to him and calling him father-in-law.

Jiang said angrily, "It is obviously us who are wronged, but the emperor still gives such great honor to the Lu family. If this gets out, how will others look at us?"

"Madam, why do you say that?" Shen Sui was calm.

"Just now, when I was taking care of the eunuchs in the palace, I secretly asked them that the emperor has granted a marriage between Lu Heng and Princess Guangning." Jiang was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she felt wronged for Sui Sui.

Shen Sui'an raised his head suddenly, "What?"

Jiang was indignant: "The emperor really favors the Lu family. Why can Lu Heng marry Princess Guangning?"

"Because Princess Guangning has always liked Lu Heng." Shen Suian was not surprised at all that the emperor would marry Princess Guangning to Lu Heng.

If Lu Heng hadn't already been engaged, the emperor would have wanted to do this earlier.

Princess Guangning has always liked Lu Heng.

In her previous life, after Shen Suian married Lu Heng, Princess Guangning would harass and humiliate her whenever she met her outside.

In order to prevent Princess Guangning from taking her anger out on the Lu family, Shen Suiwen always endured humiliation and never said a word to Lu Heng. However, she was tortured by Princess Guangning several times to the point where she was worse off than death.

She lost her child because Princess Guangning made her kneel on ice as punishment.

Moreover, because of the cold she caught, she could no longer get pregnant.

When Lu Heng learned about this, his face turned terribly pale.

At that time, she thought he was angry and distressed for her, but later she found out that he was afraid that Princess Guangning would know about Song Xiuzhi's existence and would hurt Song Xiuzhi and her twins.

"This marriage may be an honor to others, but not necessarily to the Lu family." Old Master Shen said slowly.

"Duke Lu must be so angry right now."

"Yes, Lu Heng's official career is over." Shen Sui'an raised a faint smile.

Really looking forward to it.

Everyone knows that Princess Guangning is vicious and willful. Could she allow Lu Heng to keep Song Xiuzhi outside?

She wanted to see how Lu Heng and Song Xiuzhi would continue to have an affair behind Princess Guangning's back in this life.

"If you weren't so narrow-minded, such a good marriage would not have been ruined by you." Shen Jianglin snorted, expressing his great dissatisfaction with Shen Sui'an.

"Bullshit." Jiang pouted, "Before getting married, you're already being affectionate with other women. That's just dirty!"

Shen Jianglin widened his eyes, suspecting that Jiang was scolding him.

He had secretly decided to spend his life with Aunt Cheng before they got married.

"You...you are so rude, but you are the mistress of the Shen family." Shen Jianglin cursed.

Jiang rolled her eyes and held her belly, "Oh, my stomach hurts."

A smile flashed across Shen Sui'an's eyes, "Madam, please take care of yourself."

"Sui Sui, help Madam back to Songfengyuan to rest." Old Madam Shen said.

Even if Shen Jianglin was full of anger, he had to swallow it down now.

"Dad, when can I go see my aunt? I miss her." As soon as she left the upper room, Shen Siyi asked with tears in her eyes.

"Yes, Dad, why do you put my aunt under house arrest? Can I go find her?" Shen Mingyao held Shen Jianglin's hand.

Looking at his beloved children, Shen Jianglin also missed his beloved concubine.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet your aunt." Shen Jianglin said.

Shen Siyi bit her lip lightly and looked thoughtfully at the figure that had disappeared in front of her.

In the past, she was jealous of Shen Sui'an's ability to marry into a wealthy family, but now she can only marry a bastard.

She will definitely marry someone better than Shen Sui'an in the future.