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

Lu Yuan hasn't returned to the Lu family for half a month.

Today, Lord Lu specially sent someone to the Pacification Office to call him back.

Only then did he know that the emperor had arranged a marriage for him.

"Do you know why the emperor granted you this marriage?" Duke Lu looked gloomy and looked at Lu Yuan with unfathomable eyes.

"I don't know." Lu Yuan said.

He really didn't know why the emperor wanted to marry him, and the girl was from the Shen family.

The beautiful figure he saw at Qu's house that day emerged in his mind, and Lu Yuan's eyes darkened.

"You are... already twenty years old this year, and you are indeed at the age to get married." Lord Lu just remembered that this illegitimate grandson was not young anymore.

But Lu Yuan rarely stayed at home, and Mrs. Lu was a womanizer who only loved romance and had never cared about her illegitimate son's marriage.

Unexpectedly, the emperor took it to heart and arranged a marriage for Lu Yuan that originally belonged to Lu Heng.

"Originally, the Shen family had arranged for your brother to marry. Now the marriage has fallen on you. This is the only way." Duke Lu looked at Lu Yuan again.

"You... have been serving the emperor for such a long time. Have you ever heard the emperor mention our Zhenguo Mansion?"

Lu Yuan raised his eyes to look at Lord Lu and replied calmly, "No."

Duke Lu wanted to say a few more words to his grandson, but he found that they had never been close to Lu Yuan, so he didn't know what to say.

"You are now the commander of the Pacification Division. Although you are trusted and valued by the emperor, it is an offensive job. You should interact more with the ministers in the court in the future."

Ever since he gave up his military power, the prestige of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has been declining day by day.

Originally, he placed all his hopes on Lu Heng. But now that Lu Heng was going to marry the princess, his official career had come to an end, and he had to re-evaluate Lu Yuan.

Although he was born out of wedlock, he was still a descendant of the Lu family after all.

What is rare is that Lu Yuan is deeply loved by the emperor.

When Lu Yuan heard what Duke Lu said, he raised his eyebrows without comment.

If I remember correctly, when he first joined the Zhenfu Division, Duke Lu told him: The Zhenfu Division is directly under the emperor, and in the future you should have less dealings with ministers and just be a lone minister.

"Grandfather, if there is nothing else, I have official business to attend to and need to return to the Pacification Office." Lu Yuan spoke in a deep voice, with an imperceptible annoyance between his brows.

Duke Lu had no choice but to give up, as some things could not be rushed.

"You should go back first. Since it is the emperor who has granted the marriage, you must prepare well. Let...let your second aunt arrange the wedding for you." said Duke Lu.

"No need, I will arrange it myself." After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he bowed, turned around and walked out of the upper room.

Lu Yuan came out of the upper room and noticed a figure in front of him, so he slowed down his pace.

"Brother." Lu Heng's graceful and elegant figure walked out from the side of the road.

He was dressed in a plain white brocade robe, with flowing light, as if the moonlight was draped over his body. He was truly a graceful and noble young man.

With the help of the lamplight, Lu Heng looked at his illegitimate elder brother. From childhood to adulthood, he rarely took this brother seriously.

The Zhenguo Mansion clearly distinguishes between legitimate and illegitimate children, and Lu Yuan’s biological mother is unknown, so his grandfather has always been indifferent to him.

Lu Yuan is like a transparent person in the Lu family.

It was not until he entered the Zhenfu Division that everyone seemed to take the existence of this illegitimate eldest son seriously.

The man in front of him had cold and distant features, and his glance was as chilling as a knife.

Lu Heng discovered today that Lu Yuan had a face as deep as if it was chiseled by a knife and an axe, smooth and noble, with a pair of cold black eyes like thick ink, seemingly nonchalant, but revealing a strong murderous intent.

He used to look down on Lu Yuan, thinking that Lu Yuan had gained the emperor's favor by means of ruthless means and that he had offended most of the officials in the capital, and would definitely not go far in the future.

It's just a knife that the emperor uses to kill people.

"Is there something?" Lu Yuan said indifferently.

"Brother, are you really willing to marry Shen Sui'an?" Lu Heng asked in a low voice.

"Why not?" Lu Yuan raised his eyes slightly, with a faint mocking smile on his face.

Although they had only met once, he was deeply impressed by her slender waist, which could not be grasped with one hand, and her beautiful and bright smile.

Since the emperor gave him the person, why shouldn't he want her?

He is a man, not a monk.

"She used to be my fiancée. Don't you feel uncomfortable marrying her?" Lu Heng was vaguely angry.

Thinking about having to call Shen Suian "sister-in-law" when they meet in the future, Lu Heng felt like something was pressing on his heart, making him feel uncomfortable and depressed.

"The late emperor granted the marriage orally, but did not specify it was for you." Lu Yuan said calmly.

"Since you already have someone else you love, why do you have to pretend to be so in love with her? It's disgusting."

Lu Heng's expression changed. "Shen Sui'an is very stubborn. If she knew that you already have two concubines, she would definitely not want to marry you."

"So what?" Lu Yuan asked with a sneer.

"No matter how unwilling she is, does she still dare to disobey the order?"

Anger appeared on Lu Heng's handsome face.

"Lu Erlang, you're going to be a royal consort soon, so don't be too bossy about other people's fiancées." Lu Yuan warned coldly.

In front of the Duke's Mansion, a tall black horse snorted, waiting for his master in the moonlight.

"Commander, we have discovered traces of Northern Di spies. Our people chased them to Qu Mansion but they disappeared." Guan Jin, who was wearing a black flying fish suit, came over to report.

"Investigate." Lu Yuan's eyes darkened, "Order all the people above the 100th household to go to the Qu family."

Recently, he found out that a grain shop in Shangjing City was opened by an enemy spy. During the roundup, the shopkeeper escaped. That was a very important clue.

We must not let him escape.

"Don't disturb Old Madam Qu. Two people each guard each door, and the rest follow me in." When they arrived at Qu's house, Lu Yuan put away his Embroidered Spring Knife.

When Mr. Qu heard that the commander of the Pacification Division was going to visit him at night, he immediately had a bad feeling.

He hurried to the front yard and saw at a glance the feared commander in a red brocade flying fish suit. He stood at the door with an upright posture and a cold expression, like a cold knife waiting to be fed blood.

"Commander Lu, you are knocking on your door in the middle of the night. Is there something urgent?" Uncle Qu asked with a frown.

Lu Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, Lord Qu, but a thief has sneaked into the Qu Mansion. For the safety of the Qu family, the Pacification Division must come in to capture the fugitive and ensure the safety of Lord Qu and his family."

Lord Qu gasped, "Fugitive? How is that possible? There are many guards at home, and they didn't find anything. Did Commander Lu make a mistake?"

"The Pacification Office never makes mistakes." Lu Yuan said calmly.

"Please give me some favor, Master Qu."

Mr. Qu naturally didn't want to agree, but he knew the methods of the commander of the Pacification Division very well. Even if he refused to nod, he would force his way in.

"The backyard is where the women live. Please tell your men not to bump into them, so as not to hurt the reputation of the women." Uncle Qu said in a cold voice.

"Okay." Lu Yuan nodded gently, "Then please ask Mr. Qu to invite all the female relatives to the lobby, so that it will not affect the Zhenfu Division's search for the fugitive."

"You..." Uncle Qu was angry, "Lu Yuan, please don't go too far."

"Then follow Commander Lu's arrangements." A majestic voice came from outside.

Old Madam Qu walked over slowly.

Lu Yuan glanced sideways, his eyes fell on that beautiful and pretty figure.

Shen Sui'an...why is he here?