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

Old Master Shen had a gloomy face, but he managed to hold back the scolding that was about to come out of his mouth.

He didn't want to embarrass Shen Jianglin in front of his grandson-in-law, otherwise he would really lose face as a father-in-law.

"Daughter-in-law, you and your daughter can go and have a private conversation. I want Lu Yuan to play chess with an old man like me." Old Master Shen said in a gentle voice.

Lu Yuan squeezed Shen Sui'an's hand.

Shen Sui'an bowed and said, "Yes, Grandfather."

Jiang didn't look at Shen Jianglin's uncertain expression, and went to take Shen Suian back to Songfengyuan first.

"Do you feel wronged?" Jiang asked Shen Sui'an in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an smiled at her with his lips curved, his lips still a little red from being bitten.

Just now, I was almost overwhelmed by the feeling of frustration and unwillingness.

She couldn't understand how her father could treat her like this.

Didn't he ever think about how she would deal with herself in front of Lu Yuan in the future after he scolded her like this?

No, what Shen Jianglin thought about was that he didn't care at all. He just hated her and wished she would be rejected by her husband's family.

Jiang said indignantly, "He is looking for trouble with you on behalf of Aunt Cheng. Aunt Cheng has already noticed something wrong with the tea leaves. She should have realized that it has something to do with us."

"I'm pregnant now, and your father doesn't dare to do anything to me, so he takes his anger out on you."

Shen Sui'an said, "Then he is relieved now."

As both are his father's daughters, he can take great pains to plan a future for Shen Siyi, but turn a blind eye to the suffering she has endured.

How could she be so stupid as to think that he still had any fatherly affection for her.

Jiang felt great pity and sympathy for Shen Sui'an.

Shen Jianglin gave all his favor to Aunt Cheng and her daughter, and was too cruel to Shen Sui'an.

"My son-in-law is quite good to you. He still protects you even though he contradicted your father today. This marriage is not bad after all." This is the only consolation.

Lu Yuan's actions today made Jiang like him as her son-in-law even more.

Shen Sui'an forced a smile. She actually didn't expect Lu Yuan to defend her like this.

Even her own father could disregard her dignity and humiliate her just to vent his anger on his concubine. How could she dare to expect others to be truly kind to her?

Shen Jianglin knew very well that she would have a difficult situation in the Lu family, but he did not understand her difficulties at all.

At this moment, the little bit of father-daughter affection Shen Suian had left for Shen Jianglin disappeared in tears.

After returning to Songfengyuan, Jiang immediately asked someone to fetch water for Shen Sui'an to wash his face.

"Sui Sui, don't cry. Someone will protect you in the future." Jiang helped her put on makeup again and comforted her softly.

Shen Sui'an nodded, "Yes, thank you, ma'am."

The maid came in from outside, "Madam, the second young lady is here, and she said she wants to talk to the eldest aunt."

"I had nothing to say to her before she got married, and there is even less to say now. Just send her away." Jiang said coldly.

Shen Siyi refused to leave, and raised her voice outside the door, "Madam, I just want to talk to my sister. After all, we are sisters. If you don't allow me to enter Songfengyuan, then I will talk to my sister outside."

"I'll go and listen to what she has to say." Shen Sui'an stood up, without any trace of fragility or sadness on his face.

Her heart should have been as hard as iron.

Shen Siyi just wanted to go to the upper room, where she could see Lu Yuan again.

But the maid guarding the door would not let her in, saying that the old lady had already instructed her and Aunt Cheng to stay in the house today and not go out casually.

She knew that the old lady didn't want Lu Yuan to see her.

Haha, it must be because she is prettier than Shen Suian. The old lady is afraid that Lu Yuan will dislike Shen Suian even more after seeing her.

That’s right, Shen Siyi thought that Lu Yuan would never like a woman who was forced upon him, especially since that woman was once his brother’s fiancée.

"Second sister, what do you want to talk to me about?" Shen Suian walked out of the house with a straight figure.

Shen Siyi frowned and looked at Shen Suian. She was very disappointed that she did not see any haggardness or loss on Shen Suian's face.

"Today is my sister's visit to her parents' home. As her younger sister, of course I have to care about how she is doing in her husband's family." Shen Siyi said with a smile.

"I don't know when my second sister started to care about me so much." Shen Sui'an slowly walked down the steps and came in front of Shen Siyi.

"Mrs. Cheng must be having a hard time recently, why don't you care about her?"

Shen Siyi thought of how Aunt Cheng had lost tens of thousands of taels, which was supposed to be her future dowry, and a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes.

"How do you know?" Shen Siyi stared at Shen Sui'an.

"You and I don't have much sisterly friendship, and I don't need to tell you whether I'm living well in the Lu family. Second sister, you should go back." Shen Sui'an said lightly.

Shen Siyi held Shen Sui'an's hand and said, "Sister, do you know? My brother-in-law turned out to be my savior. I only found out a few days ago that the person who saved me at all costs was Lu Yuan."

So this was the reason why Shen Siyi came to Songfengyuan to find her.

"Oh, I see." Shen Sui'an responded coldly.

Shen Siyi didn't expect her reaction to be like this. She stood in front of Shen Sui'an and said, "I knew Lu Yuan earlier than you."

"So what?" Shen Sui'an asked with amusement, and saw jealousy in Shen Siyi's eyes.

Could it be that... Shen Siyi likes Lu Yuan?

A flash of inspiration suddenly came to Shen Sui'an's mind.

She remembered.

In her previous life, she was in dire straits in the Lu family and didn't care much about the Shen family's affairs.

But she once heard Jiang mention that Shen Siyi had an affair with someone else before she married the top scholar.

But she refused to tell who the man was.

Could it be that... Shen Siyi didn't know that the person was Lu Yuan?

Otherwise, with her personality, she would have gone to the Lu family every day.

In this life, because she married Lu Yuan, she had the opportunity to see him again.

"Aren't you afraid that your brother-in-law will regret marrying you when he sees me?" Shen Siyi sneered at Shen Suian.

Shen Sui'an was slightly startled and looked at Shen Siyi as if she were a fool.

"I'm quite scared that Lu Yuan will misunderstand that all the girls from the Shen family are not in their right minds." Shen Sui'an said.

Shen Siyi gritted her teeth and said, "If it wasn't for the marriage, do you think you could marry him?"

"No, but the emperor has granted the marriage. Second sister, are you jealous or envious?" Shen Suian asked with a smile.

"You..." Shen Siyi's face turned red with anger. She came here today to make things difficult for Shen Sui'an, not to make herself angry.

"Shen Suian, you are bullying your sister again!" Shen Jianglin appeared outside the courtyard gate, striding towards him, glaring at Shen Suian.

Looking at her father who came to her angrily, Shen Sui'an felt that her heart was colder than the weather.

"In my father's eyes, am I only good at bullying my sister?" Shen Sui'an asked calmly.

Shen Jianglin snorted coldly, "In addition to bullying your sister, you also framed your aunt. How come I didn't realize that you are such a vicious person before!"

"Daddy, what did you say? What did she do to my aunt?" Shen Siyi asked in shock.