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

Hongxiu watched Mother Li being taken away. She raised her beautiful face and looked at Lu Yuan with tears in her eyes.

"Master, please forgive my mother. I know I was wrong."

Lu Yuan looked down at her and said, "Since this is your first offense, I will forgive you this time. Shi Qing, find her a new job."

Hongxiu's face turned pale, and she looked at Lu Yuan in disbelief, "Master, you, you don't want Hongxiu anymore?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Shen Sui'an with resentment in her eyes.

Wow! Shen Sui'an sighed in her heart, is this something she can see live?

The little maid was deeply in love with her master. The master and servant had known each other for many years, and she seemed to have become the villain who broke up the couple.

"You did your job improperly, so there's nothing wrong with getting your job done." Lu Yuan frowned.

Shi Qing understood what he meant and immediately grabbed Hong Xiu, "Are you going to anger the young master again?"

Hongxiu cried so hard that she almost fainted, and was dragged away by Shiqing.

Shen Sui'an was still not satisfied with what he saw, and a hint of regret unconsciously appeared on his face.

"Do you think this approach is inappropriate?" Lu Yuan turned around and asked.

"Hmm?" Shen Sui'an was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is my husband's maid, you can do whatever you want with her."

This answer made Lu Yuan feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"Let's go back." Lu Yuan looked indifferent. He took her hand and walked back to the main house.

The two were about to change their clothes and wash up when they saw Mu Jin come in with a dark face and report, "Madam, Aunt Guan's maid came to report that Aunt Guan is sick."

The maid added that she wanted to invite the young master to come over and take a look, but Mu Jin did not say it.

Aunt Guan is really interesting. When she is sick, she just goes to ask a doctor. What's the point of looking for the eldest young master?

Shen Sui'an said softly, "Auntie Guan is weak, so your husband should go and see her."

"If she feels unwell, go see a doctor." Lu Yuan had already taken off his belt.

"..." This means that he has no intention of going to see Aunt Guan.

Shen Sui'an rubbed her waist, then went over to help him undress with a little disappointment.

She thought that if she became a widow in the future, it would be best if she had a child of her own, so she was not opposed to sleeping with Lu Yuan.

only……

She needs to rest occasionally, she is not made of iron.

She knew that Lu Yuan rarely stayed in the backyard before, but he would occasionally stay overnight in the rooms of his two concubines once a month.

Is it because he is newly married to her and he is giving her face that he doesn't go to the concubine?

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Yuan pinched her cheek.

"My husband is handsome, I'm sure there must be many women who like you." Shen Suian said with a smile.

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows. Teasing him?

Shen Sui'an pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, "In order to reduce conflicts between the concubines and make it easier for everyone to serve the husband, how about I draw up a rule and give them a fixed time every month to serve the husband..."

After understanding what Shen Suian meant, the look in Lu Yuan's eyes grew colder.

"Madam is virtuous and considerate. She even arranged days for a concubine to serve me." Lu Yuan said calmly.

What else? One was the sister of his deceased colleague, and the other was Concubine Yao's woman. If the two of them were to become jealous of each other, she would be the one who would have a headache.

"I am my husband's wife, and we have just gotten married. Of course I don't want you to go to another woman's room, for fear that others will scold me for being jealous." Shen Suian said in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an was sensitive to Lu Yuan's displeasure and changed the way he advised him to go to the two concubines' rooms.

Lu Yuan's expression improved slightly, but he still snorted, "No need to bother, I can go wherever I want."

"You are my wife, and it is natural for you to have any request to me."

Shen Sui'an was slightly stunned, she was a little surprised.

She thought that men all wanted their wives to be tolerant and tolerant. After all, which man doesn't like to be surrounded by girls?

If you stop your husband from taking a concubine, you will be branded as jealous.

"Okay." Shen Sui'an lowered his head, feeling a little strange in his heart.

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Another place.

When Mrs. Lu saw Mother Li being brought in, she was stunned for a long time.

Shi Qing did not look at Mother Li who was begging for mercy. He just told Mrs. Lu everything that happened today and repeated Lu Yuan's words exactly.

Mrs. Lu's expression kept changing, and her eyes, as sharp as poison, stared at Mother Li.

Mother Li's voice faded away and she lay on the ground trembling.

Shi Qing bowed and said, "Second Madam, I have brought the people and the words, and I will take my leave now."

The second wife of Lu smiled and said, "Tell the eldest young master that I will handle this matter impartially. There will be no servants bullying their masters in the Lu family."

"Yes, Second Madam." Shi Qing responded and turned to leave.

Mother Li knelt down in front of Madam Lu and said, "Madam Lu, please forgive me. I know I was wrong."

"Waste of money!" Mrs. Lu kicked her away.

"Second Madam, I never thought that the eldest young mistress would go to the eldest young master's study to eat. It was because her maid had ulterior motives and deliberately did not make it clear, which led to me committing a mistake." Mother Li wailed.

She finally got the job of purchasing for the kitchen, which was a lucrative job and she didn't want to lose it.

She did all this today to please the Second Madam. Everyone in the mansion knew that the Second Madam was humiliated by the First Madam, and that both the Old Madam and the First Madam disliked the First Madam.

Which young wife who just got married would talk about such unpresentable difficulties in the kitchen?

But Shen Suian made a big deal out of nothing and even reported it to the eldest young master.

Mrs. Lu II looked at Mother Li with disgust and said, "Now that Lu Yuan has said that you cannot stay, there is nothing I can do even if I want to help you. You should go to the other courtyard to work first, and I will find a way to transfer you back later."

Mother Li was unwilling in her heart, but she also knew that this was the best way. If she continued to insist, she would really be kicked out of the Duke's Mansion.

"Your daughter has been serving Master Lu Yuan for many years, right?" Mrs. Lu Er said suddenly.

"Yes, Hongxiu works in the eldest young master's study and is the first maid beside him." Mother Li said with pride.

Mrs. Lu Er sneered, "If Lu Yuan really values ​​her, how could you be sent to me?"

Madam Li said viciously, "It was all instigated by the eldest young mistress. I don't know what kind of seductive tricks she used to bewitch the eldest young master."

"What's the difference between the first and second maid? If she has the ability, let her give birth to a child for Lu Yuan. Then she can become a concubine. That will be her ability." Mrs. Lu lowered her eyes and looked at her nails.

Mother Li's expression changed slightly, and she kowtowed to Second Madam Lu, "Second Madam is right.

Mrs. Lu waved her hand impatiently, "Go ahead."

I really underestimated Shen Sui'an.

She thought Lu Yuan would definitely despise her because she had been engaged to Lu Heng, but she didn't expect that she could get Lu Yuan to stand up for her.

Given how much the Duke values ​​Lu Yuan now, who knows whether he will also hand over the power of managing household affairs to Shen Sui'an in the future.

Mrs. Lu clenched her fists. She had been the housekeeper for so many years and didn't want Shen Sui'an to get the job for nothing.

"Let's go. It's been a while since we visited my eldest sister-in-law." Mrs. Lu stood up and walked out.