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

Duke Lu originally thought that Shen Suian would speak for Lu Heng, but he didn't expect that she would cancel the engagement as soon as she opened her mouth.

The words of Jiang, this troublemaker, are becoming more and more unpleasant.

"After all, she is not your biological child, so it is inevitable that your considerations will be biased. Suisui, marriage is a big matter, you'd better think it through carefully." Duke Lu suspected that it was Jiang who instigated Shen Sui'an to break off the engagement.

How could a step-wife truly make plans for the daughter of the original wife?

"My mother has always treated me as her own daughter. Duke, please don't misunderstand my mother." Shen Sui'an said calmly.

Jiang's eyes were filled with tears. She was touched that Shen Sui'an would protect her like this and even call her mother in front of outsiders.

"Sui Sui, do you really want to cancel the engagement?" Old Master Shen's voice sounded hoarse because of his coughing.

Shen Sui'an looked at him worriedly, worried that he would compromise with the Lu family for her again.

When she learned yesterday that her marriage to Lu Heng was granted by the late emperor, she knew that it would not be easy for her to cancel the engagement.

Even if Lu Heng brought the letter of withdrawal of engagement today, I'm afraid it would still take a lot of twists and turns.

Besides, she could see clearly that Duke Lu would not agree to cancel the engagement.

Having experienced living together in the previous life, she knew very well how ruthless and insidious this Duke Lu was.

If it weren't for his coercion and inducement, she would not have trapped herself to death in the Lu family's backyard in her previous life.

"Grandfather, I want to talk to the Second Young Master Lu alone." Shen Sui'an said softly.

Duke Lu smiled with satisfaction, believing that with the charm of his grandson, Shen Sui'an would not be willing to cancel the engagement.

It's normal for a young girl to be thin-skinned. She probably said she wanted to cancel the engagement just to save face.

"Ah Heng, then you go with Sui Sui."

Shen Sui'an bowed to everyone and walked straight outside without even looking at Lu Heng.

Lu Heng followed behind her with a calm and cold expression.

The autumn wind is blowing, and it feels cold even though winter has not yet arrived.

"You don't have to bear a grudge against Miss Song. There won't be any more rumors about her and me in the future." Lu Heng said in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an smiled lightly with his lips curved, his voice full of indescribable sarcasm and coldness, "Second Master Lu, do you mean that you will be more careful in the future and won't let others find out?"

Lu Heng's face darkened. "Why are you so unreasonable? Do you really want to force Miss Song to be unable to survive in Shangjing City? Miss Shen, I thought you were a kind person."

"I'm not. Mr. Lu, please don't have any unrealistic fantasies about me." Shen Sui'an sneered.

"I can't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. Not to mention Miss Song, I won't tolerate any Miss Li or Miss Wang in the future."

A ball of anger welled up in Lu Heng's chest. He didn't have much contact with Shen Sui'an before. It turned out that her virtuous and gentle image was all pretend.

"Do you know how the marriage between our two families came about?" Shen Sui'an asked calmly.

"The late emperor gave the order, so you can't cancel the engagement just because you want to." Lu Heng looked away and no longer looked at Shen Sui'an.

He discovered today that his fiancée was different from what he had imagined, and he was a little disappointed.

Shen Sui'an looked at the shimmering lake in front of him and said, "What should I do? Whenever I think of you and Song Xiuzhi, I feel so sick that I can't even eat or sleep well."

"Even if you are innocent to her, Miss Song may not be honest with you."

"So what exactly do you want?" Lu Heng, who had always been cool and reserved, finally became impatient.

Shen Sui'an glanced at him. She felt even more disgusted than he felt impatient.

"Since the engagement cannot be cancelled for the time being, please, Mr. Lu, control your emotions and don't spread any more rumors to Miss Song."

"You don't want to be called a slut, do you?"

Lu Heng gasped. It was the first time in his life that he was scolded so harshly. His handsome face turned red.

"Shen Sui'an, you are simply unreasonable."

Seeing his chest heaving with anger, Shen Sui'an still felt unsatisfied.

"Don't worry, I will cancel the engagement as you wish." Lu Heng turned away.

If he continued talking to Shen Suian, not only would he lose face, but he would also lose his image.

Shen Sui'an looked at his back, a layer of ice condensed in his clear and bright eyes.

When Duke Lu saw that his grandson looked a little unhappy after returning, he exchanged a few words of greeting with Old Master Shen and left.

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Shen Sui'an was called by Shen Jianglin to be lectured. He had heard about what happened between Lu Heng and the wine-selling woman, but he didn't think it was a big deal.

Isn't it normal for men to have some romantic affairs?

His daughter actually wanted to cancel the engagement without even asking him as a father. This was simply a challenge to his authority as the head of the family.

"Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines? If you break off the engagement with the Lu family, what kind of in-law family can you find in the future? This is simply nonsense!" Shen Jianglin scolded Shen Sui'an.

"Even if I can't get married in the future, I will cancel the engagement. At worst, I will become a nun." Shen Suian said coldly.

Jiang said quickly, "Why be a nun? There are not only Lu Heng but also many men in the world. There will be many better men than him in the future."

Shen Jianglin pointed at Jiang and said, "How can you be a mother? She is acting so crazy, but you don't teach her a lesson. You are even speaking for her."

"Lu Heng has a mistress before he even gets married. Who would want such a dirty man?" Jiang spat.

Dirty? Shen Jianglin glared at Jiang, "Who are you talking about?"

Jiang sneered, "If you don't feel guilty, how do you know that I am blaming you?"

"You...you..." Shen Jianglin couldn't argue with Jiang, "You are such a shrew!"

Old Master Shen covered his mouth and coughed lightly a few times.

Shen Sui'an ignored his scolding and turned his gaze to Old Master Shen.

"Grandfather, let me help you go back and rest." Shen Sui'an said in a low voice.

"Qingque said you coughed for a long time last night. Please ask Doctor Zhou to come and take your pulse again today."

If the time had continued as in his previous life, my grandfather’s health would have lasted only three months at most before he fell completely ill.

Old Master Shen smiled and said, "Doctor Zhou came yesterday and prescribed medicine. There's no need to trouble him to run around all the time."

He raised his eyes to look at Shen Jianglin, "Sui Sui's marriage is up to her to decide. If she doesn't want to marry Lu Heng, even if I have to sacrifice my old face and go to the palace to beg the emperor, I will go."

Shen Sui'an's nose felt sore and he almost shed tears, "Grandfather, you don't have to worry about me. I know what to do."

"Father, what's wrong with Lu Heng? Don't listen to Sui Sui. She has always been willful..." Shen Jianglin shouted hurriedly.

Jiang rolled her eyes at him. "Everyone outside praises Sui Sui as a model of a lady from a noble family, but you, as a father, actually say that she is willful. How is Sui Sui willful?"

"Humph, children without mothers are pitiful. They are nothing like those with mothers. Just a few words can fool a fool."

Shen Jianglin was a little slow to react before he realized that he was the fool that Jiang was talking about.

"You, you are the mistress after all, but how can you speak and act without any manner at all? Which mistress would roll her eyes?" Shen Jianglin scolded angrily.

"Of course I'm not as understanding, gentle and considerate as your Aunt Cheng. If I hadn't been lucky yesterday, my child might have been the victim." Jiang snorted.

"I think that confining her for three months is too light a punishment. We should take the opportunity to sell her so that she won't harm anyone again."

Shen Jianglin: "You are fine now."

"I'm fine now, but what if she gets up with evil intentions and frames me and the child someday?"

"Madam, please don't say anything unlucky." Shen Sui'an said.

"Yes, bah, bah, bah, Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, I was just talking nonsense just now, please don't be offended." Jiang hurriedly bowed towards the sky.

The old man and the old lady looked at each other.

Although Jiang's words and actions were not dignified at times, she had no bad intentions and truly loved Sui Sui.

It's just that sometimes she is too straightforward, doesn't know how to humble herself, and becomes alienated from her husband, so she is always suppressed by Aunt Cheng.

If Sui Sui had not come back in time this time, she would have been wrongly accused and caused Aunt Cheng to have a miscarriage.

Fortunately, Jiang is now pregnant and gave birth to a son safely. With them around, Aunt Cheng can't cause much trouble in the backyard.