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

Of course, Qu Qingli came for Princess Guangning.

What happened at the Yao family yesterday clearly showed that Guangning wanted to deal with Shen Sui'an.

If Sui Sui had not discovered the incident in time and fought back, Sui Sui would be the one who would have lost his reputation among storytellers today.

"Get out of the way!" Princess Guangning glared at Qu Qingli.

She and Qu Qingli had been at odds since childhood. Qu Qingli was the Queen's niece, and their identities were naturally opposing. Although she was a princess, she rarely had the opportunity to suppress Qu Qingli.

"Guangning, you don't look very well." Qu Qingli asked in surprise.

Guangning looked at her pretentious appearance expressionlessly and sneered, "What's it got to do with you?"

"Hey, don't be so cold. After all, we grew up together." Qu Qingli said with a smile.

Haha, Guangning sneered in his heart, their relationship was that they had been fighting since childhood and they disliked each other.

Qu Qingli held Guangning's hand intimately, "On my way to the palace today, I heard the storytellers in the teahouse talking about what happened in the Yao family yesterday. Everyone was discussing who helped Lu Yan, otherwise how could she have the courage to meet a stranger in the Yao family."

Guangning's expression changed slightly, "What storyteller?"

Qu Qingli: "Don't you know? Let me tell you, the streets are bustling with people, no matter if it's a teahouse or a pub. They are all talking about the birthday banquet incident. The love story between Miss Lu San and Master He is so touching that everyone knows about it now."

"..." Guangning raised his eyes and stared at Qu Qingli coldly.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Qu Qingli looked innocent.

Guangning: "Did you ask someone to do this?"

Qu Qingli rolled her eyes. "If I had this kind of means, I would have dragged it on until today. I would have told the whole world about how you always bully me."

"Tsk tsk, what should I do? Although you are a princess, Lu Yan is your sister-in-law. Who do you think is behind this? The people in the Lu family may already know."

"The more people outside talk about it, the more angry the Lu family will be."

Princess Guangning pushed her away forcefully, "Get out!"

Will Lu Yan tell the truth? If Lu Heng knew, would he be angry with her?

She hasn't seen him for several days.

"Do you know about the painted boat? The dignitaries in the capital like to go there for entertainment recently. I think someone must have made a drama about what happened yesterday. I will book a painted boat tomorrow and enjoy it." Qu Qingli said with a smile.

Guangning, who had already taken a few steps, turned back and glared at her, then clenched his fists and walked away.

Qu Qingli looked at her back with a smile on his face.

Humph, when Guangning discovers the existence of Song Xiuzhi, let’s see if she still has time to plot against Suisui.

Suisui has no intention of taking revenge on Song Xiuzhi now. She is not that magnanimous. These bad guys should just fight among themselves.

Qu Qingli was in a good mood and happily went to the Cining Palace to find the Queen Mother.

Guangning's already depressed mood became even more irritable after meeting Qu Qingli.

“Find someone to go to the pleasure boat and take a look. If anyone dares to make a fuss about what happened yesterday, kill that person…” She held back the word “kill”.

She was afraid that her mother would find out and she would be punished again.

"Catch him and take him to Jingzhao Prefecture!"

"Yes, Your Highness." Ziyin agreed.

"How are Mother Duan and Ziyu?" Guangning asked.

Ziyin said, "Your Highness, they were beaten with twenty boards and can no longer stand up. The Imperial Concubine has had them sent back to the Princess's residence."

Guangning closed his eyes and said, "Let's go back to the princess's mansion first."

"Lu Yan... go to the Duke's Mansion and ask how she is doing now."

……

……

Lu Heng had nothing to do in the Ministry of Rites again today, but he was keenly aware that his colleagues, who usually ignored him, would look up at him from time to time, whisper to each other, and then quickly avoid him for fear of being heard.

They were just pretending, the only thing missing was telling him directly that they were talking about him.

He put down the list in his hand, stood up and walked out of the room.

"It used to be said that the top scholar had a noble character, but his sister had an affair with a man outside the family at Old Madam Yao's birthday party, and he acted as if nothing had happened."

"Bah, they used to say he was as beautiful as jade, a peerless gentleman. If he really had a noble character, he wouldn't have kept that bartender behind his fiancée's back. It was right for Miss Shen to break off the engagement."

"Although Commander Lu's background is not as good as his and he looks cold and indifferent, he doesn't have so many messy thoughts."

"..."

Lu Heng, who was standing at the entrance, had a gloomy face and his eyes were filled with anger.

Did Lu Yan have an affair with a stranger at Yao's house yesterday?

His expression was tense and he turned and left the Ministry of Rites.

When he returned to the Lu family, he basically understood what happened at the Yao family yesterday.

"Go and check who asked these storytellers to tell these things in the teahouse and tell them to shut up!" Lu Heng's face was filled with anger and his voice was as cold as ice.

Liu Mo responded in a low voice.

He walked into the gate and happened to meet Shen Sui'an who had also returned from outside.

Lu Heng strode forward and stared at her with a stern look. "I didn't expect you to be such a mean person. Lu Yan and you used to be good friends, but you actually used this method to scheme against her."

Shen Sui'an looked at Lu Heng as if he were a fool, "Second Master Lu, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

"Don't you know what I'm saying? I'm so glad that I didn't marry a vicious woman like you. What good will it do you to ruin Sister Yan's reputation? You're stepping on her reputation to make yourself successful. Can you live with your conscience?" Lu Heng scolded harshly.

Seeing Lu Heng so angry and frustrated, completely lacking his usual reserved elegance, Shen Suian smiled faintly.

"Lu Heng, it's not you who should be happy, it's me who is lucky to have cut off ties with someone like you."

"No matter what happens, it's always someone else's fault. Before you blame me, you should find out what your good sister did."

Shen Sui'an looked at him contemptuously and turned to leave.

She took a few steps and then stopped, looking back at him coldly, "Lu Heng, I am your sister-in-law now. Next time you yell at me, I will teach you what the rules are."

An indescribable irritation surged in Lu Heng's heart. He hated to hear the name "sister-in-law".

"What do you think is wrong with marrying Lu Yuan? He is a bastard of humble origin..." His expression was ferocious for a moment.

Shen Sui'an interrupted him with a faint smile on his face, "That's better than you! Lu Heng, a person's birth doesn't mean anything. You are of noble birth, so what?"

"Compared with Lu Yuan, you are not even one or two."

Lu Heng was instantly filled with anger, "Shen Sui'an! How dare you humiliate me!"

"Is this a humiliation?" Shen Suian raised his eyebrows.

"Then it's still early for you."

Lu Heng reached out to grab Shen Suian's hand, but Ning Shuang skillfully flicked his wrist away.

"Second Young Master, please respect yourself."