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

Looking at Lu Heng's back as he walked away, Ningshuang finally put away her defensive look.

"Madam, can't they see that the princess is the mastermind behind this?" Ningshuang asked puzzledly. Why are they all blaming Madam?

"Because she is a princess." Shen Suian sneered.

Although they knew that the root cause of all this was Princess Guangning, they did not dare to question or blame her. They only dared to hate and blame her.

If she didn't resist or fight back, and just followed their wishes and was discovered having an affair with a man outside her, and she was the one who suffered the blame in the end, then everything would be perfect.

At that time, the Lu family only needs to divorce her or send her to a Taoist temple to practice, and their Lu family can also gain a good reputation for being generous and magnanimous and treating her, the unfaithful granddaughter-in-law, well.

"You bully the weak and fear the strong. You deserve to have your reputation ruined." Ningshuang said in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an just smiled faintly.

I originally thought that the matter ended with the decision to send Lu Yan to the Bai family's old house, but I didn't expect that there was something even more exciting waiting.

He Rongbai brought the matchmaker to the Duke's Mansion to propose marriage.

"Madam, the young master of the He family is still in the upper room. Do you want to go over and take a look?" Ban Jian said with a smile.

"Didn't we buy chestnut cakes at Yipinlou today and send a box to the old lady?" Of course Shen Sui'an wanted to watch the fun.

She remembered that in her previous life, Lu Yan married Bai Shaojie, the cousin of the Bai family. The Bai family was also a prominent family, and Bai Shaojie later became a third-rank official and the Salt Transport Commissioner.

The Salt Transport Commissioner was different from other officials. The Bai family later became rich enough to rival a country.

In her previous life, Lu Yan had her husband and brother to rely on, and she lived a very comfortable life.

I wonder if Bai Shaojie will still marry Lu Yan now that Lu Heng can no longer serve as prime minister.

Shen Sui'an pretended to know nothing and went to the upper room, but was stopped by Zheng's mother.

"Mother Zheng, I just wanted to send some snacks to the old lady. This is the old lady's favorite chestnut cake." Shen Sui'an looked at Mother Zheng in surprise, "The old lady is angry with me, so she doesn't want to see me?"

"Madam, the old lady is too busy to see you now. Please leave the chestnut cake here. I will tell the old lady later." Mother Zheng said expressionlessly.

Shen Sui'an sighed and looked up at the gap in the curtain. There was a shadowy figure inside, and she really wanted to go in and see what was going on.

Just as she turned to leave, a scream suddenly came from the room.

"Sister Yan!"

It was the old lady's voice.

Shen Sui'an was startled by the old lady's shrill voice. While Mother Zheng was also startled, she lifted the curtain and went in.

It turned out that when Lu Yan heard that He Rongbai was proposing marriage, she was so desperate that she wanted to bang her head against the wall. Fortunately, she was stopped by her maid with her quick eyes and hands.

In the chaos, no one noticed Shen Sui'an's appearance.

The old lady had already hugged Lu Yan tightly, calling her her darling.

"If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. Why are you trying to kill yourself?" He Rongbai had a look of disgust on his face, fearing that he was being blackmailed.

Lord Lu's face turned ashen, veins bulged on his forehead, and he looked at He Rongbai as if he were looking at a pile of rotten meat.

"If you hadn't seduced me, I wouldn't have met you in someone else's house. How do you feel? Didn't you ask the maid to pass the message to me?" He Rongbai didn't care about their feelings and stared at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan was speechless. She did ask the maid to pass the message to He Rongbai, but she didn't say it for herself, but to frame Shen Sui'an.

She sobbed and felt that life was full of despair.

Why did He Rongbai set his eyes on her?

"Young Master He, getting married does not mean making enemies. What happened at the birthday party yesterday was a misunderstanding." Mrs. Lu said indifferently.

"What misunderstanding? Didn't she ask me out? Then why did she get entangled with me and get discovered?" He Rongbai asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm a man, and it doesn't matter if my reputation is ruined. At most, people will say that I'm a playboy. But it's different for Miss Lu San. Go and listen to the storytelling today. If there is any prominent family back home, no one would dare to marry you." He Rongbai said unhappily.

Lu Yan cried and fell into the old lady's arms. She had seen He Rongbai say in public that brothel girls were more beautiful and interesting than girls from noble families. She would rather die than share a husband with a brothel girl.

"Young Master He, our girl already has an engagement. What happened yesterday was just a misunderstanding..." Mrs. Lu's face turned pale and red. She didn't expect to have to speak to a playboy in a humble manner.

He Rongbai sat on the armchair like a scoundrel, "I don't care. We have already had physical contact, and my reputation is ruined. Even if Miss Lu San doesn't want to marry you, you have to compensate me."

He really has no dignity left at all and has even come to the Duke's Mansion to extort money.

Mrs. Lu had never seen such a shameless scoundrel before. She was so angry that her face turned blue and she could no longer maintain her usual elegance and dignity.

"You shameless and dirty bastard, how could the old Marquis of Jingning raise a beast like you? Just because you want to marry a girl from our Duke's Mansion, you can dream on." Old Madam Lu hugged Lu Yan tightly and cursed at He Rongbai.

He Rongbai had heard even more unpleasant curses, so what Madam Lu said was nothing.

"You said that it was our girl's maid who came to find you. Do you have any evidence? You are shameless to blackmail the Duke's Mansion without any evidence. Our Lu family is also willing to take the risk." Lu Heng, who had been gloomy and silent, walked out from the corner at this time.

"Someone, go and ask Marquis Jingning. Since Young Master He insists on seeking justice, our Lu family also wants an explanation. We can only go to Jingzhao Prefecture."

Mrs. Lu's eyes moved slightly and she looked straight at her son.

He Rongbai grinned, "Okay."

"Let's go." Lu Heng turned around and was about to go out.

Seeing that Lu Heng was serious, the lazy smile on He Rongbai's face faded a little.

His life in the Jingning Marquis Mansion is difficult now. Ever since his father passed away, He Hongkui has taken control of the power. If he did not have the private property left by his father, he would have been forced to death by He Hongkui long ago.

If he could marry the girl from the Duke's Mansion, he would have a backer. Yesterday he just went with the flow, after all, he was a man and his reputation was just that, so he would not lose out anyway.

He didn't expect that when he woke up he found out it was the third daughter of the Lu family. He was really lucky.

But He Hongkui would definitely not let him marry Lu Yan. If he invited He Hongkui over, not only would he not help him, he would also make his life miserable.

"Today... I have something to do today. I will go to Jingzhao Prefecture with you another day." He Rongbai shouted in a stern voice.

Lu Heng looked at him sinisterly.

He Rongbai remembered that this man was Princess Guangning's consort. He snorted and ran out of the hall without looking back.

Leaving now?

Shen Sui'an felt a little disappointed, as he was watching the show with great interest.

"Grandma, what should I do?" Lu Yan asked crying.

Mrs. Lu closed her eyes tightly and said, "The carriage is ready. We will leave for the capital immediately."

"Unless you want to completely ruin your reputation by marrying He Rongbai."

"No, I don't want to, mother. I'll listen to you and go to the Bai family's old house..." After seeing He Rongbai's shamelessness today, Lu Yan was even more afraid that her life would be ruined by him.