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

The arrival of Concubine Yao finally sobered up Guangning's mind, which was almost burned out by anger.

She realized what she had just said in front of her father and the Queen Mother, and knelt down with a pale face.

"Your Majesty, Guangning is young and easily says the wrong thing when provoked. The people serving her only want to please her. They misunderstand that the prince consort has a mistress and are eager to kill people." Concubine Yao spoke in a slow and steady voice.

"She was deeply in love with her husband and would not tolerate his betrayal, so she said in anger that she had killed him."

"Guangning grew up under your care. She may be a little spoiled, but she would never dare to kill anyone."

The queen sneered, "Noble Concubine Yao is so talkative. You said that the murderer was someone close to Guangning, so it has nothing to do with her?"

Imperial Concubine Yao said softly, "Your Majesty, Guangning was certainly wrong. It was because she was incompetent that her subordinates made mistakes. I will definitely discipline her in the future."

Guangning finally reacted at this time. Although as a princess, it was nothing for her to kill one or two untouchables, she could not be considered cruel and inhumane by her father, as it would affect her second brother.

She lowered her head and cried softly, "Father, Guangning was wrong."

The emperor knew that Concubine Yao was protecting Guangning, but she was also trying to restore the reputation of the royal family.

If word gets out that Guangning randomly set fire and killed people, how will the people view the royal family?

Lu Heng didn't expect that he had seized the initiative and forced Princess Guangning to reveal her true colors. The Emperor and the Queen Mother were clearly angry with Guangning, but when Concubine Yao arrived, she resolved Guangning's crisis with just a few words.

He clenched his fists, feeling annoyed.

The emperor made a prompt decision, "All those around Guangning who served improperly and bullied others by taking advantage of their power should be executed."

He looked at Lu Heng gently, "Prince Consort, Guangning is young and ignorant in this matter, you should bear more of the responsibility."

"Your Majesty!" Lu Heng's pupils shrank slightly. Could this matter be handled so lightly?

Imperial Concubine Yao said softly, "My dear husband, you and Guangning have only been married for a short time. She is deeply in love with you, so she is jealous because you are close to other women. You should understand her little girl's thoughts."

"If you really like that girl outside, just marry her openly and don't let Guangning make any assumptions."

The implication of this statement was already a kind of alms to Lu Heng, allowing him to take a concubine.

There was a hint of sarcasm in Lu Heng's eyes. Song Xiuzhi was already dead. Even if he wanted to take a concubine, who should he take?

If Guangning had not committed arson and murder, the Emperor and Concubine Yao would certainly not want Lu Heng to take a concubine. The prince consort must be devoted to the princess, but now, in order to appease Lu Heng, they can only agree to Lu Heng's conditions.

I just hope he won't mention divorce again.

Guangning pouted and was about to retort when she was stopped by a look from Concubine Yao.

It's just taking a concubine. After you enter the house, you will have to make a living under Guangning. At least it's better than keeping her outside and knowing nothing.

"Your Majesty, I..." Lu Heng still wanted to refuse.

"My dear Prince Consort, who was the woman who died in the painted boat? If she had given herself to you, Guangning should have given her a status, so that she would not be restless in the afterlife and would have no identity to set up a memorial tablet for her." Imperial Concubine Yao asked calmly.

The woman in the painted boat is Song Xiuzhi, who caused Lu Heng to break off his engagement with Shen Suian. Does Lu Heng dare to reveal her identity?

If he said it out loud, the emperor would naturally think that he had an affair with that woman first, which caused Guangning to lose his mind.

Lu Heng lowered his head and said, "She is an orphan. I will bury her and take care of her funeral affairs."

"My dear concubine, please select some palace maids who know the rules and teach Guangning well," said the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the palace maids are also acting based on their master's intentions. I think Guangning is too arrogant and domineering and should be taught a lesson," said the queen.

Imperial Concubine Yao stood up and saluted. "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. I will definitely ask the teaching nanny to teach Guangning the rules."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "This matter ends here. Please do not disturb the Queen Mother's peace here. Everyone, please leave."

Realizing that the emperor was angry, the queen had to put her thoughts aside, stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'll take my leave." Concubine Yao bowed.

Turning to look at her daughter kneeling on the ground, she said calmly, "Guangning, come with me."

Guangning shuddered unconsciously. She was a little afraid of the way Concubine Yao was looking at her at this moment.

Only Lu Heng was greatly disappointed. If they couldn't get divorced today, he didn't know when they would get divorced again.

After leaving the palace, he saw Duke Lu waiting for him in front.

"Grandfather." Lu Heng walked forward and called in a low voice.

"You have always been prudent and cautious in doing things. Why are you so impulsive today?" Duke Lu asked in a deep voice.

Lu Heng closed his eyes. He didn't know what was going on, but he felt the evil fire in his heart burning. He even wanted to perish along with Guangning in order to break free from his life.

"Let's go back."

……

……

Song Xiuzhi had a very long dream.

She dreamed that after going through untold hardships, she finally became the wife of a duke.

When she was feeling proud and successful, the Duke's Mansion was suddenly ransacked and her powerful husband Lu Heng was framed for treason and collaborating with the enemy.

Her two children were strangled to death on the spot, and she was tortured again and again. She was drowned in the water, and when she was about to suffocate, she was lifted up again. This happened countless times. She collapsed and wanted to die.

The man's voice was cold and murderous. "You are not worthy to be compared with her, and you are even less worthy of stepping on her life to get to the top."

Song Xiuzhi couldn't see the man's face clearly in her dream, but she knew who he was talking about.

He was talking about Shen Suian.

In the end, she was tortured to pieces, and he kept her alive with drugs. Finally, he threw her into a salt water pool, where she drowned in despair and pain.

Song Xiuzhi woke up from her dream with a start. She felt a piercing pain in every part of her body. She was shivering all over, terrified by everything she saw in the dream.

"It's not real, it's not real, it's just a dream." She kept comforting herself and opened her arms to look at her legs.

He's fine, he wasn't tortured to death.

"Hey, are you awake?" At this time, a young woman walked in from outside the door.

"You've been sleeping for a whole day and night. I'll go call the doctor."

Song Xiuzhi stared blankly at the woman who ran away, and finally came to her senses little by little.

The pleasure boat caught fire and she fell into the river and was rescued.

She is not yet the wife of the Duke's Mansion and has not given birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

Song Xiuzhi sat up straight suddenly. No, something was wrong.

Shen Sui'an did not marry Lu Heng as she saw in her dream, she married Lu Yuan!

So...was her dream just a fantasy or did it really exist?

An old doctor came in and took Song Xiuzhi's pulse.

"It's okay now. Your fetus is saved. Madam, who is your husband? You have to ask him to come and take you back." said the doctor.

Song Xiuzhi said hurriedly, "No, I...my husband is not in Beijing, he is on business."

It was Princess Guangning who wanted to kill her! If she was found alive, Princess Guangning would definitely have someone do it.

Moreover, she was pregnant! It was the same time as in the dream.

Maybe it wasn't a dream, but a hint from God who took pity on her.

As for why Shen Suian didn't marry Lu Heng, she had to find a way to test whether Shen Suian was like her, and was afraid of not being able to win Lu Heng's heart because of the hint in the dream, so she was determined to cancel the engagement.

However, she actually married a short-lived man.

Hahaha, that’s great.

Whether in dreams or in reality, Shen Suian is destined to lose to her.