Chapter 3 The mistress who had been kept for three years

Seeing him so excited to stand up for Liu Qiuqiu, Su He tightened the fingers in her sleeves, pretending to be calm, but the bitterness in her heart surged like a tide.

Lu Yanxiu waved his sleeves, personally helped Liu Qiuqiu up, stroked her belly, and said gently: "You stay at home and take good care of the baby, no one will bully you!"

Su He raised his eyes and looked at Liu Qiuqiu's bulging belly: "The doctor Yu in the palace has examined my body and frankly said that there is no problem. But my husband has not sought medical treatment for many years. Today, seeing that sister Liu has a rosy face and looks very pregnant, I think I worry too much."

Liu Qiuqiu squeezed She gave a stiff smile, trying to remain calm, holding the children tightly, and pretending to be calm: "My husband has always been rude and forceful in the affairs of the concubines, and he doesn't know how to be compassionate. There must be no problem. Maybe his desire to have a child moved the heavens..."

Lu Yanxiu remembered that she always felt dull and boring when she was with Su He, and Liu Qiuqiu was a singer who knew how to charm people, otherwise he would not have favored her alone for three years.

Su He felt that the affairs of the concubines were dirty to her ears, so she smiled to the old lady and took Pei Xia back to the osmanthus courtyard.

Old Lady Lu looked at her resolute departure, and moved her lips, wanting to persuade her to give up the idea of ​​divorce, not for Su He, but also for her dowry.

But then she thought again, no matter how much money they have, compared to the children of the Lu family, it is nothing!

Seeing Su He leave, Liu Qiuqiu secretly winked at her children, and they immediately wiped their tears, stood up and lay on the old lady's legs, saying in a childish voice: "Great-grandmother, we will serve you in the future and let you enjoy your old age!"

"Okay! My dear grandson..."

Seeing the children's sweet words, old lady Lu felt even softer in her heart, and she wanted to hold them in her arms and kiss them a few times, but she was old and her skeleton couldn't bear it.

After calming down, Lu Yanxiu hesitated: "Grandmother, mother..."

"Zhang is paralyzed, what can she do? You just need to win people's hearts in the court, and I will take care of the affairs in the mansion."

Lu Yanxiu said yes, but his mind was a mess.

Su He is the daughter of the Minister of Rites. Before she got married, she was the apple of her family's eye. If a divorce letter is really sent out, who knows how the Su family will make trouble for him in the court. We

have to think of a way to deal with this.

At night, the cold dew is heavy.

Old Madam Lu came to Tingyuxuan to visit Liu Qiuqiu and her two sons. Seeing that they were not at all uncomfortable with the situation, she smiled and said, "Qiqiu, I have been so sorry for you these years. Now that you are back in the Lu Mansion, don't feel strange. Su He has divorced me, and I only have you as my granddaughter-in-law."

Liu Qiuqiu's eyes reddened when she heard that. "Thank you for your care over the years, old madam. Otherwise, I really don't know if I can hold on. But poor sister Su He, if she is really single after the divorce, I don't know if there will be any man willing to marry her..."

"She is delusional to divorce him. I will let Yanxiu write a divorce letter to abandon her! The nobles in the capital all care about their reputation. After she leaves the Lu Mansion, who would want a broken and useless woman? There is no place in the capital that tolerates her more than our Lu Mansion!"

In the eyes of Mrs. Lu, Lu Yanxiu is her most promising grandson. Even though the Lu family has fallen to such a state, she still has hope for Lu Yanxiu and looks forward to the day when he will be promoted to the first rank.

Osmanthus Courtyard.

Su He asked Pei Xia to put the account book away. One day, she would settle accounts with Lu Yanxiu one by one.

Now she only needs to wait for his divorce letter so that she can leave the Lu Mansion.

However, a calculating man like Lu Yanxiu would not let her leave easily with her dowry. In addition, Liu Qiuqiu would soon find out that the Lu Mansion was not as glamorous as it seemed, and her wish to become a wealthy lady would never come true.

"Miss, your aunt's behavior is really immoral and disgusting! The twins look more than three years old. I guess when your aunt married you, they were already..."

Pei Xia was afraid that Su He would be sad, so she suppressed her unhappiness and did not complain a word.

Even if she didn't say it, it didn't mean that no one knew.

Su He knew in her heart how much Madam Lu valued the bloodline of the Lu family. Compared with her and Liu Qiuqiu, the Lu family would only choose the latter.

Lu Yanxiu was even more thoughtful. He didn't want to damage the relationship with the Su family because of this matter, and he didn't want Qiuqiu to take their children away from the Lu family.

He wanted both, so he had evil thoughts.

In the previous life, it was Su He who had always refused to give up the throne, and Liu Qiuqiu's instigation, which led Lu Yanxiu to hit the Su family on the head and accused them of treason.

This time she proposed a divorce first, regardless of whether Lu Yanxiu agreed or not, she had to find a way to leave the Lu Mansion.

Being too close would cause more trouble. Liu Qiuqiu's mind was fickle and her actions were insidious, and she was afraid that she could not guard against it.

"Don't make the divorce public for now. Send someone to watch Tingyuxuan."

"I know."

In Tingyuxuan, Liu Qiuqiu was taking a nap on the couch. She was stroking her belly. She didn't sleep very well. She dreamed of a golden dragon circling above her head. When she

woke up, she was overjoyed and wanted to see Lu Yanxiu immediately. When she told him about the dream of the golden dragon, they were both very happy.

"I was conceived for the first time, and I had both a son and a daughter that others were looking forward to. This time I dreamed of a golden dragon, so it must be God's blessing that he told me in advance? The golden dragon has a special meaning, and this pregnancy will definitely bring great wealth to the Lu family!"

Liu Qiuqiu has no other skills, but she is very good at sweet talk.

However, dreaming of a golden dragon is not something that should be publicized everywhere. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, it may be reported to the court, which is a capital crime punishable by beheading!

Lu Yanxiu asked Liu Qiuqiu to be careful with her words and actions. Now that she is in the Lu family, there are many people around, so she should be careful.

"My husband, since I have followed you into the mansion, I don't care about reputation and status. But our children Yi'er and Jiao'er cannot live without a name and status. They are already at the age to go to school, and you must not refuse any longer."

Sending them to school is not very realistic. Wouldn't it make people suspicious if a pair of three-year-old children suddenly appeared in the Lu mansion?

But Lu Yi and Lu Jiao's learning of knowledge cannot be delayed any longer. Lu Yanxiu is even more determined to train them to become the best among children of the same age in the capital.

Thinking of this, he thought of a way.

"Why not find a reliable teacher to come to the mansion to teach?"

Lu Yanxiu knew several poor teachers with profound knowledge, and it was not difficult to spend some money to let them come to the mansion.

Liu Qiuqiu was somewhat dissatisfied with his careful consideration. Su He didn't have any children anyway, so what if the Lu family admitted that they had a pair of twins?

She turned sideways, threw the silk handkerchief in her hand, and said angrily: "Yier Jiao'er is my child after all, you are so afraid of others knowing, how can you be worthy of me? You should know that the night I gave birth was your wedding, you were at home with the bride, but I had no one to take care of me, I cut the umbilical cord by myself, brought the child back to life!"