Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 101

Shen Lingjun was a light sleeper. In her sleep, she was awakened by the sudden sound of someone approaching.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Mo Chonggui standing before her.

Shen Lingjun practically jumped up.

She had been holding back her anger all day, and now she wanted to point her finger at Mo Zhonggui and hurl a torrent of abuse at him, but in the end, reason prevailed, and she forced herself to hold it back.

That was the Ninth Prince, the head of the Eastern Depot, who killed people like ants; she dared not curse him.

No matter how angry I am, my own life is still the most important thing.

Shen Lingjun took several deep breaths, forcing himself to maintain a relatively calm tone. He'd gone so far; surely it was right to condemn him!

"Master Mo, you brought me here to save people on New Year's Eve. I didn't sleep a wink all night and managed to bring them back to life. I shouldn't have offended you in any way, right? On the first day of the Lunar New Year, you locked me up here for a whole day. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

Mo Zhonggui sneered, completely unmoved by her words, her eyes filled with chilling coldness.

"One day? I could lock you up for a lifetime if I wanted to."

Shen Lingjun's expression changed drastically.

Does he want to imprison her forever?

But on what grounds?!

Even if someone is capricious, there has to be a reason. How can they be so inexplicable?

Shen Lingjun didn't know how to ask Mo Zhonggui for a moment, but he seemed to have seen through her thoughts. He raised his eyebrows, and his smile became colder and more ruthless, almost like a fierce expression.

"Are you trying to say that you helped me save someone, so why should I repay kindness with enmity?"

Shen Lingjun was startled by his tone and dared not respond.

At this moment, his eyes were slightly red, with crimson at the corners, and his gaze seemed to burn with intense flames. He didn't have a blue face or fangs, but he was more terrifying than those demons who would devour people.

Mo Zhonggui said slowly and deliberately, her voice icy: "If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have almost lost his life!"

"...???"

Shen Lingjun was dumbfounded.

No... how does this have anything to do with her?

She had no idea who this Young Master Lin was! She'd never even seen him before!

How did it end up being attributed to her?!

She was even more wronged than Dou E!

Shen Lingjun stammered, struggling to reason with Mo Chonggui: "Chief Supervisor Mo, I really don't know what I did that caused him to be injured. His injuries are recent, from the last two days, but I've been staying at the Yongning Marquis's residence since before the Lunar New Year. How could I possibly have injured someone?"

She felt utterly innocent, but Mo Zhonggui merely scoffed at her.

"Madam Shen, have you ever heard the saying, 'I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me'?"

Without waiting for Shen Lingjun's reaction, he stepped aside and made way for the door.

He said coldly, "You can leave now. After the Feather Poison is made, give it to Wang Jin, and she will send it to me."

Shen Lingjun stood still.

I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me?

Does that mean that Young Master Lin was indirectly seriously injured because of her?

She still didn't understand what was going on. The cause and effect relationships in this world are so complicated. How could she know when she unintentionally did something that indirectly led to this consequence?

"Chief Supervisor Mo, could you please explain more clearly what I did...?"

Mo Zhonggui interrupted her, her tone suddenly turning serious.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Get out of here before I change my mind!"

"..."

Shen Lingjun quickly and hurriedly left.

Her freedom is more important than knowing the truth.

He's willing to let her go now. If she doesn't know what's good for her, she'll regret it later and have nowhere to cry.

Let's ask Mo Zhonggui about this when she's in a better mood; she's determined to find out the answer anyway.

She wanted to find a way to clear up any misunderstandings; she didn't want someone like Mo Zhonggui to harbor hatred towards her.

It was already late at night. The Mo family sent Shen Lingjun a very inconspicuous carriage to take her back to the Yongning Marquis's residence.

Fortunately, Yufei Courtyard had its own small gate, so it wouldn't alert anyone else in the Marquis's residence. Otherwise, if she returned to the Marquis's residence so late and someone saw her, she wouldn't be able to explain herself no matter how hard she tried.

Back at Yufei Courtyard, she found that none of her maids were asleep; they were all extremely worried.

Last night, on New Year's Eve, Dou Niang went into Shen Lingjun's room and found that Shen Lingjun was missing. Everyone searched the entire Yufei Courtyard but couldn't find him, and they were terrified.

It was only when Wang Jin came out and said that Shen Lingjun had been taken away by Mo Chonggui that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, preventing a major commotion. But they were still worried, because Wang Jin didn't know when Shen Lingjun would be able to return.

As soon as Shen Lingjun entered the room, the maids were both surprised and delighted to see her finally return.

The damsel was the first to rush over, tears welling up in her eyes: "Madam! You're finally back! We were all so worried! It was the New Year, and it was terrifying!"

Shen Lingjun smiled bitterly to himself, but still comforted him, saying, "It's alright. Chief Eunuch Mo just sent me to urgently rescue someone. Now I'm back safe and sound, aren't I?"

At this moment, Qin Jianxi also came out of the next room, clearly not asleep either: "Mother, you're back?"

Shen Lingjun hugged her: "Mom's fine, why aren't you sleeping? How can a child stay up so late?"

Qin Jianxi rubbed her eyes, clearly very sleepy: "Now that you're back, I can finally go to sleep."

Shen Lingjun asked again, "Where is Yao'er?"

Qin Jianxi: "He's asleep, and sleeping quite soundly."

Shen Lingjun: "..."

This son is quite carefree.

She was exhausted after a long day, so she quickly washed up and went to bed, where she slept soundly for days.

I slept until noon the next day before getting up.

Anyway, no one in the Yongning Marquis's mansion cares about her now, and she doesn't need to pay her respects to Old Madam Qin or anything like that. The fact that they dislike each other only allows her to enjoy her freedom.

In the afternoon, Shen Lingjun went to the Shen residence, and the next day she went to the Wen family. Her family ties in the capital were very thin, so she had already visited all the relatives she needed to see during the New Year.

Then she focused on refining the Feather Poison that Mo Chonggui needed, with only the final finishing touches remaining.

After the New Year, the Feather Poison was finally made, and Shen Lingjun had Wang Jin deliver it to the Mo residence.

When Wang Jin returned, he brought two large suitcases with him.

"Madam Shen, this is for you from Chief Eunuch Mo."