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

Chapter 186

Shen Lingjun had considered many uses for the space, but never for military purposes, because only she could use it, and now that the Shen family no longer led troops, it would be difficult for her to intervene in the war given her personal status.

But now that she thinks about it, if it's just transporting military supplies, it might still be possible.

The specific steps to avoid being discovered require careful consideration.

She had already taken a risk by telling Mo Zhonggui about Yao'er's precognitive dream, and she really dared not tell him about the space as well.

The benefits that the space can bring are unimaginable. The key is that the space has now recognized her as its master. If anyone tries to take it away, she will die.

Her trust in Mo Zhonggui wasn't that great, nor was it so great that she would disregard her own life and death.

Shen Lingjun simply nodded.

"Alright, the safety of Bei Yi depends on Chief Supervisor Mo."

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At the Shen residence, after much hesitation, Shen Jingyang finally told Shen Wei and Madam Wen about Wei Yunluo's purpose in coming.

There was no other way; with his parents still alive, his marriage couldn't bypass Shen Wei and the Wen family.

Although I knew this would infuriate them, I could only tell them the truth.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Wen was furious and cursed loudly:

"How shameless the Wei family is! We from Jingyang saved Wei Yunluo's life before! It was the Wei family who first proposed the marriage, and I only agreed because I thought the two girls were in love! Now that they see us in trouble, they're all kicking us when we're down!"

The Wei family is of high social standing, but their family relationships are extremely complex and murky.

Both the Shen and Wen families have small populations. The Wen family was not originally keen on becoming in-laws with a family like the Wei family, but they couldn't resist the Wei family's eagerness and initiative. Seeing that Shen Jingyang and Wei Yunluo got along well, they finally relented and agreed.

Looking back now, it's clear that her judgment as an elder was really poor; the marriages she chose for her children were all from less than ideal families!

Shen Wei sneered, "We'd rather not have such in-laws. Madam, go and find Jingyang's marriage certificate. We'll go to the Wei family and, as they wish, annul the engagement."

The couple arrived at the Wei residence that very day.

By this time, Shen Wei had recovered a lot and was able to walk, but he still needed someone to help him.

Madam Wen helped Shen Wei out of the sedan chair and into the Shen residence.

Mr. and Mrs. Wei had been waiting for the Shen couple to arrive. They were much more thick-skinned than Wei Yunluo, a young woman, and showed no embarrassment whatsoever. They welcomed the Shen couple in with smiles as if nothing had happened.

Ms. Wen was extremely annoyed and didn't bother to say a word to them. She simply took out the marriage certificate and birth chart and threw them at Wei's mother.

"Madam Xu, the marriage between my Jingyang and your Yunluo is hereby called off. Return our birth certificates and tokens, and from now on, our two families will have no further connection in our marriages."

Mother Wei opened her eyes wide with a serious expression, her face showing genuine shock.

"Madam Wen, why do you suddenly want to annul the engagement? Now that Jingyang has returned, we will still keep this engagement."

Immediately, as if afraid that Ms. Wen would take over and say she wouldn't call off the engagement, she quickly changed the subject, blocking any further avenue for negotiation:

"However, we will certainly respect your wishes. Since you want to annul the engagement, we will naturally comply."

As he spoke, he raised his voice and said, "Someone, bring the Shen family's birth chart and engagement tokens."

Wen: "..."

She was almost laughing in exasperation at Wei's mother.

How come I never realized before that the other person was such an amazing person!

Originally, Madam Wen did not want to get entangled with the Wei family anymore, but at this moment she could not hold back and sneered, "Alright, stop acting here. If word gets out, it will only be that we took the initiative to break off the engagement. We are not worthy of having in-laws like you."

Madam Wei's expression stiffened for a moment, then she said, "Madam Wen, I don't know what you're talking about..."

Mr. Wei interrupted Mrs. Wei, and looked very unhappy.

"Alright, that's enough. Since they don't want to treat us as in-laws, let's just call off the marriage."

Wei's father was perfectly justified.

He wasn't acting; he genuinely felt that the Shen family had fallen so low, losing their military power and official positions, and Shen Jingyang had become a cripple with both legs disabled. How could they still have the nerve to cling to this engagement? Shouldn't they take the initiative to come and cancel the engagement?

They also demanded that Wei Yunluo be sent to their door to urge them.

Wei Yunluo was the only legitimate daughter of the Wei family. She was beautiful, dignified, elegant, and quite talented. The Wei family was also a family of officials of the third rank, so Wei Yunluo was qualified to be the principal wife of a prince.

When Shen Jingyang was one of the two beauties of the capital, he was naturally a perfect match for Wei Yunluo. But times have changed. The eagle has turned into a toad; how dare he still dream of eating swan meat?

Where did you get such a big face!

Mother Wei immediately handed Wen the birth chart and tokens from the Shen family.

"Madam Wen, you just said that it was your Shen family who first proposed annuling the engagement, and that from now on, the man and woman will have no further connection."

Mother Wei thought to herself, "There's definitely no problem with my daughter getting married, but it's hard to say about my son. With Shen Jingyang's current conditions, I'm afraid even ordinary families in the capital wouldn't be willing to marry their daughters to him!"

"..."

Wen was so angry that she couldn't even lash out. She didn't know what words to use to describe the Wei family.

She took the things, not wanting to say a word, and, supporting Shen Wei, turned and left.

After leaving the Wei residence and returning to the Shen family, Madam Wen was so angry that her chest ached. When lunch was served, she couldn't eat a single bite.

In contrast, Shen Wei was unusually calm this time, not getting angry at all.

He gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Madam, please don't be angry. The world is cold and indifferent; that's just how reality is. It's not worth ruining your health by getting angry."

Since returning to Kyoto, he has gradually calmed down.

Once a person loses power, they can see all the ugliest aspects of the world, and they become accustomed to it.

Being cynical is useless; what you should be thinking about now is how to climb out of this slump.

Shen Wei served Wen a bowl of soup and picked up a few pieces of vegetables with his chopsticks.

"Madam, please eat more. This afternoon we'll go to the Mo residence and see if we can get an audience with Chief Eunuch Mo."