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

Chapter 188

The two sides talked for a long time before the Shen couple finally took their leave from the Mo residence.

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In early August, the Yongning Marquis's residence held a simple ceremony where Qin Shaoze elevated Yao Sujuan to the status of a secondary wife.

Yao Sujuan's belly is already showing, and Qin Shaoze is now treating her like a precious treasure.

Old Madam Qin was not in favor of Yao Sujuan being promoted to the position of official wife, because Yao Sujuan's status was really ordinary, and she had not brought any benefits to the Marquis's mansion, and her dowry was not much.

Old Madam Qin had always wanted Qin Shaoze to marry a wealthy and powerful concubine, but she wasn't entirely oblivious to the fact that with the current reputation and conditions of the Yongning Marquis's mansion, it was practically impossible for him to find an ideal wife.

Qin Shaoze already has a wife, concubines, and a bunch of children. What well-off girl would be willing to come to the Yongning Marquis's mansion to be a concubine or stepmother?

So in the end, Old Mrs. Qin had no choice but to compromise.

Yao Sujuan did not become complacent or arrogant after being made a secondary wife.

On the day she was officially recognized as the wife, Yao Sujuan was only required to serve tea to Old Madam Qin, but she insisted on inviting Shen Lingjun to take the seat of honor and, with the courtesy due to a concubine to the wife, also served Shen Lingjun a cup of tea.

She said respectfully, "Madam Shen, I was fortunate enough to become pregnant and was favored by the Marquis, which is why I was promoted to the position of equal wife. But although I am called an equal wife, I will never dare to sit on equal footing with Madam Shen, and I will always respect Madam Shen as the mistress of the Marquis's mansion."

Shen Lingjun listened with a smile, treating it as a joke.

If Yao Sujuan truly had no ambition, would she still be in the position of a secondary wife?

Shen Lingjun was too lazy to watch the subsequent displays of affection between Yao Sujuan and Qin Shaoze; she was in a hurry to go out and take care of important business.

By August, wheat and millet had been harvested in various parts of Beiyi. This year's harvest was not very good, but now is the time when food resources are most abundant.

Next, rice, another major grain crop in Beiyi, was originally scheduled for harvest in October, but according to Qin Chuyao, there will be an unusually severe drought this autumn, resulting in almost no rice harvest in many areas.

Kyoto hasn't seen rain for over a month now, which should be the beginning of a drought.

Therefore, now is the best time to stockpile food.

Shen Lingjun took Dou Niang out for a stroll through the major grain shops in Kyoto and confirmed that it was currently a time when grain prices were cheap.

Shen Lingjun had someone temporarily rent a warehouse, and then began to purchase flour and millet on a large scale, doing so as discreetly as possible to avoid attracting attention.

The purchased grain was transported into the warehouse, and then she personally went in to store it in her spatial storage. This was a secret known only to her.

Money lasts a long time when grain prices are low. Shen Lingjun bought 500,000 catties of flour and 800,000 catties of millet, spending less than 20,000 taels of silver. The space was already mostly filled.

Shen Lingjun purchased a large quantity of medicinal herbs, which would also be useful on the battlefield. He filled almost all the remaining space in the room, creating a huge, fully-equipped mobile warehouse.

Then she began to consider how to transport military supplies discreetly so as not to be discovered.

Shen Lingjun went to Yan E to discuss it.

Yan'e has been extremely busy with the new bath bean business lately, so busy that she's rarely seen.

Shen Lingjun found Yan E in a workshop. When Yan E saw her, she said happily, "Madam, I was just about to report to you on last month's profits."