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

Chapter 230

Shen Lingjun immediately said to Mo Zhonggui, "Chief Mo, I'd like to ask you to look after this soldier for now. I need to go back to Qin Shaoze's place."

Mo Zhonggui: "Where are you going?"

Shen Lingjun smiled: "Didn't you ask me before when I would become a widow? Hope is just around the corner."

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When Shen Lingjun returned to the house where Yao Sujuan was living, Qin Shaoze had just returned as well.

Qin Shaoze has lost his position and is now ashamed to appear in front of his two wives. But if he doesn't go back here, he has nowhere else to go, and he can't just wander around outside all day.

When Yao Sujuan saw him return, she was both surprised and delighted.

She thought that even if she came to the Northwest with the army, she wouldn't see Qin Shaoze often. Moreover, with the fighting so fierce on the front lines, how come Qin Shaoze returned so soon after going to war?

Yao Sujuan, with her already quite large belly, went to greet Qin Shaoze: "My lord, is the war at the front not serious? You don't really need to work so hard. Traveling back and forth between the border and Luzhou is quite tiring."

She thought Qin Shaoze had just taken some time to come back and see her and the child.

Qin Shaoze felt guilty and embarrassed, and couldn't bring himself to say that he had been dismissed from his post and was now slinking back to await the court's decision on his fate.

He said awkwardly, "It's not a long journey. I'll be staying a while longer this time. It doesn't matter whether I'm there or not at the front, but you've come all this way to be with me, and you're pregnant. How can I not spend more time with you?"

Yao Sujuan was deeply moved by his words and immediately prepared a banquet to welcome him back.

Qin Shaoze looked around but didn't see Shen Lingjun. He asked, "Where is Madam Shen?"

Yao Sujuan was displeased that he cared so much about Shen Lingjun, but as usual, she didn't show it directly. Instead, she added fuel to the fire, saying:

“Madam Shen has not been home recently, and I don’t know where she went. She said that a merchant caravan came to the Northwest and she had to go to take care of the business. On the day you went to war, my lord, she left right after and has hardly come back.”

Qin Shaoze's expression immediately turned ugly.

Shen Lingjun came to the Northwest to join the army for his sake, didn't she? And she's always running around outside, what is she doing?

Just then, Shen Lingjun walked in.

Her face was solemn and serious. As soon as she entered, she ignored Yao Sujuan and went straight to Qin Shaoze, saying bluntly, "My lord, I have something important to tell you in private."

Yao Sujuan's expression changed, and she stood up abruptly, unable to continue her act any longer.

"Madam Shen, you're a married woman, always disappearing without a trace. Is this how a wife behaves? Now you come back claiming to have important business to attend to. What exactly are you doing?...

Shen Lingjun interrupted her sharply: "What I need to tell the Marquis is a matter of life and death. You know nothing about it, so shut your mouth and get out!"

Qin Shaoze was initially quite dissatisfied with Shen Lingjun, but he was already feeling guilty for making a big mistake on the battlefield. Seeing Shen Lingjun's demeanor, which didn't seem like he was joking with him, he didn't dare to be negligent.

He said to Yao Sujuan, "Sujuan, you can go out first. I want to talk to Lingjun."

Yao Sujuan was extremely reluctant, but in the end she still left, looking back every few steps.

Only Qin Shaoze and Shen Lingjun remained in the hall.

Shen Lingjun frowned, his face full of anxiety and panic. He lowered his voice and said to Qin Shaoze, "Lord Marquis, what exactly did you do on the battlefield? There are rumors in the army that you betrayed the country and colluded with the enemy, deliberately letting the Western Qi General escape!"