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

Chapter 233

When Yao Sujuan heard that Old Madam Qin and Qin Xuanrui were to be brought over as well, she was quite annoyed. However, she was much happier when she learned that Qin Shaoze was going to abandon Shen Lingjun and her two children.

She knew why Qin Shaoze had kept Shen Lingjun and her two children alive—he wanted to use them as sacrifices to ensure that his faked death and escape wouldn't arouse suspicion.

It seems that compared to Shen Lingjun, she is much more important in Qin Shaoze's heart!

From this day forward, she will be Qin Shaoze's only legal wife!

After Qin Shaoze and Yao Sujuan finalized their plan to fake their deaths, they wrote a letter and sent it by carrier pigeon to the Yongning Marquis's residence in the capital, addressed to Old Madam Qin.

In the middle of the night the next day, a raging fire broke out in the main courtyard of the Qin family mansion!

That night, Qin Shaoze and Yao Sujuan both "slept" in the main courtyard.

There were only a few servants in the house, and despite their best efforts, they were unable to extinguish the fire. They could only watch helplessly as the entire building burned to ruins. Fortunately, the main house was independent, and the fire did not spread to other areas.

The fire attracted many people to gather outside the house, and also drew the attention of the military commanders of Luzhou.

Two bodies, burned beyond recognition, were found in the ruins. On one of the female corpses, there were remnants of jewelry worn by Yao Sujuan.

The commander of the military headquarters asked those present, "What happened? How did the fire start?"

Yao Sujuan's maid, Hongfei, escaped from the house last night and was spared from the disaster. She cried her eyes out.

She tearfully told the people from the military command, "I heard that the Marquis made a grave mistake on the battlefield. He returned feeling extremely ashamed and told Madam Yao that he was utterly humiliated and had no face to live in this world... Madam Yao kept comforting him, and I thought nothing would happen. I never imagined that the Marquis would be so despondent, locking himself in his room and setting it on fire... Madam Yao and the Marquis were deeply devoted to each other, and she stayed with him, not coming out..."

Hong Fei's tears were genuine, because Qin Shaoze and Yao Sujuan had staged a play beforehand, so Hong Fei believed that what she saw was real.

Shen Lingjun, standing beside him with a heavy expression, said sadly, "I never expected the Marquis to suffer such a blow. If I had known, I would have insisted on staying with him... Madam Yao, you should have done everything in her power to stop the Marquis from doing something so foolish. How could you let him do such a stupid thing?"

As she spoke, she pretended to wipe away non-existent tears.

"The Marquis and Madam Yao, they just flew away together like that, leaving me, a mere woman, behind..."

She'll be left alone to live as a widow!

She's finally widowed, hahaha!

She just can't stop smiling, she simply can't!

The officers from the military command questioned the other residents of the house, and seeing that everyone's account was consistent, they officially classified the fire as an accident and registered the deaths of Marquis Qin Shaoze of Yongning and his wife Yao Sujuan.

The news of Qin Shaoze's death was also sent to the army, since Qin Shaoze was originally a general, but was sent back to await punishment because he had made a serious mistake.

Back at the military camp, Lü Liang was quite surprised to receive the news that Qin Shaoze had died by self-immolation.

Qin Shaoze let the General of the Western Qi escape. Although he will certainly be punished, he has only made a mistake, not committed a crime. Usually, he will just be dismissed from his post and stripped of his title by the court, and that will be it.

Even if he was demoted to a commoner, it didn't mean he had to commit suicide with his wife, did it?