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

Chapter 261

Dou Niang said, "Chief Ing has left."

Shen Lingjun: "Did he say anything?"

Dou Niang: "No, I just heard from Sister Wang Jin that Chief Eunuch Mo sent six more secret guards afterward. The two secret guards he sent before were killed by assassins."

Shen Lingjun frowned.

Mo Zhonggui had already assigned two secret guards to watch over that Xiqi soldier, just in case he was discovered by the Chu family and silenced.

These two bodyguards were already quite skilled in martial arts, but unexpectedly, they were both taken down by the assassin without a sound.

This indicates that the assassins sent by the Chu family were at the level of unparalleled masters.

Shen Lingjun knew that some assassin organizations in the martial arts world were capable of this, but they charged exorbitant fees and were not easy to hire.

It seems the Chu family went to great lengths to kill this witness and silence him.

Shen Lingjun felt her body recover a little and struggled to get up from the bed again.

She needed to check on the Western Qi soldier. Now that the Chu family had discovered the witness's existence, they couldn't delay any longer; they would definitely try to silence him again.

Then I have to go to the Mo residence to see if Mo Chonggui is there.

Mo Zhonggui went to such great lengths to save her, and then left without a word. Even if he didn't like her, she would definitely try to thank him.

Just then, a maidservant from Wen's side hurriedly entered from outside.

"Third Miss! Madam requests your presence! The imperial decree has just arrived at the Shen residence; the court's decision regarding the master's punishment has been issued!"

Shen Lingjun was startled; now she had no choice but to get up, even if she couldn't.

Judging from this, it's definitely not a good outcome.

Shen Lingjun hurriedly took a sedan chair to the Shen residence. As soon as he entered, he felt an atmosphere of anxiety and despair permeating the place.

From the inner courtyard came Lady Wen's cries: "...How could you go to such a far place! This is driving someone to their death!"

Shen Lingjun went in and asked anxiously, "How is it? What did the Emperor's decree say?"

Wen was crying so hard she couldn't speak. Shen Jingyang stood by with a stern face and said, "The gist of the imperial edict is that Father, without any military power, has taken command of the Shen family army without authorization. He has no regard for the law and deserves to die. However, considering his great merits, his merits and demerits will offset each other, and he will be pardoned. But he will be exiled to the southern border for life and will not be allowed to return to the capital without being summoned."

Shen Lingjun's expression also changed.

They had originally anticipated that, in the optimistic scenario, Shen Wei would atone for his crimes with his merits and remain a commoner; the court would neither reward him nor punish him.

I never expected to be exiled!

It must be the Chu family who are causing trouble!

He was exiled all the way to the southern border, never to return to the capital, and that was bad enough.

The bigger problem is that once Shen Wei leaves the capital, the Chu family will have an easier time making their move. Once Shen Wei embarks on this path of exile, it will be tantamount to walking down a dead end!

Shen Wei absolutely cannot go into exile!

Shen Lingjun gritted her teeth and said, "Why don't we let Dad run away? We're sure we can escape!"

We can't just go and die like this!