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

Chapter 287

Consort Jing and Lady Wen both looked at Shen Lingjun with puzzled expressions.

Both of them left the sacrificial ceremony early, so they naturally missed Empress Chu's wonderful performance later on.

Wen asked, "Lingjun, what do you mean by this?"

Before Shen Lingjun could speak, one of Consort Jing's personal maids rushed in from outside, her face beaming with undisguised joy.

A palace maid leaned closer to Consort Jing and whispered, "Your Majesty, great news! Empress Chu has been stripped of her title and banished to the Cold Palace!"

Consort Jing and Lady Wen were both taken aback: "What happened?"

The palace maid suppressed a laugh and carefully chose her words, saying, "I heard that during the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven, Lady Chu actually lost control of her bladder on the spot. The stench was so strong that everyone present almost vomited... Naturally, the Emperor was furious and banished her to the Cold Palace after returning home! Even the Duke of Changguo was demoted to Marquis of Changguo for failing to properly educate his daughter!"

"..." Consort Jing and Lady Wen were dumbfounded.

Empress Chu lost control of her bladder during the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven?

How can it be!

Consort Jing reacted even faster, immediately looking at Shen Lingjun.

"Lingjun, it's you..."

Shen Lingjun blinked and said with a smile, "What? I'm surprised too."

Consort Jing and Lady Wen immediately understood.

Given Shen Lingjun's profound knowledge of medicine and pharmacology, and her special abilities, it's quite plausible that she could have tampered with Empress Chu's rituals during the sacrificial ceremony.

This was truly a ruthless move. Losing control of her bladder in public during the sacrificial ceremony meant that even with her high status and powerful connections, Empress Chu had no chance of redemption. Being demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace was the least of her worries.

This resulted in another heavy loss for the Chu family, severely damaging their vitality. They lost both the Empress's position and the title of Duke, causing their status in the capital to plummet.

When Consort Jing thought of this, she felt refreshed and her burns didn't hurt as much anymore.

Wen also felt that the breath that had been stuck in her chest for so long was finally exhaled.

The Chu family caused the deaths of 30,000 Shen family soldiers on the battlefield, and nearly wiped out Shen Wei and Shen Jingyang. Shen Jingyang is still paralyzed in both legs. Now it's finally their turn to go back to the Chu family and teach them a lesson!

Everyone was in high spirits.

With Empress Chu gone, Shen Lingjun felt a little relieved, and Consort Jing should be able to recuperate properly during this time.

She prescribed several internal and external medicines for Consort Jing, to be used in different courses of treatment. Later, seeing that it was getting late, she left the palace with Lady Wen.

Shen Wei was waiting outside the palace for Wen Shi and Shen Lingjun to come out.

The news of Empress Chu's deposition spread from the palace immediately, and Shen Wei had obviously already heard about it, his face beaming with joy.

However, given the unsuccessful sacrificial ceremony today, the emperor's fury, and the oppressive and tense atmosphere throughout the court, he could not appear too happy and had to restrain himself.

When the family of three met, they exchanged a smile, their unspoken understanding unspoken.

Shen Lingjun did not go directly back to the Yongning Marquis's residence, but went to the Shen residence first.

Shen Jingyang lives deep within the Shen family mansion, so he is not well-informed and has not yet heard the news of Empress Chu being deposed or the Duke of Changguo being demoted.

Wen happily told Shen Jingyang the news, and Shen Jingyang was naturally overjoyed as well.

Shen Wei said enthusiastically, "Let's have a family dinner tonight! To celebrate!"

Wen originally wanted to advise Shen Wei to be more cautious, but for such a joyous occasion, they hadn't made a big fuss or set off firecrackers, which was already quite low-key. What was wrong with having a meal at home?

"Alright! Lingjun, come with me. Let's cook together, you and I! You haven't forgotten the dishes I taught you back then, have you?"

In the evening, a small family banquet was set up in the inner courtyard of the Shen residence. Although it was not a lavish feast, the atmosphere was full of joy and celebration.

However, Shen Jingyang's wheelchair seemed somewhat out of place in this atmosphere.

When Shen Wei and Madam Wen's gazes fell upon Shen Jingyang's wheelchair, they would still dim slightly.

Although the Shen family has been exonerated and Shen Jingyang has been reinstated, he is paralyzed in both legs, so his position as general is merely a nominal one, and he can no longer actually go to the battlefield.

Who has ever heard of a general who can't even stand up?

The Shen family now only has this one regret left. If Shen Jingyang's legs could also recover, that would be wonderful...

However, neither Shen Wei nor Wen Shi showed it.

On such a beautiful day, no one wanted to bring up such a sad thing, as it would spoil the atmosphere.

But Shen Lingjun noticed it.

Shen Jingyang's legs had always been a knot in her heart.

She never gave up.

After the family banquet, Shen Lingjun returned to the Yongning Marquis's residence, and it was already late. But Yan'e seemed to be waiting for her there, and as soon as she saw her return, she hurriedly stepped forward to report.

"Madam, our caravan that went to the Northeast just returned to Kyoto today, bringing back the medicinal herbs you requested."

As he spoke, he presented a stack of large boxes.

The caravan that Shen Lingjun had previously used as a cover was not disbanded after her return to the capital from the Northwest. Instead, under Yan E's direction, it continued to travel north and south doing business, bringing a considerable income to the Yongning Marquis's mansion. Who would complain about having too much money?

Shen Lingjun opened the boxes one by one and checked them. She was very satisfied: "These are the medicinal herbs."

She had previously found an old prescription in her medical records. Although she had never used it herself, it should be effective for Shen Jingyang's legs.

However, this recipe has extremely high requirements. The medicinal materials used are rare and hard to find, and it takes a lot of time and effort to prepare it.

Shen Lingjun has been searching all over the world for the medicinal herbs needed for the prescription, and now he has finally gathered them all for her.

She didn't want to delay, so she started brewing the medicine that very night.

This prescription is unusually complicated. Each medicinal herb must undergo special processing. The simmering time cannot be too long or too short, and the heat cannot be increased or decreased. Sometimes it has to be simmered slowly for several hours. During this time, someone must stay by the medicine pot. Only Shen Lingjun can personally supervise it.

But Shen Lingjun didn't feel tired at all. As long as Shen Jingyang's legs could recover, it would be worth it.