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

Chapter 3

During her three years at the Marquis's residence, Shen Lingjun initially felt that her life wasn't too bad.

With her son by her side and her mother-in-law treating her well, the Marquis's household was small with no troublesome relatives. Apart from her husband being away fighting for years and rarely seen, she didn't have many worries.

Therefore, the Marquis's mansion was poor and struggling financially, and she was willing to use her dowry to subsidize it. For the past three years, the Marquis's mansion has been almost entirely supported by her dowry.

But it turns out that all of this was just an illusion!

With the Shen family gone, "she was useless," and the Marquis's mansion immediately tore off its harmonious facade, revealing its cruel and ugly true nature!

Old Mrs. Qin wanted to kill Liu Manman in order to seize her dowry!

Qin Shaoze actually acquiesced to Old Madam Qin's plan!

it is good!very good!

Shen Lingjun's fingernails dug deeply into her palm, drawing blood, but she seemed to feel no pain at all.

Dou Niang followed Shen Lingjun and saw and heard everything. At this moment, she was so angry that she trembled all over and tears welled up in her eyes.

But she dared not make a sound at this moment. If she were discovered by Old Madam Qin and the others, who had already decided to kill her, they might just kill them on the spot!

Dou Niang forced herself to hold back her anger and helped Shen Lingjun. The two of them finally returned to Weixia Courtyard and closed the door. Only then did Dou Niang burst into tears, filled with anger and resentment, gritting her teeth.

"This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! ... How could they do this! For the past three years, Madam has been so filial to the old lady! She has spent so much on her dowry for the Marquis's mansion! The Shen family has helped and supported the Marquis so many times! ... They eat Madam's food and use Madam's things, but they have been deceiving Madam from beginning to end, and now they even want to make Madam disappear!"

Dou Niang and Shen Lingjun's other head maids, Yan E, Hong Qing, and Fen Die, were all brought from the Shen family and were absolutely loyal to Shen Lingjun, standing firmly on their master's side without a doubt.

Shen Lingjun remained silent, sitting there with her eyes red as if they were about to bleed, but not a single tear fell.

After that, she didn't leave Weixia Courtyard for several days in a row.

She fell seriously ill.

Grandma Qin and Qin Shaoze assumed that she was greatly affected by Liu Manman's matter and did not suspect anything.

Qin Shaoze visited her once.

Shen Lingjun leaned against the couch, looking sickly and haggard.

Her appearance was originally of the aloof and cold type. She had a translucent, pale complexion, sharp eyebrows and eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips, which gave her an aggressive kind of beauty.

But this illness revealed a certain vulnerability.

Looking at her weak state, Qin Shaoze felt a pang of guilt, thinking of the fate his mother had arranged for her.

But it's only one point.

My mother is right. They had no choice. They could only blame her bad luck.

Shen Lingjun straightened up and looked at Qin Shaoze solemnly and earnestly.

"My lord, I'll ask you one last time: are you sure you don't want a divorce?"

Qin Shaoze hesitated for only a second before firmly saying, "Lingjun, I said I wouldn't abandon you. I can't give you the same feelings I have for Manman, but you are still the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, and your status and position are unshakeable. How you were in the Marquis's mansion before is how you will be in the future."

Ha ha.

She used to help raise the children of the concubine in the Marquis's mansion, and let this family squander her dowry. In the future, she will continue to be deceived and exploited until her last bit of value is squeezed out, and then she will be eliminated.

Dream on!

Shen Lingjun concealed the cold smile in his eyes, lowered his gaze, and nodded.

"Very well, since Your Excellency has made such a guarantee, then I will not bring up the matter of divorce again."

Qin Shaoze breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had finally come to her senses.

"That's great. It's getting late, you should get some rest, I'll come see you again next time."

He was too afraid to face Shen Lingjun any longer and left in a hurry.

Dou Niang, standing nearby, saw that Shen Lingjun's attitude had softened and thought that she had really been coaxed by Qin Shaoze, so she was extremely anxious.

As soon as Qin Shaoze left, Dou Niang anxiously said to Shen Lingjun, "Madam! How can you believe what the Marquis said again! Have you forgotten what you heard before? If you stay in the Marquis's mansion any longer, you'll lose your life!"

Shen Lingjun said slowly, "I know, but since Qin Shaoze is determined not to divorce, then let's not divorce."

She and the Shen family both sacrificed too much for the Yongning Marquis's Mansion.

When she married into the Marquis's family, she brought a dowry of 124 full loads, 100,000 taels of silver, countless valuables, and a large number of estates and shops. Its wealth caused a sensation throughout the capital.

The Marquis's mansion was poor and struggling. From major repairs to garden renovations to minor expenses like buying a bowl and chopsticks, the food, clothing, and daily necessities for the mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and the social obligations during festivals... all of these were covered by Shen Lingjun's dowry.

The Shen and Qin families are old friends. Shen Lingjun's father, Shen Wei, also took good care of and promoted his son-in-law, Qin Shaoze, and gave him many opportunities to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield.

Even the title of Marquis of Yongning was preserved for the Qin family by Shen Lingjun's grandfather.

The current prosperity of the Marquis's mansion is almost entirely due to the Shen family.

But all I got in return was a heartless and treacherous attitude.

Even if Shen Lingjun had a way to get a divorce, the best outcome would be that he could only take away all the dowry she currently had.

She would also end up with the reputation of a withered and abandoned woman.

Meanwhile, Old Madam Qin and Qin Shaoze could still enjoy the environment of the Marquis's mansion that she had carefully arranged, and enjoy the wealth and glory that the Shen family brought to the mansion.

Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman's child, Qin Xuanrui, was raised with her own efforts for three years, yet behind her back, she was cursed as a vicious woman. On the surface, he was the legitimate son, occupying the position of the Marquis's heir, and could inherit the title of Marquis of Yongning in the future.

Why?

Why should the Marquis's family get off so easily?

Shen Lingjun's gaze turned cold, filled with a chilling aura.

“I have already given Qin Shaoze a chance, but he was unwilling to resolve the issue in the most peaceful way. Fine, this is the path he chose himself.”

Shen Lingjun sneered, a chilling murderous intent suddenly flashing in his eyes.

"If we don't get a divorce, I'll lose my husband!"

......

The first thing Shen Lingjun did after recovering from her illness was to start looking for her own biological child.

She knew very well that she had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

Twin births are exceptionally difficult. She was on the verge of death and was extremely exhausted. She was barely conscious and only vaguely heard the midwife say that the girl was stillborn, while the boy was healthy.

She was so exhausted that she only glanced at the baby boy before fainting, without even seeing the dead baby girl.

When she woke up, Grandma Qin said that she was afraid the baby girl would be saddened if she saw it, so the baby girl had already been buried.

She didn't suspect anything at the time. After all, giving birth to twins is a hundred times more dangerous than a normal birth, and it's considered lucky if one child survives.

Looking back now, it's very likely that the midwife was arranged by Qin Shaoze. She gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, while Liu Manman only gave birth to a boy. So, they had to claim that her girl was stillborn and that the boy was Liu Manman's child.

So, where are the twins she gave birth to now?