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

Chapter 317

The previous problems are nothing compared to what she can do. Even if Princess Pingkang really wants her dead, she will simply meet her challenge head-on.

Playing with poison with her, using a flawed and substandard product left behind by her master, shows a complete lack of self-awareness.

But since it involves the enemy who assassinated the old man Xingju... this is something to be taken seriously.

Seven years ago, when Shen Lingjun arrived at the old woman Xingju's residence, it was clear that a fierce battle had taken place there, and the place was in complete disarray. The old woman Xingju was on her last breath, and after barely managing to give her a few last words, she passed away.

The old man named Xingju wouldn't let Shen Lingjun avenge him, and even asked Shen Lingjun to hide his medical skills so that his enemies wouldn't find him and implicate him innocently.

Shen Lingjun was only fifteen years old at the time. Her beloved master was about to die tragically in front of her. She cried her heart out and had no choice but to obey his last words.

Moreover, she had no idea who her enemy was, as no trace of the other party's identity was left at the scene.

This is the first time in all these years that a clue has emerged that is related to this enemy.

Shen Lingjun's gaze gradually turned cold.

Now that she had a lead, she was determined to investigate and avenge her master.

She is no longer that naive and helpless little girl.

However, now is not the time to start the investigation immediately.

She also needs to cleanse herself of this chronic toxin first.

Shen Lingjun sighed at the thought of how troublesome the detoxification would be, got up, and took out a large pile of herbs from her space, preparing to brew a medicinal soup.

Detoxification requires a medicinal bath, as it is a slow-acting poison and requires several baths to gradually remove it completely.

Shen Lingjun had several large pots of medicinal soup boiled in the main kitchen and poured into the bathtub for her to soak in.

The medicinal soup was pitch black in color, which was unpleasant to look at, and the smell was also not pleasant, with a bitter taste and a pungent spiciness.

Shen Lingjun estimated that by the time she finished cleaning up the poison, she would be completely marinated. The smell wouldn't dissipate for at least half a month, and she wouldn't be able to leave the house.

As she was pinching her nose and soaking in the bathtub, the room door was suddenly pushed open.

Shen Lingjun initially thought it was Dou Niang or some maid who came in, but the next second she belatedly realized that no servant in the Yongning Marquis's mansion dared to enter her room without knocking!

Shen Lingjun turned her head and met Mo Zhonggui's astonished gaze at the door.

He stood there, staring at her in disbelief.

Shen Lingjun usually bathed in a private inner room next to her room. Although Mo Chonggui came to the Yongning Marquis's residence as if no one else was around, he wouldn't be so rude as to barge into her bathing room.

But she was taking a medicinal bath today, and because she didn't want the bathroom to smell of medicine, Shen Lingjun had someone move the bath tub to another unused room.

Mo Chonggui probably had no idea she was taking a bath in there, so she just walked right in...

Shen Lingjun: "..."

Mo Chonggui: "......"

The two looked into each other's eyes, and the whole world seemed to freeze into a deathly silence.