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

Chapter 32

Qin Shaoze's face turned pale and then red as he was scolded.

He reluctantly admitted that he was prepared to be scolded, but the insults from Ms. Wen were just too nasty!

His marriage proposal to Shen Lingjun was merely an arranged marriage between prestigious families; he had no feelings for Shen Lingjun, and Liu Manman was his true love.

At that time, Liu Manman was willing to be with him without any official status. He never intended to take Liu Manman into the Marquis's mansion. There was only Shen Lingjun as the mistress of the mansion. Wasn't that a lifelong commitment to one person?

Which powerful figure in Kyoto could keep his household without any concubines or maids? Isn't that enough?

Later, Liu Manman made great contributions to the victory at the border, and she was able to be granted a marriage by the emperor and become a concubine in the Marquis's mansion, which was what she deserved.

Privately, he wanted his beloved's child to have a legitimate identity; publicly, he hoped the heir to the Marquis's mansion would enjoy health and longevity, which would contribute to the future stability of the mansion. Was he wrong?

Old Mrs. Qin couldn't bear to see her son being scolded like that, so she flew into a rage and yelled back.

"What do you mean by 'one man for life'? Which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Your daughter gave birth to a sickly son with a heart condition, why should we let him become the heir and inherit the title! ...So what if we changed him? What do you want? The Emperor bestowed this marriage upon Manman, she is now a secondary wife, and her son is also the legitimate son!"

Old Mrs. Qin was fearless and had nothing to fear.

Anyway, they haven't broken the law. The Shen family has already fallen, and all that's left is Wen Shi, a widow. What can they do to them?

Liu Manman is now a secondary wife. Even if both sides acknowledge their own children back, Qin Xuanrui will still be the legitimate son, and his position as heir will remain unchanged!

Mrs. Wen was so angry that she trembled all over, and Qin Shaoze quickly came up to persuade the old lady Qin.

"Alright, Mother, stop talking. We are sorry for what happened to Lingjun, but it's too late to argue or fight anymore."

He has a splitting headache.

Although the Shen family couldn't really do anything to them, he and Liu Manman had already ruined their reputations, and he didn't want the situation to escalate any further; he just wanted to settle things as soon as possible.

Qin Shaoze said to Shen Lingjun, "Lingjun, although I had no choice, I still want to apologize to you here. We deceived you. However... Manman has already entered the manor as a secondary wife, and the marriage bestowed by the Emperor cannot be changed. What do you think..."

Shen Lingjun coldly interrupted his "having no other choice".

"I demand that my biological twins, a boy and a girl, be recognized. They should rightfully regain their status as legitimate sons and daughters of the Marquis's family. Qin Xuanrui should return to Liu's name. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

The matter has already blown up, so there's naturally no problem with that.

Qin Shaoze nodded: "Of course, I will also open an ancestral hall and include our two children in the family genealogy."

When Shen Lingjun heard him say "our two children," she felt a wave of nausea and resistance.

In her eyes, these two children belonged to her alone, and he was not worthy of being a father at all!

Shen Lingjun turned to Old Mrs. Qin.

“Grandma, it is thanks to Li Ma that I was able to reunite with my biological child. Li Ma has been kind to us. Please give me Li Ma’s indenture. I know you all wish you could skin Li Ma alive and tear her apart to vent your anger, but I will never let her end up like that.”

Old Mrs. Qin's face twitched.

Li Ma has turned the Yongning Marquis's residence into such a mess; she really wants to beat this dog of a servant to death.

But since Shen Lingjun said it so bluntly, she couldn't just admit it like that.

Qin Shaoze was too tired to dwell on Li Ma's matter anymore, so he took it upon himself to have someone bring Li Ma's indenture to Shen Lingjun.

Shen Lingjun handed it over to Madam Wen. Seeing that things had settled down, Madam Wen left the Yongning Marquis's residence with Li Ma.

In today's grand performance, Li Ma's acting skills were superb; she gave a very dedicated and brilliant performance, and her contribution was indispensable.

Shen Lingjun had already made arrangements with Madam Wen to give Li Ma the tuberculosis prescription as promised, along with a thousand taels of silver, and to send someone to escort her and her family to the south, to a place where the Yongning Marquis's residence could not be found.

Exhausted, Qin Shaoze simply told Liu Manman, "Arrange for the two children to stay in the Marquis's residence, and distribute their monthly allowances according to Rui'er's share. Inform the clan elders to prepare for the ancestral hall opening tomorrow to register the genealogy."