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

Chapter 324

Shen Lingjun didn't remember what kind of feud the old man Xingju had with Princess Pingkang.

Mo Chonggui coldly said, "Why would she need so many reasons to kill someone? If she didn't like someone, she would kill them if she wanted to. She had a daughter before, Princess Huizhu, you should still remember her?"

Shen Lingjun knew that Princess Huizhu was the youngest daughter of the Grand Princess Pingkang. When she was young, she looked a lot like Song Yong and was very beautiful. Therefore, she was deeply loved by the Grand Princess Pingkang and was often brought out to show off.

However, when Princess Huizhu was nine years old, she was disfigured in an accident and has lived a secluded life ever since, rarely appearing in public.

It wasn't until Princess Huizhu was fourteen that she heard that she had been assassinated by a treacherous commoner and died from her injuries.

This is the official explanation from the Pingkang Grand Princess's residence, which most people don't believe. Why would ordinary people, who have no connection to you whatsoever, want to assassinate a disfigured princess who stays at home all day?

However, no one bothered to investigate further, since it wasn't their concern anyway. Deaths in the homes of royalty and wealthy families often involved too many shady dealings, and it was commonplace for them to find a more respectable explanation to cover things up.

Shen Lingjun calculated that Princess Huizhu died seven years ago, and her master, Elder Xingju, was also murdered seven years ago.

She was shocked: "Princess Pingkang killed my master...is it related to Princess Huizhu's death?"

Mo Zhonggui: "Yes."

Princess Huizhu was pampered as a child and was treated like a precious jewel. She was convinced that she was a stunning beauty. However, she was suddenly disfigured and suffered a huge blow, which caused her to become somewhat psychologically distorted.

She gets insanely jealous whenever she sees a pretty girl.

Her mother, Princess Pingkang, would go to great lengths to secretly kill any woman her husband took a fancy to. Parents are the best role models for their children, and Princess Huizhu, influenced by her mother's behavior, inherited it and, like Princess Pingkang, believed that she could kill anyone she disliked.

At a young age, she began to learn how to be ruthless. Any beautiful woman she saw would be killed, or at least her face would be disfigured.

Princess Pingkang doted on her beloved daughter, and not only indulged Princess Huizhu's behavior, she even encouraged and helped her.

Anyway, these attractive vixens are all bad people, they only know how to seduce men, what's the point of keeping them around?

As long as things are done discreetly and no one discovers that the Grand Princess's household is ruthless in killing, that's fine.

And so, Princess Huizhu grew to be fourteen years old, and had already taken countless lives on her hands.

Although there were some vague rumors circulating outside, they didn't cause a stir, and no one dared to easily provoke the Grand Princess Pingkang's residence.

But Princess Huizhu eventually met her downfall—once, when she tried to peel off the face of a peasant girl, the girl suddenly fought back and stabbed her in the eye with a pair of scissors.

Princess Pingkang went mad upon receiving the devastating news and seeing her beloved daughter's tragic state.

Princess Huizhu was still alive at the time. Grand Princess Pingkang rushed into the palace and dragged out all the imperial physicians, but when they saw Princess Huizhu's tragic state, they all shook their heads and said there was nothing they could do.

At that time, the old man Xingju happened to be in the capital. Princess Pingkang knew of the old man Xingju's great reputation in the court and among the people, so she personally went to ask him to help save Princess Huizhu.

The old man Xingju's medical skills could actually save Princess Huizhu, but as soon as he heard that she was Princess Huizhu, he refused outright.

He had heard of Princess Huizhu's reputation and had even witnessed her personally pour boiling water on a girl's face. He was the one who did his best to save the seriously injured girl's life.

She was so vicious at the age of fourteen; now she has been killed in retaliation, which is her retribution.

Why save someone with such a vicious heart?

No matter how much Princess Pingkang threatened, bribed, cried, or begged, the old man Xingju resolutely refused to help.

Over there, Princess Huizhu had already died from her injuries.

Princess Pingkang hated the old man Xingju to the core and vowed to avenge her beloved daughter by wiping out the old man's entire family.