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

Chapter 329

Shen Lingjun turned around and saw a woman wearing a veil and a hat, her face completely covered, with not an inch of skin exposed.

"You are......"

The woman pulled down her veil, startling Shen Lingjun.

Her face was clearly severely burned, covered with hideous scars, uneven and unrecognizable, her features almost indistinguishable.

The woman gave a sorrowful smile; her vocal cords were likely burned as well, and her voice was terribly hoarse.

“My name is Ding Yunniang, and my face… was transformed into what it is now by Princess Pingkang.”

Shen Lingjun immediately understood.

"Yunniang, may we speak in private?"

Shen Lingjun booked a private room at a nearby teahouse and invited Ding Yunniang to sit down.

According to Ding Yunniang, she was originally a top courtesan in a brothel. After falling in love with her husband, he redeemed her and married her as his principal wife. The story of a courtesan reforming herself and lovers finally getting together could have been a beautiful tale that everyone envied.

But one day, she ran into Song Yong on the street, and Song Yong took a liking to her. She only had eyes for her husband, so she naturally refused him firmly.

Although Song Yong was a womanizer, he was even more afraid of getting into trouble and never resorted to trickery or coercion. If she didn't want to, so be it.

Even so, Princess Pingkang still approached her.

Ding Yunniang trembled as she recounted, "Princess Pingkang had my face pressed alive into a brazier... My entire upper body and hands were severely burned. I barely managed to survive, clinging to life..."

Shen Lingjun was also horrified by what she heard.

Even though she had heard too many of the heinous crimes committed by Princess Pingkang over the past few days, hearing the victims recount the horrific scenes as if they were right before her eyes still sent chills down her spine and made her scalp tingle.

She hesitated before asking, "And... what about your husband?"

Ding Yunniang burst into tears, her voice broken and choked with sobs, unable to speak:

"He...wanted to protect me...and was killed by Princess Pingkang's men..."

Shen Lingjun fell silent.

She had thought that Ding Yunniang's husband would abandon her, but she never expected him to be such a kind and righteous man.

True feelings are precious, which makes it all the more evident that even if Princess Pingkang were to die ten thousand times, it would still be impossible to quell the hatred in people's hearts for what she did!

Ding Yunniang quickly wiped away her tears and looked straight at Shen Lingjun. Her eyes were filled with an unwavering determination, radiating an unusual light.

"Madam Shen, do you also want to seek revenge against Princess Pingkang?"

Shen Lingjun said, "She killed one of the most important people in my life, and her husband has also set his sights on me. She tried to harm me not long ago, but failed. In order to avenge myself and protect myself, I want to expose her crimes, so I have been searching everywhere for witnesses and evidence."

Ding Yunniang shook her head: "I am just an ordinary woman, with little influence. Even if I testify, I can't do anything to Princess Pingkang. I know a singer who was tortured to death by Princess Pingkang's men five years ago. She was lucky to escape with her life. She tried to report it to the authorities, but before she could even file a complaint, it was suppressed and she was silenced."

Shen Lingjun also knew that Princess Pingkang was the emperor's aunt, and the emperor treated her with great courtesy, as she was an extraordinary member of the imperial family.

Such a heinous crime is no small matter and will not easily fall upon Princess Pingkang.

However, Shen Lingjun also guessed that Ding Yunniang's appearance in front of her was not just to cry to her.