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

Chapter 357

Wei Yunluo stopped, her heart pounding with fear.

"My lord... what is it?"

Marquis Changguo stared at her thoughtfully: "Did you and Shen Jingyang have a very good relationship before?"

Wei Yunluo was immediately alarmed, thinking that the Marquis of Changguo doubted her loyalty to Chu Tianming and the Marquis of Changguo's mansion, and hurriedly defended herself.

"No! My daughter-in-law was only engaged to Shen Jingyang before, but our relationship was just so-so, there was no real affection between us... After marrying into the Marquis of Changguo's mansion, my daughter-in-law's heart is only for the young master! To this day, she still prays for him every day, hoping that he will be safe and sound and return one day!"

Wei Yunluo was so anxious that she blurted out whatever came to mind.

Because she now has less and less status in the Marquis of Changguo's mansion, she is like an ant, anyone can crush her, and no one will seek any justice for her.

For the first time, Marquis Changguo spoke to her in a kinder tone: "You don't need to be afraid, it's a good thing to have feelings for each other."

He knew that Wei Yunluo and Shen Jingyang were childhood sweethearts, and Shen Jingyang must have liked her very much. Otherwise, Chu Tianming would not have insisted on marrying Wei Yunluo in the first place. It was just to steal her away from Shen Jingyang.

Wei Yunlu stared blankly at Marquis Changguo, feeling fearful and uneasy, not understanding what he meant.

Marquis Changguo said earnestly, "You married into the Marquis Changguo's mansion, but you didn't give Tianming a single child. However, after Tianming left, the mansion did not abandon you and continued to treat you as the wife of the heir. Isn't it time for you to repay the mansion?"

Wei Yunlu thought to herself, what kind of wife is she? Even a concubine from a humble family would be better off than the poor and lowly life she is living now.

But of course she dared not contradict the Marquis of Changguo, and only asked timidly, "My lord... what do you hope your daughter-in-law will do?"

Marquis Changguo was too lazy to beat around the bush with her and said directly, "I need the Shen family's military secrets now, but the Chu family can't easily reach the Shen family. Doesn't Shen Jingyang have feelings for you? Now that you've married into the Marquis Changguo's mansion, he must still miss you. You should have a chance to get close to him."

Wei Yunluo was stunned.

"Does Your Excellency intend to... have your daughter-in-law extract military secrets from Young Master Shen?"

Marquis Changguo bluntly stated, "Currently, you are the most likely person in the Chu family to do this. If you mention your past relationship with Shen Jingyang, you will at least gain his trust more easily than others. Whether you get it from him or from the Shen family, you can always find a way to get something out of him."

Wei Yunluo stammered, "But...but..."

She was still hoping to rekindle her relationship with Shen Jingyang. If she were to help the Chu family steal secrets from Shen Jingyang, there would be even less chance for her and Shen Jingyang to get back together!

Marquis Changguo, whether he understood her thoughts or not, did not get angry, but simply said in a gentle manner:

"We don't know if Tianming will ever come back. You're still young and don't have any children. Our Changguo Marquis's Mansion isn't some old-fashioned, rigid family that would force you to live a life of widowhood here. It's pointless. If you can help with this, we, the elders, will arrange a divorce and let you leave the Changguo Marquis's Mansion. If your family won't let you go back, the Chu family can even give you a small house. You can remarry later or live a free life. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Knowing that Wei Yunluo didn't want to stay in the Changguo Marquis's mansion any longer, the Marquis of Changguo offered her the most tempting conditions.

Wei Yunluo was indeed deeply moved by this beautiful description.