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

Chapter 4

Shen Lingjun believes that her twins should still be alive.

The Qin family is, after all, a noble family that values ​​offspring and bloodlines. The children born to Shen Lingjun are also of the Qin family lineage, so there's no reason for Qin Shaoze to abandon these two children.

It's highly likely that it will be raised elsewhere first, and when the opportunity arises in the future, it will return to the Marquis's mansion to acknowledge its ancestors.

Shen Lingjun summoned her other maid, Hong Qing.

Hong Qing was a maid and bodyguard specially trained by the Shen family. She was skilled in martial arts and quite good at it, and could be described as appearing and disappearing without a trace.

As the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, Shen Lingjun couldn't possibly be out every day. Red Dragonfly was best suited for this kind of search mission.

Shen Lingjun told Hong Qing what had happened. Hong Qing was incredulous, and then she was furious. It took her a long time to calm down.

"Don't worry, Madam! I will definitely find out where the young master and young lady are!"

Shen Lingjun nodded and dismissed Hong Qing.

She took a long breath, her heart filled with intense tension and worry.

Separated from her children for three years, she desperately wanted to know how her biological children were doing.

I wonder how they are doing now?

How are you doing?

......

Not long after Hong Qing left, Shen Lingjun's sister-in-law, Qin Shaoze's only sister Qin Shuangya, arrived and invited Shen Lingjun to go shopping together.

"Sister-in-law, my brother is about to marry a concubine, and as his sister-in-law, I definitely need to get a new set of headdress and jewelry to wear on the wedding day. Why don't you come out with me for a stroll?"

Qin Shuangya used to often say that they would go shopping together, but in the end, Shen Lingjun would usually pay for everything.

She didn't care at the time and was very generous.

But in the past, Qin Shuangya would try to please her, pretending to be a close and affectionate sister-in-law.

Now, they probably feel she has lost power and are too lazy to pretend anymore, so they come up with a commanding tone right away.

Shen Lingjun glanced at Qin Shuangya.

Qin Shuangya was still wearing the jewelry she had given her and the clothes she had paid for, yet she started to boss her around.

He picked up his bowl to eat, and before he even put it down, he started cursing!

Great! Excellent!

She really did dote on this sister-in-law for a reason!

Shen Lingjun said expressionlessly, "My husband is going to take a concubine. Do you think it's appropriate for me, his legal wife, to accompany him to buy wedding clothes?"

Qin Shuangya said impatiently, "What's inappropriate about it? As the legal wife, shouldn't you be tolerant and magnanimous? Why are you being so petty?"

Shen Lingjun sneered inwardly.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Each of them was accompanied by a maid, and they left the Marquis's residence in a carriage. Qin Shuangya headed straight for the largest silver shop in the capital, Zhuji Pavilion.

This Zhuji Pavilion boasts the latest and most exquisite jewelry, leading the trend in Kyoto's accessories scene. It is the most renowned and the top choice for ladies from prominent families.

Of course, the items inside are also very expensive.

As soon as Qin Shuangya entered the Zhuji Pavilion, she went straight to the second floor, where the jewelry was more valuable and upscale.

She said she wanted Shen Lingjun to accompany her, but in reality she left Shen Lingjun aside and ignored him completely. She spent a long time picking and choosing, and finally picked out a whole set of red gold filigree headdress inlaid with rubies.

Exquisitely crafted with vibrant gemstones, it looks magnificent and noble.

Qin Shuangya was very satisfied and asked the shop assistant at Zhuji Pavilion, "How much is this set of jewelry?"

"Miss Qin, the whole set costs three thousand six hundred and fifty taels of silver. Let me round it down to three thousand six hundred taels."

Qin Shuangya didn't even haggle over the price, and readily ordered, "Okay, wrap it up!"

The worker immediately went to pack it up with great joy.

Qin Shuangya then turned to look at Shen Lingjun.

"Sister-in-law, I really like this set of jewelry. Can you buy it for me?"

Qin Shuangya used to be able to get Shen Lingjun to buy her things by sweet-talking and saying nice things. Now she's too lazy to waste her breath, just saying this one sentence and acting like it's perfectly normal.

She felt that since Liu Manman was going to marry into the Marquis's mansion and Shen Lingjun was being neglected, he had to hurry up and curry favor with his sister-in-law.

To everyone's surprise, the words Shen Lingjun uttered caused Qin Shuangya's expression to change drastically.

"Buy them yourself. Mother asked me to handle the marriage between the Marquis and Miss Liu. We don't have enough spare money in the manor to buy these things for you right now."

Qin Shuangya couldn't believe her ears for a moment.

"What did you say?!"

Shen Lingjun remained calm and repeated the sentence clearly without lowering his voice at all.

“I said I can’t buy it for you. If you like it, you can buy it yourself. Don’t use the family’s money.”

There were still many ladies and young women on the second floor of the Pearl Pavilion who were selecting jewelry. Hearing the sound, they all looked over in this direction.

Qin Shuangya was utterly shocked. She looked at Shen Lingjun as if he were possessed by a ghost!

Does she even know what she's saying?

How could she refuse!

Qin Shuangya instinctively wanted to lash out, but noticing the way everyone around her was looking at her, she suppressed her rising anger and forced a smile.

"Sister-in-law, didn't you have a dowry?"

"Yes, but what does my dowry have to do with you?"

Qin Shuangya's expression stiffened for a moment, but she immediately took Shen Lingjun's arm and said coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, I didn't bring that much money with me today, could you pay for it for me first?"

However, Shen Lingjun simply pulled her arm out without leaving a trace.

“If you don’t have enough money, you can have Baozhu go back to the Marquis’s residence to get it. It only takes half an hour to go back and forth. I’ll wait for you here and have the shopkeeper keep this set of jewelry for you. If you don’t have any money, you can ask your mother for it.”

As she spoke, she turned to ask the waiter next to her.

"I'm sorry, Miss Qin really likes this set of jewelry, but she doesn't have enough money with her. Could you wait for 15 minutes?"

The waiter smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Of course, I can wait even two hours, let alone two quarters of an hour."

Shen Lingjun looked at Qin Shuangya's maid Baozhu: "Baozhu, why aren't you going yet?"

"..."

Qin Shuangya's face turned green!

How could she possibly buy such expensive jewelry with her own money!

Even if she wanted to buy it, she couldn't afford it; she only had a little over three thousand taels of silver in her savings!

What's wrong with Shen Lingjun today?

Not only did they refuse her without any politeness, they also left her no room for negotiation!

How dare she be so bold!

Aren't you afraid of offending her?

Having said all that, Qin Shuangya was caught in a dilemma, frozen in place, and the scene fell into an extremely awkward silence.

The shop assistant at Zhuji Pavilion also looked embarrassed, glancing at one person and then at another, before forcing a smile and asking Qin Shuangya:

"Um... Miss Qin, do you still want this set of jewelry?"

Qin Shuangya felt resentful when she saw that Shen Lingjun still showed no intention of helping her out of the predicament.

He could only grit his teeth and say, "Fine... I don't want it!"

The waiter had already packaged the jewelry, but when Qin Shuangya said she didn't want it, his expression immediately fell.

He turned around, snorted through his nostrils, and rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

The ladies and young women around them also showed disdain, covering their faces with their fans and whispering among themselves:

"Is this the young lady from the Yongning Marquis's mansion?"

"So she didn't have any money herself, so she was just waiting for someone else to buy it for her!"

"Over three thousand taels! That's incredibly shameless!"

Disdainful gazes shot at her from all directions, making Qin Shuangya's face burn with embarrassment; she wished she could disappear into the ground!

She had never lost face like this in her entire life!

It's all Shen Lingjun's fault! He wouldn't pay for it for her!

Qin Shuangya couldn't stay there for even a second longer, so she hurriedly turned around and left.

However, at that moment, a voice full of sarcasm rang out from the second floor.

"You think you can just leave without paying?"

When Qin Shuangya looked up, she saw the figure blocking her way and her heart stopped beating in fright!

The newcomer was dressed in a magnificent red robe from the Directorate of Ceremonial, with pale skin, bright red lips, and long, narrow, upturned phoenix eyes, exuding an androgynous and enigmatic aura.

Standing there, she was like a stroke of thick, poisonous ink, alluring yet dangerous.

Mo Chonggui, the head of the Eastern Depot!