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

Chapter 444

Yin Bohong glared fiercely at Shen Lingxia and said angrily:

"Forget about it! I will not let Shuang'er become a concubine! Don't think I don't know that you let her into the manor so you can bully her as the principal wife!"

Shen Lingxia struggled to keep from rolling her eyes.

"If I really wanted to bully her, wouldn't it be even easier to bully her and her child, all alone outside? Why bring her in at all?"

Shen Lingxia patiently explained, "Think about it. She's just an illegitimate daughter, someone you kept outside the family. To put it bluntly, she has no legal relationship with the Yin family, so the old lady doesn't have to worry about her debts. But now that you've brought her in, she's a member of the Yin family. Plus, her grandson has also joined the family. The old lady can't possibly sit idly by, can she?"

After calming down, Yin Bohong realized that Shen Lingxia's words made some sense.

He had considered taking Jian Qingshuang into his family, risking being discovered, and giving her a proper status.

But Jian Qingshuang was unwilling. She had a proud and aloof soul and loved the unrestrained and free life outside. She couldn't bear being a concubine in the inner quarters, being suppressed by the principal wife, and having to suffer in every way.

Yin Bohong understood her pride and integrity, so he hadn't forced her before.

Yin Bohong hesitated, "But...it's still not suitable, Shuang'er, she..."

Shen Lingxia continued to persuade her, "As an illegitimate daughter, you can only support her with your own money. Can you afford to support her? I'm afraid you can't even afford to rent the small courtyard where they live! ... But if you bring her into the family, she will be a proper concubine, and your son will be a proper eldest son of a concubine. They will have a place in the Yin family and can receive their monthly allowance. The family will also allocate a courtyard for them to live in. Wouldn't that solve the problem of how to settle them?"

She added, "Last time I said you had no right to ask me for money because you kept a mistress, but if she is a concubine, then as the legal wife, it is my duty to take care of her and give her some rewards from time to time. It is also what I, as the legal wife, should do."

Yin Bohong felt as if he had been suddenly enlightened.

Yup!

By bringing Shuang'er into the family and having Hancheng acknowledge his ancestors, raising the mother and son would no longer be his responsibility alone, but rather the responsibility of the Yin family!

Shen Lingxia played her last card: "And another thing, she's living alone in Ling Shuang Courtyard with the child now, free and easy, going out whenever she wants, buying whatever she wants, which is why she's accumulated so much debt. Once she's brought into the family, this problem won't exist. The Yin family rules are so strict, how could they allow her to squander money outside?"

After hearing his explanation, Yin Bohong was completely convinced.

After experiencing what it's like to be broke, everything seemed to change, including his perspective.

He was fed up with carrying the heavy burden of Jian Qingshuang and was fed up with having to worry about such mundane things as money all day long.

All I want to do now is push this utterly terrible responsibility away.

Taking Jian Qingshuang as a concubine would solve all the problems.

Jian Qingshuang is still his woman, and Yin Hancheng is still his son, but he doesn't have to support them. Isn't that a wonderful thing?

In comparison, Jian Qingshuang's freedom, pride, and integrity become insignificant.

She should learn to be more realistic and be subject to the rules of the Yin family.

If you continue to be so clueless, extravagant and wasteful, what kind of behavior is that?

Yin Bohong nodded thoughtfully: "Hmm... I'll go discuss it with my mother."

He only said he would discuss it with Old Madam Yin.

Clearly, this time, Jian Qingshuang's wishes were not within his consideration.

Shen Lingxia nodded and said, "Go ahead, be nice to the old lady, she will definitely be willing to settle the debt owed by that Miss Shuang."

Shen Lingxia watched with a smile as Yin Bohong hurriedly left.

As she expected, it seems she will soon achieve her goal!

......

The Yongning Marquis's Residence.

It was already late, and the study was brightly lit. Shen Lingjun was still at her desk, organizing the list she had extracted from the Cangjian Pavilion.

In recent days, she has made several trips to the Cangjian Pavilion, and it's not that she hasn't gained anything, but rather that she has gained too much.

More than 20 years ago, many families in Beiyi had committed crimes, and the possible identities of that mistress were numerous.

There are also quite a few suspicious individuals among the other members of the Shen family found by the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review, and now they need to be compared and eliminated one by one.

After tidying up a stack of names, Shen Lingjun let out a long breath, got up and put the names on the bookshelf behind him.

A thin booklet fell off with a thud from a corner on the bookshelf.

Shen Lingjun turned her head and saw what kind of book it was, and immediately blushed.

It was the "Fire Avoidance Diagram" that she had Hong Qing buy when she met Shen Lingxia before, in order to explain to Shen Lingxia what a real consummation of marriage was.

Shen Lingxia couldn't possibly take the book with her, and Shen Lingjun couldn't just leave it lying around outside, so he rolled it up and secretly brought it back.

I didn't destroy it after I got back. It's quite an expensive book, and the illustrations are pretty good. We should at least respect the artist's work. There's no need to destroy it. I can pass it on to Qin Jianxi before she gets married.

Shen Lingjun casually stuffed it on the shelf in the study, thinking he would put it away and hide it when he had time, but he forgot about it when he got busy.

Fortunately, it was discovered in time.

Shen Lingjun held the fire-avoidance diagram as if it were a hot potato, looking at it from left to right, trying to find a secluded place to hide it properly.

Just then, there was a soft sound from the window, and Mo Chonggui fell in from outside.

"I've found out the background of Yin Bohong's mistress; she was the youngest daughter of the Jian family in Kyoto seventeen years ago..."

Mo Zhonggui was speaking when he saw Shen Lingjun standing there, staring at him blankly, holding a picture book in her hand.

With a snap, the book fell from her hands and lay open on the floor.

On the open page, there was a drawing of two naked fairies fighting!