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

Chapter 45

As for Prince Cheng's reputation for womanizing, it was completely outside her consideration.

What man doesn't have multiple wives and concubines? Prince Cheng is so young and handsome, it's normal for him to be a womanizer. Besides, Qin Shuangya is going to be the principal wife, so having many concubines around her is no big deal!

Qin Shuangya said with a mix of coquettishness and smugness, "Mother, just wait and see! Then you'll be able to enjoy boundless wealth and glory, and you'll never have to put up with the wrath of Shen and Liu again!"

Then, she changed the subject: "The flower viewing party at Hanying Pond is in a few days, and Prince Cheng will be there too, but I don't even have a decent new dress..."

Without saying a word, Old Madam Qin immediately took out a thousand taels of silver and gave it to her: "Go and buy yourself a nice set of clothes and jewelry! Dress up properly and make Prince Cheng fall head over heels for you!"

Although she was also heartbroken about her meager savings, she knew that you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. If she wanted to catch someone like Prince Cheng, she couldn't be stingy with her resources!

Qin Shuangya accepted the silver note and left happily.

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Before we knew it, it was time for the annual flower viewing party at Hanying Pond.

Kan'ei Pond is a small lake south of Kyoto. Every November, various chrysanthemums bloom along the lake, vying for attention and attracting a large number of tourists from Kyoto.

In Kyoto, the noble and powerful families developed a flower-viewing party held on the first day of the eleventh lunar month every year. It was actually a gathering of the upper class, and also provided an opportunity for young men and women and their parents and elders to meet.

Shen Lingjun didn't want to go to the flower viewing party, but the weather had been nice lately, and she wanted to take her two children to Hanying Pond for a stroll and see what was going on.

On the first day of the eleventh lunar month, Hanying Pond was indeed as lively as ever. Flowers were in full bloom, and tourists thronged the area. Many vendors were doing business there, as well as fortune tellers, acrobats, storytellers, and more...

Shen Lingjun led Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi around to look at the chrysanthemums. Afterwards, all three of them had their hands full of sugar paintings, candied hawthorns, chrysanthemum pastries, and osmanthus cakes.

In the evening, Shen Lingjun took the two children to a restaurant by Hanying Pond to sit and rest.

From the second floor of the restaurant, you can see the lantern show on the surface of Hanying Pond.

Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi didn't act excitedly or boisterously like most children throughout the entire process, but they were clearly still very happy.

When it was time to go back, Shen Lingjun asked Dou Niang Fen Die to stay with them while he went downstairs to pay the bill.

By this time, there were not many customers left in the restaurant. As Shen Lingjun passed a private room, he heard indescribable panting and moaning coming from inside. The voices of a man and a woman were intertwined, ambiguous and wanton, making one blush.

On a beautiful autumn night, it's common for lovers to get intimate in a private room. Shen Lingjun wasn't interested in eavesdropping, but the problem was, she recognized the woman's voice as Qin Shuangya's.

Qin Shuangya is still unmarried, and she's already having an affair with someone outside?

Shen Lingjun shook his head.

What is family tradition? This is family tradition. It is inherited from her brother Qin Shaoze.

Shen Lingjun was thinking about whether he could find something to use against Qin Shuangya, which might come in handy later, when suddenly, he heard a suppressed scream coming from the private room.

"what!......"