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

Chapter 469

"Marshal Shen, the Emperor has issued an edict summoning you to the palace for a meeting."

Shen Wei quickly stood up: "Your Majesty, I will be there right away."

Shen Wei left the meeting, and the family meeting ended without a conclusion.

Shen Jingyang also escaped a short while. He glared at Shen Lingjun and quickly made his escape before Wen Shi could continue nagging him.

Shen Lingjun carried the two children back to the Yongning Marquis's residence.

After returning, he first gave Qin Jianxi a good beating, until Qin Jianxi begged for mercy repeatedly and promised not to say anything out of line again.

Shen Lingjun still had a headache.

Although she managed to suppress the Shen family's side, the root of the problem still lay with Mo Zhonggui.

He actually went directly to the Shen residence with gifts to propose marriage!

It must have been her looking at him today that upset him... But that's no excuse! She never agreed to be with him in the first place!

Shen Lingjun felt she should talk to Mo Zhonggui again, even though she knew it was unlikely to make him give up, but she had to try.

Mo Zhonggui had told her so many times that he wanted to marry her, and subconsciously, she had imagined what it would be like to marry him.

I've even had dreams like that occasionally...

The thought of those bizarre, surreal, and indescribable dreams sent chills down Shen Lingjun's spine and made his whole body tingle.

terrible!

I still can't marry him! Absolutely not!

The next day, Shen Lingjun went to the Mo residence but did not see Mo Chonggui. However, during this trip, she heard some sensational news.

The Crown Prince of Western Qi is bringing a delegation of envoys to the capital of Northern Yi.

They are said to be here to negotiate peace.

This news shocked almost everyone in Beiyi.

The Western Qi and the Northern Yi have been fighting for decades, and now they want to make peace?

Shen Lingjun immediately changed course and went to the Shen residence.

Inside the Shen residence, Shen Wei was discussing this matter with Madam Wen and Shen Jingyang, all of them with solemn expressions.

Shen Lingjun went in and asked, "Is it true that Xiqi came to negotiate peace?"

Shen Wei said, "It's true. I was just thinking of calling you over to talk about this too."

Shen Lingjun frowned: "What is Xi Qi planning?"

Shen Wei: "Yesterday His Majesty summoned a group of our senior officials to the palace for a long discussion. Our guess is that Western Qi suffered a major defeat last year and was severely weakened, while we still have relatively sufficient troops and military supplies. I originally planned to launch an attack on Western Qi after the autumn harvest this year. This time, they definitely cannot withstand it, so they came to sue for peace ahead of schedule."

Shen Lingjun was incredulous: "The Western Qi has been harassing the borders of the Northern Yi for years. Now that they can't win, they're resorting to delaying tactics. Do they think they can just sue for peace? What is the Northern Yi court's attitude towards this?"

Shen Wei: "The Emperor and all the court officials, including myself, naturally gave Western Qi a thorough dressing down. When they attacked us, they didn't hesitate to fight back. Now that we are stronger than them and it's our turn to fight back, they come to beg for peace. What a load of rubbish! It's no use whoever comes to beg for peace. We should just beat them to a pulp!"

Shen Lingjun thought so too.

But she sensed that there was more to Shen Wei's words than met the eye.

"but?"

Shen Wei sighed and gave a bitter smile.

"However, those old bastards from Xiqi tricked us beforehand."