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

Chapter 484

Shen Lingjun suppressed the bitter feeling in his heart, calmed himself down, and asked in a low voice:

"So your current name, Mo, comes from your mother's name."

Mo Chonggui: "Yes, the name 'Chonggui' comes from a painting she drew of me when I was a child."

Shen Lingjun then asked, "So, Huo Sizhen is the concubine's illegitimate son?"

Mo Zhonggui sneered: "He's two years older than me. His mother was originally a 'thin horse' (a woman of lowly birth), and Huo Tingsheng took her in as a concubine. Despite her background, they were still promoted to Empress and Crown Prince, which shows how much they cared for the mother and son."

The current Empress Xi Qiong of Western Qi was a daughter of a fallen noble family who ended up as a prostitute kept by a brokerage firm. Huo Tingsheng met her, fell in love at first sight, and took her as his concubine.

After Huo Tingsheng ascended the throne, in order to give her a high position in the harem, he killed everyone who knew about her past experiences, erased her dark history of being a "skinny horse" (a euphemism for a concubine), exonerated the Xi family, and restored her status as a noble lady.

Because of Xie Qingmo, Xi Qiong and her son Huo Sizhen were sent away by Huo Tingsheng and lived in darkness for several years, so she hated Xie Qingmo to the core.

After Xie Qingmo was banished to the Cold Palace, Xi Qiong entered the palace as a concubine, and their positions were reversed overnight. Xi Qiong finally got her revenge and often went to the Cold Palace to torment Xie Qingmo to vent her anger.

What was sent to Xie Qingmo were stinking dirty water, moldy leftovers, and tattered clothes.

After being poisoned, Xie Qingmo's martial arts skills were weakened, leaving her with little power to resist. Xi Qiong then ordered the palace servants to beat and kick her, even throwing her into the lake in the dead of winter, preventing her from getting ashore...

The reason Xie Qingmo died of illness after only a few months in the Cold Palace was mainly due to Xi Qiong.

Huo Sizhen, who was only ten years old at the time, often came in with his mother to bully and abuse Huo Xiu.

Mo Zhonggui said coldly, "Back then, Huo Tingsheng and the others all thought I had died in the pursuit. Now, nineteen years have passed, and it seems that Huo Sizhen has long forgotten me."

But his hatred did not fade in the slightest.

Shen Lingjun remained silent for a long time before saying seriously, "If you want to take revenge on the Western Qi royal family, please feel free to ask me for help if there is anything I can do to assist you."

She was a member of the Shen family, and they were originally on the same side. Moreover, she had saved Fu Shiyan's life back then, although unknowingly, but Fu Shiyan was still Mo Chonggui's enemy with whom she had a blood feud. She always hoped to make up for this unintentional mistake as much as possible.

Mo Zhonggui glanced at her and asked, "The poison Huo Tingsheng gave my mother, which can drastically change a person's temperament and drive them insane, is called 'Three Thousand Troubles of Dust.' Can you make it?"

Shen Lingjun had heard his master, the Elder Xingju, mention the slow-acting poison, the Three Thousand Troubles of Dust, which last appeared decades ago, and whose recipe had long been lost. Legend has it that making this medicine is extremely difficult, requiring a wide variety of rare and precious raw materials that are very hard to find.

The one Huo Tingsheng used was probably an extremely rare finished product left over from the past.

Shen Lingjun didn't know the secret formula for the Three Thousand Troubles of Dust, but judging from the effects of this slow-acting poison, it was similar to the Dissolving Powder. Both were difficult to detect and took effect gradually over a long period of time. The only difference was that one mainly affected physical constitution and martial arts, while the other affected the mind and spirit.

Shen Lingjun said, "I can try. I can't guarantee that I can make the exact same Three Thousand Troubles Dust, but it can have similar medicinal effects. It will just take a long time."

As she was speaking, she suddenly heard a noisy commotion coming from afar.

Since the two had already announced their engagement, there was no need to hide their relationship anymore, so they went together to see what was going on.