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

Chapter 518

Mo Zhonggui followed Xie Zhilin into the inner room and immediately saw a young man lying on the bed with a pale face and sunken eyes.

He looked at it several times before recognizing it as Huo Jinghuai, the seventh prince of Western Qi.

Mo Zhonggui knew Huo Jinghuai; he was the son of Fang Kui, a female general in the Qingluan Army.

Fang Kui was originally from a military family in Western Qi. Later, she followed Xie Qingmo to learn martial arts and lead troops, and gradually became a general by Xie Qingmo's side.

After Xie Qingmo's death, the Qingluan Army was disbanded and reorganized, and Huo Tingsheng killed far too many people in the process. In order to avoid causing too much turmoil, he did not kill Fang Kui, but instead tried to take her into his harem as a way of appeasement.

Fang Kui did enter the harem, but she had already learned the truth about Xie Qingmo's murder from the Xie family, and she went there to avenge Xie Qingmo.

However, her revenge failed. She became pregnant unexpectedly, and shortly after giving birth to Huo Jinghuai, she was silently eliminated by Huo Tingsheng.

Huo Jinghuai was just an infant at the time, which is why he was spared and raised under the care of a concubine of low rank.

Naturally, Huo Jinghuai became the least favored prince of Western Qi, and Huo Tingsheng was disgusted by him.

In the Western Qi royal family, he was practically invisible. Despite being a prince, he was disliked everywhere and held a very lowly position.

Mo Chonggui had previously sent Xie Zhilin to find Huo Jinghuai. Huo Jinghuai was Fang Kui's son, and Huo Tingsheng was also his mother's killer. If they could win Huo Jinghuai over, they would have one more inside agent in the Western Qi royal family.

Xie Zhilin approached Huo Jinghuai, who then learned that Fang Kui was murdered by Huo Tingsheng. He harbored resentment towards Huo Tingsheng, but due to his poor health, low status, and mediocre abilities, he could only play a very limited role. Mo Zhonggui merely used him as a temporary mole.

Xie Zhilin said, "After Huo Sizhen returned to Xiqi, he was scolded and punished by Huo Tingsheng because of the rumors about his homosexuality. Although he was not removed from the position of crown prince for the time being, he has fallen out of favor. The other princes have begun to make moves, and they are probably already fighting for the throne."

He pointed at Huo Jinghuai.

"The Seventh Prince was suspected by Huo Sizhen and was the first to be assassinated. I encountered the Seventh Prince, who had fled to the western border. He was already seriously injured and being pursued, so I could only escort him to you, my cousin. I've been using my internal energy to keep him alive, but his injuries are too severe, I'm afraid..."

Xie Zhilin shook his head at this point.

Mo Zhonggui looked at Huo Jinghuai's condition, and it was indeed very bad.

He suffered internal injuries, and his internal organs were severely damaged. Even with Mo Zhonggui's profound internal strength, he could not save him from such injuries.

Mo Zhonggui said, "I'll ask Ling Jun to come and take a look."

He didn't want to bother Shen Lingjun, but with this level of injury, only if Shen Lingjun came might there be any hope.

If that doesn't work, then there's really nothing more that can be done.

Mo Zhonggui sent Ye Huaichi to invite Shen Lingjun, and Shen Lingjun arrived very quickly.

It's one thing for her to be angry with Mo Chonggui, but it's another thing to help him; public and private matters should be kept separate.

Shen Lingjun examined Huo Jinghuai and shook her head helplessly at Mo Zhonggui.

"His injuries are too severe. If he had been brought to me a few days earlier, there might have been a chance to save him. But now he is on his last legs. He is only being kept alive by the internal energy supplied from the outside, but he won't last much longer and will soon pass away completely."

Mo Zhonggui and Xie Zhilin's expressions both darkened.

They didn't actually have a deep connection with Huo Jinghuai, but he was, after all, the son of Xie Qingmo's old friend, and they were in the same camp, fellow sufferers. Now that they saw Huo Jinghuai was about to die, they couldn't help but feel gloomy.

Just then, Huo Jinghuai coughed weakly twice and woke up.

When he saw Xie Zhilin and then Mo Zhonggui, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Brother, I finally made it this far and am here to see you again..."