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

Chapter 591

Shen Lingjun stared blankly for several seconds before looking at the plate of crispy abalone and snails with a look of sudden realization and shock.

"Your Highness! Did you poison this pastry?!"

Consort Xing smiled kindly.

"What poison? You are my own niece. How could I possibly harm you? We are family. As long as you come to the palace more often to chat with me and talk about your family, and help me with a small favor when needed, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Shen Lingjun's face turned deathly pale: "Your Majesty..."

Consort Xing said leisurely, "Wu Jie'er, I think you are a smart person and should understand what I mean. I am tired today, so I will not keep you any longer. Go back and think it over carefully. Come to the palace again on this day next month. As long as you do as I say, I will guarantee that nothing will happen to you."

Then he instructed the palace maid, "Show the guest out."

Shen Lingjun maintained a look of fear, shock, and helplessness until she left the palace and boarded the carriage back to the Seventh Prince's residence. Only then did she relax and stretch her face, which was almost stiff from acting.

Huo Sizhen's choice to marry Cheng Wu to "Huo Jinghuai" was truly a brilliant one.

Previously, Huo Sizhen wanted to use her, but now that Huo Sizhen has fallen from power, her aunt, Consort Xing, wants to use her again.

It is clear that Shen Lingjun's decision to impersonate Cheng Wu was a very prescient one.

Consort Xing's attempt to poison her to control her might have worked on an ordinary person, but for Shen Lingjun, it was utterly futile.

She could use this opportunity to deal with Consort Xing.

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The Lin Yuan Earl's Residence.

"I'm so angry! The Zhang family isn't some prestigious or noble clan, and I haven't even looked down on them yet, so why does he dare to be dissatisfied with me!"

Cheng Di flew into a rage and swept all the teapots and teacups off the table onto the floor.

The servants around them didn't dare to breathe. Marquis Lin Yuan quickly stepped forward to comfort Cheng Di.

"Our Miss Di is beautiful and talented; she's even worthy of a prince. It's just that the Zhang family is opportunistic, all talk and no action, and that second young master of the Zhang family has no taste! He can't judge people! Don't be angry, Miss Di; Father will find you someone better later!"

Cheng Di is fifteen years old this year, well past the age to get married. The Marquis of Linyuan's family has been arranging marriages for her since last year, but nothing has gone smoothly.

Lady Lin Yuan herself came from an ordinary background, but married into the Lin Yuan family, a noble family, and tasted the sweetness of social class advancement brought about by marriage. Therefore, she had extremely high standards and felt that Cheng Di should at least marry into a marquis's family or a family with an official rank of third grade or above.

After more than a year of searching, they still haven't found a suitable match. The Lin Yuan Earl's Mansion doesn't like those with poor conditions; and they don't like those who meet their conditions.

After all, the Lin Yuan Marquis's Mansion didn't have a very good status in Ancheng. The Marquis of Lin Yuan was retired and only held the title of Marquis, without any real power, connections, or wealth.

Nowadays, no thriving aristocratic families would choose a family that is half-declining.

Moreover, although Cheng Di is good-looking, she was spoiled by the Lin Yuan Earl and his wife, so she has a very high opinion of herself and a bad temper. You'll know this once you get to know her a little more.

They finally managed to find the Zhang family, a family that had only recently risen to prominence. Previously, Lady Linyuan had felt that the Zhang family's history and heritage were not long enough, but they were the best they could find at the moment.

The Zhang family wasn't very enthusiastic about the marriage. They arranged for the two young people to meet at a banquet, but the Zhang family sent a matchmaker to politely say that it wasn't a good match. In reality, it was because the second son of the Zhang family didn't like Cheng Di.

Cheng Di, who considered herself exceptionally beautiful and loved by everyone, was always the one who disliked others and never the other way around. This incident infuriated her.

She ignored the Earl of Linyuan's attempts to comfort her and turned to run off to find the Earl of Linyuan's wife.