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

Chapter 599

Lady Linyuan no longer looks so haggard and thin, but she no longer has the graceful and proud demeanor she once had; she looks tense and strained.

Cheng Di wore heavy makeup, but it couldn't hide the pockmarks on her face. The thick layer of powder filled in white pits, making her look bumpy and uneven, which only made her look uglier.

When Lady Lin Yuan saw Shen Lingjun, she instinctively flinched, but then forced a smile onto her face.

"Was Sister Wu also invited to this garden party?"

Shen Lingjun smiled faintly: "Mother, I have already married into the royal family and become a concubine. There is nothing wrong in private, but in public, it is more appropriate to call me the Seventh Prince's Consort."

Lady Lin Yuan's smile froze for a moment.

"You're right, it was my fault."

Cheng Di, standing to the side, made no attempt to hide the resentment on his face, glaring fiercely at Shen Lingjun.

Shen Lingjun completely ignored her and turned to leave.

Princess Consort of Qi was a great lover of chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemum garden in the Qi Prince's mansion was vast, with thousands of pots of various famous chrysanthemum varieties, all vying for beauty. One could admire them all in a single day.

The guests had already dispersed to enjoy the sights and activities on their own.

As Shen Lingjun was admiring a patch of rare green chrysanthemums, she suddenly heard a splashing sound coming from a corner of the garden in the distance. Not long after, a young maidservant hurriedly ran towards Shen Lingjun.

"Seventh Prince's Consort! Our young lady has accidentally fallen into the well! Please come quickly and save her!"

Shen Lingjun looked at the other person, a maid she had never seen before: "Which family are you from?"

The maidservant pleaded urgently, "I am from the Ding family of Ancheng! Please hurry and go save our young lady first, then I will go find someone else!"

Shen Lingjun raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

The little maid ran towards the more crowded area on the other side of the garden. Shen Lingjun turned and gave Hong Qing a wink, then walked towards the corner of the garden the little maid had indicated.

It was very secluded here, with hardly anyone around. Behind the artificial hill in the corner was a well, and there was indeed a slight splashing sound coming from it, as if someone was struggling in the water.

Shen Lingjun walked to the well, bent down and looked down.

Just then, a pair of hands pushed her from behind, shoving her into the well!

Shen Lingjun quickly dodged to the side, avoiding the push, and at the same time, she lifted her foot and hooked and pulled, pulling the person who pushed her from behind into the well instead!

"thump!"

Cheng Di screamed and plunged headfirst into the well!

Because she fell headfirst into the water, she choked on a mouthful of cold well water, which made her struggle violently in the water but unable to make a sound.

Later, Hong Qing also knocked out Cheng Di's nanny. This nanny was tall and strong, and looked like she knew martial arts. She was just about to attack Hong Qing.

Shen Lingjun stood by the well, watching Cheng Di struggle in the water with a cold expression.

Her tolerance for this "family" was limited. She warned Lady Linyuan and Cheng Di, but they still insisted on coming to their doom, so she had no choice but to be ruthless.

The mother and daughter had already decided to kill her and had even taken action. If she didn't deal with them decisively, there would be endless trouble in the future.

Shen Lingjun waited for a while and, seeing that there was no more movement in the well, called out her two bodyguards and ordered them to take Cheng Di's nanny away and sell her off far away.

And that little maid, she should also be Cheng Di's person, she needs to be dealt with as well.

Then Shen Lingjun acted as if nothing had happened, and left leisurely with Hong Qing.

Lady Lin Yuan was anxiously waiting for news of Cheng Di in the garden not far away.

It would be suspicious if she and Cheng Di left the public eye at the same time, so she stayed here chatting and laughing with the ladies and young women, while Cheng Di went to deal with "Cheng Wu".

The nanny that Lady Linyuan gave to Cheng Di was quite skilled in martial arts; she felt she could easily handle an ordinary woman and a maid.

Ideally, it should be that "Cheng Wu" accidentally fell into the well, and her maid tried to rescue her but also fell into the well and drowned. It was a complete accident.

But Lady Lin Yuan waited and waited, but Cheng Di never came, and she didn't even send a servant to report the news.

She gradually grew impatient while waiting.

So much time has passed, whether it succeeded or not, why is there still no news?

At this moment, Lady Linyuan saw from afar that Shen Lingjun was actually coming over safely with her maid!

Lady Lin Yuan was greatly alarmed.

Shen Lingjun looked as if nothing had happened, which meant that Cheng Di didn't even have a chance to make a move?

Where are Cheng Di and the others now? Why haven't they come over yet?

Lady Lin Yuan couldn't resist any longer and went straight to the corner of the garden to look for it.

It was quiet over there; there wasn't a soul in sight.

"Sister Di?"

Lady Linyuan called out tentatively twice, but no one answered, which made her feel increasingly uneasy.

Intuition led her to the well and she looked down.

"what!--"

A horrified scream pierced the sky as Lady Linyuan began to shout frantically!

"Help! Someone help! Help!..."

Her shout startled most of the chrysanthemum garden, and everyone rushed over.

Lady Lin Yuan pointed at the well and screamed incoherently, "My little Di'er has fallen into the water! Quickly, save her! Save her!..."

Princess Qi was also shocked and immediately ordered the servants in the mansion to climb down the well with ropes and pull Cheng Di, who was soaking in the water, out.

Cheng Di had already passed away. Princess Qi summoned the family physician to examine her, but the physician simply shook his head.

Lady Lin Yuan was almost driven mad, throwing herself onto Cheng Di's corpse and wailing in anguish.

"My dear sister Di! My oh my dear sister Di!..."

She suddenly looked up sharply, staring fiercely at Shen Lingjun, her eyes bloodshot and her face contorted, as if she wanted nothing more than to skin her alive, eat her flesh, and drink her blood.

"It was you! You pushed Sister Di into the well! You killed her!"