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

Chapter 60

Shen Lingjun's words were like weeping blood: "Before the Marquis of Yongning married my wife, he had already been having an affair with Lady Liu. Lady Liu's son and my wife's twins were born at the same time. At that time, Lady Liu was just a concubine, and Qin Xuanrui was just an illegitimate child. He was not qualified to be named the heir apparent!"

Shen Lingjun delivered the final, fatal blow: "The Marquis of Yongning and Lady Liu used their illegitimate child to replace the son of a subject's wife, confusing the legitimate and illegitimate children, concealing the truth, and petitioning the court to appoint Qin Xuanrui as the heir apparent. Strictly speaking, this is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

The emperor hadn't thought much about this troublesome matter until Shen Lingjun pointed it out, at which point he realized that Qin Shaoze was indeed suspected of deceiving the emperor.

That bastard is so audacious!

But since the emperor didn't take any action last time, it's not good to make a big fuss about holding him accountable now. Otherwise, wouldn't it make him seem like a very confused emperor who only remembered this matter after being reminded by someone?

However, he will still give justice to Shen Lingjun and her son.

Putting everything else aside, she saved the Sixth Prince's life, so he could naturally make the decision for her on such a reasonable request.

The Emperor coughed and said, "The Marquis of Yongning has indeed gone too far. The position of heir should belong to Madam Shen's own son. I will issue an edict immediately to change the title of heir to the Marquis of Yongning."

Shen Lingjun kowtowed deeply again: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty's grace is boundless, and I am deeply grateful!"

She had a very accurate grasp of the emperor's psychology.

The current emperor of the Northern Yi is not a particularly wise and brilliant ruler. He lacks great talent and ambition, as well as deep cunning. Overall, he is rather mediocre, but he is not a foolish ruler who cannot distinguish right from wrong.

She uttered the words "crime of deceiving the emperor," which would surely enrage the emperor, but in order to save face, he would not retaliate against the Yongning Marquis's mansion. Instead, he would only become more disgusted with Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman.

In addition to the fact that she saved the sixth prince's life, the emperor would definitely grant her request and change her title to the heir of the Yongning Marquis.

A cold glint flashed in Shen Lingjun's eyes.

She will get back everything that the Marquis of Yongning's family owes her!

After the emperor and his entourage left with the sixth prince, Shen Lingjun finally had a chance to speak with Consort Jing.

Consort Jing had already heard that her niece, Shen Lingjun, had reunited with her biological children. She was very happy that Shen Lingjun brought Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi to the palace to visit her.

Consort Jing gave Qin Chuyao a jade pendant and Qin Jianxi a gold lock as gifts for their first meeting.

Seeing that Consort Jing was still wearing last year's winter clothes, Shen Lingjun asked, "Has the Imperial Household Department not sent any new winter clothes this year?"

Consort Jing shook her head and smiled, "It's not my turn yet."

Shen Lingjun knew that Consort Jing was not favored. The emperor liked beautiful women, and all the favored concubines in the palace were outstanding beauties. Consort Jing did not meet the primary requirement.

Consort Jing's features are actually quite delicate, but her skin tone is dark yellow, and coupled with her age, she looks rather unwell, which greatly diminishes her appearance.

Shen Lingjun thought for a moment and wrote down a few prescriptions for Consort Jing.

"Your Majesty, because Yao'er has a heart ailment, I have recently been studying medicine on my own. I found these beauty and skin care secrets in a medical book. Some are for internal use, some are for external application, and some are for bathing. You may find them useful."

She hoped that Consort Jing could have a better life. In this deep palace, a concubine who is not favored by the emperor and has no children to rely on often faces a very bleak old age.

Moreover, it would be of great benefit for the Wen family and the Shen family to have someone influential in the palace.

Consort Jing accepted the prescription but didn't take it too seriously, since Shen Lingjun had said that she had only recently started learning medicine on her own.

But she was still very happy with the gesture and said with a smile, "Then thank you, Jun'er. I'll give it a try later."

Shen Lingjun spoke with Consort Jing for a while. There were time restrictions for visiting the palace, and when it was almost time, she took the twins and bid farewell to leave the palace.

Now, she is just waiting for the imperial decree to change the title of heir apparent.