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

Chapter 611

She was about to serve Lord Linyuan gently and attentively when she saw two servants following behind him, each holding a white silk ribbon, and a sinister eunuch staring at her from behind.

Lady Lin Yuan was momentarily stunned, unable to process what was happening.

"My lord, this is..."

The Earl of Linyuan didn't speak, but gave the two servants a look, and the two of them surrounded the Earl of Linyuan's wife.

Lady Lin Yuan was terrified and retreated repeatedly, crying out, "What are you doing! My lord!..."

Without a word, the two servants grabbed Lady Linyuan, put the white silk around her neck, and tightened it.

Lord Linyuan stood to the side, his face showing reluctance, his brows furrowed.

"Don't blame me. You killed someone, which is indeed a capital offense. It was the Imperial Concubine who wanted to avenge her sister, and there was nothing I could do."

Lady Linyuan struggled and kicked desperately, grabbing the white silk around her neck, staring intently at Lord Linyuan, her mouth wide open, but she was strangled so tightly that she couldn't make a sound, her eyes bulging out.

The Earl of Linyuan really didn't want to see her like this, so he could only turn his head away.

A moment later, Lady Lin Yuan was still. The servant loosened the white silk, and she fell to the ground, motionless, her eyes still wide open, dying with unresolved grievances.

The eunuch outside came in, glanced at the corpse of Lady Linyuan, and said to the Earl of Linyuan with satisfaction:

"That's right, my lord. I'm going back to the palace to report to Her Majesty."

With that, he left leisurely.

The Earl of Linyuan's gaze fell on the corpse of his wife. When he saw those eyes staring at him, he felt a chill run down his spine and his scalp tingled. He quickly turned away again and waved his sleeve.

"Hurry up and drag her away! Tell everyone she died suddenly from a serious illness, and proceed with the funeral arrangements as normal, burying her in the Cheng family ancestral grave!"

He felt that as a murderer with two lives on her hands, he could at least leave her a respectable reputation after her death by allowing her to enter the Jin family ancestral graves, which was a fair deal for her.

He didn't worry about Lady Linyuan for long before he remembered an even more troublesome problem: his remarriage.

If Ancheng were to marry a third wife, he would really have very few options left. Where would he even begin to look?

......

The Seventh Prince's Residence.

Shen Lingjun learned of the sudden death of Lady Linyuan the next day.

She had already broken ties with the Lin Yuan Earl's family and didn't return to attend the Lin Yuan Earl's wife's funeral; after all, she was just a stepmother. Besides, the Lin Yuan Earl certainly didn't want to see her anyway, so it was better not to get in each other's way.

Consort Xing was quite capable. She had only said it briefly, but Consort Xing actually stepped in and got rid of Lady Linyuan.

Now that Consort Xing had helped her, it was time for her to repay Consort Xing.

Two days later, Mo Chonggui secretly left Ancheng in the early morning and headed to Xiaowan Village. No sooner had he left than Shen Lingjun had someone inform the Xing family.