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

Chapter 632

Shen Lingjun remained calm and said happily, "Consort Xue is so thoughtful. I'm always busy and have a terrible headache, so I'll leave all the affairs of the manor to Consort Xue."

Xue Qian: "......"

This really stumped her.

...Wait, why is the Seventh Prince's Consort reacting like this?

Her words were so infuriating, shouldn't we be furious and argue back?

Not only did she not get angry at all, but she actually entrusted the Seventh Prince's residence to her management?

The Seventh Prince and his wife couldn't possibly be unaware of Huo Tingsheng's purpose in bestowing her upon the Seventh Prince's residence as a concubine. How could "Cheng Wu" not even be wary of her?

Shen Lingjun didn't care. The Seventh Prince's residence had two operating systems. One was the one on the surface, which consisted of her and "Huo Jinghuai" as the two masters, with about twenty servants. The population structure was very simple, and management was just about the daily tasks.

There's also the clandestine system, Mo Chonggui's own power base. Even if outsiders entered the Seventh Prince's residence, they couldn't see or touch it; it wouldn't matter if Xue Qian took over the management of the Seventh Prince's residence.

Shen Lingjun handed over the Seventh Prince's mansion's account books, tokens, storeroom keys, and other items to Xue Qian that same day.

This move was completely unexpected by Xue Qian, which made Xue Qian quite nervous for a while, wondering if the Seventh Prince's Consort had dug some kind of trap for her to fall into.

Therefore, for the time being, I dare not make any rash moves. I simply take over the business normally and take care of it like an ordinary mistress of the house.

Now that she had the power to manage the residence, Xue Qian looked around the entire Seventh Prince's residence but found nothing unusual.

However, even if "Huo Jinghuai" harbored rebellious intentions, it's unlikely he would so openly display them in a place where she could see them.

Xue Qian didn't dwell on it too much and quickly got busy with her own things.

Her desire to seize power in the manor was not merely to provoke the Seventh Prince's wife and investigate the Seventh Prince's residence; she also had her own motives.

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royal palace.

Huo Tingsheng returned from court in a terrible mood. When he got back to the imperial study, he smashed a bunch of things.

During the morning court session today, several officials urged him to establish a crown prince. Their reasons were high-sounding but were the same old clichés: that without a crown prince, it would easily cause unrest among the people, chaos in the court, and be detrimental to the peace and prosperity of the country.

Since Huo Sizhen was deposed, the position of Crown Prince of Western Qi has remained vacant, and the court officials have repeatedly urged Huo Tingsheng to appoint a new heir. But this time is different; the candidate recommended by everyone is none other than Huo Jinghuai!

Because of Huo Jinghuai's background, Huo Tingsheng never considered passing the throne to Huo Jinghuai, a fact that should be known to everyone in the court.

But now so many people are speaking up for Huo Jinghuai!

Did these court officials feel that Huo Jinghuai was the only one capable of shouldering this important task, so they could only recommend him, or had they already been won over by Huo Jinghuai?

If it is the latter, then the fact that Huo Jinghuai, with such a poor background, can gain so much support makes the danger even more formidable!

Huo Tingsheng did not agree in court and delayed the matter, but he was indeed facing the predicament of having no one to appoint as crown prince.

Apart from Huo Jinghuai, the other princes were even less likely to become crown prince.

Huo Tingsheng felt annoyed, and his head started to ache; his temples throbbed.

Lately, he has felt his mental state deteriorating. He has trouble sleeping at night, suffers from insomnia and wakes up easily, and even when he does fall asleep, he dreams all night long, and it's all nightmares.

During the day, I often experience chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, and restlessness.

The imperial physician was summoned to examine him, and all he could say was that he was overworked day and night with state affairs, and that he was suffering from excessive worry, resulting in spleen deficiency and liver stagnation.