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

Chapter 634

In the palace.

Xue Qian knelt before Huo Tingsheng and said with a forced smile:

"Your Majesty, I have already consummated my marriage with the Seventh Prince and have also obtained the authority to manage his residence. Currently, there seems to be nothing unusual within the Seventh Prince's residence. As for the Seventh Prince, he leaves early and returns late every day, and I cannot accompany him, so I do not know his whereabouts..."

Huo Tingsheng interrupted her impatiently: "So, you've been married into the family for half a month and haven't found out anything?"

Xue Qian felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

Whether she was with the Seventh Prince or the Seventh Prince's wife, it wasn't exactly a case of hitting a wall, but it felt like all her efforts were wasted on cotton.

The Seventh Prince consummated his marriage with her and didn't treat her badly. However, he was always out early and back late, rarely at home, so she had no chance to get close to him, no matter how hard she tried. She couldn't exactly chase after him outside.

The Seventh Prince's Consort treated her with utmost courtesy, remaining unperturbed no matter how much she provoked her. When she demanded control of the household, she truly relinquished it, becoming a hands-off manager herself. In any case, she was completely impervious to reason and utterly unyielding.

But Xue Qian knew she had no excuse to give Huo Tingsheng, so she could only bow her head in fear and quickly kneel down.

"It is my incompetence, Your Majesty. I will do my best to find other ways to give Your Majesty a satisfactory answer..."

Huo Tingsheng said coldly, "You're a lowly female official. I've already bestowed you upon a prince as a concubine, giving you ample respect. You'd better not disappoint me. Your sister is still in the palace. If you perform well and achieve merit, your sister will naturally have a chance to no longer be a servant. But if you're completely useless..."

Xue Qian's face turned deathly pale, cold sweat poured down her back, and she frantically kowtowed on the ground.

"I understand! I will certainly not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations!"

Her only younger sister, Xue Kui, is a year younger than her and is currently working as a palace maid.

Of course, thanks to her status as a female official, Xue Kui used to live a much better life than ordinary palace maids.

However, she was betrothed to the Seventh Prince by Huo Tingsheng, while Xue Kui remained in the palace. In reality, she was a hostage held by Huo Tingsheng to blackmail and control her.

If she doesn't do things to Huo Tingsheng's satisfaction, Xue Kui is finished.

Huo Tingsheng didn't stop her, watching her kowtow for a long time before finally saying calmly:

"Alright, get up. You should know what to do when you get back. I don't care what methods you use, I just want to hear the information I want to hear. Otherwise, you know what the consequences will be."

Xue Qian had a large patch of blood on her forehead, but she couldn't care less at that moment. She kept agreeing and carefully retreated.

On her way back to the Seventh Prince's residence from the palace, she was so worried that her heart was filled with knots of anxiety.

Previously, Huo Tingsheng's intention was simply to send her to the Seventh Prince's residence to monitor Huo Jinghuai. But judging from Huo Tingsheng's tone today, even if Huo Jinghuai has no problems, she is determined to uncover something.

She sensed that Huo Tingsheng's temperament had changed; he seemed more suspicious and extreme than before.

But what troubled her was what if Huo Jinghuai just stood still and did nothing during this period?

How was she going to explain this to Huo Tingsheng? Was she going to make up a story and frame Huo Jinghuai for a crime that didn't exist?

Xue Qian became increasingly anxious.

She wasn't stupid; she knew that Huo Tingsheng had used her as a pawn and that her fate would ultimately be one of a few certainties.

Huo Tingsheng did not want to make Huo Jinghuai the crown prince, but Huo Jinghuai had the ambition. With the father and son fighting for the crown prince, she was caught in the middle and would most likely end up as cannon fodder.

Choosing to be loyal to Huo Tingsheng, Huo Jinghuai ultimately lost the struggle for the throne, leaving him with only one path: death. As Huo Jinghuai's concubine, she would also be doomed.

If she were to turn to Huo Jinghuai, Huo Jinghuai, being such a smart and clear-headed person, would know perfectly well that she was Huo Tingsheng's spy and would never truly fall for her. In the end, she would still be the one sacrificed and abandoned.