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

Chapter 663

Shen Lingjun nodded: "Alright."

Mo Zhonggui looked at her and said, "By the way, I've already introduced you to my mother. You shouldn't call her Marshal Xie anymore; you should call her Mother."

Shen Lingjun paused and remained silent for a moment.

She had always been reluctant to think about her future with Mo Zhonggui, but now it seemed that the time had come to confront it directly.

Shen Lingjun hesitated for a moment before carefully speaking:

"There's something I've always wanted to say, and now it's time to say it... Back then, we were both impersonating other people and were husband and wife in name only. I never intended to stay in Xiqi from the beginning; I only stayed here to help you get revenge. Now that you have avenged your great enemy and hold the imperial power, there is no need for me to stay any longer."

Mo Zhonggui was taken aback: "You want to go back to Beiyi?"

Shen Lingjun: "Not necessarily. They might go on a journey around the world, just like my senior brothers and sisters."

Mo Zhonggui's tone turned slightly somber: "And what about me?"

Shen Lingjun looked directly at him: "You are now the Crown Prince of Western Qi. Huo Tingsheng will die sooner or later. When that time comes, won't you ascend the throne and become emperor?"

After thinking for a moment, she decided to be frank: "I can't live my whole life wearing the mask of 'Cheng Wu'. My true identity is the daughter of a military family in Bei Yi, and I can't be a concubine of the Emperor of Xi Qi. Even if my identity were suitable, I wouldn't stay in the harem and serve one emperor with three thousand beauties."

She has fulfilled her promise to avenge Mo Zhonggui, and now she can retire gracefully.

She has choices and a way out, so naturally she should follow her heart.

She wasn't without lingering feelings for Mo Zhonggui. But she was clear-headed; their future was destined to be apart.

Mo Zhonggui frowned: "Who said I was going to be the emperor of Western Qi?"

Now it was Shen Lingjun's turn to widen her eyes in shock: "You don't want to be emperor?"

Mo Zhonggui: "I have no interest in Huo Tingsheng's position."

Huo Tingsheng sat on that throne, and for his dragon throne, he killed Xie Qingmo and wiped out the entire Xie family.

He only wanted revenge, but he didn't want the throne.

Shen Lingjun was taken aback: "But... then who will take the role?"

Mo Zhonggui: "I am also considering this candidate to inherit the throne."

Mo Zhonggui never intended to remain Crown Prince of Western Qi for long. He only wanted to stabilize the Western Qi court and control central power while Huo Tingsheng was still alive, and then pass the throne to the next candidate once everything was in place.

Although Mo Chonggui didn't want Huo Tingsheng to die too soon, Huo Tingsheng had already been poisoned by the Three Thousand Sorrows Wine, and his body was failing. He couldn't hold on for much longer; a year or two would be enough. At that time, a new emperor would have to ascend the throne.

Who should be the new emperor?

Mo Zhonggui pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think of Yao'er?"

Shen Lingjun: "..."

Mo Chonggui: "After thinking it over, I really can't think of anyone else. It would be too difficult to let an outsider inherit the throne, and there would be a lot of turmoil and twists and turns. Among those with the blood of the Western Qi royal family, only Yao'er can sit on this position and maintain peace between Western Qi and Northern Yi. We don't have to worry about that. After all, he is the emperor of a great country. It's not like we're doing Yao'er a disservice."

Then she remembered something and said, "Didn't Xi'er want to become a princess? The eldest princess is even more prestigious."

Shen Lingjun: "..."