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

Chapter 669

Shen Lingjun smiled too.

"Alright, I'll bring my younger sister into the East Palace from outside and let her live with you. It'll be good for you sisters to have each other and keep you company, so you won't be bored all the time."

Xue Qian was overjoyed: "Thank you for your kindness, Crown Princess!"

That's how the matter was settled.

The next day, Shen Lingjun had Xue Kui brought in.

Xue Qian brought Xue Kui to express their gratitude to Shen Lingjun.

Xue Kui was only about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was shorter and thinner than Xue Qian, and not as beautiful.

Perhaps it was because she was just a low-ranking palace maid in the palace, with a humble status and a less refined demeanor than Xue Qian, and she seemed rather timid.

Xue Kui followed Xue Qian in bowing and whispered, "Thank you for the Crown Princess's grace in allowing this servant to enter the East Palace to accompany my sister."

Shen Lingjun laughed and said, "Don't call yourself a servant anymore. You are no longer a palace maid. Your sister is the Crown Prince's concubine, so you can be considered a relative of the Eastern Palace."

Xue Kui's eyes lit up slightly, revealing a look of joy: "This servant... this humble girl dares not presume to presume. The Crown Princess is kind and benevolent. I will stay with you, sister, and will certainly be careful in my words and actions, and will not cause any trouble for the Eastern Palace!"

Shen Lingjun then gave the order to arrange for Xue Kui to also move into Qixiang Garden, and told Xue Qian to settle her in herself.

Xue Qian's situation is settled, but there are still many vacancies in the backyard of the Eastern Palace.

The crown prince can usually establish one principal wife, two secondary wives, and four concubines. After he ascends the throne, these women will all enter the harem and be directly appointed as concubines. Even a concubine can at least be appointed as a beauty of the fourth rank.

The Crown Prince already has a principal wife; Xue Qian only has one concubine, and there are two subordinates of Mo Zhonggui serving as concubines, making a total of four. For a Crown Prince, this harem is quite empty.

Moreover, these four seem to be quite useless. The Crown Prince has been married and taken concubines for so long, yet he still has no children.

Whoever marries into the family at this time and gives birth to the first child for the Crown Prince will definitely have a secure position and unlimited wealth and honor in the future.

The positions of one concubine and four secondary concubines have now become highly sought-after by various aristocratic families.

Of these, the position of concubine was naturally the most fiercely contested.

Several prominent families in Ancheng are vying to send their most outstanding daughters to the Eastern Palace; they're practically fighting tooth and nail to get them.

Mo Zhonggui simply used this as an excuse to sit back and watch the two sides fight, and neither side would agree to it.

The answer is that they're all good, but I don't know which one to choose. If I choose one, I'm afraid of offending this person; if I choose another, I'm afraid of offending this person. So I might as well not choose any at all.