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

Chapter 677

In August, Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi arrived in Xiqi'an City.

Qin Jianxi left her business in Beiyi capital to Yan'e to manage. Taking advantage of this trip to Xiqi, she also opened up the Xiqi market, bringing with her a large and impressive caravan.

She brought most of the goods she sold in Beiyi with her.

Now that the Northern Yi and Western Qi are unlikely to wage war again for decades, trade between the two countries can proceed freely.

After Qin Jianxi settled the caravan and business matters outside, she and Qin Chuyao pretended to be a pair of pitiful children who had been separated from their biological father for many years and were taken into the East Palace.

The explosive news that the Crown Prince had found his two biological children who had been separated from their parents immediately caused a sensation throughout Ancheng.

The Crown Prince publicly claimed that he had a one-night stand with a woman he met by chance nine years ago, and that the woman had unexpectedly become pregnant and gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, which is why he has only now recognized her.

Countless princes and nobles in the court found it hard to believe.

Those families with daughters of marriageable age are all fighting tooth and nail for the position of concubine, thinking that whoever can give birth to the crown prince's eldest son or daughter will have an unlimited future.

How come the Crown Prince suddenly has a son and a daughter, and they're already quite grown up?

They couldn't catch up even if they tried!

Some people questioned the authenticity of the bloodline, but the Crown Prince publicly verified the bloodline of the two children with a red dragon snake and confirmed that it was correct. He then successfully recognized the twins as his ancestors and recorded them in the royal genealogy.

Subsequently, the Crown Princess expressed her great joy that the Crown Prince had a worthy successor. Since the children's biological mother had long since passed away, the Crown Princess adopted the two children and raised them as her own, treating them as her legitimate offspring.

With the status of the eldest son being the legitimate heir, the Crown Prince naturally designated his eldest son as the Imperial Grandson, the next heir apparent. The eldest daughter was granted the title of Princess.

Everyone was increasingly dumbfounded, but there was nothing they could do to stop it.

After all, the eldest son has already taken the place of the legitimate heir, and he is already eight or nine years old. Not to mention that the Crown Prince currently has no other sons, even if he does have more in the future, it will be difficult for him to surpass the eldest son.

Qin Chuyao was initially conflicted and hesitant, but after being named the Crown Prince, he finally made up his mind and began to seriously learn the art of governing the country from Mo Chonggui.

Qin Jianxi was granted the title of Princess Anhe, and when Mo Chonggui ascends the throne in the future, she will be granted the title of Princess.

She was overjoyed at first, but after enjoying a few days of the noble and idle life of a princess in the Eastern Palace, she found it boring and couldn't stand it anymore. So she started messing around with her business again, planning to become the richest woman in Ancheng in Western Qi.

With the arrival of two children, the Eastern Palace suddenly became much more lively.

Mo Zhonggui and Shen Lingjun each brought their twins to several important public occasions such as palace banquets and gatherings.

The Crown Prince attaches great importance to his grandson and places high hopes on him. The Crown Princess also loves these two children, who are not her own, from the bottom of her heart and treats them as her own.

As a result, those families who were originally ambitious and fought tooth and nail for the position of the Crown Prince's concubine were greatly disappointed.

The Crown Prince already has an eldest son and daughter, and has even established a heir apparent. Even if she becomes a concubine and gives birth to a son, she'll have no chance.

However, even if the throne is out of reach, becoming a concubine of the crown prince remains the top choice for many daughters of noble families. Therefore, many families are still unwilling to give up and are still eyeing this position, making the competition extremely fierce.

The pressure also fell on Mo Zhonggui. He kept dragging his feet, but that wasn't a long-term solution. He still had to choose someone to fill the vacancy.

If we choose a real heiress from a prominent family, it's easy to imagine that selecting her would only create more trouble, and a huge amount of trouble at that.

But we can't do what we did back then, where we had Shen Lingjun replace Cheng Wu, and then find someone from our own circle to take her place as a rich girl.