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

Chapter 678

Cheng Wu was a special case; she happened to have grown up on a manor, and almost no one in Ancheng knew her. Where else could you find another young lady from such a prominent family?

Mo Chonggui could only decide not to look for a daughter from a prestigious family, but instead find a female subordinate, fabricate the identity of an ordinary family's daughter, and marry her off to get by.

Although it might offend some of the powerful and wealthy families who are vying for a place in the palace, it's better to choose the lesser of two evils than to have an outsider suddenly enter the already impregnable Eastern Palace.

Mo Zhonggui discussed it with Shen Lingjun and also informed Xue Qian.

The next day, as Shen Lingjun was searching for suitable ordinary families in Ancheng to impersonate the maternal family of this concubine, Dou Niang came in to report that Xue Kui was requesting an audience.

Shen Lingjun was a little surprised.

Since being brought into the Eastern Palace, Xue Kui has been living with Xue Qian in Qixiang Garden. She is quite honest and quiet, and doesn't have much of a presence.

Why did you suddenly come to see her alone today?

"Let her in."

Xue Kui was brought in.

She looks much better now than before. Perhaps Xue Qian's teachings have been effective; her clothes and makeup are more harmonious, and she looks elegant and refined, with the air of a girl from a modest family.

However, perhaps because she had been a palace maid for so long, she was ultimately not very generous.

Shen Lingjun wasn't paying much attention to Xue Kui at the moment, and casually asked, "What is it?"

Xue Kui said cautiously, "Your Highness, I've heard that His Highness only wishes to find another concubine from an ordinary background?"

Shen Lingjun then looked at her seriously.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Xue Kui lowered her head, twisting the hem of her dress, and said timidly, "His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have shown my sister and me immense kindness. Although I am not as intelligent as my elder sister, I still wish to share His Highness's burdens. Currently, my elder sister has taken one of the two positions of concubine in the Eastern Palace, leaving the other vacant. Seeing that His Highness and the Crown Princess are troubled by this, I have dared to come here..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lingjun understood Xue Kui's meaning.

"You mean, you want to be another concubine?"

Xue Kui hurriedly knelt down: "I didn't mean anything by it. Anyway, my sister and I will both be leaving in the future. It's more convenient for me to find someone else than for the Crown Princess..."

Shen Lingjun and Mo Zhonggui had not previously considered making Xue Kui another concubine.

The main reason is that Xue Qian was bestowed upon Huo Tingsheng, and she is both talented and beautiful. Keeping her as a concubine is quite reasonable.

However, it would be inappropriate to make Xue Kui another concubine, as the two sisters in the family would occupy both positions. Crucially, Xue Kui's qualifications weren't particularly impressive, and there was no reason to favor her; it simply didn't make sense.

Shen Lingjun looked down at Xue Kui on the ground.

They've worked together for so long that they know Xue Qian's personality quite well, and they trust her.

But Shen Lingjun didn't need to test Xue Kui too much. Just by looking at her eyes, he knew she wasn't a docile person. She appeared respectful on the surface, but her eyes were actually darting around.

She wanted to become a concubine, but she might not be like Xue Qian, truly giving up the wealth and honor right in front of her and leaving the Eastern Palace.