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

Chapter 679

However, Shen Lingjun did not expose Xue Kui on the spot.

He casually offered a reason, saying, "It is indeed convenient, but not quite appropriate. When your sister leaves the Eastern Palace, we need to find a reason to say that she has died. If you both become concubines, and then the two sisters both die, what a coincidence! Wouldn't people outside become suspicious?"

Xue Kui thought it made sense. Although she was very unwilling, she didn't dare to argue any further and could only leave reluctantly.

As soon as Xue Kui left, Shen Lingjun immediately instructed Dou Niang: "Spread the word of what Xue Kui said here to Consort Xue."

Xue Kui must have been blinded by the power and wealth of the Crown Prince, which led her to have her own ulterior motives.

This is not surprising, though. Xue Kui had endured a lot of hardship and suffering in the palace, so it's only natural that she was unwilling to settle for mediocrity and had ambitions to climb the social ladder.

Women as clear-headed and insightful as Xue Qian are, after all, extremely rare.

Xue Qian is a good person, and Shen Lingjun didn't want to embarrass her, so he didn't point it out to her face.

Xue Qian will definitely handle this herself once she hears about it.

......

Over at Qixiang Garden.

Xue Qian was both shocked and furious when she heard that Xue Kui had actually volunteered to become another concubine to the Crown Princess.

He immediately summoned Xue Kui and gave her a severe scolding.

"How dare you say such a thing to the Crown Princess! I thought you'd grown up now, but it turns out you didn't listen to a word I told you before! His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess trust me because I have no interest in vying for favor. Now that you've done this, what will they think of us!"

Xue Kui looked aggrieved.

"I also saw His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess struggling to find another concubine, even having to find someone to impersonate an ordinary family's daughter to marry into the family. It's so troublesome... I'm already in the Eastern Palace, the right age, and one of our own. Aren't I the best candidate right in front of us? Why go through all the trouble of looking from outside?"

Xue Qian retorted angrily, "You're one of us? Then let me ask you, after His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, will you give up the opportunity to become a concubine, honestly leave, and live the life of an ordinary commoner in anonymity?"

Xue Kui choked immediately.

This is of course impossible.

She paused for a moment, then said indignantly, "I just don't understand why you want to leave, sister! Look at how many powerful families are fighting tooth and nail for this position of concubine. It's a position that most people would kill for! And yet, you're pushing it away when it's already in your hands!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and took Xue Qian's hand.

“I know you’re afraid that if you enter the harem, you’ll end up like those unfavored concubines and suffer a miserable fate. But now the Eastern Palace’s harem is so simple. If I become a concubine, when His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, we can both be made concubines. With sisters of one mind, why should we worry that the harem won’t be ours?”

Xue Qian: "......"

No, where does her sister get her confidence from?!

Xue Kui's performance in the palace was actually just average. She also spent a lot of effort and resources trying to help Xue Kui, but it was not very effective. In the end, Xue Kui was just an ordinary palace maid.

She hasn't even figured out what it's like to be a palace maid, yet she thinks she's invincible in palace intrigue!