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

Chapter 682

Xue Kui smiled and said, "So it's Granny Ma. What a coincidence, Granny, you're here shopping too?"

As she spoke, she took a closer look at Granny Ma and discovered that she was dressed as a Taoist nun.

"After leaving the palace, did the old nanny become a Taoist nun?"

Granny Ma laughed and said, "I have no other relatives at home. After leaving the palace, I had no choice but to find a Taoist temple to settle down and start this business. It's just to make a living."

He then praised her, saying, "Miss Xue, you've become much more beautiful since leaving the palace. I heard that Consort Xue of the Eastern Palace has taken you in. Judging from your elegant attire, you must be doing quite well."

Xue Kui said with a wry smile, "What's so good about it? These good days won't last much longer."

Granny Ma warmly invited, "We've been apart for a long time, how about we go to that restaurant over there for a few drinks and have a good chat?"

Xue Kui was already feeling depressed and had no one to talk to, so she ran into an old acquaintance and went to the restaurant next door with Granny Ma.

Granny Ma was very attentive, ordering a table full of fine wine and dishes. While chatting with Xue Kui about this and that, she urged Xue Kui to drink.

Xue Kui was either not paying attention or had originally intended to drown her sorrows in alcohol, so she was quickly persuaded by Granny Ma to drink two jugs of wine and became somewhat drunk.

Granny Ma asked many questions, and as the two chatted, Xue Kui, emboldened by the alcohol, poured out all her pent-up frustrations.

"...Granny Ma, do you think I'm wrong? The position of Crown Prince's concubine is being fought over by all the noble families in Ancheng. If my sister and I could each become a concubine, wouldn't that be wonderful! I don't know what's wrong with my sister. She gave up being a Noble Consort and insisted on leaving Ancheng to live an ordinary life. She doesn't want this high position herself, and she wants to drag me away too!"

Granny Ma slapped her thigh in disbelief.

"Oh dear! Consort Xue is so foolish! Look at the other concubines in the harem, those who entered the palace as sisters can look after each other, which is much better than those who are all alone! Moreover, if you both become consorts, second only to the Crown Princess, when His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, half of the harem will belong to you two sisters!"

Xue Kui sighed, "That's right, but my sister just won't listen. I argued with her, we had a huge fight, and now I guess she doesn't plan to stay in the East Palace anymore. She's been thinking about leaving for a long time."

Granny Ma exclaimed, "How can you just leave like this? If you leave now, you'll never have this chance again! Even if the Crown Princess takes good care of you, you'll just be ordinary people for the rest of your lives. How can you compare to the noble and precious Empress!"

Xue Kui was also unwilling: "I don't want to leave either, but I have no choice. I have no one to rely on, so I can only follow my sister. If she leaves, there is no way I can stay in the East Palace alone."

Granny Ma thought for a moment and said, "If the Crown Princess falls ill or something happens to her and she can no longer manage the internal affairs of the Crown Prince's residence, then Consort Xue will definitely not be able to leave. There are only two masters in the Crown Prince's residence, so she has to stay and help the Crown Princess for the time being, right?"

Xue Kui thought this was a good idea: "But when the Crown Princess gets sick is not up to me. I think she has always been in good health. How could it be such a coincidence that she gets sick at this time?"

Granny Ma leaned close to Xue Kui's ear, lowered her voice to the lowest possible level, and said mysteriously:

"I have a solution, but it depends on whether you dare to do it."

Xue Kui also lowered her voice and asked, "What method?"

Granny Ma said, "In the years I've been a Taoist nun, although I haven't had any good fortune, I have learned some magic. If you steal a few pieces of the Crown Princess's personal clothing, I can perform a ritual outside and make the Crown Princess fall into a minor illness that will last for several months. It won't cause any serious harm, but it will allow your sister to stay. Isn't that good?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Kui was both surprised and delighted: "Really?"

Granny Ma blinked: "Miss Xue, don't worry. To tell you the truth, I've used this trick for many wealthy families in Ancheng. I guarantee it will be handled perfectly for you."