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

Chapter 689

Qi Xuan said, "The nine-spotted rat has an extremely sensitive sense of smell. I heard that some people train it to smell a certain person's scent and then bite that person. Even if it is ten or twenty miles away, it can accurately find that person in a crowd."

At this point, Shen Lingjun and Mo Zhonggui both understood.

This was clearly premeditated; someone wanted to kill Shen Lingjun.

However, Shen Lingjun usually stays in the East Palace, and she doesn't interact with many people. Even when she goes out, it's for a short time. So how did the Nine-Flower Rat recognize her scent?

Mo Zhonggui said, "Thank you for your advice, senior brother. I have already sent people to investigate. Following this direction should make it easier to find some clues."

Qi Xuan looked at Mo Zhonggui.

"I've been wanting to ask this for a while now: you are the Crown Prince of Western Qi, so why would Ling Jun, the daughter of a military family in Northern Yi, marry you?"

Mo Zhonggui: "..." This senior brother speaks very bluntly.

Mo Zhonggui smiled and said, "It's a long story. Our identities are a bit complicated. I'll explain to my senior brother later, but our relationship as husband and wife is real. I just hope my senior brother doesn't think I'm unworthy of Ling Jun."

Qi Xuan gave him a scrutinizing look, as if he were finding fault with something, and then reluctantly said:

"It's alright... Whether they're a good match or not, you've already had a pair of kids, so there's nothing we can do about it."

Mo Chonggui: "......"

Shen Lingjun watched from the side and couldn't help but laugh. After taking a couple more sips of water, he sensed that something was wrong.

"Why does my mouth taste so bitter? Is this what it feels like to be poisoned like this?"

When she woke up, her mouth was filled with a strange taste that was both bitter and spicy. She initially thought it was because she had been unconscious for too long, so she drank several mouthfuls of water to moisten her throat, but even the water tasted bitter and spicy.

Mo Chonggui looked at Qi Xuan, who scratched his head.

"It's not because of poison, it's the medicine I brewed for you... I didn't know you were the one who was poisoned before, so I didn't pay attention to the taste of the medicine."

As he spoke, he stood up.

"I'll go and take care of your medicine."

Shen Lingjun hadn't eaten anything decent for several days, so Mo Zhonggui had the kitchen send her some porridge. Then, Dou Niang and other maids helped her take a simple bath.

She then felt as if she had come back to life, her spirits had improved considerably, and her body was no longer so sore and weak.

That evening, Qi Xuan came over again to deliver the medicine.

"These pills, three a day, taken with warm milk after meals, couldn't be simpler. Take them for ten days to completely detoxify."

This time, he refined the previous dark, sticky medicinal soup into pills, each only the size of a little finger, with a sweet osmanthus flavor.

I don't know how he did it. The black medicinal soup, when refined into pills, could actually turn into a beautiful golden yellow, just like a delicate little candy.

Shen Lingjun looked at the pills and couldn't help but smile.

I remember when she was little, she was first sent to the old man Xingju for treatment. She was only seven years old then, a little girl, and she kept crying and wanting to go home to find her parents.

Qi Xuan, who was two years older than her, was so annoyed by her constant nagging that he didn't want to talk to her. But he still went out and bought all sorts of candies, snacks and trinkets to coax her. As he coaxed her, she gradually became willing to stay and followed him around every day.

Now that she's quite old and her children are all older than she was back then, her senior still treats her like that little girl she once was.

Shen Lingjun smiled at Qi Xuan and said, "Senior brother, you're not in a hurry to leave Ancheng this time, are you? Why don't you stay here a little longer? You've traveled extensively for many years and are very knowledgeable. I've also acquired quite a few medicinal herbs and prescriptions. Let's exchange what we have and share our medical knowledge."