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

Chapter 705

Mo Zhonggui nodded: "Okay, thank you, senior brother. We will follow this clue and continue the investigation."

Hearing Qi Xuan's words, Shen Lingjun realized that he didn't seem to be making things up; he seemed to genuinely want to help them find the real culprit.

Shen Lingjun only hoped that Qi Xuan had also been deceived and used. He was kind-hearted to begin with, and when he first fell in love, he must have been like a fool, and who knows how he had been tricked.

Otherwise, if he disregards the bond between fellow disciples and knowingly helps her to harm her, it would truly break her heart and disappoint her to the extreme.

Therefore, Shen Lingjun didn't want to reveal the truth to Qi Xuan for the time being; he wanted to investigate on his own first.

Although Shen Lingjun's disappearance caused some trouble, she was eventually found safe and sound, so it didn't have a big impact on the autumn hunt. The autumn hunt continued as usual, but Mo Zhonggui no longer personally led the team and stayed by her side almost every step of the way.

On the other side, after Sheng Qiongluo was brought back, she recuperated in a tent.

Although she had many injuries, they were all superficial, and Qi Xuan gave her the best medicine, so her injuries healed quickly.

Her tent was on the edge of the camp. Qi Xuan had become quite familiar with the place and would sneak in every night to see her, bringing her this and that. If it weren't for the fact that he had come for the autumn hunt and had limited medicine on him, he would have given her his entire fortune.

After several days of this, Hong Qing, who had been secretly watching Qi Xuan, was completely certain and went back to report to Shen Lingjun.

"Your Highness, I believe that the woman Young Master Qi is in love with is the eldest daughter of the Sheng family. These past few nights, Young Master Qi has been visiting Miss Sheng every day, and there is no one else with him."

Shen Lingjun responded with an "Oh, I see" sound.

He's actually set his sights on the most beautiful woman in Ancheng. Qi Xuan's romantic feelings are usually quite high, but once they're awakened, his standards are pretty high too.

It seems that it was on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival that Sheng Qiongluo played the zither under the moon on the riverside building, and Qi Xuan probably fell in love with her at first sight.

With her beauty and talent, Sheng Qiongluo has countless admirers in Ancheng. It's no wonder that a naive young man like Qi Xuan would be so infatuated with her.

However, it was unexpected for Shen Lingjun that Sheng Qiongluo, a lady from a prestigious family, would actually do something like plotting to harm others.

If we're talking about motives, Sheng Qiongluo could certainly have them. Shen Lingjun remembered her saying before that she disdained being a concubine; the difference between a wife and a concubine was like heaven and earth. Even if the Crown Prince was noble, a concubine was still just a concubine.

If you don't want to be a concubine, then you want to be the principal wife.

Only if Shen Lingjun dies and vacates the position of Crown Princess can she take it.

In short, you can know a person's face but not their heart, so you shouldn't underestimate this seemingly harmless young lady from a prominent family.

Shen Lingjun thought for a moment, then went to find Mo Zhonggui and told him the whole story.

Mo Zhonggui had an impression of Sheng Qiongluo, but not a deep one. He only remembered that Sheng Qiongluo was the daughter of the Grand Secretary, of noble birth and with a great reputation. She was someone he had to treat with some respect when he met her.

After listening, he frowned.

"It's her?...I never realized she had this ability before. Should I send someone to the Sheng family to investigate?"

Shen Lingjun said, "Don't make a big fuss. We don't have any other evidence right now, so we still need to be mindful of the Sheng family and not ruin the relationship. Just send someone over secretly."

Mo Zhonggui: "I know. And what about your senior brother? What are you planning to do? Since he's become infatuated with that eldest daughter of the Sheng family, we also need to consider his reaction."

Shen Lingjun smiled and said, "That's easy. Senior brother is getting on in years, and it's not easy for him to find someone he likes for the first time. As his junior sister, I should naturally lend him a hand. We can act as matchmakers at the East Palace and propose a marriage for him."