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

Chapter 708

Sheng Qiongluo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She definitely doesn't need to worry about her mother. She's just afraid that her father will mess things up and rush her into marriage. If he actually agrees to it, then it will be troublesome.

Madam Sheng stroked Sheng Qiongluo's hair and sighed.

"However, your father is right about one thing: you really can't afford to waste any more time."

When Huo Sizhen, the previous crown prince of Western Qi, married his crown princess, Sheng Qiongluo was not even ten years old and had not even considered the position.

When Sheng Qiongluo was fourteen or fifteen years old, she had grown into a stunning beauty, which gradually gave her and Madam Sheng confidence, making them feel that the position of empress was worthy of her.

Just then, Huo Sizhen went on a mission to Bei Yi. When he returned, rumors spread that he had homosexual tendencies, making his position as crown prince increasingly unstable, and he eventually fell from power.

Then, for quite some time, the Western Qi dynasty did not appoint a crown prince, and Lady Sheng and Sheng Qiongluo could only wait and see, for almost a year. Finally, the seventh prince, Huo Jinghuai, was chosen as the crown prince, but unfortunately, he already had a principal wife.

Anyway, it's just been bad luck. Sheng Qiongluo has all the best conditions to become the Crown Princess, but she just can't find the right opportunity, and things have been wasted until now.

Otherwise, she and Madam Sheng wouldn't have been so determined to kill the Crown Princess; it was simply because she couldn't wait any longer.

Sheng Qiongluo was also anxious, but she knew that there was no use in being anxious at this time. She could not act rashly. The Crown Prince might already be suspicious of the Sheng family. It was still uncertain whether they could protect themselves.

Sheng Qiongluo gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "We can't afford to delay any longer, so we can only wait until this storm has passed before we think of a solution."

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East Palace.

The matchmaker who went to the Sheng family returned and reported everything the Sheng family had said to Shen Lingjun and Qi Xuan.

"...I think Lord Sheng agreed, but Madam Sheng seemed very reluctant. The two of them went to the back room to discuss it for a while, and when they came out, they said that their horoscopes were incompatible and refused. It must have been Madam Sheng who persuaded Lord Sheng."

Qi Xuan was greatly disappointed.

To ensure the success of his marriage proposal, the Crown Prince specially appointed him as a third-rank official guest of the Crown Prince in advance. It was also the Crown Prince who personally proposed the marriage, giving him a strong guarantee.

Even the matchmaker thought the conditions were a perfect match, but the Sheng family still refused.

Qi Xuan blurted out, "What about Miss Sheng? Is she willing?"

The matchmaker smiled and said, "Since ancient times, marriage has always been a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words. I didn't meet Miss Sheng when I was arranging the marriage, so I don't know what she thinks."

Qi Xuan then realized that children are usually not present when arranging marriages.

In other words, it was only her mother, Madam Sheng, who refused, not that she herself disagreed.

She is probably just as disappointed and sad as he is now, but powerless to defy her parents' wishes.

Thinking of this, he wished he could rush to her side immediately to comfort her and tell her not to despair.

He will definitely find a way.

Shen Lingjun glanced at the agitated Qi Xuan with amusement, then looked away, gave the matchmaker a thank-you gift, and said, "Go down."

After the matchmaker thanked him and left, Shen Lingjun deliberately sighed at Qi Xuan.

"Even with these conditions, you still couldn't get a marriage proposal. So what exactly does the Sheng family want Miss Sheng to marry? Or should they give her my position as the Crown Princess?"