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

Chapter 710

Sheng Qiongluo's words broke Qi Xuan's heart and made him feel as if his liver and intestines were being torn apart.

Holding Sheng Qiongluo, he could only murmur repeatedly, "It's my fault...it's all my fault..."

The two embraced tenderly for a long time before Sheng Qiongluo felt it was about time and exclaimed, "It's getting late, Young Master Qi, I should go back."

Qi Xuan was reluctant to let her go, but he couldn't stop her from leaving: "If you need to find me in the future, just send someone to the Qi residence. I've already moved out to live elsewhere."

Sheng Qionglu smiled through her tears: "Alright, if you want to see me, you can still come to this back garden."

Her tear-streaked appearance was so charming that Qi Xuan stood there in a daze for a long time, and even after Sheng Qiongluo's figure had disappeared from sight, he still hadn't come back to his senses.

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East Palace.

Shen Lingjun was in the pharmacy instructing several pharmacists to prepare medicine when Mo Zhonggui arrived.

"There's been progress in the investigation into the Sheng family."

Shen Lingjun quickly put down the medicinal herbs in his hand, patted his sleeves, and followed Mo Chonggui out.

"How about it?"

Mo Zhonggui said, "We captured one of Madam Sheng's animal trainers and found out that the nine-spotted rat was trained by that animal trainer, and the three brown bears in the hunting grounds were also brought in by her."

Shen Lingjun pressed further, "Did she implicate Madam Sheng?"

Mo Chonggui shook her head: "No, she never admitted to being instructed by Madam Sheng until her death, but Madam Sheng should be her master. Madam Sheng is not from Xiqi, but a princess of the Nanman tribe. Sheng Min married her many years ago when he was sent to the southern border of Xiqi. He later concealed her background and brought her back to Ancheng. The Nanman tribe is best at taming beasts."

Shen Lingjun pondered for a moment and said, "Without evidence, it's still difficult to convict someone..."

Mo Chonggui snorted coldly: "They've tried to kill you several times already, do we still need evidence to convict you? I'll just send someone to secretly arrest Madam Sheng. She probably won't be so stubborn. That Sheng Qiongluo is definitely in cahoots with her. I just don't know if there are others in the Sheng family colluding with them. We'll see how to deal with the Sheng family after we've interrogated them."

Sheng Min, as the Grand Secretary, was a good official, highly respected for his virtue, integrity, and uprightness, and had maintained a good reputation over the years. If Sheng Min was innocent, Mo Chonggui hoped to extricate him from this case, which is why he was willing to go to so much trouble to investigate; otherwise, he would have already confiscated the Sheng family's property.

Shen Lingjun sighed inwardly.

I wonder how Qi Xuan's meeting with Sheng Qiongluo went. In any case, his first love, which is just beginning to blossom, is bound to end in a miserable way.

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Qi Mansion.

The new mansion bestowed upon Qi Xuan was left by a previous earl. Although it was of high standard, it was quite old.

However, Qi Xuan had no interest in tidying up or repairing it. To him, as long as Sheng Qiongluo couldn't become the mistress of this place, living in the Heavenly Palace would be no different from living in the wilderness.

Qi Xuan returned from the Sheng residence last night and had no desire to sleep. He spent half the night sighing and lamenting under the moon.

In the middle of the night, a servant suddenly came to report: "Sir, the Sheng family has sent someone to request an audience."

Qi Xuan was taken aback.