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

Chapter 716

Although her fiancé died before the marriage was arranged, which would have some impact on her reputation, it wasn't a major problem.

The maid dared not say anything more, and only asked, "Then how does Miss intend to do this?"

"That's a bit difficult..." Sheng Qiongluo pondered. "It has to be made to look like an accident. We absolutely can't let anyone discover my involvement... He's a disciple of Elder Xingju, a master of both medicine and poison. Poisoning him is definitely out of the question. And with his martial arts skills being so high, killing him won't be easy..."

She paced back and forth in the room, deep in thought.

Suddenly, a slight clicking sound came from the roof.

Sheng Qiongluo was startled and subconsciously looked up, but there was no further sound after that.

She assumed it was a cat or bird and didn't pay it any mind, continuing to ponder deeply.

Outside the Sheng Mansion, in a small alley.

One of Shen Lingjun's bodyguards landed on the ground with Qi Xuan in his arms.

At this moment, Qi Xuan seemed to have been struck on the head and had his soul and spirit ripped out. His eyes were glazed, his expression was dazed, and his face was ashen and pale. He had lost all his vitality.

Upon landing, he staggered forward two steps like a zombie, almost falling over.

Shen Lingjun quickly helped him up.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Qi Xuan stared intently at something in front of him, muttering to himself, it was unclear whether he was talking to someone or not.

"I heard it... I heard her say that she didn't want to marry me, she only wanted to be queen, and she even wanted to kill me..."

He was still worried that Sheng Qiongluo would be anxious and sad if Madam Sheng didn't return. Even though he himself had injured his leg, he still wanted to come and comfort Sheng Qiongluo.

However, due to his limited mobility, he could no longer sneak into the Sheng residence undetected as before. Shen Lingjun arrived at this moment and offered to have her bodyguards escort him into the Sheng residence.

As a result, he went inside, but before he even saw Sheng Qiongluo, he overheard her conversation with her maid from the roof of her room.

It was as if his entire sky had collapsed.

He couldn't believe his ears; after listening to the beginning, he thought there must be some mistake. But Sheng Qiongluo's long conversation was so clear and obvious that she wasn't being coerced into saying those things; it was her true meaning.

All her affection for him—every smile, every tear, and every hug—was an act!

It was all just to take advantage of him!

She looked down on him at all. Like Madam Sheng, all she wanted was the highest position of the phoenix!

To escape the arranged marriage, she even harbored murderous intentions towards him, racking her brains to figure out how to kill him. To her, his life was no different from that of a blade of grass.

She is outwardly beautiful, but inwardly she is as venomous as a snake.

And yet, he was completely infatuated with such a vicious woman, deceived and manipulated by her, and almost caused the death of his junior sister!

Sheng Qiongluo was right about one thing: he was a complete idiot!

How could he be so blind!