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

Chapter 717

Shen Lingjun patted Qi Xuan reassuringly.

"It's good that you know now. It's always a good thing to find out sooner rather than later."

She had specifically arranged for Qi Xuan to come to the Sheng residence at this time. With the marriage decreed, Sheng Qiongluo would definitely have to react. Only if Qi Xuan heard Sheng Qiongluo's attitude with his own ears could he truly believe and accept it.

A hundred words from a person are useless; a single act of teaching will truly touch one's heart.

Qi Xuanmu turned his head to look at her blankly, his eyes red.

"Junior sister, I'm so sorry, I almost killed you..."

Shen Lingjun sighed, "Everyone can be deceived at times, and we don't mean to blame you, Senior Brother. But now, what do you think we should do with this Miss Sheng?"

Qi Xuan gritted her teeth and said, "I...I won't say another word for her. Do whatever you want with her!"

He no longer harbors any affection for Sheng Qiongluo, but it's not in his nature to immediately turn into deep hatred, wishing to kill her or even personally seek revenge.

Shen Lingjun nodded: "That's good."

There is no conclusive evidence of Sheng Qiongluo's crimes right now, but there's no need for it; there are plenty of ways to deal with her.

Qi Xuan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Shen Lingjun guessed that he had suffered too much of a blow and probably wanted to be alone right now, so there was probably no use in trying to persuade or comfort him.

This utterly devastating unrequited love is something he can only slowly process on his own.

Shen Lingjun considerately escorted Qi Xuan back to the Sheng residence, while he himself returned to the East Palace.

Now that Qi Xuan has realized the truth, she no longer needs to be polite to Sheng Qiongluo.

......

Shengfu.

Sheng Qiongluo racked her brains all night, but still couldn't figure out how to kill Qi Xuan.

Qi Xuan trusted her and was willing to do anything for her. Killing him would be easy, but the difficulty lay in clearing her of suspicion.

After all, Qi Xuan is a close friend of the Crown Prince. If something happens to him, the Eastern Palace will definitely do everything in its power to investigate. If they find out about her, she's finished.

She doesn't have many people at her disposal right now, and she can't devise a very elaborate plan.

Sheng Qiongluo was so anxious that she tossed and turned all night without being able to sleep. When she looked in the mirror the next morning, her eyes were swollen from staying up so long that she quickly applied ice to them.

But whether it was from staying up all night or something else, she felt increasingly unwell. Her face and body ached all over; her muscles were stiff, her bones throbbed, and every joint and tendon seemed to be in a strange, twisted state. Her skin felt like it was being pulled, tight and painful.

When she looked in the mirror again, she was so startled that she screamed in terror and almost dropped the mirror.

"what!--"

In the mirror was a completely unfamiliar and terrifying face.

His facial bones seemed completely deformed, twisted and crooked. One side of his jaw was larger than the other, his nose was crooked, and his eyes bulged out like frog eyes. One corner of his mouth tilted downwards, while the other side was pulled upwards...

It looks like a dough figurine made by a child, who then casually kneaded it a few times after finishing the shaping.

Her former exquisite beauty has been completely gone; now she is a deformed monster.

Sheng Qiongluo couldn't believe her eyes. Trembling, she reached out and touched her face. It was indeed strangely shaped, as if some unknown, eerie force had pushed her bones and flesh beyond recognition.

She instinctively turned around and saw her own body in the dressing mirror, which was also distorted.

He could no longer stand upright, his shoulders were uneven, and his back was hunched over like a camel's hump.