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

Chapter 98

The twins had lived on the estate before, so their conditions were probably not very good. This was their first New Year since they were recognized and brought back, so Shen Lingjun attached great importance to it and was determined to make sure they had a good New Year.

Yufei Courtyard prepared a very lavish amount of New Year's goods. Shen Lingjun generously made two sets of new clothes for all the servants and gave them generous rewards, so everyone was in high spirits.

Shen Lingjun had no intention of spending the New Year with Qin Shaoze and the others, and even if they invited her, she wouldn't go.

In the main hall of Yufei Courtyard, the charcoal brazier was burning warmly, and a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was laid out, steaming hot.

Since the mother and her two children were too few, Shen Lingjun simply had her four head maids, Dou Niang, Yan E, Hong Qing, and Fen Die, also join them at the table for a meal, making it more lively with more people.

At the table, Shen Lingjun gave the twins New Year's money, one big red envelope to each of them containing a thousand taels of silver notes, plus a gold longevity lock inlaid with pearls and jewels.

The four maids each received a purse of gold and silver ingots, and they were all smiles.

Shen Lingjun smiled and patted the two children's heads: "You'll be four years old next year, another year older. Keep this New Year's money and use it however you like."

She had long realized that her children were far more mature than the average three-year-old, and that she didn't need to worry about them even if they had the money on their own.

Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi accepted the New Year's money without hesitation, saying, "Thank you, Mother!"

After finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Lingjun led everyone in staying up all night to welcome the new year.

But the two children were too young to stay awake until midnight; they were already yawning and too sleepy to keep their eyes open.

Shen Lingjun then asked Pink Butterfly to take them to sleep first.

She sat by the window in the outer room, brewed a pot of tea on a small charcoal stove, and gazed absently at the night sky where fireworks occasionally lit up the sky.

As midnight approached, a series of dazzling fireworks lit up half the sky.

When all the lights went out, there was already a figure in front of Shen Lingjun's window.

It is ink-rich rose.

Shen Lingjun was startled by him.

This giant Buddha... came to see her on New Year's Eve?

Can't we at least let her have a proper New Year?

Shen Lingjun thought that Mo Zhonggui had come to ask her for the Feather Poison, so she quickly said, "I'm sorry, Chief Supervisor Mo, the Feather Poison will take another three to five days to be made. It's been snowing every day recently, so there hasn't been enough time for it to dry, which is why it will be a bit slow."

Mo Zhonggui didn't listen to her, but instead pulled her up.

"Come with me."

His arrival was so sudden that Shen Lingjun was caught off guard and had no time to process it. She was increasingly surprised and a little flustered.

"Where...where are you going? What are you going to do?"

But Mo Zhonggui seemed to have no time to explain, and without saying a word, he pulled her straight out of the window!

Shen Lingjun felt a sudden dizziness, as if she were being swept up by a giant wave, rising and falling. The light and shadows in front of her changed, and for a moment she couldn't see anything clearly. Only the cold night wind fiercely swept across her face, blowing her hair into a mess.

Despite carrying such a large person, Mo Zhonggui moved with the lightness of a swallow, as if carrying an extra cotton ball, gliding gracefully over the densely packed rooftops of Kyoto.

Shen Lingjun smelled a strong stench of blood emanating from him.