Chapter 110 Is she the Regent's Consort?

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped outside the Sheng residence.

The maidservant stepped forward to knock on the door first, but before she could even knock, the door was opened, and Madam Sheng came out from inside with her maidservant.

What a coincidence, we actually ran into each other here.

Shen Qingci alighted from the carriage: "Madam Sheng."

Madam Sheng heard the sound and looked over. When she saw Shen Qingci, her expression changed immediately: "What are you doing here again?"

Madam Sheng gritted her teeth: "Did you spread all those rumors outside?"

Shen Qingci feigned ignorance and casually closed the carriage door: "What rumors are you talking about, Madam Sheng?"

"Don't play dumb with me!" Madam Sheng snorted coldly, looked around, and seeing that although people passed by from time to time, not many people paid attention to their commotion, she spoke again: "Those rumors about me arranging a marriage for Sheng Lingxue! And the matter of arranging a ghost marriage for Sheng Lingxue!"

"Ah..." Shen Qingci suddenly realized, "So that's what Madam Sheng meant?"

"But shouldn't these be facts? How can they be called rumors?"

"Rumors are those that have been spread even though they never happened."

"Aren't all those men you told Sister Sheng about ugly and unattractive? Women from slightly better families wouldn't even look at them, let alone Sister Sheng, who is Lord Sheng's eldest daughter."

"What is Madam Sheng's intention in proposing such a marriage to Sister Sheng? Do I need to expose her?"

"And didn't you say it yourself that you wanted to arrange a ghost marriage for Sister Sheng?"

Madam Sheng glared at Shen Qingci with hatred and sneered, "Fine, fine, I didn't know you were so capable!"

"You think that by doing this, I'm powerless? How naive."

"You want Sheng Lingxue to be buried in your Shen family, don't you? Let me tell you, you're dreaming! Even if I don't arrange a ghost marriage for Sheng Lingxue, I have plenty of ways to torment her!"

"And have you considered that the Shen family is gone, your husband is dead, and now you've been kicked out of the Huo family? You have no protection whatsoever. If you offend the Sheng family again, what will happen?"

Shen Qingci raised her eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Madam Sheng's information was indeed a little outdated.

As expected, they still don't know that she has already married Chu Jichen.

Before Shen Qingci could speak, Chu Jichen's icy voice rang out from the carriage behind her: "I'd also like to know what the consequences will be if my princess consort offends your Sheng family?"

The carriage door was pushed open, and the guards stepped forward and lifted Chu Jichen, wheelchair and all, off the carriage.

Madam Sheng's eyes widened in astonishment: "The...Regent?"

She was shocked and vaguely remembered what the Regent had just said.

"princess?"

She did know that the Regent had gotten married yesterday, and she had even made a special trip to see it. The scale and the spectacle were truly a rare sight.

She simply didn't know who Chu Jichen was marrying.

Upon hearing that Chu Jichen had drafted the imperial edict himself, and that he had arranged for his bride to be placed in a secluded courtyard in the capital, and that she was carried directly to the Regent's Palace yesterday for her wedding.

Almost no one has seen the new regent's wife.

But what did Chu Jichen mean by what he just said?

Could it be that the person who married Chu Jichen was actually...?

Madam Sheng's gaze slowly shifted from Chu Jichen to Shen Qingci, who was standing to the side.

She looked at Shen Qingci, her heart trembling. She had been so engrossed in her confrontation with Shen Qingci that she hadn't noticed that Shen Qingci was unexpectedly dressed in red today.

Logically speaking, since Huo Yunzhan has been dead for over a hundred days, the mourning period should be over and one should no longer wear plain white to observe mourning for Huo Yunzhan. However, one would not usually wear bright red immediately.

Unless... she's newly married.

As if to confirm what Madam Sheng thought, Chu Jichen spoke again: "Yes, my new wife is Qingci."

"Since I am here today, Madam Sheng, why don't you tell me how you plan to deal with my queen?"

Chu Jichen's voice was very calm, almost undisturbed, but Madam Sheng's heart trembled violently, her legs went weak, and she knelt down on the ground.

"Your Highness, please calm your anger! This humble woman...this humble woman truly does not know...does not know about her, her, her..."

How could Shen Qingci marry the Regent? What makes her so special?

Wouldn't she be the Regent's wife now?

Madam Sheng clenched her teeth. So, Shen Qingci did this on purpose, didn't he?

He deliberately waited for her at the gate of her residence, intentionally provoking her.

All for the sake of... catching her off guard as the Regent's wife!

That bitch!

But Chu Jichen was someone she simply couldn't afford to offend.

She had seen Chu Jichen when he was angry; it was simply... a scene of carnage and bloodshed.

If Chu Jichen really wanted to kill her, it would probably be much, much easier than crushing an ant.

She hurriedly knelt down and said, "This humble woman knows she was wrong, this humble woman will never dare to do it again!"

She looked up at Shen Qingci, her anger completely suppressed, her face full of flattery: "I know, Your Highness wants my stepdaughter to be buried with Young Master Shen, and I agree!"

“My stepdaughter’s coffin is still in the manor. Your Highness can have it taken away now.”

"Just take it away! Do with it however you want, bury it wherever you want!"

Shen Qingci lifted her eyelids and smiled. Chu Jichen was indeed a very useful person.

She said calmly, "Miss Sheng is the eldest daughter of Lord Sheng."

"How to handle this matter naturally requires asking Mr. Shanda."

"Madam Sheng is just a stepmother, what right does she have to make such a decision?"

Upon hearing her words, Chu Jichen almost immediately understood: "Someone, send someone to find Lord Sheng and explain the matter to him properly!"

Madam Sheng suddenly collapsed to the ground. No, no…

She was her husband's second wife, and her family was still quite powerful, so as soon as she entered the household, her husband entrusted her with managing all the affairs of the mansion.

As long as it didn't affect her husband's future or the reputation of the Sheng family, her husband rarely interfered with her and turned a blind eye to her mistreatment of Sheng Lingxue.

Her husband had already gotten angry with her a few days ago because of those rumors.

If she finds out that the people she offended were Chu Jichen and his newlywed queen, her husband will kill her!

But Chu Jichen didn't look at her; he only held Shen Qingci's hand and said, "Your Highness, let's go back."

Shen Qingci responded, glanced at Madam Sheng, and then followed Chu Jichen into the carriage.

As soon as the carriage door closed, Shen Qingci couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Chu Jichen's eyes softened: "Happy? Satisfied? How useful is the identity of Regent's Consort?"

Shen Qingci smiled and nestled into Chu Jichen's arms: "What's useful isn't the identity of the Regent's Consort. It's the Prince... the person."

Chu Jichen's lips curled up slightly: "Yeah, it works well for me both day and night. Why don't you use it more?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a glare from Shen Qingci. Chu Jichen laughed and became a little more serious: "Lord Sheng should be coming to see you soon. You can think about what to do and how to deal with Sheng Lingxue's matter."