Demoting my wife to a concubine? After being reborn, I turned around and married into the imperial f

A black crow suddenly flew down from the tree and snatched away the imperial edict.

Everyone was shocked.

Li Yi then looked at Chu Xunzhen and shouted repeatedly, "An ominous sign! You really are a jinx. Heaven doesn't want you to marry the Ninth Prince!"

Eunuch Cao wanted to retrieve the imperial edict, but the crow had already carried it away.

Nangong Yue's face suddenly darkened.

"Sister, I will go to the palace now and ask Father for another imperial edict."

After saying this, he hurriedly left with Eunuch Ankang and other eunuchs.

The scene that just happened was also witnessed by the people.

Everyone was stunned.

"The county princess is a compassionate woman, how could a crow have stolen the imperial edict? Could it be that His Highness the Ninth Prince is not a good man?"

"Perhaps it really is a divine intervention, preventing the county princess from marrying the Ninth Prince."

"Perhaps the two are not a match made in heaven."

......

Listening to the murmurs of the crowd, Chen Lian, who was hiding to the side, smiled with satisfaction.

She knew it; that idiot Chu Wanrou was unreliable.

She couldn't even do such a small thing well, and it even dragged her down, causing her cousin to dislike her.

Fortunately, she had already prepared a backup plan; otherwise, once the imperial decree of marriage was accepted today, it would have been difficult to reverse.

Limping back, Chen Lianxin smiled: Only she could become her cousin's woman, because that person would absolutely not allow her cousin to marry Chu Xunzhen.

In front of the Marquis of Ping'an's residence.

Chu Xunzhen seemed to sense something and looked in the direction Chen Lianxin had left.

She keenly sensed that someone had been spying on her from that direction with ill intentions.

As the sun set, the people of the Marquis's residence returned to the inner hall.

Chu Zhanpeng's square face was contorted with rage. He had just stepped in when he slapped Li Yi across the face.

"You wretch! How dare you betray me, the Marquis! From this day forward, you shall go to the Stone Temple of Mingshan."

Li Yi was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, grabbed Chu Zhanpeng's trouser leg, and said, "I'm innocent, my lord! I was framed. I haven't lost my innocence."

Chu Zhanpeng's face darkened, and he said, "Was today's incident something you and your three unfilial sons did on your own?"

He doesn't manage the inner quarters, but he's not stupid.

Even if he wasn't particularly intelligent, he could figure out this kind of thing after a little thought: Li Yi and his three sons were all involved.

"Today is Father's birthday banquet, yet you dare to cause trouble here. Tomorrow, my Ping'an Marquis's mansion will become the laughingstock of the entire capital. If you do not wish to go to the Mingshan Stone Temple, then hang yourself to preserve the reputation of my Ping'an Marquis's mansion."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi turned pale with fright.

Chu Mingyuan, Chu Mingli, and Chu Mingxuan were all frightened.

Even Chu Wanrou knelt on the ground, pleading with Li Yi, "Father, please calm down. How can Mother go to the Mingshan Stone Temple? Besides, you know what kind of person Mother is. She manages the affairs of the manor diligently and without complaint. Over the years, she has worked hard even if she hasn't made any great contributions. Please, Father, have mercy and let Mother stay in the manor to copy Buddhist scriptures."

Hearing Chu Wanrou's words, Chu Xunzhen immediately frowned and said coldly, "What are you saying, Sister Rou'er? You once said that the Mingshan Stone Temple was the best place for self-cultivation. You even asked me to go there that day. How come now, Mother can't do it after a period of cultivation there? Could it be that you lied to me back then?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Wanrou bit her lip and said, "How can a mother be like you? A mother is old and not suited to the life of a hermit with only a lamp and a Buddha."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen raised an eyebrow and smiled: "So, you think that young women are more suitable to go to the Mingshan Stone Temple? Then why don't you go, sister? After all, you have disgraced the Marquis's mansion today."

Chu Wanrou immediately burst into tears, knelt on the ground, and grabbed Chu Xunzhen's trouser leg: "Sister, I really don't dare to argue with you, please spare me. I only ask that I continue to serve Father and Mother during this time. I have no other requests."

Chu Mingli immediately helped Chu Wanrou up, gently wiped away the tears in her eyes, and also untied the sachet embroidered with chrysanthemums from her waist and dusted it off Chu Wanrou.

Before long, the chrysanthemum sachet that Chu Xunzhen had painstakingly embroidered became dirty and torn.

"Chu Xunzhen, you'd better not let me find out that you were the one who harmed Rou'er this time. Otherwise, I will make you wish you were dead."

As Chu Mingxuan spoke, he gave Chu Xunzhen a warning glance, then abruptly walked past her and headed towards Chu Wanrou.

Chu Xunzhen's nose twitched slightly as she smelled a strong medicinal scent.

She glanced at her body and immediately made a significant discovery.

It turned out that Chu Mingxuan had sprinkled some medicinal powder on her feet when he approached her.

This powder is actually the Soul-Guiding Tear of the Gu Clan.

This is an essential item for driving venomous insects and snakes into a frenzy.

Chu Mingxuan wants to ruin her.

Her eyes flashed, and with a turn of her head, she suddenly grabbed Chu Mingxuan's arm.

"Third Brother, do you think I'm the one who harmed Rou'er? Do you even consider me your sister?"

Chu Xunzhen asked, her voice choked with emotion, as she moved closer to Chu Mingxuan, taking the opportunity to return the Soul-Guiding Tear to him.

"You? A piece of trash who couldn't even pass the outer disciple assessment of the Heavenly Sect. What makes you think you can be my sister?"

Chu Zhanpeng was furious: "Xunzhen is your own sister, how dare you speak to her like that, Third Brother?"

Chu Mingxuan snorted coldly and turned his head away, clearly dissatisfied with Chu Zhanpeng's words.

"Xunzhen, you must be tired too. Go back and rest. Wait for His Highness's news. Your father will take care of things for you."

Chu Zhanpeng spoke gently to Chu Xunzhen, then looked coldly at Chu Mingxuan.

"Okay, Father."

The word "father" filled Chu Zhanpeng with joy.

Watching Chu Xunzhen's departing figure, he suddenly felt a pang of regret.

If I had known she would be valued by the Ninth Prince, I would have treated her better.

But it's not too late now.

Chu Zhanpeng looked at Li Yi, then at his three sons, and spoke in a cold voice.

"How dare you! You actually dared to do such a disgraceful thing behind my back!"

Li Yi said, "Master, Chu Xun is a real menace. Look, she's destined not to marry the Ninth Prince. That crow is a messenger sent from heaven to steal her marriage certificate."

"You bastard!"

Enraged, Chu Zhanpeng kicked Li Yi and roared, "This must have been done by someone! If Chu Xunzhen had become the Ninth Prince's consort, then I would be the prince's father-in-law, and I might even have been promoted! You bunch of fools! You almost ruined the Marquis's mansion, and you almost ruined me!"

Under the corridor, Chu Xunzhen hadn't gone far; instead, she listened to Chu Zhanpeng's words.

Standing behind Chu Xunzhen, Granny Hua felt sorry for her.

"Young lady, why don't we go to our fiefdom or return to the Gu Sect?"

"No. The real show is about to begin. The Marquis's family hasn't been wiped out yet."

Granny Hua looked at Chu Xunzhen and immediately said, "Miss, they've gone too far. If it weren't for the Gu Sect's order that anyone found using Gu on ordinary people would be subject to Gu punishment, this old servant would have wiped them out a thousand times over."

"Granny, don't be impulsive. The Gu can be administered slowly, one at a time. As long as it's controlled and the Chu family isn't wiped out at once, the Supreme Elder of the Gu Sect won't know."

"That's right," Granny Hua said, suddenly realizing. "Miss, why do you think the crow carried away the imperial edict?"

As Chu Xunzhen pondered, she suddenly saw Chu Mingyuan, whose head was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, limping towards her from a distance.

His eyes were red and swollen, as if he had suffered a great blow.

Suddenly, he saw Chu Xunzhen, whose bloodshot eyes flashed with a gleam.

He rushed over instantly, gripping Chu Xunzhen's arms tightly with both hands, his voice hoarse and choked with emotion: "I'm sorry! Zhenzhen, your brother was wrong!"

Chu Xunzhen was taken aback: "?"