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

Chu Wanrou's body stiffened.

How was she supposed to respond to that?

It's all Chu Xunzhen's fault; she actually had such a beautiful wedding dress.

"Brother Changfeng, Rou'er already occupies the position of elder sister. The Emperor's bestowal of this marriage is already a great blessing. Rou'er doesn't care about what kind of wedding dress she wears. Rou'er is just afraid that Father and Mother will be unhappy. They have a deep affection for me and naturally hope that Rou'er will wear the most beautiful and best wedding dress on her wedding day."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng's eyes were filled with emotion. He stretched out his strong arms and grasped Chu Wanrou's hands, saying, "Rou'er, you are so wonderful."

Chu Wanrou nestled against Gu Changfeng, but Gu Changfeng suddenly frowned.

When the word "wonderful" came up, he remembered that he had clearly planned to have Chu Xunzhen with him that day, but it turned out that Rou'er was with him instead.

What angered him was the group of beggars.

The thought of Rou'er's body being touched by those beggars made Gu Changfeng feel uneasy.

No.

He cannot despise Rou'er.

In his previous life, he went through countless hardships before finally making Rou'er his legal wife on his deathbed.

He felt sorry for Rou'er, and in this life he wanted Rou'er to marry him and become his wife.

As for Chu Xunzhen, she is fickle and loves to marry someone else.

He wanted to see what kind of good things that wretched woman would get after marrying into the imperial family.

A familiar voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

"Second Miss, Master and Madam request your presence."

The person who came was none other than Granny Li.

Chu Wanrou opened the door to the side room, walked out, and asked, "Granny Li, what do Father and Mother want to see me about?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Granny Li's eyes.

"It must be related to the second young master."

After Li Mama finished speaking, Chu Wanrou's heart skipped a beat.

Thinking of what had just happened with Chu Mingli, she looked at Gu Changfeng and said, "Brother Changfeng, why don't you rest in my room for a while? By the way, do you think these things are useful? If they are, feel free to take them."

After Chu Wanrou finished speaking, she took out a large pile of porcelain bottles.

These porcelain bottles are filled with Gu poison. Originally, these Gu belonged to the Dharma Protector Potian, but now they all belong to Chu Wanrou.

Outside the porcelain bottle, there were also instructions on how to use each type of Gu.

Generally speaking, the Gu Sect would not allow its members to do this, but Po Tian was an exception. He would occasionally use the wrong Gu insects, so the Great Saintess asked him to categorize his Gu poisons.

Gu Changfeng examined the various Gu worms here, as if he had found a treasure.

On the other side, Chu Wanrou had already followed Granny Li to the front hall.

Seeing Chu Zhanpeng's angry expression and her mother's ugly face, Chu Wanrou bowed gracefully: "Rou'er greets Father, Mother, and elder brother."

Chu Xunzhen raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Chu Wanrou, you've come at the right time. Tell me, why did your maid Zixia leave the Marquis's mansion to create a fake seal unique to this county princess?"

Chu Wanrou's expression changed, and she cursed inwardly that Granny Li hadn't explained things clearly.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, she looked at Zixia with a hint of disappointment in her eyes and said with a look of exasperation, "Zixia, why did you leave the manor without permission to make a private seal? You should think this through carefully and not make up lies, otherwise your family will be ashamed of you."

Zixia was terrified and knelt on the ground, saying, "This servant couldn't stand the eldest young lady. This servant was jealous of the eldest young lady, that's why I did that."

Chu Xunzhen curled her lips and asked, "What about the silver? Did you take the silver and give it to your parents? If so, I'll have no choice but to report this to the authorities."

Upon hearing this, Zixia was so frightened that she fell to the ground.

"Don't report me to the authorities, young lady. I didn't give the money to my parents. I wouldn't dare!"

Chu Mingli glanced at Chu Wanrou not far away and said, "It was this young master who took the silver. I gambled it all away at the gambling den."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhanpeng and Li Yi's expressions changed drastically.

Chu Zhanpeng was so angry he was practically spitting fire. He glared at Chu Mingli and said, "You useless piece of trash, are you trying to ruin our Ping'an Marquis's mansion? I'll beat you to death!"

Chu Zhanpeng pulled out a long stick hanging nearby and struck Chu Mingli hard.

"Father, I won't do it again, I really won't do it again."

Seeing the stick as thick as an arm, Chu Mingli was so frightened that his soul almost left his body.

"You unfilial son, I'll beat you to death!"

Chu Mingli was struck by a stick and knocked to the ground, where he suddenly coughed up blood, staining the ground crimson.

Li Yi was terrified and stepped in front of Chu Mingli, but in the next instant, she was kicked away by Chu Zhanpeng and crashed into a mahogany stool, knocking out a tooth.

"stop!"

Just as Chu Zhanpeng raised the stick, about to strike Chu Mingli, a loud shout rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came and saw that it was Old Master Chu.

"Grandfather, save me!"

Chu Mingli was so frightened that he trembled.

Li Yi struggled, but couldn't get up several times.

Chu Xunzhen naturally wouldn't help her up.

In his past life, Chu Xunzhen was repeatedly forced to kneel as punishment by her. It was common for him to go three days and three nights without food, only able to drink water, and also subjected to scorching sun.

Nowadays, she certainly wouldn't be so kind.

Chu Tianxiong looked at everyone, his gaze landing on Chu Xunzhen. He paused for a moment before speaking, "What happened? Why did it escalate like this?"

Chu Zhanpeng stared intently at Chu Mingli and said, "This rebellious son had someone forge Xunzhen's private seal and has been secretly taking silver from the public treasury every day. Now there's no silver left in the public treasury. He's taken all 100,000 taels and gambled it all away."

Chu Tianxiong suddenly looked at Chu Mingli and instructed Uncle Lin beside him, "Go to the gambling den and investigate whether the Third Young Master really lost 100,000 taels of silver in the past ninety days?"

Seeing that Uncle Lin was about to leave, Chu Mingli's face turned pale.

If Uncle Lin were to investigate, he would find out that he was lying.

"Mingli, your grandfather is asking you now: did you really use this money to gamble?"

Chu Tianxiong narrowed his eyes, looked at Chu Mingli, and asked coldly.

"If so, you will no longer be a member of the Chu family. The Chu family does not gamble. Since you are addicted to gambling, you will no longer be a member of the Chu family."

Chu Mingli was frightened.

If his father or mother had said those words, he wouldn't have been so terrified.

My grandfather was the absolute authority in the household.

"My grandson says, 'Grandfather, please don't send me away. This money is for my little sister Rou'er.'"

As soon as Chu Mingli finished speaking, Chu Xunzhen immediately looked at Chu Wanrou.

The real show is about to begin.

Even if Li Yi loves Chu Wanrou dearly, can this 100,000 taels of silver really allow her to continue to maintain this love?

She was really looking forward to it.

Chu Wanrou's face turned deathly pale.

Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief, looked tenderly at Chu Wanrou, and took her hand, saying, "Rou'er, do you know that your second brother was just being chased by people from the gambling den at the entrance of the Marquis's mansion? If you have any money left, take it out and pay off your second brother's debts."

Chu Wanrou's expression froze.

All eyes of the Chu family members fell on her.

Chu Zhanpeng suppressed his anger, exhaled, and said, "Rou'er, I don't blame you for ordering the maid to make the private seal before. Is the money still with you?"