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

With a thud, Chu Mingli fell forward and made intimate contact with the ground.

His nose hit the uneven cobblestones, and blood gushed out.

"Second Young Master, how are you?"

The servant beside Chu Mingli helped him up.

His gaze was awkward, and he caught a glimpse of Chu Xunzhen out of the corner of his eye. He snorted coldly and continued walking forward.

Chu Xunzhen looked at him, a smile playing on her lips.

It seems bad luck has arrived.

She was the person with the strongest destiny in the Chu family, which was why Chu Wanrou wanted to take her place. Her aim was to change her fate and seize her destiny.

Now, Chu Mingli and she have severed ties, meaning their previous kinship has been broken.

Some of Chu Mingli's bad luck will not be transferred to Chu Xunzhen.

"fine."

Chu Mingli spoke in an icy tone and walked straight ahead.

Upon arriving at the Peony Garden, they saw Li Yi anxiously waiting in the same spot.

Upon seeing the unconscious Chu Wanrou, Li Yi's expression changed drastically in shock.

"Quickly! Help the second young lady onto the bed. Be quick and careful not to bump into her. Call Physician Gao over."

After Li Yi finished speaking, the servants of the Peony Garden took Chu Wanrou from him.

"Madam, I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi frowned and waved his hand, saying, "What is it? We'll talk about it later."

Looking at Chu Wanrou lying on the bed, Li Yi felt heartbroken and shed tears.

Why is her Rou'er so unlucky?

Chu Xunzhen was speechless.

Gu Changfeng was covered in sweat, looking at Li Yi as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Chu Xun knew that he was hesitating about how to explain what had just happened.

This is getting more and more ridiculous.

"My lord, wipe your sweat."

A rose-pink handkerchief was extended and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Gu Changfeng turned his head and immediately saw that huge black mole again.

"Need not."

Gu Changfeng dodged.

When the doctor from the Gao family arrived, he acted as if he hadn't noticed the undercurrents among them.

He extended his right hand and placed it on Chu Wanrou's wrist, feeling her pulse, and said, "It was anger that caused you to faint, Miss Rou'er. In addition, her underlying illness has relapsed."

Li Yi suddenly remembered that last time in the prison, Chu Wanrou's condition was very bad, and Chu Xunzhen even brought the old imperial physician to diagnose her.

The explanation given was that the medicine must be made with the blood of a close relative; otherwise, after thirty days, the medicine would be ineffective, and Chu Wanrou would be beyond saving.

"Rou'er, don't worry, your mother has already sent people to find your parents and relatives. I will make sure you are well."

Gu Changfeng was shocked.

"Auntie, what do you mean by that?"

"Rou'er is frail and in poor health. Last time at the government office, her old ailment was aggravated. The county princess sent a royal physician to examine Rou'er, who said that a special medicinal herb is needed as a guide for the medicine."

Gu Changfeng straightened his expression and said to Li Yi, "Aunt, please speak. I will certainly find Rou'er."

Li Yi's eyes welled up with tears. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "A small amount of blood from a close relative is needed."

"So now we need to find Rou'er's closest relatives?" Gu Changfeng asked solemnly.

Li Yi nodded.

"Don't worry, Auntie. Changfeng will also send people from the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion to help with this matter. Madam, please feel free to send them to search."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi was overjoyed and wept.

"Thank you, my dear nephew."

Gu Changfeng waved his hands repeatedly and bowed respectfully to the Lady of the Marquis: "This is what Changfeng should do."

Chu Xunzhen suddenly spoke up: "Have you finished? Madam, Granny Liu rescued Lord Gu from the pond, and the two have already been intimate. I, the county princess, have already betrothed Granny Liu to Lord Gu as a concubine. I wonder if Madam is willing to release her?"

Li Yi's expression changed drastically as he stared intently at Liu Mama, a plump woman with dark yellow skin who was over thirty years old and still looked shy.

"How could you make such a decision without my consent?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen scoffed, "What? Can't I, a dignified county princess, decide the fate of a mere nanny in the Marquis's mansion?"

Li Yi's eyes blazed with fury as he coldly said to Chu Xunzhen, "Liu Jiaojiao's indenture is with me. If I don't allow it, she can only stay in the Marquis's mansion."

Liu Jiaojiao grew anxious and was about to speak.

Chunxi stopped her, shook her head slightly, and gestured for her to look at her young lady.

"Madam Hou, you have quite the airs. My nanny from the Ping'an Marquis's mansion saved a man from another man and lost her chastity, yet you forbid her from becoming that man's concubine. Are you trying to force her to commit suicide? So, in Madam Hou's eyes, the servants and maids of the Marquis's mansion are nothing more than playthings that can be sold and killed at will."

As soon as Chu Xunzhen finished speaking, Lady Hou's face turned red.

This is because she was angry.

She had already sensed that the way everyone was looking at her was extremely strange.

Although indentures allow for the free buying and selling of slaves, slaves and masters can develop feelings for each other over time.

If Li Yi really refuses to let Liu Mama become a concubine in the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion, then who will be loyal to her in the future?

Gu Changfeng stared intently at Chu Xunzhen.

Does she really want him to lose face completely?

"Chu Xunzhen!" Gu Changfeng's anger surged, his lungs almost bursting. "You're something else!"

This is a perfectly legitimate and open strategy.

Chu Mingli's face turned ashen, but he couldn't think of a way to refuse.

Suddenly, with a thud, Granny Liu knelt on the ground, weeping as she addressed the Lady of the Marquis: "Madam, I have served the Marquis's household for thirty years, since birth. Heaven has blessed us with this good match, but I know my looks are average, and I do not presume to ask for the Marquis's favor. I only hope to meet a good man, so that I may have a place to settle down and make a living. I beg you, Madam, to grant my wish."

As she spoke, Granny Liu knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Li Yi's sharp right fingernail scratched across the handkerchief, and in no time, the brand-new handkerchief was torn with a huge tear by her fingernail.

She stared intently at Liu Jiaojiao, her chest heaving with anger.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was Li Yi's panting.

"Madam, there's no need to be troubled. I, Your Highness, will take charge of this matter. Liu Jiaojiao will become Lord Gu's concubine."

A familiar voice rang out from outside the courtyard.

It turns out to be the current Third Prince.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and left the room.

"Greetings, Third Prince."

Everyone bowed in greeting.

Nangong You smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I came here today at the request of my ninth brother to find the county princess. I heard that the county princess had come to the peony garden, so I rushed over, only to hear this interesting story."

Gu Changfeng's face was grim.

But he still said, "A real man should take responsibility. Changfeng is willing to take Granny Liu as his concubine. I wonder if Granny Liu is also willing?"

Granny Liu knelt on the ground, her chubby little hands supporting her weight, and said respectfully, "This servant is willing. My only wish in this life is to find a good man and spend the rest of my days in peace."

Gu Changfeng cursed inwardly, but now that the Third Prince had vouched for him, what could he say?

Chu Xunzhen smiled.

Although she didn't have much contact with Granny Liu, this nanny was also quite capable.

It's just that her status is a bit low, but having a low status has its advantages.

"Granny Liu saved Lord Gu. Lord Gu is so grateful, even if Granny Liu becomes a concubine in the Marquis's mansion, he certainly won't allow the principal wife to sell her off at will, will he?"

Chu Xunzhen's eyes darted around, and he asked with a light laugh.

Gu Changfeng took a deep breath and said in a cold voice, "Of course not."

Chu Xunzhen smiled calmly and said to Li Yi, "Alright. Then let me, the county princess, have the nanny's indenture. After all, the nanny is also one of my Juyuan people."

Chu Mingli's lips twitched.

The people of Shenta Yaojuyuan.

Granny Liu was in charge of tending the flowers and plants in the Marquis's mansion, and today she happened to be tending the flowerbed outside the Chrysanthemum Courtyard.

"No way." Li Yi immediately refused, intending to keep Liu Jiaojiao's indenture tightly.

Chu Xunzhen laughed: "Could it be that the Lady of the Marquis is really planning that? To let Granny Liu enter first, and then have her beaten, scolded, and sold off by the mistress?"