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

Li Yi's eyes were practically spitting fire.

She didn't want to give it.

How could a lowly maidservant have the right to take back her indenture?

Chu Xunzhen's words rang out again.

"The Lady of the Marquis is unwilling? Could it be that she's planning to have Granny Liu marry into the Marquis's household and then, without anyone knowing, secretly die of illness or drowning?"

Li Yi was so angry that his face turned red.

She roared, "Chu Xunzhen, stop talking nonsense!"

That rebellious daughter! How could you possibly know what she was thinking?

And the guess was so accurate.

Just then, Chu Wanrou let out a soft moan and opened her eyes.

"Mother, what's wrong? Don't be angry. Otherwise you'll ruin your health, and what will we do then?"

Hearing this, Li Yi felt that Chu Wanrou was the truly considerate one.

"My daughter, your sister, the county princess, forced the Marquis of Loyalty to take a concubine even before you entered the family."

Upon hearing this, Chu Wanrou subconsciously looked at Gu Changfeng, her eyes filled with a desire for confirmation.

Gu Changfeng, however, stared intently at Chu Xunzhen.

In that instant, he wished he could tear that maid named Liu Jiaojiao to pieces.

"Madam, watch your words!" Chu Xunzhen said coldly. "It's true that Granny Liu sacrificed her chastity to save Lord Gu from drowning, isn't it? We can't just let Granny Liu, a young woman of marriageable age, spend her life in seclusion just to please my second sister, can we?"

Chu Wanrou's expression was quite interesting.

Brother Changfeng fell into the water? And was he rescued by a nanny?

Looking at the plump Liu Mama who was grinning at her from a distance, revealing a few big yellow teeth, Chu Wanrou suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Brother Changfeng is no longer innocent; he has an ambiguous relationship with this old nanny.

Granny Liu lowered her eyes, a few tears welling up in them, her aged voice trembling with sobs.

"Second Miss, I have no intention of competing with you. I only ask for a safe place to live, so that I will not be scorned and ridiculed by the world."

Chu Wanrou's eyes reddened with anger, her slender fingers gripping the golden silk quilt tightly.

Chu Xunzhen smiled and spoke, her eyes filled with a deep meaning: "Second sister, aren't you the famous benevolent Bodhisattva of the capital? Now, if you disagree with Lord Gu taking a concubine, then you will be the one who drove Granny Liu to her death. Are you planning to force Granny Liu to the Stone Temple on Ming Mountain to spend her days with only the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp? Or are you preparing a foot of white silk for her?"

Chu Wanrou's gaze paused, then she stared intently at Chu Xunzhen, and said coldly, "Thank you for your trouble, Princess. Granny Liu will naturally become a concubine in the household. But she can only do so after I have entered the family."

"nature."

Chu Xunzhen nodded in acknowledgment, looked at Granny Liu, and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

Granny Liu was overjoyed and said to Chu Wanrou, "Thank you so much, Second Miss. I am old and frail; how could I possibly be worthy to serve the Marquis? I only wish to have my own courtyard and more food; that would be an immense blessing."

Chu Wanrou's expression softened, and she waved her hand, dismissing Liu Mama.

Chu Xunzhen immediately burst into laughter, cupped his hands repeatedly to Gu Changfeng, and said, "Congratulations, Lord Gu, on the acquisition of a wonderful concubine. This is double the joy!"

Gu Changfeng angrily flung his long sleeves and left.

Li Yi went to see him off.

Chu Xunzhen also left.

The third prince followed closely behind.

"Your Highness, what brings you following Xunzhen?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong You smiled.

"Ordinary people would fawn over me, but I never expected the county princess to be so indifferent to me?"

Chu Xunzhen raised an eyebrow and said directly, "This county princess is extraordinary."

Nangong You was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

"Interesting. No wonder Ninth Brother is fond of the County Princess. The County Princess saved the Imperial Sister. Although I didn't accompany the County Princess that day, the money I promised to give her is still here."

Chu Xunzhen glanced at Chunxi, who respectfully accepted the silver notes with both hands.

"Your Highness is too kind. Is there anything else you need?"

Chu Xunzhen remembered that he said he came at the request of Nangong Yue.

"My ninth brother asked me to inform you that Chen Lianxin must live in the manor from now on, and you must treat her and her three children well; otherwise, this marriage should not take place."

The Third Prince, Nangong You, smiled smugly.

Why did Lao Jiu get such a good woman?

He wanted to see if he could break them up or cause them trouble.

Chu Xunzhen smiled instead of getting angry: "Third Prince, these words were not spoken by Ninth Prince. Ninth Prince would not speak like that."

After saying that, Chu Xunzhen left.

The third prince was taken aback, then shook his head and chuckled.

"What a pity, such a clever woman. How wonderful it would be if she could enter his harem and become his concubine!"

The third prince walked in another direction when suddenly, a black sack fell from the sky.

The third prince was trapped in a sack and forced to endure the beating.

Soon after, he began to scream in agony.

Chu Xunzhen returned to Juyuan quickly and happened to meet Chu Zhanpeng. She bowed and said, "Greetings, Father."

Chu Zhanpeng's face darkened as he questioned, "Chu Xunzhen, what on earth are you doing? Why are you marrying a mere nanny into the Marquis of Zhongyi's household?"

The marriage alliance was not meant to create enmity, but rather to solidify the relationship between the two governments.

If an old nanny were to marry the Marquis of Loyalty as a concubine, the Marquis of Loyalty would surely be ridiculed by everyone.

If Gu Changfeng loses face, won't he hate the Ping An Marquis's Mansion?

Chu Xunzhen's face turned ugly. He said, "Father, you've really misunderstood me. Everyone knows that Granny Liu saved Lord Gu from the water. If we were to really sell her off or beat her to death, wouldn't it make our Ping'an Marquis's mansion look like we're repaying kindness with enmity?"

Chu Zhanpeng wanted to say something, but Chu Xunzhen interrupted him: "Father, we can put Liu Mama's matter aside for now. The most important thing right now is Second Sister's illness."

Chu Zhanpeng looked stunned.

Could it be that Rou'er's good fortune has run into some trouble again?

"The old imperial physician once treated Rou'er at the government office. Rou'er's body is weak and she needs a medicinal ingredient. This ingredient requires the blood of a close relative. Now the Lady of the Marquis has sent people to find Rou'er's close relative. I hope Father will also send people to search for her, otherwise, in twenty days, my sister will be beyond the reach of medicine."

Chu Zhanpeng looked shocked, staring at Chu Xunzhen with a complex expression.

"Zhenzhen, you're fine. Go back and rest. I will send people out to find Wan'er's relatives."

Chu Xunzhen smiled and stepped back.

In her past life, a single word of praise from her father would have made her happy for half a day, but today she was not interested at all.

As soon as they returned to the Chrysanthemum Courtyard, Granny Hua produced an invitation.

This is actually a letter from the residence of Grand Tutor Liu.

The Liu family held a flower-viewing banquet and invited her to attend.

The date is the day after tomorrow.

"Miss, I heard that Liu Xiangning has returned from the border. Would you like to go with her?"

Liu Xiangning?

Her best friend from her past life.

The two met outside the capital.

Back then, Liu Xiangning was sold to Gu Village.

Chu Xunzhen saved her.

The two met.

After meeting Gu Changfeng, Liu Xiangning said that Gu Changfeng was too arrogant and not suitable to be a husband. She said that he was already so aloof before marrying her, and if she married him, wouldn't she suffer in the future?

They had a fight. In a fit of pique, Liu Xiangning actually went to the border to find her brother.

Now that I think about it, they haven't seen each other for two years.

"go."

Chu seeks the true path.

Chunxi nodded and said, "Miss, Madam is so heartless! She didn't even give you a single dowry. How could she do this?"

Just then, a figure appeared outside the courtyard.

He leaned on his cane, stretched out his hands, and groped his way forward as he slowly walked.

This person was actually Chu Mingxuan.

"What brings the Third Young Master here?"