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

"Let go!"

Chu Xunzhen was both ashamed and angry.

She was his biological younger sister.

What kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging like that?

Chu Mingyuan naturally wouldn't let go of her so easily. Instead, the hand that held her wrist tightened its grip, as if trying to crush the bones in her body.

"Rou'er was wronged because of you and is confined to the courtyard. Mother was even forced to kneel because of you. Do you have any conscience at all, Chu Xunzhen?"

Chu Mingyuan questioned loudly.

Chu Xunzhen had long known that Chu Mingyuan was mentally unstable, but she never imagined that he was this unstable.

"Chu Wanrou was punished and confined because she wanted to show off in front of the Ninth Prince, but he ignored her. As for my mother, Zhou Mama framed me, yet she doesn't trust her own daughter, instead trusting a dog servant who bullied me and even whipped the Ninth Prince. What do all these things have to do with me?"

"Sharp-tongued and eloquent. If it weren't for you, Rou'er would definitely have gained favor with the Ninth Prince. It must be because of your inappropriate words in front of the Ninth Prince that the Ninth Prince has grown tired of Rou'er."

Chu Mingyuan increased the pressure with his right hand, almost breaking Chu Xunzhen's wrist.

"Let go!"

Chu Xunzhen roared angrily and slapped him across the face.

That madman.

With a snap.

Chu Mingyuan had blood at the corner of his mouth, and bloody marks appeared on his face.

He was stunned at first, then suddenly turned around, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"court death!"

He grabbed Chu Xunzhen's hands behind his back, sneered, and raised his right hand, his large palm slapping towards Chu Xunzhen's face.

The palm strike swept through the air, creating a whooshing sound. One can imagine the immense power of that strike.

Chu Mingyuan was a martial artist.

Although he has never held an official position, he has been studying with a martial arts master for more than ten years.

If that slap had actually landed on Chu Xunzhen's face, he would probably have been sent flying on the spot.

"stop!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out, the aged voice filled with weariness and anger.

Chu Xunzhen looked up.

Old Master Chu stood in front of Chu Mingyuan, his right hand, marked with a centipede-shaped scar, tightly gripping Chu Mingyuan's raised hand.

"grandfather?"

Chu Xunzhen couldn't believe it and exclaimed with delight.

If it weren't for her grandfather, even with the protection of the Gu worms, how could she have withstood Chu Mingyuan's hateful attack?

She's too weak.

If the opponent goes all out and she can't react in time, she could still get injured.

Chu Mingyuan's right hand was grabbed, and he was thrown to the side.

He looked at his tall, thin grandfather beside him, who was leaning on a cane, his eyes filled with suppressed anger and resentment.

After a long pause, he bowed his head and kowtowed: "Grandson Mingyuan greets grandfather."

Chu Tianxiong's face was cold and stern as he said, "Chu Mingyuan, as the eldest son of the Chu family, you have harmed your own flesh and blood. Do you still have any sense of kinship?"

"Grandfather, you have been recuperating in the small ancestral hall for many years. You had no idea that Chu Xunzhen had caused such a terrible disaster today."

Chu Mingyuan spoke in a cold voice, glancing angrily at Chu Xunzhen.

Chu Xunzhen smiled.

It's not that she's stupid, but that people can actually laugh when they're in extreme sadness.

If her grandfather hadn't stopped her, that palm strike would have probably left her disfigured, or even knocked out her teeth, if she hadn't died.

Chu Mingyuan felt absolutely no affection for family.

Since that's the case, she remembered yesterday's old grievances and today's new hatreds.

She had intended to quietly watch Chu Mingyuan be toyed with by Chu Wanrou and see him suffer unbearable pain in the future, but since he had come to provoke her, she would not be merciful.

Looking at Chu Xunzhen, Old Master Chu felt somewhat uneasy.

"Xunzhen, come with me. Mingyuan, I'm punishing you by making you copy the Tao Te Ching one hundred times. You have seven days to finish copying it and hand it in to the ancestral hall."

"Yes, Grandfather."

Chu Mingyuan was unwilling to accept it.

Chu Xunzhen stepped past Chu Mingyuan and followed behind Old Master Chu.

She could clearly feel the watchful gaze behind her, like a venomous snake, waiting for its chance to strike.

My wrist is still burning with pain.

Those swollen, red wrists spoke volumes about Chu Mingyuan's ruthlessness.

Her own elder brother showed her absolutely no pity.

But the real show is about to begin.

Small ancestral hall.

Chu Tianxiong sat on the futon, his face looking dejected.

On the offering table, a red memorial tablet was placed in the center.

That's my grandmother's memorial tablet.

Chu Xunzhen washed her hands in the basin of water that Old Master Chu had personally brought, offered incense to her grandmother, and then stood aside.

"You were switched at birth, and the Marquis's mansion has wronged you. Zhanpeng and Li Yi are even less close to you, child, your grandfather knows you have suffered greatly." After a pause, Old Master Chu continued, "But the Marquis's mansion is our root, and we share the same surname, Chu. The character 'Chu' cannot be written with a second stroke."

Chu Xunzhen's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately spoke.

"Seeking the truth and understanding."

She understands, but how she chooses to act is her prerogative.

"Xunzhen, your grandfather is sorry. That Prince Gu is a treacherous and unworthy man. Your grandfather does not know what the future holds for you, and all I have to leave you is this meager fortune. I only hope that you will be of one mind with the Chu family in the future."

"Your eldest brother, Chu Mingyuan, is both literate and skilled in martial arts, but he is too gentle and easily influenced, making him susceptible to being deceived. Your second brother, Mingli, is dashing, but too shrewd. Your third brother, Mingxuan, is honest but lacks wisdom."

"Xunzhen, your grandfather's days are numbered, and he is unaware of the future changes in the Chu family. Although you have only been back for three years, your sincerity towards the entire Chu family is evident to your grandfather. If they wrong you in the future, please forgive them for the sake of this small act of compensation from your grandfather. Your grandfather hopes that the entire Chu family will live in harmony and prosperity... cough cough..."

Chu Xunzhen was stunned.

In her past life, at this time, she was being attacked by rumors and gossip from the outside world, and she also had a high fever. She only remembered that her grandfather had visited her a few times.

So, it turns out that she did so much after returning home, and it wasn't that no one knew. Some people knew her goodness and her unwavering loyalty to the Chu family.

Chu Xunzhen's eyes filled with tears.

"Grandfather, I promise you."

She wouldn't retaliate against them as long as they didn't continue to provoke her. All for this kind, good old woman.

"Okay, okay, okay, cough cough..."

Grandfather was so excited that he coughed repeatedly and his face turned red.

"Grandfather, you should keep this box. You still need to see Xunzhen get married. Just keep the box here."

Chu Xunzhen did not accept the mahogany box.

All she wanted was for her grandfather to be well.

"Here you go, just keep it. Otherwise, Mingyuan might take these things and give them to his adopted sister."

Chu Xunzhen was amused by her grandfather.

That fool Chu Mingyuan will definitely be deceived.

Isn't that right?

In the end, he even lost his life.

She died young in her previous life, but her spirit saw the final fate of this family.

"Xunzhen, I arranged for Li Yi to hire a tutor for you to teach you music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. How is your learning going?"

"Grandfather, do not worry, Xunzhen is always learning."

Li Yi did arrange a tutor for her, but that tutor was Chu Wanrou's tutor. That tutor only liked teaching Chu Wanrou, not her. He just casually brushed her off.

But the woman she is now is reborn.

In her past life, she studied music, chess, calligraphy, and painting for more than ten years for Gu Changfeng. Although she could not be said to be the best in the capital, she was far superior to others in these skills.

"That's good. Your grandfather has taught you strategy and tactics, so you won't be plotted against in this vast capital city in the future."

Chu Xunzhen slightly raised her eyebrows.

In her past life, her grandfather had taught her strategy and even gifted her books.

"Grandfather, I am truly willing to learn. But why are you unwilling to have the family physician examine me? Or perhaps the imperial physician examine me?"

Chu Xunzhen asked, looking completely bewildered.

In his previous life, my grandfather refused to see a doctor until his death.

In this life, she wants him to live longer, much longer, so that he can enjoy his old age in peace.