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

Chu Xunzhen's face flushed red.

He actually found out that she had taken Liu Xiangning to the Red Chamber earlier.

Her eyes flickered, and her voice was slightly weak: "Your Highness, please listen to me."

"I won't listen." Nangong Yue bit Chu Xunzhen's earlobe and picked Chu Xunzhen up.

His eyes were bloodshot, like a young animal that had been provoked, and he threw Chu Xunzhen onto the soft couch.

"Sister, the moon isn't enough for you, that's why you need to go to places like that to seek pleasure?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen blushed and quickly said, "No, Ningning and I were just eating and drinking there, listening to some music."

Nangong Yue's eyes turned even redder. He lifted Chu Xunzhen's chin and said, "Sister, what if you get drunk? Do you know how worried I've been?"

Chu Xunzhen's heart trembled.

This was the first time she had ever seen Nangong Yue lose her temper.

"Shouyi and Shouliu have been secretly watching over me, so nothing will happen."

After Chu Xunzhen finished speaking, the crimson in Nangong Yue's eyes deepened even further. His full lips curled up, his eyes filled with madness, and he grabbed Chu Xunzhen's wrist, pressing it down on top of her head.

"Sister, are those male prostitutes prettier or am I prettier?" Nangong Yue's voice carried a hint of danger.

Chu Xunzhen, desperate to survive, said, "Of course, the prince is more handsome. How can they compare to a single hair on your head?"

Instead of being angry, Nangong Yue smiled, her thin lips slightly pursed, and she leaned down to whisper in Chu Xunzhen's ear, "Is that so? Then why were you drinking and listening to music with them, sister? Sister, do you know, I can't hold back any longer?"

Chu Xunzhen's body stiffened.

"Your Highness, I was wrong. I had planned to introduce Ningning to more handsome men. That way, she wouldn't fall for that two-faced scholar from a poor family who was deliberately trying to seduce her."

"Hehe!" Nangong Yue chuckled. "Sister, do you think I'd believe that?"

"If you don't believe me, then so be it." Chu Xunzhen turned his head away.

Looking at her smooth neck, Nangong Yue's breathing quickened, and his voice was gentle: "Sister, no, Miss Mu, let me serve you."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen turned her head sharply and stared wide-eyed.

Nangong Yue pounced onto the bed.

The bed curtains were drawn, revealing the candlelight.

The two figures overlapped.

Chu Xunzhen was completely confused.

She witnessed Nangong Yue's madness.

"Sister, don't get distracted. Join me on our journey to the clouds."

In the courtyard, the servants stood guard, their faces flushed.

A maidservant secretly went to the side gate to deliver a message.

Before long, news of the two sharing a room reached Gu Changfeng's ears.

He stared intently at the four words on the note.

"To have sex again."

Gu Changfeng roared and threw the note down: "Chu Xunzhen, how dare you betray me!"

Outside, Chu Wanrou, who was holding a bowl of watermelon soup, was so frightened that her legs went weak and the soup spilled all over the ground.

Gu Changfeng was furious when he saw Chu Wanrou's disheveled appearance.

He suddenly walked up to her, grabbed her fair wrist, and said, "Aren't you an expert in medicine? You also use Chinese herbs to make health-preserving bracelets and incense sticks."

Chu Wanrou's face turned pale, and she said weakly, "Husband, you hurt my hand."

Gu Changfeng suddenly let go.

The next moment, Chu Wanrou lost her balance and fell straight to the ground.

Chu Wanrou happened to sit on the soup on the ground, making her look even more disheveled.

Gu Changfeng stared intently at her face.

This face isn't as pretty as it used to be; it's swollen from being slapped by Chu Xunzhen last time.

Although the swelling has subsided, some marks remain.

"How about it? Can you do it?" Gu Changfeng asked in a cold voice.

He's really short of money lately.

Even though he had made several merits, His Majesty still rewarded him.

Without money, the huge Marquis's mansion simply couldn't function.

Moreover, Gu Changfeng now needs to take care of both the Chongding Marquis's Mansion and the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion.

Currently, the Marquis of Chongding's residence still owes His Majesty money.

If he cannot make a fortune during the disaster two months later, things will be even more difficult for him in the future.

Upon hearing this, Chu Wanrou said, "Grinding Chinese herbs into powder is simple, it just requires some effort. But how to make round and plump Chinese herbal beads is the difficult part."

Gu Changfeng's face darkened, and he roared, "Difficult? Then go and research it! Chu Xunzhen has figured it out, surely you, a disciple of the Heavenly Sect, can't?"

"Yes, my lord. I will go and investigate immediately."

Chu Wanrou was terrified. She got up from the ground, her moon-white dress covered in winter melon and soup, greasy and disheveled.

Gu Changfeng stepped out of the room and saw Lu Ruoying standing there.

"Mother, are you feeling any better?"

Lu Ruoying nodded and said, "Much better. Changfeng, your father can't be delayed any longer. He needs his medicine."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng gripped his sleeve tightly with his right hand.

He doesn't understand.

In his previous life, when Chu Xunzhen was alive, these things never reached his ears.

She always keeps everything in perfect order.

Back then, he never had to worry about money.

Now, he has married Rou'er.

Rou'er was the most beloved daughter of the Marquis of Ping'an's family, and they gave her a considerable dowry. However, compared to Chu Xunzhen's dowry that caused a sensation throughout the city that day, it was rather small.

Moreover, unlike Chu Xunzhen in her previous life, she didn't voluntarily offer her dowry to help the Marquis's mansion.

It must be said that in terms of vision and demeanor, Chu Xunzhen is indeed superior to Chu Wanrou.

"Mother, don't worry, I'll find a way."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ruoying sighed, "Changfeng, I'm so sorry. If only you had married Chu Xunzhen."

On that day, her dowry was astonishing.

She initially wanted to question Lady Ping'an, but later learned that it was Chu Xunzhen's merchant parents who had prepared the dowry for her, so she could only suppress her resentment.

Gu Changfeng was stunned.

"Mother, don't you hate Chu Xunzhen the most? You said she was vulgar and had only a pretty face."

Lu Ruoying's face showed regret: "I didn't know her adoptive parents were so wealthy. Moreover, she is now a county princess. If she marries you, everything she has will be yours."

"The position of county princess is nothing? I can fight for one for Rou'er too."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ruoying smiled bitterly: "I heard that at the Second Princess's flower-viewing banquet, Chu Xunzhen presented health-preserving bracelets and incense tablets. Now these two items are selling like hotcakes in the capital. Her Wanyao Pavilion is making a fortune every day."

Gu Changfeng said to Lu Ruoying, "Mother, don't worry. The Ninth Prince is in very poor health and will pass away in a few months. At that time, we will have Chu Xunzhen return to take charge of the household affairs."

Under the eaves, Chu Wanrou listened to the conversation between the two, her face twisting in pain.

Gu Changfeng actually dislikes her?

Without her help, how could he have gotten to where he is today?

Does Gu Changfeng still want Chu Xunzhen to come back?

Haha, still daydreaming.

She had examined him and found him to be weak, possibly with a Gu worm inside him. Now that he had betrayed their relationship, she would keep it a secret and not tell him.

Once he's been tortured by the Gu worms to the very end, Chu Wanrou wants to see how smug Gu Changfeng can still be.

Gu Changfeng left the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence, with Qingsong following behind him.

Without realizing it, he had walked to the outside of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

At this moment, the two stood in the alley, secretly glancing at the Ninth Princess, looking more like two thieves.

"Sir, shall we go back?" Qingsong said somewhat awkwardly.

He really couldn't understand the new master he was following.

If he really cared so much about the Ninth Prince's wife, then why did he make her a concubine?

If you don't care, then why have you come here now, sir?

Suddenly, everything went black before Qingsong's eyes, and a delicate fragrance filled his nostrils.

At the same time, he heard his own father scream in agony.

Gu Changfeng was trapped in the sack.

"Who? Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!"

Fists rained down on Gu Changfeng like a dense storm.

Gu Changfeng was trembling all over.

He curled up on the ground, his vision blurred.

He trembled all over, feeling as if countless fists were falling on him.

He couldn't even tell whether there was one person, two people, or several people outside.

His vision went black, and he fell into a coma.

He didn't know how much time had passed when a foul odor assaulted his nostrils.

He suddenly opened the sack, and a bucket of black excrement poured down on his head.

Black, sticky, foul-smelling liquid mixed with feces was poured over his head.

He looked up, staring intently at the mechanism above him.

The thief had actually made a simple trap.

The other party tied the sack to the rope.

As soon as he opens the sack, the rope is pulled, and the wooden bucket on the rope will tip over.

The excrement would then fall from the sky and land on their heads.

"what!"

A woman passing by saw Gu Changfeng's appearance and screamed in fright.

Passersby rushed over to watch.

"It stinks!"

"Who did they offend? Unbelievable."

"Hmm? Lord Gu, what brings you here?"

The one speaking was Chunxi, who was among the onlookers.

She had just gone to the Wan Yao Ge to get medicine as instructed by the young lady, and when she passed by this place and saw so many people, she came over to take a look.

Unexpectedly, I saw Gu Changfeng.

The onlookers were taken aback.

In the capital, there is only one official with the surname Gu: Gu Changfeng.

"He truly is a loyal and righteous marquis."

"Lord Gu, what's wrong?"

"Good heavens, which petty thief has ambushed Lord Gu?"

......

Hearing the exclamations and greetings from the crowd, Gu Changfeng was not comforted at all; instead, he looked indignant.

He knew that he could no longer hide his identity.

Tomorrow, everyone in the capital will know that Gu Changfeng was doused with excrement.

Nine Palaces.

Chu Xunzhen felt as if he had been run over by a giant wheel.

She turned her head away, not wanting to pay attention to Nangong Yue beside her.

"Sister, don't be angry. I'll be gentler next time."

Nangong Yue applied ointment to Chu Xunzhen.

A cool, refreshing sensation spread through my body.

Chu Xunzhen's expression softened somewhat.

Suddenly, the voice of Wu Cheng, the steward of the Prince's Mansion, came from outside the side room.

"Your Highness and Your Highness, Lady Li Yi, wife of the Marquis of Ping'an, has come to pay a visit."

on the bed.

Chu Xun was somewhat surprised.

Did Li Yi come to visit?

The haughty and disdainful Lady Hou came to see her.

really interesting.

Chu Xunzhen struggled to get up, but Nangong Yue pressed her down on the bed.

His voice carried a hint of satisfaction: "Sweetie! You're too tired. Let me go see what she wants to do."