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

Chu Xunzhen coldly looked at the people in front of her.

She opened the box in her direction, glanced at it, and her pupils immediately contracted.

With a click, she closed the box.

Inside the box were indeed land deeds and property deeds, and most importantly, a ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and a set of gold-inlaid headdress with nine phoenixes flying, exactly as Chu Zhanpeng had described.

She remembered that in her past life, Chu Zhanpeng had always wanted to obtain this box from his grandfather.

It turned out that the box contained such a valuable item.

How could she not be moved that her grandfather had given her such a precious treasure so easily?

"Chu Xunzhen, you persecuted your own grandfather for these valuables. How can my Chu family tolerate such unfilial and heartless behavior?"

Chu Zhanpeng said angrily and coldly.

"Can't you understand human speech? This box was given to me by my grandfather. If you don't believe me, wait until the imperial physician arrives and my grandfather is lucid, then you can ask him yourself."

Chu Xunzhen spoke in a cold voice.

Chu Wanrou said softly, "Sister, don't be stubborn. This box must have been left to our eldest brother by our grandfather. He will be the heir to the Marquis's mansion, and these deeds will be a great help to him. How could you embezzle his things out of greed?"

"joke."

Chu Xunzhen scoffed.

Chu Zhanpeng grew impatient and said angrily, "Bring her box over."

Two more servants strode toward Chu Xunzhen.

The four servants simultaneously reached out and grabbed the wooden box in Chu Xunzhen's arms.

Chu Wanrou remained expressionless, but was inwardly thrilled.

Correct.

That's it.

That damned Chu Tianxiong, he's so good to Chu Xunzhen.

Isn't it just a blood relationship?

Just because she and he don't share the same blood, does that mean she doesn't deserve to be treated the same way as before?

Why is he so good to Chu Xunzhen?

The moment the servant's hand touched the box, a sharp, excruciating pain suddenly surged from his palm.

The four servants, with their eight hands, all shrank back in unison.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

"Ah! What happened?"

The servants all withdrew their hands, and their originally flesh-colored palms instantly turned bluish-purple.

"poisonous!"

"The box is poisoned."

"How come the young lady is alright?"

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and retreated.

Even Chu Zhanpeng was startled.

"Sister, how could you poison the box? Even if you didn't want to give it to Father, you shouldn't have used poison! What if it hurts Father?"

Chu Wanrou's exclamation rang out.

Those clear, almond-shaped eyes were filled with worry and questioning.

What a good daughter who cares about her father's safety.

"Chu Xunzhen, you bitch, I shouldn't have brought you back in the first place."

Chu Zhanpeng truly regretted it.

What is all this nonsense?

If he had personally taken action to snatch the box, wouldn't he be the one poisoned now?

"I did not poison her."

Chu Xunzhen's voice was indifferent.

How could she have poisoned him?

She only knows how to use witchcraft.

Even if she were to use witchcraft, she wouldn't do it in public.

She prefers to operate in the dark, when the enemy is completely unaware.

"My lord, the young lady has harmed us! Save us!"

"We beg Your Excellency to do us justice."

"It itches so much, it hurts so much! My lord, please save me..."

......

The four servants, pale-faced, knelt on the ground, pleading desperately.

Sweat soaked the hair on their foreheads.

Chu Zhanpeng stared intently at Chu Xunzhen and said, "Chu Xunzhen, how could you be so ruthless? Ah Da and Ah Er, hold her down and take her to the manor."

To harm someone right in front of him, does he still respect him as a marquis?

He absolutely could not allow such a variable to remain here.

"The imperial physician is here, Chu Xunzhen, aren't you going to make way?"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out.

Then everyone saw Chu Mingyuan, dressed in a black brocade robe, leading the old imperial physician.

Upon seeing the imperial physician, the four servants immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Save us! Please, Imperial Physician, save us!"

The four servants chattered amongst themselves, spreading out their palms.

The imperial physician was shocked.

Didn't they say that Old Master Chu had fallen ill?

What's going on with these four servants?

"Imperial Physician, my grandfather is unconscious. I will arrange for the palace physician to treat these four servants."

Chu Mingyuan looked puzzled, but still spoke up despite his confusion.

Chu Wanrou trembled and cried out in a soft voice, "Big brother, be careful of sister! She poisoned the servants!"

What?

Chu Mingyuan's gaze immediately fell on Chu Xunzhen, and he said coldly, "You scourge! It wasn't enough that you harmed Grandfather, you had to harm these servants too. What grudge do these servants hold against you? How could you be so vicious?"

Ah Da and Ah Er came to Chu Xunzhen.

They are not just empty-handed brutes with no real martial arts skills.

"Let's see who dares!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out.

Chu Tianxiong, leaning on his cane, walked out from inside.

His face was as pale as paper, but his eyes were bright and piercing.

"I'm not dead yet. Zhanpeng, are you trying to kidnap your own daughter and take her to the manor?"

Old Master Chu slowly stepped forward, looking at Chu Zhanpeng with unfriendly eyes.

If this unfilial son weren't his own, he would have strangled him long ago.

Although he was unconscious, he heard everything clearly.

"grandfather."

"Greetings, grandfather."

The voices of the younger generation rose in unison.

Chu Xun breathed a sigh of relief, not out of fear, but because he was worried that his grandfather might have some hidden illness.

She originally planned to have the imperial physician examine her grandfather, and then she would privately treat his health.

It seems that the people in this mansion can no longer tolerate her.

In just half a day, one scheme after another was used to frame her. If she didn't fight back, people would really think she was made of clay.

"I heard everything you were arguing about. The items in this box were a gift from me to Xunzhen. As for the poison, I applied it myself. Only those I approve of are allowed to touch my things. Those who dared to offend the eldest daughter will pay the price they deserve."

What?

Everyone was stunned.

Even Chu Wanrou was shocked, and at the same time, a sense of jealousy rose in her heart.

Old Master Chu went to such lengths for Chu Xunzhen.

Chu Xunzhen was also dumbfounded.

If it was her grandfather who applied the poison, how come she is unharmed?

"I applied a herbal remedy called 'Longan Flower Water' to this box. Ordinary people who touch it will have their palms turn bluish-purple and feel a stinging pain, but it won't be life-threatening. Xunzhen is my dear granddaughter. Before giving her the box, I had her wash her hands, which meant bathing them in longan leaf water. The antidote is simple; just soak your hands in the longan leaf water for a few breaths. Cough cough..."

After saying this, Chu Tianxiong's face turned even paler than before.

He glanced at the obedient Chu Xunzhen and said, "Xunzhen has never harmed anyone. And you call yourself a father? Can't you tell whether it's real poison or just some unpleasant herbal infusion? As for Mingyuan, how could you be so easily swayed by one side's opinion? Cough cough..."

Old Master Chu coughed repeatedly, and even coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.