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

Upon hearing this, Granny Li was greatly surprised.

She paused, then carefully said, "Madam, for some reason, this white jade Guanyin statue seems a bit eerie?"

Li Yi was surprised.

"Granny Li, you think so too?"

Li Yi then spoke, saying, "Although my wife is usually tired, she is not always sleepy. But ever since she saw Rou'er that day, she has been very tired and always feels exhausted after returning home."

Granny Li nodded and said, "Madam, perhaps the Guanyin statue needs to be placed in the small Buddhist shrine. Why don't we put it there?"

"Alright." Li Yi paused, then said, "The note just now said there was something wrong with the white jade Guanyin. It's always better to be careful."

Li Yi moved the white jade Guanyin statue away, and Chu Wanrou, who was absorbing Li Yi's luck, could no longer absorb anything, and her luck began to dissipate again.

She was both shocked and furious; for a moment, her beautiful face twisted in anger.

The white jade Guanyin was placed in the small Buddhist hall by someone arranged by Granny Li.

The small Buddhist shrine contains not only a Buddha statue, but also ancestral tablets.

Even if there are problems with this white jade Guanyin statue, it shouldn't affect them in the future.

The birthday gift that the Ninth Prince's Mansion presented to Chu Zhanpeng happened to arrive in Chu Zhanpeng's hands at this moment.

The front hall of the Marquis of Ping'an's residence.

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhanpeng chuckled dryly, "Thank you, Your Highness. Since His Highness is unwell, it is only right that I visit him. I will certainly choose a day to bring my wife and children to pay him a visit."

Shou Liu clasped his hands in a salute and went back to report.

As Chu Zhanpeng passed by the small Buddhist hall, he suddenly slipped and fell in front of it. The gifts in his hands crashed onto the Chu family ancestral tablets inside the hall, scattering them all over the ground.

A white jade Guanyin statue was knocked over and fell to the ground.

Fresh blood flowed from inside the Guanyin statue. Inside the Guanyin statue, there was also a lock of hair wrapped around it.

"What is it?"

Chu Zhanpeng saw the hair on the ground and turned pale with fright.

He abruptly stepped back, staring intently at the fragments of the Guanyin statue on the ground.

He asked the guard beside him, "Where did this Guanyin statue come from?"

Everyone looked at each other.

When Li Yi and Granny Li arrived at the ancestral hall, Chu Zhanpeng was in a fit of rage.

"Madam, why have I never seen this white jade Guanyin statue before? Where did you obtain it?"

Li Yi was stunned. He looked at the Guanyin statue on the ground and saw that bright red blood was seeping from inside the statue. The inner walls of the Guanyin statue were covered with long hair.

This white jade Guanyin statue is actually rotten inside despite its gold and jade exterior.

"Replying to Your Excellency, this was given to me by Rou'er."

Rou'er?

Chu Zhanpeng was shocked, a deep look flashing in his eyes.

Chu Wanrou happened to return to the Ping'an Marquis's residence. She is currently inside the residence.

"Someone, please bring the second young lady over."

Chu Wanrou was only dressed when she was invited over and came out of Chu Mingli's room.

Her face was filled with satisfaction, and the spring light in her eyes was bright and captivating. She was radiant.

Chu Mingli's legs were trembling.

"Second Miss, Master requests your presence."

Chu Wanrou followed the guards beside her father toward the small Buddhist hall. The next moment, she saw Li Yi, whose face was pale, and a group of servants and maids with pale faces.

"Daughter greets Father and Mother."

Chu Wanrou bowed to Chu Zhanpeng and Li Yi.

Li Yi asked directly, "Rou'er, why is there blood inside this white jade Guanyin statue?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Wanrou looked at the white jade Guanyin on the ground, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion.

With a thud, she knelt down.

"Your daughter doesn't know. After receiving the Guanyin statue, your daughter kept it in the storeroom and never took it out. Mother, believe me, your daughter did not intentionally harm you."

Li Yi stared intently at Chu Wanrou.

She could deceive herself about the first agate bracelet she received; Rou'er was unaware. She, too, had been misled.

But the second time, the white jade Guanyin statue he gave her bled.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a frightening statue of Guanyin.

There's no need to go to Baiyun Temple to find someone to look at it anymore. This Guanyin statue is a filthy thing.

Chu Xunzhen listened to the Chu family's movements through the Zi Gu, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

She guessed that Li Yi would still believe Chu Wanrou.

After all, she had invested too much in this daughter.

If the truth is truly revealed, she will have to face the fact that she raised an ungrateful child.

"My lord, Rou'er certainly doesn't know either. In my opinion, someone wanted to harm Rou'er. But who knew that Rou'er would give me this white jade Guanyin?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Wanrou smiled through her tears: "Thank you for your trust, Mother. Mother, you are the one I love most, and I will never harm you."

Chu Xunzhen did not continue spying.

Her face turned cold.

Li Yi once again made excuses for Chu Wanrou.

If she cannot understand the pain she suffered in her past life, how can she be content?

"Chunxi, give the order that tomorrow the Princess Consort will personally go to the Marquis of Ping'an's residence to celebrate my father's birthday."

Chunxi asked in surprise, "Your Highness, didn't you decide not to go?"

"No! This princess wants to see a good show."

Chu Xunzhen's gaze fell on Nangong Yue, who was sleeping peacefully on the couch not far away.

From this moment on, a tight net must be laid in the room to prevent the Third Prince's men from launching a sneak attack.

In the evening, Anshun hurriedly returned.

His face was filled with excitement as he exclaimed, "The Princess's prediction was absolutely correct. The defenses in the basement were exactly as the Princess had drawn. This time, we rescued Lady Nangong without losing a single soldier."

Chu Xunzhen nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "How is Madam Nangong?"

Anshun paused before speaking, "It's not good. We've already settled her in the Wanyao Pavilion."

"Thank you for your hard work, Father-in-law. Go and collect your reward." After Chu Xunzhen finished speaking, Anshun withdrew, and Chu Xunzhen went to the Wanyao Pavilion to check on Madam Nangong's condition.

Inside the Wanyao Pavilion, in the inner courtyard side room.

Chen Lianxin hugged her mother, Nangong Qing.

Nangong Qing had many bruises on his neck.

When Chu Xunzhen arrived, a scream rang out from inside the room.

"Help......."

As soon as she opened the door, she saw the crazed Nangong Qing, who was tightly gripping Chen Lianxin's neck.

Chen Lianxin was pale, and she was lifted into the air.

What was most shocking was that Nangong Qing, who was originally confined to a wheelchair, actually stood up.

Chu Xunzhen raised his right hand, and a silver needle landed on Nangong Qing's sleeping acupoint.

Nangong Qing's eyelids closed, his body trembled, his right hand loosened, and he and Chen Lianxin fell to the ground.

"Cough cough cough!"

Chen Lianxin coughed until she caught her breath, then bowed to Chu Xunzhen in gratitude: "This servant thanks Your Highness for saving me."

Chu Xunzhen raised an eyebrow.

If she hadn't known that this was the real Chen Lianxin, she probably would have thought that this person had a different soul.

Chen Lianxin clutched Chu Xunzhen's skirt, pleading repeatedly, "Please, Your Highness, heal my mother. This is my personal savings. Please, Your Highness, save my mother."

"First, carry Madam Nangong to the bed."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Chu Xunzhen walked to Nangong Qing's side and took her pulse.

Nangong Qing was poisoned by more than ten kinds of poisons, and she also had Gu poison in her body.

Chu Xunzhen suddenly looked at Chen Lianxin and asked, "Aren't you the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect? This is your mother, why don't you heal her yourself?"

"Naturally, it's because of the Third Prince's request."

Chen Lianxin spat out a poisoned needle, which flew and pierced Chu Xunzhen's leg.

Chu Xun could dodge it, but she couldn't.

She realized it was a mind-altering needle.

She wanted to see what Chen Lianxin was up to.

Chu Xunzhen's body began to go limp, and she began to feel weak.

Her face was icy as she said, "Chen Lianxin, your indenture is still with me, Your Highness. Have you forgotten?"

Chen Lianxin scoffed, "Chu Xunzhen, you're so stupid, you don't even realize it. The Third Prince has already agreed to help me remove my slave status. With a single order from him, Gu Changfeng will destroy my indenture."

Chu Xunzhen gave a cold laugh: "So this is why you're so fearless. And what about your mother? Are you just going to let her continue like this?"

Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Chen Lianxin's eyes, and she said, "I want her to suffer. She actually wanted to offer me to the Third Prince. She's heartless, so I'll be unjust. She won't let me have an easy time, so I'll make this wheelchair-bound cripple suffer too."

Chen Lianxin has completely gone mad.

After glancing around, Chen Lianxin pulled Chu Xunzhen up and walked out of the room. She whistled, and a carriage appeared outside the wall to meet them.

Chu Xunzhen was pulled into the carriage by Chen Lianxin.

The bewitching powder that entered Chu Xunzhen's body was devoured by the mini white creature inside Chu Xunzhen's body.

At this moment, Chu Xunzhen was more lucid than ever before.

She used a code word to contact Granny Hua.

Granny Hua, who was about to chase after the carriage, immediately stopped.

Anshun was about to chase after her, but in the next instant, Granny Hua grabbed his sleeve.

"Come with me," Granny Hua said to Anshun.

Anshun: "?"

He's a top-tier imperial guard, working under Granny Hua?

"I've already arranged for people to handle things for Your Highness, so there's no need to worry. Now I'm going to pursue the Princess and find an opportunity to rescue her."

Granny Hua nodded and said, "I know."

Seeing that Anshun remained unmoved, Granny Hua forcibly pulled him: "Come with me, only then can we save the princess."

Although Anshun was puzzled, he could only follow behind Granny Hua as the carriage carrying the princess had already gone far away.

The carriage sped towards the outskirts.

Chu Xunzhen pretended to be unconscious.

Chen Lianxin breathed a sigh of relief.

She lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside. The next moment, she felt a sharp pain in her neck and lost consciousness.

Chu Xunzhen looked at the unconscious Chen Lianxin, his eyes flickering.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped.

The coachman disappeared, and Chu Xunzhen, who had disguised herself as Chen Lianxin, got off the carriage.

A figure slowly emerged from the small house.

This person was none other than Gu Changfeng, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

Chu Xunzhen didn't speak, but instead revealed a proud look in his eyes, just like Chen Lianxin's.

Gu Changfeng was her husband in her previous life, and he was all too familiar with her voice. Her voice-changing technique was not yet good enough to fool anyone.

She'd better not say anything.

Gu Changfeng, sitting in his wheelchair, clenched his fists and said excitedly, "The person has been brought?"

Disguised, Chu Xunzhen nodded and sneered, "Hmph!"

Gu Changfeng not only didn't suspect anything, but he also smiled: "This is the antidote. Take it back and give it to your mother, and the poison in her body will be neutralized."

Chu Xunzhen took the pill and, after just one glance, knew it was poison.

If Chen Lianxin really takes the pill back, Nangong Qing will die within fifteen minutes of taking it.

Chen Lianxin shook her head violently, her voice cracking with anger: "Are you trying to fool me?"

Gu Changfeng laughed heartily: "Just kidding. Miss Chen, please don't be angry. In this transaction, we're both simply getting what we need."

Gu Changfeng tossed out the real antidote. Chu Xunzhen caught it, said nothing, mounted the white horse beside him, and rode away.

In fact, she was hiding not far away, observing Gu Changfeng's every move.

She saw Gu Changfeng carry Chen Lianxin, who was disguised as her, off the carriage.

Soon after, Gu Changfeng's maniacal laughter echoed from inside the small house.

Chu Xunzhen felt a chill run down her spine.

Gu Changfeng is still lusting after her?

On the couch, Chen Lianxin, disguised as Chu Xunzhen, was in a daze.

Looking at the unconscious Chu Xunzhen, Gu Changfeng said coldly, "Tomorrow, I, Gu Changfeng, will make sure you are utterly disgraced at your father's banquet."