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

"They're out."

"The princess has come out."

"Greetings, Ninth Prince's Consort."

The people, one after another, looked at Chu Xunzhen respectfully, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to her.

"Please, everyone, rise from your seats."

Chu Xunzhen addressed the crowd. She even went to an old man and personally helped him up.

Seeing how approachable Chu Xunzhen was and how he didn't look down on the elderly, everyone trusted him even more.

"Ninth Princess Consort, we misunderstood you before, causing you to suffer an unjust accusation. It was our fault. We are ashamed before you."

Chu Xun was truly surprised.

The people placed all the chickens, ducks, fish, and geese they were carrying in front of Chu Xunzhen, saying, "Your Highness, we listened to slander and caused you to suffer an injustice. You have suffered. Please forgive us."

"That Chu Wanrou is clearly not a lucky star, yet she stole your title; it's truly despicable."

"Your Highness, please forgive us."

The people placed all their food and family heirlooms in front of Chu Xunzhen.

The scene was truly spectacular.

It seems the rumors that Granny Hua spread before have worked. Everyone now thinks that Chu Xun is a lucky star and Chu Wanrou is a jinx.

Chu Xunzhen said to Anshun behind her, "Father-in-law, quickly arrange for someone to send the food back. Everyone is having a hard time."

An Shun nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Chu Xunzhen then looked at the people and said, "I have received everyone's kind intentions. Thank you all, please disperse. Do not delay matters at home."

After Chu Xunzhen finished speaking, he turned and went back to his residence, and the people gradually dispersed.

News of what happened here reached the Marquis of Ping'an's residence.

In front of the Marquis of Ping'an's residence.

Li Yi was extremely anxious, waiting for the Taoist priest from Baiyun Temple.

I had originally planned to visit the Taoist priest at Baiyun Temple to see the white jade Guanyin statue.

The white jade Guanyin statue shattered, leaving a pool of blood on the ground, and long hair was found inside.

This bizarre scene caused widespread panic throughout the Ping'an Marquis's residence.

Li Yi stood in front of the Marquis's mansion gate, his gaze occasionally drifting into the distance.

Seeing Chu Zhanpeng emerge from the mansion, Li Yi asked, "Master, why hasn't the Taoist priest from Baiyun Temple arrived yet?"

"You ask me, the Marquis? Who should I ask? Just wait. Since we sent someone to invite the Taoist priest, and he said he would arrive today, he will definitely arrive today. What's the rush?"

As the two were talking, a woman dressed in a long black dress walked to the gate of the Marquis's mansion.

Granny Li spoke up, politely asking, "Young lady, who are you looking for?"

Li Yi glanced at the woman in black, a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

What are they wearing? They're barely clothed, their shoulders are exposed, and the gauze skirt they're wearing only accentuates their amazing figures.

If it weren't broad daylight, Li Yi might even have thought it was a female demon.

"I am Piaomiao, a Taoist priest from Baiyun Temple, invited by Lord Ping'an."

Li Yi glanced at the woman in black in surprise and asked, "Taoist Master?"

He doesn't look like a Taoist priest at all.

The ethereal Daoist replied, "Indeed."

Chu Zhanpeng's eyes lit up, and he completely put away his previous impatience with Li Yi, a smile spreading across his face.

"My name is Chu Zhanpeng, and I am the Marquis of Ping'an. This is my wife, Li Yi. Please follow me into the mansion, Daoist."

"Um."

Master Piaomiao nodded, took a few steps, then suddenly stopped and looked into the distance towards the direction of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Chu Zhanpeng was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong, Daoist Master?"

Surely they're not too afraid to enter the Marquis's mansion? Ordinary people wouldn't dare impersonate a Taoist priest from Baiyun Temple.

"The lucky star is in that direction." Daoist Piaomiao suddenly looked at Chu Zhanpeng with surprise and said, "You and the lucky star are actually father and daughter?"

Chu Zhanpeng was overjoyed upon hearing this. But in an instant, he became puzzled.

Rou'er has always stayed in the manor, she's never outside.

Was there a lucky star in that direction just now?

Chu Zhanpeng feigned composure and smiled slightly: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Daoist Master."

Just as the group was about to reach the small Buddhist hall, suddenly, the ethereal Taoist priest called out, "Stop."

Li Yi looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Just now she thought this woman dressed like this on purpose to seduce the master, but now, looking at her walk, she seemed quite free and easy, not like the kind of pretentious woman of the night.

"There is an evil spirit in this small Buddhist shrine. Today is an inauspicious day, so we cannot go in to deal with it."

After the Taoist priest finished speaking, Chu Zhanpeng was stunned and said, "Taoist priest, what should we do? My Ping'an Marquis's Mansion regularly provides porridge to the poor and occasionally helps the needy. We are not wicked people, so why would this evil spirit come knocking on our door?"

Upon hearing this, the Daoist Master Piaomiao smiled and said, "Your Ping'an Marquis family is a blessed family. What a pity."

Li Yi suddenly thought of Chu Xunzhen, this jinx, and his heart skipped a beat.

"What's the pity? Could you explain in detail, Taoist Master?"

The ethereal Taoist priest smiled deeply: "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. Let's not discuss that for now. Regarding this evil entity, we must find an auspicious day before we can enter the small Buddhist hall to suppress it. During this period, no one is allowed to approach the small Buddhist hall."

Li Yi asked, "What kind of day would be suitable?"

After saying that, she gave the woman a scrutinizing look.

Judging from the fabric of her clothes, this woman doesn't seem like someone who eats and drinks for free.

"The ethereal Taoist priest calculated for a moment and then suddenly said, 'Tomorrow is perfect.'"

"Tomorrow?" Li Yi hesitated upon hearing this.

Tomorrow is the master's birthday banquet.

"What's wrong?" Master Piaomiao asked in confusion.

Chu Zhanpeng replied, "Tomorrow is my birthday, and I have already invited everyone to the banquet."

"It's alright. Just keep other people away from here. Tomorrow, it will only take a short while for your whole family to gather here."

"Yes." After Chu Zhanpeng finished speaking, "Will the Daoist Master rest at the Marquis's residence tonight? Madam, I'm entrusting the Daoist Master to you."

"Yes, my lord."

Li Yi instructed the steward to arrange for Daoist Piaomiao to stay in the West Garden and to provide her with a fine guest room.

After watching the Taoist priest and the steward leave, Granny Li stepped forward and asked, "Madam, will that Taoist priest try to seduce the Marquis tonight?"

Li Yi shook his head and chuckled: "No. Even if it were possible, it would only be a disgrace to Baiyun Temple."

The steward arranged for two maids to serve the Taoist priest.

"Master, if you need anything, please give instructions to these two maids."

The Taoist priest spoke up: "Steward, there's no need to prepare any food for me; I'm observing a fast. Also, don't call me for dinner. By the way, introduce me to your lord's daughter tomorrow."

She felt smug after saying that.

The Third Holy Maiden would never have imagined that the Great Holy Maiden would come to visit her.

If it weren't for the late hour, she would definitely want to meet her.

"Yes."

After the butler responded, he left.

After hearing the steward's report, Li Yi was somewhat bewildered. Could it be that this woman knew Rou'er?

That's true. Rou'er is a disciple of the Heavenly Sect, so it's possible that she knows the Taoist priests of the White Cloud Temple.

Thinking of this, Li Yi felt much more at ease.

Vertical day.

Chu Xunzhen wore a crimson long dress, a gold-inlaid headdress, and her smooth, cascading black hair was styled in an updo, with a phoenix hairpin bestowed by the Empress tucked into her hair. She was radiant and dazzling.

Chunxi exclaimed in admiration, "The princess is truly beautiful."

Lying on the couch, Nangong Yue looked at the dazzling Chu Xunzhen and couldn't help but feel a little resentful: "Sister, you are so beautiful that I can't help but want to hide you away and not let anyone see this side of you."

Chu Xunzhen stepped forward, hooked his chin, and said, "Then Your Highness must get better soon."

Under Nangong Yue's resentful gaze, Chu Xunzhen went out.

As soon as he stepped out of the side room, Chu Xunzhen said to Anshun, "Eunuch Anshun, send more people to take care of the Prince. The patrols in the mansion must not be relaxed."

"Yes, Your Highness, please rest assured."

After saying that, Chu Xunzhen left the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Not long after Chu Xunzhen left, Nangong Yue sat up from the bed.

Anshun entered the side room and respectfully presented the box.

"Master, this is a ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus, which has been retrieved from Nangong You."

Nangong Yue glanced at Anshun and said, "Give this medicine to Imperial Physician Li and have him prepare it. I will only take half; the other half will be made into a life-saving pill. If the Princess Consort is in danger, or if I am ever away or need to attend to something, you must ensure her life is saved."

Anshun knelt respectfully on the ground and said, "This servant understands."

"By the way, how's Nangong Qing?"

"Nangong Qing checked into Tianyuan Inn and has been secretly contacting the Third Prince."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yue's eyes flashed with a sharp killing intent.

"Since you like contacting Nangong You so much, then there's no need to withdraw the silver. Notify the bank that all 300,000 silver notes in Nangong Qing's possession are void."

As Nangong Yue finished speaking, Anshun silently lit a candle for Nangong Qing in his heart.

The prince, remembering the couple's life-saving grace, gave her silver, but she stubbornly refused to leave the capital as soon as possible.

Now, they still dare to contact the Third Prince and use their master's money to fund the enemy.

Nangong Qing already knew how to kill himself.

On the carriage.

Upon hearing Granny Hua's report, Chu Xunzhen's face turned ashen. "You're saying that Nangong Qing contacted Nangong You and even wanted to donate 150,000 taels of silver to the Third Prince?"

Granny Hua nodded and said, "That's right, the intelligence indicates that's exactly the case."

Chu Xunzhen's gaze was cold and sharp, and his voice seemed to resound from the deepest hell: "In the name of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, notify all major banks to freeze the 300,000 taels of silver notes in Nangong Qing's possession. She must not be allowed to take a single copper coin from the Prince to fund the enemy."

"Yes."

Granny Hua got off the carriage and went to carry out her mission.

Meanwhile, Anshun also set off from the Prince's Mansion to the money exchange to carry out his mission.

Chu Xunzhen's carriage continued to move forward.

She frowned and asked, "Chunxi, what happened up ahead?"

"Your Highness, please allow me to go and investigate."

"No need. I'll get off the carriage with you and take a look."

As Chu Xunzhen spoke, she put on her veil.

She got off the carriage and saw a group of people gathered in a circle in front of her, watching something interesting.

Chunxi pulled Chu Xunzhen along and walked forward.

The gatekeeper of the Marquis of Ping'an's residence seemed to be stunned as well, and actually let the commotion happen without stopping it.

"How tragic! To be thrown off a carriage in the street."

"Whose daughter is this?"

"Why are you dressed so disheveled, looking like this?"

......

The noble ladies were all talking about it.

Liu Xiangning was also in the crowd, watching the commotion. However, she was too far from Chu Xunzhen. She hadn't seen Chu Xunzhen yet.

Suddenly, a woman stepped out from the crowd and brushed aside the long hair covering the face of the woman on the ground.

The woman on the ground was clearly visible.

Immediately, screams erupted from the crowd: "The Ninth Prince's Consort! It's the Ninth Prince's Consort!"

"How did the Ninth Princess become like this?"

"The Ninth Prince's Consort was actually violated? Oh my god."

The ladies' chatter grew louder and louder.

Chunxi helped Chu Xunzhen up, staring intently at the person on the ground, then subconsciously turned her head to look at her own princess.

"Your Highness, she..." Chunxi was about to speak when suddenly a woman rushed out from the crowd.