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

"father!"

Chu Xunzhen exclaimed in surprise and quickly had the servants lift Chen Kangnian up.

"Sister, don't worry, the family physician will definitely be able to cure your father."

Outside the screen, Chu Xunzhen and Nangong Yue waited.

After a while, the physician came out and said to the two of them, "Old Master Chen suffered a huge impact, and his internal organs are bleeding. Fortunately, he received timely treatment; otherwise, if it had been a quarter of an hour later, he would be dead."

Chu Xunzhen's face turned deathly pale.

However, she also understood the physician's unspoken meaning: that her father was saved.

Nangong Yue entered the room, glanced at Chen Kangnian who was still fast asleep on the bed, and asked, "When will my father-in-law wake up?"

The physician said, "Old Mr. Chen is quite old. He was suddenly struck by a heavy object, and now his internal organs are bleeding. Although I have stopped the bleeding, his spirit has been severely damaged."

Chu Xunzhen staggered slightly.

Father suffered a severe emotional blow?

Thinking of the words her father uttered before he fell into a coma: "Mother has been taken away."

Her gaze was sharp, and she suddenly walked out.

"Ankang, send someone to investigate. I need to know everything that has happened to Father and Mother these past two days, as well as everything that has happened at Chen's Clothing Shop these past two days."

"Yes."

Ankang took small, quick steps and left.

As soon as Chu Xunzhen entered, he heard Nangong Yue's words and asked, "Is there still a risk of internal bleeding in my father-in-law?"

The royal physician said gravely, "Your Highness, the bleeding from Mr. Chen's internal organs has indeed stopped, but if he cannot recover consciousness from this severe mental trauma, he may not be able to wake up."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen's face turned deathly pale.

The physician prescribed the medicine and left.

Seeing Chu Xunzhen standing stiffly outside the door, Nangong Yue felt a pang of pain in her heart. She went over and hugged her, saying, "Sister, don't be afraid. I'll send someone into the palace right away to ask Physician Li to treat Father-in-law."

Chu Xunzhen snapped out of her daze and looked at Nangong Yue, a hint of excitement in her eyes.

Not bad!

There were also imperial physicians.

If the local physicians can't cure it, perhaps the imperial physicians can.

Nangong Yue sent someone to the palace to invite the imperial physician.

Chu Xunzhen sat by the bed, looking at the unconscious Chen Kangnian, her eyes reddening.

The father on the bed had his eyes closed, his face pale, and his once chubby face was now sunken. His brow was furrowed, his temples were gray, and his once jet-black hair was now streaked with silver.

Looking at the fine lines on his face, Chu Xunzhen realized that the father who had sheltered her from the wind and rain in her memory had unknowingly grown old.

"Father, Zhenzhen has already sent people to investigate this matter. Zhenzhen will find Mother. Please wake up, okay?"

Hot tears fell onto the back of Chen Kangnian's hand.

Chu Xunzhen hated her own powerlessness.

She was reborn, but she still couldn't protect her parents.

She was smug, thinking that she had completely averted the fate of her previous life for her elder brother and parents.

In her life, she was a county princess and the Ninth Prince's wife. She was powerful enough to protect them. They would no longer be troubled by Chu Zhanpeng and Li Yi of the Ping'an Marquis's Mansion, nor would they be looked down upon by people in the capital.

But she never expected that a new crisis would arrive.

Could it be Nangong You?

Nangong You believed he had been hurt by her and Nangong Yue, and he was furious, so he kidnapped her mother to vent his anger and also injured her father.

"Men, search for Frost's whereabouts with all your might."

The mother was arrested, the father was seriously injured, and Bing Shuang did not return to report, so there is a high probability that she was also arrested.

Seeing Chu Xunzhen's condition, Nangong Yue felt worried: "Sister, I have already sent people to the Third Prince's Mansion to secretly investigate and look for my mother-in-law's whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen's eyes suddenly reddened, and she threw herself into his arms, sobbing.

"Your Highness, Mother will be alright, won't she?"

Chu Xunzhen's voice was trembling with tears.

Nangong Yue gently patted her back and said, "Your mother-in-law is a lucky person, she will definitely be alright. Don't be too excited, I've asked the kitchen to prepare lunch for you. Let's eat first."

"it is good."

Chu Xunzhen ate her lunch obediently.

Nangong Yue went to where Gu Changfeng was being held.

In the woodshed.

Gu Changfeng sat upright.

A mouse crawled past him, but he sat there calmly, even observing the mouse with amusement.

With a creak, the door to the woodshed opened.

Gu Changfeng's lips curled into a smug smile.

He knew that Chu Xunzhen would definitely come looking for him.

However, it was quite different from what he had imagined. After all, according to his plan, Chu Xunzhen should have come over last night.

Chu Xunzhen actually waited until today to come, so I'll just leave her hanging and let her know what the consequences will be if she doesn't listen to me.

The scorching sunlight shone into the woodshed, and Gu Changfeng abruptly closed his eyes, taking a long time to adjust to the light.

His gaze was melancholy, yet also held a hint of defiance; however, upon seeing the person standing in front of the woodshed, his expression shifted rapidly.

"How could it be you?" Gu Changfeng asked, puzzled.

He never expected that the person who came would be Nangong Yue.

After all, based on his understanding of Chu Xunzhen, the person who should have come was her.

Nangong Yue looked at Gu Changfeng with a cold gaze.

This damned person, who had my sister in his past life but didn't cherish her, is now coming to bother her in this life.

How can he be so shameless?

Nangong Yue struck out with her palm towards Gu Changfeng.

Gu Changfeng instinctively raised his hands to block, but the next moment, his body slammed onto the floor of the woodshed like a broken ball.

Nangong Yue's gaze was icy as she looked down at him as if he were a pitiful worm, her tone haughty: "Gu Changfeng, you're just a lowly officer from the Five Cities Garrison, how dare you interfere in my private affairs? Who gave you the audacity?"

Another punch landed on his face.

"You dare to make the Princess and I sleep in separate rooms? And who are you to dare make demands of us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another punch landed on Gu Changfeng's chest.

Gu Changfeng coughed up a mouthful of blood, his whole body aching and sore.

How could this happen?

His eyes were filled with fear as he stared intently at Nangong Yue.

Why is Nangong Yue, who should be mentally impaired or even half-dead, still so healthy? On the contrary, how come he, who was a top-ranking general in his previous life, is now as weak as an old man?

"I have already sent someone to the Chongding Prince's residence to invite your relatives. Didn't you say you wanted me and the Princess to rest separately? Say it again in front of your closest relatives."

Nangong Yue laughed, shook him off, pulled a handkerchief from her waist, and wiped the blood off the back of her hand.

"No! If you dare to touch them, you will suffer a fate worse than death tonight." Gu Changfeng finally had a chance to speak. Damn Nangong Yue, her attacks were like a storm.

Nangong Yue scoffed and slapped him across the left cheek.

"This slap is for my sister."

Another slap landed on Gu Changfeng's right cheek.

"This slap is for me."

"That final blow was delivered on behalf of the people of Da Ning. You held an official position, yet you only cared about promotion, concealing the truth, aiding and abetting evil, and causing Da Ning to fall apart. You deserve to die!"

Nangong Yue's final palm strike was aimed directly at Gu Changfeng's lower body.

Gu Changfeng's face showed a look of horror.

He couldn't even comprehend how Nangong Yue knew he was preoccupied with promotion, concealed the truth, and harmed Da Ning. At this moment, his face was filled with terror, and he shook his head violently.

"No, Your Highness, no, I was wrong."

Gu Changfeng was so frightened that his face turned pale, and his limbs even twisted and trembled from extreme terror.

He dared not.

Why does Nangong Yue possess such terrifying combat power?

He—a dignified general in his previous life—was actually beaten by a mentally challenged prince who had only recently recovered from his illness?

He was completely powerless to fight back.

Nangong Yue's palm stopped just before it touched Gu Changfeng.

Gu Changfeng's heart was pounding in his chest.

Seeing Nangong Yue stop, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Nangong Yue still had his senses, otherwise he would have become a eunuch.

Seeing Gu Changfeng breathe a sigh of relief, Nangong Yue's face lit up with a wicked smile.

"Lord Gu, since we are dealing with the root of the trouble, I cannot get my hands dirty." With that, he ordered the guards standing outside the woodshed, "Someone, cleanse Lord Gu."

After saying that, Nangong Yue walked out of the woodshed.

Gu Changfeng was pinned to the ground by two guards, roaring, "How dare you touch me? I am the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness, and the commander of the Five Cities Garrison. How dare you, a prince without real power, touch me?"

Outside the woodshed, Nangong Yue sneered, "Who says I have no real power? Gu Changfeng, today I'll rid you of your evil roots. Let's see how you'll continue to harm women in the future!"

"How dare you? Nangong Yue, for treating me like this, I, Gu Changfeng, will never forgive you! Chu Xunzhen will never forgive you either!"

Nangong Yue's smile froze, as if she had done something wrong. She stood aside, lowered her head, and looked at Chu Xunzhen with a wronged and fearful expression.

"elder sister."

Gu Changfeng seemed to hear footsteps and Nangong Yue's voice. He suddenly screamed, "Chu Xunzhen, save me, save me! Nangong Yue has gone mad! He's going to castrate me!"

Chu Xunzhen rushed into the woodshed and immediately saw Gu Changfeng with his pants pulled down, being held down tightly by two guards, one of whom picked up a long knife and was about to swing it at his manhood.

Gu Changfeng let out a piercing scream: "No!"

A yellowish-white substance flowed down from his legs.

Chu Xunzhen suddenly turned her head, raised a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, and said to the two guards, "Stop!"

The guard suddenly stopped, and at that moment, the long sword was only about half a centimeter away from Gu Xiaodi.

Gu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief, his body went limp and he sat down on his yellow and white things.

His face turned deathly pale. He watched as Chu Xunzhen walked straight out without even glancing at him, and he felt utterly humiliated.

How could this happen?

He embarrassed himself in front of Chu Xunzhen.

Nangong Yue stared at Chu Xunzhen in disbelief, her eyes red-rimmed, and asked in a wronged voice, "Sister, you want to protect him?"

He, Gu Changfeng, is a despicable person. What makes him worthy of such kindness from his sister?

My sister is reborn; could it be that deep down she still loves Gu Changfeng?

But when my sister is with me, we get along so well. What's so good about Gu Changfeng?

Chu Xunzhen was taken aback, realizing that Nangong Yue had misunderstood.

She teased him on purpose, saying, "I just don't want him to get injured so badly."

As soon as the words were spoken, Nangong Yue felt a sharp pain in her heart, and her face turned pale.