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

Seeing the incredulous look in Chu Xunzhen's eyes, Nangong Yue knew that she had misunderstood.

Why would he like men?

"roll!"

A roar came from its mouth.

The men draped in red veils collapsed to the ground, vomiting blood.

"Waaah..." As if accusing Nangong Yue of being unfaithful, the man draped in red gauze glanced at Nangong Yue accusingly, then, with his fingers twirling delicately, walked back into the inner room.

Chu Xunzhen's gaze was filled with even more surprise and uncertainty.

Wearing a mask, Nangong Yue's temples were bulging with veins.

Why does he like men?

"I don't like men."

Nangong Yue's deep voice rang out, a voice completely different from the Ninth Prince's youthful tone.

"Yes, Sect Master."

Chu Xunzhen gave him a knowing look that said, "I understand, I'll keep it a secret."

Nangong Yue immediately distanced herself from Chu Xunzhen, stood with her hands behind her back, and looked on with an inexplicable sense of irritation.

Chu Xunzhen's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Having discovered the sect leader's secret of liking men, can she still survive?

Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from the sect leader, she broke out in a cold sweat.

"Sect Master, I have come today to return the Soul-Returning Bell."

"Mmm," Nangong Yue replied softly.

Seeing that the man had nothing to say, Chu Xunzhen tentatively turned around and walked towards the forbidden area.

Upon arriving at the front of the forbidden area, Chu Xunzhen immediately summoned his protective Gu.

One by one, protective Gu worms suddenly crawled out of his body.

Chu Xunzhen remembered that he and the sect leader had rushed in from this very spot.

I thought the mechanism would be temporarily shut down, but to my surprise, even after the Soul Bell was removed, the mechanism continued to operate.

"Give me the Soul-Sealing Bell."

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

Chu Xunzhen was taken aback before turning around.

"Yes."

She looked at the sect leader in surprise.

Could it be that the sect leader doesn't want her to go on this risk? But the sect leader is always cold and ruthless, killing without hesitation, and doesn't care about the life or death of anyone in the Gu Sect.

Chu Xunzhen shook his head, immediately dispelling the thoughts in his mind.

Perhaps the sect leader has other uses for the Soul-Sealing Bell. She wouldn't be so arrogant as to think that the sect leader obtained the Soul-Sealing Bell out of concern for her and to keep her from taking risks.

Chu Xunzhen respectfully handed over the Gu Soul Bell. Just then, a whip suddenly flew from a distance and precisely wrapped around the Gu Soul Bell.

In the blink of an eye, the Gu Soul Bell landed in that person's hand.

"Youming, if you wish to retrieve the Soul-Sealing Bell, come find me."

The speaker was none other than Potian, the disciple of the Great Saintess.

"Broken Sky Protector, hand over the Soul-Binding Bell." The sect leader's voice was filled with murderous intent.

The guardian of Potian, wearing a black mask and white robes, paused and immediately handed over the Gu Soul Bell respectfully.

Chu Xunzhen chuckled inwardly.

How dare Potian steal what the sect leader wanted?

As Potian left, he glared at Chu Xunzhen and said, "I will come back and challenge your sainthood."

Chu Xunzhen smiled and said, "I'll be waiting."

It's quite interesting that the Great Saintess took this disciple; he's always coveted her position. However, every time he challenges her, he loses completely.

She awaits his next challenge.

The night was deep.

When Chu Xunzhen returned to the room, Chunxi immediately jumped up.

"Girl, you're finally back? You scared me to death!" Chunxi patted her chest and said.

"What's wrong?" Chu Xunzhen asked, looking surprised.

A small maze had been set up in the courtyard, so in theory, the Chrysanthemum Garden should be impregnable now.

"It's the eldest young master. He tried to barge in just now, but for some reason, he kept pacing back and forth outside the courtyard. It's quite frightening so late at night."

Chunxi replied with a look of lingering fear on her face.

Especially when she thought of the young master's bloodshot eyes, Chunxi couldn't help but shudder.

Chu Xunzhen understood.

It's likely that he tried to come in at night, but ended up entering a maze. He was walking within the formation, but to Chunxi outside, it looked like he was just walking around.

"Don't worry about him, just get some rest. When you wake up tomorrow, I'll take you shopping."

"Thank you, young lady."

Chunxi was overjoyed and went downstairs.

Granny Hua walked to Chu Xunzhen's side and asked, "Miss, is everything alright inside the sect?"

Granny Hua's words reminded her of everything that had happened that night.

She subconsciously touched her nose and said, "Okay, everything is fine."

The thought that she had actually flirted with the sect leader still made Chu Xunzhen feel a little scared. Since the sect leader didn't pursue the matter at the time, he probably wouldn't suddenly come looking for her.

Day two.

Chu Xunzhen woke up and went out with Chunxi.

Of course, they didn't go through the main entrance, but through the side entrance.

The main gate, stained with the golden liquid poured by the people yesterday, still reeks of foul odors.

I heard that the servants in the mansion washed the main gate dozens of times yesterday, but the smell is still there.

Chu Xunzhen seemed to be deep in thought, then smiled slightly; she had already come up with a brilliant idea.

She had just left the store when she realized that someone was grabbing her arm.

The person holding her was Chu Wanrou.

"Sister, I know you hate the prince for breaking off the engagement, but you can't go against your conscience and say he hasn't returned the money for the medicinal herbs. Yesterday, the prince was misunderstood by the people and had gold juice thrown on him. Aren't you satisfied? Do you want to ruin him? Sister, how can you deceive the people just because the engagement was broken off?"

As the crowd slowly gathered around, pointing and whispering, Chu Wanrou clutched her handkerchief, wiping away tears, looking utterly pitiful.

Chunxi, standing behind Chu Xunzhen, was stunned, and immediately became angry: "Second Miss, when did the young master return the money for medicine to the eldest miss? You're not even married to the young master yet, and you're already managing his money?"

As Chunxi finished speaking, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Chu Wanrou's eyes.

"Sister, in this manor, you are the legitimate daughter, while I am merely an adopted daughter. I dare not compete with you. The young master is in love with Rou'er, and Rou'er is filled with fear. I beg you, sister, please stop deceiving the people. And please do not let love turn into hatred and deliberately harm Sister Songrong. Let her come back."

Chu Wanrou's words clearly showed that she was standing up for Gu Changfeng.

They said she had already accepted the money for the medicinal herbs and was deliberately deceiving the people.

"You bitch! How dare you deceive us?"

"Did you cause us to target Prince Gu yesterday?"

"I heard that from the moment she was born, the Imperial Advisor predicted that she was a jinx. If I were Prince Gu, I wouldn't dare to marry her either."

The people cursed Chu Xunzhen angrily.

Chunxi's face turned pale. Seeing the crowd's anger rising and the insults growing louder, Chu Xunzhen calmly smiled at Chu Wanrou: "Since you say the young master returned the money for my medicine, let's go to the government office now. Right and wrong will be judged. If anyone is spreading rumors and inciting the people, then that should be announced to the world."

Chu Wanrou's face turned pale.

Her actions today were deliberately intended to provoke Chu Xunzhen, forcing her to admit in front of the people that the money for the medicinal herbs had been retrieved, so that Prince Gu would no longer be subjected to further abuse.

Unexpectedly, Chu Xunzhen wanted to take her to the government office.

Do not!

She's not going.

If we go to the government office and there is no evidence to show that Chu Xunzhen accepted Gu Shizi's money, wouldn't that be troublesome?

"I've arranged to go to Huguo Temple to offer incense with my mother today. As for what happens next, I'll leave it to my sister."

After Chu Wanrou finished speaking, she was about to leave, but unexpectedly, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by Chu Xunzhen.

"You have no choice today. Come with me to the government office."

Without saying a word, Chu Xunzhen pulled Chu Wanrou to the government office.

With a bang, Chu Xunzhen threw Chu Wanrou to the ground.

"Chu Xunzhen, you..."

Chu Wanrou could barely maintain her facade of gentleness before bursting into a tirade.