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

"What? Don't you recognize your brother?"

A sinister smile crept across Chu Mingyuan's face.

Normally, Chu Wanrou would have thought he was a charming gentleman, but today, after being so strongly provoked, she couldn't help but bend over and vomit when she saw the pustules on his face.

"Rou'er, are you looking down on your brother?"

Chu Mingyuan found it unbelievable.

He was so good to her. Even though he knew in his heart that she had poisoned him to frame Chu Xunzhen, he was still happy to do so.

He is the future heir of a marquis's family; he is not a fool. Even if he couldn't guess it at the beginning, he can make judgments and investigate.

Even though he didn't want to believe it before, he knew that Rou'er only poisoned him because she felt insecure after Chu Xunzhen came back, and then blamed Chu Xunzhen for it.

But how could she keep withholding the antidote from him?

"Big brother, it's you! You scared me to death!"

Chu Wanrou broke free from Chu Mingyuan's embrace.

This lunatic! She's vomiting like this, and he's still holding her.

"Rou'er, give your brother the antidote." Chu Mingyuan's eyes were dangerous, and his voice was hoarse.

"Brother, my senior brother hasn't arrived yet, and I don't know how to cure the poison."

"But Rou'er, I feel so uncomfortable, so itchy. Can you help me?" Chu Mingyuan's eyes were filled with a hint of madness. The pustules on his face were itchy and painful. Only Rou'er could relieve his pain.

His throat started hurting again.

Just as Chu Wanrou was about to speak, she unexpectedly saw Chu Xunzhen passing by outside.

"Sister, brother has a sore throat. Could you make him some pear soup?"

Chu Xunzhen paused, his gaze, full of meaning, falling on Chu Wanrou.

That's truly remarkable.

Even though Chu Mingyuan had already guessed the truth, he was still so tolerant of her.

"No! Brother wants the pear soup that Rou'er makes."

Chu Mingyuan stood behind Chu Wanrou and whispered in her ear.

Chu Xunzhen could see that Chu Wanrou's ears were stained with honey powder.

interesting.

In his past life, although Chu Mingyuan doted on Chu Wanrou, he never crossed his elder brother's bottom line. How could he have crossed such a line in this life? He's probably been poisoned by Chu Wanrou, which has driven him to the brink of insanity.

"My sister always makes the pear soup. Brother, would you like some pear soup, or would you prefer my sister to make it?"

Chu Wanrou spoke softly to Chu Mingyuan.

Chu Mingyuan snapped out of his daze, staring at Chu Xunzhen with a dark expression: "Chu Xunzhen, I hate the pear soup you cook. I don't need you to cook it. Even if you did, I wouldn't eat it. Get out."

Chu Xunzhen smiled.

Chu Wanrou said that on purpose, and Chu Mingyuan always thought that the pear soup was cooked by Chu Wanrou, and did not think that it was cooked by Chu Xunzhen.

But it doesn't matter, without her pear soup, Chu Mingyuan's throat will gradually worsen.

"Brother, don't say that, it will make sister sad," Chu Wanrou said worriedly.

Chu Mingyuan took a deep breath and said, "Ignore her."

"But..." Chu Wanrou said softly, "Brother, Rou'er may not be able to marry Young Master Gu."

Chu Mingyuan was puzzled.

"What's wrong?" he asked, forcing himself to sound okay despite his discomfort.

"Naturally, it's because Gu Changfeng has been stripped of his title as heir apparent, so the marriage will be postponed for another year," Chu Xun kindly explained to Chu Mingyuan, this good-for-nothing who never leaves the house.

"Nonsense. Rou'er and Brother Changfeng will get married in a month. That's a done deal."

"Ha ha......"

Chu Xunzhen laughed so hard she bent over backwards.

"Young Master Chu should find out more about what happened before."

Chu Xunzhen strode away.

Back at the Chrysanthemum Garden, Chu Xunzhen sat down to rest.

Looking at her tired face, Chunxi felt a pang of heartache.

"Miss, would you like to take a bath? I'll give you a massage to help you relax."

Chu Xun smiled sincerely: "No need, you're tired too, you should go and rest first."

"I'm not tired. Miss, today Gu Changfeng lost his position as heir apparent. Will he seek revenge on you?" Chunxi asked worriedly.

"Yes," Chu Xunzhen nodded. "He will definitely want revenge, but unfortunately, he doesn't have the ability."

At this moment, Granny Hua came to report.

"Miss, the Marquis has arrived."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xunzhen's door was kicked open.

"Chu Xunzhen, what a mess you've made today?"

Chu Zhanpeng roared.

He never expected that such a thing would happen today.

After today's events, let alone becoming in-laws, the Marquis of Chongding's mansion and the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion will likely become enemies.

"Master, it's her. She caused Rou'er's marriage to be postponed, and she also caused Gu Changfeng to lose his position as heir. Even if Rou'er marries him in the future, she will not be the heir's wife."

Li Yi was heartbroken.

The heartache is greater than the physical pain.

The thought of Rou'er marrying such a terrible man made Li Yi feel a surge of anger.

Chu Zhanpeng spoke coldly: "Chu Xunzhen, you are untamed. I thought you had won the Ninth Prince's favor before, but now it seems that it was just a passing fancy for the Prince."

Li Yi sneered, "Isn't that right? His Highness suffers from idiocy; he might be idiotic today, recover tomorrow, and then relapse the day after. How could someone so fickle want to marry a country girl like her?"

Chu Zhanpeng nodded and said, "Chu Xunzhen, as the eldest daughter of the Marquis's family, for the sake of the family, you should go and apologize to the Marquis's family today."

Chu Xunzhen listened quietly to their conversation, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"What crime has Xunzhen committed? The Ping'an Marquis's mansion has neither money nor anyone capable of upholding its reputation. Gu Changfeng may have some potential, but now that he has lost his title as heir, he's nothing but a good-for-nothing. As for why I did this? Father, I did it all for you!"

Chu Xun spoke with genuine sincerity.

Chu Zhanpeng looked completely bewildered.

Li Yi's chest heaved with rage as he coldly said, "Still dare to argue? How could I have given birth to such a bastard like you?"

Chu Xunzhen felt a chill in her heart, but her gaze fell on Chu Zhanpeng. She said, "Father has been stuck in a sinecure for too long. If the Marquis of Chongding's mansion can return the sixteen taels, wouldn't he be able to get promoted with that money on his side? Besides, the marriage alliance is about leveraging power, and it's hard to say whether Gu Changfeng will be able to continue to make contributions in the future. Moreover, after Rou'er marries into the family, she will definitely respect her husband's family. Wouldn't it be better for me to earn this money for the Marquis's mansion myself, so that Father can use it?"

Chu Zhanpeng's eyes flickered.

He loathed Chu Xunzhen, but it was 160,000 taels of silver! In addition to compensating the Ping'an Marquis's family with silver, the Chongding Marquis's Mansion also had to hand over silver to the national treasury.

Even he couldn't take such a huge sum of money lightly.

"Xunzhen, you did a great job."

Chu Zhanpeng glanced at Chu Xunzhen with admiration and said.

Li Yi panicked and immediately said, "My lord, Rou'er is someone you've watched grow up since she was a child. You had arranged this good marriage for her, but now that things are like this, I'm afraid she will have a hard time finding a good marriage in the future."

"Father, Mother is wrong again. With your promotion, the Ping'an Marquis's mansion will naturally rise in status. At that time, will we still worry about not having better young and talented men for Chu Wanrou to choose from?"

Chu Zhanpeng seemed to understand something, then gave a loving father's smile and said, "Good daughter, I misunderstood you."

Li Yi was furious and immediately said, "Chu Xunzhen, your words are easier said than done. I ask you, does Tinghan have any money to repay our Ping'an Marquis's mansion?"

Chu Zhanpeng frowned.

Tinghan, a mere guard, was exiled, but could he repay the money owed to the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion?

Chu Xunzhen smiled and said, "Of course, and the money will arrive tomorrow. The person who will deliver the money to your door is someone you would never expect."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a servant's panicked voice came from outside the courtyard: "My lord, something terrible has happened! The people from the Marquis of Chongding's residence, accompanied by officials, have surrounded the gates and are demanding to arrest someone!"