Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 1

Amidst the warm embrace of hibiscus blossoms, a graceful and slender figure darts forth.

Inside the hall, a subtle fragrance wafted through the air, a gentle breeze stirred, candlelight flickered, and a beautiful woman murmured softly, instantly bringing the place to life.

It's hot and uncomfortable...

My whole body was burning hot, as if every part of my body was on fire.

"Behave yourself. Lord An is outside. Do you want me to invite him in?"

Yun Xiyue regained some of her senses. She had been given aphrodisiacs and sent to the old eunuch's room. She woke up early and ran out, bumping into someone's arms in her panic. She never expected that she would be completely naked.

"No..." she pleaded cautiously.

"Once I enter the Emperor's tent, I am the Emperor's person. From now on, I will have no husband but the Emperor."

The man wore an ambiguous smile, his tone playful:

"Has Lord An ever kissed you like this?"

Anyone else would have been ashamed and indignant and cried, but Yun Xiyue, having been reborn, was no longer a young girl and calmly looked at the man.

The man whispering in her ear was the current emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Murong Yu.

Now it is the fifth year since she married into the Shen family. On their wedding night, her husband, Marquis An, was ordered to go to war. Today is the day he returns victorious, but someone has accused Shen Yue of treason. In order to bribe the chief eunuch, Eunuch Liu, the Shen family sent her to him to play with.

In her past life, she failed to escape and was humiliated by the old eunuch. When she left the palace, she was disheveled and her clothes were in disarray, and she was pointed at and gossiped about all the way.

She thought she had escaped the clutches of evil, but little did she know that returning to the Marquis of Anjun's mansion was just the beginning of her hellish ordeal.

To escape the charge of treason, the Shen family gave her away. Shen Yue was safe and sound, but he brought back a woman and three children. He had already married and had children at the border. His whole family were liars, and they made her suffer so much!

Shen Yue wanted to give that woman a title, so he scolded her for being shameless, ordered her legs to be broken, her tongue to be pulled out, and allowed his servants to humiliate her to death.

"Yes... Your Majesty..." Yun Xiyue looked up, her stunningly beautiful face flushed slightly with a hint of intoxication, her bright, watery eyes filled with a pure yet alluring charm that captivated all who beheld her.

A hint of amazement flashed in Murong Yu's eyes.

However, recalling how the woman initially cried, struggled, and resisted with shame and indignation, I couldn't help but think of her.

He chuckled and said, "Madam seems a little different than before."

She was the one who threw herself into his arms first, and after he helped her detoxify, she turned her back on him, crying and making a scene, calling him a lecherous scoundrel. What an audacious little woman!

Yun Xiyue was stunned, not realizing that she had wrapped her arms around the man's waist at some point, which was quite a misunderstanding.

"Your Majesty, let's first ask what Marquis An has come for!"

The man chuckled to himself, "Guess what he's here for?"

Yun Xiyue glanced at the figure outside. The man was her husband, whom she had been married to for five years, and who had been ordered to go to war on their wedding night.

"Your Majesty, I have a request that I cannot make."

Murong Yu's voice was devoid of any extra emotion, "Speak!"

“Bao’er is the princess of the Southern Qiang, who has come to marry her by imperial decree. For the sake of friendship between the two countries, I beg Your Majesty to grant me permission to marry her.” Shen Yue knelt at the door.

Murong Yu looked down at the woman in his arms and chuckled, "I remember you married before you went to war. Now that you're going to marry the Southern Qiang princess, what do you, Marquis An, plan to do with your wife at home?"

“Bao’er has been with me for five years and we have three children together. I cannot let her down.”

"So you can let your wife down?"

Shen Yue cupped his hands and bowed his head, saying, "I have no relationship with the Yun family."

"Your Majesty, I humbly request that, for the sake of peace between our two countries, you grant me permission to marry the Southern Qiang princess and demote Lady Yun to the status of a concubine."

Yun Xiyue bit her lip tightly. How could he say that after five years of marriage?

Over the years, she has devoted herself to managing the Marquis's mansion and serving her mother-in-law, and has never done anything to wrong the Shen family.

Shen Yue, how dare you treat me like this!

"Your Majesty..." Yun Xiyue had always been well-behaved and had never done anything as bold as this before. At this moment, hatred welled up in her heart, and she hooked her arms around the man's neck and tilted her head back to kiss him.

Hearing a woman's voice, Shen Yue looked up and saw two figures entangled in the room. The voice sounded somewhat familiar.

"A marriage alliance between the two countries requires careful consideration. Your Excellency should return first!" Murong Yu said coldly to him after kissing the woman.

Shen Yue didn't dare to disturb the emperor's good time at this moment, so he bowed and took his leave.

If she hadn't begged for mercy, it probably wouldn't have ended until dawn.

"Is Lord An blind?" After dressing, Murong Yu turned around and looked at the woman. Needless to say, her face was stunningly beautiful, her skin was like jade, and her body was delicate and soft.

"He'd rather leave his beautiful wife at home for an ugly woman!"

Yun Xiyue felt weak all over and was so tired that she didn't want to move a single finger, but she had no choice but to get up and tidy herself up. She said, "Your Majesty, since I got married, I have served my mother-in-law and managed the Marquis's mansion with all my heart and soul. I have never made a mistake. How could Marquis An treat me like this? I beg Your Majesty to do justice for me."

"You hugged and kissed me all day, like a red apricot branch crossing the wall, isn't that a mistake?" Murong Yu's features were deep and handsome, and his purple dragon robe made him look even more noble. There was a playful look on his lips, completely different from the passionate person on the bed just now.

"I was tricked. The Shen family sent me to be played with by the chief eunuch, Eunuch Liu, in order to bribe him. Luckily, I escaped and met the Emperor." Yun Xiyue blushed. If she hadn't returned at such an inopportune time, she wouldn't have fallen into his arms.

"If the Emperor doesn't care about me, I'll be drowned in a pig cage when I get back."

"At that time... will Your Majesty be able to bear it?"

Murong Yu laughed and said, "What's there to be reluctant about? Your husband doesn't care about you, so why should I care about you since I'm not your husband?"

Rumor has it that he is cruel and ruthless. Anyone who tries to take advantage of him is immediately seen through. When their eyes meet, Yun Xiyue is so frightened by his cold gaze that she lowers her head.

Is he planning to back out after he's done something wrong?

However, he was the most noble and powerful man in the Great Xia Dynasty.

He denied it, and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Your Majesty, could you do me a favor? We had a brief affair after all... If this gets out, it will damage Your Majesty's reputation."

Threaten him?

"Speak!" Murong Yu chuckled, put down his teacup, and raised his eyebrows and eyes slightly, revealing a hint of desire.

"I beg Your Majesty's permission to divorce Lord An."