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

Chapter 1021

And that time he schemed against his cousin too.

“Using illusion talismans on Chu Xinyi was Cui Yan’s way of trying to use you to harm the Emperor, but you didn’t do that.”

Pei Fang sniffed, both amused and exasperated. "That's because there was no chance. If there were, I would definitely use the illusion talisman on my cousin. What I want most is my cousin's favor."

Can you help me get it?

After she finished speaking, she looked up at the man in front of her.

Gong Dian, dressed in an ice-blue robe, looked at her with raised eyebrows and bright eyes. Then he clasped his hands and knelt down, saying, "If this is what the princess desires, then I am willing to give everything for you to fulfill your wish."

Pei Fang's eyes welled up with tears, which involuntarily spilled from them. She smiled and said, "What a fool!"

"I'm not a princess..."

"In my heart, you are my only princess."

The princess is a jewel, born noble and incomparably so, a person revered by all.

Pei Fang had always been like this since she was a child. Her father was the head of all officials, her mother was the eldest daughter of the Qi family, and no lady in the entire capital was as rich as her. Her aunt was the current Empress Dowager, her cousin was the current emperor, and her two older brothers were the pride of heaven. She had never suffered any grievances since birth, and it was only in the last few years that she experienced the darkest moment of her life.

"Miss, Madam Leng has sent someone to invite you, saying she wants to see you."

Pei Fang's expression changed slightly. "What does she want with me?"

"Why don't we meet?" Gong Dian stood up and gently advised.

Pei Fang's brows relaxed. "Alright! Some things do need to be settled. Anyway, I'm leaving soon."

"She contacted me herself this time. If anything goes wrong, don't blame me."

Gong Dian said, "I'll go with you."

"Ah."

Pei Fang now felt that Gong Dian was no less capable than Leng Yan.

Even better would be Gong Dian: "You can just protect me from the shadows."

Gong Dian smiled and said, "Okay."

Chu Xinyi deliberately left the palace.

She came to the Pei family saying she was looking for Gong Shu.

The two had a good relationship, and when she was pregnant, Gong Shu often came to the Leng residence to chat with her.

Since Gong Shu is pregnant with her second child, it's only right that she comes to congratulate her. Leng Yan didn't say much, but simply had someone keep an eye on things.

"Fangfang..." Gong Shu was afraid the two would quarrel, so she came to Pei Fang and said, "Now that you have agreed to marry my older brother, can you please not cause trouble?"

That's a bit blunt.

Pei Fang wasn't angry, she just snorted, "Okay, I understand. Don't worry, sister-in-law! Leng Yan is a man I didn't want. Since she likes him, I'll give him to her."

......

"Madam Leng, what brings you here?"

Chu Xinyi smiled faintly, "Miss Pei, shouldn't you apologize to me for what you did before? Do I have to come to your door to ask for an apology?"

Pei Fang's face turned green with anger. "You've come here to cause trouble?"

"No, it's what you just said that made me angry. You said Leng Yan was a man you didn't want, so why did you come back to compete with me for him? Isn't it because you met Gong Dian and felt you had found a better match, so you settled for second best?"

"If Leng Yan wasn't good, you wouldn't be competing with me, resorting to underhanded tactics to scheme for the position of Madam Leng." Chu Xinyi's words were sharp, solely to protect her husband.

"Leng Yan has never been less caring towards you, I never expected you to treat him like this!" She instantly lost the desire to persuade her to stay. She had originally come here to tell her that her days were numbered and that she could wait a little longer.

But now it seems that this woman has no sincerity at all; she has been selfish from beginning to end.

Pei Fang was furious. "I didn't mistreat Ayan. It was you who were afraid that I would take her away from me and were hostile towards me, wasn't that right? Huanfu, if you didn't have hatred and jealousy towards me, you wouldn't have acted like this."