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

Chapter 1129

But she fell in love with the man she had regarded as her brother since childhood.

Cui Yan was the same; at first, he was unwilling to accept that he had fallen in love with his sister and tried his best to control and deny it.

A young girl experiencing her first love is full of passion. She fell in love with her brother when she was thirteen or fourteen, and she would do anything for him.

But Cui Yan understood that they couldn't be together, so he deliberately distanced himself from her, was indifferent, and even hurt her with harsh words.

He threw away the sachet, clothes, and purse she had given him.

He also found a woman and publicly claimed to like her.

Cui Yuqing was utterly devastated.

She began to despair, realizing that she and Cui Yan could never be a good match.

“When I was fifteen, I made up my mind. At my birthday banquet, I told him that I would no longer bother him and would only regard him as an older brother. I also accepted the man my mother had arranged for me to meet.”

She was originally supposed to get married as the eldest daughter of the Cui family, to her cousin, the eldest son of the Su family.

It could be said that they were a good match.

She and her cousin from the Su family grew up together, but they weren't related by blood.

Madam Cui thought it was a good fit, as they were family and knew each other well.

They happily prepared a grand wedding procession for her, stretching for miles.

"But at this moment, my brother seemed to have changed. He started to dislike Cousin Su and openly or secretly caused him trouble."

"I thought it was because I upset him, so I went to my brother, hoping he wouldn't make things difficult for Cousin Su."

Unexpectedly, Cui Yan erupted in anger and spoke vehemently.

"What, you're already protecting him before you've even married him? Qing'er, do you like him that much?"

Hearing him say that made Cui Yuqing feel very sad.

You know perfectly well who he cares about most.

That day ended on a sour note.

"I thought he really hated me, so I stopped going out and avoided him whenever I saw him."

"I was going to get married peacefully, and then I would have no connection with him anymore, just like brother and sister. But... the night before my wedding, something happened to my cousin Su. He was assassinated and fell off a cliff..." She choked up as she spoke, her eyes red.

Yun Xiyue handed her a handkerchief. "Did Cui Yan do it?"

“I don’t know… but I think when my brother went to find my cousin, he asked me to break off the engagement. He said that if I agreed to break off the engagement and not marry my cousin Su, he would send people to rescue her.”

It really is a dog!

Yun Xiyue couldn't help but curse Cui Yan in her heart.

"What then?"

Cui Yuqing sniffed. "I agreed. I told my mother I wanted to break off the engagement, and the Su family probably felt I might not be a good match for my cousin Su, so they agreed."

Actually, they knew her identity.

It was Cui Yan who told the Su family.

After the engagement was called off, Cousin Su was found again.

After that, Cui Yan stopped avoiding him.

He also confessed his feelings to her.

Cui Yuqing still liked him, and the two secretly pledged their lives to each other.

But this is definitely not going to last.

Paper wrapped fire.

The Cui family intended to choose a marriage partner for Cui Yan, but Cui Yan refused them all for various reasons. Madam Cui was easily fooled and thought that if her son didn't want to marry, he must not like her.

They insisted that their son get married later, saying it didn't matter.

But she couldn't delay marrying her daughter, so when Cui Yan refused, she turned around and arranged a marriage for Cui Yuqing again.

At this point, Cui Yan refused.

She came out to cause trouble, using threats and inducements to make the man refuse.

Gradually, gossip and idle talk began to circulate.