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

Chapter 148

The maid led the way with a lantern, but the further they went, the more something seemed off; it didn't look like the way to the bride's room in the backyard.

"Is it really your young mistress who's looking for me?" Yun Xiyue stopped and asked with a smile.

The maid turned around and said, "Yes, it was the young mistress who invited you, but I'm a maid from the Wan household and not very familiar with the Zhou residence. I seem to be lost..."

“Miss Yun, you can wait here for a while. I will go find someone and then lead the way for you.”

As she spoke, the girl picked up her lantern and ran off quickly.

But unexpectedly, he was stopped by someone.

Bei Ye, with a ghostly figure, flashed and stopped in front of him.

The girl was startled. "You...who are you, and what do you want?"

"She is my maid. Since you say she is a maid from the Wan family, tell me your name," Yun Xiyue asked coldly from behind.

The girl didn't say anything; her first instinct was to run away.

Bei Ye pressed her pressure points, then pulled out a dagger and held it to her neck.

Before she could scream in panic, Yun Xiyue coldly rebuked, "I've seen all the maids around Wan Jiaojiao, and you're not one of them. Tell me who ordered you to do this. Where are you taking me?"

"I...I..." The girl trembled with fear, never expecting that Yun Xiyue had someone with such skills by her side.

Yun Xiyue sneered, "If she doesn't talk, throw her into the dry well."

As she spoke, she gave Bei Ye a knowing look, and Bei Ye immediately grabbed her by the neck, releasing her just before she was about to suffocate, then dragged her to the lotus pond next to him and shoved her into the water.

It took a while to pull her up. The girl's eyes were filled with terror, and she was trembling all over before she finally told the whole story.

......

"What's going on? Where's Yun Xiyue? Weren't they supposed to have someone lead her to a private room? Why is she gone?"

Several people appeared in the darkness, one of whom was a woman wearing a veil, deliberately concealing her face.

But she could tell who it was just by the voice; it was someone she knew—Shen Ling.

"Miss, Qiu Xiang is back."

Qiu Xiang quickly came over and knelt down, saying, "Miss, Yun Xiyue has someone protecting her. After I arrived, I had someone knock her unconscious and take her to another room."

Hearing this, Shen Ling found it strange, "Who did you ask to knock her out?"

"Our young lady just happened to be passing by and helped out."

When Zhou Zhilan was mentioned, Shen Ling had no more doubts.

"Lead the way quickly."

"Yun Xiyue, you little bitch! Today I'm going to smear her face!" Shen Ling's eyes flashed with a cold, malice-filled light as she followed Qiu Xiang to another room.

Sure enough, a person was tied up on a stool in the dark room.

Shen Ling pulled out a dagger, her eyes gleaming with a malicious excitement. "Bitch!"

The person in the chair had their mouth gagged, struggled in terror, their eyes wide open, wanting to say something but unable to utter a sound.

The next instant, a sharp dagger slashed her delicate face several times.

"Woooo..."

"Ha ha......"

Shen Ling laughed wildly, slashing her body and face with knife after knife.

"Miss, stop! It's a mistake, a mistake..." The maid rushed in.

"Ah! What are you doing?" At the same time, the servants of the Zhou family came in with a lamp and saw Zhou Zhilan lying on the ground covered in blood. They immediately screamed.