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

Chapter 156

"I believe we should avoid suspicion."

Murong Yu gestured for her to sit down. "Why are you avoiding me? You have no connection with the Shen family anymore, and you are now my woman. Why should you avoid suspicion? Why can't you enter the palace?"

"I do not wish to enter the palace. I have already told you about this." Yun Xiyue instantly wanted to escape and did not want to say anything more to him.

Just as he stood up, his arm was tugged, and a deep male voice came from above, "So you're just going to resist entering the palace like this?"

"If it's about entering the Emperor's harem, I... can't agree to that." Yun Xiyue broke free and took a few steps back. Judging from the Empress Dowager's attitude, she knew that it was impossible for her to enter the palace smoothly.

Even if he dotes on her after she enters the palace and becomes his concubine, what good is it? She's still trapped in a gilded cage! She'll never have freedom for the rest of her life.

Having been given a second chance at life, what she wants most is freedom. She doesn't want to be locked up in a dark and hopeless cage anymore, crying out to heaven and earth in vain.

She prefers her current life to wealth, fame, and the admiration of thousands.

Murong Yu glanced at the vast imperial garden, his eyes deep and thoughtful. "What if someone wants you to marry them off?"

"I......"

I never expected that he would see through everything at a glance.

The Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with herself and did not want the Emperor to have any contact with her.

The only solution is to get her married.

Yun Xiyue looked up at him with watery eyes, her pale face making the corners of her eyes appear even redder. "No one will marry me with my status."

"With your status?" Murong Yu chuckled, not finding her status particularly special, but worldly perspectives were different.

Her current situation is indeed likely to attract a lot of criticism.

"Don't be nervous, have a seat!"

"Will you be in charge of the Yun family's imperial merchant affairs from now on?"

Yun Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief. "I will take charge from now on. My brother is managing it now. Father's health is not very good, but he is also worried about me taking over the family business immediately. So I want to open a shop in the capital first to prove that I have the strength to be the head of the family."

Only then will the Yun clan accept her.

The Yun family is not just their own; their father also has brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts. However, not all members of the Yun family are merchants.

Only after his father was separated from the family and started from scratch with his mother did the Yun family become what it is today.

Later, as his father's business grew bigger and bigger, the family members elected him as the clan leader. Other members of the Yun family gradually went into business as well, but none of them stayed in the capital; they stayed elsewhere.

Murong Yu smiled and said, "Hmm, that's a good idea."

But this path is not easy. As a woman, showing one's face in public will not only attract a lot of criticism, but also cause all sorts of trouble, and it is not safe.

"Shen Yue contacted you?"

Yun Xiyue's eyes grew cold and deep, and she snorted softly, "I've looked for them, they're very annoying."

"I have chosen two people for you to protect you closely from now on."

As he spoke, two guards dressed in black came out, one male and one female. He had thought of everything very carefully.

Yun Xiyue was taken aback, then shook her head, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I don't need it."

"Do you no longer need the protection of the secret guards I provide, or do you no longer need my help, and will you no longer need me in the future?"

Yun Xiyue froze, "They'll attract too much attention if they follow."

She has never liked to be too ostentatious in her actions. Even Xiao Wei, who is also a bodyguard with high martial arts skills, follows her as a groom.

Ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell that he was a bodyguard.

That way, we can catch the enemy off guard and cause them to suffer losses.

Bei Ye is the same; he is a man disguised as a woman, and most people would never guess that a girl like him knows martial arts.

"If people find out that I have bodyguards protecting me, then if someone wants to harm me, they will definitely try to get rid of the people around us first."

Shen Yue did the same thing last time because he knew that Xiao Wei and the Yun family had secretly arranged for guards to protect her.

So they controlled the guards before they even went to find her.

Murong Yu smiled and said, "No wonder the Shen family and Zhou Zhilan were both tricked by you."

Unpredictable, attacking it unprepared.