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

Chapter 176

Murong Yu...

"Why have you come?" Yun Xiyue put down her brush and stood up.

Murong Yu walked to the chair next to him and sat down. “What happened today? Marquis An came to the palace to complain to me, saying that you plotted to poison the Southern Qiang princess. The Southern Qiang envoy will be here in a few days.”

"I didn't poison her; she's the one who tried to poison me." Yun Xiyue sneered, telling him the whole story. "This is the truth. The Southern Qiang princess knows martial arts; if she wanted to poison me, it would be a piece of cake. But I didn't even get close to her, so how could I have poisoned her?"

"Shen Yue is despicable and shameless; he's trying to slander me."

Murong Yu laughed and said, "I thought you went back to the Marquis's residence to catch up with Lord An."

"Hmph, I cut ties with him a long time ago, and we have nothing to say to each other anymore."

"Then how does Your Majesty intend to punish me?" Yun Xiyue asked in return.

Now that the Southern Qiang envoy has arrived, if they seize on this matter and insist on punishing her, then the court officials, for the sake of peace between the two countries, will surely say to punish her and make her apologize to Lin Bao'er to appease the Southern Qiang envoy's anger.

When Murong Yu learned of the news, he had already begun to consider this issue. "The imperial physician has examined Princess Nanqiang's injuries and the poison she has been poisoned."

If we can prove that this poison is from their Southern Qiang Kingdom, the problem can be solved.

"You must not go out for the next few days. Tomorrow I will send someone to issue an edict to temporarily confine you to your quarters."

It was mainly done for the Shen family to see.

Yun Xiyue understood. "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand. Thank you for trusting me."

"Your Majesty has helped me so many times, and I have nothing to repay you with. Here is a box of summer-cooling incense beads for Your Majesty."

Murong Yu took the items and chuckled, "What I lack is not this box of summer-cooling beads."

Yun Xiyue looked somewhat embarrassed. "I will earn money as soon as possible and gather ten million taels for you."

"..."

Murong Yu pinched the bridge of his nose. "The pastries you sent last time were quite good. Did you make them?"

No, it was made by the pastry chef.

"If Your Majesty likes it, I'll make some and send them to you tomorrow." Yun Xiyue didn't dare say that, because if he minded, he would think she wasn't being sincere enough.

If they get angry, there's no way to appease them.

He sat for a while and then prepared to return to the palace. As he moved, the exquisite jade ball at his waist made a tinkling sound, because a golden bell was tied to it.

It clashes somewhat with his temperament.

It was the fragrant ball she made.

When I made it, I just thought it looked nice; I never thought that it would be a laughing stock for a grown man to wear bells.

"Your Majesty, let me take this bell off for you!"

Murong Yu smiled slightly, "I think it's fine, no need to remove it."

As I left, I glanced at Bei Ye by the door.

"What's wrong?" Yun Xiyue asked anxiously.

"Where did you get this girl? I heard she's highly skilled in martial arts and could fight Shen Yue to a draw?" Murong Yu narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze landing on Bei Ye.

Yun Xiyue said, "It was my father who arranged this for me."

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. You should return to the palace to rest!"

She didn't want anyone to know Bei Ye's true identity.

Murong Yu did not realize that he was a man dressed as a woman. "Well, there's no need to see me off. You should get some rest too."

After the person left, Yun Xiyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.