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

Chapter 183

They want to take away her Phoenix Seal? Consort Pei panicked and looked at the Empress Dowager with tears in her eyes, "Aunt, look, my cousin is really angry with me and wants to punish me severely. I didn't mean to, it was that dog servant Eunuch Cai who lied to me."

"aunt......"

The Empress Dowager said, "Your Majesty, there's no need to punish Fangfang so severely! She knows she was wrong. Eunuch Cai, you can take her away. She is your cousin, unlike others."

"If you want to take back the Phoenix Seal, shouldn't you establish it first and then discuss the rest?"

The Empress Dowager pressured him about the matter of establishing an empress.

Murong Yu toyed with the imperial phoenix seal in his palm and smiled, “Mother, if you keep spoiling Fangfang like this, she will probably never be able to take on any important responsibilities.”

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly.

If possible, both the Empress Dowager and the Pei family would prefer Pei Fang to become Empress, rather than the Zhou family's daughter.

However, the emperor always believed that Pei Fang was not up to the task and refused to appoint her as empress.

Previously, she could still offer some rebuttal, saying that Consort Pei managed the harem in an orderly manner, but now Pei Fang has made such a low-level mistake and has been caught by the Emperor.

There is also the possibility that the Pei family could be implicated and suspected of being connected to spies from the Southern Qiang.

The Empress Dowager's mood instantly soured, and she lost all interest in whether Yun Xiyue had seduced the Emperor.

“We have to take it one step at a time. Fangfang was wrong this time, but she was only doing it because she was worried about you. Yunxiyue is not a virgin after all. Even if she were to enter the palace as a concubine, it would probably not be appropriate.”

Murong Yu smiled faintly and put away the phoenix seal completely. "What the Empress Dowager said is very true. I have never thought of taking her as a concubine. Yun Xiyue is a very good subject. I think it would be a waste of her talent to enter the palace as a concubine."

"My relationship with her is merely that of ruler and subject. I do not wish to hear anyone make any further speculations about our relationship."

The Empress Dowager said displeasedly, "Women are not allowed to interfere in politics. How can she, a woman, serve as a subject?"

"Anyone who can share my burdens is my subject, regardless of gender. Your Majesty's thinking is too shallow. In ancient times, women were not inferior to men. Women can also shoulder great responsibilities, don armor and go into battle to protect their homes and country."

"Why can't women serve as subjects? Why can they only be men's wives and concubines?"

The Empress Dowager said without anger, "She is different from those female generals who fought on the battlefield."

"The female general is there to protect the country, but what can she do? All she can do is earn some money and rely on her looks to seduce men! Such a woman can only be a concubine, and Yun Xiyue is a disgraced abandoned woman who is not even qualified to be the emperor's concubine."

Murong Yu's eyes were filled with anger. He stood up, about to lash out, when Eunuch Fu quickly said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the banquet is about to begin! The envoy from the Southern Qiang Kingdom has arrived in the capital."

"If Your Majesty has something to attend to, then go ahead! Consort, I will discipline her properly." The Empress Dowager was displeased, and her tone was not as kind and gentle as before.

Murong Yu was the same, not as gentle and filial as before. "Mother, please take care of yourself. Then I will take my leave."

Grandpa Cai was taken away.

Pei Fang collapsed to the ground.

"You! You're really stupid. The Emperor was absolutely right when he said you were incapable of shouldering great responsibilities. Even a mere servant can take advantage of you." The Empress Dowager couldn't hold back her anger any longer and vented it on her niece.

Pei Fang cried and said, "Aunt, I know I was wrong! The most important thing now is to find out if my cousin really has other feelings for Yun Xiyue!"

"You ask me, how would I know?" The Empress Dowager sighed, feeling utterly exhausted. Even if the Emperor had such thoughts, there was nothing she could do, after all, he was the Emperor.

She just wants a woman; no one can stop her.

If he really wants Yun Xiyue to enter the palace, she won't be able to stop him then.

"Fangfang, if you were more ambitious, why would I have to work so hard? I want to enjoy a few more years of peace and happiness. Fangfang, try your best. Get the Emperor to make you Empress, and give birth to a prince. Then your position will be secure!"

"I can't protect you for a lifetime."