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

Chapter 225

The news surprised not only everyone, but also Yun Xiyue. "She regained her appearance after going to see Lin Bao'er?"

"Yes, I've been following her, thinking she would go to the three major families to borrow money to buy ointment, but later Lin Bao'er invited her to the Shen family."

"There was nothing unusual when she came out, but her appearance is much better today. She has already entered the palace to participate in the selection of concubines."

It's truly unbelievable. What method did they use to restore that woman's appearance overnight?

"Young Miss, today we need to send some rouge and face powder to the palace for these young ladies-in-waiting."

"People from the palace came and asked the young lady to personally escort him into the palace."

The Yun family were imperial merchants; as long as it wasn't tribute, the imperial harem had to pay money for anything they requested to be sent to the palace.

She specifically asked for the rouge from Meirentang.

When business comes knocking on your door, there's no reason to refuse.

Yun Xiyue visited the Beauty Hall and personally selected a batch of rouge and face powder to take into the palace.

We arrived at Fanghua Palace.

"Xiyue, sit down quickly."

It turned out that Pei Fang was looking for her.

"Your Majesty, these rouges..."

Pei Fang gestured for the person to sign for it directly, "Someone will deliver the silver notes to the Beauty Hall. You can chat with me for a bit."

You could tell she was very upset.

"I heard that Zhou Zhilan sought you out before entering the palace?"

Yun Xiyue nodded. "She wanted to buy scar removal cream but didn't have enough money. I didn't give her credit, so she got angry and left. Later, I heard that she went to the Shen family to see the Southern Qiang Princess."

"Hmm, I wonder what that woman fed Zhou Zhilan. She regained her appearance the next day." Pei Fang even went to Chuxiu Palace to see her. That woman was so smug; her skin was even more delicate than before.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Yun Xiyue frowned and said, "I don't know, but using such potent medicine will surely cause a backlash."

Pei Fang nodded. "You're right. That woman has joined forces with the Southern Qiang princess. What are your plans?"

Both Zhou Zhilan and Lin Bao'er wanted her dead.

"If Zhou Zhilan becomes empress, she will definitely target your Yun family."

Yun Xiyue understood that she intended to join forces with her to deal with Zhou Zhilan, but this was completely unnecessary.

"Your Majesty, you are the one hosting the talent show now, so why worry?"

Pei Fang scoffed, "And then there's the Empress Dowager. She likes Zhou Zhilan and has long intended for my cousin to make her Empress."

“If the Empress Dowager had already decided on her as Empress, she wouldn’t have issued an edict to select concubines.” Yun Xiyue felt that Zhou Zhilan would never become Empress, whether she entered the selection process or not, because she was already a pawn to be discarded.

With so many things happening recently, the Empress Dowager couldn't possibly be unaware of them.

Take, for example, the incident where she instigated Qin Yan to cause trouble for her at the arena.

Others may not know what's going on, but how could the Empress Dowager not know?

How can a woman with such deep scheming and a distracted mind be fit to be empress, let alone rule the world?

Zhou Zhilan thought herself clever, pushing others to be pawns, believing that she herself was clean and that it was others who ruined her reputation.

They're still basking in their self-satisfaction.

Pei Fang said, "You don't understand the Empress Dowager. Once she's made up her mind about someone, she won't change it."

Is that so?

Murong Yu is so pitiful, forced to marry a woman like Zhou Zhilan.

"Your Majesty, you are the Empress Dowager's niece and the Emperor's cousin. You have a deep bond since childhood. No matter who enters the palace or who becomes the Empress, this unique affection is something that no one else can compare to."

"I don't think you need to stop it. The most important thing is to see what the Emperor wants."

The Empress Dowager's intentions were actually not important.

Murong Yu is a man who doesn't like being threatened. The Empress Dowager's pressure on him will only make him hate Zhou Zhilan more.