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

Chapter 25

"Madam, the Marquis is back again!" Qingmei immediately reminded him as soon as she saw the person approaching.

Yun Xiyue got up and walked out. "It's late. Does the Marquis not go back to be with his daughter? Is there something important to discuss with me?"

"There's nothing important to discuss." Shen Yue coughed lightly, as if he had something to say but hesitated.

"I will stay tonight."

Yun Xiyue immediately showed her resistance, "My lord, you should go back! I've gotten used to sleeping alone all these years."

"We're husband and wife, we'll get used to it eventually." The man swaggered in, having gone back to shower before coming back, showing he was prepared.

Yun Xiyue was on high alert. "My lord, I am not feeling well. Please leave."

Shen Yue's face darkened. He had already taken the initiative to approach her, yet she was so ungrateful, repeatedly rejecting him. "Do you think I would touch you?"

"What is the meaning of the Marquis staying? If it's just for show, there's no need for him in the Marquis's mansion. Everyone knows that our relationship exists in name only."

The woman's mocking and sarcastic gaze was very unpleasant.

Shen Yue almost choked on his breath, but considering the current situation of the Marquis's mansion, he had no choice but to tolerate it. "Weren't you scared when you encountered the bandits? We didn't ignore you on purpose when the child went missing that day."

Suddenly, this seemingly caring and gentle remark came out.

It looks like they were forced into it.

It's just funny.

Yun Xiyue sneered inwardly, "The two bandits said before they died that Lin Bao'er had sent them to kidnap me. What does the Marquis think?"

“How can we believe what the bandits say? Bao’er is new here and never leaves the house. She’s devoted to her three children. How could she do such a thing?” Shen Yue didn’t believe it at all. In his heart, Bao’er was a gentle, kind, and righteous woman.

It is absolutely impossible for them to do such a sinister and dirty thing.

Yun Xiyue had expected him to say that, so she didn't bother to pursue it. But he still came to pretend to care about her, which was extremely hypocritical.

"Then please leave, my lord! We have nothing more to discuss."

Her indifference made people feel uncomfortable.

Time and again she turned him away. Shen Yue's eyes darkened. His pride as a man wouldn't allow her to refuse him. "Then stop looking so resentful and making the Marquis's mansion restless, as if the whole world owes you something."

"You... think that's what you think?" He thought Yun Xiyue would scold him, but instead, her eyes were blurry with tears, and her voice choked with sobs. "In the Marquis's heart, Lin Bao'er is gentle and kind, while I am a viper? What did I do to make the Marquis hate me so much?"

Shen Yue was taken aback, not expecting her to cry. "That's not what I meant..."

Her eyes were red, tears streaming down her face, and her voice was soft and tearful, making her look pitiful.

I never expected her to have this side to her...

"Don't cry, let's not talk about this." Shen Yue's tone softened, and he reached out to hug her.

A flicker of disgust flashed in Yun Xiyue's eyes as she subtly looked away. "Go! I don't want to see you. What you and Lin Bao'er did ultimately hurt me, but the Marquis never thought that way."

"From now on, we'd better keep to ourselves, or you can divorce me."

"..."

Shen Yue's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. Didn't she like him? Why was she avoiding him? Why did she always want a divorce?

Back then, the old master told him that the eldest daughter of the Yun family liked him and would marry no one but him. The old master and the patriarch of the Yun family were old acquaintances. The Yun family had helped the Shen family before, so he was asked to marry Yun Xiyue to repay the kindness.

He didn't want to marry her; he already had someone he loved, Bao'er. They had known each other for a long time, and he didn't want to let her down, which is why he abandoned Yun Xiyue on their wedding night.

"If it weren't for you, Bao'er and I would have been together long ago, and she wouldn't have had to be made a concubine." Recalling the past, Shen Yue still felt resentful, because he was forced to marry her just because she said she liked him.

Now you won't even let him touch you, what's with the pretense of being aloof?

Shen Yue's eyes were dark and he sneered, "But things have come to this. My grandfather said he couldn't divorce you, so I have no choice but to accept it. Since you chose to marry me, you are my woman, Shen Yue's woman. As the wife of the Marquis, managing the household affairs, being a good wife and mother, and being filial to your parents-in-law are all your duties."

"You shouldn't harbor resentment or jealousy. I don't care what you think, Bao'er and I have never wronged you."

Yun Xiyue was so angry that she trembled all over. She had never seen such a shameless man.

It was clearly him and Old Master Shen who traveled thousands of miles to Yunzhou to ask his father to marry him.