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

Chapter 269

The dishes were arranged so beautifully that they looked delicious.

The maid beside Xiao Ling'er said, "These are indeed snacks from Yunji."

"This is a shop run by the Yun family." A girl in yellow, her mouth watering, picked up a piece and took a bite. "It's delicious."

Yun Xiyue said, "It's a shop run by my elder brother."

"When we went to buy some snacks, we ran into the eldest young master. He heard that Miss likes osmanthus cake, so he had some prepared and sent over," the maid continued.

"Young Master Yun is very fond of our young lady! But some people always love to gossip, saying that the young master only married our young lady because of the imperial decree, and that he doesn't have much sincerity."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yumin's expression instantly soured. Before Yun Xiyue arrived, she had said quite a few bad things about Yun Xiaohan.

Believing it was an imperial decree bestowing a marriage upon him, Yun Xiaohan certainly didn't truly love Xiao Ling'er.

It wasn't explicitly stated, but the maid understood perfectly. She was just trying to defend her master and deliberately added insult to injury by saying it to her.

Xiao Ling'er naturally understood Qi Yumin's implied meaning, but out of consideration for their friendship, she didn't point it out, saving her face.

"Xiao He!" she scolded the maid in a low voice.

The girl then left without saying anything more.

Qi Yumin didn't touch the pastries, and said angrily, "Sister Ling'er, the osmanthus cake you like is made more authentically by our Qi family's pastry shop."

"And my elder brother is no less capable than Yun Xiaohan."

This is an attempt to poach talent!

Yun Xiyue understood where her hostility came from, "Ling'er is now engaged to my eldest brother."

"So what? This marriage was arranged by your Yun family! Taking advantage of someone's misfortune, using the imperial decree obtained by the Prince of Qin's mansion to get the marriage."

"Let me tell you, it's not just your family that has money. Our Qi family is not short of money. It's just two million taels, isn't it?"

"Sister Ling'er, as long as you marry my eldest brother, our Qi family will give you a dowry of two million taels of silver." Qi Yumin became more and more excited as she spoke.

Xiao Ling'er's face darkened, and she said unhappily, "Enough!"

Qi Yumin was startled, her eyes immediately welling up with tears and reddening, "Sister Ling'er..."

"I don't like your older brother, I'm sorry. No matter how much dowry the Qi family offers, I won't marry him."

"Even without an imperial decree to grant us marriage, I would still only choose Yun Xiaohan," Xiao Ling'er stated directly.

She had long been infatuated with Yun Xiaohan at first sight. From their encounter in the suburbs to the banquet in the palace, every time he appeared, he amazed her and made her heart race.

From that moment on, she understood that in this life, she belonged to Yun Xiaohan.

Now that she had this heaven-sent opportunity for marriage, she was overjoyed. When she received the imperial decree to marry her, she was so happy that she couldn't sleep all night.

"Don't slander Yun Xiaohan anymore, and don't bully Yun Xiyue, or our sisterly relationship will be over."

Qi Yumin's face turned pale. She never expected that Yun would cut ties with her for the sake of the Yun siblings.

"Minmin..."

Unable to accept the blow, Qi Yumin ran out crying.

Someone chased after them.

The remaining girls were somewhat at a loss.

I've never seen Xiao Ling'er lose her temper like this.

Qi Yumin was sisters with many noble ladies in the capital, but she had the best relationship with Xiao Ling'er.

"Ling'er...you don't really want to sever ties with Minmin, do you?" The speaker was Zhang Chuhuan, the daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

Xiao Ling'er was somewhat annoyed, "She shouldn't have spoken of the Yun family like that."

Zhang Chuhuan looked at Yun Xiyue.

Yun Xiyue understood, "It's all a misunderstanding. Miss Qi is still young, so I didn't take it to heart. I'll treat everyone to a meal later."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.