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

Chapter 279

"Our family is small, but from now on we'll be one family."

"We should love and care for each other. Ling'er, come and sit down. This is the first time, and I didn't know your tastes, so I had everything prepared. Tell me what you like to eat in the future." Madam Yun liked Xiao Ling'er very much and pulled her to sit down together.

The Yun family is different from other families; they don't have as many rules, and their population is relatively small.

We usually dine together.

Xiao Ling'er was generous and poised, with a beaming smile. Although she was the legitimate daughter of a military family, she was free-spirited and unrestrained.

However, their manners and upbringing are excellent.

He gets along very well with Madam Yun.

After the meal, Madam Yun suggested that Yun Xiaohan show his wife around the mansion.

Yun Xiyue went back first.

“Miss, the young mistress seems rather cold towards you,” Qingmei couldn’t help but say.

Yun Xiyue also sensed it; it wasn't as warm as when they first met at the Xiao family. Yun Xiaohan and the others didn't know this, so they didn't notice and assumed the two weren't familiar with each other.

"Did something unpleasant happen when you were delivering the dowry?"

Yun Xiyue said, "That's not how it is. Send someone to the front yard to ask who was at the same table with the Xiao family yesterday."

She knew that the two younger sisters-in-law of the Xiao family stayed for a while after the wedding.

But I don't know what the three sisters talked about.

Qingmei immediately went to do it.

She returned quickly. "Miss, the Xiao family's daughter, Young Madam Zhou, Madam Chu, and others were at the same table. Nothing unusual happened. However, Lin Bao'er's maid, Xia He, seemed to have been in contact with the maids around them."

Yun Xiyue's eyes darkened slightly, and she immediately understood what was going on.

It must have been Lin Bao'er who secretly sowed discord.

"I went to ask the maids around the young mistress, and it seems that the maids who came with her dowry all dislike me. It must be Xia He who is spreading rumors and causing the young mistress to misunderstand you, Miss."

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In the garden, Yun Xiaohan accompanied her for a while before making an excuse to leave.

"I have something to do. If you're bored, you can go shopping with your mother."

He then gave her a brocade box containing 30,000 taels of silver notes.

"The two million taels given to the Prince of Qin's mansion do not need to be returned to me by the Prince of Qin. If you feel it is not enough, I will give you additional compensation later."

Yesterday he made it clear to her that he had someone he liked, and that he was only marrying her because of the imperial decree, which he couldn't refuse.

He would give her plenty of face in public, and they would be a contractual couple for three years.

The Prince of Qin's mansion wanted her to marry him for two million taels of silver, which he would give her. If she was unwilling, they could divorce now.

Xiao Ling'er was angry. She never expected that he didn't like her and wanted to leave. She did like him, but as a daughter of the Xiao family, even if it was an imperial decree to arrange the marriage, she would not compromise herself to fulfill his wishes.

But when the amount of two million taels was mentioned, she lost her confidence.

Putting aside the matter of the arranged marriage, the King of Qin originally intended to arrange a marriage for her, using the two million taels of silver.

The Xiao family and the Qin family are inextricably linked. If the Xiao family doesn't help, the Qin family will fall, and the Xiao family will fall with them. After all, the Xiao family's power is not what it used to be.

"Young master is so generous." Xiao Ling'er felt a pang of sadness as she looked at the extra silver notes given to her.

"Can you tell me who's in your heart?"

Yun Xiaohan frowned. This was a secret that no one could fathom. He had always kept his feelings for Yue'er hidden deep inside, and had always played the role of a good older brother to her.

"This is not your business."

The man's displeased voice startled Xiao Ling'er.

Is he trying to protect Yun Xiyue?

Therefore, he didn't dare to express even the slightest bit of affection.

Watching the man leave, she felt irritated and angry.

"Young Madam, Miss has arrived."