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

Chapter 31

"Uncle Qian, I wasn't being stubborn."

She won't let the Shen family get away with this; they'll get back what they owe her, one debt at a time.

"Madam, you must go back quickly! Something has happened to the Marquis."

As soon as she stepped out of Fuyun Tower, someone came to fetch her to return to her residence.

Li and others, who were attending a banquet at the Princess's residence, hurriedly returned to the Marquis's residence.

The Emperor punished Marquis An, which shocked everyone present. "The Emperor punished Marquis An? Why?"

Lord An is a rising star in the capital!

"Who knows? It must have angered the emperor."

"Then the Shen family is probably going to be in trouble again. They finally had the idea of ​​gaining power, what a pity!"

As Li listened to the discussions, she felt dizzy and her vision blurred.

"Hurry back to the manor."

Shen Yue was carried back, having been whipped thirty times. His court robes were stripped off, leaving him only in a thin white undergarment with shocking whip marks all over his back, and his clothes were tattered.

"My lord!" Lin Bao'er rushed forward crying as she entered the room. "How could this happen... Why did the Emperor punish you?"

Shen Yue's face was pale. He endured the pain and sat down, closed his eyes, and clenched his fists as if he was very angry and did not want to talk about it at all.

Master Shen, who was standing to the side, said, "Speaking of which, it's Yue'er who's unlucky. Today, after the Emperor finished court, he invited several ministers to take a walk in the Imperial Garden. Among them were the Prince of Qin, General Chu, the Prime Minister, and Yue'er."

To be personally selected by the Emperor to appreciate the flowers was an immense honor.

No one else had the opportunity; only those in high positions, such as the King of Qin, the Prime Minister, and the Grand Tutor, were considered close advisors to the emperor.

The Emperor's sudden appointment of Marquis An led everyone to believe that the Emperor intended to give Shen Yue an important position, which made Shen Yue very happy.

Not wanting to miss this opportunity to climb the ladder, they were extra cautious and worked extremely hard.

However, things still went wrong, and they encountered a concubine from the imperial harem in the Imperial Garden.

The emperor had not established an empress for many years after his ascension to the throne, leaving the position vacant. The harem did have several concubines, among whom the Noble Consort was the niece of the Empress Dowager.

"Yue'er has inadvertently offended Her Highness the Imperial Concubine..."

Lin Bao'er found it strange, "How could the Marquis possibly offend the Imperial Concubine?"

Offending the Imperial Concubine in front of the Emperor is a capital offense. Who would be so stupid?

Master Shen the Second didn't know the specifics, but when Shen Yue was punished, he and Master Shen the Third went to the palace to plead for him and got him released.

Lin Bao'er looked at Shen Yue, "My Lord..."

The attendant beside Shen Yue said, "It wasn't that Your Highness offended the Imperial Concubine; it was that the Imperial Concubine was frightened by a wild boar and, in her panic, clung to Your Highness."

If we have to say something, it was the Marquis who was offended.

"At that time, the Marquis was standing next to the Emperor, and the Imperial Concubine probably wanted to hug the Emperor... but she hugged the wrong one."

"It wasn't that the Emperor wanted to punish the Marquis. It was the Consort who said that the Marquis had taken liberties with her. She cried and complained that the Marquis didn't know his place and didn't know how to avoid suspicion as an outsider. In order to appease the Consort, the Emperor punished the Marquis, and only then did the Consort stop."

The Imperial Concubine was simply taking her anger out on the Emperor. She deliberately arranged to be startled by a cat so that she could have a chance encounter with him in the Imperial Garden.

She just wanted to gain favor and get close to the emperor. Her plan was originally foolproof, but Shen Yue ruined it. She was unwilling to give up until she got her revenge.

Lin Bao'er was furious. "Isn't this a bolt from the blue?"

"Everyone, disperse!" Shen Yue said, annoyed.

Madam Li felt sorry for her son, "Quickly fetch a doctor and go to Baicaotang to buy the best scar removal cream. We can't let the Marquis have a scar."

"The old lady and the people from Jin Yu Man Tang and Yu Jin Tang brought over the bills, saying they wanted to settle the accounts."

Shen Yue frowned. "What credit bill?"

"Yunxiyue will handle these matters. You are injured, so go back and recover first." Li's expression changed slightly, and she quickly gestured to Lin Bao'er to take the people back to the house.

Lin Bao'er supported the man, "My lord, let's go apply the medicine first."

"You ungrateful wretch!" Madam Li turned around, her eyes darkening instantly, and reprimanded the servant who had come to report.