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

Chapter 372

So these officials seem to be wary of Yunnan Sheng, but he's just an ordinary businessman.

"Could it be that, like the three major families, they secretly gave money? Did the Yun family also keep some officials under their wing?"

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After Yunxi returned from Prince Rui's residence, she asked Beiye to go to the palace.

Tell Murong Yu that Prince Rui already knows she has been cured of the poison, which means that Prince Rui is the one behind it all.

Upon learning that she had gone to Prince Rui's residence, Murong Yu came to the Yun residence.

"Your Majesty, why did you come during the day?"

Murong Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "You can only come at night?"

That's not it.

Yun Xiyue felt a little embarrassed. "You're very busy during the day."

Moreover, her mother was so upset that she fell ill, and she didn't want her to know that the two of them were secretly meeting.

What are you going to Prince Rui's residence for?

Prince Rui was cunning and vicious, and he became worried as soon as he heard that she had gone to his residence.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect Prince Rui to be so despicable and shameless, using Zhang Chuhuan to test whether I was poisoned."

“She was originally innocent, but now she’s being targeted by Prince Rui, so I went to Prince Rui’s residence because I didn’t want to implicate her.”

“If I don’t go and stand by and watch someone die, I’ll have no friends left in the capital.”

Murong Yu said, "When he came to the palace to ask for Zhang Chuhuan's hand in marriage, I had some suspicions. I didn't expect that he would secretly contact her after I refused."

"Lord Zhang has already told me."

Lord Zhang was furious that Prince Rui had schemed against his daughter, but he had no choice but to consider his daughter's future.

"So, is Huanhuan still going to marry Prince Rui?"

Murong Yu said, "She is an unmarried girl who kissed Prince Rui in public. Even if she doesn't marry Prince Rui, he will use this incident to control the Zhang family in the future."

"The best way is either to marry Prince Rui as his concubine, or to go all out and let the person who is going to marry her know about this. If someone who doesn't mind is willing to marry her, then there's no need to worry about being threatened."

"I think the latter is an option, but Zhang Chuhuan may not be able to accept it."

Because not all young ladies can withstand the criticism and strange looks from others.

If she can't handle it and does something extreme, it will ruin her life.

Therefore, Lord Zhang chose the former.

Yun Xiyue understood that she had minded at first, so she didn't dare let anyone know about her relationship with Murong Yu.

I feel terrified whenever I see him, and I wish I could run away.

That's why they're afraid of being criticized or blamed.

"But it's clearly not our fault as women, so why are we the only ones being criticized? You men can stay out of it, and people will even praise you for being charming."

It's ridiculous just thinking about it.

Murong Yu said, "So I want to make a change. If you marry me, it will make those persecuted women more confident."

Is that right?

Yun Xiyue felt it was unlikely to change. "I am me, and others are others. There is only one emperor, and not just anyone can marry the emperor."

If she could change her past life, she wouldn't have died a tragic death, and he wouldn't have ended up as a tyrant.

"Ah Yue, can you trust me just this once? I am the Emperor of Great Xia. Anyone who dares to disobey me will be punished by me."

Yun Xiyue frowned. "Then we can't use violence to stop violence. What if you're called a tyrant instead of a foolish ruler?"

Murong Yu was pleased that she cared about him so much. "I will not act impulsively."

Yun Xiyue nodded. "What do we do next? Prince Rui is testing me like this, so it's obvious that he's the one who arranged the poisoning."

Murong Yu's eyes darkened slightly. "Yes, because I ordered him to bring back the divine physician within a month."

"I never expected him to do that."

Yun Xiyue also wanted to take this opportunity to lure out her master and meet him.

He's been gone for half a year now, and there's been no news of him at all.

"Without evidence, we can't do anything to him. For now, we can only remain inactive."

Murong Yu reached out and took her hand. "A-Yue, our marriage is more important now. Your uncle and aunt know about us. Your uncle came to the palace to see me, demanding that I take responsibility for you and make you empress."

"How have you been thinking about it these past couple of days?"

Yun Xiyue's expression froze, and she became somewhat nervous. "I..."

"Haven't thought it through?" Murong Yu said helplessly. "I knew you'd say that."

"It seems that A-Yue doesn't like me that much."

Yun Xiyue lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly into his cool yet gentle eyes.

Seeing that she didn't speak, his eyes darkened.

"What happened to the hand?"