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

Chapter 416

"What? The Yun family wants to break off the engagement?" The Empress Dowager was shocked.

He then sneered, "The Yun family really has some nerve, daring to break off the engagement?"

"I'd like to see how a mere merchant dares to do this!"

As she spoke, she asked someone to fetch her phoenix robe.

Donning her battle robes, the Empress Dowager proceeded to the Imperial Study.

In his study, Yunnan Sheng leisurely sipped tea.

The Emperor sat silently to the side. When the Empress Dowager entered and saw this scene, she was furious. "Master Yun, what an airs you have! Making the Emperor put aside state affairs to have tea with you!"

"May Your Majesty be well." Yunnan Sheng stood up and bowed.

This was the first time the two had officially met.

The Empress Dowager had met Lady Yun, but she didn't think she was anything special; she was just an ordinary woman with a bit of looks.

Seeing Yun's father today, I realized he was just an ordinary merchant, with a proud and aloof spirit, and a hint of illness.

It is said that she was in poor health, which is why she could not have a son.

The Empress Dowager glanced at the man but didn't take him seriously.

Yunnan Sheng said, "I am here today to represent the Yun family and the Murong family in the marriage alliance. In a sense, the emperor's marriage is a matter of state, and a very important one."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Indeed."

"I heard that Master Yun is here to break off your daughter's engagement?"

Yunnan Sheng smiled insincerely, "Yes, the Empress Dowager has many grievances against my daughter, so the engagement can only be annulled."

"How dare you! How dare you!" The Empress Dowager couldn't contain her anger any longer and rebuked her sharply.

Yunnan Sheng, however, remained calm and composed, showing no fear whatsoever. "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your health is not good. If you get angry like this, you will harm your health, which is not worth it!"

"You..." The Empress Dowager was speechless with anger.

"The Empress Dowager dislikes my daughter and forces both children to accept all sorts of conditions and demands, making everything do as you ask. The Emperor is filial and doesn't want to upset you, so he wronged my daughter and agreed to the Empress Dowager's request."

“I understand. My daughter has been married before, and you feel she is not good enough for your son. It is understandable that parents would feel uncomfortable. They do seem mismatched. But there is nothing we can do. The Emperor saved my daughter’s life and is demanding that she repay him with her body.”

“Our Yun family are not people who do not know how to repay kindness, so we agreed to the Emperor’s marriage proposal.”

Yunnan Sheng glanced at the Emperor as he spoke, "I, Yunnan Sheng, have no complaints about having a son-in-law like Your Majesty. But the Empress Dowager disagrees, so we proposed to annul the engagement, which is in accordance with your wishes, isn't it?"

The Empress Dowager had not expected this man to be so rude, completely disregarding her and addressing her as "I" at every turn, showing no respect whatsoever as a subject.

"You agreed to the engagement back then, and now you want to break it off? What do you take our royal family for?"

Yunnan Sheng laughed and said, "Then you haven't suffered any losses! Your son took advantage of my daughter, stole her innocence, and bullied her time and time again. I haven't even crippled him yet!"

"you......"

The Empress Dowager trembled with rage, "You...you...how dare you!"

"Your Majesty, drag him out and behead him immediately!"

Murong Yu came over to support her, "Mother, you mustn't."

"Why? He's so outrageous, utterly lawless! He deserves to die!" The Empress Dowager was furious.

Yunnan Sheng smiled and said, "His Majesty is the most reasonable."

"Then it's settled, the engagement is annuled."

Murong Yu said, "Uncle, I have not agreed to annul the engagement."

"The matter of bestowing the title of Consort De will be dropped!"

The Empress Dowager grabbed her son's hand. "Your Majesty, have you become confused?"

“The Emperor is not confused at all,” Yunnan Sheng chuckled. “The Emperor is a fox; he ensnared my daughter, this fat rabbit, long ago.”

“But don’t think we’ll let you do whatever you want. My daughter isn’t a sore loser; she just slept with the Emperor.”

Murong Yu: "..."

"How dare you!" the Empress Dowager roared.

Yunnan Sheng said, "Why wouldn't I dare? I, Yunnan Sheng, only have one daughter, and even the Heavenly King himself wouldn't allow her to be bullied. Otherwise, I, Yunnan Sheng, will make her know what it means to regret her actions."

His voice wasn't loud, but the tone of his deep anger sent chills down one's spine.

"Your Great Xia has been fighting for so many years, and most of your provisions have been provided by my Yunnan Sheng. What's wrong with my daughter wanting the position of Empress?"