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

Chapter 425

Yun Xiyue quickly covered his mouth, knowing that the more he spoke, the more blush-inducing it would become, "I'm hungry."

"Yes, dinner is ready," Murong Yu said with a smile.

He took her hand and led her to the restaurant.

"How does Your Majesty intend to punish the Imperial Concubine?"

Murong Yu didn't even want to mention the woman who had harmed him, and said, "Strip the Imperial Concubine of her rank."

"The Empress Dowager seems to disagree."

"Hmph! Whether you agree or not, you have to agree. If I make public what they've done, no official in the court will dare to say that I've gone too far."

"This isn't the first time they've done this. What if they poison me next time?"

Even if it were the Empress Dowager, she would be condemned for poisoning the Emperor, regardless of the reason.

The Empress Dowager, relying on her position and Murong Yu's filial piety, acted recklessly, thinking that Murong Yu would not really punish them.

But this time, Murong Yu was determined to punish Pei Fang.

"The Empress Dowager asked me to persuade the Emperor to forgive the Consort. I think my relationship with the Empress Dowager is very bad, so why don't I take this opportunity to do her a favor?" Yun Xiyue said.

"I'm not trying to plead for Pei Fang, I just want to repair my relationship with the Empress Dowager."

She will eventually have to enter the palace.

If he cannot get along with the Empress Dowager after entering the palace, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress fight each other, making the harem unstable, then Murong Yu will have no mind to focus on the court.

This is also why he finds women annoying.

"Ah Yue, is it true that you want to break off the engagement with me?" Murong Yu suddenly couldn't understand her. He considered himself to have seen countless people and be able to see through their thoughts.

But he couldn't figure out what his beloved was thinking.

She asked Yun's father to go to the palace to break off the engagement. Now she's thinking about repairing her relationship with the Empress Dowager, which means she's willing to go to the palace.

Then why break off the engagement?

Yun Xiyue had considered breaking off the engagement, but she didn't stop her father because she wanted to test her parents' confidence.

But there is one more crucial reason.

"I never intended to break off the engagement, but I don't want to disappoint my parents! I haven't even entered the palace yet, and the Empress Dowager is already going to bestow the title of Consort De upon Zeng Rou, making her enter the palace first. Isn't that a slap in the face to our Yun family?"

“Even if I’m not angry or don’t mind, my parents can’t tolerate others bullying me like this. Everything they do is for my own good, and I can’t let them down.”

In other words, if Yun's parents asked her to break off the engagement...

She will listen to her parents.

He broke off the engagement with her, severed all ties, left the capital, and never saw her again.

Murong Yu felt a pang of heartache. "Then how important am I to you?"

Yun Xiyue is very good at reading his expression before speaking. He looks terrible right now, so if she tells the truth, he will definitely be unhappy.

"Is it important? If it weren't important, would I be going to such lengths to help you detoxify?"

Murong Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling her initiative earlier.

"Yeah, A-Yue worked so hard, you've worked so hard, have a chicken leg to replenish your energy."

Yun Xiyue blushed and threw the chicken leg into his bowl, saying, "Here, have some. The Emperor has just recovered from a serious illness and needs more nourishment than I do."

She's good with words; she can soothe him and make him stop being angry in just a few sentences.

They didn't pursue the matter of the Yun family breaking off the engagement any further.

"Should the punishment for the Imperial Concubine be lenient?"

Murong Yu snorted, "Since A-Yue says so, then I will spare her this time for your sake."

"Tell the Imperial Concubine that if anything goes wrong during the Emperor and Empress's wedding, I will not let it go lightly."

Yun Xiyue said, "Let's not have her handle our wedding arrangements! Otherwise, Pei Fang will hate me even more."

"Well, then I will arrange for someone else to handle our wedding."

Murong Yu brought her the wedding register to see.

"Is there anything else you don't think is right?"

Yun Xiyue glanced at it and said, "There doesn't seem to be any problem with the list."

"You can follow the instructions above."

Murong Yu was somewhat excited, but he didn't show it on his face.

I hope their wedding comes soon.