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

Chapter 435

"The Yun family failed in their supervisory duties, causing the two lords to be poisoned. I have resigned from my position as a royal merchant."

Yun Xiyue glanced at Pei Fang and the other woman and smiled, "If our Yun family doesn't become imperial merchants, who does the Empress Dowager think should take our place?"

"The Qi family." The Empress Dowager has already chosen the person.

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "I'm afraid the Qi family will have difficulty winning people's hearts."

The Empress Dowager's eyes darkened slightly. "How do you know? This is the only and best way. If you don't agree, then we can only hand you over to the court officials for a decision."

She also has people in the imperial court.

Neither Prime Minister Pei nor the Zhou family will let her go.

The results are the same.

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "Because this batch of new tea was prepared by the Qi family, I asked Young Master Qi to arrange for someone to deliver it to my residence, but there wasn't enough time, so I asked him to send someone to deliver it to the palace."

"So these three boxes of new tea were not prepared by our Yun family, but by the Qi family."

"I admit to dereliction of duty in the supervision, but this tea was prepared by the Qi family, and the two lords have been poisoned... Doesn't this mean that the Qi family poisoned and plotted against the two regents?!"

The Empress Dowager, Pei Fang, and Zhou Zhilan's expressions changed instantly. Pei Fang angrily said, "You're talking nonsense! The imperial merchants are designated, and the Qi family isn't an imperial merchant. How could this tea have been sent by the Qi family!"

If we can truly manage a family.

They couldn't say they were poisoned, since the Qi family was Madam Pei's maternal family.

Yun Xiyue said, "Because the new tea prepared by my Yun family was criticized by the Imperial Concubine, who said it was not good enough or that the taste was not good. She accepted the Yun family's goods but did not pay them."

"There's no other way. I can only get the goods from other merchants. The Qi family has several well-known tea gardens. Their tea business is second to none."

"I'm sure the tea sent by the Qi family is of good quality."

"Who knew it would be poisoned?"

Pei Fang's face was grim, her eyes filled with a dark and gloomy expression. "The Qi family will never give you the goods."

"We can find the eldest young master and ask him in the palace. If all else fails, we can confront him face to face." Yun Xiyue stood up, patted her dress, and looked indifferent.

"Whether my Yun family becomes imperial merchants or not is irrelevant, but I'm afraid the Qi family isn't suited to be imperial merchants either?"

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

The Empress Dowager's expression was cold and stern. "I will have someone investigate this matter. You may go back now."

Yun Xiyue glanced at the remaining unopened box of tea. "This tea is unopened and still bears the Qi family's mark."

"unambiguous evidence."

"What other investigations does the Empress Dowager intend to conduct?"

The Empress Dowager was furious and said, "It's none of your business how I do things."

"It's not impossible for the Empress Dowager to revoke the Yun family's title of Imperial Merchant. Our Yun family can give up being Imperial Merchants, but we must wait for the Emperor's return! After all, your actions will distract the Emperor. Currently, there is a fierce war on the border, and it is extremely dangerous. I hope the Empress Dowager will reconsider!"

After saying this, she curtsied and took her leave.

Pei Fang said angrily, "Aunt, she must be lying to us."

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes, glanced at the tea, and immediately understood that they had been tricked by Yun Xiyue.

Unfortunately, neither Pei Fang nor Zhou Zhilan noticed.

Grand Tutor Zhou and Prime Minister Pei were also included.

No one expected her to do this!

The Empress Dowager didn't want to talk to her, so she summoned people from the Pei and Qi families to the palace first.

After asking around, they learned that it was indeed Qi Yuyan who had someone send him to the palace.

After leaving the palace, Qi Yuyan went straight to the Yun residence.