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

Chapter 44

"Are you afraid of me?" Murong Yu's voice was deep, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged, as if he was trying his best to restrain his desire and the urge to plunder her.

Yun Xiyue opened her eyes. He hadn't done anything to her, and his expression had softened, no longer as frightening as before.

He shook his head but didn't say anything.

"..."

The air fell silent.

Outside, Xiao Wei was terrified, not knowing where to go.

"lady......"

We've already circled the capital once; if we continue like this, it might attract attention.

Murong Yu put on a mask and waited for her alone in the carriage, without even bringing Eunuch Fu.

"Just find any alley to park."

There happened to be an alley ahead, so Xiao Wei pulled on the reins to stop the horse, and Murong Yu seized the opportunity to quickly jump off the carriage.

"Madam, are you alright?" Xiao Wei asked worriedly.

"Let's go to the clinic first and then go back."

"Were you not being followed?"

Xiao Wei said, "No."

He was very vigilant throughout the journey.

"Yes, this matter must not be made public, otherwise I won't be able to protect you either."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wei was shocked. She had no idea what was going on between her master and the emperor, or why the emperor was waiting for her in the carriage.

This... is so intriguing, but I can't ask too many questions.

He went to the clinic to pick up Qingmei and they went back to the mansion together.

"Madam, the Marquis requests your presence in his study."

Shen Yue went to find her as soon as he got back.

Yun Xiyue was too tired to deal with it. "I'm not feeling well. Let's talk about it another day."

Zhui Feng looked at her pale face but didn't say much. He went back and told Shen Yue, "Madam does seem to be feeling unwell. She looks terrible. She just came back from the clinic."

Not only Shen Yue sought her out, but Li Shi and the others were also eager to find her to clarify the matter of helping Princess Qin give birth.

If she was the one who delivered the baby for the Princess of Qin, then the friendly attitude of the Prince of Qin's residence would make sense.

"Such a big matter, and that little bitch actually kept it from us. Doesn't she know that if the Shen family gets involved with Prince Qin, they can rise to prominence?" Madam Shen was so angry when she returned from Prince Qin's residence that she wanted to confront Yun Xiyue.

"If we had known it was her who saved Princess Qin and the young princess, we could have gone directly to the Prince of Qin's residence and asked him to marry Xiaoyue." Madam Li was also secretly annoyed, feeling it was a great pity that such a good opportunity had been wasted.

"With this marriage alliance, there's no need to worry about the Prince of Qin not helping the Shen family. Xiaoyue becoming the Prince of Qin's Crown Princess is of great benefit to the Marquis's mansion."

However, Yun Xiyue deliberately concealed from them the fact that she had saved Princess Qin.

"She did it on purpose."

Madam Shen found it strange, "Could it be that she already knows that we gave her to Eunuch Liu to play with, and therefore holds a grudge?"

“But she didn’t say anything that day! And didn’t it fail that day? Eunuch Liu even scolded us for breaking our promise and ignored us. If Eunuch Liu had succeeded, she would have been ruined long ago.”

"Hmph, that's because he harbors resentment over Yue'er marrying a concubine."

Madam Li nodded. She couldn't think of any other reason besides this. "I'll talk to Yue'er again later. Since she's so shameless, let Yue'er sleep with her as soon as possible. Once she becomes Yue'er's woman, we'll prevent her from having children. If she can't have children, it will be her fault."

Hearing that Yun Xiyue was unwell, both of them sent people to visit her and brought her many nice things.

Keep her happy for now. Once the Yun family's assets are in hand and the Shen family is prosperous and powerful, they won't need her anymore. Just treat her like a dog.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! A bunch of people have come outside, all saying they won't rent our Hou family's shops if the rent goes up."

"When did the price go up?" Madam Li and the Dowager looked at each other, completely unaware of the matter.

"Oh no, quickly have someone invite them in, don't let them cause trouble at the door."

"You didn't tell the Marquis and his wife, did you?" Madam Shen suddenly slapped her thigh.

The steward said, "The Marquis was just about to go out when they ran into him at the door. They grabbed him and kept saying that the Marquis's mansion was too greedy, raising prices every year without caring about their lives."

Surrounded by people, Shen Yue had no idea what was going on and was completely confused. "Raising prices every year? How is that possible? Our Marquis's mansion hasn't raised rent for five years."

"Bullshit! The Marquis's mansion raises prices every year. This year they said they wouldn't raise prices, but they've raised them more than ever before."

The crowd loudly accused him, and Shen Yue was sprayed with spittle in his face, his expression instantly turning gloomy and ashen.