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

Chapter 52

However, she prefers an eye for an eye. Killing them with one blow would be too easy; she must make them experience the pain and despair she once endured.

"Madam, I heard that the Marquis was punished by the Emperor to kneel!"

"Because the assassin who tried to kill the emperor could not be found for a long time, the emperor was furious and made the marquis kneel at the door of the imperial study as punishment."

Yun Xiyue frowned slightly, "Only Shen Yue was punished?"

"And the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."

"Madam, the Grand Madam requests your presence at Songhe Garden."

In Songhe Garden, both the Second Master and the Third Master were present.

The news they brought back.

Upon seeing Yun Xiyue enter, before she could even sit down, Madam Shen immediately said, "Yue'er has been punished by the Emperor to kneel. You should now take generous gifts to the Prince of Qin's residence and ask the Prince of Qin to go to the palace to plead for her."

Yun Xiyue feigned concern and said, "Grandmother, the Emperor is in a fit of anger. Going to plead for him now might backfire."

"What do you know? The Emperor punished Yue'er for his poor performance. He didn't say how long he would have to kneel. If kneeling could appease the Emperor, that would be one thing, but things aren't that simple." Madam Li was anxious, feeling sorry for her son and wishing she could go to the Prince of Qin's residence immediately.

She was told this by Master Shen the Second and Master Shen the Third.

Shen Yue's incompetence may affect his future prospects.

Yun Xiyue looked at the two gentlemen. The one wearing a light blue robe with small floral patterns and a white pheasant embroidered on the chest was the second gentleman, a fifth-rank official. The other was the third gentleman, also wearing a light blue robe with small floral patterns, but with a heron pattern on the chest, a sixth-rank official.

The two men held relatively minor official positions in the court, but their positions in the capital city gave them the opportunity to meet the emperor, which carried a different weight.

Yun Xiyue looked troubled. "I can only ask to see Princess Qin. Princess Qin is a woman in the inner quarters like us, and women are not allowed to interfere in politics. I'm afraid it will be useless for me to go to the Prince Qin's residence. The Prince Qin is known for his incorruptibility."

“You saved the lives of Princess Qin and the young princess, so that makes a difference. Prince Qin is an incorruptible but grateful person.”

“He won’t refuse as long as you ask,” said Master Shen.

Yun Xiyue frowned. "Since Second Uncle says so, then I'll go to the Prince Qin's residence."

Qin Wangfu.

It just so happened that the King of Qin was at home investigating the assassination case. He was also in charge, but only assisted and rarely participated.

Qin Mo knew exactly why Yun Xiyue had come as soon as she arrived.

"Madam Shen has come on behalf of the Marquis, hoping that I will go to the palace to plead with the Emperor?"

Yun Xiyue said, "The Grand Madam is in poor health and has always doted on the Marquis, so... we're troubling you, Your Highness."

Qin Mo smiled and said, "Madam Shen saved Rongrong and Xiaoyueya, so this little thing is not troublesome. It's just that His Majesty has been in a bad mood lately, and going to the palace to plead for mercy at this time will only backfire."

Looking at her, I was reminded of the time when the Emperor suddenly made things difficult for Marquis An at the full moon banquet. Today's punishment of kneeling seemed to be intentional as well.

The assassin had long since vanished, leaving no clues and making it impossible to trace.

But the Emperor specifically appointed Shen Yue to investigate this matter. Could it be a coincidence?

Is His Majesty's injury serious?

"A little heavy."

Yun Xiyue's eyelids twitched, and she felt inexplicably guilty. "This is a top-quality wound medicine. Please send it to the Emperor in the palace, Your Highness. I know the palace is not short of wound medicine, but this bottle is made by the legendary doctor Guishou and is worth a thousand taels of silver. It can also reduce swelling and pain and remove scars."

The legendary healer, known as the "Ghost Hand," is famous throughout the martial arts world. He is a man of few words, appearing and disappearing like a ghost. Rumor has it that his medical skills are extraordinary, and the medicines he concocts are even more miraculous.

"If His Majesty receives the medicine offered by Madam Shen, he will surely calm down."

Hopefully, he'll calm down!

"Who sent you to deliver the medicine?" Murong Yu was reading a memorial and had no interest in the wound medicine he was talking about. Only when he mentioned Madam Shen did he pause and look up at the bottle of medicine.

“It’s the wife of Marquis An. She came to the Prince’s mansion to find me, saying that this medicine was made by a divine physician and is worth a thousand taels of silver.”

"Actually, it can't be entirely blamed on Lord An and the Dali Temple for their incompetence. Even if the Emperor's secret agents were to investigate, they probably wouldn't find anything, let alone with only three days."

Murong Yu picked up the medicine bottle, stared at it intently, and then chuckled, "So she sent you on an errand, delivering a bottle of worthless medicine, just to plead for Shen Yue?"

What a piece of junk medicine! This little bottle is worth a thousand taels of silver; you can't buy it even if you have the money.