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

Chapter 531

"Hmph, who told my cousin to only favor the Empress?" Pei Fang glared at Yun Xiyue, only then realizing that their enemy was Yun Xiyue.

As she spoke, she stepped forward to help Zeng Rou up, saying, "Sister Shufei, you have been wronged. But there is nothing we can do. We are all unfortunate. Who told the Empress to be so domineering and monopolize my cousin?"

Yun Xiyue felt somewhat helpless, but she didn't explain. What did it matter if she monopolized the Emperor?

It's impossible for her to persuade Murong Yu to treat everyone equally.

Even if they cry themselves to death, Murong Yu can only belong to her alone.

"Your Majesty, let's go back! Consort Shu should also get some rest." Yun Xiyue glanced at Zeng Rou indifferently, not forgetting what happened in the cave that day.

This woman is vicious and cruel.

There is no evidence to prove that Zeng Rou colluded with those men in black.

But she showed it; that day she wanted to ruin Xiaoshu's innocence.

Because Yun Xiyue plotted to kill two men in black, Zeng Rou was dissatisfied and eventually became enraged. She wanted to strip Gong Shu of her clothes and make her hug the men in black in order to achieve her goal.

That's why Yun Xiyue wanted to kill her in her anger.

She was poisoned by a Gu, which was probably caused by Zeng Rou getting close to her at that time.

The Zeng family intended to protect her in this matter. When she woke up at the border, Zeng Rou never appeared.

Busy dealing with battlefield matters, neither she nor Murong Yu had mentioned it yet.

No rush. Since she's brought this to me herself, I'll settle the score with her sooner or later.

Zeng Rou felt a chill run down her spine under her gaze, but she was unconvinced. Anyway, no one knew about the cave incident, and as long as she stubbornly denied it, there was nothing she could do.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I lost my composure today. But it was all because I love Your Majesty so much."

“Brother Yu, it’s okay if you don’t love me now. I believe that perseverance will eventually work, and one day you will see clearly who truly loves you the most.”

Zeng Rou straightened her back, staring at Yun Xiyue with a sinister look, then bowed to Murong Yu, "This concubine takes her leave!"

Pei Fang glanced at her, feeling quite satisfied.

"Cousin, the victory celebration banquet is in a few days. Shouldn't the other sisters be brought into the palace soon?"

"I think all the girls from the Qi, Liu, and Han families should enter the palace together!"

She specifically mentioned the victory celebration banquet because she knew that the national treasury was empty and Murong Yu was extremely anxious.

To solve the problem of an empty treasury, we must favor the daughters of the Qi, Liu, and Han families.

Hmph, if they enter the palace sooner, they can break Yun Xiyue's monopoly on favor.

If the emperor touches another concubine, they can also get a share of the spoils.

Murong Yu's eyes were cold as he stared at her. "Have you found out the truth about what I asked you to investigate?"

"I......"

"You've been in the palace for so long, and you still can't even address people correctly. I see you haven't learned a single rule. Guards, escort the Imperial Concubine back to copy the palace rules. When you understand the rules, you won't need to copy them anymore."

"Keep an eye on her for me, and don't allow anyone to help her." With that, Murong Yu angrily turned and left.

Grandpa Fu quickly sent someone.

Pei Fang froze, collapsing to the ground.

Yun Xiyue paused for a moment, looking at her, "What you're doing will put the Pei family in danger."

Pei Fang's eyes were red as she glared at her resentfully, "Isn't this all your fault? Yun Xiyue, what are you so smug about? You won't be so smug for long!"

"Why do you think the Emperor punished you? You specifically brought up the victory celebration banquet; who told you about that?"

"The empress dowager is not allowed to interfere in politics, don't you know that?"

Even if she knew, she couldn't tell.

He deliberately said it, and even intended to threaten Murong Yu.

The celebration banquet was secondary; the empty treasury was a secret of the court, unknown to most officials.

Pei Fang learned this from Prime Minister Pei.

Murong Yu understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, so how could he not be angry?

Punishing her by making her copy palace rules was already considered lenient.

After Pei Fang understood what was going on, she became even more frightened.