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

Chapter 587

Yet, this prominent figure was completely subservient to the Yun family.

If an ordinary person wanted to ask him to make a house call, they had to go through the Yun family to act as a bridge; otherwise, they would never be able to see him at all.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to the Jiaofang Palace to take a look." Madam Pei had been feeling uneasy, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Gong Shu's child was safe.

Zhang Chuhuan felt the same way, but she felt very uncomfortable.

Prince Rui also wanted to ask Ghost Hand to help Zhang Chuhuan with her pregnancy.

The Empress Dowager said, "Yes, that's right. No one expected this. We didn't know that Gong Shu was pregnant. If she had told us earlier, I wouldn't have punished her with a beating."

"When you see Gong Shu, you should still teach her well and let her be responsible for inviting the divine physician to the palace to protect Huanhuan's pregnancy."

Madam Pei nodded, bid farewell to the Empress Dowager, and went to the Jiaofang Palace.

"Madam, the Prime Minister requests your immediate return to the residence." A message arrived from someone at the Pei family residence.

At Jiaofang Palace, Gong Shu said she didn't want to see her, and Yun Xiyue had already sent someone out to send her away.

She could only hold her breath and return to the Pei family.

He was scolded by the old lady as soon as he entered the door.

"You stupid woman, kneel down!" When Madam Pei heard that her eldest granddaughter-in-law had almost been beaten to death along with her unborn child, she fainted. When she woke up, she quickly sent someone to call her grandson back to ask what had happened.

Hearing that her life had been temporarily saved, he was relieved and sent someone to call Pei Qi back.

Seeing her son's cold eyes, Pei Qishi panicked. "Shang'er, listen to me first. Gong Shu was too presumptuous back then. She caused Princess Rui to have a miscarriage."

"She wouldn't listen to the Empress Dowager's reprimand and even talked back. We felt that she, a merchant, was extremely ill-mannered and needed to be taught a lesson. We had no idea she was pregnant at the time..."

Madam Pei slammed her hand on the table. "Shut up! You're trying to argue! I think you've lost your mind!"

"Who is your daughter-in-law? Who is your future grandson? You vicious woman, you are a merchant yourself, when has our Pei family ever looked down on you?"

Pei Qi's expression changed slightly. "Mother, I was wrong, but I really didn't know... This was all the Empress Dowager's idea."

The Empress Dowager was the biological daughter of Madam Pei.

How could she not blame her daughter!

Madam Pei was so angry her chest ached. "You..."

“Grandmother.” Pei Shang quickly brought her a ginseng soup and gave her a couple of sips. “Xiao Shu can’t go back to the Pei family for the time being. She needs to stay in the palace for a couple of days. She wants to go to the Yun family to rest during her pregnancy.”

Madam Pei took a breath and nodded, "Alright, going to the Yun family is fine, I'll do as you say. I can hardly stand staying in this house anymore."

Pei Shang helped the old lady back to her room, without glancing at Qi Shi or saying a word to her the entire time.

“Master…” Madam Pei looked at the man with a pitiful expression.

Prime Minister Pei's face was cold and stern. "You're utterly foolish! Why didn't you stop the Empress Dowager from punishing Gong Shu with a rod?"

"She did enter the Pei family and is carrying your son's child."

"Fortunately, no one was hurt. If it had been a double tragedy, not only would A Shang hate you for life, but our Pei family would be finished."

Pei Qi thought he was exaggerating. "She's dead, so how is the Pei family finished? She's just a merchant from the Great Wei. The fact that they sent her here for a marriage alliance means they were just discarding her."

She just wouldn't accept it.

Her son is so outstanding, why should he marry a discarded son of the Great Wei?

If the Great Wei were to form a marriage alliance, it should send a princess to marry her son.

Sending a merchant's daughter is an insult to her son and the Pei family.

"Incomprehensible!" Prime Minister Pei was furious. "Then you go and explain it to your son yourself!"

Pei Qi's heart skipped a beat, and she hurried to find her son.

However, when Pei Shang came out of the old lady's room, he gave her a cold look.

"Shang'er..."

Pei Shang said, "I'm just asking you, why did you protect Xiao Shu when the Empress Dowager wanted to punish her?"

"I......"

Pei Shang sneered, "Since my mother hates my child so much, then I will not let my child recognize you as his grandmother in the future."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Madam Pei was filled with remorse. "Shang'er... I'm your mother! How could you do this to me?"