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

Chapter 6

"Sister, please have some tea." Lin Bao'er bowed slightly and presented the teacup with both hands.

Yun Xiyue didn't take the tea; her mouth hurt and she didn't want to drink it. "Princess, there's no need for such formalities. Please sit down!"

"Great-grandmother, does Mother hate us?" At this moment, Shen Jinyi, who was sitting next to the Grand Madam, looked like he was about to cry. He was Shen Yue's eldest son, and his second son was named Shen Jinxuan.

There is also a younger daughter, Shen Jinxin.

From the moment Yun Xiyue entered, they all glared at her as if she were their enemy.

Madam Shen laughed and said, "That's not true. In the Marquis's mansion, you are the proper young masters. Some people are just born into merchant families. Among the social classes of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants are the lowest. These people have never learned proper manners since they were young."

"Oh, I see. It's because my mother is the daughter of a merchant that she doesn't know the proper etiquette and doesn't accept the tea offered by my mother."

Lin Bao'er stepped forward and covered her youngest son's mouth, saying, "Children say things without thinking, sister, don't take it to heart."

Madam Shen, who doted on her great-grandson, frowned slightly and said unhappily, "Xuan'er is right. A mother should set a good example. Do you see if she has done so?"

He looked down on her merchant background, yet he still insisted on coming to her door to ask for her hand in marriage.

Yun Xiyue knew that Old Madam Shen had always looked down on her. In the past, she thought that Old Madam Shen was probably old and had undergone gender reassignment surgery, which was why she acted like a child and spoke without thinking.

Who knew that this was actually her true nature?

Seeing that Yun Xiyue remained silent, Old Madam Shen became even more scathing, "Why don't you apologize to the princess? Look at yourself! So petty! If it weren't for you, yesterday's wedding wouldn't have been ruined, causing us to lose face."

Lin Bao'er said, "It's alright, it's nothing. As the legal wife, you should have accepted my tea ceremony yesterday."

"Grandmother, please don't talk about my sister like that."

Madam Shen scoffed, "Hmph, what are you saying on her behalf? Did you see how grateful she was? She didn't even drink the tea you offered her just now."

Lin Bao'er looked at Yun Xiyue with a wronged expression, "Sister, are you still angry with me?"

"What's wrong!" Just as Yun Xiyue was about to speak, Shen Yue arrived.

"My lord, you've come at the perfect time. Last night you told me that Princess Nanqiang is of noble status and, as your concubine, she doesn't need to serve me tea or pay her respects. I heeded your advice. I didn't let her serve me tea just now, but the princess seemed unhappy, saying I was making things difficult for her!" Yun Xiyue stood up quickly and said, "What do you suggest we do?"

They didn't give Lin Bao'er a chance to complain first.

“I…I didn’t know the Marquis said that. Even if the Marquis said that, I still think we should serve tea to my sister. It’s the proper etiquette.”

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "Princess, there's no need to be so humble. As the Grand Madam just said, a mother should set a good example. The children are here! If you lower yourself like this, the children will feel inferior when they go out in the future."

Lin Bao'er's expression changed slightly. She looked at the three children and couldn't refute them for a moment. She was a princess and only others were entitled to serve her tea. Why should she serve tea to a merchant's daughter?

Being treated as a secondary wife is already a demotion.

She was only putting on an act to avoid giving anyone a handle against her; who knew the Yun family was so cunning!

Shen Yue looked up at Yun Xiyue and frowned. "Alright, it's such a small thing, why are you complaining about it?"

"Grandmother is here, just explain it to me."

That is.

A cold glint flashed in Lin Bao'er's eyes. She was secretly annoyed. Who would know if she deliberately kept quiet?

“I thought the Marquis and the princess were very much in love, so he would tell her.”

"Besides, they didn't give me a chance to speak."

Madam Shen said angrily, "How dare you! You talk back ten times for every one thing we say! Do you have no manners at all?!"

She didn't want to suffer this humiliation.

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "Granddaughter-in-law wouldn't dare, but what Grandmother said just now really hurt people's feelings. I come from a merchant family, and I haven't hidden it from you. Back then, it was Old Master Shen who personally came to propose marriage to me."

"If my grandmother looked down on me so much for being the daughter of a merchant, why did she come to ask for my hand in marriage in the first place?"

Shen Yue said, "This is my grandfather's wish."

The old man has been dead for two years; it would be impolite to go and ask him about it.

Yun Xiyue said, "Since you all look down on my status as a merchant's daughter, why don't you, Marquis, divorce me?"

Old Madam Shen's expression changed slightly, and she immediately sighed, her tone becoming gentle, like that of an elder giving earnest advice: "You child, you're upset just because I said a few words to you. Always talking about divorce, what kind of behavior is that? I know you've been wronged, but I'll let it go this time. Go home!"

"Yue'er, take your wife back."

Shen Yue dared not disobey his grandmother's words, "Yes, Grandmother."

The old lady was asking her grandson to divorce her the day before yesterday, how come she changed her tune today?

Yun Xiyue stood up and glanced at Shen Yue, "No need to trouble the Marquis."

"I'll take you," Shen Yue insisted.

Lin Bao'er watched from the side, her face not looking good, feeling uneasy.

"My lord, Xuan'er and Yi'er need to practice their writing in a little while. Come back and check on them."

Shen Yue said, "Alright, you can go back first."

The two stood one in front of the other without saying a word.

Yunxi walked quickly, not wanting to be with a man.

"Are you afraid of me?" Shen Yue ran to her side in a few steps.

Yes!

She was afraid, afraid that she would lose control and strangle him.

"Is the Marquis being so affectionate with me because he's afraid his precious daughter will get angry?" Yun Xiyue covered her nose and lips with a handkerchief and chuckled.

"Bao'er isn't that kind of petty person."

Yun Xiyue sneered inwardly. Just because she was prettier than Lin Bao'er, Lin Bao'er set dogs on her and disfigured her face. Wasn't that petty?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Even if Lin Bao'er was a femme fatale, Shen Yue still thought she was a gentle and kind person.

"I've arrived, Your Excellency, please return now!"

Shen Yue was stunned. She was his wife, yet she didn't try to stop him at all and just let him leave like that?

Well, since she has no intention of doing this, he will treat her well if she behaves herself from now on. "Okay, then you should rest well. If there's anything Bao'er doesn't understand, I hope you can teach her more."

So it turns out this was all for Lin Bao'er?

For Lin Bao'er's sake, he could endure the disgust he felt for himself and send her back.

Yun Xiyue smiled faintly, "My lord, you are overthinking it. The princess is naturally intelligent, how could it be my place as a merchant's daughter to teach her? Your words are an insult to her."

I can't understand why she's speaking to me in such a sharp tone.

So what if he married a concubine? What man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? He has no concubines other than Bao'er, not even a maidservant. What does she have to be dissatisfied with?

Shen Yue frowned slightly. "If you don't want to, then forget it."

"My lord, you must go there immediately. In the front yard... the master has been carried back." The steward hurried over to report.

Shen Yue's eyes darkened slightly upon hearing this, and he quickly followed them to the front yard.

His unreliable father has gotten into trouble again.

He invited his friends to dinner at a restaurant, but when he ran out of money to pay, he got drunk and caused a scene, smashing up the restaurant. That's when the restaurant staff threw him out.

"Manager Qiu, I'm sorry, my father owes you a certain amount of money. I'll have someone settle the account in a bit," Shen Yue said quickly as he came out.

Manager Qiu smiled and said, "My lord, there's no need for such trouble. Master Shen has been dining at our restaurant for half a month, spending exactly five thousand taels of silver. I'm already here, so you can pay the bill. There's no need for you to make another trip."