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

Chapter 608

"Go to the Pei residence!" Murong Yu didn't want to get involved in this mess.

But there was no need for Leng Yan to go; the Empress Dowager issued an edict ordering Xu Lan's execution.

Liu Muyuan pleaded for mercy, but the Empress Dowager stipulated that the Liu family must pay for the Princess's treatment, or the entire family would be executed.

In the Pei family, the eldest princess was furious. She glared at Pei Heng and shouted, "Pei Heng, what's so good about this woman? Why are you protecting her!"

Pei Heng sneered, "If the princess is to be punished, she shouldn't punish one person. The culprit is the prince consort. If he hadn't deliberately seduced her, Xu Lan wouldn't have done such a shameful thing!"

He wasn't protecting Xu Lan; he was seeing that regardless of the fact that the Princess was doing this for Liu Muyuan, she was only seeking revenge on Xu Lan and the Xu family.

What made him lose face were Liu Muyuan and Xu Lan.

If anyone's going to die, it'll be them all.

No one can escape!

Looking into her cousin's sinister eyes, Murong Yun's heart skipped a beat. "If you're so capable, then protect her for the rest of your life."

Pei Heng sneered, "Princess, you should go back and take care of your husband first!"

"For Xu Lan's sake, he doesn't even respect you, the princess."

When he married Xu Lan, it was Murong Yun who secretly instigated the Empress Dowager to arrange the marriage.

She knew all along that Xu Lan was Liu Muyuan's sweetheart, but she deliberately hid it from him. In the end, the princess was just using him as a pawn.

Pei Heng's eyes flashed with disgust as he ordered the guests to be shown away.

Xu Lan was imprisoned in the Buddhist hall, and Pei Heng never came to see her. He kept her around only to control Liu Muyuan.

“The second young master of the Pei family is not as simple as you think,” Yunnan Sheng said.

Gong Dian found it strange, "Why does Uncle say that? Pei Heng isn't the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, so why is he so upright and impartial? He is capable, but he's not as good as Pei Shang!"

"You don't understand. The Pei family has two sons, both of whom are outstanding, one in the open and the other in the shadows."

"If we go head-to-head, we might not be able to defeat the Pei family in Great Xia."

Murong Yu was actually very wary of the Pei family.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have so vehemently opposed making Pei's daughter empress.

"Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Among the noble families in the capital of Great Xia, the Pei family still holds the reins."

"The Qi and Liu families are actually controlled by Pei Heng and have no choice but to obey him in secret. He is known as the Cold-Faced Yama, and he is not called that for nothing. The reason why Prime Minister Pei and the Empress Dowager dared to challenge the Emperor in such a low voice is because the Pei family has the confidence to do so."

The Pei family appears to be officials, but in reality, they have connections in both government and business.

Moreover, they have good feng shui, many descendants, and the family line continues from generation to generation, with each generation able to cultivate outstanding successors.

“Let’s just watch the show. Let’s not meddle in other people’s business,” Yunnan Sheng said with a smile.

Gong Dian understood that it would be even more difficult for their Gong family to fight against the Pei family. "But Xiao Shu is in the Pei family, and I'm worried that she will be mistreated."

"I've already been wronged."

Yunnan Sheng put down his teacup. "You don't need to be afraid. In the past, the Pei family was in charge, but that may not be the case in the future. In the past, our Yun family didn't develop in the capital. Now that Yue'er has become the Empress of Great Xia, the future of Great Xia's business will be decided by our Yun family!"

Prime Minister Pei's dislike for the Yun family was not solely due to the loss of the Empress's position.

More importantly, after the Yun family arrived in the capital, they seized his interests.

The Qi and Liu families' businesses were largely taken over, and even if the two families joined forces, they couldn't compete with the Yun family's business, not to mention that the Yun family produced an empress.

She was still a very favored empress.

So they secretly wanted their daughter to gain favor in the palace in order to suppress the Yun family.

In the palace, Liu Musheng had thought he could rely on the Eldest Princess for support, but now it seems the Eldest Princess will hate the Liu family to death.

"How could my brother be so foolish!" Liu Musheng was furious and had been living in fear for days.

The date for our trip to Jiangnan has been set.

But the Empress Dowager said that the Empress should stay at home.

"Take Fangfang to Jiangnan! The Empress is in charge in the palace."

Murong Yu glanced at Pei Fang, "It's not appropriate."

"I have business to attend to in Jiangnan this time, not to travel. There is nothing the Imperial Concubine can do."

Pei Fang retorted, "Cousin, I'm not as bad as you say. I can do whatever you want me to do."