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

Chapter 679

Yun Xiyue gestured gently for them to sit down.

"Young Madam Zhou and Miss Wan, what's wrong?" Jiang Sijin asked in a soft voice.

The younger brother was tricked and almost lost his reputation.

Jiang Sijin and the Jiang family both loathed Wan Mei for this.

Yun Xiyue gestured for someone to help Wan Jiaojiao up, "We've come for Miss Wan's wedding."

Qi Yumin said, "His Majesty personally bestowed the marriage upon the second brother of Consort Xian. Young Master Jiang is handsome and talented, serving as the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. He is also exceptionally talented in literature. I heard that he is gentle and virtuous. Such a man is rare in the world. It's just a pity... that he and Miss Wan are not destined to be together."

"Moreover, the Jiang family has an excellent family tradition. The person His Majesty personally gave to Miss Wan must be exceptional. It's truly a pity," Consort Han added, though she was usually not one for words.

Jiang Sijin smiled and said, "It's good that the engagement was called off. It's true that we weren't meant to be. But if this engagement is over, there will be a better one. Miss Wan should look forward. Look at my second brother and my second sister-in-law. They have a very good relationship now, and they should thank Miss Wan for not marrying him."

The soft, weak voice, laced with sarcasm, instantly turned the Wan sisters' faces ugly.

Wan Mei couldn't help but cry, "It's not that I wanted to break off the engagement, it's that... Jiang Chao himself didn't know his place. He was engaged and was still being affectionate with other women in public."

"Zhou Zhiruo threatened suicide to force him to break off the engagement."

Jiang Sijin was seething with anger. "So it's all my second brother's fault?"

"Hmph! That's true." Wan Mei was spoiled and arrogant, and so presumptuous.

She was, after all, a virtuous concubine; should she be treated like a sick cat if she didn't show her power?

Jiang Sijin sneered, "How dare you!"

Wan Mei was startled, her face turning deathly pale. She quickly hid behind Wan Jiaojiao, crying out, "Sister..."

Wan Jiaojiao glanced at Jiang Sijin and said, "Your Highness, please calm down! My sister was just angry and didn't mean to offend you! Besides, Mei'er is right."

Jiang Sijin sneered inwardly, stood up and bowed to Yun Xiyue, "Empress, this matter was my second brother's fault, and the Jiang family should compensate Miss Wan! Therefore, I will help Miss Wan choose a suitable husband!"

"What do you think?"

Yun Xiyue was worried about how to refuse Wan Jiaojiao. If Wan Mei entered the palace like this, she would definitely become the second Pei Fang. At least Pei Fang had the Empress Dowager backing her up.

She's being dramatic, it's okay.

But she couldn't stand Wan Mei entering the palace to work.

If something happens, Wan Jiaojiao will blame her.

Yun Xiyue was torn between two options, and it would be best if Jiang Sijin stepped forward to share her worries. "Jiaojiao, what do you think? If we go to the palace, I can tell you the truth: if the Emperor agrees, he will not bestow a marriage upon us."

The implication is that Wan Mei has no chance of becoming a concubine in the palace.

Forget about official status, she probably won't even be able to enter the palace gates anymore.

"I don't want to..." Wan Mei looked young, but she wasn't stupid.

Knowing that Jiang Sijin dislikes him, if he were to choose a husband for himself, he would definitely pick a scoundrel for her.

Wan Jiaojiao remained calm, signaling her younger sister not to panic, "I wonder if Your Highness, the Consort Xian, would like to choose a gentleman for my sister?"

"How is Young Master Pei?" Jiang Sijin asked.

Pei Heng is a good person.

But he remarried.

Wan Mei immediately burst into tears, "I don't want to! I don't want to be someone else's second wife!"

"Mei'er...you cry first. No one can force you if you don't agree."

Wan Jiaojiao was furious, feeling that Jiang Sijin was doing it on purpose. How could her sister, a beautiful young woman, marry a divorced man?

"I think it's better not to trouble Your Highness, Consort Xian."