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

Chapter 688

Ouch!

The wolf king howled to the sky, seemingly unwilling to back down, and then charged headlong at Murong Yu.

"kill!"

At Murong Yu's command, countless arrows were fired simultaneously, hitting the wolf pack accurately. One by one, the wolves fell, lying in pools of blood.

"Your Majesty, the entire wolf pack has been shot down!" Xiao Dingquan, the eldest son of the Xiao family, appeared with a team of archers.

After the scene was quickly cleaned up, he came over to report it.

Murong Yu simply replied, "Mm."

Then they escorted the empress away.

This was the first time that civil officials like Pei Xiang had witnessed the power of crossbows and arrows; they had heard about them while they were at the border.

Those who actually witnessed it were all shocked.

The Yun family created the crossbow.

It is a weapon that never misses a shot, making it extremely formidable.

Murong Chen knew this, but he didn't expect the Emperor to have someone secretly lurking nearby.

"The crossbow army is nearby, why didn't you tell me?" King Liang was furious. With such powerful weapons, no wonder Murong Yu didn't die on the battlefield.

And does the Yun family really have such abilities?

Aren't they just merchants?

Is there some hidden secret?

"I don't know either. Also, Yun Xiyue came up with this crossbow."

"Then the Yun family has money and iron mines, but they are not in Great Xia."

There's iron ore!

No wonder Murong Yu was willing to accept a woman who had been married twice and give her the position of empress!

Hmph, I thought Murong Yu was blinded by lust! Turns out, no one is as shrewd as him.

If it were him, he would also choose to marry the only daughter of the Yun family. Only a fool like Shen Yue would abandon a pearl to love a grain of sand!

Murong Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Isn't Your Majesty afraid that the Yun family will rebel in the future?"

“He’s not afraid. Even if Mu Rong becomes the ruler, he doesn’t care. But the Empress Dowager is clear-headed,” Murong Chen said.

"Second brother, the emperor has been bewitched by Yun Xiyue. It's been a long time since the emperor could resist the charms of a beautiful woman. The emperor is no longer the emperor he used to be."

“If we don’t stop him and let him continue to pamper Yun Xiyue, then the Murong family’s empire will be taken over by the Yun family sooner or later.”

Murong Yan's eyes flickered. "We'll talk about it when we get back to the capital. Now that the plan has failed, we have to give up and find another opportunity to help you stay in the capital. Your wife is still a few months away from giving birth!"

"Ok!"

That's the only way.

Murong Chen was secretly furious. Now that Shen Yue's whereabouts were unknown and Murong Yu had cut off his arm, he had no way out if he didn't cooperate with the Prince of Liang.

......

"The sudden appearance of the wolf pack was not an accident. These wolves have been domesticated, so someone must be controlling them behind the scenes."

Murong Yu returned to his camp to discuss matters with his ministers.

"Then let's prepare to set off back to the capital!"

A lot happened during this hunting competition.

Murong Yu felt it was pointless and decided to go back and wait for A Yue to give birth before making any further decisions. She hadn't told anyone that she was pregnant with twins.

He returned to Beijing immediately the next day.

When they arrived in the capital, Yunxi Yue finally felt a little tired.

"Ah Yue, you should rest well first. Pei Shang and Yun Xiaohan are back."

Waiting for him in the Imperial Study.

Xiao Ling'er went to Jiangnan and found Yun Xiaohan. A lot happened between them, and she learned about Yun Xiaohan's background.

After learning that he was her cousin, she couldn't accept it and wanted to die in Jiangnan.

She jumped onto the Jiangnan Bridge, but was fortunately rescued by Yun Xiaohan. It was then that they discovered she was pregnant.

"...What do you think we should do?" Xiao Ling'er had been worried the whole way.

Yun Xiaohan couldn't bear to part with her child. The doctor also said that if she had an abortion, she would suffer from chronic illnesses and might not be able to have children in the future.

So he decided to keep the child, not divorce, and conceal his identity.

"Very few people know my identity now. As long as... the fourth branch of the Xiao family doesn't say anything, we can continue to be husband and wife."