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

Chapter 70

Shen Yue said angrily, "But Mother, have you thought about this? She is my legal wife. What you are doing is just trampling on my dignity."

What man can bear the thought of his wife being played with by another man?

If word gets out, he will become the biggest laughing stock in the capital.

Li no longer concealed anything and told him the whole plan. "Only by doing this can Bao'er and the child be exonerated, Yun Xiyue be under our control, and the Yun family be in the wrong so that they will be willing to give up their family property."

"Yue'er, I know it's hard for you to accept, but you don't love her. So what does it matter if she's being played with by the old eunuch?"

Shen Yue's face turned deathly pale; he still couldn't accept it. No wonder Yun Xiyue looked down on him so much—so that's how it was...

"Now that she knows, what should we do?" Lin Bao'er was worried that her bringing secret guards into the capital would be discovered, and if the court found out, they would definitely suspect that she was a spy.

"It's better..."

Li interrupted her, "No, we can't kill her before we've gotten our hands on the Yun family's assets."

"What about what Mother wants?"

Li sneered, "She has no evidence. Eunuch Liu and the palace maid are both dead, so there's no way to verify their claims. She can't cause any trouble."

"Just pretend you know nothing and see what she does!"

Shen Yue said, "She has the token of the Southern Qiang guards. If she tells the King of Qin about this, our family will be doomed."

Li Shi and Lin Bao'er's expressions instantly turned ugly.

"Your Majesty, we have always suspected that our Shen family is colluding with the enemy and betraying the country, and that Bao'er is a spy. However, we have no evidence."

Lin Bao'er panicked immediately, "What should we do...?"

Shen Yue's eyes darkened slightly, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in them as he said, "Don't panic. She's telling me all this because she doesn't intend to cause trouble. After all, she's still my wife. If the Shen family is accused of treason, she won't be able to escape either."

“She wants you to apologize to her, Bao’er, and also to execute the person who assassinated the coachman, to get justice for yourself.”

That's actually quite simple to handle.

Lin Bao'er was extremely unwilling, but she had no choice but to do it for now. Otherwise, if Yun Xiyue made a scene in front of the King of Qin, they would all be finished.

This family is shameless; even pigskin can't compare to their thick skin.

Madam Li rushed in, sobbing, "Yue'er, Eunuch Liu took a liking to you and secretly plotted against you. Luckily, you had someone to protect you, so you escaped a disaster. My daughter is..."

As she spoke, she choked with sobs and anger, "Now that Eunuch Liu is dead, I think you should be safe. These things were all a misunderstanding; we didn't know anything. Yue'er found out by investigating. Eunuch Liu was a pervert; when he saw you escape, he grabbed Yue'er to vent his anger."

"It's a pity that the dead can't testify... I feel sorry for my daughter."

Lin Bao'er, equally shameless, remained unfazed. "Sister, it's all a misunderstanding. My guards noticed someone lurking around Baohua Garden and assumed it was a villain. They didn't know it was your coachman who attacked your man. I apologize."

He then brought a guard over and told her to deal with him.

Yun Xiyue sneered and glanced at Shen Yue, "My lord, what do you think?"

Shen Yue's face burned, but he pretended not to know. "Since it's a misunderstanding, it's fine to explain it clearly. What you said might just be your own guess without evidence. I've already asked my mother and Bao'er."

"If they say it's a misunderstanding, then it's a misunderstanding. Anyway, you're fine now, so don't make a fuss anymore. Harmony in the family brings prosperity."

Knowing he would say that, Yun Xiyue sneered. Anyway, there's plenty of time. "Then it must be a misunderstanding! Here's a pot of fine wine, so I'll give it to them as a reward."

It contained a deadly poison that would kill instantly upon contact with blood.

Lin Bao'er's expression changed slightly. "Sister, it's all a misunderstanding..."

“It’s one thing if the people who injured me are not dealt with, but if the court finds out, they will surely suspect our Marquis’s family of treason. Prince Qin already knows about this, and I told him that it was a group of assassins and had nothing to do with Princess Nanqiang. The prince said that Princess Nanqiang should personally execute these people to prove her innocence.”

It's not just about taking the life of one of her bodyguards, but about taking the lives of all of them.

Lin Bao'er almost lost her temper.

"Bao'er!" Shen Yue interrupted her, signaling her to calm down.

Now that the King of Qin already knows, we have no choice but to deal with it quickly.

Lin Bao'er was unwilling to give up. "How could the Prince of Qin know? Did my sister tell on you? Aren't you harming the Marquis's mansion by doing this?"

"When my elder brother learned that someone close to me had been assassinated, he went to Prince Qin to request a thorough investigation, since Xiao Wei had once saved Princess Qin's life."

Lin Bao'er's face turned ashen.