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

Chapter 74

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Li's heart skipped a beat. "Eunuch Liu is dead, there's no way to verify anything. Even if she knows, there's nothing we can do!"

"If the Emperor were to inquire about this, he could send people to interrogate the servants of the Marquis's residence, as well as those around Eunuch Liu. Then the matter would be impossible to keep secret."

Shen Yue was very annoyed and said, "Can you guys just shut up for once? The Emperor is already very dissatisfied with me. If this continues, the Marquis's mansion will be ruined by you sooner or later."

Madam Li and the Dowager were frightened and stopped causing trouble. They were quiet for a few days and did not bother Yun Xiyue.

Let's pretend this never happened.

"Oh no! The Chu family has come to break off the engagement."

The matter still had a great impact on the Marquis's mansion. Originally, the son of the second branch of the family was engaged to the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Chu family, and they were about to get married.

Hearing that the Shen family had done such a despicable thing, Madam Chu was worried that her daughter would suffer in the future, so she came to break off the engagement.

Madam Zhou, the second wife of Shen, was extremely anxious and asked, "Why did you break off the engagement?"

She was the daughter of the Zhou family. It was because the Zhou family acted as a matchmaker that her son had the opportunity to marry the second daughter of the Chu family.

The Chu family is powerful and influential in the capital. General Chu holds military power, which is comparable to that of the Prince of Qin's mansion. Marrying the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Chu family can be considered a great honor for the Shen family.

Such a good marriage is hard to find even with a lantern.

"Madam Chu, is there some misunderstanding?" Madam Shen asked hurriedly.

Madam Chu's expression was unfriendly. "Madam Shen, you must have heard the rumors circulating outside! As the saying goes, there's no smoke without fire. I only have one precious daughter, and I don't want her to suffer such injustice in the future."

“Those are all rumors and misunderstandings. Don’t take them seriously!” Madam Shen Zhou quickly explained, “My son is a man of integrity and has fallen in love with the second young lady at first sight. He will never let her suffer any grievances in the future.”

Madam Chu took out the engagement token. "I'm sorry, Madam Shen. My daughter and the second young master are not destined to be together. Let's call off this marriage!"

He left after placing the betrothal tokens on the ground.

Madam Shen was so anxious she was almost in tears. She chased after Madam Chu, explaining herself repeatedly, but the other party remained unmoved.

The fact that Shen Yue's body was defiled by Eunuch Liu is shameful enough.

How could the Chu family push their daughter into a pit of fire?

Madam Shen Zhou was so angry that she gritted her teeth and vented her anger on Madam Li as soon as she returned, "It's all your eldest son's fault! You'll have to pay for my son's marriage!"

Li was not someone to be trifled with. "Second sister-in-law, how can you blame us? I didn't spread those rumors. The grievances should be directed at the perpetrators, and you should go to Yun Xiyue."

Madam Xu, the third wife of Shen, said worriedly, "We still need to find a way to solve this problem, otherwise it will affect the marriages of the other younger generation! Ling'er and Huan'er are not yet betrothed."

Her son is not engaged either.

If this matter causes the marriage to fall through, it would be a truly unjust death.

Li said, "Then let Yun Xiyue come forward and explain to the Chu family that this is a rumor."

Madam Shen thought it made sense, so she immediately came to the Purple Bamboo Garden.

In the previous life, the children of the second and third wives all married well.

Shen Yue even married the Prince of Qin, all because Lin Bao'er saved the Princess of Qin.

But this time, everything has changed.

The second son, Shen Lang, married a daughter of the Chu family and later joined the army, where his official career flourished.

Yun Xiyue sneered inwardly, "Second Aunt, I'm afraid I can't help with this matter. If I go to the Chu family to explain, wouldn't that just prove that I'm hiding something and admitting it without being asked?"

"The Chu family was already suspicious. If I go to explain, it will be superfluous and make people think it's true. Once it's confirmed, I'm afraid the second young master and the others will have a hard time finding good marriage partners in the future."

Madam Shen panicked immediately, "What should we do?"

Although the second and third wives in her past life did not participate in plotting against her, they were not innocent at all.

They enjoyed the benefits of her dowry while coldly watching her being tortured.

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "I think the Chu family is probably concerned that Shen Yue's body was ruined by an old eunuch, which is shameful. Since Eunuch Liu is dead, there is no way to verify the facts, so there is no evidence to prove that she was forced. People will think that she was shameless. The Chu family is probably concerned about Shen Yue's situation."

Madam Shen Zhou paused for a moment, then asked, "So what do you think should be done?"

"Well, it's hard to say, because she is, after all, the eldest daughter of the Shen family... If she weren't a daughter of the Shen family, things might be easier."

A cold glint flashed in Madam Shen's eyes. That's right, blame Shen Yue. If Shen Yue weren't a daughter of the Shen family, no one else would have been affected.

Shen Yue should be kicked out of the house!