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

Chapter 743

"Please!" Leng Yan came to escort him into the palace.

The Imperial Guard was dispatched, but he was not allowed to bring anyone with him, and his entire body was searched; he was not permitted to carry any weapons.

Upon receiving the news, Pei Shang immediately went to the palace. "Leng Yan, why did Her Majesty the Empress arrest my second brother?"

"The divine physician was assassinated after going to the Prime Minister's residence and was poisoned by a Gu. The messenger said that your wife was having a difficult childbirth, which is why the Empress sent the divine physician to the Prime Minister's residence."

"If this isn't you behind it, then it's your father."

"Pei Shang, is your Pei family planning a rebellion?" Leng Yan stared at him sharply.

The assassination attempt was designed to cause the Empress to have a difficult childbirth.

Pei Shang couldn't possibly be unaware of this principle.

Pei Shang's face turned ashen. He was unaware that he had been immersed in the happiness of Gong Shu giving birth to their son and the joy of being a family of three for the past few days.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on my dad."

“It’s too late. I discovered that your father sneaked into the Liang Prince’s residence last night, and today, the Liang Prince went to the palace.”

In other words, Pei Heng was indeed arrested by Yun Xiyue.

“If Prime Minister Pei remains obstinate and refuses to hand over the method to remove the poison, then the Empress cannot be blamed,” Leng Yan said.

He has already sent a message to the border.

The Emperor is also on his way back.

Pei Shang immediately became anxious, "Let me go to the palace to see my father, and I will persuade him to let go."

"You'd better not get involved. That way, you can protect the Pei family. If you get involved, even the Emperor won't have a reason to let your Pei family off the hook."

Pei Shang broke out in a cold sweat. "What if the Empress does something to my second brother?"

Leng Yan shook his head.

He didn't understand Yun Xiyue. He usually only saw her gentle and tender side. In front of the emperor, she was delicate and charming.

In front of the concubines in the harem, she was a gentle, dignified, and majestic empress.

"The Empress cannot tolerate others harming her family. Ghost Hand is like a master to her."

"Prime Minister Pei should not have laid a hand on him."

Pei Shang said, "But now, even the Empress can't touch my father. He's the regent, and if she were to harm the head of all officials, it would cause a lot of trouble..."

"We can't worry about that now, saving the divine doctor is the priority." Leng Yan raised her hand to interrupt him.

Yun Xiyue is about to give birth, and it will be very dangerous if Ghost Hand cannot help her deliver the baby.

Jiaofang Hall.

When Pei Xiang entered alone and saw the woman leisurely eating, he felt furious.

"Why did Your Majesty arrest my son?"

"Does the Prime Minister have any evidence that I kidnapped your son?" Yun Xiyue looked up at him and smiled gently.

Unlike Prime Minister Pei, she had a gentle demeanor and could not show any anger.

Prime Minister Pei frowned slightly. "If it's not you, who else could it be? Besides the Emperor, only you can command the Dragon Shadow Guard."

"I do not have the authority to mobilize the Dragon Shadow Guard, so this is just the Prime Minister's conjecture, and there is no evidence."

“But I have evidence that your Prime Minister’s residence spread false information, sending the Divine Physician to the Prime Minister’s residence to assassinate him.”

As she spoke, she slapped the armrest, her gaze sharp, "Prime Minister Pei, how dare you!"

Prime Minister Pei was no ordinary man. Even when faced with the Emperor's anger, he could remain as calm as Mount Tai, let alone Yun Xiyue. He said calmly, "If Her Majesty the Empress had evidence, she wouldn't have come to me."

“Indeed, so Your Excellency should go back! I don’t know where your youngest son is.”

“My master has been poisoned by a Gu, but there will be a way to cure him sooner or later. As for you, you will probably never see your precious son again in this lifetime.”

She spoke casually, gesturing for someone to see the guest out.

Pei Xiang was so angry that his chest heaved, and his eyes were bloodshot as he glared at her. "Yun, if you dare to touch my son, I will never let you off the hook."

"Hmph, it's as if if you let your son go, you don't plan to kill me instead of keeping him alive."

Prime Minister Pei's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected that she had known about his and the Empress Dowager's scheme all along.