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

Chapter 762

“The other party didn’t say who was instigating it. He was just an assassin who accepted the mission. What could he possibly say?” Murong Yu said.

"You heard it yourself, he's just an assassin. We need to find the mastermind to prove Prime Minister Pei's innocence."

The Prince of Liang could not refute it; he dared not question the Emperor like the Empress Dowager did.

After leaving, I went to Funing Palace.

Murong Yu simply laughed it off when he heard this, asking, "Are you going to visit him in prison?"

Pei Shang had no choice but to try to persuade them.

I don't know how he talked to Pei Xiang.

In the end, Prime Minister Pei wrote a memorial resigning from his post, as well as a memorial recommending a new prime minister.

The person who made the recommendation was Pei Heng.

Pei Shang brought it to Murong Yu.

“He said that as long as my cousin agrees to let Aheng succeed as the new prime minister, he will step in to help you get rid of Prince Rui and Prince Liang.”

Murong Yu remained expressionless, revealing neither joy nor anger, and rejected the recommendation letter that Murong Yu had handed him.

......

Pei Shang came to the prison to pick him up.

Has the Emperor agreed?

After spending several days in prison, Prime Minister Pei looked decades older.

"No."

“Your cousin won’t agree. If you keep making trouble, Ah Heng will never be able to get out.”

Pei Xiang was furious and stubbornly went to confront Murong Yu.

But Murong Yu refused to see him.

Just tell him to get lost.

Pei Xiang's face turned ugly, and he was eventually taken back by Pei Shang. "Aren't you embarrassed enough already!"

His son's angry shout brought him back to his senses.

He coughed up blood and fainted.

"I've wasted my time raising you as a son... You're nothing but Murong Yu's dog!"

Pei Shang's face turned pale. He hadn't expected his father to hate him so much. If he weren't the eldest son, his father probably wouldn't even give him a second glance.

Back at the Pei family home.

Prime Minister Pei flew into a rage, either smashing things or cursing Pei Qi. He had lived a glorious life, but in the end, he met a miserable end.

"Shut up, you're nothing but a lowly merchant. I shouldn't have married you in the first place."

Because he married into the Qi family, he now realizes that the Qi family is utterly useless and can't contribute anything to his official career.

Pei Qi burst into tears and fled from the man.

With the position of prime minister vacant, many people immediately became eager to try their luck.

In the past, when a prime minister resigned, it was always a very grand affair, and the emperor would repeatedly try to persuade him to stay before granting his request. But this time, it was approved directly.

Prime Minister Pei has not yet come to court to bid farewell to the ministers.

It's like the tea has gone cold after the person leaves.

"Prime Minister, the Old Madam requests your presence."

Prime Minister Pei was drinking heavily at home and was about to leave the capital in a few days. This was Murong Yu's intention, and he was not allowed to stay in the capital.

His youngest son had not yet been released, so he had no choice but to leave.

"mother."

Madam Pei looked several years older. "When do you plan to go to Qingzhou?"

"I will not leave until I have seen Heng'er in a couple of days."

Madam Pei sighed helplessly, "I told the Emperor that I will leave after the baby's full-month celebration."

This is tantamount to giving him a farewell banquet.

"The Emperor has agreed. You have brought this upon yourself. The Emperor thinks A Shang is a suitable successor, but you insist on going against the Emperor."

Madam Pei had foreseen this situation from the beginning.

Prime Minister Pei's face was grim. "Has A Shang been tamed by him? Does she obey him like a dog? Without any authority, how can she be entrusted with important responsibilities? How can she become a dignified head of all officials?"

"What the emperor wants are obedient dogs; he doesn't care about equality between ruler and subject at all."

Madam Pei laughed, "You've been prime minister for twenty years, yet you're not as capable as a woman."

"So what if he's the prime minister? So what if he's the head of all officials?"

"When in history has there ever been equality between rulers and their subjects?"