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

Chapter 823

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly as she looked at Murong Yu, "Your Majesty..."

Murong Yu was annoyed; Pei Fang, with her temperament, wouldn't last more than three days in Dongling Kingdom.

Why not just get married properly?

He insisted on coming up and biting Ah Yue.

Yun Xiyue already harbored resentment towards Pei Fang for poisoning the child, and there was no way she could forgive her.

"Since the Cui family is unwilling, then forget it. In any case, Prince Ling and the Princess of Dongling Kingdom are already married."

Murong Yu glanced at Cui Yan, "Someone, escort Pei back to the Cold Palace."

The Pei family and the Empress Dowager were immediately anxious.

"emperor......"

Yun Xiyue said, "Young Master Cui, you were the one who asked to marry Princess Pei, but now you've gone back on your word. It seems that your Dongling Kingdom has no credibility whatsoever."

The envoys from Dongling Kingdom all changed their expressions.

This Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty was truly intelligent.

With just one sentence, Dongling Kingdom was put in an awkward position.

Unfortunately, this marriage was indeed arranged by Cui Yan after he went to the palace to ask for it.

Now, however, he wants to demote his wife to a concubine.

That's really hard to believe.

"Young Master Cui doesn't like County Princess Pei, yet he's asking to marry her. Now he's deliberately belittling and humiliating her. What ulterior motive does he have?" Yun Xiyue pressed on.

Cui Yan narrowed his long, narrow eyes slightly. "Doesn't Empress Yun dislike Pei Fang?"

"These are two different things," Yun Xiyue said calmly.

"I have a grudge against Pei Fang, but that does not affect your request to marry her."

He has no choice but to marry her, even if he doesn't want to.

At this moment, Princess Ling stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. My brother is just a little angry because he feels that Princess Pei still loves His Majesty deeply."

"Even though it is the elder brother who proposes the marriage, the woman's heart must belong to the elder brother."

Yun Xiyue glanced at Princess Ling.

She was indeed beautiful, with fair, snow-white skin as smooth and delicate as mutton fat jade.

Her eyes were long and slightly upturned, with a cunning glint in them. Her thick, curled eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, casting a faint shadow beneath her eyelids.

She wore a floor-length violet dress embroidered with exquisite vine patterns in silver thread, which shimmered brilliantly in the light, like twinkling stars in the night sky.

"It's no secret that Pei Fang likes the Emperor. Young Master Cui has known about it for a long time. Isn't it too late to bring this up now?"

"I think that since he knew Pei Fang's identity and past, and still came to propose marriage, it means he liked her. But now he has changed his mind like this, as if he was forced to marry her."

"I also want to get to the bottom of this, so that the two of them don't end up as a resentful couple. That would be bad for no one. What do you think, Prince Ling?"

Standing to the side, Prince Ling curled his lips coldly and said, "Your Majesty the Empress is right, but my wife is also worried about my brother. Pei Fang caused such a scene today, which has made the Cui family lose face, so it's understandable that Young Master Cui is somewhat upset."

"Well, what are Young Master Cui's plans now?" Yun Xiyue smiled.

He threw the question back at Cui Yan.

Cui Yan said, "After listening to Her Majesty the Empress's words, I have come to my senses. Marriage is a major life event and it does require mutual affection. Since Pei Fang does not like me, but things have come to this, for the sake of peace between the two countries, I am willing to take her as a concubine. If the Pei family agrees, then come with me; if not, then forget it. Consider what happened before as a momentary impulse of mine."

The faces of the Pei family and the Empress Dowager turned green.

He wanted to angrily rebuke Cui Yan for breaking his promise.

But because of this commotion, Pei Fang will have to return to the Cold Palace and will never have such an opportunity to leave the palace again.

In the end, they had no choice but to agree.

Pei Fang was pulled away and changed into a pink wedding dress.

She was secretly furious, wishing she could bite Yun Xiyue to death.

Cui Yan stepped forward to block her gaze, his eyes cold and filled with disgust. "You'd better behave yourself. If you cause any more trouble, you're dead!"