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

Chapter 9

"Madam, your move was truly brilliant!"

Granny Cao and Qingmei were so excited they wanted to clap their hands.

Yun Xiyue laughed and said, "We'll just wait and see what happens."

She wanted every member of the Shen family to gradually, step by step, descend into hell and taste the same despair she had experienced in her previous life.

Granny Cao and Qingmei felt a chill run down their spines when they saw her laughing like that.

"Madam... what's wrong?"

Yun Xiyue turned to them with a gentle smile, "I'm just happy that I won't have to suffer this kind of humiliation anymore."

Thinking of her grievances, both Granny Cao and Qingmei felt sorry for her.

"Madam, Qinghe says she wants to see you."

After being detained for several days, Qinghe couldn't bear it anymore and cried, begging to see her.

Yun Xiyue locked her in the room where she had been imprisoned in her previous life—a low, small, and dark storage room.

Cockroaches and rats crawl all over her every day, and she only gets one meal a day, which is always spoiled.

Qingmei would scold her for being an ingrate whenever she had time.

And there are also restless servants who will try to break into the door in the middle of the night...

At first, Qinghe would rather die than comply, but in order to get out, she obediently obeyed...

But afterwards, the servant refused to take her away and instead beat and kicked her.

"You can't even stand it after just a few days?" Yun Xiyue picked up a bright red peony, sniffed it, and smiled radiantly, more beautiful than the flower itself.

She was imprisoned for a full ten years, ten years of despair...

When Qinghe appeared and she begged her to save her, what did she do?

"I won't see you. Keep the door open tonight."

Qingmei's face turned deathly pale instantly. She knew that Qinghe had been violated by that lecherous servant boy called Ah San in the front yard.

The next day, she pleaded with herself, hoping that her mistress would consider their past relationship and ask for her release.

“Madam, Qinghe made a mistake, but she has followed you all this time. If you don’t like her, you can send her away.”

I never expected the lady to be so heartless; she even let that servant in by deliberately leaving the door open.

Qingmei couldn't accept such a ruthless master. "You've always been kind-hearted..."

"Qingmei, come here."

Yun Xiyue glanced back at her. The little girl had no idea how badly she had been harmed by sisters like Qinghe in her past life.

It's good to have good intentions, but there's no need to sympathize with people like Qinghe who betray their masters for personal gain and sell out their sisters.

The suffering she endured began when Qinghe betrayed her master, and so the punishment began with Qinghe. Qinghe had to suffer the same torment she had endured.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to cleanse one's sins.

Qingmei nervously followed her master into the house.

Yun Xiyue didn't say anything, but took off her top, revealing her fair and beautiful back.

"Madam, how did you get injured?"

"Silly girl, that's not an injury... but you could call it an injury, left by a man." Yun Xiyue said softly, "That day, Qinghe drugged me and let someone in through the back door to kidnap me..."

Qingmei stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"How could this be? I thought you had escaped a disaster."

Yun Xiyue, dressed neatly, said, "I'm almost better now, it doesn't hurt much anymore. Get up first, don't cry. I'm telling you, I don't want you to feel sad for me or stand up for me. I just hope you can see Qinghe's true colors."

"If she can betray me, she can betray you. Even if you were best friends who grew up together."

“We grew up together, didn’t we? I’ve never treated her badly since we were little! But she put me to death for the sake of Shen Yue.”

"Qinghe has changed; she is no longer the Qinghe we know."

Qingmei covered her mouth and cried for a long time.

Yun Xiyue said, "I haven't told anyone about this except you, Qingmei. I don't think you will become like Qinghe."

From the very beginning, she was afraid of people knowing this secret.

I can't trust anyone around me.

They were afraid that the Shen family would once again have leverage over them.

But Qingmei and Granny Cao were different; they had both died for her.

Qingmei cried even harder and hugged her tightly. "Madam... I will never believe her or pity her again. I wish she were dead right now."

Not bad.

They have this awareness.

Yun Xiyue patted her head with satisfaction, "Alright, you need to be more careful in the future."

"Ah."

Qinghe was hoping that Qingmei would come to rescue her.

After waiting all day, Qingmei brought her dinner in the evening.

"Qingmei, has Madam agreed to let me out?" He looked at Qingmei with great joy.

Qingmei picked up a bowl of stale swill and poured it over her forehead. "You traitorous slut, you dare to see the madam? Wait until your next life!"

"Ah!" Before she knew what was going on, Qingmei threw down a steamed bun and left.

In the middle of the night, that Indian man brought two servants with him.

"Ah...no, I beg you to let me go! I'm the lady's head maid, you can't treat me like this...sob sob."

The sounds of crying and tearing clothes filled the cramped room.

......

Li sought out Shen Yue.

"Yue'er, that woman Yun Xiyue has gone completely mad. She mortgaged that manor on the outskirts of the capital to Fu Rui Lou. Go quickly and make her redeem the land deed."

Shen Yue asked, "How many days is the mortgage?"

"What do you mean? Do you agree to do this?" Mrs. Li's eyes widened, unable to believe that her son was so calm.

Shen Yue rubbed his temples. "What else do you suggest?"

He hadn't thought of doing this at first.

"The Marquis's account is currently out of money, so we can only wait until next month when we have the funds to redeem it."

“But Manager Qiu said we have to send money to redeem it in three days, otherwise he will sell it on his own. Our estate is worth more than five thousand taels, at least thirty thousand taels,” Li said angrily.

“She sold the estate. What will you give Xuan’er and Yi’er? And Xin’xin will grow up and get married. We need to save up a dowry for her. All the valuable things in the Marquis’s mansion have been sold. What will you use as her dowry in the future?”

Shen Yue frowned, speechless after being told off by his mother.

"Go find Yun Xiyue, go there tonight, consummate your marriage with her, and coax her into handing over five thousand taels."

Shen Yue felt resentful. How could a grown man like him have to use his body to please a woman?

How can he save face now!

Too lazy to talk to Madam Li, but Madam Li persisted, "You must go to Zizhu Garden tonight. Our family has indeed wronged her all these years. Your father's despicable character, if it weren't for Yun Xiyue taking out money to smooth things over for him, do you think the Marquis's mansion could live such a comfortable life?"

"In addition, she sends you five hundred taels every month. You and Lin Bao'er had three children at the border. She felt wronged and was unwilling to contribute any money."

"You should compensate them both morally and logically."

Shen Yue's forehead veins throbbed. "I never agreed to marry her in the first place..."

Seeing her son's distress, Madam Li couldn't bear it. "I'm not forcing you. Your good-for-nothing father has already squandered the entire Marquis's mansion."

“Now the whole family is relying on the Yun family to provide us with money. Son, without money, we can’t make a living.”

"Why don't you ask Lin Bao'er to come up with a solution? Do you think she can do it?"

It wasn't that she looked down on Lin Bao'er; in terms of making money, she was no match for Yun Xiyue.

Shen Yue was annoyed by her nagging and had no choice but to agree to go to Zizhu Garden tonight.

"Why are you here?" Yun Xiyue had just taken a bath, her hair was still wet, her skin was as delicate as a lotus emerging from water, and her bright eyes held a hint of annoyance, yet she was exceptionally lively and adorable.

She wrapped herself up tightly in her outer garment, afraid that he would see even an inch of her skin.

Looking at the woman, Shen Yue's gaze froze, and he felt a tightness in his body.