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

Chapter 99

Pei Mansion.

"Big brother, you're back. Look, the Yun family sent so many things." Pei Jiaojiao tugged at his sleeve, her expression worried. "I heard it was you who saved Yun Xiyue. Have you taken a liking to her?"

Before Pei Shang could speak, Madam Pei immediately scolded, "Jiaojiao, don't talk nonsense. Your elder brother just happened to be passing by when he saw her being chased."

"But the gift she sent is way too extravagant!" Pei Jiaojiao muttered under her breath.

Madam Pei frowned slightly, feeling somewhat worried. "Shang'er, what does the Yun family mean by this?"

“Mother, you’re overthinking it.” Pei Shang glanced at the gifts indifferently, thinking they were just normal courtesies and not as exaggerated as her mother and sister had made them out to be. “Saving her was just a small favor for me. If you think they’re too valuable, you don’t have to accept them.”

Pei Jiaojiao hugged Liuguangjin tightly, saying, "Since it's already been delivered, it would be impolite to refuse it! Besides, Liuguangjin fabric is very rare."

"Brother, may I have these bolts of cloth?"

Pei Shang smiled and said, "Yes, take it if you like."

"Mother, since it's from the Yun family, let's accept it for now! We can return the favor another time."

Madam Pei understood that the Yun family was intentionally trying to curry favor with them, and said, "Yes."

As long as they don't have designs on his son, everything is negotiable.

"The person who assassinated her was from the Qi family."

When Pei Shang arrived at the study, the guards immediately stepped forward to report.

Qi Jia?

The Pei family and the Qi family have many intricate connections.

Why would the Qi family assassinate Yun Xiyue at this critical juncture?

Suspecting a misunderstanding or that someone was secretly using the Qi family, he immediately got up and went to the Qi family's residence.

"Pei Shang, you've come at the right time! The Yun family is incredibly audacious! Our shop was raided this morning! It must have been the Yun family who did it." The eldest son of the Qi family was so angry that he wanted to confront the shopkeeper.

"Cousin, did you assassinate Yun Xiyue?"

"Bullshit, we don't even consider the little Yun family a threat."

The Qi family didn't do that, but all the clues and evidence point to them, which is not a good thing.

"Brother, was it you who caused the Qi family's shop to be imprisoned?"

When Yun Xiaohan returned, she immediately went to ask him about it.

"I originally wanted to teach the Qi family a lesson, but before I could do that, something happened to their shop." Yun Xiaohan was puzzled.

Yun Xiyue found it strange, "It seems someone wants us to fight."

Could it be Murong Yu?

"Let's wait and see. The Qi family started this trouble first, so we can't just back down. These two shops have been shut down and can't be opened."

“I opened two shops next door to take over. The location is good, and they are rice shops, so it’s a sure-fire way to make money.”

The Qi family also ran a rice shop, but their business was shut down because the rice they sold became moldy and people died from eating it. Someone reported this to the authorities.

Yun Xiyue thought it made sense, "Yes, what Big Brother says makes sense."

"Don't worry! Leave the business to me. You should rest and recover first," Yun Xiaohan said with a smile.

"Miss, Young Master Pei requests an audience."

Yun Xiyue and Yun Xiaohan looked at each other in bewilderment.

“Young Master Pei, thank you so much for saving Yue’er that day. We should come to your door to express our gratitude,” Yun Xiaohan said.

They sent a thank-you gift, but he wasn't home at the time and didn't expect that Mr. Pei would come to his door in person.

"Young Master Yun, you flatter me. I've come today to explain something on behalf of the Qi family."