Demoting my wife to a concubine? After being reborn, I turned around and married into the imperial f

She originally intended to come and warn them.

Now it seems she arrived at the wrong time.

"Why is the Princess Consort out here?" Chu Zhanpeng was the first to react and asked.

Looking at Chu Xunzhen's poised and elegant demeanor, and then at Chu Wanrou, who had become the Lady of the Marquis, he sighed inwardly.

If he had known that the Ninth Prince could recover, he would have insisted on cultivating a good relationship with Chu Xunzhen.

Now, he will surely receive even greater rewards.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

Chu Xunzhen looked at Chu Zhanpeng and said, "Lord Chu, it would be best if the Second Young Master Chu didn't go out for the next three months. Otherwise, he'll be struck by bad luck, and at best he'll be crippled, at worst he'll die on the spot."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhanpeng snapped out of his reverie and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."

Chu Mingli looked at Chu Xunzhen with a complicated expression.

Did she deliberately chase after him from the palace just to remind him?

She hadn't taken his past actions of targeting and deceiving her to heart at all, and even came to remind him of them.

On the contrary, he doted on Rou'er. They had even been intimate so many times; how could she harm him like this?

Li Yi approached Chu Xunzhen and said, "Zhenzhen, if you're unhappy in the Prince's Mansion, you can always come back to the Marquis's Mansion. The Marquis's Mansion will always be your home."

Chu Xunzhen was taken aback and shook her head, saying, "Madam Hou, have you forgotten? We've severed ties."

Li Yi's eyes were glazed over.

Chu Zhanpeng helped Li Yi up and said to Chu Xunzhen, "Madam thinks about the Princess Consort every day and has become somewhat obsessed. She sometimes forgets things. Please forgive her, Princess Consort."

"It's alright."

Only then did Chu Xunzhen turn to Chu Wanrou and ask, "Madam Gu, what brings you to my residence?"

Seeing Chu Xunzhen's powerful voice, Chu Wanrou's face turned ashen.

She touched the talisman on the edge of her neck, tore it open, and her expression immediately changed.

This is a tracking talisman—a traction talisman.

Once the talisman is applied, it can draw the culprit to the source of the crime.

But she never harmed Chu Mingli.

"Chu Wanrou!"

Chu Mingli could no longer hold back.

He took two steps at a time and walked straight to Chu Wanrou, reached out his right hand, grabbed her fair wrist, and lifted it up.

"Second brother, what are you doing? Are you hurting me?"

Chu Mingli's eyes blazed with fury as he stared intently at Chu Wanrou and demanded, "Why did you harm me?"

Chu Wanrou looked puzzled.

"Second brother, are you crazy? My hand hurts so much! Let go!"

Gu Changfeng couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward and grabbed Chu Mingli's hand.

Chu Mingli roared, "Gu Changfeng, this is none of your business. Get out of my way!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng's face turned ashen, and he roared, "How dare you!"

The reason Chu Xunzhen didn't respect him, despite him being the Marquis of Zhongyi, was simply because he hadn't been able to give her the position of his principal wife.

But who is Chu Mingli to dare speak to him like that?

Chu Mingli scoffed, "This is between Rou'er and me, it has nothing to do with you, Gu Changfeng."

"Chu Mingli!" Gu Changfeng said coldly, "I am a loyal and righteous Marquis. How dare you, a commoner, offend me?"

Chu Wanrou was terrified. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Chu Xunzhen, who was watching them as if it were a show.

She suddenly remembered that the Third Prince had said that Chu Xunzhen had a master of Gu magic by his side.

Chu Wanrou tugged at Gu Changfeng's sleeve and said, "My lord, my second brother must have misunderstood."

Chu Mingli laughed, then cried as he laughed: "Rou'er, I used to think you were innocent, romantic, and adorable. Now it seems you are truly wicked."

As soon as Chu Mingli finished speaking, Chu Xunzhen couldn't help but secretly applaud.

Chu Wanrou was stunned, but her eyes were still red from crying: "Second Brother, why are you saying that to Rou'er? Rou'er doesn't know what she did wrong? Could it be that Second Brother has misunderstood Rou'er?"

Chu Mingli felt annoyed and irritated looking at her pitiful appearance.

In the past, his eyes were full of pity when he looked at Chu Wanrou, but today he found her annoying.

Chu Xunzhen looked at them calmly and said, "If you gentlemen wish to discuss family matters, you may step aside. This is the main gate of the Ninth Prince's residence. Lord Chu, please take your leave."

"Zhenzhen, thank you."

Chu Wanrou was so angry that her face turned ashen.

However, Chu Xunzhen didn't even glance at him and went straight back to the palace.

The gates of the Prince's Mansion closed.

Chu Mingli's nose was almost pinched.

He had only taken two steps when he suddenly fell downwards. The next instant, his face coincidentally landed on dog excrement on the ground.

The onlookers were stunned.

It took them a while to come to their senses, and they all burst into laughter.

Feeling ashamed, Chu Mingli rushed out.

However, the next moment, a carriage sped by and slammed into him.

Bang!

Chu Mingli was knocked away, and blood splattered all over the ground.

"Mingli!"

Chu Zhanpeng and his wife were shocked.

"Where did this lowly commoner come from! Daring to block my carriage?"

The curtain on the carriage was lifted, and at the same time, an arrogant and domineering voice rang out.

Everyone gasped.

The woman in the carriage wore a black and gold waist-revealing long dress, with her hair flowing down her shoulders and a gold snake headband on her head. She had fair skin and a pair of spirited eyes, and she looked as dazzling as a fairy.

Her attire was full of exotic flair, exuding the grandeur of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Seeing that everyone was looking over, she snorted coldly, casually tossed down a few gold leaves, and strode away.

Chu Mingli looked at the gold leaf that had hit his face, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and fainted.

Nine Palaces.

Inside the side room.

Chu Xunzhen couldn't help but laugh as Chunxi vividly recounted the farce that had just taken place at the door.

Chu Mingli was already experiencing a run of bad luck.

After leaving the palace, he didn't immediately get into his carriage and go back. Instead, he lingered at the palace gate, which naturally made his bad luck grow stronger.

It's not surprising that something like this has happened.

Suddenly, the gatekeeper came in and announced, "Your Highness, Marquis Chu and his wife request an audience again."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yue became somewhat impatient.

He looked at Chu Xunzhen and said, "Sister, let me go. I think they're just trying to get on your good side because they think you're easy to talk to."

"it is good."

Chu Xunzhen did not refuse.

She didn't have time to spend with them; her immediate priority was to use her magic to pinpoint Granny Hua's location.

Nangong Yue looked at Chu Xunzhen with a look of heartache on her face.

He wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Sister, rest for a while. I've already arranged for someone to go find Granny Hua. Don't worry."

Chu Xunzhen looked at Nangong Yue and couldn't help but smile.

Heaven must have seen how much she suffered in her past life to arrange such a close friend to accompany her.

"Anshun, go and tell Lord Chu that the Princess Consort has retired for the night and will not receive any guests."

"Yes."

Chu Zhanpeng paced anxiously in front of the Prince's Mansion.

Chu Wanrou said from the side, "Father, have you forgotten? I am a disciple of the Heavenly Sect, so I can let my second brother take a look first."

"you?"

Chu Zhanpeng looked at Chu Wanrou and sneered, "I wouldn't dare trouble the esteemed Madam Gu."

Gu Changfeng's face darkened, and he immediately stepped in front of Chu Wanrou, saying, "Father-in-law, why be so sarcastic about Rou'er? She genuinely wants to treat Mingli. Even if you want to curry favor with her because you became the Ninth Prince's consort through Chu Xunzhen, Rou'er is innocent."

"How dare you! Gu Changfeng, how dare you speak to me like that?"

Chu Zhanpeng roared, while Li Yi was in tears, pacing anxiously.

In the past, she would have definitely had Chu Wanrou treat Chu Mingli's injuries, but this time Chu Mingli's condition was caused by Chu Wanrou.

Eunuch Anshun came out and said, "The Princess Consort has rested. The Prince said that if Young Master Chu's injuries are serious, we can call the imperial physician."

After saying that, Anshun closed the gate of the Prince's Mansion.

"Go! Go quickly! Back to the Marquis's residence!" Chu Zhanpeng roared, pulling the crowd along.

Gu Changfeng scoffed, "Your father and mother-in-law didn't want to believe Rou'er, and now they've been turned away. That Chu Xun is truly cunning and has been trying to sow discord between you. Don't easily believe her words."

Chu Zhanpeng and Li Yi exchanged a glance, their faces filled with disbelief.

Chu Wanrou cried, feeling wronged: "Father, Mother, I've missed you both so much. My sister hates me. You must believe me!"

Li Yi's face was numb. Supported by Granny Li, she didn't want to say anything.

As for Chu Zhanpeng, he had a gloomy face the whole way, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Chu Xunzhen had only been dozing for a short while when he woke up.

She went to the pharmacy in the mansion to get her medicine.

Following the method Piaomiao had given her before, she instructed Chunxi to prepare a small hamster.

Fifteen minutes later, Chunxi returned carrying the little hamster.

The little hamster in the cage is lively and cute.

Chu Xunzhen placed the directions on the four sides of the cage: east, south, west, and north.

She drew talismans with cinnabar, and after finishing, she burned the talisman paper and placed it in a bowl filled with water.

Then, she put the bowl containing the talisman water into the hamster's cage.

The little hamster took a couple of sips and then stopped.

Chunxi stood aside, watching the princess's every move with great curiosity.

Chu Xunzhen took out the clothes that Granny Hua had worn and silently asked the hamster, "Hamster, sniff out where this person is?"

The hamster, which had been quiet, suddenly snapped out of its daze and stood in its cage, looking around.

Chunxi was stunned.

Is this hamster some kind of genius? It's even choosing a direction!

The little hamster closed its eyes, and after a long while it moved, crashing into the north.

Chu Xunzhen said to Chunxi, "Inform Eunuch Anshun to investigate to the north."

"Yes."

Chunxi left.

Chu Xunzhen opened her palm.

The little white creature that had been living in the palm of my hand jumped out instantly.

After a period of nurturing, Xiaobai regained its previous dazzling appearance.

Although not fully recovered, it has almost recovered.

Chu Xunzhen issued the command: "Contact your friend Pink Blue."

Little Whitey let out a cheerful chirp.

However, after a long while, it became listless and shook its head. Clearly, it couldn't be contacted.

Suddenly, the gatekeeper arrived in a hurry.

Looking at the servant, Chu Xunzhen thought of Chu Zhanpeng and Li Yi.

Could it be that they haven't left yet?

"Princess Ninth Prince's Consort, Princess Jiamin requests an audience."

Chu Xun was somewhat surprised.

"Have her go to the reception area."

"Yes!" The servant hurriedly withdrew and led Princess Jiamin into the reception hall.

As soon as Chu Xunzhen stepped inside, he saw Chen Jiamin, whose face was pale.

Today, she wore a pale yellow long dress embroidered with small chrysanthemums, looking quite charming; however, her face was full of worry.

Upon seeing Chu Xunzhen, Chen Jiamin rushed to her side, tightly grasped her hands, and cried out, "Sister-in-law, save me!"