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

Upon seeing the group of people before her, Nangong Yue immediately said to Chu Xunzhen, "Sister, these are people who are about to be exiled. They are probably waiting for their relatives to come and see them one last time."

Tinghan kept looking in the direction of the capital.

He was waiting, waiting for the prince to come. But who would have thought that instead of the prince, he would see Chu Xunzhen, the woman he had despised for three years.

"Tinghan, you've been abandoned."

Chu Xunzhen approached and spoke to him.

Upon hearing this, Han's lips trembled slightly; he wanted to refute, but he was powerless to do so.

"you're right."

A pang of sadness welled up in Ting Han's eyes.

During this time, he was starving and cold in prison, and he finally realized how good the clothes and food Chu Xunzhen had given him before were.

Unfortunately, we can never go back.

"I'm sorry, Miss Chu. I was wrong." Gone was the arrogance, gone was the contempt; only regret remained.

If he hadn't looked down on her, hadn't despised her, or despised her back then, his fate might be different now.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

"You don't just know you were wrong; you know you've lost everything."

Chu Xunzhen's voice was calm.

He listened to Han's bitter laugh and lowered his head.

"Sister, let's go."

Nangong Yue kept her eyes fixed straight ahead, with only Chu Xunzhen in her gaze.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Ting Han, seemingly driven mad, muttered to himself, "Your Highness, you're wrong, so wrong. She won't wait for you anymore. She'll never look at you again."

"The imperial decree for our marriage will be issued soon. Sister, wait for me," Nangong Yue said happily.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Chu Xunzhen nodded solemnly.

She didn't want to stay in the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion anymore; those people were too annoying.

The two got into the carriage and were about to tell the driver to ride back when they suddenly heard a commotion not far away.

"What's going on?" Nangong Yue asked with a displeased look.

"Your Highness, the Chongding Marquis's residence is ahead. It sounds like someone is wailing," Eunuch Anshun replied respectfully. "Should I send someone to investigate and find out what's going on?"

Nangong Yue was about to say no, but seeing Chu Xunzhen's interested look, she immediately said indulgently, "Let's go take a look."

Chu Xun was somewhat surprised.

Nangong Yue spoils her too much, doesn't he?

With just a glance, she seemed to know what she was thinking.

As the carriage arrived outside the Chongding Marquis's residence, Chu Xunzhen heard the Chongding Marquis's wife wailing and lamenting.

"My screen, my jade Guanyin, my red blood jade coral..."

Chu Xunzhen lifted the carriage curtain and saw Zhou Qing's men carrying valuable items out of the Chongding Marquis's residence.

Zhou Qing's voice rang out at the same time: "Madam of Chongding, the five-day deadline has passed, and your household has not paid the full amount of compensation. I have been ordered to go to the Marquis's residence to collect the embezzled funds. If there is not enough silver, we will exchange some of the Marquis's property for money."

Amidst the pointing and whispering of the crowd, Lu Ruoying, her eyes brimming with tears, knelt on the ground.

Gu Songrong, her hair disheveled, cried, "Mother, they stole all my jewelry."

Gu Changfeng walked out, clutching his buttocks, surrounded by a mess.

His cold voice rang out: "Lord Zhou, I gave you a few days' grace, why have you come to my door today to confiscate my property?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing remained unmoved and calmly replied, "Lord Gu, the law is impartial. Five days is five days, there is no leniency. I order you to hand over one-third of the silver first. If you cannot even do so, how can I believe you will be able to hand over all the silver in a few days?"

Gu Changfeng's face turned ashen, and he couldn't utter a single word.

He turned his head and was surprised to see Chu Xunzhen inside the sedan chair, watching as if it were a show.

Their eyes met, and Gu Changfeng walked straight over, saying, "Chu Xunzhen, are you satisfied? You've made the Chongding Marquis's Mansion lose face, is this what you wanted? Just because I can't give you the position of principal wife, you want to put the Chongding Marquis's Mansion to death? How cruel you are."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen scoffed, "Young Master Gu, what does the current state of the Chongding Marquis's mansion have to do with me? It's clearly your Chongding Marquis's mansion that was greedy for cheap deals, reselling medicinal herbs, and even passing off inferior betrothal gifts. My poor second sister, Rou'er, is so devoted to you, yet you treat her like this. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"Chu Xunzhen, don't talk nonsense. My sincerity towards Rou'er is as clear as day. It was you who deliberately switched the betrothal gifts, thus putting my Chongding Marquis's mansion in an unjust position."

Chu Xunzhen threw his head back and laughed loudly: "Young Master Gu, there was evidence in court that your mother had switched the betrothal gifts. I think you should ask your dear mother what she did."

"You're making baseless accusations. My mother is a woman of high moral character and virtue, the mistress of the household. How could she do such a thing?" Gu Changfeng's buttocks were hurting even more.

He was still recovering from the beating he received that day, and now he was to be publicly executed in front of the people. He felt extremely humiliated.

And all of this was brought about by Chu Xunzhen.

Chu Xunzhen smiled leisurely, stepped down from the carriage, and admired the miserable state of the Chongding Marquis's mansion. He said, "Gu Changfeng, it's precisely because your mother is the mistress of the mansion that you would do such a thing. For the past three years, the public funds of your Chongding Marquis's mansion have all been paid with my money. You couldn't possibly not know that, could you?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng's eyes widened.

He was reborn, so how could he remember something from so long ago?

Gu Changfeng flicked his long sleeves, his gaze sinister: "My Chongding Marquis's mansion is adorned with flowers and brocade, and the mansion itself has its own shops and private property. Why would we need your money?"

"Gu Changfeng, if you don't believe me, go ask the steward and accountant of the Marquis's mansion." Chu Xunzhen smiled.

The onlookers were buzzing with discussion.

Gu Changfeng looked at his steward and immediately asked, "Is what she said true?"

The steward hesitated for a moment before speaking, "It's true, young master. Madam told us not to tell you, not wanting you to worry."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng staggered back several steps.

"Impossible. If that were the case, how could I have known nothing about it?" Gu Changfeng said in disbelief.

A maidservant in the manor spoke up: "It was Madam who told us to keep this from the young master. If he knew, he would surely be grateful to her, a mere merchant. Madam said that for a small merchant like her, the young master's willingness to welcome her into the manor is already a great honor. Why let the young master know and make you indebted to her?"

Gu Changfeng was stunned. He turned to Lu Ruoying in disbelief and said, "So, Mother, you really substituted inferior betrothal gifts for superior ones?"

Lu Ruoying shook her head violently and cried, "Only a little bit was changed. I didn't change that much at all. It was the people from the Ping'an Marquis's residence who embezzled!"

Chu Xunzhen's eyes flashed, and she suddenly thought of Chu Mingli.

During this time, that guy didn't ask her for money and his whereabouts were very secretive, so could it be that he replaced part of Chu Wanrou's dowry?

Gu Changfeng closed his eyes, turned around, and walked into the mansion.

Chu Xunzhen chuckled and returned to the carriage.

"Sister, I've heard that the Eight Treasure Duck at the Treasure Pavilion is delicious. Why don't we go and try it?" Nangong Yue said to Chu Xunzhen.

"it is good."

Chu Xunzhen's eyes shone brightly with anticipation.

However, at that very moment, something unexpected happened.