Cannon fodder and female supporting role, a match made in heaven

When Shen Zhaozhao and Chu Yu fell into another world, it seemed as if time and space were distorted. They felt that only less than an hour had passed, but in fact, Jian'an City had been there for quite a while.

During this period, a major event occurred in Jian'an City: Prince Yongping was imprisoned by Emperor Dazhao on charges of treason.

Common people all know that it is easy to find excuses to accuse someone of a crime. The reason why Emperor Da Zhao acted this time was simply because he believed the slanderous words of the treacherous ministers around him and was afraid that Prince Yongping would gain power and become powerful.

Prince Yongping's ancestor Yu Heng helped Emperor Wen, the founding emperor of Da Zhao, to establish the Da Zhao Kingdom and was a well-deserved founding hero.

He also became the only prince of a different surname in Dazhao who was personally appointed by Emperor Wen. The throne was hereditary and he held military power, which was an unparalleled honor.

The Yu family has been loyal and brave for generations, and all of their descendants are outstanding. They defend the territory and are great contributors to the Dazhao Kingdom.

When Yu Si was young, he was also brave and good at fighting. He followed his father to war many times and made great military achievements. He was highly valued and loved by the emperor Xuan at that time, who even married his daughter, Princess Jiamin, to him.

After his father's death, he inherited the title of King Yongping and took on the responsibility of fighting on the battlefield and defending his country.

For many years, Prince Yongping has been guarding the border and suppressing rebellions. In the past two years, he returned to Jian'an as he grew older and established a high prestige among the people.

After Emperor Xuan passed away, the late emperor ascended the throne. Yu Si and the late emperor grew up together. They were close friends and had a very good relationship. They were never instigated by treacherous ministers.

The emperors of Da Zhao were all relatively wise, and the late emperor was no exception. The only thing he did not do well was that he cared too much about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children and was unwilling to depose the crown prince and replace him with a more talented prince.

The current Dazhao Emperor is the legitimate son of Empress Yuan and the previous emperor. He has always been incompetent, stupid and lustful. When he was the crown prince, he was often criticized by court officials.

Less than a year after he ascended the throne, he began to favor and promote treacherous officials and kill loyal officials, even sparing Prince Yongping.

Prince Yongping's entire family was imprisoned, and what made him most sad was that Yu Miaoyi was also implicated.

The new emperor was greedy for his cousin's beauty. He planned to wait until Prince Yongping's family was beheaded, then find someone to impersonate Yu Miaoyi and secretly bring her into the palace.

During the period when Yu Miaoyi was imprisoned, the new emperor found various reasons to see her, but Yu Miaoyi refused to comply.

Prince Yongping saw all of this, and the night before the execution, he asked one of his subordinates to deliver a letter to Xie Yanshu.

After leaving the imperial mausoleum, Xie Yanshu and Gu Qianmeng still lived in the Marquis' Mansion. They were waiting for Shen Zhaozhao and Chu Yu to come back.

Xie Yanshu was a little hesitant when he received the letter.

People who practice Taoism should not interfere in palace affairs, but he was deeply moved by Prince Yongping's deep love for his daughter.

He wanted to save him, but the principles were before him and he didn't have enough reasons to convince himself.

Just then, Gu Qianmeng came.

She seemed to see that he was confused and tried to help him resolve his confusion.

She said, "Let's go save Yu Miaoyi. I urge you to go save her not only because I want you to, but because I know you will definitely save her."

Xie Yanshu suddenly realized, yes, he would definitely go to save her. It was just a small wish of his father before his death, how could he not fulfill it?

If he didn't save Yu Miaoyi, he would definitely regret it later.

Xie Yanshu and Gu Qianmeng rescued Yu Miaoyi, and Cui'er disguised herself as Yu Miaoyi and went to her death calmly.

Yu Miaoyi had lost her relatives and wanted to die with her family. Xie Yanshu showed her the letter from Prince Yongping.

She locked herself in her room and cried for several days, but finally she cheered up because her father wanted her to live and she was responsible for Cui'er's life.

For fear of implicating the Anyuan Marquis Mansion, Xie Yanshu decided to take Yu Miaoyi and Gu Qianmeng and leave Jian'an first.

Before leaving, Lu Jin and Yu Miaoyi said goodbye.

Seeing the thin Yu Miaoyi, Lu Jin felt a little regretful. If he had married her before, this turmoil would not have affected her.

But now, there is no possibility for the two of them.

Lu Jin felt a little bitter in his heart and didn't know how to start. In the end, he just said softly: "Sister Miaoyi, take care of yourself!"

He was so drowsy that he didn't even have time to say goodbye to Gu Qianmeng and Xie Yanshu.

After Xie Yanshu and the others left, Lu Jin was depressed for several days and refused to see anyone.

Shen Zhaozhao was packing her blood-stained clothes and bed sheets in the room. She was going to take them to the river to wash.

When she reached the door, she caught a glimpse of the lavender dress that Chu Yu had changed out of the corner of her eye, and picked it up to take a look.

There is so much blood.

She threw the clothes back and washed her own clothes.

When Shen Zhaozhao brought the clothes to the river, he happened to meet Aunt Zhou who was washing clothes.

Seeing Shen Zhaozhao, she was a little surprised: "Why are you here to wash clothes, young lady? Where is your husband?"

Shen Zhaozhao put down the wooden barrel in his arms and said briskly, "I don't know. I haven't seen anyone since early this morning."

When she approached Aunt Zhou, she smelled a floral scent in the air. After careful identification, she found that it was the fragrance coming from the soapberries in Aunt Zhou's hand.

Shen Zhaozhao walked over to Aunt Zhou and squatted down, watching her rub soap nuts on the clothes. As she rubbed them, many bubbles instantly appeared on the clothes, and the floral scent became stronger.

What is this? She was a little curious.

She had never washed clothes when she was in Qingwei Sect. If her clothes were dusty, she would use the Dust Removal Technique, and if they were stained, she would just throw them away.

Aunt Zhou saw Shen Zhaozhao staring at the soapberry in her hand for a while, and knew that she was a little curious: "Is it fragrant?"

There was a hint of pride in her tone. She made this soap bean herself using soapberry, white flour, osmanthus powder, peony pollen and rose pollen. It not only cleans clothes, but also leaves a lingering fragrance after they dry.

Shen Zhaozhao's lips curved up: "It smells so good."

She stood up and scooped half a bucket of water to soak the clothes, then scratched her head, a little embarrassed: "Aunt Zhou, can you lend me this?"

Aunt Zhou was a kind-hearted person. She wrung out the clothes in her hands and put them in the wooden barrel, then came over to help Shen Zhaozhao wash the clothes.

Shen Zhaozhao panicked: "No, no." Her clothes and bed sheets were stained with her own blood, so she didn't feel comfortable asking Aunt Zhou to wash them for her.

Aunt Zhou waved her hand to indicate that it was okay, and started rubbing the clothes, saying, "Girls should learn to take care of their bodies. Don't touch cold water during menstruation, otherwise your body will feel uncomfortable in the future. In my opinion, you should let your husband wash you." She hit the soap on the blood stain, "This should be your first menstrual period, how old are you?"

Shen Zhaozhao picked up a corner of the bed sheet and began to rub it. Aunt Zhou slapped her hand lightly. She had no choice but to put it down: "Almost seventeen."

Aunt Zhou paused, thought for a moment, nodded, and said with a smile: "Seventeen is a bit late. Our Yaoyao had her period when she was thirteen."

She continued to rub the clothes: "I still remember that when Yaoyao was thirteen years old and had her period, she was so scared that she started crying. She thought she was sick and her brother was also scared."

Aunt Zhou told Shen Zhaozhao a lot of embarrassing things that happened to Qin Yaoyao when she was a child.

Shen Zhaozhao listened with a smile on her face for a long time. Although Aunt Zhou kept saying that her daughter was naughty, her words were full of love and affection.

Looking at Aunt Zhou's gentle expression when she talked about her daughter, she felt a little melancholy and thought of her mother unconsciously.

If she had grown up with her mother, would it be like this? Her mother would dislike her for being naughty, but would be very happy when talking about her with others. But now she can hardly remember her mother's voice, appearance and smile clearly.

The author set her up to lose her mother at the age of eight, and her mother was just a cannon fodder that the author mentioned in the book with such a simple four words. But to her, her mother was the relative who gave birth to her and raised her, and the eight years with her mother were also her real experience.

"Done!" Before she knew it, Aunt Zhou had finished washing all the clothes. She wiped the water on her hands onto her apron, lifted her wooden bucket, and asked Shen Zhaozhao to follow.

Shen Zhaozhao imitated Aunt Zhou and hung the clothes on the rope, then smoothed them out with her hands. A gust of wind blew and the sheets hit her nose.

It smells really good, there is a solution!

Shen Zhaozhao smiled: "Aunt Zhou, do you have any soap nuts for bathing?" Washing yourself with a fragrant scent can cover up the smell of blood.

Aunt Zhou smiled happily. She made all the soap beans herself. There were basically only men in the village and they didn't usually use soap beans. Only she and Qin Yaoyao used them. Now Shen Zhaozhao also wanted to use them, so she was naturally happy to share her achievements.

Shen Zhaozhao walked back and put the soap beans that Aunt Zhou gave her to her nose and smelled them. They were more fragrant than the soap beans used for washing clothes, and also had a bit of medicinal smell. Aunt Zhou said that cloves, fennel and tonka bean were added to it.

While Chu Yu was away, she decided to take a bath now.

Shen Zhaozhao excitedly pushed open the door. The room was filled with smoke. She dimly saw a vague outline and a pair of black eyes filled with mist staring at her.

Shen Zhaozhao raised his hand and waved, then said with a dry smile: "Hi, what a coincidence, you are taking a bath too!"