Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

After Yu Zinyin looked at the situation of the Jiang family again, she felt that Jiang Qi's unlucky level was several levels higher than Chen Jingchi. She pressed her eyebrows, sorted out her thoughts, and went to find Mrs. Yu.

Madam Yu was currently reading the news about some young men from aristocratic families given by the Right Prime Minister. Because the Right Prime Minister was very busy even after leaving court, and his subordinates had a lot to do, he did not ask his subordinates to screen the news about these young men from aristocratic families of marriageable age one by one before giving it to Madam Yu. Therefore, no matter whether they were good or bad, they were all presented to Madam Yu. Madam Yu looked at them one by one, her brows furrowed so much that she could catch a fly, but she had to continue reading.

When Yu Ziyin walked in, Madam Yu didn't notice, but Nanny Wang noticed and reminded Madam Yu, "Madam, the young lady is here."

"Ziyin is here!" When Mrs. Yu saw that it was her daughter, she quickly asked her to sit down. Yu Ziyin was pulled aside obediently and her eyes fell on the lists.

"Mother, were these all chosen by Father for me?"

"These are just the information about eligible men that your father had people find. There are both good and bad ones. I still need to screen them. Don't let my Ziyin down. Look, this pile is the best of these candidates. I think some of them are pretty good. As for the others, I still need to consider them again." Mrs. Yu said as she looked.

"Let me see." Yu Ziyin reached out and casually flipped through the pile, only to see Li Heng's list. She pretended to pull it out casually and asked, "Why is the prince on it too?"

Madam Yu glanced sideways. "His Royal Highness is young, handsome, and a good person. More importantly, he is not interested in women. Moreover, the Prince's Mansion has the support of the Imperial Concubine. If you marry him in the future, you will enjoy the same happiness as the Prince's Concubine. He will definitely not let you down."

Yu Ziyin shook her head. "If you had said that before the Chen family incident, I would have thought you would have said it. But after what happened with the Chen family, I don't think the Prince's Mansion is a good place to be."

Madam Yu was puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Yu Ziyin put down the list and said, "The Prince's Mansion has the support of the Concubine Dowager and is in power in front of the Empress Dowager, which is why it is what it is today. A family like this shouldn't offend people even if they are not arrogant when living in the capital. But when the Prince's Concubine was dealing with the marriage between the Chen and Zhang families, not only did she not say anything to the Chen family, but she also avoided them after something happened to the Zhang family, wishing she could hide in the Prince's Mansion. The Prince's Concubine can do this. It seems that she is relying on the Prince's Mansion, but in fact, isn't she relying on the Empress Dowager in the palace? But such honor and favor can only last for a while, not forever? My daughter has to say something bad. If the Empress Dowager dies, cough... then the Prince's Mansion's honor and favor will end. At that time, those who have offended will find this opportunity to attack them. And just from what I know, there are second-rank official families like the Chen family. I don't think it would be a good thing for me to marry into such a family."

Mrs. Yu looked at Yu Ziyin, who had clearly explained the pros and cons in front of her, in astonishment. She wondered why she hadn't noticed before that her innocent daughter was thinking so much behind her back. But then she thought that after all, this was about her daughter's marriage, so it was a good thing that she was thinking so much.

After hearing her daughter's words, Madam Yu also felt that this was the truth. She looked at her with some appreciation and nodded, "Yes, Ziyin, you are right. I didn't think of this before. Since you said so, then I will remove the prince from the list. You can take a look at the rest."

Before, she just let her daughter take a look casually, not thinking that she could see anything, so she didn't have any expectations. But now she has changed her mind, thinking that since her daughter is an independent person, it would be better to let her make her own choice. Madam Yu can also take this opportunity to see what her daughter's vision is. Moreover, she was afraid that her simple daughter would be bullied by her husband's family after she got married in the future. But seeing her daughter's clear and eloquent appearance, she felt that no matter who her daughter married in the future, she would not be subject to other people's gossip.

Yu Ziyin nodded and looked again, this time seeing an acquaintance: Chen Jingchi. Because she had changed Chen Jingchi's marriage to Zhang's daughter, Chen Jingchi was still single, so his name was naturally on the list, and Madam Yu was obviously quite optimistic about him.

Chen Jingchi had a good ability to study in the Royal Academy, and he was good at networking and getting along with everyone. Sometimes he was better informed than some court officials. He was a person with a bright political career that could be seen before he entered the court, so it was normal that he caught the eye of Mrs. Yu.

But Yu Ziyin would not choose him, because Chen Jingchi, who had not yet grown up, could not resist Li Heng's revenge, and naturally could not resist the revenge of the Fourth Prince. Although she was not sure whether the Fourth Prince would retaliate against Chen Jingchi or herself, she did not dare to bet whether the willful Fourth Prince would do so. If the other party really did something to Chen Jingchi because she was engaged to Chen Jingchi, then she would be Chen Jingchi's nemesis. She had brought the trouble of Li Heng to Chen Jingchi before, and caused him to be almost harmed by the Zhang family. She could not do this again.

So she just casually put Chen Jingchi's information aside, which made Mrs. Yu a little disappointed. She was still optimistic about Chen Jingchi, and Chen Jingchi had a good relationship with her son. If the two families were to get married, it might be a good thing to strengthen the relationship. But if her daughter didn't like it, she wouldn't force it. After all, there were many men of marriageable age, not just Chen Jingchi.

But soon, Mrs. Yu, who was taking a break and drinking tea because she was tired of looking, couldn't help but worry, because her daughter couldn't find a satisfactory one among the piles of information about eligible men that she had selected. Did she mean that no one was interested in her?

She couldn't help but ask, "Ziyin, is there nothing you like among these?"

Yu Ziyin shook her head. "I don't like any of them. Besides, if these people knew that the Fourth Prince might be interested in me, would they marry into our family? Would they be afraid that the Fourth Prince would retaliate against them? If they were afraid, what would happen if they came to cancel the engagement later? My daughter's reputation might be damaged. Even if they were kind and didn't come to cancel the engagement, what would I do if the Fourth Prince dealt with them in the future? Given the Fourth Prince's temperament, he might really do that. In that case, would Dad have to step in and settle it? That's not impossible, but with such a sudden disaster, I don't think anyone would be able to treat me calmly, right? So I think these choices are not good."

Madam Yu felt her scalp tingle after hearing this. Yes, how could she have overlooked the most important point, which was that Concubine Dong would indeed not do anything to her daughter's future husband's family, but the Fourth Prince would! The Fourth Prince was a scoundrel. If the other party, because he couldn't get his daughter, took advantage of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's favor and targeted her daughter's husband's family, then her daughter would have a hard time in the future!

For a moment, she was as confused as Yu Zinyin before, not knowing how to choose a husband for her daughter.