Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

When Yu Ziyin saw that Madam Yu didn't even drink her favorite tea, he knew that she was in the same dilemma as himself. But Madam Yu knew more about the people in the capital than the original owner and Yu Ziyin did. After all, Yu Ziyin selected her information based on the original owner's vague memories of the people in the capital and some information searched by his subordinates. He was definitely no match for Madam Yu, who was born and raised in the capital, was very comfortable in the capital, and had a huge network of relationships.

Soon, Madam Yu knew who to choose from. Just as Yu Zinyin thought, Madam Yu also set her sights on the Empress Dowager's family, the Jiang family.

She just found one from the pile of discarded lists, and that was Jiang Qi's list.

Madam Yu was silent for a long time. After putting down the list, she stood up and said to Yu Ziyin, "Wait here. I'll go talk to your father."

"Okay." Yu Ziyin nodded.

After Madam Yu took Nanny Wang away, Yu Zinyin took Jiang Qi's information in front of her. Seeing the few words written on the information that said he was at home in mourning and was not of marriageable age, she had no choice but to give up. It seemed that even the person who collected this information felt that the Jiang family's current mourning situation was not suitable for marriage, and Jiang Qi was older than her, so she did not continue to collect information and only collected a general idea.

I think Madam Yu wanted to ask Youguan about the news about Jiang Qi, and at the same time inform him about the situation of choosing Jiang Qi.

In the study, the Right Prime Minister was silent for a moment upon learning that Madam Yu had chosen Jiang Qi as her marriage partner. Madam Yu didn't even need to explain why; she knew the reason. She feared the Fourth Prince's retaliation against her daughter's in-laws. Even if they were respectable, and after the Right Prime Minister intervened to smooth things over, they'd consider it not their daughter's fault and continue to treat her with the same kindness as before, what about the future? What if the Right Prime Minister's son, Yu Li, couldn't smooth things over? They couldn't bet on their daughter's in-laws remaining calm despite the troubles they faced, nor could they bet that the Fourth Prince, known for his arrogance and dominance, would give up after a single failure. Therefore, choosing Jiang Qi, the eldest son of the Empress Dowager's family, was indeed a good choice.

Of course, he also asked why he didn't choose someone else. After all, isn't it only the Duke Cheng'en's Mansion that can protect his daughter? Isn't there also a Prince's Mansion?

Madam Yu told the Right Prime Minister the reason why Yu Zinyin did not choose the Prince's Mansion before. After listening, the Right Prime Minister nodded and felt that his daughter was right. The offending behavior of the Princess would surely sow a lot of trouble for the Prince's Mansion. Unless the Prince's Mansion could keep the family prosperous, those who were offended would surely point their spearheads at the Prince's Mansion.

Don't say the Princess did it herself. Why implicate the Prince's Mansion? The Princess is the mistress of the Prince's Mansion, and her actions naturally represent the Prince's Mansion. Even if the Prince is not here, wouldn't his people who stayed at the Prince's Mansion know about this? After learning about this, she didn't persuade the mistress to report it to the Chen family. This is disrespectful to the Chen family. From such a small matter, it can be seen that the Princess's actions are not appropriate. And who knows who the Prince's Mansion has offended in the past because of the Princess's behavior? Therefore, the Prince's Mansion is indeed not a good place to stay.

The Right Prime Minister said, "Ziyin is becoming increasingly successful, which is a good thing. If so, I will go and investigate the situation at Duke Cheng'en's residence. Don't rush your daughter into contact with them."

"I understand."

The Cheng'en Mansion will be in mourning at the end of next year, and the daughter will also be coming of age next year. This time difference is just the right opportunity for the two to get to know each other, but the Right Prime Minister thinks it is not good to get in touch too early, because they don't know Jiang Qi. They have heard of some of the Jiang family's deeds but have not delved into them. After all, not only is the other party the empress dowager's family, but in order to help the emperor sit firmly on that position, they must have done a lot of things behind the scenes that should not be known to others. So if there is a possibility of a thunderbolt, even if Jiang Qi is the best candidate for his daughter to marry now, the Right Prime Minister does not want to choose this person and let his daughter suffer by marrying him.

In the mansion, it was not just Madam Yu and the Right Relative who were worried about their daughter's marriage. There were two other people who also had great expectations and worries about their daughter's marriage. They were Concubine Yun and Concubine Wei, who had been beaten by Madam Yu for not raising their daughter well. They were furious when they saw that their daughters had been hiding in their own yard since they were scared by Madam Yu last time.

Aunt Wei was impatient and not very smart. After venting her anger by scolding Yu Zixi a few times, she did the same as Yu Zixi and could only stay in her own yard to think of a solution. Recently, Madam Yu had not attended any banquets because of the eldest daughter's wedding, which resulted in her daughter being unable to go and had to stay in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. When she thought that her daughter's marriage in the future would be at the mercy of the mistress, she felt that the beating she had received before was even more insulting, but she had no way to change the status quo and could only hate it in her heart.

How could Yu Zixi not be anxious? In fact, she was even more anxious than her aunt. For a while after Aunt Wei was beaten, she was indeed afraid. But when she thought that because of her stepmother's delay, she might not be able to choose a good husband when she was older, and would not be able to marry into a good family and become the wife of an official, her heart was filled with strong hatred for her stepmother. But like Aunt Wei, she had no power or influence, so she could only pretend to be scared and hide quietly in the yard, hoping that her stepmother would take them to the banquet to meet the dignitaries again because she had calmed down.

In fact, Yu Zixi's thoughts were led astray by Aunt Wei. Aunt Wei had been instilling in her that if she didn't find a good-looking husband before she came of age, her future marriage would be in the hands of her stepmother, and she would not be able to marry into a good family, but could only marry a bastard. But in fact, in this era, as long as Yu Zixi was under 18, which was generally considered an old maid by people in this world, then according to the conditions of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, there were many excellent, wealthy, and prestigious people she could choose from. Even if he was a bastard, his life would be better than that of some legitimate ladies from lower-class families. And now Yu Zixi was only 12, so how could Madam Yu be so anxious?

However, because Aunt Wei had a narrow vision and was naturally malicious towards the mistress, the thoughts and behaviors she instilled in her daughter were all wrong. This led to Yu Zixi's hostility and stress reaction towards her stepmother. She believed that the mistress was cutting off her path to wealth and status by not taking her out to meet people, which led to her hating her stepmother more and more.

Aunt Yun was a person with her own ideas. After being beaten with a stick, she had been thinking about finding the Right Prime Minister to complain and letting him know what Madam Yu had done to her. Even though she knew that the Right Prime Minister would not punish Madam Yu who had done nothing wrong, if she acted pitifully, maybe she could get some sympathy from the Right Prime Minister?

Unfortunately, the Right Prime Minister was very busy. How could he have the time to listen to all this? Moreover, Madam Yu had told him about how she had dealt with Concubine Yun and Concubine Wei. He really didn't think Madam Yu was wrong. So why did he take time out of his busy schedule to listen to Concubine Yun's crying and wailing?