Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

Yu Zixi and Dong Zhe helped each other choose a few pieces of ready-made clothes, then paid the bill and left. It was their aunt who paid the money. This clothing store was the largest in the capital, and the fabrics used were the best, so the prices were expensive. In addition, Dong Zhe had not taken out the matching accessories from the ready-made clothes this time, and he was trying to take advantage of them, so Aunt Wei almost had to use up her own savings to pay the money.

But when she thought about her daughter marrying into the Dong family in the future and being able to stand up straight in the backyard, Aunt Wei no longer felt sad.

Yu Zixi, who was in love, didn't care about all these. Her eyes were full of her Dong Lang. Even after Dong Zhe casually picked out a hairpin worth one or two taels from a stall nearby and gave it to her, she blushed and looked shy. She didn't realize that they hadn't really confirmed their relationship yet, and the other party was already sucking her blood. She looked like a happy silly girl.

The two were still reluctant to part, so Dong Zhe took advantage of the time when no one was paying attention and pulled Yu Zixi into his carriage. Although he didn't dare to do anything excessive, he could almost taste the ingredients of the lip balm on Yu Zixi's lips.

Dong Zhe sent Yu Zixi back to the other party's carriage with satisfaction, and made an appointment with the other party again about where to meet next time. He had already made up his mind. Yu Zixi was so easy to seduce, so next time he would just make it a fait accompli. Then he could go to the Right Prime Minister with his family elders to clarify the matter and discuss each other's betrothal gifts and dowries.

As the daughter of the Right Prime Minister, even if she was a concubine, Yu Zixi's dowry should have been generous, right? It couldn't be worse than those of the daughters of high-ranking officials, right? Her family was financially strapped, so she certainly couldn't afford a large betrothal gift. Even if Yu Zixi got angry after finding out, there was nothing she could do, because the two of them must have had physical contact at that time. Even if she knew she'd been tricked, she'd have to accept it.

Yu Zixi happily sat back in her carriage, completely unaware that the man who had just kissed her sweetly was calculating her dowry and the betrothal gifts she deserved.

Aunt Wei came up a while later because she was afraid that she would see something that she, as an elder, could not see. After all, this matter was not very decent. She and her daughter decided to give it a try for the sake of their future happiness. Otherwise, if the initiative of the marriage was handed over to Madam Yu, she would only be controlled by her in the future.

On the way back, the two were whispering about what reasons they should come up with next time, asking Madam Yu to let them out so that they could meet Dong Zhe again. They were in a very excited mood, but not long after they entered through the backyard door, they heard the door slam shut behind them. Before they could react, they were pinned down by several maids who held their hands down. When Aunt Wei was panicking and didn't know what was going on, a rag was stuffed in her mouth, and she had no time to confront these old maids.

Yu Zixi was panicked but much calmer than Aunt Wei. After she came to her senses, she immediately questioned those old men, "What are you doing... Ugh!"

Unfortunately, no one would answer her question. The Right Prime Minister had already ordered that no servants in the house were allowed to go out, to prevent them from leaking information and ruining the family's reputation. The door of the mansion was also closed tightly, and it was announced to the outside world that the house had been robbed and the thief was to be caught. Only the back door was left open, waiting for Yu Zixi, Aunt Wei and others to come up.

Yu Zixi and the people around Concubine Wei were also captured by the Right Prime Minister's guards and escorted to the study by the old maid in front of them. However, they were not allowed to enter. Instead, they were interrogated one by one outside by the Right Prime Minister's confidants. Only Yu Zixi, Concubine Wei, and the old maid who escorted them entered.

After being forced to kneel on the floor of the study and having the rag removed from her mouth, Yu Zixi began to cry and looked at the man above her, the Right Prime Minister, "Dad, what are you doing?"

At this point, she hadn't considered that her affair with Dong Zhe had been exposed. After all, they had only just started hooking up. Even if her father found out, it would take a few days, right? She couldn't possibly separate from Dong Zhe and have her father find out the next moment. That would be too bad. All she could think about was the look the servants had given her when she was being escorted here. Their eyes were filled with astonishment, surprise, and scrutiny. Yu Zixi, who had never experienced anything like this in her life, felt it was a complete disgrace.

Aunt Wei was also frightened and angry. Although she was just an unfavored concubine, she had never experienced such humiliation as being paraded through the streets in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Her eyes immediately turned red with tears. She looked at the Right Prime Minister, then at Madam Yu who was sitting beside her with a sullen face, and her voice trembled, "Master, what did I do wrong to anger the mistress? Even so, you cannot humiliate me and my child like this..."

It was obvious that she and her daughter had the same idea. She did not think that the affair between her daughter and the Dong family had been exposed, and was still thinking about her own face.

The Right Prime Minister saw the mother and daughter still pretending to be pitiful in front of him, and then he remembered the things his confidant had just said to him when he rushed back. He felt that these two people made him disgusted, and he glanced at them sharply, "Don't you have anything to say about the Dong family's matter?"

Aunt Wei and Yu Zixi's faces turned pale in an instant. It was obvious at this moment that Yu Zixi's resistance was even stronger than Aunt Wei's. Aunt Wei was so frightened that she dared not speak. She just stared blankly upwards, unable to think of any reason to respond, while Yu Zixi could still make excuses.

Yu Zixi said in a trembling voice that everyone could hear: "What, what Dong Jiazi... Father, my aunt and I have no idea what you are talking about."

Seeing that Yu Zixi was still resisting at this point, the Right Prime Minister would be lying if he didn't say he was disappointed. The love he had for his daughter in his heart disappeared completely, and he gestured to look at Madam Yu.

The next moment, Madam Yu slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Yu Zixi, shouting, "Yu Zixi, you're such a jerk! The Right Prime Minister's Mansion raised you up, and this is how you repay us, right? Since you won't tell us, we don't need to ask any more questions! Someone, drag this shameless thing down to the water! Beat Concubine Wei to death! If anyone asks, just say there was a burglary in the house, and the thieves ambushed Concubine Wei and the Fourth Young Lady."

Yu Zixi was frightened by Madam Yu's cruelty. She didn't expect that the cold Madam Yu in the past was so cruel inside. Although she and Aunt Wei had said behind Madam Yu's back that she was a black-hearted mistress, they both knew that the fact that she was able to raise the illegitimate son Yu Qi by her side and there was no news of Yu Qi being sick until now showed that Madam Yu was not a person who really hated illegitimate sons and daughters. But they just liked to slander her maliciously. Only in this way could they relieve their jealousy and disgust towards Madam Yu.

So, when they were truly faced with the other's hard heart, she and Aunt Wei looked at Madam Yu in disbelief, wondering how she could have become that kind of person. Even if they had done something wrong, hadn't they already discovered Yu Zixi and Dong Zhe before anything actually happened? Could they have just taken their lives so easily?