Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

The Queen Mother was still hesitant. It wasn't that her nephew, Jiang Qi, might steal her grandson's heart, causing the Fourth Prince to dislike Jiang Qi. After all, the marriage was impossible. Rather, she felt that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was using the Duke of Cheng'en's Mansion as a buffer against disaster, which made the Queen Mother somewhat uncomfortable. Furthermore, she wasn't sure if the eldest daughter of the Yu family was as gentle and virtuous as the rumors said. There were countless gentle and virtuous girls in the capital, but if you looked into them, you'd find that they all had some issues behind them. Wasn't Zhang Yuanniang, the daughter of the Zhang family who had an affair with the Second Prince, a case in point?

The Queen Mother values ​​her natal family very much, especially her younger brother's eldest son Jiang Qi. In addition, the elders in the family have passed away in recent years, and the children's marriages have been delayed. This makes the Queen Mother feel even more uncomfortable, and she hopes that her nephews and nieces can find a good family.

So, she looked at Jiang Qi and asked, "Ah Qi, have you met this young lady from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion? Have you ever been around her? You can't just think people are good based on rumors. Sometimes rumors can't be taken seriously."

Jiang Qi chuckled and bowed, "Her Majesty, she's very good. We've already met, and I've gotten to know her privately. She's a good woman. If it weren't for the accident, I'm afraid I wouldn't have won her favor. There are many people coveting her now, and I'm afraid such a good person would be snatched away, so I specifically asked my father to bring me to see the Queen Mother and ask for her favor!"

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Alright, I understand. Although the family is still in mourning, the imperial decree can be issued first."

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Jiang Qi knelt on the ground and said with a smile.

"Alright, let's go back. I'm tired tonight, and your father looks drunk." The Queen Mother waved her hand, "Take your father to Qinglin Palace to rest first."

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother!"

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After the banquet, the Right Prime Minister had a somewhat in-depth conversation with the Emperor, and the two of them were empathizing with each other. The drunk Emperor was unwilling to let the Right Prime Minister leave, saying that he wanted to talk with the Right Prime Minister all night long. Although he was persuaded by the Queen and Concubine Dong, he still let the Right Prime Minister stay for a long time, causing the Right Prime Minister and his family to return home later than others.

The family was led by palace servants to where the carriage was, and they saw that in addition to their own servants, there was also a man wearing a cloak with half of his face covered. Just as the Right Prime Minister and Madam Yu were puzzled, the man lifted the hat on his head, revealing Jiang Qi's face.

Jiang Qi glanced at Yu Ziyin quietly, a smile flashing across his eyes, and bowed to the Right Prime Minister and Madam Yu, "Right Prime Minister, Madam Yu... I'm sorry for not informing you of my coming. I'm sorry."

When they saw it was him, the hostility and vigilance of the Right Prime Minister and Madam Yu disappeared for the most part.

The Right Prime Minister spoke first: "If you have anything to say, tell me. Madam, you take the children and go first."

"Yes." Mrs. Yu smiled.

"Wait..." Before the three of them boarded the carriage, Jiang Qi took out two bottles of fruit wine in jade bottles and handed them out. "I just saw that Miss Yu and Young Master Yu liked to drink this at the banquet, so I secretly asked someone to prepare two bottles. Please don't mind."

Yu Li secretly nudged Yu Zinyin with his elbow, unable to hide the teasing in his eyes.

Yu Li wasn't stupid. He knew it was a gift for his sister, and he was just doing it for the sake of convenience. But Yu Li wasn't angry about it. After all, this was royal wine, and it was delicious. He had made a profit.

Yu Ziyin glared at him, but this glare lacked any offensive power and even contained a hint of a smile.

Madam Yu chuckled and said to the two children, "Since it is so kind of Mr. Jiang, then take it."

The Right Prime Minister didn't say anything, but just stood aside and watched, his eyebrows and eyes wrinkled.

"Yes."

Yu Li and Yu Ziyin took the bottle of fruit wine from Jiang Qi. When Yu Ziyin took it from him, Jiang Qi whispered, "Don't drink too much."

Yu Ziyin's ears turned red. She glared at Jiang Qi softly, then quickly turned around and got on the carriage.

After getting on the carriage, Yu Ziyin saw Madam Yu's smiling eyes again. She was almost unable to resist. She grabbed Madam Yu's hand and whispered coquettishly, "Mother..."

Madam Yu's eyes fell on the fruit wine in her hand, and she gently poked Yu Ziyin's forehead with her finger. "You, you didn't even realize you were drunk. You're so confused. It's a good thing he noticed it, otherwise, how would outsiders laugh at you?"

It was only after the banquet that Madam Yu realized something was wrong when she saw her daughter's increasingly red face. The child didn't even realize she was drunk. It was also her fault that she, as a mother, had not noticed her daughter's inability to hold her liquor before. So when Madam Yu spoke to her daughter, her tone was not harsh, but even doting.

Yu Ziyin leaned on Madam Yu's shoulder, clinging to her like a kitten. "Just laugh it off. Who dares to make fun of me in front of my daughter? I'll let him know how powerful my father and mother are!"

"You must be drunk to say such things..." Madam Yu pretended to be very angry and glared at her. Turning her head, she found that her daughter had closed her eyes and her breathing had gradually calmed down, but the jade bottle in her hand was still holding tight.

Mrs. Yu tried to pull, but was held tighter and was hidden in Yu Zinyin's arms. Mrs. Yu looked at this scene, laughed and shook her head, stretched out her hands to hold Yu Zinyin's body, so that she could sleep well on her shoulder without falling down due to the bumps.

At the palace gate, the Right Prime Minister learned from Jiang Qi that the Empress Dowager would issue an imperial decree granting the marriage tomorrow. He nodded in agreement, "Alright, that's exactly what we should do. Tonight, the Fourth Prince even approached me while drinking to try to establish a connection. If Your Majesty hadn't been a little tipsy and oblivious to anything amiss, I'm afraid he would have been suspicious. This imperial decree will surely dissuade the Fourth Prince from thinking that way."

Jiang Qi bowed and said, "I hope the Right Prime Minister will not blame me for acting on my own initiative."

"How could that be?" The Right Prime Minister smiled heartily and patted Jiang Qi's shoulder. "But I want to remind you that even though the imperial decree has been issued, you still have to wait until my daughter Ziyin reaches the age of marriage before you can come to my house and marry her."

"It's natural."

The Right Prime Minister nodded, very satisfied with the man in front of him.

How do you say that? The more a father-in-law looks at his son-in-law, the more he likes him.

"Alright, alright, let's go back. I need to go back and rest too."

"I'll see you off."

"Ah."

After seeing off the Right Prime Minister, Jiang Qi did not return to the palace. He glanced at a nearby location, and soon someone trotted over and whispered something in his ear.

Jiang Qi smiled after hearing this and stuffed a handful of banknotes into his pocket, "Well done."

The next day, shocking news came from the capital. Last night, after the prince and his son Li Heng left the palace banquet, the horse went mad on the way and was pulling the carriage of the prince's family of three into a gallop through the bustling streets of the capital. If the patrol soldiers on the street had not discovered it and quickly evacuated the crowd in front of it, the mad horse would have killed many people with the carriage.

In the end, Crazy Horse was shot dead by the Dali Temple personnel who rushed over. The prince and his family in the carriage were thrown into the stall next to them due to the shaking of the carriage or the recoil after the horse was shot. All three of them suffered fractures of varying degrees.

The prince was fine, as he was a martial artist and he protected several key parts of his body at the first moment, and only injured his arm. But the princess was not so well, because the exquisite headdress she wore on her head was very heavy, and it caused her to crash hard into the wall of the carriage, causing her to be seriously injured and she has been in a coma ever since.

Crown Prince Li Heng injured his foot and cried uncontrollably in pain. He thought he was going to die and was so scared that he wet his pants.

The people in the Dali Temple didn't dare to move them, especially the princess with a head injury. She wanted to see a nearby doctor first, but was politely refused. After all, one of them had a head injury. If one of them couldn't be cured, they wouldn't be able to afford the compensation. The people in the Dali Temple had no choice but to ask them to treat the prince and Li Heng with bone injuries first, and then rush to the Imperial Hospital to find a doctor to treat them.

Because this happened on a busy street, Crazy Horse was shot and killed, and there was no danger anymore, so the people around naturally gathered around and saw the ugly scene of Li Heng wetting his pants. Although the prince's family was very miserable about this incident, it still made people laugh.

Li Heng was truly a coward. He cried so hard that his eyes and nose streamed down, and his pants were also busy. He was a prince, and this was a huge loss of face. If it weren't for the surrounding soldiers and the people's concern for the authority of the prince's mansion, they would have laughed at Li Heng in the streets.

Several imperial physicians rushed over and directed the people from the Dali Temple to carefully carry the princess to the nearest clinic for treatment.

Just as the prince was about to follow, he was attracted by the sound of his son Li Heng crying for his parents as he bandaged his wound. Turning his head to see, he found that Li Heng was not only crying, but his crotch was also wet. His face immediately darkened. Concerned about the people watching, he could only step forward and shout in a low voice, "Coward! Why are you crying? After you're done bandaging your wound, get back home and change your clothes! You've brought shame upon our Prince's Mansion!"

Li Heng was scolded until he gradually realized that he had wet his pants. He glanced at the people around him in panic, and found that even the Dali Temple officers and soldiers closest to him were hiding their smiles. His face turned red instantly, and he asked the imperial physician next to him to bandage him quickly. Then he was sent back to a new carriage and quickly left the scene.

After tonight, Li Heng will lose all his face! Many people will definitely remember the way he was scared to death. It's so embarrassing!

It was not until the second half of the night that the imperial doctors came out of the clinic one by one.

The leading imperial physician came out and said to the anxious prince, "If she doesn't wake up on the third day, Your Highness will have to prepare for her funeral. The princess's head is injured, the most vital part of the body, and recovery is generally difficult. We have done our best."

The imperial physician in front of him was the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau. In the past, he was only responsible for the health of the emperor and the empress dowager. It was only after Concubine Qin in the harem learned that they were in danger that she went to ask the empress dowager who was already resting, that Chief Qiu was allowed to make this trip.

So even though the prince was anxious and angry, he didn't dare vent his anger after hearing the other party's straightforward words. He could only hold his breath and said, "Doctor Qiu, is there any other way? Even if you need some precious medicinal herbs, just tell me and I will find them for you."

"I'm afraid no matter how many precious herbs I use, they won't be of much use. The best I can do is prescribe a few prescriptions for you, Your Highness, to help you recover. I can't guarantee a cure, so I'll leave it to fate."

The prince also knew that Dean Qiu had done his best, so he could only say, "Thank you for your help, Imperial Physician Qiu."

The next day, the news that three members of the prince's family were injured by a mad horse and the prince was frightened to the point of incontinence spread. The matter was handed over to the prefect of the Dali Temple to investigate the situation. After all, it involved the death of a royal family member, and it could not be ruled out that someone had ulterior motives and wanted to do something to the royal family, even if it was a personal grudge. Given the status of the prince's mansion, the Dali Temple naturally had to conduct a thorough investigation.

The prince was very angry because of his injury, and the reputation of the prince's mansion was damaged, so he ran to the Dali Temple early in the morning and found the prefect. He kept warning and asking for instructions, for fear that someone had bribed the prefect to fool him. The prefect was also annoyed, but because the other party was a prince, he could not say anything. He could only put on a smile and lead the elites of the Dali Temple to speed up the investigation.

The next morning, Concubine Qin in the harem ran to the outside of the Empress Dowager's palace and knelt down, begging the Empress Dowager to order a thorough investigation of the matter. She cried and said that the prince was her only son, and the prince's son Li Heng was her life. If it was an accident, it would be fine, but if it was not an accident, then someone wanted to kill her children and grandson. The other party chose to do it on the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, which was obviously a provocation to the royal family. Such a vicious and disrespectful person must not be let off.

The Queen Mother was not the only one in the Queen Mother's palace. There was also the Queen who came to pay her respects early in the morning.

The queen had already learned about the prince's family of three. At this time, she heard the voice of Concubine Qin outside, and looked at the queen mother who was sitting upstairs, pressing her eyebrows and obviously had not rested well. The queen mother had not rested well because Concubine Qin came to make a fuss last night and wanted to take away Doctor Qiu.

The Queen said, "Concubine Qin is truly pitiful. She only has one son, and the Crown Prince is also her only child. Now that he's injured, she's naturally worried. Furthermore, I heard that the Crown Prince was so frightened last night that he lost control of his bladder in the street, and many people saw him. I'm afraid the Prince's Mansion has completely lost face today. That's why Concubine Qin is so furious and understandably requests a thorough investigation from the Queen Mother."

"Incontinence in the street?" The Queen Mother frowned and glanced at the personal nanny beside her. "Is this true?"

You have to know that the prince is also a member of the royal family. If Li Heng loses face, the royal family's reputation will also be damaged. Moreover, the Queen Mother has little contact with the prince's mansion. As for Concubine Qin, she only has some affection and trust for her. Therefore, it is normal for the Queen Mother to be unhappy with the prince.

The personal nanny nodded with difficulty, "I was afraid that Your Majesty would feel uncomfortable after hearing this, so I didn't tell you... Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

After saying that, he knelt on the ground.

The Queen Mother glared at her before complaining, "Isn't this child 20 now? As a member of the royal family, how can she be so cowardly and spineless? This matter will definitely affect the royal family's reputation and dignity. If it turns out that there is indeed a villain at work, then that's fine. But if not, I'm afraid I'll be ridiculed afterward if I order a thorough investigation. Tell her that since the Dali Temple has already started investigating, I won't interfere, lest people in the previous dynasty accuse me of overreaching."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother then looked at the Queen and said, "I'm still a little tired and need to take a nap. You can go back now."

The Queen glanced at the Queen Mother, then stood up and said slowly, "Yes, I will take my leave."