Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

When the queen came out, she saw Concubine Qin still kneeling outside. She looked at her carefully, but didn't feel that she was any different from before. She didn't know why her son, the eldest prince, asked her to come to the queen mother specifically to mention the prince's incontinence in the street.

Concubine Qin noticed the Empress's gaze but ignored her. Her heart was filled with hatred for the villain who had caused the Prince's Mansion's misfortune and brought shame upon it, as well as resentment towards the Empress Dowager for her reluctance to see her and her refusal of her request. She was so certain someone was harming the Prince's Mansion because, with the Emperor's support, how rich and privileged was that? It was bound to be envied. Concubine Qin, judging by her own experience, felt that if she were in their shoes, she would also be jealous of everything in the Prince's Mansion and would take action.

Moreover, her son and grandson had injured their hands and feet and lost face and reputation in this experience, especially Li Heng who became incontinent in the street. His future marriage plans would definitely be affected. Those noble ladies would definitely despise and reject him in their hearts. When Concubine Qin thought that her grandson might not be able to marry a powerful wife in the future, she was so angry that she felt that someone must take responsibility for this matter!

So after hearing the nanny beside the Queen Mother say that she was not going to take care of the matter, Concubine Qin was unwilling to leave and continued to kneel outside and cry about the difficulties faced by this old man. But the man inside did not care and even asked the eunuch to come and tell her to keep her voice down so as not to disturb the Queen Mother's nap.

At this moment, Concubine Qin's resentment towards the Queen Mother reached an unprecedented level.

When she thought about how much effort she had put into trying to please the other party over the years, she felt that if she had poisoned the empress dowager back then, perhaps she would not have to come to the other party and beg like this today.

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Not to mention the situation on Concubine Qin's side, at this moment in the eldest prince's palace, he was looking at the chessboard and fell into deep thought, "I don't understand why you want to attack the prince and his family?"

The man sitting opposite was Jiang Qi. He raised his eyes, his brows cold, and said, "Because they insulted the daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion."

The eldest prince paused in his chess moves, a look of confusion followed by helplessness. "So you had someone tamper with the horses in the Prince's Palace? Didn't you say before that they were using you to ward off the Fourth Prince's unfavorable romantic interests, and that the marriage was just an exchange of interests? Why are you so obsessed with it now?"

Jiang Qi looked at the eldest prince, his eyes filled with the expression of "You are still young, you don't understand", "Your Highness, is the eldest prince's wife not very close to you?"

The eldest prince blushed and coughed lightly to express his embarrassment. "No, no, I have a very good relationship with the princess. Why are you asking this, uncle?"

Speaking of which, the emperor calls Duke Cheng'en his uncle, so Jiang Qi and the emperor are of the same generation. It's just that because the empress dowager and Duke Cheng'en have such a big age difference, the emperor and Jiang Qi also have a big age difference. The two don't have much contact because of their identities and status. Jiang Qi mostly plays with the eldest prince who is about the same age.

However, even though they had a close relationship, it was all in private. Even the emperor's uncle's family did not dare to show the prince being close to him in public. Those who dared to do so would become a handful of dirt and be scattered in a mass grave. So, for so many years, the fact that Duke Cheng'en's Mansion had sided with the eldest prince was only known to Duke Cheng'en and Jiang Qi, father and son. Even Duke Cheng'en's sister, the empress dowager, and the eldest prince's biological mother, the queen, were unaware of it.

Jiang Qi curled his lips and placed the final move, completing the decisive blow. "The eldest prince still has a lot to learn in this regard. Okay, enough about this. Does His Majesty have anything to say about this matter?"

The eldest prince grew serious and shook his head. "No, it's not. Li Heng's incontinence in the street has damaged the reputation of the royal family. Father is dissatisfied with Li Heng. And the prince has no evidence to prove that someone has committed this crime with ill intentions against the prince's palace. He just keeps submitting memorials to complain. Father is not stupid and would not follow his nonsense. Unless the Dali Temple finds something, then father will take action."

After saying that, the eldest prince looked at Jiang Qi and said, "Do I need to give the Dali Temple a lesson?"

"No, Your Highness, you shouldn't intervene in this matter. If you do, Concubine Dong will definitely use this as an excuse to find fault with you and file a complaint before His Majesty. That would tarnish your reputation before His Majesty." Jiang Qi shook his head, a smile flashing in his eyes. "So I can handle this matter myself. Okay, Your Highness, I should be leaving now. I need to go back and wait for the imperial decree granting the marriage."

The eldest prince looked at his cousin, whose merriment could be seen even from his cloaked back, and his eyes fell into deep thought. Was this still his calm cousin? Could he have been drugged by the daughter of the Right Prime Minister's family?

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At this time, in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Yu Ziyin was stunned for a moment after learning about what happened in the Prince's Mansion last night. Then he looked at Cui Guo beside him and asked, "Is there any news from the Dali Temple?"

Cui Guo shook her head. "Not yet. I heard that the prince has been following the prefect of the Dali Temple and is unwilling to leave. He even ate lunch with the prefect. I think he is really angry and will not stop until he catches the real culprit behind this."

Yu Ziyin chuckled. "The three members of the Prince's Mansion were carried along by a mad horse and ended up falling like that. The Princess hasn't woken up yet, and the Crown Prince lost control of his bladder in the street. Many people saw it, and they made such a big fuss about it. The reputation of the Prince's Mansion has been ruined by this farce. Who wouldn't be angry if they encountered this?"

Although Yu Ziyin suspected that the Prince's Mansion was being manipulated by someone behind the scenes, she didn't have the time to bother with it. The Prince's Mansion was her enemy, and she wanted them to feel bad! In the afternoon, Yu Ziyin and her family had to prepare to receive the Empress Dowager's marriage decree and rewards, which would also come with rewards from the Emperor and Empress.

The Empress's gift of gifts was a way of expressing her respect and approval for the Empress Dowager's wishes, and it was also her responsibility. The Emperor's decision to follow suit was a decision made after several rounds of consideration.

First of all, it is the trust in the marriage between the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion. In his opinion, it is just right for Jiang Qi, who is now in mourning period, has no military power and only has the title of Cheng'en Duke and the inheritance of Cheng'en Duke's Mansion, to marry the powerful daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. There will be no situation where the two powerful forces join forces to control the court.

Secondly, Duke Cheng'en had come to the Emperor early in the morning and had a heart-to-heart talk with him about how, due to the deaths of his relatives, his eldest son, Jiang Qi, had been indifferent to marriage in recent years. He had finally fallen in love with a girl, Yu Ziyin, the daughter of the Right Prime Minister. If the daughter of the Right Prime Minister wasn't so outstanding, or her father, the Right Prime Minister, wasn't so powerful, would Duke Cheng'en be afraid of not waiting for her to reach the age of marriage before proposing marriage? He was truly afraid that such a good child would be snatched away by someone else, so he went to the Empress Dowager and asked for an imperial decree, hoping that the Emperor would grant this marriage in consideration of Jiang Qi's enlightenment and not ruining the future of Duke Cheng'en's family.

After last night, the emperor recalled the past when Cheng'en Mansion had helped him ascend to the throne through all the difficulties. It was at this time that he had the highest favorability towards Cheng'en Mansion and others.

Moreover, this old fox, Lord Cheng'en, never acted like his uncle in front of the emperor. He was always respectful. He only burst into tears when talking about his eldest son Jiang Qi. He showed the image of an old father to the fullest. The emperor felt that he was sincere. He comforted him before going to court and promised to follow the empress dowager's order and send rewards to express his approval of the marriage.

This made Duke Cheng'en even more grateful.

Therefore, the reward this time was particularly grand. Madam Yu watched as the boxes of rewards were moved one by one to the warehouse in the backyard and sealed properly. She smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. While asking people to move them carefully, she told Nanny Wang next to her that these had to be recorded in a book and would be used as a dowry for her daughter in the future. At the same time, she thought to herself that she had found the right person for this marriage!

At this moment, even the gate of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was filled with onlookers, all of them talking about how much dowry the Right Prime Minister's daughter would have when she married into the Cheng'en Mansion in the future! So many rewards, it was truly the first of its kind in the capital! From afar, the rewards were constantly being moved out of the palace gate, blocking the street. This was too much.

Yu Ziyin was also a little shocked. Although she had prepared herself mentally, it was obvious that this preparation was not enough. She looked at the Right Prime Minister who had just left the court and said, "Father, isn't this too much?"

The Right Prime Minister stroked his goatee and shook his head with a smile, "Not much, not much. This doesn't even include the dowry and betrothal gifts given to you by the palace and the Cheng'en Mansion."

Yu Zinyin is not the kind of fool who would refuse money even if she has it. After her initial surprise, she was delighted. She estimated that she would never have to worry about not having enough money in her life!

The Cheng'en Mansion also received the Empress Dowager's decree, but could not propose marriage right away because the family was still in mourning. However, the parents of both parties still met briefly at the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, gave the betrothal gifts list, had a simple meal, and left.

Jiang Qi's servant, A Rong, also came along. Led by Yu Li, he arrived outside Yu Ziyin's yard and handed a box and a letter to Cui Guo. "This is one of the gifts from my young master to Miss. I hope you like it."

Yu Ziyin first opened the letter, which clearly stated that he was the one who did the things in the Prince's Mansion. He also told Yu Ziyin the reason, indicating that since Yu Ziyin had accepted the token of love he gave her, the two of them would be one in the future. Her dignity and face would be his dignity and face. If she was humiliated, he would seek revenge for her.

As for the pair of jade bracelets in the box, Jiang Qi said that if she didn't like what he did, she could just throw the bracelets away or even smash them to pieces. When he saw that she wasn't wearing them, he would know what she meant and he would never do such a thing to make her angry or annoyed in the future. But if she liked them, she could wear them for him next time.

Yu Ziyin stroked the box with her fingers and opened it under Cuiguo's expectant gaze. Inside was a pair of pink jade bracelets inlaid with gold. The beautiful flowing light made Cuiguo's eyes sparkle. "Miss, this is so beautiful! Let me let you try it on now?"

"Ah."

Yu Ziyin had been smiling since she saw the letter and put on the bracelet. Looking at the jade bracelet that was neither too big nor too small, the joy in her eyes intensified. "Just right."

"Yes, it's just right, miss." Cuiguo looked at her young lady's fair wrist with the pink glass bracelet inlaid with gold, her eyes full of amazement. At the same time, she couldn't help but tease her young lady, "I don't know how Mr. Jiang knew the size of your wrist, how did he choose this one? It's neither too big nor too small."

After Yu Ziyin realized what was happening, she said to Cuiguo, "Okay, Cuiguo! Who did you learn this bad behavior from? You're actually teasing me?"

After saying that, he pretended to hit her, causing Cuiguo to beg for mercy repeatedly.

If the legitimate descendants are happy, the illegitimate descendants will start to make trouble.

At this moment, when Aunt Yun heard the people in the front yard moving the rewards that flowed in after Yu Zinyin was granted marriage into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, her heart felt as uncomfortable as oil boiling on fire. Whenever she thought that these things were from her direct lineage and had nothing to do with her daughter and son, she wanted to vomit blood. Jealousy almost overwhelmed her reason and made her forget the fate of Aunt Wei and Yu Zixi for a moment.

Almost immediately, she sent someone to find Yu Fangfang. She did not expect Yu Fangfang to ask the Right Prime Minister to give half of the reward to her daughter as a dowry, because she knew that this was impossible, even if she wanted to do so. So she asked Yu Fangfang to go to her brother Yu Qi and encourage him.

Aunt Yun guessed from her own experience that since Yu Zinyin received so many rewards, Madam Yu would definitely deduct half of it for her son, Yu Li, and use these things as betrothal gifts to her future wife's family. Now Yu Qi was sent to be raised under Madam Yu's name. Although he was not born by Madam Yu, he was also a legitimate son. Yu Qi should also get a share of it. In this way, Yu Zinyin would not get so much betrothal gifts, and her son Yu Qi could get some benefits for free. Isn't it the best of both worlds?

Yu Fangfang listened to what Yun Yi Niang said without hesitation, because she was also jealous of Yu Ziyin. When the boxes of rewards were moved into the backyard warehouse, her eyes were red with jealousy. In the end, she simply turned a blind eye and returned to her room to complain to herself. Only then did she come out under Yun Yi Niang's instructions and find Yu Qi, and by the way, she also tried to sow discord between Yu Qi and the direct line of descent.

She said, "Little brother, if Madam Yu only gave it to my eldest brother and was unwilling to give it to you, then she still regards you as a concubine's child and is not sincere to you at all. Then you will understand that only mother and I are truly good to you, and only we will plan so much for you!"

Yu Qi frowned and looked at Yu Fangfang in front of him with a hint of apology in his eyes.

During these days, Madam Yu disciplined him very strictly, but at the same time she was also relaxed enough so that Yu Qi would not develop any rebellious psychology and at the same time he understood a lot of truths. He realized how stupid and a bastard he was in the past, and how he actually wanted to use his sister's dowry to support his own life. A man should be as upright as his father.