Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

Shao Lian was silent for a while, and couldn't help but tighten his grip on Yu Zinyin's hand.

His defense was broken. When he thought of that possibility, Shao Lian wanted to drag her to death with him.

The two stared at each other for a while, and finally Yu Ziyin gave in. She covered his eyes with one hand and said, "I was just saying it casually. If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it anymore."

This guy is really funny.

Shao Lian took her hand and held his face, rubbed her palm, and showed a big smile on his face, "Don't worry, Qingqing, you and I will sleep together in life and be buried together in death. If I die first, I will take you with me."

Yu Ziyin: "Didn't you say there was no burial companion?"

Shao Lian: "If I ask my mother before I die, she will love me and will definitely let you and I reunite in the underworld."

Yu Ziyin thought of how much the current empress doted on Shao Lian, and resisted the urge to slap him in the face. "...What if I die before Your Highness?"

"I'll accompany you."

Yu Ziyin was stunned by Shao Lian's words. She lowered her eyes and looked at Shao Lian, a little dumbfounded. "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you still having a fever?"

Earlier, they'd said they'd share the same bed and grave, but that wasn't the treatment a concubine like her deserved. Traditionally, only the principal wife had the right to be buried with her husband, and now they were saying that if she died first, he'd be buried with her. Was Shao Lian being framed like her?

She was about to touch his forehead, but was stopped by Shao Lian. "I'm telling the truth. Of course, I can't let you die so soon. After all, I haven't lived enough, and you probably don't want to die either."

Yu Ziyin wanted to say that even if she or Shao Lian died, there was no possibility that the two of them would be buried together, but she was afraid that this person would overthink it and think that she wanted the position of Crown Princess, so she could only say, "Yes, yes, you are right, my prince. Since you are not hungry, go to sleep for a while and get more rest. Don't let anyone notice anything wrong when you get to the capital."

Shao Lian saw that she didn't seem to understand the meaning of his words, or she understood but didn't dare to respond.

He actually understood her concerns. She was timid and valued her life very much. She had never dared to think about that position. Just like before in the Lanyue Pavilion of the Prince's Mansion, she would always avoid coming out to provoke other concubines if possible. She was a coward who just hid in her shell to save her life.

So she didn't dare to say anything until I explained it clearly, and could only laugh it off.

To put it bluntly, she didn't trust him. Even after this assassination attempt, she hadn't grown much reliance or trust in him. He was both relieved and annoyed by her vigilance.

While thinking, Shao Lian was lost in thought as he looked at Yu Ziyin's face. He raised his hand to touch her face, "How about you try to manage the backyard after you go back?"

The backyard of the Prince's Mansion has always been managed by Shao Lian's wet nurse, Madam Ping, who is also the wife of the housekeeper. Even Concubine Wei, who believed that she was the first to enter the Prince's Mansion, had once had the idea of ​​taking charge, but was rejected by Shao Lian. Concubine Wei had no choice but to give up in the end. She was unhappy about this, but unfortunately she had no right to interfere.

Yu Ziyin was stunned. "But I haven't learned how to manage the backyard. Besides, isn't Madam Ping managing it well? I won't get involved."

Shao Lian knew she would refuse, so he didn't say anything final before, saying, "I told you to try to manage it. Just treat it as a training. I don't really want you to take over. When the time comes, you can learn from Madam Ping. It's not difficult. You can learn just like you did from the embroiderers and the shopkeeper in the Qingcheng Embroidery Shop before."

Based on his understanding of Yu Zinyin, although she is timid, she really has no complaints when it comes to learning things. She is always hardworking and attentive, and her efforts are not in vain. She will give up if she can't learn something, unlike some people who forget what they have learned. Even Shao Lian admires her perseverance and intelligence.

Once Yu Zinyin learned it, she would never be able to get rid of it.

Shao Lian can also use this as an excuse to bring her to that position.

Yu Zinyin had no idea that Shao Lian, the sinister villain, was plotting against her again. She was just weighing the pros and cons of following him to learn. In the end, she couldn't resist the desire to learn more skills, so she agreed.

Anyway, if she said she couldn't learn it, could Shao Lian still force her to continue to be in charge of the backyard? Even if he really dared to let her control the backyard, it is estimated that other women would not agree.

The naive Yu Zinyin will sigh how stupid she was when she recalls today.

……

Shao Lian and Yu Zinyin secretly returned to the Prince's Mansion. At this moment, there was no chaos in the Prince's Mansion. Before Shao Lian left, he had asked Shang Liang to arrange everything. In addition, with the suppression of Nanny Ping, both the front and back yards were quiet. Even if it was only calm on the surface, nothing had happened.

Shao Lian calculated the time of his return accurately, and asked Doctor Li to cooperate. Soon, Doctor Li and other imperial doctors who were treating the prince spread the word that it was because Concubine Liu had risked her own safety to bleed the prince to relieve his pain, which gave them time to find out the prince's illness. With the right medicine, the prince gradually recovered. Although he was still not suitable to see guests, he would be able to recover soon.

Concubine Wei and the other ladies in the backyard were all panicked.

The Crown Prince's recovery was a happy occasion for them, but Concubine Liu had been bleeding for almost two months, yet she wasn't dead? Not only was she alive, but there wasn't even a rumor that she was infected. This made Concubine Wei and the other ladies wonder if the imperial doctors had misdiagnosed the Crown Prince and that he wasn't suffering from an infectious disease at all.

Otherwise, how could Liu Ziyin be completely unharmed? Now that the Crown Prince was fine, she could use this incident to gain enough favor with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince, who already doted on Concubine Liu, would surely like her even more.

The more Concubine Wei thought about it, the more she felt that Liu Zinyin was very scheming.

If the two were not enemies, she would have admired the other's courage to disregard his own life and death for the prince's favor. But since the two were enemies, she naturally did not want Liu Zinyin to take advantage of this incident to gain power, and even secretly hated Liu Zinyin for his bad luck.

Concubine Wei immediately said to Xiao Cui, "Have that person apply more of the medicine on my costume! When she finishes tending to the illness, she'll definitely go back to school, and the medicine will definitely take effect even faster. I want to prevent her from even attending the Crown Prince's birthday banquet!"

"Yes." Xiao Cui looked at Concubine Wei's sinister face and didn't dare to say anything more.

The costume issue was done by Concubine Wei. Ever since she discovered that even if the Crown Prince did not step into the backyard, he still cared more about Concubine Liu, that bitch, than her, even if they had never met, Concubine Liu just sent a beast to please the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince rewarded her with a lot of things. However, she took the initiative to look for him several times, but not only did she fail to keep him, let alone any reward.

How could Concubine Wei not hate her? How could she not be jealous?

But she would not resent Shao Lian's partiality. She would only hate Concubine Liu for seducing the prince. Seeing that Concubine Liu was willing to learn to sing opera for the prince, Concubine Wei maliciously thought that she must have learned some seductive and vulgar tricks in bed. She looked noble on the surface, but wasn't she still as lowly as a prostitute?

She certainly couldn't tolerate such a woman who was so immoral. She couldn't allow such a person to exist around the Crown Prince, otherwise it would harm him. Didn't Concubine Liu want to win the Crown Prince's favor by learning to sing opera? She always wore that costume to show off, so she would let Concubine Liu die in that costume.