Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

Shao Lian is the eldest son but not the emperor's only son. The current emperor has nine sons and three daughters. The empress only gave birth to Shao Lian, the eldest son, and never gave birth again. But even so, the relationship between the emperor and the empress remained harmonious, and Shao Lian grew up being doted on by the emperor.

Just because the emperor had experienced fighting with his brothers, and he knew the dangers of it, he didn't want these things to happen to his own children. He wanted his brothers and sisters to live in harmony, so he directly appointed his eldest son Shao Lian as the crown prince. As for the remaining princes, when he died in the future, he would let Shao Lian appoint them as idle princes, so that they would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

As for the emperor's daughters, because the Dashao Kingdom was strong, there was no need for princesses to marry, so the emperor also told them that if they did not want to marry a minister, they could find a prince consort on their own. As long as the man had good character and family background, the emperor would agree.

The emperor had thought of a way out for his children, but even so, there were still some people who felt resentful. These people were the second prince and his wife.

At that moment, the Second Prince's wife saw the other princes and princesses constantly coming up to Shao Lian and saying auspicious words, and disgust flashed in her eyes. These people were used to currying favor with the powerful, and each of them was a hopeless case. Yet, they had no objection to Shao Lian being able to sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince.

It’s no wonder that the Second Prince’s wife thinks this way, because she once secretly inquired about the opinions of several other princes’ wives, and it turned out that they all thought that it would be good to just wait and become a leisurely princess in the future. They were all people without ambition!

When the Second Prince and I defeat the Crown Prince in the future, we will definitely not let these people become princes so easily. Didn't you say that you don't have much ambition? Then you can definitely accept being a leisurely Duke of a lower rank than a Prince. After all, it's not much worse.

If the other princes' wives knew what the second prince's wife was thinking, they would definitely curse at her.

First of all, the position of princess is what they deserve. Why should they lose what belongs to them just because they didn't help the second prince to stir up trouble and shake the crown prince's already solid position?

Secondly, the annual salary a prince can receive is far from comparable to that of a county prince, and the pomp and standard are also much lower, not to mention the hereditary titles their children can inherit in the future. What's wrong with them wanting to live a peaceful and happy life? It simply makes no sense.

But if the Second Prince's wife was a broad-minded person, she would not always be thinking about how to deal with these people in the future.

Now the only thing that the Second Prince's wife feels fortunate about is that the Crown Prince has no wife and has not given birth to a legitimate grandson. Even though she herself has no children, not to mention those bitches in the backyard, she still feels that Shao Lian's position as Crown Prince is not that stable.

The Second Prince took his wife forward to congratulate Shao Lian and asked them to bring up a gift. It was a stone carving by a master sculptor. It was as tall as a normal man and wider than a normal man's body. From a certain angle, you can see the word "Lian". The most peculiar thing is that there is a Buddha statue wearing white gauze in the middle. The white gauze is obviously carved out of stone, but it seems to be blown by the wind and is swaying in the air.

Shao Lian looked at the gift in front of him, turned his head to look at his second brother and sister-in-law, and said with an unchanged smile, "Second brother and sister-in-law are very thoughtful."

Shao Lian's indifferent attitude made the second prince unhappy, but he couldn't say anything because Shao Lian acted the same way when facing other people.

Instead, the Second Prince's wife's gaze fell on Yu Zinyin who was beside Shao Lian.

Although Yu Zinyin was a concubine, because she was favored, she did not have to be as restricted as other women in the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, and she could even be taken by Shao Lian to meet guests.

This made the ladies who followed their husbands understand more about Shao Lian's love for Concubine Liu after seeing Yu Zinyin beside the prince. When giving gifts, they would inevitably chat with Yu Zinyin and try to get closer to her.

This style seems even better than her, the second prince's wife.

The Second Prince's wife's popularity is actually not that good, because she was born out of wedlock, and she stepped on her legitimate sister to secretly meet with the Second Prince, and had an affair with the Second Prince, and the two became a couple. Even though the Second Prince's wife did these things secretly, when those ladies from aristocratic families saw that the Second Prince married a concubine's daughter instead of a legitimate daughter, and that this concubine's daughter married earlier than her legitimate sister, how could they not guess that there was something wrong?

Of course, this is not something they made up out of thin air. The Second Prince's wife's family residence is not an iron sanctuary. Some people who are more curious have actually made special inquiries, and that is the fact.

Therefore, in the past, they would try to stay away from the Second Prince's wife as much as possible, for fear that their children would learn bad things from her. Therefore, compared with Concubine Liu, who was just a concubine, they really felt that Concubine Liu was better.

But the Second Prince's wife didn't know that she still looked down on Yu Zinyin in her heart.

She didn't even bother to talk to such a person. Even if she was favored, what good was it? Wasn't she still a concubine? How could she be compared to her, the principal wife? And those ladies only spoke to Yu Ziyin for the sake of the prince. Did they really think they were important?

But even if the Second Prince's wife disliked Yu Ziyin, she couldn't express her dislike for the Crown Prince's favorite concubine at his birthday banquet. She just muttered to the Crown Prince's wife next to her when she sat down, "A concubine actually dared to enter the Crown Prince's room. She simply doesn't know the rules."

Although the prince and the princess were a couple and did not need to be separated, some other unmarried men and women were also taken into consideration. Fortunately, the prince's mansion was very large, so there was more than enough space to separate the men's and women's seats, and the princess was naturally assigned to the upper seat of the women's seats.

The Third Prince's Consort, who was standing nearby, heard the Second Prince's Consort's words and didn't respond. She said, "Concubine Liu recently performed excellent service in tending to the sick. Even the Empress Dowager, His Majesty, and the Empress praised her highly. It's normal for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to treat her differently."

The Second Prince's Consort was choked by the Third Prince's Consort's words and said dryly, "Even so, it's not beyond the pale. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dotes on her too much. If that woman develops inappropriate thoughts in the future, there will be endless trouble."

She actually had some selfish motives. She thought that Yu Zinyin's favor was not a good thing. If she was favored too much, she would inevitably get pregnant easily. If she got pregnant, she might give birth to the prince's eldest son. Even if it was a concubine's son, it was still the eldest son. That was why the Second Prince's wife felt dislike and hostility towards Yu Zinyin.

The Third Prince's wife raised her lips and glanced at the Second Prince's wife, "Sister-in-law, you are too worried. This is the Crown Prince's residence, not the Second Prince's residence. Who His Royal Highness chooses to favor is His Royal Highness's business and has nothing to do with us."

In a word, it’s none of your business.

The Second Prince's Concubine was choked by the Third Prince's Concubine's words and felt annoyed. She turned her head and stared at the Third Prince's Concubine, as if she wanted to scare her, but unfortunately the Third Prince's Concubine was not afraid of her.