Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

As mentioned before, the Second Prince's Concubine was a concubine's daughter. Before she got married, she was able to marry the prince by relying on her status as a concubine's daughter, stepping over her elder sister, and even became the principal wife without any overt criticism. This is enough to show that she was indeed favored in her natal family. The main reason for this was that her concubine's mother was her father's childhood sweetheart. When the Second Prince's Concubine's father was young, he had to marry his current wife for the future of the family. Only after he had legitimate sons and daughters did he bring the Second Prince's Concubine's mother in as a concubine. The Second Prince's Concubine's father felt that he had let down his childhood sweetheart when he was young, so he doted on and indulged his childhood sweetheart and her children.

It was for this reason that the spoiled Second Prince's wife dared to snatch the marriage that should have belonged to her elder sister, and even married off before her. Even now, whenever she thinks of this matter, the Second Prince's wife feels very proud.

Her stepmother also agreed to this matter. She even helped the Second Prince's Concubine to plead for mercy when her father was angry that his daughter had disregarded her reputation and done such a ridiculous thing. Naturally, the Second Prince's Concubine's father could not stand her childhood sweetheart, whom he had always felt guilty about, and not only ordered his wife and eldest daughter in the backyard not to tell this matter to anyone, he also bought a lot of dowry for his youngest daughter, the Second Prince's Concubine.

He also knew that his wife and eldest daughter were resentful of his handling of the matter, but he thought that they were his legitimate wife and daughter, and their status was much more noble than that of his childhood sweetheart and youngest daughter. Moreover, even if his eldest daughter could not marry a prince in the future, she could marry the son of a high-ranking official with a high salary.

The Second Prince's wife also had no idea how to hide her pride. Whenever she returned to her parents' home, she would make a special visit to see her stepmother, saying that she was concerned about her, but in fact she just wanted to disgust her.

Even if the stepmother doesn't want to see her, she has no choice. Now that she is the prince's consort, it is understandable if she doesn't see her once, but it would be inappropriate if she doesn't see her every time. Therefore, the stepmother and the stepsister hate this concubine's daughter/sister to the core. Every time the second prince's consort returns to her parents' home, the stepmother wants to stay away from her to avoid seeing this bitch and feeling disgusted. Fortunately, the eldest daughter is now married, otherwise she would be angry.

When the Second Prince's Consort's mother heard that she had come again, her brows furrowed. "What is she doing here again?"

Why did she say "again"? This was because the Second Prince's wife had been looking for someone unfamiliar to her in order to deal with Yu Ziyin, but she realized that everyone around her was familiar, so she decided to go home and ask her stepmother if there was anyone who could help her. That's when she learned about Zhang Tong's existence.

And when she came back to ask for help, the Second Prince's wife did not forget to bully her stepmother, so the angry stepmother made a serious note of the Second Prince's wife in her book of grudges, and naturally she would also remember when the Second Prince's wife came last.

Under normal circumstances, the Second Prince's wife would not come to her parents' home so frequently, so the Second Prince's wife's stepmother said "again".

The personal nanny beside the legitimate mother had just returned from inquiring about the situation. Her face looked a little strange, and she lowered her voice, "The concierge said she looked very unwell. She immediately went to look for her stepmother, and then left the courtyard with her stepmother to look for the master. Madam, the servants around here said they both looked a little off, and they rushed to look for the master. Did something serious happen?"

At first, the stepmother was instinctively happy. After all, it would be great if something serious happened to that bitch mother and daughter. But in the end, she wondered if this matter would implicate her and her children. So she cautiously said to the personal nanny, "Send someone to listen around the master's study. Be careful not to let anyone at the door discover it."

"Yes."

The personal nanny quickly went to find someone to inquire.

In the study, the second prince's wife ran up to her father and knelt down as soon as she saw him. "Father! You must save your daughter!"

"Master! Please save our Wan'er!" The concubine mother also knelt beside her second prince's wife. Although her face showed traces of time, it was still gentle and tender. Her tears softened the heart of the master in front of her.

"What's going on? You get up first. Wan'er, quickly help your mother up! Then we'll talk." Master Chang couldn't pull up his childhood sweetheart, so he looked at the Second Prince's wife and said.

The Second Prince's wife shook her head, "Dad, if you don't help me, I won't get up!"

"You are already married, why are you still in such a bad temper? What happened?" asked Master Chang. He had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, and his tone was still full of love and indulgence for his concubine's daughter.

The Second Prince's wife and his stepmother exchanged glances, a trace of guilt flashing across their eyes.

Finally, the Second Prince's wife stammered out the story, "Dad, do you know that the eldest daughter of the Liu family is being held in a cell in Jingzhao Prefecture?"

Master Chang frowned, "I know, what does this have to do with you?"

Although this incident was not a big deal, Master Chang was also one of the insiders. He had been thinking that Liu's father could get promoted and become rich by relying on a daughter who was just a concubine, which was really a blessing from his ancestors. Just when he was jealous of his father's good fortune because he only had a concubine's daughter, he could have such good luck, while he also had a daughter who was a prince's consort. Why didn't he have such a good thing? At this time, the news spread in the circle that Liu Ziyu had been taken away by Mr. Shang from the Prince's Mansion and locked up in Jingzhao Prefecture.

Although Master Chang laughed out loud after understanding the situation, he thought to himself that Father Liu's luck was just that. Even if he had a little daughter who was favored by the Crown Prince, what good was that? This eldest legitimate daughter was so useless and so vicious, framing her mother and sister, and even implicating the family. That was even more terrifying!

The Second Prince's wife bit her lip and said, "Actually, I was also involved in this matter."

Master Chang's expression froze. "W-what? What do you mean you were involved? What does the Liu sisters' fight over their honor have to do with you?"

The Second Prince's wife was frightened when she saw that her father was as surprised and horrified as she had thought, but she had to tell Master Chang about this matter. She wanted to use Master Chang to kill Zhang Tong, or kill him in the prison cell of Jingzhao Prefecture, so she must explain the situation clearly to Master Chang, otherwise Master Chang would definitely not help her.

She immediately confessed that she and Liu Ziyu had teamed up to frame Yu Zinyin, and that one of the accomplices, Zhang Tong, her step-mother's cousin and the second prince's wife's uncle, also knew of her involvement. She was afraid that Zhang Tong would give her away, so she had to kill him quickly before Jingzhao Prefecture could find out anything. By then, even if Liu Ziyu gave her away, there would be no evidence.

At the end, seeing Master Chang's sullen face, the Second Prince's wife, who had always been arrogant and domineering because of her favor, was frightened and tried to defend herself, "Father, I didn't mean to do anything to Concubine Liu. It's just that woman is too arrogant! Back when we were having the birthday banquet at the Crown Prince's Mansion, she looked down on my daughter in every way! She ignored me when I tried to talk to her. She's just a concubine, and she dared to treat me like this. That's why I wanted to teach her a lesson!"