Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

This is a melodramatic story about an orphan and a general. The orphan is Bai Xu, a farmer's son living far away on the border, and the general is Pei Ming.

The two fell in love at the border, and Pei Ming promised to marry Bai Xu upon returning to the capital. However, before his death, Pei Ming's grandfather arranged another marriage for him.

Pei Ming's father died early, and his grandfather was Prince Pei, a king of a different surname. He had saved the late emperor, who, in a drunken stupor, said he would grant him the title of king. Thus, Prince Pei became the first king of a different surname in the Great Yue Kingdom.

However, the Pei family's power grew stronger and stronger, and Pei Ming even became a general, holding the military seal. The current emperor was wary of this and wanted to take back the non-royal princely title that the previous emperor had given them.

Fearing that Pei Ming would be affected in the future, Prince Pei, on his deathbed, requested an imperial decree to marry off the Third Prince.

Akahoshi: [Wait, why a prince for a political marriage? Who does he think he is? Have they no respect for the royal family?]

250 flipped through his notebook, feeling helpless:

Prince Pei is a ruthless man. He not only worries that the emperor will take action against the Pei family while the emperor is still alive, but he also worries that when the crown prince ascends the throne, he will be the first to target the Pei family.

The Third Prince is the Crown Prince's only younger brother and the Empress's son, so he is much more favored than the princess.

Moreover, he also got the emperor to promise that Pei Ming would be allowed to take concubines and have children in the future.

Akahoshi's fists clenched: [How could the emperor possibly agree to something like this? How utterly despicable is he?]

250 chuckled: [The Empress's maternal family is the Prime Minister's mansion. The Crown Prince has now come of age, and the Emperor has long been wary of him. He is taking advantage of the Third Prince's marriage to suppress the Crown Prince and the Empress.]

So that they would know who truly reigned supreme on the dragon throne, the Third Prince became a victim of this power struggle.

Marrying her off to the third prince would simultaneously keep the Pei family, the Prime Minister's residence, the Crown Prince, and the Empress in check; the Emperor would be more than happy with that.

Pei Ming once had a crush on the Third Prince. Bai Xu was chosen by him because she looked somewhat like the Third Prince.

He always felt that the Third Prince was ruthless and lacked Bai Xu's gentleness and consideration; even after agreeing to the marriage, he was dissatisfied with everything.

In the original storyline, Bai Xu was the main character, while Zhao Qiyu was the third party standing between them, even stealing the position of the rightful husband. Even if Bai Xu married into the Pei family, she could only be a servant.

After Zhao Qiyu married into the Pei family, Bai Xu and other women often went to him to cause trouble.

Zhao Qiyu couldn't help but kill several servants, and Bai Xu went to Pei Ming crying and complaining. The emperor took the opportunity to punish Zhao Qiyu and also criticized the empress for not disciplining her properly.

For the sake of the Empress and the Crown Prince, Zhao Qiyu could only endure it, but he couldn't stop people from deliberately loitering in front of him.

Every time Pei Ming saw Bai Xu looking sad, he would stand on her side and blame Zhao Qiyu.

Later, during an assassination attempt, Zhao Qiyu died saving the crown prince, and Bai Xu was made empress, seizing all of Zhao Qiyu's dowry and property.

He married into the Pei family and had no children. Even the Crown Prince couldn't get his property back.

250 was furious: [Zhao Qiyu was just sending them money. Later, Pei Ming and Bai Xu even registered a child under Zhao Qiyu's name, saying they wanted to leave him an heir, but in reality, they were seizing Zhao Qiyu's fiefdom and houses and fields in various places.]

Chi Xing watched Zhao Qiyu following the Crown Prince. Pei Ming spoke to the two of them with a humble expression, but in reality, his eyes were sizing up Zhao Qiyu as if he were a piece of merchandise.

"Let's go. With His Highness the Crown Prince here, we can only greet our elder brother from afar," Lin Yu said to Chi Xing.

Even after returning to the general's mansion, Akahoshi was still absent-minded.

Ah Yu is definitely going to suffer. Does she now realize that Pei Ming is actually a two-timing scumbag?

The 250 who was released to follow Zhao Qiyu spoke silently in his mind:

[No, Bai Xu was sent directly to the Pei residence. Actually, the Third Prince has his own residence, so as long as she doesn't stay at the Pei family's house, she won't be disgusted.]

Akahoshi panicked: "No, I need to create an opportunity quickly. I need to get to know Aya and protect her."

250: [There are assassins at tonight's welcome banquet. I'll help you.]

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That evening, Chi Xing accompanied Lin Yu to the palace to attend the welcoming banquet for the two generals.

It was here that Akahoshi saw Bai Xu, who had been placed among the Pei family.

The Pei family has three branches. The eldest branch consists of Pei Ming's mother and younger brother, and Pei Ming's grandmother is also an elder.

Bai Xu was chatting happily with Pei Ming's mother and younger brother, clearly having become familiar with them.

The other two families also had a considerable number of members; the Pei family was considered to have the most.

Just thinking about Ayu going to their house to suffer makes Akahoshi feel dizzy and faint.

The banquet began with the emperor saying a few words, followed by singing and dancing, and then the people below began to eat.

When it was almost time, the Emperor and Empress left their seats, and the atmosphere around them began to relax.

Chi Xing's eyes were almost entirely fixed on Zhao Qiyu in front of him. Lin Yu reminded him several times that he shouldn't look at people like that.

Not long after, Akahoshi looked over again.

Lin Yu thought to himself, "It seems that Chi Xing really likes the Third Prince, and she doesn't even care about the rules anymore."

He cautiously glanced at the Third Prince, only to see a dancer suddenly leap towards the Crown Prince.

A gleaming dagger emerged from the dancer's flowing sleeves, and in an instant, the prince swiftly dodged to the side.

"Ahhh!! An assassin! There's an assassin!"

People around shouted, and the dancer kicked away the eunuch who was blocking the prince's way. With a quick and ruthless move, she stabbed the prince toward his heart.

In an instant, something flew over with a whoosh.

The dagger that was about to pierce the prince fell to the ground, and only then did everyone realize that the dancer's hand, which had been holding the dagger, had been pierced by a chopstick.

Some people saw that it was the Third Prince who threw the chopsticks, and others quickly surrounded and held down the dancer to protect His Highness the Crown Prince.

Everyone's attention was focused on His Highness the Crown Prince, including Zhao Qiyu.

Just then, a sharp arrow pierced the air and shot towards Zhao Qiyu's chest.

"careful!"

"Uh--"

Zhao Qiyu didn't know how the person in front of him appeared; he only knew that the arrow that had been aimed at him was now stuck in his back.

"Summon the imperial physician! Summon the imperial physician!"

Zhao Qiyu stared at the face of the person in front of him, confirming that he did not recognize him. When he saw that the person was injured and pale, a sharp pain shot through his heart.

He didn't want this person to die.

"Akahoshi, Akahoshi, how are you?"

Lin Yu ran over. Just moments ago, Chi Xing was clearly standing next to him, but somehow he suddenly shielded the Third Prince from an arrow.

"puff……"

Chi Xing coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed forward, completely exhausted.

Zhao Qiyu reached out and hugged him, taking him to a side hall to have his injuries treated. Only he knew that his hands were trembling at that moment.

When Crown Prince Zhao Qizhen saw that someone was injured, he ordered the Imperial Guards to thoroughly investigate the matter and make sure to capture the mastermind behind it.

Lin Yu followed Zhao Qiyu to the side hall, where Chi Xing was placed on a soft couch, and blood was flowing from the place where the arrow was stuck in her back.

"Is he your bodyguard?" Zhao Qiyu asked.

Lin Yu's mind was in a mess. Lin Feng, who had followed him in, stood next to him, and Lin Yu finally managed to sort out his thoughts and reply:

“This is my servant. He used to sweep the yard. I just promoted him to be my guard a few days ago.”