Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Seeing the flames soaring into the sky, almost all the servants rushed over to put out the fire.

At that time, most houses were made of wood, so you can imagine how quickly they would catch fire.

If the fire is not extinguished, it will very likely burn the entire mansion down, and the entire Pei family will become a laughing stock in the capital.

Madam Pei, who was always very concerned about her image, was extremely anxious and stomped her cane on the ground a few times.

"Where is he? Where did Pei Mingren go? How did his yard catch fire?"

Several servants who served Pei Ming closely stammered and looked at each other, unable to give a clear answer.

Madam Pei came over and helped the old lady up: "Mother, please calm down. Ming'er probably has some official business to attend to."

Madam Pei, standing to the side, said sarcastically, "What official business? You didn't even know there was a fire in the courtyard. What will happen if it keeps burning?"

Madam Pei suddenly became anxious: "Oh dear, why is the fire getting bigger and bigger? What if it spreads to our third branch? Sister-in-law, we'll have to pay out of our own pockets then."

The two masters of the Pei family stood anxiously to the side, not daring to go over and help put out the fire, for fear that the falling logs would hit them.

Behind him followed many concubines, Pei Ming's cousins, and several little children.

The little black cat meowed a few times, which was seen by several children, and then it skipped and hopped away.

"Little raccoon slave, little raccoon slave..."

The children chased after the little black cat, and the servants were too busy putting out the fire to keep an eye on them.

When the second and third wives realized the child was missing, they slapped their daughters-in-law across the face.

"Useless thing, can't even take care of a child."

In a panic, they searched for the child in the courtyard. The maids, disregarding that this was the general's courtyard, searched everywhere for him.

"Young Master, Young Miss, where are you?"

"There seems to be a sound over there. Could the young master be there?"

Several maids ran toward the sound and saw several children clapping around a raccoon dog.

Perhaps startled, the cat scattered and ran around, only to be surrounded by the children. It then turned and lunged toward the door of the study behind it.

The room was brightly lit, and the maids had just seen the overlapping figures inside.

Just then, the old lady and the others also arrived:

"How is it? Have you found the children?"

Suddenly the door in front of them swung open, revealing a steamy scene inside.

"Ahhhhh!!"

Some of the younger girls couldn't help but scream, and their parents quickly covered their eyes.

The child at the front didn't understand what was happening and kept calling out, "Little Tanuki, Little Tanuki."

The children, carried by the maid, quickly retreated behind the old lady and the others.

The old lady and the first wife looked grim when they saw what had happened inside, and they tapped their canes on the ground.

"How shameful! How shameful!"

Bai Xu was held down and unable to move, her face already covered in tears. Unfortunately, Pei Ming had completely lost his mind, as if he had no idea that everyone was watching him do his thing.

The two did not stop, and the First Madam, in a fit of anger, snatched a basin of water from a servant and went inside to splash it on the two who were still entangled.

He turned and roared at the crowd, "Why aren't you coming over here and separating them! Are they all dead?"

The little black cat stood on the roof beam and relayed the story to Red Star.

Chi Xing lay on the bed, bored out of his mind. He couldn't go out because the outside was full of people sent by Zhao Qiyu to protect him.

After turning over, Akahoshi said to 250, "[Good job. Go and order a few more houses. I want to hear some big news tomorrow.]"

250: [Yes, sir. Mission accomplished.]

After a while, a noise came from outside; it was Zhao Qiyu talking to his confidant.

Akahoshi got out of bed, quickly went out and opened the door.

He wore a loose white robe, his feet were bare, and his long hair was disheveled, clearly indicating that he had just woken up.

Zhao Qiyu, who was speaking, waved his hand, and everyone stepped back. He strode over, put his arm around Chixing, went inside, and closed the door.

"Wake you up?"

Looking down, he saw that he wasn't wearing shoes, and Zhao Qiyu picked him up and carried him to the bed.

Akahoshi, who was slightly taller than him, felt helpless because Ayu always liked to hug him.

Without resisting, Akahoshi was placed on the bed and still held him, saying in a muffled voice, "I had a nightmare. I dreamt that Ayu married someone else, and they all bullied you. I was very angry."

Zhao Qiyu chuckled, pressed his neck down to make him lower his head, and then raised his head to peck him with a kiss.

"Be good, no one can bully me."

Chi Xing's hand touched Zhao Qiyu's neck, her slender fingers gently pinching, deepening the kiss.

Their dark hair was intertwined, and the candlelight inside the room flickered.

As their bodies huddled together, their body temperature rose. Zhao Qiyu laid Chixing down on the bed, and he instinctively tried to turn over.

Zhao Qiyu simply turned and pulled him into her arms, her voice low and melodious: "Go back to sleep, I'll stay with you."

Chi Xing clearly sensed the changes in Zhao Qiyu's body, so why didn't he do anything else?

Perhaps his expression was too obvious, Zhao Qiyu gently pinched his ear.

"Your injuries haven't fully healed yet."

Even if he were fully recovered, Zhao Qiyu didn't want to make Xingxing feel wronged; kissing and hugging him was already enough to make Xingxing feel wronged.

He is not yet married, and he does not want to and cannot touch Xingxing; this is Zhao Qiyu's bottom line.

Akahoshi understood him and immediately guessed what he was thinking.

[Help! Ah Yu loves me so much!]

250: [His Highness has said this hundreds of times.]

Chi Xingzhen found a comfortable position in Zhao Qiyu's arms and fell asleep.

When I woke up, I could hear the servants outside chatting.

"Really? What about our prince?"

"His Highness entered the palace long ago, so naturally someone will take care of him. Just wait, that ungrateful wretch will get his comeuppance sooner or later."

The young maid was filled with righteous indignation and extremely angry.

Their prince is so good; how could that general dare to do such a thing?

When Chixing got up, a young eunuch brought in warm water for him to wash up and then brought him breakfast.

You don't need to ask anyone else; the 250 in your mind's eye can explain it vividly.

[Many people already knew about what happened at the Pei residence last night. The Pei residence caught fire, and things were in chaos. Some people planted by other officials quickly blended into the crowd and witnessed what Pei Ming and Bai Xu were doing.]

The position of general is a highly coveted one, and many people have been eyeing it for a long time, so naturally they can't resist the urge to take it.

With 250 pictures added, Pei Ming was sent to the palace early in the morning.

After taking the photos, 250 printed countless copies on paper. The black and white images looked like they were drawn by some genius, with the faces of the two people drawn clearly.

There was no vote for anyone; the 250s were just randomly scattered on the street, and many people saw them early in the morning when the wind blew them away.

General Pei recently got engaged to Prince Yu, and now he's involved with other people, and the news has spread everywhere.

Many people wrote memorials impeaching him, and the censor was so angry that he cursed him in court for failing the emperor's grace.

The Prime Minister didn't even need to take action personally; officials knelt down, begging His Majesty to rescind his decree, saying that Pei Ming was unworthy of Prince Yu.