Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

"Waaaah, you can't kill my mother!"

He cried as he faced Murong Tuo, saying, "I quit, boohoo."

Murong Tuo frowned, thinking to himself that he should have known better than to hire this idiot.

Akahoshi rolled around until he was dizzy, and just before he was about to pass out, he finally bumped into a small haystack and stopped.

"Star!"

Murong Yu chased after him down the slope. The slope wasn't steep for an adult, but Chi Xing was just a child.

When Murong Yu picked her up, Chi Xing was still dizzy and muttered:

"gosh."

Murong Yu didn't leave immediately. Instead, she knelt down with him in her arms to let him catch his breath before walking up to him.

A eunuch had already run to fetch the imperial physician, and soon a physician arrived in a hurry.

Under the cold gaze of His Highness the Crown Prince, the imperial physician examined him thoroughly and concluded that he had been frightened. He prescribed some calming medicine, as the young master was weak and could not be subjected to such treatment.

Akahoshi had already guessed the outcome; in accordance with the nature of this world, his body was indeed weak.

Murong Yu's face was extremely pale. He had finally managed to recover Chi Xing's health, so how dare these people lay a hand on him?

After placing Chi Xing on the sedan chair, Murong Yu walked straight to An Zirui and kicked him in the stomach. An Zirui, who had stopped crying, was kicked to the ground again.

This time, the crying was even more piercing, as if he wasn't the one who had harmed the person.

"Who ordered you to do this?"

Murong Yu gritted her teeth. An Zirui was only seven years old, but the arrow he shot was clearly not the kind used in shooting practice, but a sharp arrow that could kill.

How could a seven-year-old child have these things? Could it be that Prince An did this on purpose?

If that arrow had hit Chi Xing, given his physical condition, he might have been killed instantly.

Thinking of this, Murong Yu raised her foot and stomped hard on An Zirui's calf.

An Zirui was in so much pain that he almost fainted from crying, and could only cry out:

"Second Prince, waah, it was the Second Prince who said he was a bad person from Beidi, waah, please don't hit me..."

Seeing that things were not going well, Murong Tuo turned around and tried to run away, but how could he outrun Murong Yu?

Not far from where he went, Murong Yu pinned him to the ground and beat him severely. The fourth and fifth princes, who had arrived after hearing An Zirui's words, were eager to watch the spectacle and joined in, holding down Murong Tuo and beating him as well.

With three against one, Murong Yu finally got her revenge.

As the crown prince, he was always composed and would never allow himself to get into a fight, but today he simply couldn't help himself.

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! The teacher is coming!!"

The eldest prince, Murong Yan, who had rushed over, shouted, but the men on the ground were still locked in a fierce battle. At this moment, even Cheng Hu was wrestling with Wang Qi.

With An Zirui wailing on the other side, the scene became complete chaos.

The incident was caused by An Zirui's arrow, but he claimed that his arrow was given to him by Murong Tuo, which Murong Tuo naturally denied.

However, An Zirui's page found another young master from the Marquis's mansion to testify, because he had witnessed Murong Tuo trying to fool An Zirui.

The matter involved several princes, and even the Crown Prince, so it reached the Emperor's ears.

The gleaming arrows clearly indicated that this was no small matter.

The emperor glanced at Chi Xing, whose face had turned pale with fright, and then at the usually composed crown prince, whose clothes were now disheveled and whose hair was still covered with bits of grass.

"How dare you, Murong Tuo! Is this how your mother always taught you?"

The emperor spoke with a stern face, and Murong Tuo, who was already afraid of him, was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.

"Father, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I only wanted to practice with this arrow and did not intend to hurt anyone. I did not know that the Crown Prince would use this to shoot the Red Star."

"No, you're talking nonsense. You're saying he's a bad person."

An Zirui retorted in a low voice, but when he saw the emperor's stern face, he was so frightened that he almost cried.

The emperor punished them on the spot: Consort Luo was fined three years' worth of monthly allowance for failing to properly educate her son, and Murong Tuo and An Zirui were ordered to copy the book one hundred times, and were not allowed to leave until they finished.

Everyone except Chixing copied the book twenty times, and Prince An was punished with a year's salary for failing to discipline them properly.

Because Chi Xing was frightened, the emperor bestowed upon him many precious medicinal herbs as a form of appeasement.

That was the end of it.

However, the next day, both Prince An and Consort Luo sent gifts to Chixing as an apology on behalf of the child.

At night, Chi Xing accompanied Murong Yu as he copied books on a soft couch.

"Go to sleep if you're tired. I'll finish copying soon."

"Wait for you."

Akahoshi was finally able to speak, but he rarely spoke, so the others assumed he was mute.

His voice was soft at this moment, making Murong Yu want to hug and kiss him.

He sighed, put down his pen, and carried Akahoshi to the bed.

"Let's stop copying and go to sleep."

The imperial physician said that Xingxing needs to rest and recuperate.

*

Spring goes and autumn comes, and every time the seasons change from autumn to winter, Chixing gets sick. Once she catches a cold, she has to lie in the East Palace for several days.

Murong Yu always kept an eye on him, requiring him to wear a cloak and cape when he went out, and starting to burn charcoal fires in the winter. Everyone in the East Palace followed Chi Xing's habits.

Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that His Highness the Crown Prince treats the young master better than anyone else, and no one dares to neglect him.

Year after year passed, and Akahoshi celebrated his twelfth birthday.

He was a hostage, and no one would hold a banquet for him.

However, early in the morning, Murong Yu, just like before, personally cooked him a bowl of longevity noodles and even poached two eggs on top.

Murong Yu placed the tray on the table, walked to the bedside, and bent down to speak to Chi Xing.

"Birthday boy/girl, wake up."

When Chi Xing opened her eyes, she saw a handsome young man with bright eyes and white teeth, but little did she know that in Murong Yu's eyes, he was the one who was becoming more and more beautiful.

The people of Binglin Kingdom are the most handsome, with snow-white skin and prominent features, and Chixing completely inherited his mother's good looks.

Those bright, pure black eyes opened, as if they could draw you in; every time Murong Yu met those eyes, she couldn't look away.

This time was no exception, but he just watched. The old woman said that they were all grown up now and should sleep in separate rooms, and their behavior should not be too close.

Murong Yu thought it made sense, after all, boys and girls shouldn't sit together after the age of seven, and boys and boys...

Akashi blinked her dark eyes. Instead of waiting for her brother's daily affectionate touch, she took the initiative to reach out and hug his neck, leaning closer to him.

A warm cheek pressed against his, and Murong Yu paused, her hand about to push him away.

I thought to myself, well, men should be able to do this. Even good friends can sleep side by side, so what's a little cheek-to-cheek contact?

With that in mind, he picked up the clothes from the side and carefully helped Akahoshi put them on.

Chi Xing's voice, still soft since she hadn't gone through puberty, said, "Brother Crown Prince, you're up so early."

After getting dressed, seeing that he was practically clinging to her, Murong Yu simply sat on the edge of the bed, pulled him onto her lap, and carefully combed his hair.

"Okay, hurry up and wash up. I made you a bowl of longevity noodles. If Xingxing eats this, he will be healthy and live a long life."

He said these words every year, and Chixing would always smile and say, "If you, the Crown Prince, live to be a hundred, then I, Chixing, will also live to be a hundred."