Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Before the princess could even begin to wail, the emperor threw down his pen and gestured for the official beside him to write it down.

Looking at the princess, he said, word by word, "The emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people. Sun Qiming has harmed the people and officials, and the evidence is conclusive. He is hereby granted the right to commit suicide."

The princess let out a wail and prostrated herself, begging for mercy. The emperor waved his hand, and the guards dragged her away.

Other powerful ministers were impeached to varying degrees, but fortunately it wasn't anything serious. Only a few sons of powerful families were punished, and they were permanently banned from serving as officials in the court.

The Prefect of the Capital was in charge of searching for missing persons. He eventually found more than twenty men and women in the backyard of the Princess's residence. They were all people she had forcibly taken back and used as playthings.

Some of them were mentally impaired, and others were in a daze. When the woman with the child recognized her husband, tears welled up in her eyes again.

The once spirited scholar in his long robes has been reduced to a plaything, confined to the backyard, and has now become a dull and foolish figure.

Fortunately, he recognized his wife and grabbed the woman's clothes, asking her to take him home.

In the end, everyone received compensation from the princess's residence and left the capital overnight.

A few days later, Chi Xing learned that the eldest princess had been expelled from the capital.

She didn't allow anyone to take anything with her before she left. Apart from compensating the victims, all of her mansion and money went into the national treasury.

"She got off too easy. If it weren't for her, how could Sun Qiming have been so arrogant for so many years?"

Murong Yu fed Chi Xing a piece of pastry.

Chixing enjoyed the service throughout, playing with the jade ruyi that His Highness the Crown Prince had recently given him.

"Brother Crown Prince, did you make this?" he asked, referring to the pastries.

Murong Yu nodded gently: "I'll make you lotus flower pastries when summer comes."

After what happened last time, Murong Yu forbade Chi Xing from going out again, fearing that he might encounter some accident.

"By the way, has that assassin still not been caught?" Akahoshi asked.

"Logically speaking, an injured assassin is the easiest to capture, but the lake water was icy cold that day, so the assassin may have frozen to death in the lake."

Even Murong Yu herself didn't quite believe what she said, but she did it so as not to worry Chi Xing.

He wiped Akahoshi's mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Don't be afraid, I'll send someone to protect you closely. It was my oversight before."

If Akahoshi were to leave the palace, someone would naturally follow and protect him. But that day, he was in the imperial palace, and who could have imagined that an assassin would infiltrate the palace?

The commander of the guards has been dismissed; he was one of Consort Luo's men.

Murong Yu didn't think Consort Luo would be foolish enough to sacrifice such an important person, so she naturally ruled out that it was an assassin hired by Consort Luo.

But besides Consort Luo, who else wanted them dead?

Right, those strange martial arts moves were ones he had never seen before; perhaps that's where he should start.

Murong Yu didn't know who it was, but Chi Xing did, and he was certain that the assassin wasn't dead.

[Based on the plot development, that assassin should be Chi Ge, right?] Chi Xing guessed to himself.

250 almost dressed up as Conan, showing off its gleaming white fangs:

[It was him. After Your Highness arrived, a butterfly effect occurred. Chi Ge arrived in Dongqian ahead of schedule. His purpose this time was to kill you, giving Bei Di a reason to send troops to attack Dongqian.]

Contrary to expectations, Chi Xing didn't die, so how could Chi Ge die so easily?

[So, could Chige be with the Second Prince?] Chixing continued to guess.

Actually, he wasn't in a hurry at all, and even made some bold guesses:

[Murong Tuo, has he already been replaced?]

250 the kitten nodded: [Not sure if it is, but I only sensed a faint aura of a soul from another world.]

Akahoshi: [It's probably because we're too far apart. Let's wait and see; we'll have a chance to meet eventually.]

Murong Tuo and Wang Qi were not punished further because they fell into the water.

After being confined for several months, they were able to go out again.

Akahiko was frightened and received many more rewards.

As the weather gradually warms up, Akahoshi can also participate in outdoor activities, such as his usual riding and archery lessons.

Murong Yu was always good at riding and archery, so he spent more time teaching Chi Xing riding and archery.

To his delight, although Akahoshi looked frail, he was a very accurate archer and never missed the target.

This made Murong Hao and the others extremely envious. Their talents were not as good as Chi Xing's, and they initially thought that Chi Xing would be a backup, but who would have thought that he was a genius.

Under the sun, Chi Xing started jumping rope after running laps, refusing to rest even when Murong Yu told him to.

“What’s wrong with him? Ever since he recovered from his illness, I’ve seen him jump rope almost every day.”

Murong Hao took advantage of the break and immediately hid under the shade of a tree to rest.

Murong Zhan, who was about the same age as him, shook his head: "I don't know, but I have a feeling that this is going to be something big."

During the break, Cheng Hu also did not rest.

In order to join the army as soon as possible, Cheng Hu spent almost every day practicing shooting, which made him even darker from the sun.

Murong Yu silently counted until Chi Xing had jumped three hundred times, then took the handkerchief and walked over.

Akahoshi stopped, his forehead covered in sweat.

Murong Yu wiped his face with a handkerchief and couldn't help but say to him, "The imperial physician said to rest, aren't you afraid of the heat?"

Akahoshi took a few steps and swung his legs to relax his muscles.

"It's alright. I'll be practicing riding and archery later. My brother, the Crown Prince, will be teaching me."

Murong Yu listened to him and said, "Alright, you can go after you've rested."

Akahoshi stood closer to him, secretly observing the height difference between them, feeling deeply distressed.

Why haven't I grown taller yet?

Will I stunted growth?

During this time, Akahoshi was extremely anxious; he wanted to grow taller.

I drink a big bowl of milk every day, go for a morning run, and jump rope during breaks. I make the most of every time I can exercise.

250 couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, please wait a little longer. You might grow taller in a few years. Don't overtrain now and end up short and all muscle..."

Akahoshi thought about his short stature combined with huge muscles and thought, "No way, that would be too ugly."

Somewhat dejected, Chi Xing was lifted onto a horse by Murong Yu, who then mounted the horse herself.

Chi Xing leaned against Murong Yu, feeling even more uncomfortable.

Ah Yu is almost 1.75 meters tall, which makes him much shorter than others.

In fact, Murong Yu also suddenly grew taller this year. He was very satisfied with his height, which was just the right height to hug Chi Xing.

"Let's begin. I'll control the horse, and you shoot the arrows," Murong Yu's voice rang out from behind.

Akahoshi snapped out of his daze, drew an arrow, and put the bowstring back on.

He wasn't very strong; to others, he could even be described as weak.

However, he was a good shot; even with both the horse and the target moving, all ten of Akahoshi's arrows hit the bullseye.

Wu Fuzi had no expectations of him, but seeing that he hit the bullseye, he still praised him several times.

"Oh dear, Crown Prince, you're not allowed to help him ride a horse next time."

Murong Hao wasn't a very accurate shooter, and with the horse wobbling, he missed the target entirely.

Chi Xing arrogantly raised his chin: "That's because your aim is bad."

"You're talking nonsense, the problem is clearly with the horse."

"Really? Why don't you find someone to help you ride a horse and try it out?"

Chi Xing and Murong Hao were the same age, but Murong Hao was actually half a head taller than him, which made Chi Xing dislike him.

The two often bickered, and this time was no exception.