The Rebirth of a Farm Girl from a Military Family and a Cannon Fodder Princess

Xiao Fan instructed his personal guard, "Go and investigate what the Shangguan family has been doing all this time." Something must have happened; otherwise, Shangguan Zhihua's mother wouldn't be so foolish as to spout such nonsense at the gates of the Prince's mansion. Her mother must have suffered some kind of trauma.

Three hours later, the guard returned and reported: "Your Majesty, the Shangguan family just returned from Wuliping today. According to their servants, they went to Wuliping on the orders of Aunt Shangguan to cause trouble for Shangguan Zisu and her two daughters... but the whole family was exterminated by the old clan chief!"

The guards gave a detailed report of everything they heard.

Hearing that Shangguan Chengfeng's family wanted to harm Zisu, and even under the guise of the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Fan felt his blood boil and couldn't help but fly into a rage: "Good! She's just a concubine in the Prince's Mansion, yet she dares to act so arrogantly and do such despicable and vicious things! If she's promoted in the future, won't she rebel against heaven?!"

In particular, they even wanted to harm Zisu!

Have they no sense of public morality at all? They've lost all their conscience! No wonder Zisu was so terrified back then, willing to break off the engagement rather than let Shangguan Chengfeng inherit the title. Just imagine, if Zisu hadn't sought his help and allowed Shangguan Chengfeng to inherit the title smoothly, where would her mother and younger brother have survived?!

Xiao Fan felt a chill run down his spine. The Rong'an Prince's mansion was relatively simple; his father had no concubines, and he had grown up in a peaceful environment. He had no firsthand experience of the infighting within families, and seeing the Shangguan Zhihua family like this now, he truly felt it was utterly ugly!

He felt incredibly ashamed to have such a concubine!

However, no matter what, Shangguan Zhihua is now his woman, and he has to protect her to some extent. Fine, he'll give her father an official position, but send him on a distant post. Out of sight, out of mind.

Xiao Fan went to the painting garden.

Shangguan Zhihua hurriedly and happily went to greet him: "Master, you're back! Are you hungry? How about I make you some midnight snack?"

Xiao Fan waved his hand, signaling the maids and servants to leave.

The maids and servants quickly bowed and filed out.

Shangguan Zhihua felt uneasy, unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes with her hands, not daring to meet his gaze.

Xiao Fan coughed and said, "I plan to help your father get reinstated so that he has something to do. If he has nothing to do all day, he will start to have wild thoughts."

Shangguan Zhihua was overjoyed and asked excitedly, "Thank you, sir. Can my father be reinstated?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan immediately became furious and said impatiently, "You really dare to say that! Reinstate him to his original position? I don't have that kind of ability! Let me tell you, I plan to send him to Shandong and give him a county magistrate position!"

Shangguan Zhihua couldn't help but exclaim, "A county magistrate? A mere seventh-rank official?! How can this be? My father was originally a senior official in the Ministry of Personnel!"

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes at her: "What? You think his official rank is too low? Let me tell you the truth, I don't even trust him to be a county magistrate. I'm worried he'll oppress the people and commit unforgivable crimes! If it weren't for the child in your belly, I wouldn't even bother with him. Let me tell you, it's just a small county magistrate position. He can take it or leave it! I will never interfere in his affairs!"