Cannon Fodder Strategy

"Ah... let me go, let me go..." When the woman saw the coffins placed in the room, she was so frightened that her face turned pale. She was beautiful. Although she was not beautiful, she still had some beauty. This is The girl whom Mr. Hou wanted to sing last night had an average appearance, but her voice was still clear. When Lily sent people to the Shen family today, she also sent a servant to look for her.

This woman originally lived outside the city. Her family was poor and she made a living by singing. When Shen Chunyi escaped from the city with the connivance of Shen's mother, she first hid for two days. Finally, she was so hungry that she had no choice but to touch this woman's house. When she saw her benefactor coming to her door, the girl was filled with joy. Although Shen Chunyi was uneducated and incompetent, her appearance and eloquence were really powerful, otherwise she wouldn't have coaxed Yuan Xiuzhu to death in the first place. His family background was extraordinary, so it was natural for her to be a singer. It could be seen from his clothes that such a tall and mighty man had saved her once again from a dandy. Thinking that he had beaten a young prince to death for her, the singing girl was so grateful that she took him in without saying a word. , and had an affair with him without a matchmaker, and finally gave birth to a child.

Before the marriage to the main wife was completed, an unknown married woman gave birth to a child first. Under such circumstances, Yuan Xiuzhu was willing to get married. In the end, she became a sister, and it became a legend that the two women served one husband together.

The singing girl is noble and righteous, and does not like the wealth of the Marquis. Yuan Xiuzhu's loyal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law love, the two girls are not jealous of each other, and the world is full of rumors. On the contrary, Gan Baihe's son has become the powerful man who robbed civilian girls, and he deserves to be punished. Being beaten to death and being applauded after death made Lily laugh and cry every time she thought about this.

"Let me go where are you going?" The singing girl was still screaming. Lily was so impatient that someone blocked her mouth: "When my son invited you to come to my house to sing, you accepted the money but didn't fulfill his wish. You are quite brave."

The singer's mouth was currently being strangled by a piece of white silk, and she stared at Lily with wide eyes. When Lily finished speaking, the person who had strangled her mouth with something stretched out his hand and let go. Then she trembled and said, "Although I am from a poor family, I don't want to be a concubine. Even if the lord's house is filled with wealth and wealth, you can't do it as soon as you enter the lord's house." The door is as deep as the sea..."

Hearing this, not only Lily couldn't help laughing, but the Shen family members on the side couldn't help showing disgust on their faces.

"Listen, listen, Shen Chunyi beat my son to death and got a lawsuit because of such a woman." Lily covered her mouth with her sleeves, and her words made the Shen family unable to lift their heads. Shen's mother only knew that her son had beaten Mr. Hou to death, but she didn't know why she beat Gan Baihe's son to death. When the incident happened suddenly, Shen Chunyi got into trouble and told her to go out of the city to avoid the limelight for two days. Knowing that her son was in trouble, Mother Shen just told him to hide quickly, before she had time to ask him why. When she heard whether it was for a singing girl or for such a woman, Mother Shen almost spat out a mouthful of blood when she thought of the torture she had suffered today.

"What do you want to get into the palace? What do you do to seek wealth? You also know that you are from a poor background, and you don't want to be a concubine? You are not even qualified to be a concubine!" After finishing laughing, Lily taunted the singing girl, After she said this until her face turned red, Lily sneered again: "There are a lot of people in the house who are younger and more beautiful than you, and they want to marry you as my concubine without even looking at your appearance!"

"Since the slave is not beautiful, why did the young Marquis want to rob him by force that day?" He was currently in the Marquis's mansion. The singing girl knew that she was under the control of others, but she refused to accept it: "Although the slave status is not high and not as beautiful as the concubines in the house, I still have the backbone!"

"I took the money. Of course you should have sung a song and listened to the young master. You took the money and did nothing. Do you think the money fell from the sky? It's so easy to earn?" Lily didn't want to say more to her. "On weekdays, you can earn ten cents a day from singing. Yesterday, my son received a total of five taels of silver. Since you received the money, you should naturally sing to him! He couldn't hear it at first, but now you send him to the funeral." Although what Gan Baihe hates most in his heart is not the singing girl, the death of Xiaohou Ye is also inseparable from the singing girl. Since Gan Baihe cannot enter the mission to fulfill the original owner's wish when he married Dingwei Hou as his stepmother, Lily can We should try our best to speak out for the original owner!

When the singing girl heard this, she felt a little unhappy: "If you don't want to sing, the worst thing you can do is return the money to the Marquis. Madam, as long as you send someone to send me back, I will return the money to the Marquis!"

At this moment, Mr. Hou was dead, why did she come to pay back the money? Lily didn't want to say anything more to her, so she just had people drag her out. When collecting the money, she didn't think about paying it back. Now she is dead. Just pretending to be loyal and righteous, the singing girl screamed: "The world is bright, is there any royal law in the Marquis..."

"Madam?" The stewardess was waiting for Baihe to give the order. The Yuan family was now dead, even if Baihe went too far, there were rumors outside that the Zhou royal family would also see the Dingwei Houfu as the capital of several generations. For the sake of serving the dynasty, he should be more tolerant to the people in the palace, otherwise when Lily went to the palace to ask for the order, she would not have received the empress dowager's order so easily.

"The five taels of silver will be used as her purchase deed. Find someone to write a contract, take it to her home and have her parents take their fingerprints. If she doesn't sing, take off a piece of her clothes and see how long she can keep her mouth strong!" Such a loyal and loyal woman, Lily had many tricks up her sleeve. As soon as the words spread, as expected, the sound of a singing girl playing the pipa could be heard outside not long after.

The Shen family heard clearly from the sidelines. Although the Shen family was full of hatred for the singing girl at this time, Shen's mother saw that the easy-to-handle Gan Lily turned into the fierce and domineering person she is now after her son's death. She originally thought that this matter With Yuan Xiuzhu dealing with it, Lily will naturally fade away the matter after a while. When Shen Chunyi and Yuan Xiuzhu get married, this marriage may be able to resolve their grievances, but at this moment Lily seems to be greatly affected. Her temperament changed due to the stimulation, and Mother Shen realized that she had thought too well before.

Yuan Xiuzhu was noisy and refused to eat at night. When the servants came and went, Baihe had the food, tea, snacks and other supplies removed from her room. The singing girl also sang in the Hou Mansion for two consecutive days, singing until her voice broke. I was so dumb that I couldn't even make a sound at the end. But she didn't dare to stop at all. Once she stopped singing, Lily had her clothes stripped off. She was now stripped down to only one piece of obscene clothing. If she took it off again, she would be naked in broad daylight. She remembered that she had accepted the money but was unwilling to follow the young marquis into the house to sing, and now she felt regretful. It's a pity that it's too late to regret.

Although the weather was not too hot at this time, it was not cold either. The young Marquis stayed in the house for three days and prepared for the funeral. The Shen family breathed a sigh of relief and thought that was the end of the matter. Shen's father had been an official for many years and was pampered. Over the years, he has rarely been angry like this, but now he was forced to kneel down for a few days by Lily. He had suffered enough. Not to mention, the people in the Marquis also spoke coldly to him. I thought that this time Lily would let the Shen family go home after the funeral of the young marquis, but she didn't expect that at the time of the funeral, Lily would ask Father Shen and Mother Shen to hold the coffin.

Hearing this, Mother Shen was so angry that she almost shed tears again: "Ms. Gan, don't bully others too much. Your son is just a junior, and now you want me to support him?"

Normally, the descendants of the direct descendants of the family hold the memorial ceremony, but Lily asked the Shen family to hold the ceremony. In the eyes of Shen's mother, this was a deliberate abuse of the Shen family. She knelt down in mourning for the young prince for several days, just like a junior The general felt very aggrieved for a long time, and now he wanted to support the young master Hou. The Shen family thought that the grievances they had endured for a long time were vented. Lily looked at the haggard Shen family. The corner of his mouth curled up:

"My son is still young. He has no heirs, so my Yuan family ends up without a son. Shen Chunyi killed my son for a trivial matter, leaving my Yuan family with no heirs. It's your fault for not raising a godfather, and now I want you to support him. What's wrong? My Yuan family has made great contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Could it be that Mr. Shen thinks that my Yuan family should end up like this? Today, you have to praise this spirit, or you have to kneel down if you don't praise it. Now I am a lonely widow, and I am the one who sues. I’m not afraid even if I go to the Emperor!”

As soon as Lily said these words, Father Shen remembered that she had no scruples now. If trouble broke out, she would have gone too far. But as she said, first of all, she had to take care of herself for raising a son, and secondly, the emperor Seeing that the Dingwei Marquis had been loyal to the imperial court for several generations, and now that the inheritance was cut off, even if the Shen family had been wronged, the emperor would probably appease the Yuan family first, but it was a pity that he had raised a son who was a nuisance. Father Shen could not bear it and felt aggrieved, and finally He still endured the shame and held up the spiritual tablet.

This funeral made the Shen and Yuan families unhappy. When the young master's coffin fell to the ground, the Shen family couldn't wait to leave, but Lily signaled the Yulin army to surround the Shen family.

"What else do you want to do? Now that I have held the spiritual tablet, I have been kneeling for a few days. Don't bully others too much!" Mother Shen stayed at Yuan's house these days. She was not allowed to eat or drink freely. In order to keep watch for the little Hou Ye, she didn't even sleep. After sleeping for a few days, she had never been so angry before. At this time, she could no longer bear it and wanted to return to her house. When Lily stopped her again, Mother Shen couldn't help but feel scared even if she had been frightened by Lily in the past two days. Some collapsed.

"What did Mrs. Shen say? Now that my son has been buried in peace, forget about the past. I now think clearly that Ping An is dead. Even if he kills Shen Chunyi, he cannot be brought back to life." Lily. After saying this, Mother Shen, who had an ugly face at first, breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't expect Lily to say that she would spare her son's life. Although Mother Shen also had feelings for her son after knowing the whole story of Shen Chunyi beating Xiaohou Ye to death. Angry, but after all, he is his own flesh and blood, no matter how much I hate him, I can't bear to watch him die.

A look of surprise appeared on Mother Shen's face. Before she could speak, Lily continued: "Since your Shen family beat one of my sons to death, you should naturally compensate me for a son. Shen Chunyi and Yuan Xiuzhu had already made a marriage contract. Now that the two of us have reached the age of marriage, let's settle the matter here. I will ask the Queen Mother for a favor and let Shen Chunyi marry into the Yuan family." After saying this, Lily did not look at the dumbfounded look of the Shen family. , letting the servants help him get into the carriage.

The Yulin army surrounding the Shen family dispersed. It took a long time for Shen's mother to understand the meaning of Lily's words. She was so angry that she couldn't even lift her breath and fell down on the spot.

The singing girl in the Yuan Mansion had a severely inflamed and ulcerated throat due to singing for several days, and she could no longer make any sound. Her fingers were already bloody and bloody from playing the pipa for too long. The reason why her throat was red and swollen was that she had a high fever last night. Baihe sent someone to ask a doctor to come over and take a look. The doctor checked her pulse and shook his head. He only said that the injury was easy to cure, but the voice was difficult to treat. She had over-sung because of it. , normal speech will be affected in the future, and I can no longer make a living by singing.

Someone sent the singing girl back. Before the white silk hanging in the house was completely removed, the girl from Yuan Xiuzhu came back and said that Yuan Xiuzhu was ill!

In the past few days, Yuan Xiuzhu heard that the Shen family was being escorted by Bai He to keep vigil for her younger brother, and she was worried that her parents-in-law would be humiliated and embarrassed. She was extremely anxious, but this time Lily seemed to be hard-hearted because of her son's death. No matter how she begged, it was of no use, and she began to hang herself. But in the end, not only did she not attract Lily's pity, but she kicked her. Yuan Xiuzhu later tried a hunger strike, but from then on Lily would not even let anyone give her water.

If she had to eat one or two meals, she could bear it, but Yuan Xiuzhu couldn't bear it without drinking water for one or two days. She could barely bear it on the first day, but by the second day she was in extreme pain. She passed out before the funeral of the young Hou Ye was finished. But at that time, the servant was beaten by Lily. As long as she was still alive and breathing, who would dare to report back to Lily?

It wasn't until the funeral was over and Yuan Xiuzhu was really dying that anyone came to report the matter to Lily.

Yuan Xiuzhu has not taken in water for several days. Her cheeks were already dry and peeling, and her whole body was like a flower that had lost a lot of nutrients. The skin on her cheeks no longer had the softness and luster of a young girl. Her lips were dry and grinning, and shadows could be seen under her eyes. After a while, he fell asleep and kept shouting: "Water..."

The girl in the room was kneeling on the ground and did not dare to make a sound. Lily was wearing a black plain robe and sitting in front of Yuan Xiuzhu's bed. Every time Yuan Xiuzhu said a word, her lips would split a little. Tiny blood beads came out. After moistening some of her dry mouth, she couldn't wait to stick out her tongue and lick it.

"Give her some water." At this time, Lily was not ready to kill Yuan Xiuzhu. Seeing her dry and dehydrated appearance, she signaled to her servants to bring over a water bottle. When the cool cold water hit Yuan Xiuzhu's face, she shuddered. Slowly opened his eyes.

It's just that Yuan Xiuzhu's thoughts are not completely clear at this moment, but her lips are moistened by the water source. She has not drank even a drop of water for several days. At this time, she opened her mouth to pick up the water in a panic. When she drank it to the anxious point, she couldn't hold back. Even though she was coughing, she couldn't bear to keep her mouth shut. People who have never been thirsty will never know the feeling of not drinking water for several days. Yuan Xiuzhu didn't know where the strength came from in the end. She stretched out her hands to support her body and sat up from the bed. She thought to herself in a panic. When he reached out to grab the kettle, he was so strong that even the maid holding the kettle couldn't get away from her, and she snatched it away.

"Are there any more?" Yuan Xiuzhu was in a state of embarrassment at this time. She drank all the water in the tea cup quickly. She bit her lip and asked. When she turned around, she saw the cold expression on the side. Lily, this time Yuan Xiuzhu subconsciously showed fear on her face.

"Xiuzhu, have you figured it out? Do you still want to go on a hunger strike?" Lily motioned to the servants to fill a new bottle of water. Yuan Xiuzhu drank it all quickly and drank up the water. Then she gasped. Wiping her mouth and holding two empty pots in her hands, she couldn't help but shed tears again when she heard Lily's words.

"You are ruining your body like this, it really hurts my mother's heart. Isn't this killing her? Seeing you in such pain, I really..." Lily said, taking out the handkerchief and pressing the corners of her eyes. .

Yuan Xiuzhu, who was already crying, was still a little scared. This time she went on a hunger strike. Lily not only failed to coax her as before, but also had people cut off her food and water. This really cast a shadow in Yuan Xiuzhu's heart. Lily When she was asked for the first time whether she would go on a hunger strike, she instinctively wanted to shake her head. But after hearing Lily's last words, Yuan Xiuzhu felt a sense of grievance in her heart. She began to rejoice and guessed that Lily was It's not that he still loves her. The reason why he was so fierce and mean to her before was just because he died peacefully, and she was filled with anger.

Now if she goes on a hunger strike, Lily will still come to see her in a panic, proving that her hunger strike is still useful to her. Thinking of this, Yuan Xiuzhu endured the complicated thoughts in her heart and began to sob softly:

"Does Auntie still feel sorry for me? As Auntie, I only have brother Ping An in my heart at the moment. Jiulang didn't mean to kill Ping An. Auntie, believe me. Auntie, please spare the lives of the Shen family. Please."

Lily's hand that was wiping her tears slowly stopped after hearing her words. Yuan Xiuzhu was still pleading at first, but seeing Lily's cold eyes, the rest of her words She didn't dare to speak any more, and her voice slowly became quieter. Lily's expression was cold now, and the strange look in her eyes frightened Yuan Xiuzhu. Yuan Xiuzhu didn't dare to speak anymore, and remained silent only wiping her tears. Lily Looking at her, he sneered:

"Xiuzhu, stop going on such a silly hunger strike, and don't mention such things, mother really doesn't like to hear it."

Yuan Xiuzhu didn't say anything and just turned her head away gently. When Lily saw her like this, she stood up. The girl behind her hurriedly moved the chair she was sitting on to block the way: "Okay. , you are almost better. For such an old man, don’t be willful in the future. There are a lot of things going on in the house, so I will go back first and copy more scriptures to pray for your brother."

After saying that, Lily turned around and walked out. After leaving the inner room, the small bookcase separated by a bead curtain in the corner of the hall outside the screen was filled with things that she hadn't had time to put away. There were a lot of big characters written on it, but every time What was copied on the piece of paper was not the verses that Lily had ordered to pray for the young Marquis that day, but the three characters Shen Chunyi. When Lily saw this scene, she glanced into the inner room again, and then turned around and left without hesitation. go.

That night, news came from the kitchen that Yuan Xiuzhu refused to eat and returned the food. When Lily heard the news, she just frowned lightly:

"She doesn't eat. I just cut off her food and water. As long as she doesn't die, I don't care how she lives." Lily went to see Yuan Xiuzhu before. Yuan Xiuzhu probably thought that her threat was effective. After eating and drinking enough, she After gaining strength, she started tossing again. She didn't eat and no one begged her to eat. When the servant who was talking back saw Lily's calm face, the soles of her feet felt cold.

Every two or three days, Yuan Xiuzhu was dying. Lily once again had her drink a lot of water and food. She didn't care how Yuan Xiuzhu was ruining her body now. On the contrary, as long as she was alive, as for her It has nothing to do with Lily if her body cannot be defeated after this incident. Yuan Xiuzhu could grit her teeth at first and endure it, but Lily's method was the most torturous. Give her a glimmer of hope when she is about to die. She continued to survive, and finally her food was cut off again and again, and she could not last more than ten days. Yuan Xiuzhu became a little scared of the feeling when she almost died of thirst and starvation several times. Half a month later, she once again When Lily forced her to drink porridge and water, the person who served her meals in the kitchen never mentioned her refusal to eat again. It was obvious that after this period of treatment, she had become more honest.

Taking advantage of this half-month period, Baihe went to the palace to ask for an edict from the Queen Mother, asking Shen Chunyi of the Shen family to marry into the Yuan family.

The marriage between the two families had been decided long ago, but there were too many things that delayed it, so the marriage has not been consummated until now. After the death of the Yuan family, the Zhou royal family was thinking about how to appease Lily. If The Shen family must be unwilling to kill Shen Chunyi, and if they want to send the Shen family to prison, it would be a bit too much. Now that Baihe Zhishu has done so, he has not asked the emperor to kill Shen Chunyi to compensate for his son's life. , but used such a method to turn hostility into friendship, and everyone in the royal family was very satisfied with it.

Baihe's entry into the palace to request this request went very smoothly. The Emperor agreed to her request without even asking the Shen family for their opinion. Anyway, the Shen family had a prosperous line of heirs, so even the loss of a son would not affect the succession. The Yuan family had to protect the family for generations. All the men in the Wei Kingdom died cleanly, and the only seedling left behind also died in Shen Chunyi's hands. Now that it has such a happy ending, everyone should be happy.

When she learned the news, Shen's mother was so bitter that she could not speak. Her son, who was originally a good man, had now become a member of the Yuan family because of a decree. Shen Chunyi had killed the young Hou Ye. Lily should have She hated him to the core. At first, Lily tried her best to frustrate the Shen family. She didn’t know what kind of methods she would come up with to deal with her son in the future. She was worried about her son’s future and thought of the son she had lost. Shen’s mother received He fainted when he received this decree. (To be continued ~^~)

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