The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

It is no secret that King Yu has been hoarding troops in Yuzhou over the years, but in the past, as long as King Yu did not express the intention of the northern expedition for one day, the ministers would turn a blind eye, preferring to think that King Yu was there. Demonstrating against the emperor by hoarding soldiers, the emperor did not dare to act rashly against Yuzhou.

If they could not go to war with King Yu, most of the courtiers did not want to go to war, not only because of the edict left by the previous emperor, but also because once this war broke out, the Daqi Dynasty would have to pay a big price.

The stakes in this battle are too great to maintain the status quo.

However, now it's not whether the court and the emperor want to fight, it's King Yu who is ready to make a move, and of course the court can't be beaten passively...

The atmosphere in the hall became more complicated, as if it was shrouded in a thick cloud.

Only Yuan Minggang did not move like a mountain, and continued to report to the emperor on the golden throne: "Your Majesty, last night, the minister went to arrest Gu Xi and Duanrou's group, and arrested forty guards and servants of the Yu Palace, but Gu Xi Xi, Duanrou Princess and Fang Taifei escaped and their whereabouts are unknown."

Hearing that Concubine Fang had escaped, the ministers couldn't help but feel that this was the case, and some people felt that Jin Yiwei was still unfavorable. If Jin Yiwei could capture Gu Xi and Fang alive, they could naturally be used as protons, then King Yu would not dare to act rashly.

The emperor on the golden throne swept into his eyes the changes in the expressions of the ministers below, but his face was calm, and he solemnly ordered: "Continue chasing, be sure to take Gu Xi and the concubine back to the capital!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yuan Minggang clasped his fists loudly and gave orders.

With the incident of Concubine Fang and Gu Xi absconding, the courtiers no longer wanted to discuss other political affairs. After Yuan Minggang stepped down, the court disbanded carelessly.

The courtiers were preoccupied with thinking of the upcoming war, especially the Ministry of Household and Ministry of War.

On the contrary, the emperor was in high spirits, as if he had taken some panacea, and he was unaware of the oncoming cold wind.

After going down to court, the emperor did not go to the imperial study, but went to Shouning Palace to see Empress Dowager Liu, Empress Wei was there, and the other slaves were sent out.

Taihou Liu sat on the kang with an extremely complicated expression. She had fought with Taifei Fang for most of her life. It could be said that besides the late emperor, the people she hated the most were Taifei Fang and Prince Yu.

The late emperor passed away, and King Yu was far away in Yuzhou. Over the years, Empress Dowager Liu could only focus all her anger on Concubine Fang, but she couldn't do anything to Concubine Fang.

Empress Dowager Liu had been holding her breath for eleven years.

"Your Majesty," Empress Dowager Liu asked eagerly without waiting for the emperor to salute, "Fang Qinlian is really dead?

! "

Empress Dowager Liu also just heard the news of Fang Taifei's death from Empress Wei, but she still doesn't feel real, and she feels like she has lost the five-flavor bottle in her heart.

Facing Empress Dowager Liu, the emperor did not hide it, nodded and said, "Dead."

Empress Dowager Liu's eyes widened slightly, and her chest heaved violently.

After a moment, she calmed down, a burst of happiness appeared on her face, her smile was cheerful, but her eyes were flushed, and she gritted her teeth and said, "You deserve it!"

"She can be 'satisfied' when she died in the hands of her own grandson."

After speaking, Empress Dowager Liu slowly twisted the string of rosary beads in her hand, and there was a hint of ridicule in her expression, but her heart was still filled with hatred.

As long as she thought of Yong Le who died young and her poor granddaughter Fang Hanjun, she felt that it was really cheap for Concubine Fang to die like this! The mother and son of Taifei Fang and Prince Yu are really cold-hearted and cold-hearted.

Empress Dowager Liu took a deep breath and asked, "Where's Fang Qinlian's body?"

The emperor said lightly: "The previous emperor once had an edict saying that in the future, he would be buried with Concubine Fang, but since the person who burned to death in Tai'an Palace was not a 'concubine', of course he could not be buried in the imperial mausoleum. I have already ordered it. After Zu Zuo examines the body, he will wrap it in a straw mat and send it to the mass grave."

The great eunuch also came to report what happened in the morning, and Empress Dowager Liu and Empress Wei also knew about it.

The reason why the emperor denied in the court that the corpse burned in Jiuqu Garden was Concubine Fang was not only for political considerations, but also for this.

As long as the corpse is not Concubine Fang, it means that she is not qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, so be careful to be a lonely ghost.

Empress Dowager Liu smiled, with a strange look in those old eyes, she nodded and said, "Okay!"

If Fang Qinlian found out, she would not be reconciled to being a ghost, and would be so angry that she would sit up from the coffin, and this news would also reach the ears of King Yu. How would King Yu react?

!

Happy, really happy.

This is called non-reporting, the time has not yet come.

On this day, the Emperor and Empress sat in Shou'an Palace until the afternoon before leaving hand in hand.

In the next few days, some of the people from Prince Yu’s Mansion captured by Jin Yiwei couldn’t stand the torture and finally recruited, saying that the kerosene was brought from Yuzhou by Gu Xi, the third son of Prince Yu, and secretly sent to Jiuqu Garden. ;

It is said that the fire in Tai'an Palace was also set off by Gu Xi, and he was replaced by Concubine Fang as a substitute;

It is said that Gu Xi and Duanrou County Master should have been ordered by King Yu to bring Concubine Fang back to Yuzhou.

The whole matter, the emperor did not issue a seal order, and even deliberately ordered Jinyiwei to spread, so within two days, the market and the people also spread a lot of rumors, and there was a lot of discussion.

Even Qin Di, who was preparing to marry in the Hou Mansion, could hear some servants talking about the matter from time to time:

"Taifei Fang has also been guarding her for eleven years. I'm afraid she can't stand the desertion in the palace. Let King Yu pick her up to go to Yuzhou to enjoy her happiness!"

"Then why do you have to get a stand-in and fake death?

I see, since Concubine Fang is going to remain anonymous, she can't stand her loneliness. She wants to go to Yuzhou to change her identity and marry again? "

"Such a large Tai'an Palace will burn if you say it is burnt. It's unusual for this concubine to take action."

"..."

Qin Di only listened to the gossip when he was eating melon seeds and did not comment. One day, a maid suddenly came and said, "The wife of the Wei family, the uncle and the uncle's wife are here."

Qin Ji: "?"

Qin Di blinked, and only then did he realize slowly that it was the grandmother and uncle of the original owner's three siblings.

"Let someone go to Shenshu Camp to inform Hou Ye, and also call A Yu."

Qin Di stood up and commanded.

Du Ruo slightly adjusted Qin Di's clothes, and inserted a red-gold flying swallow with a pearl hairpin between her hairpins before letting him go.

When Qin Di arrived at the main hall at the front of the inner courtyard, Mrs. Qin Tai and Qin Zeyu had already arrived and were chatting with the guests from afar.

Mrs. Wei Tai, who was sitting at the bottom, looked like she was in her fifties, her hair in a round bun was mixed with a lot of silver threads, and there was a deep smile in her loving eyes. She was pulling Qin Zeyu to speak, Qin Zeyu smiled. Brilliant, his mouth sweetly coaxed the old man to laugh from ear to ear.

Mrs. Wei was sitting next to Mrs. Wei. She seemed to be in her forties, with a round face with a bright and happy smile.

Opposite the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law is an elegant-looking middle-aged man, wearing a royal blue auspicious cloud pattern straight robe, which is gentle and elegant.

"sister!"

Qin Zeyu was the first to see Qin Di and shouted outside the hall, so everyone in the hall looked at Qin Di with burning eyes, especially the three of the Wei family.

Qin Di walked lightly into the hall, first greeted Mrs. Qin Tai, and then bowed to the three Wei family members one by one, calling out, "Grandmother, great uncle, great aunt."

"Good boy, no need to be polite!"

Mrs. Wei Tai quickly helped Qin Di up, her eyes slightly red.

The old woman took Qin Di's hand and looked at the girl in front of her almost greedily, as if she wanted to engrave her face in her heart.

"Your name is Sister Ji, right?"

Mrs. Wei said, she couldn't help crying, "You and your mother are so similar, the eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same."

Thinking of the trials that this child has been subjected to in the Li family over the years, Mrs. Wei Tai felt distressed, as if she had been stabbed with a knife.

This child is really suffering!

Qin Di took out a lilac-colored handkerchief, gently wiped the tears from the corners of Mrs. Wei's eyes, and said with a smile, "My aunt also said that I am like a mother."

Qin Di didn't have much impression of the Wei family. In the novel, she didn't talk much about the Wei family. She only vaguely remembered that the Wei family didn't end well.

What the specific plot was, she couldn't remember at all.

"Mother, you will scare Sister Ji if you cry again."

Mrs. Wei jokingly said, "Today is a good day!"

Master Wei smiled, nodded and stroked his beard, and looked at Qin Di with a loving look on his face.

"That's right."

Mrs. Wei stopped her tears, but her eyes were still a little red, her eyes were still glued to Qin Di's face, and she said ramble, "It's really like, Sister Di, your eyes and nose are very similar to your mother, and your mouth is very similar to that of your mother. Your great grandfather has ears like your uncle.

No wonder they say nephew is like uncle..."

Mrs. Wei Tai was very excited and said whatever she thought of.

Mrs. Qin Tai slowly brushed away the floating leaves floating on the tea soup with the tea cover, but felt that the in-laws were old and their eyes were not good.

Their sister Ji'er looks like an old marquis, especially the eyes and nose, which are simply carved out of a mold.

"Mother," Mrs. Wei said to Mrs. Wei with a smile, "Sister Ji's skin is white, just like her mother. I chose all the jewelry for her, thinking of her mother, she will definitely wear it. nice."

As she said that, she waved to Qin Di, took a heavy box from the mother's hand, and stuffed it into Qin Di herself with a smile, "Sister Di, this is a gift from your aunt and uncle. Makeup!"

The Wei family came here specifically for Qin Di's big wedding, and left Jiangnan very early.

Originally, Mrs. Wei and his wife did not intend to take Mrs. Wei. After all, Mrs. Wei was old, but she insisted on coming and said she wanted to meet her granddaughter.

The couple couldn't beat the old man, so they had to take her with them. It was not easy to travel too hard, so they walked for more than half a month.

Qin Di Luoluo generously thanked Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei. The hall was very lively and noisy, and everyone's faces were filled with bright smiles.

After about another cup of tea, Qin Zening hurriedly asked for leave and rushed back from the Shenshu camp.

He also hadn't seen his grandmother, uncle and aunt for several years, so everyone greeted him again. After talking, Mrs. Wei's topic turned to Qin Di again, saying that fortunately Qin Zening had found his sister. so on and so forth.

Qin Zeyu was an accompany guest, and he was secretly relieved. He felt that it was good to have his sister. In the past, he was the youngest, and his grandmother and aunt always kneaded and pinched around him, but now he has his sister instead of him! In the past, he was only a child, but now he is old and a man. What does it look like to be touched and rubbed on the head all the time!

Qin Zeyu happily picked up a piece of chestnut cake to eat, but before she could bite it, she heard Mrs. Wei ask, "Qin Xin...how is it now?"

Qin Zeyu's eyes dropped slightly, eating his chestnut cake, which was fragrant, sweet and crisp.

Qin Zening will not help Qin Xin to hide and tuck, and tell everything that happened in the past few months, including her instigation of Su's poisoning on Mrs. Qin, including her murder of the old Houye Qin Xun...

The more Mrs. Wei listened, the more angry she became, her lips trembling slightly with anger, and she said in a trembling voice, "Shameless!"

How can there be such a shameless person in this world!

In the past, Mrs. Wei Tai also felt pain for Qin Xin. Although she always felt that she couldn't get close to her, she seemed to have a estrangement, but thinking that this was the only daughter of the second daughter who died young, she also paid her sincerity and received her from time to time. She stayed at Wei's house.

It was not until later, six years ago, when the Wei family went to Jiangnan with their family, that the family walked around less.

Over the years, the Wei family has also sent things to Qin Xin from Jiangnan from time to time. Qin Xin used to call his grandmother affectionately.

But until now, Mrs. Wei Tai did not know that there were people who were born vicious, and whoever blocked her way should be damned, whether it was the old man of the year or the current Mrs. Qin.

Fortunately, my real granddaughter is back.

Mrs. Wei Tai held Qin Di's hand tightly, her eyes began to gradually turn red again, and she felt the joy of being lost and found in her heart.

Fortunately, my daughter and son-in-law are alive in heaven, and bless them to find Qin Di!

If it wasn't because Qin Di was about to get married soon, there must be a lot of things to do. Mrs. Wei almost wanted to take Qin Di back to the Wei mansion in the capital.

After dinner, before leaving, Mrs. Wei reluctantly made an appointment with Qin Di: "Sister Di, as soon as I arrive in the capital today, I will hand a sign to your aunt in the palace, and you will accompany you tomorrow. Would you like me and my aunt to enter the palace?"

Qin Di answered without saying a word, and went to Yimen to take them on the carriage in person.

The next morning, she got up early and accompanied Mrs. Wei Tai's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into the palace.

When the mother and daughter met, they hugged and cried again.

The Wei family has been to Jiangnan for six years, which means that Mrs. Wei and Empress Wei have not seen each other for six years.

In the past six years, Mrs. Wei has added a lot of gray hair to her temples, and she looks a lot older.

Looking at the old mother, Empress Wei felt a deep sadness in her heart. Jiangnan was too far away.

Mrs. Wei Tai seemed to see what her daughter was thinking, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Empress Empress, your father plans to start his career after his term expires. When we return to Beijing, we can meet from time to time."

Empress Wei's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and she smiled and pulled Mrs. Wei Tai to sit down on the kang, "Father is old, it's time to enjoy the happiness."

"Now that Zezhi is staying in the capital, Sister Ji doesn't have to go to the western border. In the future, everyone will be able to meet from time to time."

Empress Wei became happier the more she talked, her graceful face was full of radiance, she couldn't tell that she was so excited that she didn't sleep most of the night because of the arrival of the Wei family last night.

Mrs. Wei said with a smile: "It seems that there are many happy events this year."

Mrs. Wei Tai agreed and smiled, her eyes narrowed with laughter, and deep wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

Although she has not met Gu Zezhi yet, she has already met Mrs. Xiao.

After Mrs. Xiao arrived in Jiangnan in the first half of the year, she deliberately visited them.

To be honest, before meeting people, Mrs. Wei Tai was somewhat worried that Mrs. Xiao would not be able to rub sand into her eyes because of the matter between Mrs. Xiao and Duan Wang Yijue, and she would not look down on her granddaughter;

After meeting the person, she felt relieved. She had a very good impression of Mrs. Xiao. She could see that the other person was a knowledgeable and reasonable person, and she valued her granddaughter, her future daughter-in-law very much. In addition, the Xiao family's style was very good. With word-of-mouth and Queen Wei's various compliments to Gu Zezhi in her letter, Mrs. Wei Tai is also very satisfied with the marriage between her granddaughter and Gu Zezhi.

Mrs. Wei Tai stroked her sleeves and said again: "I have already handed the invitation to Xiao's house, and I will come to visit Mrs. Xiao tomorrow."

In any case, this Prince Duan's mansion is in a mess. It's better that Qin Di doesn't have to go to the western border. Otherwise, he will have to get involved with Duan Wang and Duan Wang's heir. Isn't this nothing to add to his life?

Mrs. Wei continued: "Mrs. Xiao said last time that our Longjing family is good, this time I specially brought her some more from Jiangnan."

At this moment, Xiao Kouzi came in and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother, the second prince and concubine ask to see you."

Queen Wei: "..."

The smile on Queen Wei's mouth narrowed slightly. She knew that Tang Fengchun must have come for Gu Xi and Duanrou County Master.

Since the early court three days ago, the case of the palace walking into the water has been officially settled. It was Gu Xi who sent people to set fire to Tai'an Palace and replaced the concubine Fang as a substitute. The evidence is complete.

The emperor also issued an imperial decree to Yuzhou, asking King Yu to severely punish Gu Xi. If King Yu could not be cruel to his son, he would send him back to the capital.

Not many people in the court and the opposition knew that Gu Xi was currently in the prison of Jinyiwei, only when he, Duanrou County Master and Fang Taifei had all fled back to Yuzhou.

The corners of Empress Wei's mouth moved with a smile that was not a smile, and she only said gently, "Tell the second prince and concubine that there is a guest in this palace today, so I will disappear."

So, Xiao Kouzi went out from the East Side Hall again and told Tang Fengchun truthfully.

Tang Fengchun was waiting under the eaves of the main hall of Fengluan Palace, wearing a thick black cloak inlaid with mink fur.

Tang Fengchun glanced in the direction of the East Side Hall where Xiao Kouzi had just come. The begonia red brocade curtain was still shaking slightly, reflecting her pupils brightly and dimly.

Tang Fengchun smiled slightly and said to Xiao Kouzi in a decent manner: "If I bother my father-in-law, then I won't bother my mother."

She turned away, and the moment she turned around, the smile on her lips disappeared, and her face was expressionless.

In the gloomy sky, heavy snow with goose feathers floated up, like catkins all over the sky.

Tang Fengchun closed his cloak and walked forward against the cold wind with a heavy heart.

After Gu Xi and Duan Rou left Beijing, the series of events that happened made her unable to react in time. She is now isolated and helpless in the capital, and she can't grasp it.

Tang Fengchun frowned slightly, and his eyes became darker.

No one has come to contact her these days. She doesn't know whether Gu Xi and Duanrou have arrived in Yuzhou, or what the next plan of King Yu is. She is like an island in a boundless sea, abandoned alone. In the capital, the future is bleak.

Standing at the door of the main hall, Xiao Kouzi looked at Tang Fengchun's slightly thin back in the wind and snow, brushed off his robe at will, and returned to the East Side Hall, telling Queen Wei that Tang Fengchun had already left.

Empress Wei didn't even bother to answer, and continued to talk to the Wei family and Qin Di. She was crying and laughing while listening to what happened to her parents and brothers in Jiangnan.

When Qin Di left the palace in the afternoon, the emperor ordered people to give him some makeup and send it to the Marquis of Zhongyi.

Mrs. Qin Tai happily went through the dowry list again, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she became, "Sister Ji, this jade Ruyi rewarded by the emperor and the queen can be placed first at that time, and it is also your honor to be able to hold the scene. "

"This time, the Wei family also gave you some makeup. After all, this dowry box can't fit..."

The dowry is a fixed rule. Qin Di, as the future princess of the county, can no longer carry more dowry, and any more will exceed the regulations of the prince concubine.

Qin Di said casually while nibbling on the melon seeds: "Grandma, I remember there are several boxes of ingredients, why don't you just remove one box?"

"no!"

Mrs. Qin Tai vetoed without thinking, "That's Yun Jin and Shu Jin. An inch of brocade is an inch of gold, and if you want to buy it, you may not be able to buy it."

Mrs. Qin Tai repeatedly looked at the dowry list and wanted to delete two, but she felt that none of them could be lacking.

"Let's get rid of some medicinal materials... No, ginseng antler and He Shou Wu are indispensable."

"These porcelains, decorations, etc. really take up space... But these porcelains are Ru kilns, and this red coral jade bonsai is also a rare thing."

"By the way, silver, I'll just replace all the silver with silver bills, then I can save a box, that is, the silver bills really don't have the style of a real silver ingot..."

Mrs. Qin Tai kept talking to herself, but Qin Di had given up giving her advice. She was happy anyway.

Qin Di was afraid that the old man would talk too much, so he hurriedly said, "Grandmother, drink tea, this is the Longjing well brought by my grandmother yesterday, you can try it."

Mrs. Qin Tai slanted a sideways glance at Qin Di, and felt that this child has a big heart, and her own dowry can be so careless.

Ye Hao, if you are lucky, you can have a big heart.

Thinking of Qin Di's future husband-in-law, Mrs. Qin Tai couldn't help thinking of the marriage of another granddaughter, Qin Sheng, and sighed, "Sister Di, your fourth sister is also suffering."

"That Juren surnamed Cheng is really not a thing. Seeing that your fourth sister is not the daughter of the Hou's mansion now, she will destroy the marriage."

"I don't even think about it. Their Cheng family is just a broken house, and they really take themselves seriously."

Mrs. Qin Tai frowned. Since Qin Zhun and Su Shi were convicted, their children will inevitably be looked down upon, which can be said to be difficult.

As for Qin Sheng's sister and brother in the second room, Qin Di only knew that they first went to Su's house to live in a small house, but they were kicked out after not staying much.

The Su family bought them a small yard with two entrances in the west of Beijing, and they never cared about them again.

The Su family doesn't care, Qin Di can't, of course, she only knows that Mrs. Qin quietly sent someone to send some money to Qin Sheng's sister and brother, and occasionally asked the mother-in-law to send them some vegetables and melons from Zhuangzi. fruit or something.

For these, Qin Di did not intend to intervene.

Mrs. Qin Tai is already this old, and she has always been a soft-hearted person. It is impossible for her to leave a few blood-related grandchildren completely alone.

Anyway, as long as she doesn't mention bringing them back, just donating some money or something, Qin Di just thinks that she doesn't know anything, it is Mrs. Qin's own dowry, she has the right to control, she can use it as she wants. use.

Mrs. Qin Tai said a few more words, talking about Qin Sheng's bad mood recently, she felt that it was not something Qin Sheng and her brothers and sisters could control when she was a mother like Su Shi, and finally sighed: "Hey! Sister, you are blessed!"

It is better to be bitter and then sweet than to be sweet and then bitter. The days of their sister Ji'er will only get better and better.

"oops!"

Mrs. Qin Tai suddenly thought of something, "Why am I so confused? Wouldn't it be more elegant to replace silver with gold and take up less space?"

Mrs. Qin Tai's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked people to prepare the four treasures of the study, intending to transcribe the dowry list in person.

Qin Ji: "..."

Qin Di wanted to say that Mrs. Qin Tai could actually let the maid help her to copy it, but seeing that she was more energetic than some panacea, she decided not to say anything.

Anyway, grandma is happy!

The closer the wedding date, the more nervous Mrs. Qin Tai got. She repeatedly checked the dowry list, and went to the warehouse to see the dowry in person. She changed the dowry list almost every day. In this way, it finally arrived on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month to send the dowry.