The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

So, early the next morning, Qin Xin learned the news that Gu Jing had specially let someone come in. She was a little dazed and sat by the window stupidly, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

The eldest maid, Shuxiang, looked at her a little bewildered, and could only repeat the same words, softly persuading: "Miss, the Second Prince is sincere to you."

That's what it's all about! Qin Xin frowned impatiently.

sincere?

Really useful!

She just turned from a dignified second prince concubine to a nameless concubine, how could she be reconciled!

After all, the second prince treats her like this...

Qin Xin bit her lower lip slightly, her eyes bright and dark.

But after thinking about it, for Qin Xin, the Qin family can't rely on it, and the only one she can rely on now is Gu Jing.

When Gu Jing ascends to the supreme position, she will still be able to ascend to the sky in one step!

Qin Xin pursed her cherry lips and asked in a difficult voice, "Which family does the second prince want to marry?"

Shuxiang carefully looked at her face and replied, "Girl, it's Yun Yan, the third girl from Weiyuan Uncle's Mansion."

Qin Xin: "Yun Jiao Niang?

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Yun Yan, nicknamed Jiao Niang, is the only daughter of Uncle Wei Yuan, and she is very favored in the Yun family.

However, this Yun Jiao Niang has always liked to compete with herself since she was a child, but she couldn't compete with herself, so she tore her face in anger.

If in the future, Yun Jiao Niang will be the concubine, and she will be the concubine, wouldn't it be impossible for Yun Jiao Niang to force her to the head in this life?

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With Yun Jiao Niang's savage temperament, how could she possibly challenge herself!

It's all Qin Di who has harmed himself to this point!

If it wasn't for Qin Di's return, he would still be the fiancée of the second prince, and the future second prince and concubine would be one of the most noble women in the capital, and the object of everyone's envy!

Thinking of this, Qin Xin's eyes became more and more gloomy.

After a while, Qin Xin asked again, "What else did the second prince say?"

Shuxiang shook his head.

She didn't see the second prince either, it was just the words passed on to her by the second prince's personal servant.

Qin Xin thought for a while, and instructed the scholarly brush and ink to serve: "I'll write a letter in a while, and you go and hand it to the second prince."

Shuxiang responded and asked the little maid to prepare the pen and ink. She poured a cup of tea for Qin Xin, presented it to her, and reassured her again with kind words: "Girl, you are better than the third girl when you enter the Second Prince's Mansion. Much more, the slaves heard that what Madam Tai found for the three girls was just an ordinary family with few acres of land, and after the three girls marry, I am afraid that they will live with the firewood, rice, oil and salt every day."

Scholars can only try to pick up what Qin Xin likes to hear.

The corners of Qin Xin's mouth twitched slightly, and there was a smile on her face.

More than that!

This Cheng Juzi was carefully selected by Mrs. Hou's Su Clan.

She heard that it was indeed a 20-year-old boy, and it sounded like a young talent. It's a pity that since the last Chunqi name fell to Sun Mountain, not only did he not want to make progress, but he lingered in the brothel and Chu Pavilion all day long, arty and elegant.

He also learned from those suave and elegant scholars to raise an outer room, ruined the family's wealth, and finally married his sister to a wealthy businessman in his fifties, in exchange for a large betrothal gift.

In Qin Di, Mrs. Hou is the aunt in the next room and can't decide her marriage, but her grandmother can! Grandmother is a soft-hearted person, so it's true that Mrs. Hou picked a good one for Qin Di.

Qin Xin took a sip of the hot tea gracefully, her mood was relieved a lot, and she said mockingly, "If my three younger sisters are willing to obediently marry Yelu Luan and pro-Beiyan, maybe it will be better, she will be able to win the county anyway. Lord, princess, etc., when you marry to Beiyan in the future, you will be a dignified prince and concubine."

"Unfortunately, she is a long-awaited person."

"I don't know when the grandmother will mention it to the third sister."

Just thinking about it, Qin Xin couldn't wait, and after thinking about it for a while, she went to Mrs.

Qin Xin quickly finished writing the letter and asked Shuxiang to take the letter out, while she went to Ronghetang herself.

When it was dusk, when Qin Di invited Anhou, Mrs. Qin Tai stayed behind, along with Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Su.

Mrs. Qin Tai said with a smile about Cheng's surname and said with a smile: "He is six years older than you. Although he is a little older, he only delayed his marriage for the sake of the imperial examination."

"Your second aunt took a lot of thought to choose such a suitable candidate. I was thinking about picking a date for our family. You can go and meet him. If you think it's good, you can book the marriage as soon as possible."

"Sister Ji, what do you think?"

Qin Ji: "?"

What kind of weird thing is this?

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Qin Di's eyes twitched, and he pursed his lips and smiled: "Grandma, my marriage, don't worry."

"How can you be in a hurry?"

Mrs. Qin Tai said patiently, "Sister Ji, you are fourteen years old. We are such a noble family, and it takes more than a year to walk for three books and six rituals. By then, you will also be old enough to marry.

If you drag it on, don't you have to drag it on until you are seventeen or eighteen? "

It doesn't matter until you are seventeen or eighteen! Qin Di was not in a hurry at all.

What's more, even if she had to follow the local customs, she would never accept such a blind marriage!

Moreover, what kind of Cheng Juren, even if they talk too much, as long as they have any relationship with the Su family, they are definitely not a good candidate for husband-in-law.

Seeing Qin Di's disapproval, Mrs. Qin became even more anxious, and continued to persuade: "Sister Di, you grew up in the countryside, if you marry too high, you will be rejected by your in-laws. "

"The Empress is doting on you, but no matter how much she dotes on you, she won't care about the affairs in your room, let alone that your mother-in-law wants you to make rules."

"The Cheng family looks a little poor now, but you have the backing of the Hou Mansion and the dowry, so you won't suffer. When Cheng Juren becomes a jinshi, enters the Hanlin, and becomes an official and prime minister, you will always be able to The one who earns the title for you, let your wife be the husband."

"You teenage husband and wife, he will be rich in the future, and he will remember your goodness."

Qin Di was annoyed and refused: "Grandmother, the eldest brother is like a father. Although there is no father or mother in the eldest house, there is still my eldest brother. My marriage is up to the eldest brother."

What she meant was to say it outright, and it was not necessary for Mrs. and Mrs. Hou to "mind their own business".

Qin Di directly pushed his marriage to Qin Zening, then got up calmly and thanked the blessing, and then resigned.

The door curtain leading to the main room was lifted high and lowered gently again, Su Shi was not angry, and gritted his teeth: "Mother, look at her, do you still have any rules?

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Mrs. Qin Tai looked at the swaying curtain and sighed, "Since she doesn't want to..."

Su Shi interrupted Mrs. Qin Tai with a sharp voice: "Mother, this is the life of the parents, the matchmaker's words, not to mention that the uncle and sister-in-law have been gone for many years, even if they are still alive, you are Sister Ji'er's grandmother and take care of her. Marriage, that's a matter of course! Which round gets a little girl's share of willingness or unwillingness!"

"But Sister Ji is a person with ideas."

Mrs. Qin Tai hesitated.

Although Qin Di had only returned to Beijing for two months, Mrs. Qin Tai already knew quite a bit about this granddaughter.

Her granddaughter, she is someone who can turn over the table if she is unhappy. She said she didn't want to, so how could she force her any more.

If she doesn't agree with each other and runs away from home, goes to live in Fengluan Palace and doesn't come back, what should I do?

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Su's eyes flickered slightly, and she was willing to return home like this, and said, "Mother, according to my daughter-in-law, Sister Ji probably still wants to marry into that family of hairpins."

"But, she doesn't think about it either. No one in this mansion in the capital knows that she grew up outside, and she doesn't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting... Hey, plus the matter of Sister Xin just happened."

"Mother, sister Xin has become the concubine of the second prince. How much is this reputation... And which noble mansion is willing to marry a concubine's sister as the main room."

Su Shi said with reason.

Mrs. Qin Tai thought about it and thought it was reasonable, but she still hesitated, "But Sister Ji, she..."

Su Shi came up with an idea: "Mother, why don't you invite Cheng Juren first and let them meet by chance. Maybe, after seeing someone, Sister Ji will change her mind."

"That Cheng Juren doesn't say anything else, he looks really good."

"Mother, if you miss this time, it will be difficult to find another family who is a good match for Sister Ji, and Sister Ji's age can't afford it..."

Mrs. Qin Tai: "..."

Mrs. Qin Tai slowly twisted the string of beads in her hand, thought and thought, and finally answered: "Okay, it's up to you."

Anyway, I just let the two children meet first. If Qin Di is still unwilling after meeting someone, let's talk about it.

"Yes, mother."

Su Shi happily agreed.

She pondered in her heart that as long as Qin Di and that Cheng Juren "see each other", she would be able to say to the outside world that Mrs. Qin Tai had chosen a family for Qin Di. By then, the reputation would spread, and if Qin Di did not marry , that is to break off the marriage, do you still want her reputation?

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Whether Qin Di is willing or not, she can only marry!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Su raised her lips at an angle that Mrs. Qin Tai could not see. She was in a good mood, feeling that the turbidity of the past two months was instantly swept away.

The cold wind was howling outside the house. After entering the end of November, the weather became colder and colder. The capital snowed for three consecutive days, turning it into a world wrapped in silver.

On November 29th, the heavy snow finally stopped, and Duan Wang Gu Xiao and Duan Wang Fei were ordered to enter Beijing.

On the same day, Duan Wang and his wife entered the palace to ask to see the emperor.

The emperor met them in the imperial study, raised his hands to excuse them, and greeted them with a smile: "Uncle Huang, Aunt Huang, sit down and talk."

But King Duan and Princess Duan still sat down after they had done their due diligence.

As soon as she sat down, Princess Duan asked impatiently, "Your Majesty, I heard that you have chosen a marriage for Zezhi?"

The emperor nodded and said, "It's the niece of the queen's direct relative, and the third daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi."

The Queen's niece?

Princess Duan's eyes lit up, and she felt good in her heart: Everyone knows that the Wei family has a good family style and is a family of hairpins, so the queen's niece must be a good one.

Duan Wang frowned, noncommittal.

The emperor went on to say: "The third girl Qin is fourteen years old this year, and she will be ready in a few months. She is outstanding in appearance, smart and wise, and she is well-mannered.

I and the queen both like it very much. "

The more Princess Duan listened, the more satisfied she became, with a sincere smile on her face.

Originally, she was not in good health, and King Duan did not intend to bring her to Beijing, but when she learned that the emperor had chosen a marriage for her son, she must come to see it, even if the bumpy rides and horses made her feel even worse. Discomfort, for the sake of my son's marriage, it was all worth it.

Because Princess Duan insisted on coming, King Duan could only send a letter to the capital to inform the emperor of the situation, and let the prince stay in charge of the overall situation.

The princess didn't care about these troubles, she only had her son's marriage in her heart.

Seeing that his son was about to reach the crown, but he had not been married for a long time, Princess Duan was so worried that she tossed and turned every night and couldn't sleep, but she couldn't do anything about her son.

Zezhi was the only child in her life, and Princess Duan didn't want to force him to marry a random one.

What's more, what kind of family is Duan Wang always picking for him! Either a small official of the fourth or fifth rank, or a concubine of the Xungui family, how could Princess Duan be willing to wrong her son.

It has dragged on over the years.

Now that the marriage is finally in sight, Princess Duan was full of joy and smiled: "Thank you, the emperor, the emperor's choice must be good..."

Before Princess Duan could finish her words, she was interrupted by Duan Wang next to her: "Your Majesty, isn't this third Qin girl's identity too expensive?"

Duan Wang frowned slightly.

As soon as these words came out, Princess Duan's face that was still smiling suddenly froze.

In the past, when Ze Zhi was only thirteen or fourteen years old, she wanted to marry him, but no matter which one she chose, the prince was not satisfied. It was not because the disciple was too high, or he made many excuses. The ancestral emperor had something to say first, the princes of the clan and the princes were not allowed to marry outside the fiefdom and so on.

To put it bluntly, the lord just doesn't want Zezhi's daughter-in-law to be ranked higher than the world's concubine!

But the lord didn't think about it. When Concubine Shizi entered the door, Shizi was not the Shizi, but only the eldest son, and Concubine Shizi was just the daughter of a small official family!

After coming and going, the capital of Zezhi is almost twenty. When the prince was at this age, he already had two sons under his knees!

The eldest son of the eldest son is fifteen years old this year, and it is more important for the lord to choose a grandson-in-law than a daughter-in-law for Zezhi!

Duan Wangfei sometimes wondered with a little malicious intent, whether the prince deliberately delayed Zezhi's marriage, just to wait for the grandson to grow up, the prince can have more help!

That's all it used to be, I endured it myself.

Now that the emperor has chosen such a good marriage for Zezhi, the lord even wants to stop it!

Princess Duan clenched the handkerchief tighter, and her chest kept heaving.

The emperor looked at the expressions of the two people, and then he understood a little bit, and said to himself: This Duan Palace is really complicated. My uncle Duan, he said that he was not partial, in fact, his heart was really partial. Heavy.

Let's not mention Zezhi's marriage for the time being. Just the last time in Qingyun County, Duan Wang said that it would be strictly investigated. What's the result?

! So far there is no result, presumably still gently put down.

The emperor slowly turned the jade plate finger on his thumb and looked at the two of them calmly.

Duan Wang urged Concubine Duan with a dignified expression: "... Qin San's disciples are really too high. If they marry into the palace in the future, I am afraid that they will look down on the prince and concubine. At that time, the wives will be in discord and the inner court will be in chaos. , but it seems that you are incompetent in managing the family, princess."

Princess Duan: "..."

Duan Wang was still talking: "Princess, you have always been generous, so don't be rude.

Zezhi's daughter-in-law, let's take it slow..."

Concubine Duan's face turned blue and white, she endured and endured, she almost couldn't care about being in front of the king, and was about to slap the table.

Not in a hurry?

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He is not in a hurry, anyway, he has a son under his knees, and several other sons, maybe he will hug his great-grandson next year, of course he is not in a hurry!

But she is in a hurry!

She only has this one Zezhi!

Seeing the dark tide between the couple, the emperor couldn't stand it anymore, he cleared his throat and said, "Uncle Huang, Aunt Huang, although Miss Qin San is the direct daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi, but... hey, this child is also It's a real misery."

"When she was young, she was abducted by the slaves of the Houfu and raised in the folk. She just recognized her ancestors and returned to the clan a few months ago."

So this is ah.

Duan Wangye's expression softened a little when he heard the words, and his intention was moved.

So, that third Qin girl grew up in the countryside?

... Thinking about it carefully, Qin San's background is high, but after all, Bai Yu has flaws, I am afraid that she is very mediocre and can't make it to the stage. If you really want to calculate it, she is not comparable to the world's concubine.

Although Concubine Shizi was born in a small official family, she was also the daughter of a well-bred family.

Princess Duan: "!"

Princess Duan was about to speak when she saw the emperor wink at her quickly, signaling her to be calm.

Duan Wangfei was stunned, her eyes flashing slightly.

Just now, King Duan's reluctance to this marriage must have been seen by the emperor, so the emperor said that on purpose?

She also has some understanding of the emperor, and believes that the emperor will not casually point someone to Zezhi, at least, the emperor will be more conscientious than Duan Wang.

So, Princess Duan pursed her lips and remained silent.

The emperor continued with a smile: "Also, Miss Qin San has a pure, gentle, and docile nature."

When it came to "Wan Shun", the emperor thought of Empress Wei telling him that Qin Di had beaten Qin Zeyu well and beat him obediently, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

"She will never go to compete with the princess."

The emperor said it was too late, took a sip of the hot tea, and said in his heart: Duan Wang is so partial, Xiao Ji's temper is just right, and he will not be bullied in the future!

Duan Wangye thought and thought, pondering, if he really chooses a girl from a small family for Zezhi, the princess will definitely not be happy.

Hey, in fact, the prince was also raised by the wangfei when he was a child. He was of good character, and he was filial and caring for the first few younger brothers. In the future, he would also be filial to his mother.

That's all, it's the third girl Qin Qin.

This third Qin girl is a good match for Zezhi in the first place, and she is not a serious Houfu girl. In the future, she will always have to bow her head in front of the prince and concubine, and she will not dare to encourage Zezhi to go with his eldest brother. make trouble.

Duan Wangye thought for a moment, and finally answered: "It's so good."

Concubine Duan got the emperor's wink and didn't argue, but asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of Zezhi?"

For Princess Duan, everything else is second, and the wishes of her son are the most important.

The emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Huang, I have asked Zezhi, and Zezhi is also very satisfied."

Princess Duan was relieved, and after thinking about it, she asked, "What about Miss Qin San?"

The emperor: "The queen has already made a sound, and she is also happy."

After the queen asked Xiaoji last time, she even told him that it was Xiaoji who thought Gu Zezhi was "very good" and she was also "very good", so she must be very satisfied!

If it weren't for this, the queen would be reluctant to marry Xiaoji into the murky waters of Duanwangfu!

Duan Wangfei said in a hurry: "That's good! That's good!"

She only hoped that their husband and wife would be loving and harmonious, that would be better than anything else.

The third girl Qin was chosen by the empress, and she must not be wrong in her character, so that's fine.

Duan Wang Fei was afraid that her lord would have another child, or that she would regret it after she went back, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that Miss Qin San is very good. It's better to hit the sun another day. Please ask the emperor to marry them."

Duan Wang hesitated for a while, although he felt that it seemed a little too urgent, but he finally agreed.

Therefore, the emperor drew up the imperial edict on the same day, and the eunuch Zhou Xin personally went to the Zhongyi Houfu to deliver the edict.

In the Qin family at this time, in the main room of Ronghetang, in addition to Mrs. Qin Tai and Mrs. Hou, there was a plump woman in her forties and a blue-clothed youth in her twenties.

The woman wore a chestnut vase pattern with dark makeup, her hair was neatly tied in a bun, and only a silver hairpin inlaid with jasper was inserted, and she sat on an armchair opposite Su Shi. The waist is straight, and there is a bit of arrogance in his expression.

The blue-clothed young man had long eyebrows and handsome eyes, with a small Qingtian stone seal and a purse on his waist. He had a strong bookish air all over his body.

Mrs. Qin Tai looked up and down at the blue-clothed young man, and felt that what Su Shi said before was not bad. This Cheng Juren looks good, standing with her third granddaughter, which is also called a talented woman.

Su Shi naturally saw her mother-in-law's thoughts, and she was even more happy, she only felt that this marriage was half done.

She smiled and praised the woman: "Mrs. Cheng, Ling Lang is really a talented person. I remember that Ling Lang was a recruiter at the age of seventeen, right?"

At the same time, a beautiful-faced maid served tea to the two guests.

Cheng's mother said reservedly: "Yes, the dog got lucky with Ya Yuan that year."

Ya Yuan was the second place in the township examination, and the seventeen-year-old Ya Yuan was afraid that he would not be able to find a second place in the whole capital.

Su shi also boasted: "Ling Lang is really a young talent, extraordinary, and his future is just around the corner.

Mrs. Cheng's wife is really blessed, just waiting for Linglang to earn an appointment for you. "

Saying that, she deliberately looked at Mrs. Qin Tai, "Mother, don't you think so?"

"Mrs. Cheng's is indeed a blessed one."

Mrs. Qin Tai nodded and agreed, she was quite satisfied with this Cheng Juren.

Looking at his expression and demeanor, although he is quite aloof, he is a scholar, and he can understand at a young age.

Mother Cheng pretended to take a sip of the hot tea before she said, "It's not me, the old king who is a mother, who sells melons and brags about himself. The dog has been like a husband since he was a child. When I was five years old, I was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and I have never forgotten it since I was a child!"

While speaking, Cheng's mother's waist became straighter, and she felt very comfortable: her son knew it by himself.

Her son has been a child prodigy since he was a child. Every gentleman said that he would be a jinshi in the future. Sure enough, his son was awarded the Juren at the age of seventeen.

They used to look down on relatives of their orphans and widowed mothers back then, but later they didn’t all curry favor with each other, wanting to put the fields in their son’s name so that they would be tax-free.

The Qin family is a Hou family, and the family is a class higher than their own, but the third Qin girl heard that she grew up outside, I am afraid that she does not have the demeanor of the daughter of the Hou family. I also burned high incense in my last life. In this life, I just need to sit and wait to be the official lady.

If it weren't for the large amount of dowry given by the Hou's mansion, she wouldn't look down on it.