The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Princess Li only thought that Qin Di was shy, and continued on her own: "Miss Qin, don't blame me for being so eloquent, you are Zezhi's future daughter-in-law, and I am your imperial aunt, I will tell you today. These are not only for Duan Wangfei, but also for your own good."

"Don't look at Zezhi as a clan, there are many people without titles or positions in the clan."

"Think about it, you are about to marry into Duan Wang's mansion. If Princess Duan and Duan Wang get divorced, then Zezhi will have no chance to become the prince."

"The prince is only a concubine, and the prince's concubine is only from a minor official's family. You are the daughter of the Hou family..."

Princess Li paused for a while, and stared deeply at Qin Di.

What she means is, can Qin Di be willing to be just an ordinary clan lady for the rest of her life?

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The future Princess Duan and Mrs. Gu San are one heaven and one earth, and there is no comparison at all! Will Qin Di be willing to bow down to the prince and concubine in the future?

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Princess Li said, Qin Di just listened, and his thoughts flew out of the sky for a long time, and occasionally responded with "Oh" and "Really?"

Although Qin Di didn't make a clear statement, Princess Li believed that she must have understood, and looked at Qin Di with a certain look, her eyes flickering.

Duan Wang guarded one side, and Duan Wang Fei was a prince concubine. In the western border, Duan Wang Mansion was the same as the Tu emperor.

She didn't believe it, Qin Di would not accept the title of Princess Wang, who would be willing to get the glory and wealth at his fingertips!

Princess Li talked for a full cup of tea and finally stopped, and finally added meaningfully: "Miss Qin, for yourself and for your brother, you should also consider it carefully."

If Gu Zezhi can inherit the title of Duke Duan, the husband and wife are honored, and with the support of Duan Wangfu, it is not impossible for Qin Zening to take back the title of Marquis of Zhongyi.

Princess Duan doesn't listen to her own words, so she has to be concerned about the interests of her son and daughter-in-law, right?

Seeing that Princess Li had finished speaking, Qin Di left and got off the Zhu Lun Cha.

Du Ruo was still waiting for her at the entrance of the alley, the master and servant walked towards the Xiao residence, and Princess Li in the Zhu Lun car opened the curtains again and watched Qin Di enter the residence.

"Miss Qin San."

When a steward of Xiao's house and several wives saw Qin Di, they all warmly greeted him and saluted.

This mammy in charge is Madam Xiao's close confidant, Mammy Shi, who Qin Di also knew and called out.

At the second door in front, it was messy at the moment, and there were carriages parked, and several family members and wives were unloading heavy boxes from the carriage.

Qin Di couldn't help but glanced at it one more time, and Mammy Shi immediately said cheerfully, "This is the dowry of the madam, and she just moved back from the western region."

Mother Shi instructed the wives to carefully pack up Mrs. Xiao's dowry, and personally led Qin Di to the inner courtyard.

She knew that Princess Duan was fond of this future daughter-in-law, and she didn't hide it from her. As she walked, she talked: "The slave-maid went to Xijiang herself to pack up the dowry for Mrs. Qin San, didn't you see it? As soon as the slaves left, the Concubine Shizi also sent someone to tell me what to do to help the slaves clean up together."

Aunt Shi curled her lips in disdain, "A concubine's daughter-in-law is really considered a noble person, so why can cats and dogs enter the lady's yard?

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Mammy Shi is Madam Xiao's close confidant, so naturally she doesn't look down on Concubine Shi, not to mention Concubine Shi's actions are nothing worth looking at!

Shi mama is not a fool, of course, it can be seen that the concubine of this world is eager for the wife and Duan Wang to reconcile, I am afraid that she is counting on Feng side concubine to come to the throne soon!

Along the way, Mama Shi kept talking non-stop, talking about what happened on the way back to Beijing, including the delay in the road for several days due to the heavy rain for several days, and the mountain bandits who blocked the road in Qinzhou. The guards beat the bandits and so on.

While talking, the two came to the main courtyard and entered the inner room.

Mrs. Xiao sat on the Arhat bed by the window, happily flipping through a jewelry box.

Seeing Qin Di coming, Mrs. Xiao waved to her, "Little Di, come here!"

Mrs. Xiao pulled Qin Di to sit beside her, and with great interest she picked out a series of eight-treasure necklaces, put them on Qin Di herself, and picked a pair of phoenix-carved gold and jade bracelets to put on Qin Di's wrist. set.

She said with a smile: "The little girl's family just wants to dress up beautifully."

Qin Di knew that Mrs. Xiao liked bright colors, and every time she came to Xiao's residence, she would wear bright clothes, such as crimson, rose red, duck yellow, green lotus, etc.

Today, she was wearing a primrose-colored robe, which matched the eight-treasure necklace and gold-encrusted jade bracelet that Mrs. Xiao gave her.

Mrs. Xiao is very good at dressing up!

Qin Di looked for traces of Mrs. Xiao's old and kind face when she was young. Gu Zezhi and Mrs. Xiao actually looked alike, and Mrs. Xiao must have been beautiful when she was young.

Qin Di took a red sandalwood hairpin inlaid with hundreds of treasures from the jewelry box, "Mrs. Xiao, this hairpin matches your complexion, try it!"

She eagerly came over to put a hairpin on Mrs. Xiao, and Mrs. Xiao liked Qin Di to be close to her, so she left her alone.

The eldest maid, Qinglu, came over with the Linghua mirror, took a picture of Mrs. Xiao, smiled and complimented: "Madam, look, Miss Qin San has such a good eye, this hairpin really suits you!"

Mrs. Xiao raised her hand to the mirror and stroked the hairpin, then nodded, "Xiao Ji's eyesight is really good!"

Qin Di touched the small chin, showing a thoughtful look, and said, "Mrs. Xiao, your clothes don't match this hairpin, so you have to change."

As she spoke, she looked at Qinglu and asked, "Qinglu, do you have any brightly colored clothes?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Qing Lu replied in a row, and greeted several maids and immediately took action, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to unearth several clothes.

Clothes and skirts were spread out all over the room.

Qin Di looked at them one by one, pointed to a purple silk robe with a gourd pattern of treasures and flowers, and said, "This purple robe is good, let's go with this black embroidered luan bird and a horse-faced skirt with a tufted edge. Graceful and atmospheric.

Just these two. "

Mrs. Xiao laughed, "I'm too old for such bright colors."

"It's a dignified purple, and you're fair-skinned, and you wear it to reflect your complexion.

Didn't you say my eyesight is good? "

Qin Di smiled and climbed up the pole, looking at Madam Xiao coquettishly.

Qinglu and other maids also played drums and persuaded a few words.

Mrs. Xiao couldn't beat Qin Di, so after she took her to the screen, Qin Di and the maid served Mrs. Xiao in person and changed her clothes.

That's not enough, Qin Di also picked out Mrs. Xiao's forehead, earrings, bracelets, jade pendants, purses and shoes.

When Mrs. Xiao had a new look from head to toe, Qin Di was finally satisfied. She felt that her eyesight was very good, and said with a smile, "Look, Mrs. Xiao, is this look a few years younger?"

She instructed Qinglu and the others to take several Linghua mirrors for Mrs. Xiao to take pictures, and whispered softly, "This mirror is still too small, it would be nice if there was a full-length mirror..."

She said it lightly, but Mrs. Xiao was close to her and happened to hear it. She thought it was a really good idea, and she thought about talking to her son and getting her daughter-in-law a life-size mirror.

Qin Di helped Mrs. Xiao and sat down on the Luohan bed again, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Xiao, in addition to purple, you must also look good in purple, lake blue and pine."

Grandma Shi came over, served tea to the two of them again, and said, "That's right.

Madam, you have a roll of purple tang in your dowry, which is just cut for summer clothes. "

Speaking of the materials, Mrs. Xiao was also enthusiastic, and said with a palm: "By the way, there are some materials in my dowry that are suitable for little girls. Quickly move them here, and I will pick them out."

The woman picked up the material, and the time passed quickly. There was chatter and laughter in the room one after another. When Qin Di left, it was already an hour later, and there was no mention of the matter that the princess asked her to "persuade" .

Mrs. Xiao's body was not fully recovered, and she had to take a nap every day. When she rested, Qin Di left.

However, when she went out, she found that Princess Li's Zhulun car was still parked at the entrance of the alley.

Qin Ji: "..."

The corners of her eyes twitched as if she didn't see it.

However, she wanted to leave, but Princess Li refused to let her go.

The old lady who had asked her to get in the car stopped Qin Di's way again, "Miss Qin San, stay."

Qin Di looked at the old mama with a smile, and said, "I have already asked the princess well."

The meaning behind her words is obvious. Since she has already greeted Princess Li, there is no need to do so again.

The old mama's face froze slightly, and she felt that Qin Di was too disrespectful. If their princess wanted to see her, it was to give her face.

The two confronted each other, and the atmosphere was slightly stiff.

Qin Di didn't want to talk for a long time, and was about to go around the other side, but there was movement in the Zhulunche at the entrance of the alley in front. The curtain of the Zhulunche was opened, and Princess Li was supported by a maid , got off the carriage, and walked towards Qin Di.

Prince Li came to him face-to-face like this, and Qin Di couldn't pretend that he didn't see it. He politely greeted her and said, "Princess."

Prince Li nodded reservedly and asked straight to the point, "Miss Qin, have you persuaded Princess Duan?"

There was a hint of attentiveness in her tone. The reason why she waited patiently here for so long was to wait for the good news from Qin Di's side, so when she returned to the palace, she also had an explanation for her own prince.

Under the glowing eyes of Princess Li, Qin Di shook his head, "No."

What?

! Princess Li seemed to be poured a bucket of cold water on her head, and her expression changed in an instant.

Her complexion was changing blue and purple, and she was furious. Princess Li had always been quite respectable in this capital. Any woman in the mansion would give her some respect when she saw her, but today she was first swept away by Princess Duan. , Now it's this little girl who dares to slap her face at herself. This girl obviously deserves a good deal before entering Xiao's house. It turns out that all her obedience is playing with herself!

And I foolishly believed it, waiting for her here for an hour!

Her dignified concubine was actually teased by a yellow-haired girl who had not reached her age!

For a time, old hatred and new hatred came together, and Princess Li took the anger of Princess Duan's account on Qin Di.

She gritted her teeth, raised her finger and pointed at Qin Di: "Slap this princess!"

She can't do anything to Princess Duan, can't she teach a classless girl?

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"Yes, princess."

The old mama answered the order immediately, looked at Qin Di with a smile, and felt that Qin Di was shameless at all, and their princess asked her to help her to persuade Princess Duan, that was to give her face!

The old mama raised her thick right hand and hit Qin Di in the face, the palm wind brought a strong wind.

Qin Di would not be foolish enough to be beaten, and one side of his body nimbly avoided.

Du Ruo changed his face, and quickly stepped forward to protect Qin Di, "Girl."

"let's go."

Qin Di was too lazy to pay attention to the royal concubine, glanced at the other party lightly, made a gesture to follow Du Ruo, and left on his own.

Seeing this in the eyes of Princess Li, it was like Qin Di slapped her face fiercely.

This wild girl with no respect and no manners!

Prince Li was even more angry, and ordered again: "I will stop her for this princess!"

So, the two maids responded immediately and aggressively pressed towards Qin Di, blocking her way.

Qin Di didn't suffer from anything, and reached out to touch the whip.

Du Ruo thought about the invincible opponent with both fists, looked in the direction of Xiao Mansion, and felt that he still had to go to the rescue.

"Squeak!"

At this moment, the door of Xiao's residence opened, and a woman in a black cloak walked out, it was Mrs. Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao's face was stern and majestic, and her old and wise eyes were bright and bright, making the seven or eight maidservants who followed her blurry.

"stop!"

Mrs. Xiao raised her voice slightly, scolded, and strode towards Princess Li and Qin Di.

Seeing Mrs. Xiao coming, Du Ruo breathed a sigh of relief and was completely relieved.

Princess Li looked at Mrs. Xiao, who was approaching gradually, holding the eighteen Bodhi Buddha beads tightly in her hands, and the anger in her eyes became more and more intense.

"Brother and sister, are you really ignorant?"

Princess Li's face was ashen, and she felt that she had been fed a donkey's liver and lungs with good intentions.

Mrs. Xiao snorted mockingly.

When the two eyes collided, sparks burst forth, and the air suddenly became tense, and it was about to explode.

The servants of the surrounding Prince Li's Mansion watched this scene, and they did not dare to act rashly, and stood with their heads bowed in embarrassment.

"Whether it's good or bad, of course I know, don't bother the princess."

Mrs. Xiao casually stroked her sleeves.

Princess Li: "..."

Mrs. Xiao ignored the other party's gloomy face that was almost dripping with ink, her eyes were bright, and she said, "Originally, I wanted to wait for the results of the tribunal to come out. In that case, I'll beat the drum."

"Xiaoji, let's go!"

As soon as Mrs. Xiao beckoned, Qin Di immediately followed, and hugged Mrs. Xiao's arm affectionately. Mrs. Xiao looked at her with a smile on her face.

Princess Li was dumbfounded, her anger disappeared in an instant, she couldn't believe her ears.

Xiao Shi, what did she say she wanted to do?

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"Xiao Shi, you are crazy!"

This time, Princess Li even forgot to call her younger siblings and blurted out.

Mrs. Xiao answered the other party with practical actions. She got on the carriage with the help of Qin Di, and Qin Di followed him.

The coachman swung his horsewhip with a "slap", and the carriage of Xiao's house drove towards the front alley and brushed past Princess Li's side. The strong wind blew the skirt of Princess Li into a corner ...

Princess Li was almost stunned, she didn't expect things to develop to this point.

"Prince Concubine..." The old mama called Prince Li anxiously, and knew that something was wrong.

Only then did Princess Li react, and she quickly ordered: "Quick, chase!"

Prince Li carried the skirt and hurriedly got on the Zhu Lun carriage again, and instructed one of the accompanying servants: "Go back and report to the lord!"

In just a few short sentences, Princess Li was already drenched in cold sweat and her heart was as cold as ice.

If this makes Princess Duan sound the Dengwen drum, it will be the whole capital, no, the whole Daqi will see the clan's joke!

Zhu Lunche hurriedly chased after Mrs. Xiao's carriage, and the driver also knew that it was a big deal and waved his whip frequently.

The common people and passers-by on the street saw the style of the Zhulun chariot and knew that the owner of the car was either rich or expensive, and hurriedly avoided to both sides of the street.

The two carriages came to the gate of the palace one after the other, Qin Di helped Mrs. Xiao to get out of the carriage, and the two walked towards the Dengwen Drum outside the right gate of Chang'an with a clear goal.

The Dengwen Drum was set up by Emperor Taizu of the Daqi Dynasty, so that the people could beat the drum to appeal for their grievances for the purpose of "offering the situation".

In order to avoid malicious petitioning by the unscrupulous people, according to Daqi’s regulations, if the drummer who hits the Dengwen drum has no fame or official life, he will be punished by the court first.

Mrs. Xiao is a dignified princess, and she is naturally qualified to play the Dengwen drum.

The surrounding imperial guards also recognized her identity. They were surprised at first, and then they thought about some recent rumors about Duan Wangfu.

The Dengwen Drum of the Daqi Dynasty has not been beaten for more than ten years, and this is the first time since he ascended the throne!

Under the scorching gazes of the guards, Mrs. Xiao calmly walked to Dengwen's drum, raised her hand to pick up the drumstick, and tapped it without hesitation.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The loud drumming sounded one after another, like a continuous muffled thunder blasting in the sky, and it was also introduced into the ears of Princess Li in the Zhu Lun Cha.

Princess Li's face was as pale as paper.

And the people near the right gate of Chang'an also heard it, and several voices in the crowd shouted excitedly: "Dengwen drum, someone beat Dengwen drum and sued the imperial court!"

There was a commotion all around, and those passers-by rushed to tell them to leave, their expressions were excited, and more and more people heard the sound, rushing towards the right gate of Chang'an like a wave.

In response to the hustle and bustle around, Mrs. Xiao was still beating the Dengwen drum with her drumsticks.

In the deafening drumbeat, Mrs. Xiao's voice carried a strange penetrating power, and it was sonorous and powerful, and it was transmitted far away.

The good-looking onlookers around immediately exploded the pot and talked about:

"Could this woman be Princess Duan?"

"It's definitely true. If this person who has no official order rang the Dengwen drum, he would have been stabbed by the court for thirty years!"

"Prince Duan murdered his mother-in-law, this is too maddening!"

"What is this! There are so many people with honors and honors in these royal families, it's a matter of filth!"

"..."

The more the people talked, the more lively they were, the crowd boiled like a pot of hot water, and the surroundings were crowded and noisy.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ear-piercing drumming was still ringing.

At this moment, the emperor who was in the imperial study also heard the drum beat, put down the memorial in his hand, and frowned slightly.

Without waiting for him to call someone, Zhou Xin came in and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Duan sounded the Dengwen drum, suing Prince Duan for the murder of his first-born mother, and she also asked Duan Wang Yijue."

Zhou Xin's scalp was numb, which was unheard of in Da Qi's history.

The emperor moved his brows, a look of surprise on his face.

The matter of Fan Seng has been handed over to the three divisions for tribunal, and a conclusion should be reached this month. Princess Eiduan's temperament is not so impulsive. After all, she has waited for the past two months.

The emperor pondered for a while, and issued two orders, one for Princess Xuan Duan, and the other for Jin Yiwei to check what happened.

After a while, Yuan Minggang, the commander of Jinyiwei, came and told the story of Princess Li's visit to Xiao's residence today and the conflict with Qin Di.

emperor:"……"

The emperor rubbed his brows, showing a trace of exhaustion on his face: Prince Li and his wife were really noisy.

Since the matter has developed to this point, it is not a matter of a few words to pass with the mud. The emperor pondered for a moment, and immediately made a decision, got up and stood up, leaving a sentence: "Xuan Sansi, I want to personally try this case. "

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhou Xinzuo took the lead with a bow, sighing in his heart.

After half an hour, people related to the case gathered in the Golden Palace.

The emperor sits on the high golden palace, Mrs. Xiao as the plaintiff stands in the palace, the minister of punishment, the minister of Dali Temple and the censor of Zuodu stand on one side as representatives of the three divisions, and Qin Ji stands alone on the other side of the palace. side.

After Mrs. Xiao bowed her knees to the emperor, she calmly repeated her intention to beat the drum: "Your Majesty, the court lady sues Prince Duan for the murder of his first-class mother, and asks Prince Duan to be righteous!"

The Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Censor of Zuodu all had subtle expressions.

Zhou Xinfuer said a few words in the emperor's ear, and the emperor looked out of the hall with complicated eyes.

"Wait a minute!"

Duan Wang arrived out of breath, along with Prince Li and his wife, Gu Zezhi.

"Your Majesty, there is some misunderstanding between the king and the princess. Please explain something to the king and the princess."

King Duan gave the emperor a bow and looked at Madam Xiao eagerly.

Seeing this, he was momentarily stunned.

Mrs. Xiao had already taken off the black cloak that was draped on the outside, revealing the purple robe under it. The clothes were matched by Qin Di from the inside to the outside, from top to bottom. The colors were bright and elegant. , reflecting her radiance.

Since Mrs. Xiao moved out of Duanwang's mansion on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Duanwang has not seen her for more than two months.

The past two months are not long or short, Mrs. Xiao has been carefully nurtured during this period of time, the whole person looks a few years younger, and the stretched brows reveal a heroic spirit, just standing like this There, there is an air of poetry and literature all over the body.

Duan Wang looked at Mrs. Xiao, who was only three steps away from him, and his eyes were slightly dazed, as if he saw Mrs. Xiao when he was young.

Mrs. Xiao said lightly, "There is no misunderstanding between you and me."

Duan Wang finally came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and persuaded softly, "Wangfei, forget it, why bother in front of the royal family!"

Prince Li and Princess Li nodded frequently in the back, and they lost all the face of the imperial family.

Duan Wang continued: "If you are really dissatisfied with the prince, this prince will take good care of the prince in the future."

"Well, after returning to the Western Border, this king will pass by the prince and the prince's concubine. Do you think it's good?"

"Princess, this is just a small misunderstanding. You and I have been married for many years. Why should you divorce for some misunderstandings?"

Duan Wang kept talking. He went to Xiao's house several times before, but was turned away by the concierge. Now that he finally had a chance to talk with Mrs. Xiao, he said it all at once.

He admitted that he also took a step back, and he did not hesitate to pass by with the prince, so it should be okay.

Mrs. Xiao's graceful face was calm, and she looked at Duan Wang as if she was looking at a stranger. She didn't even raise her eyebrows, and said, "I have been married for many years, and you know my temper."

Duan Wang: "..."

Duan Wang's heart suddenly cooled, and he didn't know how to persuade Mrs. Xiao, so he could only look at Gu Zezhi and wanted him to persuade him a few words.

Gu Zezhi didn't look at Duan Wang at all, his eyes were as deep as a pool. He was looking at Qin Di's face carefully, and only after confirming that there were no scars on her face, his expression eased a bit.

Qin Di could guess what Gu Zezhi had heard, and winked at him.

It means, don't worry, she was never one waiting for someone to fight!

Only then did Gu Zezhi's brows stretch, and his expression returned to his usual calmness.

Mrs. Xiao looked at the emperor again, and said in a loud voice, "Prince Duan intends to murder his eldest mother, and he also asks the emperor to deal with it justly, and to give justice to the courtiers and wives!"

The Golden Palace is not a place for children's play, even King Duan could not interrupt the emperor's court trial again and again.

The emperor said solemnly: "If the eldest son really has the heart of harming his mother, I will definitely give justice to the princess."

"Come on, bring that monk up!"

With the emperor's order, two guards in brocade came with a monk in his forties. The monk in a red cassock had blue eyes and a nose job, with a long beard and a string of 108 Buddha beads around his neck. , looking at his face ashen, his face was so thin that his cheeks were sunken, and he looked worried.

As soon as he walked to the center of the Golden Palace, he staggered to his knees and saluted the emperor in an awkward Zhongyuan dialect: "The poor monk Doro sees His Majesty the Emperor Daqi."

The emperor looked down at the monk and asked, "Doluo, are you giving this Jiuhexiang to Princess Duan?"

While speaking, Yuan Minggang opened a wooden box, which contained the Jiuhe incense given to Qin Di by the princess at the front, and a scent like orchid and plum wafted out.