Quickly wear and change the fate of the little cannon fodder

Chapter 455: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 11

If the concubines of the less well-off officials were not well-off, they would ask the maids to send a message back and tell their families about the selection. If they wanted to marry into a good family, they would need the family's financial resources. Or if they needed some nice clothes for social events, they would send some expensive gifts to build connections...

Therefore, during this period of time, whether it was the ladies, concubines, or maids and eunuchs in the palace, they all started to move. The maids, nannies, and eunuchs who served were so busy that they had no time to rest and made a lot of money. For a while, everyone was rosy-cheeked and walked with the wind!

Of course there are also those who are indifferent.

Cui Xiaoxiao was one of them. Even the maids who served her were a little uneasy. Is this lady really not in a hurry? She has a good family background and looks good, right? According to the rewards she received, she doesn't look poor. Why did she give up on herself? Yongqiu swore that Cui Xiaoxiao was the calmest and most composed concubine she had ever seen.

"Miss Cui, do you want to use your connections as well? If you need anything, you can tell me at any time." The palace maids who come here to serve the concubines all have connections in the palace.

"Thank you, but no thanks. Could you please bring me some cakes or fruits?" Cui Xiaoxiao found it funny to see her like this. She just took out another five taels of silver and stuffed it into her hand, asking her to go buy cakes.

"Okay!" Yongqiu took the money and went to do the work. It's true that the emperor is not anxious about the eunuchs. Well, she should stop meddling in other people's business! After all, Cui Xiaoxiao is not her master, and they will not know each other after the selection!

Concubine Zhao was also one of those who were calm. Her son was the tenth prince, and he was only sixteen years old this year. So she was not in a hurry at all.

That day, the tenth prince came to pay his respects to her.

"Son, you also went to see the re-election on the day. Is there anyone you like? If so, tell your mother. I will risk my dignity to get him for you." Concubine Zhao patted her chest and promised!

"Mom, did you think your son was robbing the bandit's wife from his den? And he even managed to snatch her away!" The Tenth Prince was speechless when he saw his mother like this!

The mother and son get along privately just like ordinary mothers and sons, and are even more relaxed. And both of them enjoy this unique way of getting along very much!

"Really, really, we don't know what the next batch of concubines will be like! But what is certain is that there will definitely not be as many as this batch. Son, if you like any of them or are impressed by them this time, you can directly bring them to your own house."

"Also, let me tell you, these past few days, several young ladies have come to me through connections, saying they want to pay their respects to me! How could I not know what they are thinking?

Except for a few social engagements that I couldn't turn down, I turned down all the others. But there are really a few good girls in this selection..." Concubine Zhao began to chatter.

The tenth prince was silent when he heard this, and a brilliant smile appeared in his head! When he saw the girl smile that day, he thought she heard the strange sound of the concubine's piano!

But then he thought about it, why didn't the other girls around her smile, only she did? He looked at the distance between the two places again, was this a coincidence? Did she just think of something happy?

After that, he kept observing the showgirl secretly and found that her expression was the same as that of the showgirl who was being selected before! If the showgirl performed well or sounded good or looked good, she would show an expression of appreciation, surprise or intoxication.

When she saw something funny, she would laugh too. He was sure it was not a coincidence. Could she really hear, or see...?

After that, he became interested and kept watching her performance until she passed the vote unanimously. It was also at this time that he knew that she was the legitimate daughter of the Le'an Marquis's Mansion!

Marquis of Le'an?

He is not familiar with it!

However, now that he knew the identity of the concubine, he began to send people to inquire about the situation of the legitimate daughter of Marquis Le'an... His intuition told him that if he continued to investigate, he would get an unexpected surprise!

Afterwards, he and his guards specially stood at the location where the showgirl was performing and the approximate location where she was standing at night to test it out. Even if the zither was tuned to the maximum harsh noise, the sound in front could not be heard clearly from this side.

He and his guards were both skilled in martial arts, but they still couldn't hear it. Moreover, it was noisy during the day, and there were so many people blocking the way.

Could it be that the girl has super hearing and clairvoyance? !

However, the outrageous actions he and his guards took that night scared the young eunuch on duty in the Imperial Garden half to death.

While he was thinking about all sorts of things, his mother immediately noticed that something was wrong with her son. Looking at her son's absent-minded expression, she was almost certain of one thing.

Something's wrong with my son!

Concubine Zhao immediately became interested!

"Which girl?" Concubine Zhao asked softly. She knew her son best than his mother and of course she knew that her son would be least guarded and easiest to trick when he was in a trance.

"Le'an..." The Tenth Prince, who was in a trance, inadvertently said what was on his mind, but he came to his senses halfway through and met his mother's sparkling eyes!

"Oh~~, the legitimate daughter of Le'an Mansion!" Concubine Zhao said with a long tone and a sly smile.

"Son, tell me, tell me quickly. What exactly happened? When did you hook up with the girl? I'm warning you, a woman's reputation is as important as her life, you can't do anything rash!" Concubine Zhao started by talking about gossip and her face turned serious.

"Mom, what are you talking about? What a mess." He could hardly keep up with his mother's train of thought.

"But, Le'an? Le'an Marquis' Mansion? I don't have a deep impression of the girl in that marquis' mansion! Do you still remember what she performed? But~ this marquis' mansion should not have any real power, right? If you really like her, then it's risky for her to become your legitimate wife. But I'm still willing to give it a try for you! You'd better be mentally prepared, because there is a high probability that you won't be able to become the legitimate wife." Concubine Zhao started talking to herself again.

"Oh, I remember now. Was it the cheerful new song that day that I played? Was it? Was it? I said that my memory is still good. It's not to the extent that my eyesight is blurry due to old age! I have a good impression of her. She is very stable at such a young age! Son, you have a good eye." Concubine Zhao suddenly clapped her hands after a light bulb went off!

Concubine Zhao only heard her son say two words, and she automatically completed the rest of the plot! She even began to think about how to ask the emperor for permission? What is the success rate? How can we increase the success rate? She started to think about it.

If his son hadn't interrupted her, she wouldn't know what her mind was thinking.

"Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, mother, stop! Stop!" His mother couldn't let him think any further! The tenth prince, who knew what kind of personality his mother had, quickly stopped her!

"Huh? What are you screaming about?" Concubine Zhao, whose thoughts were interrupted, asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Mom, it's not that serious. It's not what you think. I just suddenly thought of something that involves this Marquis' Mansion!"

"Really?" Why didn't she believe it?

"It's true, it couldn't be more true. But mother, how can you conclude that this marquis's mansion has no real power just by hearing two words?"

"I'm not stupid. There are only so many important officials, but your father has never mentioned this name. This time, this name did not appear in the list of your brothers' wives and concubines. Isn't this obvious enough?

Even the legitimate daughter of a minor official in the Imperial College, the Imperial Censor, has become your brother's wife or concubine. But why is it that no one is interested in a legitimate daughter of a marquis? Why do you think this is? If it was a powerful marquis, would it be like this? " Concubine Zhao rolled her eyes in an ungraceful manner.

The Tenth Prince thought what his mother said made a lot of sense and gave her a thumbs up.

"Stop flattering me! Tell me! What's going on?" She didn't believe that her son would pay attention to an ordinary marquis' mansion for no reason. There must be some interesting things that happened to attract her son's attention.

"Mom, it's nothing! I just found something interesting."

However, the Tenth Prince, who had come to his senses and became more alert, was no longer able to get any useful information out of his mother!

Concubine Zhao looked at her son's back as he left her palace and murmured to herself in dissatisfaction: "The child has grown up, become successful, and even has his own little secrets!"

"My queen, the Tenth Prince has been teased by you since he was a child. Now that he has grown up, he is a man who needs face, and you still tease him!" Qin Xin, the personal maid, couldn't stand it anymore.

When the tenth prince was young, his mother always teased him until his eyes were filled with tears. His biggest dream since childhood was to grow up quickly, study, and become smart so that he would not be deceived by his mother. He learned to put on a stern face like an adult at a young age, all thanks to his mother.

"So, I feel that he is not as fun as he was when he was a kid. Why don't you tell me? Humph, I have plenty of people who can check it out myself!" The palace is so boring. How can you live like this if you don't find some fun for yourself?

"Your Majesty, maybe things are not what you think. Your meddling in the investigation may backfire and turn a small thing into a big one." As a royal concubine, wouldn't her every move be watched by others?

"I know my own son. What could a powerless and marginal marquis have that could attract his attention at this time? It's nothing more than his legitimate daughter!" She could see clearly the dazed expression on her son's face.

He was curious about the girl, and she had yet to verify whether there was any other meaning behind his curiosity. But this did not stop her from getting to know her better.

If it was really interesting, why couldn't she give her son a push? Marry him into the mansion when no one was paying attention?

As for not having power and influence, she didn't care much. How could one's status be higher than that of the royal family? When the royal family married, their status was the key. Marrying anyone was marrying someone of lower status. Besides, only sons with no ability would need help from the powerful Yue family!

Anyone who can only accomplish great things with the help of others' power will be bound by others' control! People come to you for something, and their desires are increasing. When you cannot satisfy their desires, their power will eventually become a shackle that restricts them!

Even the royal family cannot escape this law.

Unless you have the courage to break free from those shackles and cut the Gordian knot! But there are too many things to go through, and the time and energy spent, and the grievances suffered can be imagined.

So in her opinion, a capable and visionary wife who can take on responsibilities and not be a hindrance is more important than a powerful Yue family.

"My queen, you are not serious, are you? Be careful or the Tenth Prince will get angry with you. You will have to use all the goodies in the storehouse to appease him!"

"Am I, your majesty, so stupid? Would I openly inquire about others? Tsk, have I ever failed in anything I wanted to do?" Concubine Zhao rolled her eyes at her.

In just two days, all the major and minor events of the Le'an Marquis' Mansion over the past decade were reported on the Tenth Prince's desk!

The tenth prince read it and said, "Haha, this is interesting! Marquis Anle doesn't have much ability, but he is quite cruel!" He didn't believe that the death of Marquis Anle's first wife was an accident.

The more he read, especially the recent theft in the Marquis' Mansion, which happened during the selection of the Marquis' daughter, the more he raised his eyebrows. For some reason, his intuition told him that this matter must be related to the owner of the smiling face, but he didn't know how she did it.

And his intuition told him that this matter might not be over yet!

Concubine Zhao also had a piece of information in front of her, which was Cui Xiaoxiao's performance during the entire talent show! She read it carefully and said with satisfaction: "I said I was right, this girl is a stable one!" But I don't know what she did to make her son pay attention to her!

"Qin Xin, remember to remind me. I will also participate in the final selection!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Cui Xiaoxiao didn't know that her family situation and her performance in the talent show had been thoroughly investigated!

At this moment, she was chatting with Gu Yingyue!

"Xiaoxiao, if I had known that I would be harassed by annoying people if I moved out, I would not have moved out." Gu Yingyue said with some distress and depression!

These days, she was annoyed by her fake best friend who schemed to get her best friend eliminated, so she came to hide here.

"Did she really treat us like fools? Why did she think we would still treat her as a friend after she did that kind of thing?" Gu Yingyue was still very angry and kept complaining to Cui Xiaoxiao.

"Oh yes, that's right, it's unforgivable." Cui Xiaoxiao did a good job of being a supporting actor!

"Xiaoxiao, she keeps pestering me. What do you think is her purpose? I always feel that there is something fishy going on."

"Maybe~~because~~you are also a competitor! If she can beat one, she can beat the other. Since you know that you can't be good friends, why not just become enemies! You'd better be careful and don't let others plot against you!"

"Ah~~" Gu Yingyue stood up in shock when she heard that. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Xiaoxiao was right. This was really possible.

"She is so hateful! But I am not afraid. Let her do whatever she wants. It depends on whether she and her parents can withstand the wrath of Marquis Wenyuan and General Pingnan's Mansion!" Gu Yingyue was also raised as the daughter of an authentic aristocratic family. She could not be compared with Cui Xiaoxiao, the daughter who had lost her mother and was hated by her father. Naturally, she was not afraid of the conspiracies and intrigues in the inner house.

"Yeah, yeah, you're right!" Cui Xiaoxiao is a professional at being a trash can.

"Xiaoxiao, where do you think she will start?"