Being a cannon fodder female supporting role is not as good as marrying a lucky villain

It's night, Xie Mansion.

Yue Rong and Yue Ming tidied up the room, and it was rare for the two brothers to lie down in the same room.

Yue Ming didn't dare to sleep at all. He was always paying attention to the movements outside. As soon as Xie Yan made any move, he would rush over immediately.

But Yue Rong was already drowsy. Seeing Yue Ming's nervous look, he said feebly: "Brother, don't worry, I have already inquired about it. Today, the eldest princess ordered everyone in the Pei Mansion to stand ready. , saying that not a single mosquito can be put in, and Your Highness has already received this news, so we don’t need to worry at all.”

Hearing this, Yue Ming glared at Yue Rong angrily. Seeing that his stupid brother was about to fall asleep with a big yawn, he became angry and slammed the table, waking up Yue Rong who was about to fall into a deep sleep.

"What's wrong?" Yue Rong looked around, very nervous, and his hand was already on the sword by his side.

Yue Ming snorted coldly: "Since you know about the martial law in Pei Mansion, do you know the reason for the martial law?"

Yue Rong blinked: "This... I really don't know."

"It's because the princess was tortured by the eldest princess after she returned today."

Hearing this, Yue Rong was stunned and blinked his eyes. He couldn't believe what he heard: "A punishment? How is it possible? The Pei family regards the princess as a treasure and would never..."

"But what the princess did today made the eldest princess angry." Yue Ming said quietly, "I heard that she was beaten ten times!"

"Ten strokes?" Yue Rong took a breath of cold air, "This... the princess still wants to get married! Can this eight-day punishment be cured?"

"What kind of punishment with a stick!" Yue Ming said, "How could the eldest princess be willing to take the initiative to use a stick punishment on the county? It's a ruler!"

Yue Rong was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes: "It's just a ruler. Not to mention ten blows, even a hundred blows, I can bear it!"

"You are thick-skinned, so it doesn't matter. But that was the first time the princess was tortured. You said..." Yue Ming said quietly, "What will Your Highness do?"

The next moment, Yue Rong sat up straight, and the sleepiness in his mind disappeared.

How to do a thank you banquet?No need to guess.

Sure enough, a black shadow jumped onto the wall lightly at this moment.

Yue Ming and Yue Rong also came forward, but their light skills were not as good as Xie Yan's. Before they could catch up with Xie Yan, they were discovered by the guards of the Pei Mansion.

"There are assassins!"

Yue Ming heard a familiar voice, and then he and Yue Rong were caught in a big net.

If they were fighting with real swords and guns, the two of them would not be in such a mess. However, when this big net fell, their swords were entangled and they could not use them at all.

Then, a sneer came from above the two of them.

Pei Chongfang, the sword-browed star-eyed man, looked up and down at the two people who were covered tightly.

"Throw it next door." Pei Chongfang waved his hand and decided whether the two of them would stay or go.

Yue Ming knew that their identities had already been discovered by Pei Chongfang.

Fortunately, His Highness was not caught. Yue Ming was very happy, otherwise His Highness's reputation would have been ruined on this network!

Pei Chongfang caught a glimpse of happiness in Yue Ming's eyes from the corner of his eye. Whether it was intentional or not, he smiled and said: "There are many thieves these days, and there are the most traps in the courtyard of the female family members."

Hearing this, Yue Ming was stunned.

On the other side, Xie Yan had arrived at Gu Ning's courtyard wall.

He had always been calm and self-possessed, but after hearing the news of Gu Ning's torture, he couldn't control his inner anxiety, and finally he chose to come to Gu Ning.

The lights in the small courtyard had long been extinguished, and only a few lanterns were on.

Xie Yan turned over and entered the small courtyard without any hesitation.

His internal strength was enough for him to feel how many people were in the small courtyard.

However, as soon as he approached the bedroom, he stopped.

The breathing inside was long and steady, clearly a person with extremely deep inner strength.

However, it was too late for Xie Yan to leave. The door was opened and Pei Anlin strode out.

Seeing Xie Yan alone, Pei Anlin's already dark face turned even darker.

"Your Highness, your wedding to Ning'er is coming soon. According to the rules of our Chu country, men and women are not allowed to meet before marriage." Pei Anlin said angrily, "You should also abide by the rules!"

Being caught by his elders, Pei Anlin didn't have much embarrassment on his face.

On the contrary, he looked at Pei Anlin seriously and said, "I heard that my aunt tortured Ning'er. I was very worried, so I came to Pei's house."

"I just want to know if Ning'er is okay."

After listening to Xie Yan's words, Pei Anlin waved his hand angrily: "Your Highness, no matter how much you say, I will not let you see Ning'er. This is the order of the eldest princess. No matter how courageous I am, I will never let you see Ning'er. Don’t dare to disobey your mother.”

"What's more..." Pei Anlin said seriously, "This man and woman are very particular about not meeting each other before marriage. I heard that most of the couples who meet before marriage are not in harmony..."

When Xie Yan heard this, his stern eyebrows became even colder.

Naturally, he didn't believe this, but when the matter concerned Gu Ning, he had to believe it.

So, he tightened his handsome face and bowed to Pei Anlin: "Then I will go back to the palace."

Seeing that Xie Yan was about to leave, Pei Anlin said seriously: "Your Highness, Ning'er has an unconstrained temperament and is used to being unrestrained. She will naturally have many whimsical ideas. Since you are her future husband, you should try to dissuade her. Indulge her."

"You also know how dangerous it would be if she really did it."

Hearing this, Xie Yan nodded: "Don't worry, uncle, I've written it all down."

"From now on, I will never put her in danger."

This happened once was enough. He couldn't bear the second fright, and he couldn't bear the price of losing Gu Ning!

Seeing Xie Yan's serious face, it was clear that he took this matter seriously. Even Pei Anlin, who looked at him vertically and horizontally, couldn't catch his fault.

So Pei Anlin waved his hand: "Your Highness, please come back."

Xie Yan nodded slightly, and his figure gradually disappeared into the night.

Early the next morning, just as Gu Ning was about to leave the courtyard, she was told by the guard outside the door: "The eldest princess has an order that the princess is not allowed to step out of the courtyard before getting married."

Hearing this, Gu Ning's pretty little face suddenly fell.

She gritted her teeth, but did not dare to openly disobey the eldest princess, so she had to go back to the bedroom.

At this moment, Chunyu came in with tea. Gu Ning's eyes lit up when she saw Chunyu.

But before Gu Ning could speak, Chunyu shook her head: "Princess, don't think about it. Now there are spies all over the house. Even if I can help you leave the courtyard, I can't help you leave our house."

Gu Ning collapsed on the soft floor: "But I just want to go out for a walk."

"When I enter the palace, I won't be able to go out to play often." Gu Ning sighed deeply when he thought of this.

Although she wanted to be a salted fish, she wanted to be a free and unrestrained salted fish instead of being trapped in a square imperial city.

Seeing the sadness in Gu Ning's eyes, Chunyu sighed in her heart.

But she still persuaded Gu Ning: "If he is caught, it won't be as simple as slapping his palm ten times."

Chunyu advised: "If you really want to go out, you might as well go to the princess and ask for mercy."

Hearing this, Gu Ning waved her hand: "Even if I ask for mercy, I have to wait until the anger in grandma's heart disappears."

Thinking of this, she looked at the top of her head feebly: "Thinking about it this way, I sacrificed a lot in order to marry him!"

Chunyu nodded and was about to speak when she heard hurried footsteps outside the door, followed by Chu Shiling's excited voice.

"Gu Ning!" Chu Shiling walked in excitedly, "I have good news for you!"

After hearing this voice, Gu Ning rubbed her brows helplessly.

"How did you come?"

When Chu Shiling heard this, she snorted coldly: "After all, we share the same sorrow, what? You left me behind so quickly?"

Gu Ning quickly shook her head: "I don't dare! I just didn't expect grandma to let you in."

Hearing this, Chu Shiling chuckled: "The eldest princess is angry with you, not me?"

"When she met me today, she told me not to mess around with you!"

Gu Ning snorted softly and pushed Chu Shiling away, "If you have something to say, say it quickly! If you have anything to say, let it go!"

"Vulgar!" Chu Shiling shook her head, "You are also going to be a queen after all, can you be more refined?"

"Come on, tell me." Gu Ning ignored this and pulled Chu Shiling's sleeve and asked, "What is the good news?"

Chu Shiling rolled her eyes. Seeing an expression of impatience gradually appearing on Gu Ning's face, she coughed lightly and said, "Today the imperial army confiscated the Zeng family and the Ming family."

"Guess what?" Chu Shiling's expression became very exaggerated, "The land deeds between the Zeng family and the Ming family are so thick!"

"Most of them were collected during the floods in Jiangnan last year!"

"This is a capital crime!"

Chu Shiling was startled.

"But Zeng Feihong and Ming Jingyi look like human beings. What they did in private was not human affairs. The crimes they told each other about before were all minor compared to what they really did!"

"There are 13 folk women who were killed by Zeng Feihong alone!"

"And she was so mad that just because a child soiled her newly made clothes, she had the child and his entire family sold."

Gu Ning's eyes darkened: "Have you been convicted?"

"Dali Temple is still calculating, but you can't escape the Meridian Gate beheading. Now Dali Temple is arguing whether the entire family should be punished."

When Gu Ning heard this, a cold look flashed across his eyes.

Indeed, although the Zeng family and the Ming family are rotten from top to bottom, there are still a few branches that are good.

If you want to determine a sentence, you must be very careful.

Chu Shiling looked around, then leaned into Gu Ning's ear and whispered, "The newly appointed young minister of Dali Temple, Lu Yu, came to see me."

"What is he looking for you for?" Gu Ning frowned, "Is he planning something else?"

"No, no, no." Chu Shiling waved her hand quickly, "He wants me to ask you how to judge these two cases."

"For example, in the Zeng family, the direct line has done many evil things, but several side lines are very popular among the people in their respective places. As soon as the master wants to question them, he actually wants to stop the imperial envoy."

"Another example is the Ming family, which can also produce good bamboo shoots. A person from the side family is now the dean of Bailu Academy."

"White Deer Academy occupies half of the court. If he is implicated, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court."

Chu Shiling relayed Lu Yu's words sternly, and Gu Ning held her chin and thought carefully.

If the rest of the family is not implicated, there will definitely be hidden dangers, but if the entire family is killed, it would be too cruel.

After a moment of silence, Gu Ning suddenly slammed the table and said, "I know!"

"What?" Chu Shiling was very excited.

She believed in Gu Ning blindly. As long as it was said by Gu Ning, it must be right in her opinion.

Gu Ning blinked at her: "The rest of the Zeng family and the Ming family are innocent, but they have also enjoyed the benefits brought by those who have done many evil things."

"But all innocent people who have been proven to have done nothing should be dealt with accordingly, rather than beaten to death with a stick. If you want to avoid punishment, it is better to compensate for the crime with merit." Gu Ning said quietly, "For example, those few from the Zeng family If you, the collateral branch, can make real contributions, you can protect yourself and your family."

Chu Shiling nodded heavily, feeling that what Gu Ning said was very reasonable.