Cannon Fodder is King [Quick Transmigration]

In the original plot, Zhao Yijing, relying on Xiao's guilt and self-blame, unscrupulously poured dirty water on Xiao's head while spreading rumors, and finally forced Zhao Lingwu to imprison Xiao in the Buddhist hall.

At this moment, Meng Zezhi labeled Zhao Yijing as unfilial without saying a word, if it hadn't been for the belated Zhao Lingwu who suppressed this matter with thunderous means.As long as there is even the slightest bit of news spread out, Zhao Yijing will be buried in the scriptures that the censor participated in the performance the next day.

Thanks to this incident, for the next two years, neither Zhao Yijing nor Xing Xiaoya dared to show their presence in front of others.

In the blink of an eye, it is the 23rd year of Guangde.

On the one hand, half a year ago, Meng Zezhi was promoted due to his contribution to the compilation of "History of the Song Dynasty" and "History of the Yuan Dynasty". .

The Department of Qing Officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is in charge of taxation, money and food in Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, which is a position full of luxuries.

On the other hand, Zhao Lingwu, who was supposed to be seriously ill this year, is alive and well. The last time he got sick was years ago, because he caught a cold and coughed for a few days.

In Zhao Lingwu's original words, it's all thanks to the herbal diet that Mrs. Xiao cooks every day.

Meng Zezhi became more and more unable to guess what Xiao Shi was thinking.

On the fifth day of June, Emperor Guangde's [-]th birthday, he hosted a banquet for civil and military officials in the Huangji Hall.

Contrary to Zhao Lingwu, in the plot, Emperor Guangde, who was originally in good health and could live to be 60 years old, has been in poor health in recent years, and will suffer from illness every now and then. All the officials know that Guangde Emperor is afraid It can't last for a few years.

As a result, the struggle for succession between the Second Prince's Party and the Seventh Prince's Party became more intense.

But these had nothing to do with Meng Zezhi, the household department he was in had always been firmly in the hands of Emperor Guangde, the second prince and the seventh prince never dared to pull out their teeth, and they didn't have the time to win over him, a small official from the fourth rank.

Meng Zezhi didn't need to stand in line, because he had the halo of six yuan and first place on his head. As long as he didn't die, no matter who the next emperor was, he would be treated favorably.

"Come, try on this new robe I made for you."

Mrs. Xiao took a scarlet robe from Madam Zheng and put it on for Meng Zezhi with her own hands. The chest and back of the robe were embellished with clouds and geese.

Meng Zezhi lowered his head and let Xiao Shi help him put on the black gauze hat.

"You're so handsome." Xiao Shi straightened his hair for him, with a smile on his lips, looking extraordinarily gentle.

Today's Mrs. Xiao, wearing a big red sleeve shirt, wearing a golden embroidered Yunxia Zhaiwen Xiapei, and wearing a pearl and emerald crown, looks very dignified and solemn.

Meng Zezhi always felt that there was an elusive meaning in Xiao Shi's expression, but he didn't take it to heart, because compared to this, he wanted to know how Xiao Shi, who had been dormant for two years, would deal with the upcoming What happened at Emperor Guangde's birthday banquet.

——If he remembers correctly, at noon today, Xing Xiaoya will be revealed to be the daughter of the late Empress Xiaogong Qian who was left behind, and then she will be crowned Princess Ningguo by the overjoyed Emperor Guangde.

"Ma'am, my lord, the carriages and horses are all ready, it's time to go." Shiqin came in and reminded.

Hearing this, for some reason, a sense of sadness came to her heart, Xiao turned her face away, not to let Meng Zezhi see the tears in her eyes, she said slowly: "Then let's go."

On the other side, Zhuyuyuan.

Zhao Yijing was also taking a bath and changing clothes under the service of the maid.

"Huh?" He touched the collar, feeling that the touch was not as comfortable as before.

As if guessing what Zhao Yijing was thinking, the servant girl bowed and said: "If you come back to the prince, the plain satin that was sent out by the mansion a while ago was used by the wife of the prince to tailor the clothes of the little prince, so... the one on your body The robe is made of cloud satin."

Zhao Yijing's good mood disappeared in an instant.

If it was in the past, whenever there was any good thing in the mansion, it would definitely follow him.But since the incident happened two years ago, Xiao's attitude towards him has become much worse than before. Instead of saying hello to him and Xing Xiaoya, he began to show his heart to Meng Zezhi instead.Whatever he has, Meng Zezhi must also have, and it will only be more than him and not less than him. Thinking about it, he knows that it is naturally his previous share.

Zhao Yijing didn't take this matter to heart at first, it would be better for Xiao Shi to stay away from him, and he didn't bother to make false claims with Xiao Shi.Without Xiao's mischief, he and Xing Xiaoya lived a comfortable life together.Anyway, he had Zhao Lingwu's backing, and Meng Zezhi couldn't shake his position in the Duke's mansion.

Until a year ago, at Meng Zezhi's coming-of-age ceremony, Mrs. Xiao said that after a hundred years, all the people around her would be left to Meng Zezhi.

Zhao Yijing changed his face on the spot.

Why?

Don't look at Xiao Shi as just a boudoir woman, but her net worth is also very rich.

As a farming and studying family that has been passed down for 200 years, the Xiao family has an extraordinary background. As the second son of the family, Xiao's father got [-]% of the Xiao family's property, and most of them are some orphan calligraphy and paintings. These things are worthless in troubled times. Any one you take out is worth a hundred gold.

And this is second to none. Father Xiao was the first clan to defect to the rebel army. During this period, he followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the north and south, attacking the city and sinking the land, and gained a lot of spoils.It's a pity that Xiao's father died early. If he can make it to Dayang and establish a country, he will definitely not be able to escape the title of an earl.

Father Xiao only had one daughter, the Xiao family. After his death, all these family properties would naturally belong to the Xiao family.

Zhao Yijing originally regarded these things as something in his pocket, but in the end they were snatched by Meng Zezhi, how could he not hate it?

Just as she was thinking, Xing Xiaoya came over with a box in her arms.

"Yijing." Xing Xiaoya opened the wooden box, and inside was a suet white jade pendant. She took out the jade pendant, bent down and hung it on Zhao Yijing's body.

A flash of surprise flashed in Zhao Yijing's eyes, and he asked, "Where did this jade pendant come from?"

Xing Xiaoya, who has lost the aura of a wealthy businessman, is just an ordinary woman. Only by relying on Zhao Yijing can she survive in this sea-deep government compound.

Because her family background was too low and her reputation was ruined, when she first married into the Duke's Mansion, even a small maid beside Zhao Yijing could bully her.

It took her a full two years to defeat the four house maids around Zhao Yijing, relying on her ability to win over men.

She put her arms around Zhao Yijing and said with a smile: "My father gave it to me. When I asked him where he got it, he didn't say anything. He just said it was a dowry for me. From the first time I saw it, I felt I'm especially worthy of you. I thought we've been married for so long, and I've never given you any special presents. It just so happens that this is for you, as a token of love I'll give you."

Hearing this, Zhao Yijing's eyes flashed with emotion, he kissed Xing Xiaoya's forehead, put his left hand on Xing Xiaoya's stomach, feeling the temperature above, his expression slightly relaxed.

After two years, Xing Xiaoya was pregnant again.Thanks to the blessings of the two steady wives sent by Zhao Lingwu, Xing Xiaoya's baby sat extremely stable, and the child in her belly was already five months old.

With his lovely wife and son in his arms, Zhao Yijing was relieved a lot.

According to the seat arrangement for the birthday banquet, first-rank and second-rank ministers and princes and honorable seats are in the hall of Huangji Hall, envoys of subordinate countries are under the corridor of the hall, third-rank officials are at Danbiyong Road, and senior officials of fourth rank and below are in Danchi (Palace The outer steps and the buffer flat between the steps) left and right, the inner and outer wives are received by the queen empress.

So as soon as he entered the palace, Meng Zezhi separated from Xiao Shi and others.

As soon as noon arrived, the banquet started on time, and the Zhonghe Shao music was played. Under the service of all the princes, Emperor Guangde was ascended to the throne of the Huangji Hall. Hundreds of civil and military officials presented fifty golden ruyis woven with gold threads, and alternate officials presented longevity picture screens...

Every time a procedure was passed, the officials present had to kowtow, get up, and return to their seats following the orders of the Minister of Honglu Temple. This was repeated six or seven times, and finally it was Emperor Guangde's turn to personally watch the birthday ceremony of the ministers paying tribute.

The officials finally had a chance to breathe.

……

A doctor in the Ministry of Rituals held the gift list and read: "Dragon Zheng Guogong and Qian Gong take a dragon boat with ivory carvings to celebrate the birthday of the gods."

Then two inner eunuchs carried a dragon boat to the hall.

Zheng Guogong immediately took his son out of the class to bow down: "I respectfully wish you a long live like the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan."

Just look at the dragon boat is divided into upper, middle and lower layers, the upper layer has dragon and phoenix flags, covers, and umbrellas, the middle layer has the three stars of blessing, wealth, and longevity, and the lower layer has the eight immortals such as Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu, which are exquisite and extraordinary.

"Okay, okay." Emperor Guangde was overjoyed: "Duke Zheng has a heart, reward!"

The eunuch Tao An immediately unfolded the imperial decree in his hand, and read: "I bestow on Zheng Guogong a jade wishful handle, 50 taels of gold..."

This decree was written long ago.

"Long live my emperor Xie, long live, long live."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Guogong bowed and stepped back, but when he passed the seats of Zhao Lingwu and Zhao Yijing, his expression changed drastically.

The doctor of the Ministry of Rites then sang: "Duke Qi pays tribute..."

"Zheng Guogong?"

"Where did your jade pendant come from?"

A loud shout interrupted the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and also attracted the attention of all the officials in the hall.

"What's going on?" Emperor Guangde asked.

Zheng Guogong reacted incoherently: "Long live, long live..."

As he spoke, he ran to the front of the hall, held up the jade pendant he had snatched from Zhao Yijing, knelt down, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Look, what do you think this is?"

The moment the jade pendant came into his eyes, Emperor Guangde's expression froze and his pupils slowly narrowed. He stood up staggeringly, stepped off the dragon chair, walked to Zheng Guogong, took the jade pendant with trembling hands, and said with a sob: "Zi Tong, Zi Tong..."

The next moment, he came back to his senses and asked, "Where did this jade pendant come from?"

Zhao Yijing immediately got out of class and knelt down: "If you go back to Long live, this jade pendant was originally a dowry given to my wife by my father-in-law, and later my wife gave it to me."

"Your father-in-law is in the capital now." Emperor Guangde barely maintained his composure, feeling unspeakable excitement in his heart.

"If you return to His Majesty, you are in the capital."

Years ago, Xing Xiaoya brought her family to the capital.

Zhao Yijing's heart was beating like thunder, and he vaguely had a bold guess in his heart.

"Tao An, Tao An—" Emperor Guangde shouted loudly.

"Follow the order." Tao An knew what to do without Emperor Guangde's instructions.

In the Jiaotai Palace, the queen was accepting a group of wives to pay homage, when suddenly an inner eunuch hurried in and said, "I would like to report to the empress, long live to summon Mrs. Song Guogong and his son."

In the presence of a large audience, the queen didn't want to ask too many questions, she just nodded and asked, "Where is Mrs. Song Guogong?"

"My wife is here." Xing Xiaoya who didn't know why immediately stood up and bowed in response.

"Long live calls you, go."

"Yes." For some reason, Xing Xiaoya suddenly felt a strong uneasiness in her heart.

Seeing this scene, Xiao's brows and eyes drooped slightly, and a sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth.

On the other side, outside the Emperor's Hall.

"What's going on, why is there no sound inside?"

"I don't know."

Just as he was speaking, Tao An, the chief eunuch, hurried out of the palace with his footsteps, and disappeared at the gate of the palace.

Just when the officials were puzzled, about half an hour later, Tao An came back, followed by a timid middle-aged couple.

"Where did you get this jade pendant?" Emperor Guangde asked anxiously.

Father Xing prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to take a breath, his mind was in chaos, and he said incoherently: "Hui, Hui Long live, this, this jade pendant was picked up by me..."

"Pick it up?"

the more you hope, the harder you fall.

Emperor Guangde couldn't bear such a blow, his face turned pale, he staggered, and almost fell to the ground.

"Long live." The chief eunuch Tao An quickly reached out to support him.

Then I heard Xing's father continue to say: "With my little daughter, on the bank of the Yellow River, there was a female corpse lying beside her. I saw that she was still alive, and I couldn't bear it, so I took her home. A jade pendant is worn around my daughter's neck."

"Daughter?" Emperor Guangde's eyes lit up, his eyes fell on Xing Xiaoya who was at the side, and he was short of breath: "Is that her, is it her?"

"Yes."

Emperor Guangde took a tight breath, took two steps forward, hugged Xing Xiaoya who was pretending to be dazed after the ecstasy, and burst into tears instantly: "Look, these eyes really look like..."

Xing Xiaoya is the daughter of the late Empress Xiaogong Qian.

Xing Xiaoya is Zhao Yijing's wife.

Zhao Yijing is his companion.

What a help this must be.

The second prince's heartbeat quickened, and he knelt down without hesitation and shouted: "Congratulations to father, congratulations to father, on the Longevity Day, I found the emperor's sister, and I am more happy than happy."

The officials under him also knelt down immediately: "Congratulations, long live, congratulations, long live. On the Longevity Festival, the princess was found, and the joy is even more joyful."

The Seventh Prince reacted, his face sank, but he didn't dare to offend Emperor Guangde at this juncture, objecting to something, he could only grit his teeth and knelt down.

"Okay, okay." Emperor Guangde was overjoyed, he helped Xing Xiaoya up from the ground with his own hands, and then with a big wave of his hand, he made Xing Xiaoya the eldest princess of Ningguo, Xing's father was the Marquis of Huai'an, and Xing's mother was the first-rank imperial wife.

He also ordered people to add places for them in the hall.

What does it mean to fly up to a branch and become a phoenix, what does it mean to be rewarded with all hardships, this is——

Xing Xiaoya smiled, proud, pleasantly surprised, excited...

Then she thought of Xiao Shi, and a stern look flashed in her eyes.

Zhao Yijing was also very pleasantly surprised. In this way, after Zhao Lingwu's hundred years, he would not have to be downgraded to the title of Xijue.

And Shaw...

Once the news came out.

In Jiaotai Palace, after sending away the eunuch who came to report the news, the empress was overjoyed, and she could naturally think of anything the second prince could think of.

The second prince is her son.

As if remembering something, she looked at Xiao Shi with a full smile: "Congratulations to Mrs. Song Guogong..."

But she didn't want to face Xiao Shi's pale face, her voice froze.

Xiao Shi stared at her eyes, as if thinking of something, trembling all over: "Impossible, how could..."

As she spoke, she rolled her eyes and passed out.

"Mrs. Song Guogong?"

The scene became chaotic in an instant.

I don't know who said it: "I remember Mrs. Song Guogong seems to be at odds with Princess Ningguo!"

The scene fell silent again in an instant.

Everyone looked at Xiao Shi with a trace of pity in their eyes, miserable, really miserable, once his daughter-in-law turns around, Xiao Shi's life may be difficult in the future.

They also only thought that the other party fainted because they were afraid of being retaliated by Xing Xiaoya.

Outside the Huangji Hall, outside the Huangji Hall, Xiao Deren turned pale with shock, and with a bang, the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.

The ceremony continues.

"Li Wentian, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, presents a duan inkstone, and Qing Zongbangyou of Dali Temple presents a set of Yixing purple clay teapots..."

"Reward." Emperor Guangde was a little impatient, rather than sitting here admiring these flashy gifts, he wanted to find a quiet place to talk about his father-daughter relationship with Xing Xiaoya.

"Guozijian sacrificial wine, presented by Xiao Deren..."

The ceremonial doctor who sang the ceremony suddenly lost his voice.

"Huh?" Emperor Guangde looked back at him.

The doctor of the Ministry of Rituals blinked his eyes, and reconfirmed that he was not mistaken, and then read in a changed voice: "The Guozijian sacrificial wine is presented by Xiao Deren, and a piece of jade pendant is presented by Empress Xiaogong Qian."

"what?"

Xing Xiaoya turned pale with shock.

Emperor Guangde's complexion changed.

For a moment, all eyes in the hall were focused on Xiao Deren.

Xiao Deren managed to maintain his composure, the matter had come to this point, and he could no longer regret it, but in this way, he might feel sorry for Zhao Yijing, but the thought of Zhao Yijing's resignation caused his youngest daughter to be married to each other because of her age. His husband's family could not be found, his face sank, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I respectfully wish you a long live like the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan."

Emperor Guangde came back to his senses, and only said: "Present the jade pendant."

The chief eunuch Tao An immediately took the brocade box from the young eunuch and presented it to Emperor Guangde.

Emperor Guangde picked it up and saw that it was a jade pendant of poor texture, and the pattern was roughly the same as the suet white jade pendant.

He frowned slightly: "What does Ai Qing mean?"

"Rong Chen told me," Xiao Deren tried his best to maintain a calm tone: "The matter needs to start from 21 years ago. At that time, Zen Master Huihe gave my little nephew an order, saying that before the age of 22, he should not marry a wife and have children, otherwise he would die. worry. In fact, this is just one of them, and there is another sentence, which is beyond words."

"The courtier's cousin was terrified after hearing this. How can ordinary people use such precious words..."

Hearing this, all the officials present nodded in agreement.

"The courtier's cousin is more careful because of this, and seeing how the courtier's little nephew looks," Xiao Deren lowered his voice when he said this, "It really doesn't look like the Duke."

Emperor Guangde came to his senses, and he asked, "Your little nephew is Zhao Yi'an, right?"

"Yes."

He looked at Zhao Lingwu subconsciously, and thinking about it carefully, he really didn't look like it.

Zhao Lingwu's expression was complicated, and he didn't know what to think.

Xiao Deren continued: "So the cousin of the minister came to Weichen, and wanted to ask Weichen to help find out a little bit. It happened that that day was Aunt Song's death day... Aunt Song was Yi'an's biological mother in name, and he wore it that day. This jade pendant came to my house, this jade pendant belongs to Aunt Song."

"Mrs. Chen's face turned pale when she saw this jade pendant. She once exchanged handkerchiefs with Empress Xiaogong Qian, and she is very familiar with the pattern of this jade pendant... So Weichen followed this line to check, and finally The truth of the matter was found out last month."

He took a deep breath: "Three years in Guangde, the Tatars invaded the border, and the capital fell. Unfortunately, Aunt Song and Qingqiu, who were pregnant with Liujia, were lost during the war and gave birth to a daughter on the way to escape. She was very disappointed because She gave birth to a daughter, so she couldn't be her own favorite. Just at this time, she found a female corpse and a weakly crying baby boy by the Yellow River, and she was so frantic that she thought of stealing the baby..."

"Later, she felt sorry for her daughter, so she took off a suet white jade pendant from the baby boy's neck and hung it around her daughter's neck, thinking that with this jade pendant, the family who adopted her would surely Treat her well...Later, Aunt Song, who returned to the Duke's Mansion, was filled with remorse, hating why she only thought of stealing the beam at the beginning instead of using the baby boy and her daughter as twins. People created this jade pendant."

After a long silence, Emperor Guangde said, "Do you have any witnesses?"

"If you go back to Wansui, Aunt Song's personal maid, Qingqiu, is waiting at Weichen's house."

"pass--"

Emperor Guangde paused: "Xuan Zhao Yi'an enters the palace."

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