Quickly wear and change the fate of the little cannon fodder

Chapter 450: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 6

Cui Xiaoxiao returned to her own yard and used her mental power to monitor the old lady's yard. She wanted to see what the mother and son said!

"Son! Are you sure it is the Fifth Prince? We have no choice but to be cautious in this matter. If we stand on the wrong side, we will lose everything and the Marquis' Mansion will be doomed! Our Mansion has just gotten a little better, but we can no longer accept such a catastrophe." The old lady of the Marquis said a little tiredly.

"Mother, during this period of time, I have inquired about the character, ability, and behavior of all the adult princes, and I think the fifth prince has the greatest chance of winning!"

"Son, take it slow and observe for a while! Don't rush things, we still have time. His Majesty's health is still good, and he can still participate in the selection this year. It is estimated that it is impossible for him to live another ten or eight years. It will not be too late to make a decision after two years when things become clearer!" The old lady was still a little worried.

"Mom, I heard a piece of gossip. There might be something wrong with the emperor's health. In fact, this talent show is probably just a cover to confuse everyone!" Cui Ming'en approached the old lady and whispered in her ear.

"Are you serious?" The old lady was also surprised!

"In fact, my son doesn't know whether it's true or not. But my superiors have already lined up, and they all support the Fifth Prince. My son's superior has someone in the palace, so he has more information than me!

That’s why I went to inquire about the character of the princes, and I thought he was indeed good, so I made up my mind! If I were a step late...” His unfinished words must be clear to his mother.

"Just make the decision. I'm old now and I don't know the situation outside. You can make the decision on some things, but you must think it over carefully.

If you can't make up your mind, go find your father-in-law. After all, he is the emperor's favorite and must know more than anyone else! After all, this is related to the future of the Marquis's honor and disgrace. It is always good to think twice before acting! "The old lady no longer insisted.

"Yes, mother, I understand! In fact, mother is worrying too much. Sending the person to the prince's mansion as soon as possible will do more good than harm. If it really works, we will become the emperor's close ministers. Then let Xiaoxiao give birth to a child, and we will have a firm foothold. The Marquis's mansion will also become the prince's in-laws. Who knows...

If it fails, the new emperor will not kill all the female relatives of the princes. Even if they kill them all, we will only lose an unfavored daughter.

If it doesn't work, we can just cross her name out of the family tree, and we won't be implicated! Anyway, we'll just act according to circumstances, and there won't be any big problems." He didn't want to go find his father-in-law.

In fact, he didn't like both of his fathers-in-law. One was a lowly businessman, and the other was a high-ranking official! Dealing with the former would lower his status, and the latter put him under a lot of pressure. After all, he was a marquis, and he was not willing to kowtow to his father-in-law to please him.

"Okay, since you've made up your mind, then do it as you wish! But can Xiaoxiao succeed?" She would be happy to send her to someone else's house as a concubine! This way, she can also save a dowry!

"Mother, Xiaoxiao is just a token of our allegiance to the Fifth Prince. Our main purpose is to make the Fifth Prince believe that we are behind him!

If Xiaoxiao is a capable person and can have a child and gain a foothold in the prince's mansion, that is her ability. At that time, it is not impossible for our Marquis' Mansion to give her more support!

If we lose our lives in the Prince's Mansion because we can't defeat those women, that's no big deal! On the contrary, it will allow us to attack and defend. Whether the Fifth Prince succeeds in the end will be beneficial to our Mansion.

That’s why I say it’s good for you. But it’s a little too early to say that now!”

Cui Xiaoxiao laughed speechlessly after listening to the conversation between the mother and son. It turned out that this old couple had bad intentions!

The next morning, Cui Xiaoxiao got up early, went into the space to wash up, and had breakfast! She didn't believe that the people in the Marquis' Mansion would prepare breakfast for her so early!

After hastily washing and dressing, Cui Xiaoxiao changed into a new set of plain clothes and prepared to leave. She finally stepped out of the mansion for the first time in more than two months. Her personal maid Chunyu followed behind her, carrying a bundle.

When she met her scumbag father at the gate who was going to the morning court, she hurriedly greeted him! Cui Xiaoxiao thought Cui Mingen would give her money, but he didn't! It seems that her scumbag father really hates her.

Very good, all the elders in the Marquis' Mansion dislike her. If she didn't have a little value, the grass on her grave would probably be very tall!

The father and daughter looked at each other in silence, both of them were relatively unfamiliar with each other. The last one took a carriage, and the other rode a horse, and they set off together.

There are quite a lot of pedestrians on the road today. After all, there is a talent show today, and the sounds of carriages on the road can be heard everywhere.

After walking for nearly an hour, more people finally came! They still had to line up. Cui Mingen had to go to the morning court and didn't wait with the master and servant! The maid Chunyu went down to inquire about the news, and Cui Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to change her nose.

Although it didn’t return to its original small upturned nose, it is much better than the bulbous nose!

Soon it was their turn, and Chunyu helped her take her luggage for inspection! She also got off the carriage and followed the instructions of the palace maid to line up properly!

An hour had passed when she arrived at the Fangfei Palace, where the girls to be selected were staying temporarily. There were many small rooms in the Fangfei Palace, which were specially prepared for the girls to be selected.

The house she was assigned was a double room. The daughters of first-rank ministers, important officials of the imperial court, or officials of different surnames in the duke's mansion could be assigned a single room. The daughters of fourth-rank and fifth-rank officials or officials of lesser conditions might be assigned a four- or six-person room.

It's just that their rooms are a little bit bigger than single rooms or double rooms. Cui Xiaoxiao was born in a marquis's mansion. Although the mansion is in decline, it still has the name of a marquis's mansion to scare those who don't know the truth!

The person living with her is also a daughter of a marquis, but that marquis's family is one with real power.

"Hello, my name is Gu Yingyue, my father is Gu Bozhi, Marquis Wenyuan, and what is your name...sister?" A girl who arrived first said to her with a smile!

"Hello, my name is Cui Xiaoxiao, and my father is Cui Mingen, Marquis of Le'an. Nice to meet you." Cui Xiaoxiao also replied with a smile!

"Marquis Le'an? Why don't I have any impression of him? Also, why have I never seen you before?" Gu Yingyue thought with a frown!

The ladies in the boudoirs of Beijing often have gatherings, such as poetry gatherings, piano appreciation, painting appreciation, tea appreciation, fragrance appreciation, flower appreciation, snow appreciation, fallen leaves appreciation, etc. But her stepmother never took her out for social gatherings, and she didn't have any close friends!

The stepmother rarely went out, probably because she felt ashamed to marry a widower! As a result, the female members of the Marquisate had very few social events, and generally would not attend except for the banquets that they had to attend!

"Yes, I seldom attend banquets! I was in mourning for my mother and couldn't go out. After my stepmother came into the family, she didn't like to attend various banquets." Cui Xiaoxiao chose to tell the truth. As for what others imagined, it was none of her business.

"Oh, I see. Sorry, I didn't know that. Please forgive me." Gu Penyue smiled apologetically! Living under the care of her stepmother, it must be hard for her, the daughter of the first wife!

"It's okay!" Cui Xiaoxiao said she didn't care.

Cui Xiaoxiao was in a good mood. In her previous life, she also lived in the same room with this person before the re-election! After the re-election, the eliminated girls would leave the palace, and many rooms would be empty.

Many concubines would spend some money to exchange for a single room. Who would be willing to live with a stranger if they had the chance to live alone?

Miss Gu moved out after the re-election, but she was not difficult to get along with and was quite lively! Neither of them was sarcastic or nosy, and we were quite happy to spend more than ten days together.

At this moment, a palace maid came in with two large bags on her back. She put the luggage on the table first, and then bowed to the two people!

"Hello, ladies. My name is Yongqiu. I will be here to serve you during the entire selection period. If you need anything or have any questions, you can ask me at any time!" The little palace maid's voice was crisp and very pleasant to the ear!

"Okay, I'll trouble Yongqiu this month. This little bit of silver will buy you some tea!" Gu Yingyue first glanced at Cui Xiaoxiao and saw that she didn't look very poor in her clothes. So she gave the maid a ten-liang silver ingot!

Cui Xiaoxiao certainly understood what she meant, and gave the maid a ten-liang silver ingot! "Thank you for your trouble, this is to treat you to some cakes."

"Thank you, young ladies, for your rewards! It's not a big deal. You two young ladies can just take a rest first. You will learn the palace rules with the nanny tomorrow! I will be waiting outside the door. You can tell me if you need anything at any time." After she said that, she went to wait outside the door.

This palace maid did not fawn or flatter, did not say a word, and was very open and generous, which made the two men look up to her!

Cui Xiaoxiao and Gu Yingyue started packing the luggage they brought with them! It was relatively quiet here, but it was a bit noisy outside. She could hear all kinds of noisy noises outside without using her mental power!

Some girls knew each other outside the palace and wanted to exchange rooms with the girls in the same room; some girls were unhappy with each other in the boudoir, but they were assigned to the same room, so they started to quarrel; some girls despised their new roommates for being poor; some girls had already packed up and went to find friends to talk; and some just liked to watch the fun...

Finally, a housekeeper came over and calmed down the noise, allowing the ladies to return to their respective rooms!

After Cui Xiaoxiao finished packing, she took a sketchbook and started reading!

Cui Xiaoxiao asked Chunyu to buy the picture books when she went back! Not many, only five. She brought two to the talent show this time. They were probably written by poor scholars, and the content was not very good, but it was still good to kill time.

But even though she was staring at the sketchbook at this moment, her thoughts drifted far away.

The current emperor's surname is Chu, and he has been on the throne for twenty years! He has thirteen sons and nine daughters. The oldest has already had many wives and concubines, and the youngest is only three years old! The second son has eleven sons, and the eldest daughter, six daughters and nine daughters died young, leaving only eleven sons and six daughters!

The first four princes, the main wife, and the concubines are already full! The main wife of the sixth prince died before she got married, so she needs to be re-elected this time. The eighty-ninety-nineth princes are also old enough to choose a concubine.

This time the selection was mainly to select the principal and concubines for the six, eight, and nine princes! The tenth prince was the youngest among them, only sixteen years old, so he could choose him or not!

You can also choose the wives and concubines of other princes if you like them.

There are also some arranged marriages for the children of powerful and meritorious officials to show the emperor's favor to them.

The princes who are fighting for the throne and want to seize the throne are trying their best to get more bargaining chips to expand their wings. The battle for the throne has gradually begun to take shape.

So this may seem like a simple talent show, but the deeper meaning is complicated. Some particularly smart ministers have already made plans, and some of the daughters of officials who have been appointed naturally have nothing to worry about. As long as they don't make any mistakes, there will be a good marriage waiting for them.

Some are still waiting and watching...

The fact that many daughters of high-ranking officials and powerful men participated in this talent show is enough to show that there are many smart people!

Only Cui Ming'en, an extra-staff character, would think that the emperor wanted to fill his harem to cover up his illness. No one knows who misled this idiot about this.

He also told her not to show up and just go through the motions! She had no ability at all, but he used her as a token of his loyalty. No wonder the Fifth Prince only gave her the status of a legitimate daughter and concubine!

However, there were many people who shared the same idea as him, thinking that the emperor was obsessed with sex and was selecting concubines to enrich his harem.

Cui Xiaoxiao obtained this information based on the plot and her memories from her previous life.

Soon, Yongqiu brought them lunch, interrupting her wild thoughts.

Cui Xiaoxiao felt that the food in the palace was much better than the cooking skills of the chef in the Marquis's Mansion! Even though the food was a little cold, the color, aroma and taste were much better.

After eating and drinking, Gu Yingyue went to play with her little sister. Before leaving, she asked her if she wanted to go with her! Cui Xiaoxiao refused. She might as well take a nap with this time!

Some concubines also arrived in the afternoon. They were all daughters of officials who had to walk far away. It was not until the evening that all the concubines returned!

The night passed peacefully!

The next morning, Cui Xiaoxiao got up early and asked Yongqiu to bring some hot water for her to wash up. While she was putting on makeup, Gu Yingyue woke up!

"Sorry, did I get up late? I'm not used to being in a certain bed, so I went to bed very late last night!" Gu Yingyue looked sleepy.

"It's not late, but it's time to get up. I still have to learn the rules today!" Although he replied, he didn't stop his hands and quickly combed his hair into a simple bun!

Yongqiu also brought breakfast for the two of them and helped Gu Yingyue wash up!

When everything was ready, the concubines gathered at the designated location. By the time all the concubines arrived, the sun was already high in the sky.

During these three days, the maids will tell them some things to pay attention to during the draft, teach them some simple rules, and ask them not to run around during the break, because the preliminary draft will be in three days.

These three days were spent learning the rules, which most of the ladies knew. Even if a small number of them knew some of them, because they all knew that there would be a talent show, their families would arrange for someone to learn them systematically.