The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a palace maid leading a woman towards them.

Although the woman looked to be in her thirties, her hair was long and not tied up, which was Yunying's attire for an unmarried woman.

She was wearing a moon-white coat and skirt, with a cape of the same color. Her eyes were extremely quiet and there was no warmth in them. She looked like a burning ebony incense, which could calm people down at first sight.

She walked over and her eyes fell coldly on Shangguan Jing.

When Cheng Jiuyuan heard the voice, he turned around in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

Shangguan Jing was also in disbelief. When she saw Jiang Miaoduan's face clearly, her face suddenly turned pale.

Jiang Miaoduan turned around and looked at Cheng Jiuyuan, and a hint of warmth finally appeared in his eyes.

"What? Are you so happy to see your master?"

Cheng Jiuyuan stepped forward quickly and shouted happily: "Master, when did you arrive in the capital? How come I didn't receive any news? If I had known you were coming, I would have gone..."

Before Cheng Jiuyuan could finish, Jiang Miaoduan glanced at her and said, "When I came here, I saw that you were bullied but you didn't dare to fight back. You are really capable."

Everyone looked at the master and disciple in the middle with curiosity, and did not dare to speak rashly for a moment.

Miss Cheng's master looked like she had nothing, but they all saw that the person who had led the way for her was Eunuch Xiaolin, the adopted son of Eunuch Quan.

Eunuch Quan is the emperor's confidant. Eunuch Xiaolin was cultivated by Eunuch Quan and is also highly valued by the emperor. Ordinary people cannot order him around.

Cheng Yunge looked at the man Cheng Jiuyuan called "Master" and searched his memory, but had no impression of him.

But this man was obviously of some importance, otherwise he wouldn't dare to be so arrogant in front of her master, and her master didn't dare to say a word.

She was cautious and didn't say anything.

But there are always "smart people" who want to flatter Shangguan Jing. This kind of person has never been heard of in the capital, so he must not be a big shot.

"Who are you? How dare you be so rude to Lady Shangguan? Do you know that Lady Shangguan is the first lady of our dynasty and the younger sister of Concubine Xian?"

"That's right. From your attire, I can tell you're a commoner. I'm afraid you were able to enter the palace because of your apprentice's help. This is the imperial palace, not a place for you to act wildly."

When these words were spoken, many people fell on the person who said them.

This guy must be stupid, right? How can he be a commoner if he can be led by Master Xiaolin himself? And he still needs to rely on his apprentice?

But this person's identity is hard to guess.

Cheng Jiuyuan was also full of curiosity. Why did the master return to Beijing? And even entered the palace?

But she couldn't stand it when someone was so disrespectful to her master.

She helped Jiang Miaoduan to sit aside, poured a cup of tea for her master, and then slowly stood up.

"What? Lady Shangguan is relying on nepotism and being the first lady to slander others?"

She looked at Shangguan Jing coldly: "As soon as my daughter came in, you said in front of so many ladies that my daughter had bad behavior and bullied my sister. Is the carriage the only reason?"

"As everyone knows, my father has always been honest and frugal. Apart from the carriage my father rides to and from court, the rest of the carriages are ordinary carriages. The carriage my daughter rides on weekdays was built for her by my maternal grandparents. There is a palace banquet today, and the Fifth Prince is coming to pick me up. I will leave the house with His Highness first."

"When we left the house, my sister was still changing her clothes. Maybe my parents were afraid of being late, so they left first. Can this really be said to be my daughter taking advantage of her power to bully my sister?"

Shangguan Jing said coldly: "I misunderstood you about the carriage today, but who said that was the only incident?"

"Anything else?" Cheng Jiuyuan asked, glancing at Cheng Yunge.

Cheng Yunge felt something was not right, and Cheng Jiuyuan insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter in public.

"Sister, we are all family, and I am the elder sister, so it is only right for me to give way to you. This is not considered bullying. Master just feels sorry for me, so his words were a bit harsh. Today is the New Year's Palace Banquet, so let's not say this and let outsiders laugh at us, okay?"

"Sister, you know I can't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. Since your master said that I bullied you, I naturally want to know where I did something wrong so that I can change in the future, right?"

Cheng Yunge bit her lip, not knowing how to respond.

Cheng Jiuyuan continued to look at Shangguan Jing.

Shangguan Jing said with a face full of reason: "Your monthly allowance is ten taels, while Yun Ge only gets seven taels. Your small kitchen is full of delicacies from the mountains and the sea every day, while Yun Ge can only eat from the public kitchen. You don't have to go to your mother's yard to pay your respects every morning and evening, but Yun Ge has to go and observe the rules..."

Shangguan Jing confidently pointed out nearly ten injustices.

Finally, she looked at Cheng Jiuyuan with disgust: "What else do you have to say?"

Cheng Jiuyuan listened quietly. Before she could say anything, the people watching the show nearby began to discuss in low voices.

"This illegitimate daughter actually has seven taels of silver per month. The Prime Minister's wife is really generous."

"Yes, it seems like a very common thing. Besides, it has nothing to do with Miss Cheng. If Lady Shangguan wants to support her apprentice, shouldn't she go to the Prime Minister's wife?"

"Does a concubine's child want to be on an equal footing with a legitimate child?"

"..."

Cheng Yunge lowered his head, listening to the discussions around him, his handkerchief was almost torn to pieces.

Seeing Shangguan Jing's expression of 'let's see how you can argue', Cheng Jiuyuan smiled slightly.

"Madam Shangguan, you don't know much about the treatment of legitimate and illegitimate children in our dynasty, right?"

Shangguan Jing looked at her as if it was a matter of course.

She was doing great things. She was fighting for rights for women in the court. She had great ambitions.

She would not be like those short-sighted ladies who only care about the legitimate and illegitimate children in the harem.

"Then can the Shangguan lady ask the ladies present here, who in the family can get more than my sister in terms of the monthly allowance for a concubine's child?"

"And the small kitchen you mentioned, the small kitchen in my daughter's yard has always been funded by her own money, and the government has never subsidized a penny."

"As for the morning and evening visits, mother is very generous and never asked us sisters to do so in the past. Recently, because my elder sister is old enough and is learning to manage the household, we asked her to go to mother to learn more..."

Cheng Jiuyuan methodically explained the dozen or so points listed by Shangguan Jing one by one.

The people around had already started talking about it.

"You forgot that the second young lady's maternal family is the richest in Gusu and has no shortage of money. If Miss Cheng wants to cook for herself, she has to pay for it herself."

"This ungrateful bastard, teaching her to manage the household affairs has turned into a rule-breaking move. If I were the prime minister's wife, I would let her fend for herself..."

"That's not the case!" Cheng Yunge's cheeks flushed as he retorted loudly.

It's not fair!

Cheng Jiuyuan looked at her: "So what do you think it is?"

"I...I..." Cheng Yunge stammered, unable to explain clearly.

Unable to bear seeing his apprentice being bullied, Shangguan Jing said to protect him: "Even if you can explain all this, Yun Ge's aunt was sent to the manor for no reason, and her brother died in an unclear manner..."

Before Shangguan Jing finished speaking, a cold voice came.

"I had no idea that Lady Shangguan was so concerned about the affairs of my mansion!"