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

In the evening, Chu Heng's carriage arrived at the gate of the prime minister's residence, and Cheng Zongyang happened to come out of the mansion with his wife and daughter.

Chu Heng got off the carriage, and Cheng Zongyang and others hurriedly saluted.

"Your Highness, Fifth Prince."

"No need to be so polite." Chu Heng looked at Cheng Jiuyuan with infinite tenderness in his eyes.

Lin smiled and said, "Your Highness is so thoughtful in this cold weather. Yuan'er, hurry up and get in the car with Your Highness."

Cheng Jiuyuan looked at Cheng Zongyang, and Cheng Zongyang raised his hand to signal them to go first.

Cheng Jiuyuan walked towards Chu Heng's carriage. Chu Heng stretched out his hand, and Cheng Jiuyuan naturally used his help to get on the carriage. Then Chu Heng followed.

After the two of them were seated firmly, the carriage slowly drove forward.

The snow stopped after noon, and the snow on the streets was cleared in time. The street vendors were shouting from time to time, and there were not many pedestrians. Some peddlers had already started to pack up their poles and prepare to go home.

It was very warm in the carriage.

Cheng Jiuyuan put down the teacup and said, "I received news that Wei Tiankuang was very angry about Wei Pianpian."

"It doesn't matter. Even if he wants to cause trouble for you, he has to consider his status. He is a great general, he won't openly target a little girl like you. I'll make plans in advance. By then, he will be too busy to deal with you."

Cheng Jiuyuan nodded.

"However, you still have to be on guard." Chu Heng still warned.

As the lights came on, the palace was brightly illuminated and carriages were passing by in an endless stream.

When they arrived at the palace, Cheng Zongyang and Chu Heng went forward to pay homage to Emperor Zhaolie, so Cheng Jiuyuan followed Lin and went to the banquet venue together.

The brass music started and people started to arrive.

Since it was not a holiday for the academy this time, not many young men and women from official families came.

As soon as Cheng Jiuyuan came in, many people's eyes fell on her.

The wife, who was kept in the dark, quietly asked the person next to her, "Why didn't the daughter of the Prime Minister go to the academy?"

"They have already passed the academy assessment, so they don't need to go."

"The girls' school has only been open for less than a year, and it has already passed the assessment?"

"Yes, you are indeed Madam Ling'an's disciple..."

Cheng Jiuyuan heard discussions like this several times along the way.

Lin was proud of it, and smiled and whispered: "Yuan'er, no wonder your father is in a good mood after coming back recently. I feel proud now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ladies gathered around him.

"This must be Miss Cheng II, she is truly a woman of unparalleled beauty and talent."

"Madam Prime Minister, how did you teach her? How could you teach such an outstanding girl..."

At this time, an abrupt voice came: "How could she have taught Miss Cheng Er? How many years has she been married into the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

The smile on Lin's face faded and he looked at the person who spoke.

The beautiful woman came closer. Cheng Jiuyuan felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.

Lin reminded quietly, "This is the wife of Lord Ji from Shuntian Prefecture. It seems her daughter was driven back from the academy. She is just jealous."

Cheng Jiuyuan suddenly realized that it was Ji Yun's mother. The mother and daughter did look somewhat similar.

At the beginning, Chu Yu instructed Ji Yun to drug the female student in order to frame her.

Finally, the truth came out and Chu Yu and Ji Yun left the academy.

It is easy to imagine that Chu Yu and Ji Yun being sent back from the academy would become a laughing stock among the officials' wives in the capital.

Madam Ji stepped forward and looked Cheng Jiuyuan up and down with an unfriendly look.

Lin stood in front of Cheng Jiuyuan and said, "Madam Ji, what can I do for you?"

"How dare I point fingers at Second Miss Cheng? Those who go against Second Miss Cheng will never have a good ending."

Lin's face darkened: "If you want to trouble my daughter because of your daughter's affairs, there is no need. The case was judged by the Fifth Prince and Lord Luan. Do you think your daughter drugged her classmate, made her leave the academy, and sentenced her heavily?"

"I'm not saying this for my daughter's sake. I'm telling the truth. Look, the former concubine Zhou in the Prime Minister's Mansion and the illegitimate couple, some died, some were married off far away. And there's also the princess of the Gaoyang family and the young lady of the Wei family..."

When she mentioned Zhou Yurong, Lin's face froze.

That was the only person she had ever killed in her life.

The ladies around looked at each other.

Are these people related to the second daughter of the Cheng family?

Cheng Jiuyuan walked out from behind Lin with a decent smile on her face.

"Madam Ji, please don't pin all this on me. Aunt Zhou and my half-brother died of serious illnesses. If you don't believe me, you can go ask my father. I don't believe that no one in your family has died of illness."

In this day and age, a cold can be fatal, and there are always many people dying from the disease, which is not surprising.

"Besides, my sister-in-law is marrying off according to the imperial decree. This is the best outcome for my sister-in-law."

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

A concubine's daughter could marry into Northern Qi, and the other party was the crown prince of Northern Qi, and now he was the emperor of Northern Qi. Then Miss Cheng was a royal concubine. Although she left her hometown, it was a good destination.

"As for Princess Gaoyang, I am even more of a victim in this matter. Fortunately, the truth was finally discovered."

"Miss Wei was bitten by the snake she raised. It has nothing to do with me."

Regarding Wei Pianpian's case, what was spread to the outside world was that Wei Pianpian was bitten by a snake, and there was no news that Wei Pianpian actually wanted to harm others but suffered the consequences.

Mrs. Ji obviously went to investigate the matter. It seems that she should be careful about the Ji family.

A lady advised Madam Ji: "Madam Ji, please be more open-minded. It is indeed not Miss Cheng's fault. Let's get along peacefully..."

Madam Ji pointed at Cheng Jiuyuan and wanted to say something else, but suddenly she felt her throat tighten, and then she couldn't say anything.

She covered her throat with one hand and pointed at Cheng Jiuyuan with the other.

The ladies around her hurriedly helped her calm down: "Hey, I told you to calm down, why are you so angry that your face is red? Why bother to get angry with a little girl?"

Mrs. Ji gestured frantically, but no sound came out of her mouth.

Cheng Jiuyuan curled her lips and took Lin's hand: "Mother, let's go sit over there."

"What's wrong with her?" Lin asked in a low voice.

"Maybe she's too emotional. It's okay. Just wait until she calms down."

When Cheng Jiuyuan passed by Madam Ji, he turned his head and whispered in Madam Ji's ear: "You are right. Those who go against me will not have a good ending."

After saying this, he walked away under Mrs. Ji's horrified gaze.