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

"Empress! Empress! Something bad has happened!" The palace maid hurried into Fengyi Palace.

"How disgraceful to make so much noise!" the nanny beside the queen scolded.

The maid knelt on the ground immediately and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

This maid was usually the calmest, so the Queen asked curiously, "What happened to make you so flustered?"

"My lady, General Wei has been thrown into prison!"

The Queen froze while drinking tea. She thought she had misheard. She tilted her head and asked in disbelief, "What did you say?"

"The drum was struck to sue the general. I heard that a group of villagers and a few Wei family deserters sued the general for massacring civilians for military merit and colluding with Northern Qi..."

The teacup in the queen's hand fell to the ground, the fine celadon teacup shattered all over the floor, and the tea spilled all over the queen.

"Oh! Your Majesty..." The nanny hurried forward to wipe it.

The queen pushed the nanny aside, not caring about her clothes, and stood up to ask the maid: "Did you hear wrongly? Is there anyone in this world who dares to sue my father?"

"Your Highness, you are right. The general has been taken to prison. The Emperor has ordered Prince Rui, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of War to jointly investigate the case."

The queen staggered, but luckily she managed to hold on to the edge of the table.

"The Emperor sent my father to prison just because of a few untouchables and deserters?"

"Not only that, it was General Cai Qi, the former confidant of the general, who together with Jiang Xiubai identified the general. They also have the letters between the general and the Emperor of Northern Qi..."

When the queen heard this, all color disappeared from her face.

"Father is confused! I have always said that Jiang Xiubai is unreliable..."

At this moment, the prince's voice came from outside the palace.

"Queen Mother! Queen Mother!"

After a while, the prince ran in and said anxiously, "Mother, please find a way to save grandpa!"

The queen sat down and rubbed her brows with her hands: "Don't panic! The more it is at this time, the more you need to stay calm!"

"Mother, I will send the Wei clan's secret guards to kill those untouchables, so there will be no witnesses. Then, mother, you can write a letter to Northern Qi and ask the imperial sister to come back."

"Nonsense! Do you believe that Chu Ze is setting up a trap to silence you? Also, your sister is now the queen of a country. Can she come back whenever she wants?"

"Then... Mother, please quickly issue an order and have all the officials in our faction go and plead for my grandfather."

The queen's head began to hurt even more because of the prince's words.

"Aren't you making your father think that we are threatening him? Isn't that further proving that the Wei family is forming a clique for personal gain? Just stop making trouble."

"Neither this nor that works. So what do you think we should do? Should we just do nothing?"

The queen pondered for a while, then slowly spoke: "Your grandfather's status in the hearts of the people is unmatched by anyone else. You go..."

Cheng Jiuyuan was holding a pen and practicing calligraphy in front of the window.

Mu Jin came in hurriedly: "Miss, Wei Tiankuang has been taken to prison!"

Cheng Jiuyuan put away his pen, looked at the words "vindication" on the paper, and slowly curled his lips.

Wei Tiankuang’s biggest trump card is not the military power, but the people’s hearts.

The Queen will definitely take advantage of this, she has already made arrangements.

"We can start the next step now."

"Yes!" Mu Jin bowed and hurried out.

Before the people of the capital city could react to the news that General Wei had been thrown into prison, storytellers in all the major restaurants and teahouses in the capital city began to spread the news.

Although no names were mentioned, one could tell who was being talked about the moment one heard it.

The story was so vivid that it seemed as if he had seen it with his own eyes, especially the part about the slaughter of one's own people for military merit, which was so vivid that it made the listeners grit their teeth.

Various versions of the storybook began to appear in major bookstores.

The people are very easy to incite, and people are talking about this matter in the streets and alleys.

In the evening, Cheng Zongyang came back from work and hugged his son and kissed him.

"Tell the kitchen to make a few more dishes that Yuan'er likes tonight, and we'll have dinner together."

Lin put down the embroidery she was doing and understood the reason for his change.

"A few days ago, he treated Yuan'er rudely and even asked her to go to the Wei family to apologize. Fortunately, Yuan'er had the guts to do so and didn't go. If she had really gotten involved with the Wei family, who knows what the result would have been."

Cheng Zongyang handed his son to the wet nurse and took him down.

"Even you heard about it? I didn't expect Wei Tiankuang to be so bold. I envied him before, but it's only been a few days and he's in jail. The officialdom is really changing rapidly. I think the Wei family is in trouble this time. Even if Wei Tiankuang can survive in the end, the glory of the Wei family will no longer exist in the future. You are right, it's a good thing Yuan'er didn't go to the Wei family. If people misunderstand that we have a good relationship with the Wei family, our family will be in trouble."

Lin's heart skipped a beat when she recalled Cheng Jiuyuan's unfathomable look that day.

She said, "This matter will be over soon." Now that the Wei family is embroiled in lawsuits, they really don't have the energy to cause trouble for the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Was Cheng Jiuyuan just saying this casually, or did he already know this?

Lin felt that Cheng Jiuyuan was more and more sophisticated.

When the servant said that they would have dinner in the main courtyard, Cheng Jiuyuan curled her lips and smiled.

Cheng Zongyang's expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book.

His attitude towards her depends entirely on her value.

Fortunately, she no longer had any expectations of him.

……

"Bang!" Things did not develop in the expected direction, and the prince was so angry that he smashed the inkstone on the desk.

He immediately ordered the arrest of storytellers and writers, and the closure of all restaurants.

For a time, many shops in the capital were closed down.

Those who can open a restaurant in Beijing all have some connections.

Unexpectedly, this closure of the store would attract a lot of attention.

The more pressure the prince put on the situation, the worse it became.

At first these people were just watching, but now that someone was arrested and they heard that someone had died in prison, the people's anger was instantly ignited.

Originally they discussed it in private, but now they have gone to the Censorate and the Supervisory Office to make their voices heard.

The prince was so angry that his face turned blue, "Catch all these troublemakers!"

"Your Highness, there are too many people. Where will they be held if they are captured?"

"Catch them first, and kill a few of the ringleaders to serve as a warning to others..."

The prince was about to give the order when he was interrupted by the maidservant beside the queen who had hurried over: "Your Highness, you can't do that!"

"Why not?"

"Your Highness, the Queen wants you to come over."

The prince threw up his sleeves and left angrily.

The female official looked at the prince's men and said, "Don't act rashly!"

"Yes."

As soon as the prince entered Fengyi Palace, a teacup flew towards him. He just managed to avoid it. The teacup hit the door frame, and the fragments exploded in all directions, scratching the prince's cheek.

The prince reached out his hand and felt blood on it.

"Mother, what are you doing?"

"What? I want to ask you, what did you do?"

"I, your son, have followed your mother's instructions and have people incite the people to redress the grievances for your grandfather!"

The Queen laughed in anger: "A complaint? Then why did the Ministry of Justice add so many more charges?"

The main family and its branches have been extremely arrogant in the capital in recent years. In the past, the common people and the wealthy had to swallow their anger for the sake of Wei Tiankuang and the Queen and the Crown Prince.

The prince's actions now instantly ignited their anger.

Many people listed what the Wei family had done over the years, which is really a case of everyone pushing down the wall when it falls.

"I am also handling this matter..."

"How did you handle it? Did you arrest everyone? And someone died?"

"What untouchables are they..."

"Shut up! I've told you so many times that even if I ask you to pretend, you have to pretend to be a virtuous crown prince! But you are so good, calling people pariahs in public! Do you know that the pariahs you are talking about can destroy the Wei family!"

The prince was stunned.

"Mother..."

The queen was exhausted and said, "Go back to the East Palace, and don't interfere in this matter anymore!"

The prince saw disappointment in the queen's eyes, and that look stung the prince's entire body.

That look again!

He gritted his teeth, turned around and stormed away.

As soon as he returned to the East Palace, he flew into a rage.

How long has it been since he last saw that look?

In the past, when Chu Rong was here, my father and all the officials praised Chu Rong highly.

The look in his eyes was filled with disappointment.

After Chu Rong finally died, he became the crown prince.

He also wanted to be like Chu Rong and receive praise from his father and all the officials.

No! Not even once!

Today even his mother was disappointed in him!

The prince's violent temper became increasingly uncontrollable.

"Somebody come!"

A guard pushed the door open and walked in: "Prince."

"Get some women over here!"

The guard looked embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, except for the maids who served the Crown Princess, all the maids in the East Palace have been dismissed by the Queen."

The prince slammed the table and stood up, "That jealous woman! She couldn't please me, so she went to complain to my mother! Didn't she want my favor? Fine! I will satisfy her!"

As the prince spoke, he walked out of the study and headed towards the Crown Princess's courtyard.