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

That night, the moon was as white as snow.

The queen on the chaise longue was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

"You, you mean?" The Queen's tone was full of disbelief.

The prince nodded.

The Queen covered her lips in surprise, and after a long while she whispered, "Shangguan Huan, ah Shangguan Huan, you are really something."

The prince lowered his voice and said, "So mother, there is no way the fifth brother will stand on the side of the third brother."

"Will he lend you a hand?"

The prince shook his head: "That loser, he couldn't even take revenge like this, and just hid in the Purple Palace to eat and wait for death."

The queen slowly stood up and shook her head slightly: "No, you don't understand him. You forgot how glorious and talented he was when the late queen was alive. He has been hit hard and has lost his fighting spirit."

"That's why even though he has been hiding in Zichen Palace for these years, my mother is still afraid of him. If he really wants that position, he will be more difficult to deal with than Chu Ze, so she has been targeting and suppressing him for these years."

"I am still wondering, is Shangguan Huan not afraid? It turns out that she has already blocked the fifth brother's path to the throne."

"Since Lao Wu knows that Shangguan Huan gave him the poison, this is a great thing for us."

"But mother, he doesn't want to get involved at all."

The queen chuckled, "That's because he has no goals, and nothing he cares about. If he had people and things he cared about, do you think he would continue to be decadent in order to protect the people he cared about? By then, it would be an extremely useful knife!"

The prince lowered his head and thought: "The one I care about..."

The queen sat back on the chaise longue and said, "Old Five is already old enough to get married. Why not take this opportunity to settle his marriage?"

"With the attitude of the Fifth Brother, wouldn't it be a disaster for the girl if he got married?" There was a hint of gloating in the prince's voice.

The Queen snorted coldly: "The candidates are all ready. I think the second daughter of the Cheng family should be chosen."

The prince was stunned, then his eyes lit up.

"Mother is wise! The fifth child will be on our side sooner or later. This way, the Prime Minister's Mansion will also be on our side."

"I am doing a good deed. After all, a sickly woman like Second Miss Cheng would lose half her life if she gave birth to a child. This is truly a match made in heaven."

There was coldness in the queen's eyes.

……

The next day, the queen appeared outside the imperial study carrying a food box.

Eunuch Quan was surprised and said, "Oh, why did the Empress deliver it personally?" Then he was about to go and take it.

A trace of resentment flashed across the queen's eyes.

This palace is not very big. If she, the queen, does not come in person, she may not see the emperor once a month.

The Queen pushed Zhang Quan's hand away and said, "I will personally send it in."

Eunuch Quan stepped aside and the Queen entered the imperial study carrying the food box.

When Emperor Zhaolie saw her coming in, he threw aside the memorial and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Your Majesty, although it is already autumn, the heat is still lingering. I have asked someone to make some sweet bowls for Your Majesty to try."

Emperor Zhaolie did not even raise his head: "Leave it there."

The queen handed the food box to Zhang Quan but did not leave.

"What else?" asked Emperor Zhaolie.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of names for the Crown Prince's selection of concubines. Please take a look." The Queen handed over the list.

Emperor Zhaolie took it and took a quick look: "Well, I understand."

"Your Majesty, I am thinking, why don't we arrange the marriage for the fifth child as well? The fifth child is not young anymore. The third child has the virtuous concubine to worry about him, and the fifth child also calls me mother, so I have to worry more about him."

Emperor Zhaolie put down the memorial and looked up at the empress.

His eyes were deep, and it was hard to tell what emotions were inside.

The queen felt a little panicked when she was stared at in such a way, as if her little thoughts had nowhere to hide.

"Your Majesty, I am just..."

Emperor Zhaolie interrupted her and said, "Do you have a candidate?"

"I think the second Miss Cheng is not bad. She has a good family background and good looks, and she is well-educated and well-mannered. Although she is a little weak, the imperial physician is here and can take care of her."

The emperor snorted in his heart: "Back off."

The Queen did not dare to say anything more upon seeing this. She bowed and left the imperial study.

Inside the Yunguang Palace, the palace maid whispered to Concubine Xian what had happened in the imperial study.

Concubine Xian frowned in thought.

What is this queen thinking?

Why pair these two together?

"Mother, the Queen and the others must be trying to win over the fifth brother." Chu Ze analyzed.

"So what do you think we should do?"

"This may be a good thing for us. Over the years, the prince has been targeting Lao Wu openly and secretly. As for those assassins in Loudong, I don't believe that Lao Wu didn't get any information from them. We have a better chance of winning."

"Then, should we also promote this good relationship?"

The corners of Concubine Xian's mouth curled up slightly.

Cheng Jiuyuan caused her to lose an important chess piece, so he should give her a good marriage.

A sickly person and a disabled person are a match made in heaven.

At this time, the maid came in hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Quan sent a message that the Emperor will come to have lunch with you."

Chu Ze stood up and bowed: "Then I will take my leave first."

The virtuous concubine nodded, turned around and told the maid to go to the imperial study to add a few appetizers.

At noon, the sunlight shines through the carved window lattices onto the floor of the palace, forming patches of mottled light and shadows.

A bright yellow figure, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, slowly entered the Yunguang Palace.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine Xian looked very pretty in her light green palace dress.

"Get up."

"Your Majesty, I thought that it was very hot today, so I asked the imperial kitchen to add some side dishes for you to try."

"You understand my heart best." Emperor Zhaolie's face, which was always dark, showed some gentleness.

Halfway through the meal, Emperor Zhaolie suddenly spoke up, "Today, the Queen suggested that we take advantage of this opportunity when the Crown Prince is selecting a concubine to arrange the marriage for the fifth son. I'm thinking that the third son will soon start his own household, so why not arrange it together?"

"Your Majesty, Ze'er said that he wants to find someone who suits his taste and doesn't care about the other person's family background." Concubine Xian said with a smile.

It is impossible not to care about family background, but she said this in front of the emperor to make the emperor feel that Ze'er is a person who does not pursue fame and fortune and only seeks sincerity.

"Huh, really?" The emperor laughed in confusion.

The virtuous concubine asked knowingly, "Did the queen tell me which daughter is worthy of marrying the fifth prince?"

"The Prime Minister's daughter."

Xian Fei nodded with a smile, and seemed very satisfied: "Miss Cheng is very talented, and she is a good match for His Highness the Fifth Prince."

Emperor Zhaolie's eyes were deep.

These two both want the fifth child to marry a sickly girl.

However, although the girl from the Cheng family is a sickly girl, she has a lot of support behind her.

After lunch, the emperor got up and returned to the Yangxin Palace.

On the way, he suddenly stopped.

Zhang Quan stepped forward and asked softly, "Your Majesty?"

Emperor Zhaolie frowned: "I think there is something wrong with the girl from the Cheng family."

Zhang Quan and Jinyiwei deputy commander Mengzhou looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, do you think there is something wrong with the second Miss Cheng?" asked Eunuch Quan.

Mengzhou thought for a while and suddenly said, "How could he become so sick when he was so agile before?"

Emperor Zhaolie looked at him and said, "Agile? Have you seen that girl?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? I went to Gusu seven years ago and met Miss Cheng once. Miss Cheng had a rosy complexion at that time, and she even helped me catch a thief. But when I returned to the capital, I heard that Miss Cheng had become sickly."

Hearing this, Emperor Zhaolie gave a meaningful smile.