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

As soon as Zhu Jin returned home, he hugged his mother and burst into tears, scaring her mother so much that her face turned pale.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Zhu's mother hurried to comfort him.

Although my daughter is naughty and cries often, she is just pretending to cry in order to escape punishment.

Today is completely different from the past, as if I had suffered a great injustice.

Zhu Zhili is the current emperor's tutor. He now holds a sinecure in the court and spends most of his time at home.

When he saw his daughter like this, he hurried forward.

"Yun'er, what's wrong with the girl?"

The maidservant was also full of indignation and distress, "Master, today the maidservant and the young lady just arrived at Cuiluan Lake, and Princess Yongfu was particularly enthusiastic towards the young lady."

"Everything was fine at first, but then Princess Yongfu insisted on taking you on a boat trip with her, and she wouldn't let me get on the pleasure boat."

"Not long after, the girl fell into the water, and then the prince jumped into the lake to save her."

Zhu Zhili was shocked: "The prince saved people? Then, then..."

Mother Zhu rushed to Master Zhu and beat him up: "It's all your fault! Your daughter didn't want to go to the poetry gathering, but you forced her to go! Now you're fine."

"It sounds like a Hongmen Banquet set up for our daughter. With such a character, how can we entrust our lives to such a person?"

Taifu Zhu's face was full of regret. He knew what the Queen meant. He thought that his daughter was not a child anymore and the Prince looked handsome and it would be respectful for him to meet him in the court.

If the prince had followed the rules, he would not have stopped him. Unexpectedly...

From the small details, we can imagine that this prince is a person with a beautiful appearance but rotten inside.

Although he had some thoughts, that was on the premise of ensuring his daughter's happiness.

But now, this incident happened in full view of everyone, and the matter is done.

"Fortunately, our girl swam to the shore by herself, and their plan failed. But girl, when did you learn to swim?"

The old couple, who had pale faces, were instantly excited when they heard this.

"You damn girl, you're panting so hard when you talk, are you going to scare me to death?"

"Yes, daughter, when did you learn to swim?"

Zhu Jin cried enough and wiped away her tears.

She glanced around and lowered her voice mysteriously and said, "Dad, Mom, it was actually Miss Cheng from the Prime Minister's Mansion who saved my daughter."

"Miss Cheng is not ill... isn't she not feeling well?" the mistress asked doubtfully.

"Sister Cheng is not a sickly person. On the contrary, she is very capable. She won the first prize in the poetry competition and saved her daughter without anyone knowing." Zhu Jin's face was full of admiration.

Master Zhu stroked his beard and said, "It seems that Miss Cheng is not as weak as the rumors say. Your father said that this girl is extraordinary. She was able to find the murderer who killed her mother at the age of seven. It can be seen that she is definitely not an ordinary person."

"That's right!" Zhu Jin nodded repeatedly.

Zhu's mother said, "Since she saved you, we must go to her house and thank her."

"Mom, Sister Cheng said not to tell anyone that she saved me. Tell everyone that I swam to shore by myself."

Zhu's mother looked confused.

Master Zhu nodded repeatedly: "Second Miss Cheng is indeed smart. This way she can avoid getting into trouble. However, even if I can't thank you openly, I have to thank you for this great favor."

Mother Zhu nodded: "You and Miss Cheng are about the same age, so it's normal to send a letter to visit."

"Yes, bring a generous gift."

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow."

There are very few people in this capital who can get along with her.

Sister Cheng is exactly what she likes.

……

The moon washes over the tall trees, and dew wets the grass.

At this time, the lights in Fengyi Palace were on, and faint sobbing sounds could be heard.

The queen pointed at Chu Qing's head with her pointed finger: "Don't you think about anything? Look at what good things you have done!"

Chu Qing's eyes were red and she felt aggrieved.

It was her royal brother who asked her to do this, what could she do?

She and her brother are the children of the royal family, why should they be so close to and flatter a servant?

If this happens, Zhu Jin will have to get married even if she doesn't want to.

So as soon as her brother mentioned this plan, she agreed.

Originally, the plan was perfect. Who would have thought that Zhu Jin could swim and reach the shore in such a short time.

The prince sitting at the side said sullenly: "Mother, please don't blame her. This is because I didn't think it through. I thought this plan was foolproof..."

The queen slammed her hand on the table: "But what is the result?"

If this was another family's daughter, she would be able to grant her marriage with just an imperial decree.

But Zhu Zhili was the emperor's teacher, and even the emperor respected him.

Zhu Zhili was not opposed to his daughter marrying into the palace, but he said that his daughter had to be willing.

This poetry gathering was a good opportunity, and she asked the prince to perform well. With the prince's appearance, she was confident that he could deal with a yellow-haired girl.

But these two people had staged such a big drama without telling her.

Now, considering Zhu Zhili’s love for his daughter, this matter is probably over.

The Queen rubbed her brows. It seemed that the choice of the Crown Princess had to be re-determined.

"As for Zheng Fangsheng, no matter what, you had contact with his daughter in public. You should give him an explanation."

"Giving her the position of Liangdi can be considered a blessing in disguise." The prince said indifferently.

The Queen also thought this was feasible.

"By the way, I heard that Cheng Jiuyuan won first place in today's poetry competition?"

"Yes, mother, I didn't expect Cheng Jiuyuan to have so much, and her body doesn't seem to be weak at all..."

The Queen frowned. "I really underestimated her, but Zheng Fangsheng and others checked her pulse and said that she was only hanging on by the herbs."

"Perhaps she found some good medicine, or met a miracle doctor. She sat in the sun for an hour today, and nothing happened. She doesn't look like a patient at all."

"This is a great bargain for the fifth brother." If she had known that Cheng Jiuyuan would recover so quickly, she would have been the best candidate for the Crown Princess.

The prince said, "Mother, fortunately, the fifth brother is on our side, and the Cheng family is also considered one of our factions."

The queen nodded: "What's going on with Old Five recently?"

"In recent days, he has been more active in taking up his post."

"It seems that he is very satisfied with Cheng Jiuyuan."

"With his current power, he is completely unable to compete with the Third Brother. I think we have to help him again."

"You can do whatever you want, but be careful not to raise a tiger to cause trouble."

"Don't worry, mother. He has been poisoned and is a cripple. How can he fight with me?"

"No, what I mean is..." At this point, the queen suddenly stopped talking.

"Forget it. I'm tired. You guys go back."

Chu Jing and Chu Qing stood up and saluted: "Your sons will take their leave."

The queen looked at the door and her thoughts drifted back to more than ten years ago.

It had been so long, and she had done it so secretly. Chu Heng was only seven or eight years old at the time, and he didn't have anyone behind him, so he wouldn't know...