The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Looking at the other party's clothes, Qin Xin knew that this person was either respectable or expensive.

"Thank you sir."

Qin Xin smiled slightly, gracefully, without any twist.

The blue-clothed son let go of Qin Xin's arm, took a half step back, and asked gently, "Is this lady not injured?

It's all me being too reckless. "

His voice was as sweet as the collision of jade.

"Young master is more polite, I'm not in the way."

Qin Xin said with a smile, and secretly praised: What a handsome and noble son!

For a moment, Qin Xin thought of the gentle and elegant Gu Jing in the past. Gu Jing was also such a graceful and noble son in the past, but now...

Thinking of Gu Jing, who is now moody, Qin Xin's eyes flashed with haze, and her heart was heavy.

The blue-clothed young master took out a moon-white handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Xin, and said, "Madam, your hand..."

Qin Xin followed the other party's gaze and found that her right hand was stained with a little dust and moss because she just grabbed a hand on the rockery.

"Thank you sir."

Qin Xin took the handkerchief and wiped it gently on her fingertips. The handkerchief was still soaked with the other party's body temperature, and it was warm. There was an indescribable rippling in her heart, and her eyes flashed.

She was about to return the handkerchief to the other party when Shuxiang hurried over and shouted, "Girl..."

Qin Xin couldn't care about the blue-clothed son anymore, turned to look in the direction of Daxiong Palace, and saw Qin Di accompanied Mrs. Qin Tai out of it.

She hurriedly said "excuse me" to the blue-clothed son, and walked over to Mrs. Qin and the others, shouting excitedly, "Grandma!"

However, this time, Mrs. Qin Tai didn't even look at Qin Xin, and walked past her without looking sideways.

Qin Xin wanted to approach, but was stopped by the wife of Zhongyi Hou's mansion, and could only watch Mrs. Qin Tai and Qin Di get into the carriage.

Soon, the Qin family's carriage drove away.

Only Qin Xin was left standing alone in the rushing autumn wind, soft and pitiful. Tears could not fall on her delicate face. The slender figure looked like a delicate flower, weak and easy to break, I felt pity.

"Are you OK?"

I don't know when, the blue-clothed son walked to Qin Xin's side, and his voice became more gentle, "Don't be too sad, hurt your soul and body."

"Let the young master laugh..." Qin Xin whispered, tightly clutching the moon white handkerchief in her hand, her body tensed, "My grandmother thought that I was not married well, and was taken over by the third sister... But this marriage event, the life of the parents..."

Halfway through the words, Qin Xin bit her lip again and seemed to feel that she had lost her words.

She blessed the blue-clothed son, and said bluntly, "The son is leaving."

With the help of scholar incense, she got into the carriage, and the carriage hurriedly left the Jingxin Temple.

The blue-clothed young man neatly opened the folding fan in his hand, fanned it slowly, and sighed, "beautiful women since ancient times, either have a bad face or a bad fate."

A blue-clothed servant quietly walked to the blue-clothed son and whispered, "Third Master, that is the second girl from the second room of the Zhongyi Hou's Mansion. The emperor once gave her and the second prince a marriage, and later..."

The servant told Qin Xin's identity one by one.

The blue-clothed boy known as "Third Master" raised his eyebrows, the folding fan in his hand stopped, and his handsome face showed a bit of interest.

"interesting."

The third master sighed with a half-smile, and the folding fan moved again.

The carriage in front had already turned right at the fork road dozens of feet away. Naturally, Qin Xin couldn't hear the other party's words, and returned to the Second Prince's Mansion with a heavy heart.

As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw a waiter a few steps away. The waiter didn't even salute Qin Xin, but said in a high-pitched voice, "Aunt Qin, your Highness, please come over."

Qin Xin's complexion changed slightly, and she hid the Yuebai handkerchief she was holding in her sleeve pocket, responded, and followed the little waiter to the outer study.

"How are things going?"

There was neither greeting nor concern, Gu Jing's first sentence was questioning.

Qin Xin: "..."

Qin Xin felt uneasy, uneasy, and even colder, so she could only blame Qin Di for all the reasons, and said, "Your Highness, because Qin Di is here, I can't tell my grandmother..."

"Snapped!"

Gu Jing grabbed a cup and threw it at Qin Xin, wiped it by her sleeve, and fell hard behind her, splashing tea and broken pieces of porcelain.

Qin Xin was so frightened that she shrank and did not dare to hide. The next moment she heard Gu Jing scolding coldly:

"It's useless!"

Qin Xin looked at the familiar and unfamiliar man in front of her with chills like ice.

Gu Jing has changed. He is no longer the noble and elegant second prince from before, or the man she once admired.

Qin Xin couldn't help but touched the sleeve pocket on the left, thinking of the gentle and elegant blue-clothed boy he met in front of the temple, and his eyes dropped slightly.

The more Gu Jing thought about it, the more irritable he became.

Things have been going badly for him lately.

This trip to Jinzhou cost a total of 500,000 taels. In addition, as soon as the Taipu Temple's shortfall case came out, various accounts were involved, which can be said to affect the whole body. Gu Jing is afraid now. This incident involved himself, so even if he made a contribution to the bandit suppression this time, he would not dare to ask the emperor for credit.

But Qin Xin couldn't help at all. She used to have those precognition dreams. She used to have the Hou Zhongyi Mansion behind her, but now Qin Xin will only hold him back!

Simply useless!

Gu Jing was extremely disappointed with Qin Xin, and couldn't help but express his anger, "You can't handle this trivial matter!"

"Didn't your grandmother always love you the most?

Wouldn't you be affectionate and beg her? "

As far as he knows, Mrs. Qin has always been confused and soft-hearted. If Qin Xin can persuade her to use the properties of the long house to fill the hole, her predicament can naturally be solved.

Don't you have it yourself?

! Qin Xin's hands were tightly clenched into fists in her sleeves, her fingernails were sinking into her tender palms, thinking of the humiliation Qin Di and Mrs. Qin Tai had done to her.

All of a sudden, a burst of heart fire suddenly jumped up.

She knelt down, begged, put her face in front of Qin Di and Mrs. Qin Tai, and let them be humiliated. She did her best for him, but what did he repay her?

!

Impulsively, Qin Xin couldn't help but reply: "Gu Jing, do you think you are still the glorious second prince from before?

! You look down on me, but what can you do, you don't want me to cover up for you..."

These words pointed directly at Gu Jing's sore spot, reminding him of the threat Qin Xin made to him at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion that day.

Gu Jing only felt that the blood all over his body rushed to his head, he raised his hand and fanned out without thinking.

"Snapped!"

The crisp slaps echoed in the air, and Xiao Nei in the corner shrank his neck and bowed his head, just pretending that he didn't see or hear it.

"roll!"

Gu Jing pointed out of the house angrily, "Get out of here!"

Gu Jing's heart was beating like a drum, and he felt that he was blind in the past, and he actually fell in love with such a woman.

"..." Qin Xin said nothing, covered her face that was swollen and swollen by Gu Jing's beating, turned around and left the study.

This was not the first time that Gu Jing had beaten her, even if she had the last hope for him to bless her before, it had disappeared at this moment.

Gu Jing like this is not worthy of her nostalgia at all, not worthy of her sincerity!

Qin Xin, who went out of the outer study, met Shang Shuxiang's worried eyes, and Shuxiang shouted with concern, "Girl!"

Qin Xin trotted past Shuxiang and ran towards the outside of the mansion without looking back and without a trace of nostalgia.

Qin Xin ran faster and faster until she was out of breath before she stopped.

The pedestrians around also saw the five fingerprints on her face and pointed at her one by one, but Qin Xin didn't notice it.

She stood there blankly, not knowing where to go.

I don't know how long it took, but she moved, walked forward, walked three or four streets familiarly, and finally came to the Marquis of Zhongyi.

Qin Xin stood at the door for a long time, finally summoned up the courage and knocked on the corner door.

The concierge looked at Qin Xin in embarrassment, "Second aunt, Mrs. Tai won't see you."

Qin Xin lowered her head and swallowed her breath: "Go and tell your grandmother and say... I have nowhere to go."

Two generations of people, except for Lingnan, this is the place she is most familiar with. She has nowhere to go now, and she can only return here.

She deliberately showed the blood-red five-fingerprints on her face, and wanted the concierge to tell Mrs. Qin Tai, and to make Qin Tai's heart soften.

The concierge was helpless, so he could only let someone go to Ronghetang to report. Qin Xin was waiting outside the door, but what he was waiting for was another rejection: "Second aunt, Mrs. Tai told you to go back where you came from."

"Snapped!"

Qin Xin only felt that she was slapped in the face again, and the sympathetic eyes of the doorman made her feel ashamed and hated.

She can only go.

The body is slender and thin, and the autumn wind blows the fallen leaves on the ground, as if it can blow her away.

She was wandering on the road alone, lost her soul, and before she knew it, the sky darkened, the sky was gloomy, and a faint crescent moon could be seen faintly.

Seeing that the curfew is about to come, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street, and the houses and shops on the street are lit with lanterns.

Qin Xin felt like she had been abandoned by the whole world and was alone. Her heart was sour, and a mist appeared in her eyes.

Suddenly, a black-painted flat-top carriage stopped beside her.

Qin Xin subconsciously turned her head to look, and saw that the curtain of the carriage was lifted by a fan handle, revealing a handsome and gentle face from the window, it was the blue-clothed boy she met at Jingxin Temple today.

Qin Xin: "..."

Qin Xin opened her eyes slightly and looked at each other in surprise. She didn't expect that she would meet him twice in just one day.

Bang bang bang!

Qin Xin's heart beat faster, her heart that was like stagnant water suddenly poured into a living spring, and her misty eyes shone with a shimmer.

"Ma'am, what a coincidence."

The third master smiled slightly, showing more gentleness, which made people feel good when they saw it, "Do you want me to take Mrs. for a ride?"

Qin Xin stared at him blankly, wondering if she heard it or not.

As if afraid of Qin Xin's fear, the third master said again: "Madam, don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad person. My surname is Gu and my name is Xi."

Gu Xi?

! Qin Xin opened her eyes slightly.

Isn't he the third son of King Yu?

!

Gu Xi got out of the carriage and gracefully reached out to Qin Xin for a petition.

As if being bewitched by some kind of bewitchment, Qin Xin stretched out his hand towards him, leaning on his hand, and got on the carriage.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Xi also got into the carriage, the curtain fell, and the driver of the carriage threw his whip again.

The carriage galloped forward on the empty street and disappeared into the night.

On October nights, the temperature is comfortable, and the cool and comfortable night wind blows into the house, which makes people feel refreshed.

However, Qin Di had no intention of admiring this peaceful night, and was struggling with needlework.

As a bride to be married, Qin Di is happy, and she doesn't need to worry about the dowry next to her, because Gu Zezhi is the king of the county, and her wedding dress is also regulated and prepared by the clan's mansion.

Originally, she should not have to do anything, but Queen Wei said that the rest is nothing, and let her embroider the shoes of honoring her mother-in-law when she recognizes her relatives.

Qin Di's female red is very bad. At most, she has embroidered foreheads, headbands and handkerchiefs, all of which are the simplest embroidery.

For these shoes, she has been fighting for several days, and the soles are barely enough. The embroidery of the uppers is really dazzling and numb.

Qin Di's embroidery skills are not good, and she is far from the ancient female red people since elementary school. Therefore, she uses cross-stitch, appliqué and beaded embroidery to learn from each other's strengths.

Du Ruo helped to draw the pattern, and the master was also Du Ruo. Even the embroidery thread was picked by Du Ruo, and embroidered to the position designated by Du Ruo. Qin Di felt that he was a tool person and was confused by the embroidery.

Qin Di felt that it was too difficult for these ladies in ancient times. Not only did they have to learn about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also women's red. Not to mention making clothes, shoes and hats, there were so many stitches for embroidery, and a single red embroidery thread was enough. There are more than a dozen, forcing Qin Di to almost suspect that he is colorblind.

After spending half a month, she finally finished embroidering the three red plums on one of the shoes. She felt that her female red was advancing by leaps and bounds. It was the end of October, and the weather was getting colder and colder.

On the first day of November, news came from the palace that Concubine Fang was seriously ill and wanted to ask her grandchildren to go to Jiuya Garden on the outskirts of Beijing to accompany her.

Originally, this matter was just casually said by Qin Zening after returning, because Concubine Fang's illness caused a lot of trouble, and the entire Jiu Ya Garden was disturbed.

Qin Zening was quite disdainful of Concubine Fang, saying that she only relied on the emperor's good temper to make such a fuss.

The emperor agreed to Fang Taifei's request, and sent a few imperial doctors to Jiuya Garden. As a result, the Gu Xi brothers and sisters lived with Fang Taifei.

On the winter solstice, when Qin Di went to the palace, he heard Empress Dowager Liu complaining unpleasantly:

"It's been delicious and delicious for more than ten years, are they still afraid that the Aijia and the emperor will treat her badly?

! "

"Pretend! If you really want to be filial, why didn't you come to the capital to honor the 'that one' of Jiu Ya Yuan a few years ago!"

Although Empress Dowager Liu did not name her surname from beginning to end, all the people present knew who she was talking about with just the words "Nine Grace Garden", and probably only Concubine Fang of Jiu Ya Garden could let Liu Yayuan The queen mother is so oblivious.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as a year". Today is the winter solstice. Empress Dowager Liu held a small banquet in Shouning Palace. Many people came, including Queen Wei, several high-ranking concubines, princes and princesses, and others. The ladies all came, and the hall was very lively, chattering and laughing.

Empress Dowager Liu complained casually, and the concubines who were present couldn't wait to coherently agree: "The Empress Dowager is right.

They, this is the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain! "

"The Queen Mother has a large number, how can some people compare!"

"..."

This room is full of golden branches and jade leaves, "Little Transparent" Qin Di basically huddled in the corner, peeling oranges to eat.

The tribute oranges are delicious, sweet and sour, plump and delicious.

Qin Di listened to gossip while eating. She had been a female celebrity for a month at home. Now as long as she can go out, she feels good everywhere, and even the palace, which was boring before, has become much more interesting.

In particular, Empress Dowager Liu still has a few cats here. These cats are usually taken care of by palace servants, so they are not afraid of people. Long-haired lion cat with mandarin duck eyes.

Every time Qin Di went behind to get the fruit from the fruit bowl, it would sneak attack with its cat's paw and pat her on the back of her hand. Qin Di ate a few and was patted a few times by it.

When Qin Di had eaten enough, he simply harassed it, patted its head, patted its paws, and lifted its chin, making the originally lazy lion cat excited and staring. Round, a fluffy cat tail swung happily to and fro behind him.

Qin Di was having a good time when he suddenly heard a female voice beside him respectfully say, "The Empress Dowager, His Royal Highness the Second Prince and Mrs. Qin are here."

In an instant, the atmosphere in the hall underwent a subtle change.

Everyone knew that since the incident with Yunguang, the Empress Dowager Liu was not as affectionate to the second prince as before.

Empress Dowager Liu frowned in disgust. No matter how disappointed she was with Gu Jing, Gu Jing was his own grandson after all, but it was not the same for Qin Xin. She thought: What is Qin's doing here? The concubines are brought into the palace.

Empress Dowager Liu didn't give Gu Jing any face at all, and said directly: "Let them go back."

Concubine Liu Gui's complexion changed, and she hurriedly said, "Empress mother, the second prince is also filial. Today is the winter solstice, so I came here to greet you."

Thinking that today was the winter solstice, Empress Dowager Liu didn't want to make a fuss, so she nodded reluctantly.

Empress Wei just watched from the sidelines, drinking tea to herself.

After a brief silence, the other people in the hall started chatting and laughing.

Soon, the court lady who came to report went out and brought Gu Jing and Qin Xin in.

Qin Xin was one step behind Gu Jing, looking at her low eyebrows, she saw Qin Di, and Qin Di also saw her.

Qin Xin's eyes flickered slightly. It had been more than a month since they met last time at Jingxin Temple. Qin Di looked even more beautiful, with bright eyes and white teeth, a slightly flushed complexion, and a slightly upturned cherry blossom. The curvature of the lips is extremely beautiful, plump and lustrous, like a ripe cherry, pure and delicate.

It is obviously the winter solstice now, but she seems to be standing in the brilliant spring light, and she...

Qin Xin's eyes dimmed, and followed Gu Jing forward as if nothing had happened.

"See the royal grandmother."

"See the Empress Dowager."

Gu Jing and Qin Xin both gave Empress Dowager Liu an invitation.

Empress Dowager Liu was lukewarm, not even looking directly at the two of them.

She took a slow sip of the hot tea, and then said, "No gift."

Gu Jing also knew that Empress Dowager Liu was angry with Qin Xin, but he couldn't do it without Qin Xin, everyone knew that he loved Qin Xin.

Immediately, a palace servant brought a chair for Gu Jing, Gu Jing sat down with her robe, and Qin Xin was only a concubine, just like the servant, there was no place for her to sit here, so she could only stand with her head lowered. Gu Jing's right rear.

Concubine Liu Gui frowned slightly, feeling unhappy in her heart. She felt that the older Gu Jing was, the more disobedient she became.

But she only has one son, and she also pointed out that this son can make her mother depend on her son in the future, she can only help her son to speak: "Mother, the concubine looked at the second prince after returning from Jinzhou, and lost weight. Today is The winter solstice is a festival of 'quiet body and body', second prince, you should eat more dumplings at your grandmother's place to get rid of illness and cold, and be healthy in the coming year."

Empress Dowager Liu looked at Gu Jing and felt that he had lost weight. Thinking that he was stabbed by Yelu Luan this year, and then went to Minzhou to suppress bandits, it was also hard work, and her heart softened, and she said, "It is a blessing to be able to eat. It's time to eat more dumplings."

Seeing this, Concubine Liu Gui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes fell on Qin Xin's lower abdomen, and she asked, "Second prince, it's been a while since Qin's entry into the mansion, is there any good news?"

Concubine Liu Gui is really in a hurry. The age difference between the third prince and the second prince is not much different, only a few months apart. The third prince was just pointed by the emperor as a side concubine last month. Will look at the second prince more.

I also blame the Qin family for being so coquettish. It's been half a year since they passed the door, and there is no good news yet, and their stomach is so unsatisfactory! Concubine Liu Gui has already thought about whether to send a concubine to the second prince since Jun Fang Han's filial piety has not expired.

Gu Jing's face suddenly became ugly, and he felt that everyone around him was looking at him differently, or suspicious, or scrutinizing, or laughing, or whispering to each other.

Gu Jing said perfunctorily: "Mother, don't be in a hurry, Qin Shi has just passed the door."

Listening to the ears of Empress Dowager Liu and Concubine Liu Gui, I only felt that Gu Jing was talking for Qin Xin, Empress Dowager Liu was even more disappointed, Concubine Liu Gui was annoyed, and determined to pick a good maid to send to the Second Prince's Mansion as soon as possible.

Gu Jing was almost on pins and needles, annoyed and hated, and wished he could throw his sleeves and leave immediately, but this is Shouning Palace, he can only endure, can only suppress...

Qin Xin, who was on his right, felt his left wrist tighten, followed by a piercing pain.

Even if she didn't look at it, Qin Xin knew that Gu Jing was pinching herself again. She gritted her teeth and endured it. She couldn't help but looked at Qin Di, who was diagonally opposite. Qin Di was not looking at Qin Xin, she was teasing happily. The lion cat.

In less than a cup of tea, Qin Di succeeded in coaxing the lion cat onto her lap. She was scratching the cat's chin with her fingertips and inexplicably thought of the time she went to Gu Ze. The feeling of the touch on the chin, the eyes overflowing with light, full of smiles.

She was in the spring, but in front of her, it was pitch black.

Qin Xin only felt that something suddenly jumped up in her heart, drowning her head, and she fell back with a flower in front of her...

Others around also saw it, and a few noble ladies whispered and forgot.

Gu Jing was also startled, after being stunned, he got up quickly, made a nervous look, squatted down and hugged Qin Xin, who was unconscious on the ground, and shouted: "Xin'er.

Xiner, how are you? "

Empress Dowager Liu frowned and looked at Qin Xin with her eyes closed. She regretted letting her in, and said in a low voice, "Unlucky."

The winter solstice when Yin and Yang alternated is a blessing from God. Qin Xin insisted on staying in his Shouning Palace today, which made Empress Dowager Liu very upset.

Madam Feng knew Empress Dowager Liu's intentions, and whispered, "The Empress Dowager, did the slave maid send someone to ask for an imperial doctor?"

You can't just throw people out, it's even more ugly and unlucky to watch.

Empress Dowager Liu nodded slightly.

Mammy Feng sent someone to ask for the imperial doctor, and ordered the maid to help Qin Xin to the next door.

Gu Jing hesitated whether to follow him or not, but Concubine Liu Gui gave him a wink before he sat down.

The ladies also noticed it, exchanged glances secretly, and said to themselves: The second prince is still very affectionate to Qin Xin, just like before.

After that, no matter who becomes the second prince concubine, isn't this waiting to be alone in the empty boudoir?

!

Empress Wei was half-smiling from beginning to end, she didn't bother to care what kind of tricks Qin Xin and Gu Jing were playing.

This is Shouning Palace, everything is up to the Queen Mother, it's not her turn to meddle in her own business.

Empress Wei smiled and said to Empress Liu: "Mother, I heard Mrs. Xiao say a few days ago that in Jiangnan, there is a custom of eating red bean porridge during the winter solstice to ward off epidemic ghosts. Fang also cooked some winter solstice porridge, would you like to try it?”

Empress Dowager Liu was old, liked sweets, and also liked this custom of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, so she responded with a smile.

So everyone in the room had a share, and everyone ate the sweet winter solstice porridge. Before the winter solstice porridge was finished, the imperial doctor came. After going to the next door to show Qin Xin, he came to see Empress Dowager Liu.

Whether Qin Xin is good or not, the Empress Dowager Liu didn't care about it at first. She didn't want to. The imperial doctor said, "Congratulations to the Empress Dowager, the Qin family is happy. It's been about a month."