Quickly wear and change the fate of the little cannon fodder

Chapter 465: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 21

She gave the old coachman of the Marquis's mansion some change and asked him to wait for her in the alley near the mansion while she went to buy some personal belongings.

The driver happily agreed. Although the Marquis's mansion had resumed providing meals, the servants were still very poor, especially the driver who had no income. There was nothing more joyful than receiving a reward!

After separating from the driver, Cui Xiaoxiao went directly to the shop her mother left for her. More than ten years had passed, and she wanted to see if the servants her mother left for her had changed their hearts!

One of the two shops is a dim sum shop, and the other is a bookstore selling books and study supplies. Both shops are not very big.

When Cui Xiaoxiao first entered the bookstore, she saw that the flow of people in the store was not bad, and the shopkeeper was quite responsible. She watched for a cup of tea, and the shopkeeper did not treat the customers poorly, and the prices were reasonable!

After finding no problems, she found the shopkeeper and revealed her identity directly!

When the shopkeeper saw her and looked at the token, he almost cried.

"Miss, you are a young lady, right?" The shopkeeper was very excited!

"Yes, I am!" Cui Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile.

"Miss, that's great. After so many years, I finally waited for you." Seeing Cui Xiaoxiao nodded in confirmation, the shopkeeper finally shed tears.

He quickly took her to the inner room and chattered on and on about how the young lady had arranged the three maids to live in shops and farms respectively, and told them that no matter what happened, they must not go to the marquis's mansion to look for the young lady.

Unless the young lady came in person, she would follow her instructions. She also said that the other two families had been waiting for her for a long time and asked her when she had time to meet them.

After saying that, he handed over all the dozen account books and banknotes of the shop over the past ten years to her.

Cui Xiaoxiao randomly opened one and took a look. Every entry was recorded very clearly. She turned to the bottom of the account book and saw the annual turnover. She knew that they had no corruption. She also counted the silver bills and found that there were more than 120,000 taels.

This was also the first time that Cui Xiaoxiao faced the loyal servants of this era! Her mother's words back then were carried out seriously by them, day after day, for many years, without any hesitation.

If Cui Xiaoxiao were to do it herself, she wouldn't be able to be so selfless.

Cui Xiaoxiao was very moved by this.

"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your hard work over the years."

"It's not hard, not hard. Now that I see the young lady is fine, I am finally relieved! After handing the money over to the young lady, I can sleep peacefully." The shopkeeper smiled with a simple and honest face!

Cui Xiaoxiao directly took out three thousand taels of silver from the banknotes and put it in his hand, saying that he had worked hard over the years and this was a reward for him.

She also asked him to arrange an appointment with them, and she would find a time to meet them. The time was arranged when she and her sisters went shopping together next time!

Cui Xiaoxiao put the box of banknotes directly into the space, thinking that a shop had earned more than 100,000 taels in the past ten years, and her mother's dowry and the big shops and farms must be worth far more than that.

Moreover, her mother also brought 500,000 taels of silver and some private silver. Apart from the expenses of gifts and social relations, the mansion of the marquis could not spend so much. Last time she searched the mansion of the master's banknotes, she didn't find much. So where did the mansion's money go?

Cui Xiaoxiao returned to the vicinity of the marquis's mansion, reunited with the coachman, and returned to the mansion together.

I also went to the old lady to greet her and tell her that I had returned safely. Unexpectedly, I ran into Cui Ningning at the old lady's place.

"Second sister, when you go to the banquet, why don't you ask me to go with you and see what it's like? I'm so bored at home!" Cui Ningning looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and asked!

"Sister Shu, my name is the only one written on the invitation! It would be so disappointing if I took a stranger to someone else's private party. Aren't you embroidering your wedding dress? How could you be bored?" He was not sick, so he took her to the party.

"If you look down on a bastard like me, just look down on me. Why do you have to say it in such a high-sounding way?" Cui Ningning said angrily!

The circle of legitimate daughters would never welcome illegitimate daughters to join, which was her most depressing thing. Even though she lived a much better life than this legitimate sister and was more favored at home, it still could not change the fact that she was a illegitimate daughter.

Whether it is a beauty pageant or attending various small banquets, if someone does not specifically invite her, then she will not have a place as a concubine's daughter.

"If you think so, there's nothing I can do!" Cui Xiaoxiao answered with some irritating quotes.

"You..., grandma, look at her... your granddaughter also wants to go out and see a little bit. I haven't been out for a long time. I'm so bored!" Cui Ningning acted coquettishly to the old lady. Because of the low pressure she had been feeling recently, she didn't dare to act unrestrainedly.

Now that I saw my younger sister had gone out to keep an appointment, and I could also see that my grandmother was in a good mood today, I took the opportunity to ask to go out and play.

The old lady was in a really good mood today, and she agreed to let Cui Ningning go out and play tomorrow!

When she returned to her yard, Xiangqin came over and said that the old lady had received a letter from the Marquis today. Cui Xiaoxiao finally understood why the old lady was in such a good mood. It was probably because the letter contained some good news!

It was also on this night that Cui Xiaoxiao finally heard the familiar knocking sound on the window in her boudoir!

Cui Xiaoxiao frowned and used her mental power to see the Tenth Prince and his servant outside the window! This surprised her. It was not strange to see this person in the palace, after all, it was his home.

But how could she see this man again after returning to the Marquis' Mansion? Did she not forget that it took nearly an hour to travel from the palace to the Marquis' Mansion by carriage? Could it be that something unexpected happened with the marriage?

Although she was surprised, she still opened the window.

"Your Highness, is there something important that brings you here at this time?" Cui Xiaoxiao asked straight to the point!

"Didn't I hear that people starved to death in the Marquis' Mansion? So I came to see if there is any chance of saving you! I finally asked for a concubine for myself, so please don't starve to death!" The Tenth Prince jumped in from the window again, and he felt as familiar with the place as his own home.

"Pfft! So what? What are you going to do to save it?"

Upon hearing this, the Tenth Prince rummaged around in his bosom, pulled out a folded handkerchief, then opened it in his palm, revealing two small cakes.

"I brought it from my mother's palace. I carried it in my arms all the way. It's still warm now."

Cui Xiaoxiao couldn't stop laughing. This tenth prince was sometimes quite funny and childish.

"Don't give me that! This little bit is not enough to fill my teeth."

"You underestimate me, don't you? I can still let you starve." After saying that, he knocked on the table twice.

His guard immediately jumped in through the window with a basket in his hand. He put the basket on the table without even shaking it, and immediately retreated! The whole action was smooth and fluent, without making any sound. It was true that like master, like servant.

The tenth prince opened the basket and took out the contents one by one: a large bowl of wontons, a few side dishes, and a bowl of unknown soup.

Cui Xiaoxiao was stunned by the actions of the master and servant!

"Eat quickly! These are easy to digest!"

"Then you should eat something too. It would be too boring if I eat alone." Cui Xiaoxiao did not wait for the Tenth Prince to refuse and quickly ordered Xiang Qin to bring two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Xiang Qin brought the things into the house and when she looked up she saw the Tenth Prince. She widened her eyes in surprise, then bowed and stepped out to guard the gate!

Cui Xiaoxiao started to share the food. The two of them, who had already had dinner, finished all the midnight snacks! The two looked at the empty plates and smiled at each other!

"From what you said, am I destined to be a concubine?" Cui Xiaoxiao chatted while making tea!

"I'm sorry, I still couldn't get you the status of a principal wife. But there are still three years until the next beauty contest. Let's think about it and see if there is any loophole we can exploit." The Tenth Prince was serious. He felt that the girl in front of him was to his liking in every way.

"You don't need to apologize, I know the situation! It's already very good, didn't you say it? There is still room for advancement for a concubine." Cui Xiaoxiao was not disappointed. She had known about the situation in the Marquis' Mansion for a long time. She was not qualified to be a prince's principal wife, unless the emperor had given up on that prince!

"You're right. We shouldn't give up until the last moment!" He said this firmly.

"What? I can't compare with those girls from powerful families. My family is the same as if I had no money at all. I may not even have a dowry. Don't you regret it?" Cui Xiaoxiao pushed the tea in front of him and asked casually.

"You may not understand me. I don't make decisions easily, but once I make a decision, I never regret it. No matter whether it is good or bad, no matter what the result is, I will accept it all and will never regret it!" The Tenth Prince didn't know why, but he had a mysterious confidence in the girl in front of him.

Sometimes even he himself found it unbelievable. How could a child who grew up in a royal family, who couldn't even trust his own biological father and blood brothers and who had to sleep with one eye open, trust someone he had only met a few times?

But his subconscious told him that if he missed this girl, he would regret it for the rest of his life. If someone else made him feel this way, he would definitely do everything he could to destroy him.

But to the girl in front of him, he was willing to give her 100% trust.

Although he didn't know why he had this feeling, it didn't affect his belief in this feeling and his firm belief in it!

"Well, you make me feel very pressured! But you have a good vision." Cui Xiaoxiao nodded shamelessly.

But she could just listen to the promises, who knows what the future will be like? Life is about what people do, not what they say!

"Hehe, you don't have to feel pressured, just be yourself. I also think that I have a good eye!" The Tenth Prince nodded in agreement, secretly laughing at his idiot Fifth Brother who mistook pearls for fish eyes. Fortunately, he had the ability to recognize pearls with a discerning eye!

The guards outside were all upset when they heard this. They felt like they were meeting their master for the first time. Was the master so shameless in private? He didn't seem to be like this before? This female master had the same personality. Who was the bad influence? It was true that people of the same family were alike!

"Do you know when Marquis Le'an will be back?" Cui Xiaoxiao has not called the Marquis "Dad" since she arrived.

"About half a month left! Why, do you miss him?"

"Haha, what do you think?"

"The imperial decree granting the marriage will definitely be issued before the Marquis returns!"

"Well, I know!"

After seeing off the Tenth Prince and his servant, Cui Xiaoxiao was speechless when she saw the thick stack of silver notes left by the Tenth Prince on the table for her to eat and eat meat. Was today her day to get rich?

She counted and found that there were exactly 200,000 taels. In that era when pork was 20 copper coins per pound, how long would it take for them to eat enough meat?

He even said that his half-brother-in-law had sent silver notes to her half-brother, and he, as a prince, couldn't be inferior to him, otherwise it would be so embarrassing! When he said this, didn't he think about the fact that he had no status?

However, it feels good to receive money...

The next few days were peaceful. After the old lady's mood improved, she was too lazy to bother anyone, which made Mrs. Hou and Cui Xiaoxiao feel relieved.

I really don't want to listen to this old woman's sarcastic and innuendo-filled words. It's like a toad lying on your feet, not biting you, but it's really uncomfortable to feel disgusted.

After having money, Cui Xiaoxiao was no longer stingy. She added more meals to her meals and even asked her maid to go out for a snack.

A few days later, the first batch of imperial decrees granting marriages were finally issued. The first batch was for the princes’ wives and the wives of powerful officials!

Cui Xiaoxiao originally thought that she would have nothing to do that day, but unexpectedly, in the morning, the eunuch who was in charge of announcing the imperial edict came straight to the Marquis of Le'an's Mansion with the imperial edict and people beating gongs and drums.

When the people in the Marquis' Mansion received the news without any preparation, they were like a drop of water dropped into an frying pan. They instantly became busy, ordering people to hurriedly open the main door and set up the incense table. The masters of the Marquis' Mansion began to go back to the courtyard to change clothes!

Everyone knew that this imperial edict was aimed at Cui Xiaoxiao who had participated in the talent show, but they never expected that the first batch of imperial edicts would be delivered to the Marquis' Mansion!

Madam Hou was even more surprised. Who did the imperial edict give Cui Xiaoxiao to? No matter how ignorant she was, she knew that her son's plan to give Cui Xiaoxiao to the fifth prince as a concubine would not work.

At this moment, she was surprised and happy. She was surprised that the Fifth Prince had a wife. Cui Xiaoxiao definitely did not go to the Fifth Prince's mansion, but how could her son explain this to the Fifth Prince?

The good news is that the first batch of imperial edicts were delivered to the Marquis’ Mansion, proving that the Emperor still values the Marquis’ Mansion!

By the time everyone in the Marquis' Mansion was ready to receive the order, half an hour had passed!

Cui Xiaoxiao was also shocked. Why did she come to announce the decree today? Did her status as a concubine change?

I heard the eunuch read out the imperial edict in a shrill voice, "..., the daughter of the Marquis's mansion is granted to the tenth prince Chu Yunchen as his concubine. An auspicious day is chosen for the wedding. This is decreed!"

The other people in the Marquis' Mansion were all confused. A concubine? The tenth prince? The first batch of imperial edicts was for a concubine?

It turned out that she was still a concubine. I just don't know what Concubine Zhao and her son did to prompt the first batch of imperial edicts! However, Cui Xiaoxiao was not the first to react, and quickly stretched out her hand to receive the edict and thank the emperor.

Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion also reacted and accepted the order and expressed their gratitude!

The eunuch who announced the decree saw the family kneeling in the Marquis's Mansion. Except for a little boy, the rest were women. He sighed in his heart that the Marquis's Mansion was really dominated by women rather than men.