Quick Wear: Explosive Change! The cannon fodder female supporting role is done with it

Chapter 399 Cannon Fodder Substitute & Cold Tyrant 48-49 (New)
When Lin Zhi was half asleep, she heard a palace servant come in and report something quietly. Then Xiao Yuan whispered a few words in her ear, tucked the quilt in for her, and then got up.

She opened her eyes hazily and saw him getting dressed and putting on a cloak, and being escorted out by the eunuchs.

The door closed, she turned over and continued to sleep.

Late at night, the snowstorm intensified. The leader of the Royal Guards came running over and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty, the bandit leaders have all been captured!"

Xiao Yuan nodded slightly, and did not take the sedan chair. Instead, he rode the horse brought by the eunuch and ran quickly out of the city. At this moment, the palace gate was wide open and the imperial guards were guarding it sternly.

When they arrived at the gate of Prince Rui, the dead and wounded had been carried away. Torches were burning everywhere, illuminating the deep red bloodstains on the ground. He did not stop but strode into the courtyard. The women and servants of the palace were detained and kept crying.

Four or five people held swords and pointed them at King Rui in the center, but did not take action.

The prince, who used to be humble and well-mannered, now had blood-stained robes and disheveled hair. His face, which was always gentle and polite, had his chin slightly raised. Even though he tried to straighten his back, he still looked disheveled.

Seeing his brother being escorted in by a group of people, his jaw tightened even more.

Xiao Yuan glanced at the corpses scattered all over the courtyard and the ruined palace. The leader of the imperial guards explained beside him: "Because the private army of King Rui was intercepted and killed by us a long time ago, the encirclement and suppression went smoothly today, and not much was damaged."

When I followed Xiao Yuan to fight, he had instructed us not to damage the finances. After all, these were all their spoils of war, so I made a note of it.

Xiao Yuan nodded.

Prince Rui, who thought Xiao Yuan was going to say something proud to him, turned pale when he heard it.

No wonder! Today he was full of confidence. The private army raised in the fiefdom had consumed a huge amount of materials over the years, so naturally they had made remarkable achievements. As long as they arrived in the capital in time, the people guarding the city gates would open the gates to welcome them.

Even if Xiao Yuan had the Imperial Guards, it was too late to resist.

And Xiao Yuan's trusted general who was far away in the northwest was also assassinated by the people he sent. In this battle, he was the final winner.

Unexpectedly, the private army did not arrive until everyone was extremely anxious.

He was happy to open the city gate, but when he got closer he saw that those were not his private soldiers at all, but cavalrymen wearing black uniforms issued by the court, riding on black iron horses. The gatekeeper hurriedly tried to close the gate, but was rushed through by the cavalrymen, who killed them with swords.

The footsteps continued to rush into the royal city, followed by hundreds of soldiers.

They knew nothing in the palace and thought it was his own private army, so they happily ordered the action to begin, sending the palace guards to attack the homes of some ministers in the city who were unwilling to support him, while he took some of the imperial guards to the palace and captured Xiao Yuan.

He arrived at the gate of the palace with excitement, only to see the leader of the imperial guards already waiting there.

It seemed that there were more than twice as many people and horses as them.

At that time, he secretly thought that it was not good, his brother Ming had already prepared! The arrow was on the string, today it was either Xiao Yuan or he who would die, there was no way out, he could only bite the bullet and go ahead, but the enemy was outnumbered.

The private army he was waiting for was still not arriving, and his subordinates advised him to return home first to save his life.

They fought and retreated, but encountered Xiao Yuan's army on the way. Hundreds of cavalrymen killed them all, leaving only a dozen people back in the mansion, and now they have all been executed.

Listening to the words of the leader of the Royal Guards, he looked at the cavalrymen riding tall horses outside the door.

What else did he not understand? Xiao Yuan had actually killed all his private troops on the way ahead of time. And looking at the strange general following Xiao Yuan, he was not a general from the camp outside the capital. After all, he had been sent hundreds of miles away by Xiao Yuan on the pretext of suppressing bandits two days ago, and he could not get back at all.

Judging from his appearance, this man should be the Northwestern general Meng Fei who was assassinated by him long ago.

His face was pale, but he felt incredible in his heart. Such a perfect plan had made all his plans fail. Could it be that Xiao Yuan had known that he was going to rebel and had been on guard against him?
"You've been on guard against me for a long time." He asked directly.

Xiao Yuan stopped talking and looked at him. Prince Rui mocked him, "You have long disliked me and wanted to get rid of me. Today I am just following your will."

But deep down he was unwilling to accept it. He had prepared for so long, but in the end he failed.

The fate he faced in the future was either being beheaded on the spot or being imprisoned for life without any freedom. How could he bear it?

Xiao Yuan raised his thin lips: "Yes, I just want to see how stupid you are."

Prince Rui was furious and rushed forward excitedly. Xiao Yuan's words were a humiliation to him. He was hit on the leg by a sword by the imperial guards, and his knee hit the ground unexpectedly. Two guards held his arms from behind, their faces full of anger.

You actually dared to assassinate His Majesty in front of them, and now you don’t care whether you are a prince or not.

With the strong pressure, Prince Rui was unable to struggle. He gasped and looked at Xiao Yuan with hatred. Xiao Yuan admired his miserable appearance with interest, but lost interest after a while. He waved his hand and said, "Send him to the Dali Temple." He turned and left, and everyone followed him.

Prince Rui was stunned, and several guards sent him to the Dali Temple like a prisoner.

Instantly, my heart was filled with despair.

He couldn't help but look outside the gate. He could hear the shrill cries of some ministers' homes all over the city. He curled the corners of his lips. He had already been defeated. There was no need to look at the others, as they were all defeated as well.

He was completely defeated.

In the entire capital city, except for the ministers who did not participate in the rebellion, who did not suffer any harm, the families of all the remaining ministers who participated in the incident were surrounded by the imperial guards, dragged out ruthlessly and sent to the Sky Prison. No one was moved by the miserable cries of their female relatives.

The ministers were completely desperate and smiled bitterly. They had known for a long time that rebelling against King Rui would not end well.

Until dawn, everything gradually calmed down.

The next morning, every household in the capital opened their doors. The bloodstains on the streets had been cleaned up. On the eve of the Lantern Festival, a shocking rebellion was quietly resolved. The clerks in the yamen urged the street vendors to hang up red lanterns to welcome the festival.

They winked at each other and speculated on what had happened to the big shots in the city, while the ministers who knew something kept it a secret.

But in my heart I sighed that the powerful people in the city were about to be replaced by a new group.

It was already noon when Lin Zhi woke up. The palace maids helped her get dressed and sat at the table to eat. She asked casually and learned about what happened last night. She was a little surprised. Did the King of Rui rebel like this? And she was sleeping soundly and didn't know anything about it.

After dinner, she went to the imperial study to find Xiao Yuan. Gao Peng came out to greet her and ran into several ministers coming out.

When they saw her, they were stunned for a moment, then bowed and left.

Lin Zhi blinked, walked to Xiao Yuan and asked about the details of last night, exclaiming that King Rui, as the male protagonist, was defeated like this. Although there was nothing wrong with his various measures and they were all successful in the plot, now that Xiao Yuan started to fight back, he could hardly resist.

"Prince Rui has failed, but what about the Lin Mansion?" The Lin family cannot be let off.

Xiao Yuan: "They are all in the prison. Minister Lin also participated in the rebellion. It is not a pity to die." He looked at her, "But if you do this, you will lose your mother's family. You..." "I have a mother, that's enough."

Lin Zhi interrupted him. Another mission was completed. She was in a good mood and looked at him softly: "Besides, I still have His Majesty. His Majesty will protect me and my child, right?"

Xiao Yuan didn't even think about it: "Of course!"

Then he talked about how to deal with Prince Rui and the Lin family. Prince Rui would be demoted to a commoner, and Minister Lin would definitely be stripped of his official position and exiled to the border with his family and those rebellious ministers.

Lin Zhi was not satisfied with the fate of Prince Rui. Killing him would eliminate the root of the problem. However, Xiao Yuan was the emperor and had to consider his reputation. Moreover, Prince Rui was used to being high and mighty. Demoting him to a commoner would be a huge difference, which would probably be more painful than killing him.

The corners of her mouth curled up and she asked him if he needed a rest.

He didn't sleep all night last night. Looking at his face, he was surprisingly energetic and able to handle state affairs!
Xiao Yuan shook his head and looked at her belly, which was now slightly bulging, but it was not noticeable because she was wearing thick clothes in winter. He thought to himself that she had not been well taken care of since she was a child in the Shangshu Mansion and was a little weak. He wanted to see if there was anything she could use from the things presented by the ministers this year.

He asked the imperial physician and heard that the woman had suffered severe morning sickness in the past few months, but he had never seen her feel uncomfortable, so he didn't know whether it was normal or not.

When asked how her appetite was today, the child was very fussy.

"Don't make a fuss. He's very well behaved. I've eaten a plate of crystal dumplings."

Xiao Yuan nodded and asked her if she wanted to go on the Lantern Festival today.

In ancient times, the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival were both very important and grand festivals. The king and the people celebrated together. The streets were decorated with lights and lanterns, and there were dragon and lion dances, dragon boat races and other competitions. It was very lively.

Lin Zhi discovered from the original owner's memory that she had sneaked out to watch it once when she was very young, but she had no money and could only watch for fun, so she agreed immediately.

It was still early in the evening, so Lin Zhi stayed here with him to handle state affairs.

But today was too busy. Soon, ministers came into the palace to discuss various matters with the emperor. She felt uncomfortable staying with the ministers, so she left. On the way, she met several concubines who were dressed in new clothes. She thought that as the festival was coming, they all wanted to come out and have some fun.

The leader was the acquaintance Zhang Pin. Just now in the imperial study, she had also met her father, Zhang Shangshu.

When the two met, they immediately stopped talking and looked at her in surprise.

Lin Zhi had no interest in chatting with them. She nodded and prepared to take her people away. Zhangpin called her and saw that she looked indifferent. She smiled and said, "I wonder if the queen has heard about what happened in the capital last night?"

Such a big thing, everyone who has something to do with it knows about it.

Lin Zhimingrui could sense the ill intention in her eyes, and even the concubines who followed her were full of malice. They looked at her coldly and did not speak in accordance with her wishes.

Zhangpin choked, and became increasingly displeased with her aloofness. However, thinking of the Lin family being confiscated, no matter how proud Concubine Yi was, she would eventually be implicated by her father and end up with no one to rely on. Her mood improved, and she pretended, "Don't you know, Your Majesty? Yesterday, Prince Rui rebelled, but it was quickly resolved by His Majesty, but it implicated many ministers, and your father, Lord Lin, has now been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison."

She was very proud of herself. After all, her father was the emperor's trusted minister, so she had nothing to fear.

The concubines behind him exclaimed, pretending to have just learned about it, and looked at Lin Zhi with meaningful eyes, full of pity and anticipation.

"Oh. I don't pay attention to what happens in the court. I think His Majesty will make his own decision on the outcome. If nothing else, I will leave." After saying this lightly, he left.

Concubine Zhang was so angry that her face turned red. What did she mean?
Are they accusing her of being a concubine but paying attention to the affairs of the court? Several concubines comforted her: "Sister Zhang, why do you care about her? She is now a grasshopper in autumn, and she will not be arrogant for a few days. But you are different."

"Minister Zhang has made great contributions this time. His Majesty will certainly reward him. When the time comes, you can ask the Minister to invite you to be a concubine."

"Then your status will be higher than hers."

That was why they followed Concubine Zhang and put her first.

Zhang Pin thought about it and it made sense. A few days ago, her mother sent a letter to the palace, telling her that her father's attitude had softened. He would surely help her this time. She didn't need to take it to heart that his father was destined to be inferior to her.

She glanced at them and sneered, "Don't worry, I won't forget you when I become your concubine."

He immediately took them to the imperial study. They also wanted to participate in the Lantern Festival, but only those with high rank were eligible. Those with lower rank needed His Majesty's permission. Her father had just done a good thing for His Majesty last night, so he believed that His Majesty would not refuse her.

Linzhi went back and took another nap.

Two hours later, she was awakened by Xiao Yuan. Seeing that it was already dark outside, Xiao Yuan smiled and asked her to put on her clothes. She quickly packed up and got on his sedan chair to go to the palace gate. After arriving there, they climbed up the city wall.

Below is the bustling and lively scene of the capital.

People were playing dragon and lion dances and playing golden flower. Children in festive clothes were running around holding rabbits and other lanterns of all kinds, laughing. Young ladies and gentlemen were having fun, and their faces would blush if they were stared at by men.

The country was peaceful and the people were safe, and were not affected at all by what happened last night.

There were many ministers standing beside them. It was an honor to be able to stand here. Not far away stood the concubines of the palace. Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Chen were both here. Concubine Zhang was also there. She laughed sweetly and looked over here from time to time.

In fact, the minister's eyes would glance at the two of them from time to time.

Just now, Lin Zhi got down from His Majesty's sedan chair. Everyone saw that even the empress was rarely qualified to sit in the emperor's sedan chair. It was obvious that His Majesty cared very much about Concubine Yi.

Some ministers looked unhappy, as they all knew that Minister Lin was involved in the rebellion.

It was the biggest concession that Concubine Yi was not implicated. Since His Majesty favored her, they didn't have to go against her. But now that they were doing this, did they want her to be the queen?

Many people murmured in their hearts.

But there were also ministers who watched the performance without paying any attention. His Majesty did things without caring whether they liked it or not.

Lin Zhi noticed all the looks, and since Xiao Yuan didn't care, she didn't care either. She pointed at the little dragon lion that was shaking its head in front of the dragon and lion and showed it to Xiao Yuan. It looked so adorable.

After seeing it, Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "Not bad, reward."

Lin Zhi was surprised, and he smiled and explained, "These performers are from the opera troupe in the capital. They are ordinary people who are rewarded. They are famous and it will be easier for them to get jobs in the future."

Lin Zhi suddenly realized that she didn't expect that Xiao Yuan, who seemed to care about nothing, actually knew all these things very well.

I think this kind of thing depends on whether he is willing to do it.

Soon the palace servants went down to give rewards. The dragon and lion team under the city wall became more excited and performed more vigorously, which attracted cheers and applause from the surrounding people.

Below were stalls making clay figurines, selling masks, and various kinds of food. Linzhi was envious of the sight, but unfortunately she was pregnant, so she had to give up.