Quick Wear: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack

Chapter 348 Severing Family Ties

"You come forward."

Xianxian walked forward obediently and the queen put it directly on her wrist.

"So lovely."

The little girl is still young and her wrist is too slender, so the jade bracelet seems a bit loose. She will be able to wear it when she is fifteen or sixteen years old.

This jade bracelet is not an ordinary piece of jewelry.

It is also the Queen's favorite.

It would be easier for a girl to get married in the future if she was praised by the queen.

Looking at Xianxian who had attracted all the attention, Sheng Minghua lowered his eyes and looked at the pattern on the handkerchief.

But her slightly trembling hands showed that she was very uneasy.

Outsiders only see that Sheng Wan is not as good as himself, but Sheng Minghua knows it very well.

Sheng Wan is gifted and has a photographic memory, and her father loves her very much.

She once entered Sheng Wan's study by chance.

Inside were all rare treasures and books that Duke Sheng had found for her.

Now I should be the one playing the piano and outshining all the other girls.

She never thought that just two paintings by Sheng Wan could surpass her.

Ridiculous, so ridiculous.

The Duke's wife was also slightly stunned.

Her eyes fell on Xianxian with a slightly complicated look.

Deng Yuaner was so angry that she almost exploded.

What I did was to embarrass Xianxian.

It's not about her shining.

Aren’t they just two broken paintings?

Why were both the Queen and Consort Xian coaxed?

After the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the Duke's wife left with her two daughters.

The three people in the carriage did not speak.

But the atmosphere was very awkward.

Xianxian closed her eyes and took a rest.

"Have you seen the Third Prince today?"

A voice broke the calm.

The Duke's wife's sharp eyes fell on Xianxian.

It looks like it was Deng Yuaner who filed the complaint again.

Xianxian opened her eyes and nodded gently, "Yes, my daughter did see the third prince."

"Such a big thing, why didn't you tell me?"

"Tell you what to do? Waiting for you to let your eldest sister show her face in front of the Third Prince?"

It hit the nail on the head.

The Duke's wife does have this idea.

She just wanted Sheng Minghua to become the third prince's consort.

Of course I don't want to miss any opportunity.

My daughter is outstanding in both appearance and background.

Why can't she be the prince's consort?

I saw her face with fine lines turned red.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm telling the truth. You know best whether you have this plan at the moment."

Xianxian shook her sleeves with a blank expression on her face.

"But I advise mother to give up this idea. Now that your majesty's princes are of similar age, we should not take sides casually, so as not to arouse the emperor's suspicion."

"You should carefully consider your eldest sister's marriage. Don't make a mistake at this time."

"Shut up."

The Duke's wife scolded him harshly, "What do you know? You are just a child. How can you say anything nonsense about the affairs of the court?"

"Yes, mother is right, daughter, shut up."

There isn't much emotion.

I am not an ordinary child.

I don't crave the love of my biological mother.

Faced with Xianxian's extremely obedient appearance, the Duke's wife felt even more upset.

The mother, daughter and two daughters returned to the Duke's Mansion.

Duke Sheng had heard about the Hundred Flowers Banquet a long time ago.

Looking at the jade bracelet on her slender wrist.

I am really happy for her.

"Good boy, are you tired today? You should go back to the yard and rest early."

"Thank you father."

I thought Xianxian would become the third prince's consort, but I never expected that the queen did not decide on a candidate. Instead, she let Xianxian enter the palace to be the princess's tutor.

"Princess reading companion?"

The Duke's wife was dumbfounded, but then she came to her senses.

"Where is Hua'er? Didn't my Hua'er also go to the palace to study with the princess?"

The princess' companion is to enter the palace to gild her reputation.

There are risks and benefits.

The risk is that you have to be careful with your words and actions, and not make any mistakes that might cause displeasure to the master in the palace.

The advantage is that you can often meet the princes and princesses, and when you go out of the palace to discuss marriage in the future, you will be sought after by all families.

Duke Sheng gave the Duke's wife a strange look.

"Of course not. This time the Queen specifically asked for Wanwan, and she will be able to enter the palace in three days. I heard that the Fourth Princess has a gentle personality, so Wanwan doesn't need to worry too much."

The queen has no prince.

But she has a pampered princess.

I heard that Sheng Minghua did not become my study partner.

The Duke's wife hurriedly looked at Sheng Minghua beside her.

Sheng Minghua still had that gentle smile on her face.

But she twisted the handkerchief so tightly between her fingers that her knuckles turned slightly white, and it was obvious that she was using a lot of strength.

Everything indicated her inner unrest.

This made the Duke's wife extremely distressed.

"Duke, why don't you go and ask His Majesty for help? Sheng Wan has already gone."

"Let Hua'er go with us, what's the problem? Can't Hua'er be the princess's companion?"

What a confident person.

Duke Sheng couldn't help but frown.

"I am a duke, not a king. Can I still influence the decisions of the masters in the palace?"

"I know you love Hua'er, but Wanwan is also your daughter. They are all my daughters."

"No matter who enters the palace to study with us, it is the honor of our Sheng family."

I could tell that Duke Sheng was angry.

The Duke's wife said no more.

In this way, Xianxian started her own journey of accompanying her child to study.

The fourth princess is indeed very gentle, kind and lovely.

Xianxian gets along very well with her.

Before I knew it, Xianxian was already sixteen years old.

The fourth princess is seventeen years old this year.

No one expected that an envoy from the Northern Kingdom would come to propose marriage.

The fourth princess, who had just turned seventeen, was arranged to marry.

Xianxian was sent back to the Duke's Mansion early.

I only know that before she left.

The fourth princess and the queen were crying bitterly.

She was clearly His Majesty's beloved princess three days ago.

But today, an imperial decree was issued to send her to marry.

Xianxian thought she would never see the fourth princess again.

Unexpectedly, the fourth princess begged the emperor at night.

Quietly came to the side door of the Duke's Mansion.

Just to see Xianxian for the last time.

"Late night."

The fourth princess's face was slightly pale.

Those dark, bright eyes were filled with tears.

She just rushed over and hugged Xianxian tightly.

"I'm about to leave, Wanwan, you must not forget me."

If the princess is not allowed to marry.

Then wars will arise between nations.

The world is not unified now.

Compared to fighting.

Of course, sacrificing the princess is the most cost-effective.

Xianxian took off the pearl hairpin from her head.

The fingertips tremble slightly and the spell is cast.

The pearl hairpin was imbued with its own magic.

If the Fourth Princess encounters danger in the future, he can also block fatal injuries for her.

"Princess, do you believe me?"

It has been Xianxian who has been accompanying the fourth princess over the years.

In the eyes of the Fourth Princess, Xianxian is the best person to her except for the Queen.

She nodded without hesitation.

"I believe Wanwan."

"it is good."

Xianxian puts a hairpin on the fourth princess.

"This hairpin can protect you. Wait for me to take you home, okay?"

"drive me home?"

The fourth princess sobbed with red eyes, and the next moment she threw herself into Xianxian's arms and burst into tears.

"Can I really go home? But everyone says I can't come back. Wanwan, I don't want to marry to the North."

"I just want to stay by my father's and mother's side, why does my father want me to marry?"

"Because you're a princess."

Xianxian held the fourth princess's arm and said, "You have enjoyed the honor of being a princess, so you must bear the responsibilities of a princess."

"Wanwan, I'm scared. I'm scared that I won't be able to do well, and that it will cause a war between the two countries. I don't know what to do."

The fourth princess' eyes were filled with confusion.

"Don't be afraid, Princess. I believe you can do it well."

Soon after, the fourth princess's marriage carriage left. She was dressed in the most exquisite wedding dress and entered the gorgeous carriage that symbolized the princess like a puppet.

The fourth princess looked at Xianxian with tears in her eyes, with reluctance and determination.

In this era, it is not easy to be a woman.

Just when Xianxian was preparing to return home.

A group of beggars rushed over to pick up the copper coins on the road.

They were in rags and looked very miserable.

Among them was a little child who was like a hungry wolf.

He pounced on it and frantically picked up the copper plate.

Even if others accidentally stepped on his hands, he would still try his best to get in.

But he looks only five years old...

Xianxian heard the discussions of the people on the roadside.

"These are refugees from the north. When they heard that we had a conflict with the Northern Kingdom, they massacred the city in protest."

"Now he is marrying our legitimate princess to him. I really don't know what His Majesty is thinking."

"If the princess can appease the king of the Northern Kingdom, we in the Southern Kingdom will not be afraid of war."

"Our princess was not the principal wife in the past. I heard that she was just a concubine in the king's palace. How ridiculous."

……

If we can use four princesses to stop the war today, how many princesses should we use tomorrow?

It is more like a tribute for peace talks than a marriage.

Xianxian couldn't help feeling sad.

The fluent people, the useless court, the peaceful imperial family...

"Miss, we should go back."

Seeing that it was getting late, Danzhu whispered to Xianxian that it was time to go home.

Xianxian came back to her senses and nodded.

As soon as I got home, I saw Duke Sheng’s face was very serious.

"Where did you go? Why did you come back just now?

"Father, what's wrong?"

"Just now, an imperial decree came from the palace, asking you to prepare for the marriage."

"Marriage?"

Xianxian couldn't believe her ears.

The four princesses before them had just married, why did they have to let me get married?

But Duke Sheng's serious expression didn't seem like he was joking.

He walked forward and held her slender shoulders.

"I hope you can consider the overall situation. As long as you agree to marry the Xiongnu from the grassland, your sister's marriage will be settled."

Huns?

They were a bunch of savages.

They are brave and good at fighting but also bloodthirsty. They believe that the strong are respected and are not gentle at all towards women.

Why should I go to marry?

Xianxian really couldn't understand.

Even if a daughter of a royal family was to be canonized as a princess and married off, it shouldn't be the turn of a duke's daughter like me.

Looking at Duke Sheng in front of him.

Xianxian frowned slightly and spoke in confusion.

"Why do you want me to go and marry?"

Duke Sheng avoided my gaze.

It was obvious that he felt a little guilty.

"Wanwan, you have to consider the overall situation."

The so-called family affection and fatherly love are worthless in the face of interests.

The Duke's wife arrived late.

But her first words were to advise, "Wanwan, you must think about the entire Duke's Mansion."

"The Third Prince is gaining momentum now. News has spread from the palace that he will soon be named Crown Prince."

"As long as your sister marries him, she will have a queen in the future."

"Such a great event, aren't you also enjoying it?"

You can really say it.

He traded his second daughter's lifelong happiness for his eldest daughter's wealth and glory.

It’s called “for your own good”.

It is worthy of the fate that can only be achieved after going through many tribulations, with the best and wonders everywhere.

First you are allowed to feel a little bit of family affection, and then you destroy that little bit of family affection yourself.

If she were an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl, she would face the consequence of being used as a pawn.

It will definitely be very sad.

Some may even feel so miserable that they wish they were dying.

But Xianxian just looked at Sheng Minghua indifferently.

She stood in the shadow, the curtain covering half of her face, leaving only her rouge-painted lips exposed.

She was wearing a light blue dress and stood there as gentle as water.

Sheng Minghua is like the heroine in a novel.

Just stand there and do nothing.

There will always be someone who brings good things to you personally.

However, Xianxian is not a vicious female supporting role. She is not hysterical, nor does she cry bitterly.

She just walked quickly forward and pulled down the curtain.

Sheng Minghua looked shocked and subconsciously took two steps back.

But Xianxian didn't feel embarrassed at all.

He just stared at her with a smile on his face.

"Sheng Minghua, don't you feel uneasy about the happiness you have exchanged for your own sister?"

"Low-browed means are only worthy of low-browed people."

"you……"

The Duke's wife was just about to protect her child.

Xianxian turned around and said casually, "I am willing to go for the marriage, but in the future..."

She raised her eyes and looked towards Duke Sheng.

There was no trace of emotion in his eyes.

"The relationship between you and me as father and daughter is severed."

"Late night?"

Duke Sheng was about to say something.

The Duke's wife has rushed forward.

"How dare you speak to your father like that? You should know that your father loves you the most, and you are simply going to break his heart."

Fatherly love with a purpose is like rock sugar mixed with glass.

Every mouthful was bloody.

Xianxian stared at the Duke's wife and chuckled.

"His love for me has come to an end now. I am going to marry him to sever this kinship."

"Now that I am being sold to the Huns and sacrificing my own happiness, should I still be grateful to him?"

"Your only daughter is Sheng Minghua."

After she finished speaking, she left without paying any attention to the Duke's wife.

The next day, Xianxian was named princess.

The queen summoned her into the palace to prepare for the marriage.

Xianxian took Danzhu away from the Duke's Mansion, but Duke Sheng caught up with them at this time.

He looked much older and looked at Xianxian with tearful eyes.

"Wanwan, father is sorry for you."

I really don't want to play the father-daughter role with him.

Xianxian turned around and stared at him coldly.

"So you know you're sorry for me, but in the face of power, sacrificing your own daughter is nothing."

"Lord Sheng, let's not talk about family affection anymore. I'm not a child who can be coaxed into happiness by holding a piece of candy."

The other party's words were sharp and to the point.

Duke Sheng's expression was even more stiff.

I thought my second daughter wouldn't blame me.

Because it is also for the good of the Sheng family.

She is a sensible and good child.

How could he blame his own father?

But the other party repeatedly said he wanted to sever ties with her.

Duke Sheng felt extremely upset.

These words don't sound like a joke.

The other party really doesn't recognize me.

"Late night?"

Without waiting for Duke Sheng to come forward, Xianxian stepped onto the carriage easily.

"Let's set off."