The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

Chapter 166 Qing Lingyu & Little Princess 2

Fortunately, my father and uncles were cautious and they personally moved the goods, and my fifth uncle also escorted them back personally. But I didn't expect something to go wrong just before the delivery.

It turned out that all the goods had been replaced by someone else. The goods handed over were not intended for the palace at all. It is impossible for a prefect to have the ability to do this. Someone is also plotting against our Qing family.

Sure enough, within a few days, news of the conviction came from the palace. Fortunately, it was only the confiscation of property and exile thousands of miles away. All the family members are alive. With the status of our Qing family in the world, I believe the exile will not be difficult.

Then Magistrate Wang came again. He used my grandmother's shackles as a threat to force my sister Qingmiao to surrender. But he didn't expect that my grandmother was strong all her life and would never allow herself to become a burden to her family. She committed suicide at night when everyone was asleep.

From that moment on, there has been a fire burning in my heart. I want to kill all those who framed our Qing family. They deserve to die.

I thought the matter was over, but I never expected that they would go so far as to kill us all and send people to create the illusion of a prison break-in, but in fact they came to take our lives.

My father, mother, uncles, and aunts fought desperately and released us, the younger ones. They knew we couldn't get out this time, so they hoped that we could survive.

At first, the younger generations of our Qing family successfully got out, but there were many pursuers, so we had no choice but to run in different directions. As long as there is one person alive, someone will remember the revenge of the Qing family.

I ran south for my life and avoided the pursuers by hiding in a pigpen. The next day, as expected, our portraits were posted everywhere in the city.

Two of my younger brothers and sisters were also caught, and I couldn’t save them. The only thing I could do was to hide myself and avenge them in the future.

I ran to King Yu's fiefdom, and there was a wanted order there as well. The person behind this must be very powerful, otherwise he wouldn't be able to mobilize so many forces to capture people.

I have been hungry for two days. Last time I had a meal, someone took pity on me and threw me half a leftover bun. Fortunately, I heard that Prince Yu’s Mansion was recruiting guards. I have been practicing martial arts since I was young, so I thought I should be able to give it a try.

In order to enter Prince Yu's Mansion, I was afraid of being recognized and scratched my face, but I forgot that I was still a half-grown child, and the guards had to be at least seventeen years old, not to mention those who knew martial arts.

"Go away, go away, where did you come from, little beggar? We are looking for protection, not charity."

"I'm very strong, and I've learned some martial arts before. Please, just choose me." I begged the manager to keep me, otherwise I didn't know where to go.

"Okay, come with me into the palace. You will be a menial servant from now on. Come with me to the government office tomorrow to get a contract of sale." The palace's chief steward decided to keep me.

He knew that maybe I didn't want to be a slave for the rest of my life, so the indenture he made for me was a living indenture. In the future, as long as I wanted to leave, my master would let me go, and I could be free from slavery by paying a certain amount of money.

He assigned me to the lowest position as a servant and left. The butler was very busy, so I also began my life as a servant.

Later, I grew up and became a stable boy.

The young princess of Tianwang Palace wanted to go out of the city to worship Buddha. As the coachman was busy and I could also drive a horse, I drove the carriage and followed the princess out.

Unexpectedly, not long after leaving the city gate, they happened to meet a wedding procession on the road. The custom in Yucheng is that the wedding procession has to set off a string of firecrackers every few steps.

I was driving my carriage and happened to encounter the delayed cannon, and the horse was startled.

Oh, I forgot to mention that the carriage I was driving was not frightened. The bad thing was that there was no little princess in my carriage, only a few maids following her.

Oh my God, this can't go on. If anything happens to the little princess, we, her followers, will be guilty. Everyone is very anxious.

I acted decisively, cut the ropes tying the horses to the carriage, and rode on my horse to chase after him.

The guards also started to chase after me, but they were not as good at martial arts as me. I was skilled and brave, so I jumped directly onto the carriage. After a few jumps, the carriage fell to the ground with a "clang" and the horses ran away.

The little princess was accidentally knocked into the carriage by the sudden stagger of the carriage. At that time, I felt that I was finished. The master was injured, and the servants below were all responsible.

I didn't expect the little princess to be so gentle. She kept protecting us servants when Princess Yu held us accountable. So in the end Princess Yu simply fined us a few months' salary, and the coachman who drove the princess was beaten with two boards.

This is already very kind. I didn't expect that the princess would reward me privately, saying that I had made great contributions in protecting my master. She is such a gentle woman. I seem to be moved, but I don't deserve it.

Not to mention that I am just a servant now, even if I had the identity of the young master of the Qing family in the past, I am not worthy of it. I can only hide this throbbing heart.

This time I demonstrated my martial arts skills, so I was summoned by King Yu.

"With such martial arts skills, why are you willing to be an unknown servant in Prince Yu's mansion?"

Alas, King Yu misunderstood me. He thought I had ulterior motives. But actually, God can see that I had no choice. There was nothing I could do.

"Your Highness, I signed a working contract a few years ago, and I am planning to redeem myself and cancel my slavery when the palace releases me later." So you don't have to worry that I have ulterior motives.

Prince Yu's expression softened. It seemed that he was just testing me.

"How about this, after you eliminate your slavery, if you are interested, I will arrange for someone to take you to the city defense team."

? How could King Yu think of this? I have already considered where to go for a slave like me, and I want to join the city guard. Is that so good?

Prince Yu then handed me another box and said, "This is a good scar-removing medicine. You have saved the little princess, so I will give you this medicine as a reward."

It turns out it was because of the little princess!

After that, I joined the city defense team, and later followed the generals in the city to suppress bandits. Because of my outstanding performance, I gradually rose from a small soldier to a small general.

I met the princess again. She was still very beautiful and gentle.

Now the scar on my face has faded and is not as scary as before. The princess is going to her grandparents' house, so Prince Yu sent me to gather a group of people to escort the princess.

I had the opportunity to spend a brief time with the princess, and she is truly a gentle, thoughtful and beautiful woman.

I didn't expect that someone from the princess's maternal family would dare to plot against her. It was simply too much. I picked up my sword and rushed over to kill her. I rescued the princess in time and asked a doctor to treat her.

I sent people to guard the princess's yard and not let anyone in or out. As soon as the princess recovered, I took her back to Yucheng.

But the princess' reputation was ruined by that beast. After all, they were the princess's family members, and I couldn't kill them. I really hated them. If I had killed them at that time, I would never have let them spread news that was unfavorable to the princess.