Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Even if Qi Yuan's status and appearance are not as good as Qi Ning's, she is still the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changping's mansion, so it's not a loss for Du Yaowu.

The First Madam was so angry she almost fainted. She wanted to say something more, but the Old Madam interrupted her.

“Now that everything has been explained, today’s events were an accident. Eldest daughter-in-law, Yuan’er was frightened, so take her back to change her clothes quickly. Also, Yaowu, arrange for a servant to take him to change his clothes as well.”

The old lady looked at the first wife, the meaning in her eyes was self-evident. There were many guests watching at the moment, and she should put the overall situation first and not make any more fools of herself.

The First Madam clenched her hands, which were hanging in her sleeves, and after a long while, she managed to reply, "Yes, Mother, your daughter-in-law understands."

The old lady was finally satisfied. She then looked at Zeng Wanqing and said, "Second daughter-in-law, send someone to take Ning'er back, and then come back with me to entertain the guests."

“Yes, Mother,” Zeng Wanqing replied.

The old lady then addressed the guests, saying, "I apologize for what happened today, and I apologize for disturbing your meal. Please return to your seats and continue your meal."

Since the birthday celebrant had said so, the guests present naturally wouldn't refuse, and they offered words of comfort.

"Don't laugh, it's good that everyone is alright."

"That's right. Yuan'er's survival of such a calamity must mean good fortune for her. She must be benefiting from the birthday of the old lady today."

"Indeed, the old lady is a blessed person."

Others said, "Yuan'er is of marriageable age, and the third son of the Changyi Earl's family is also a handsome young man..."

The group chatted as they accompanied the old lady back to the banquet area.

Seeing that the old lady and the guests had all left, the First Madam arranged for someone to send Qi Yuan back, and also arranged for a servant to take Du Yaowu to change his clothes.

Before leaving, the First Madam turned around and glanced at Qi Ning, her eyes carrying a hint of coldness, definitely not a friendly look.

Zeng Wanqing naturally saw that look too. She frowned, turned around and said to Qi Ning, "Ning'er, your aunt said some things she shouldn't have because of your elder sister's matter, but since this matter has nothing to do with you, you don't need to be afraid. Your father and I will definitely stand up for you."

Qi Ning smiled slightly: "Thank you, Mother."

Putting everything else aside, Zeng Wanqing, as a stepmother, is quite competent and protective of her children.

"You've been frightened today too. Shall I have someone send you home?"

"No need, Dongyue can accompany me back. Mother, please go back to the banquet hall and help Grandmother entertain the guests. Also, Tang'er, she should be playing with the little girls brought by the guests right now. Mother, please keep an eye on her so she doesn't get into trouble."

Zeng Wanqing considered for a moment, then nodded and said, "You're right."

She gave Dongyue a few more instructions before hurriedly leaving with her entourage.

After everyone left, only Qi Ning and her servant Dong Yue remained by the lake.

Qi Ning raised her head and pretended to look at the waterside pavilion across the lake by chance. Sure enough, she met Qi Jingyu's gaze as he stood by the window of the waterside pavilion.

"Young lady, what's wrong? Let's go back and rest."

Dongyue didn't know what Qi Ning was looking at, so she helped Qi Ning up and said in a worried tone.

Qi Ning withdrew her gaze, hummed in agreement, and left with Dong Yue.

Seeing that the opposite side of the lake had become completely quiet, Xiuzhu couldn't help but sigh, "What a show today! Miss was so careless. Now her reputation is ruined, and she can only marry the third young master of the Changyi Marquis's mansion."

Qi Jingyu stood by the window, one hand resting on the windowsill. He chuckled inwardly upon hearing Xiuzhu's words.

Was it an accident?

not necessarily.

Xiu Zhu only witnessed the surface-level excitement, but Qi Jingyu saw many other things.

For example, Du Yaowu didn't just happen to appear in the pavilion; he had been sneaking around there all along, waiting for someone to fall into the water so he could go down and save them.

For example, Qi Yuan's demeanor and actions before falling into the water were all wrong. She subconsciously pushed Qi Ning towards the lakeside and then pretended to be dizzy and leaned against her. It was obvious that she wanted to push Qi Ning into the water.

For example, the moment Qi Yuan leaned closer, Qi Ning swiftly dodged to the side, simultaneously tripping Qi Yuan with her foot...

If she hadn't reacted quickly, or if she hadn't been prepared, the person who would have fallen into the water today would have been his second younger sister.

Although Qi Jingyu rarely left the Changping Marquis's residence, he knew the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital like the back of his hand.

That third son of the Marquis of Changyi was no good man; the eldest son and his daughter are reaping what they sowed.

The main house was in a state of commotion.

Qi Yuan changed her clothes and sat on the small couch, crying incessantly.

The First Madam stood to the side and scolded her: "Cry, cry, all you know how to do is cry!"

"You can't even handle a simple task properly, and to make matters worse, you're so stupid as to get yourself into trouble!"

Qi Yuan choked up, "I don't know what happened. I was about to lean on Qi Ning when she turned to the side. I missed and then tripped over something, which is how I fell into the water."

The First Madam glared at her: "You're still trying to argue!"

"Mother, please say less. My sister is already heartbroken enough. Are you trying to drive her to her death by saying such hurtful things?"

Qi Yuan is Qi Jinglin's younger sister, and as her older brother, he still cares about her. He protects Qi Yuan and speaks up for her.

Hearing this, the doctor managed to calm down a little, after all, she really didn't want to force her own daughter to her death.

At this moment, the nanny serving her came in to report: "Madam, the Third Young Master has changed his clothes and has been brought over. He is waiting in the courtyard now."

The First Madam's anger, which had just subsided slightly, instantly flared up again.

"Let him in!"

"Yes."

The old woman responded and left, quickly bringing Du Yaowu in.

As soon as Du Yaowu entered, before the First Madam could even speak, Qi Jinglin stepped forward and lifted his collar.

"Du Yaowu, what did we tell you? We told you to go and save Qi Ning, but you went and saved Yuan'er instead!" Qi Jinglin angrily questioned.

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you? You clearly told me to save Qi Ning, but it wasn't her who fell into the water; it was my cousin instead. How was I supposed to know!"

"You?!" Qi Yuan stood up, pointing at him. "Are you blind? You'd save anyone who falls into the water, but did I ask you to? Can't you tell me apart from Qi Ning?"

Du Yaowu laughed: "I really couldn't tell them apart, cousin. With such a big incident today, you and she were wearing almost identical clothes, which made it difficult to distinguish you. It was even more confusing in the water. I thought she was the one who fell into the water, which is why I went to save her. The situation was urgent, how could I tell them apart?"

Mentioning that similar willow-green dress, Qi Yuan felt even more aggrieved, and she sat down again and began to sob.

It's all Qi Ning's fault.

If Qi Ningfei hadn't been wearing similar clothes to her, how could Du Yaowu have mistaken her for someone else?

If Qi Ning hadn't dodged to the side, how could she have missed her target? And how could she have fallen into the water?

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