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

Xiao Yu returned to the Prince's Mansion.

After getting off the carriage, he refused the umbrella Fang Ping offered, letting the snowflakes fall on his head and shoulders, and returned to his own courtyard.

"Yu'er, you're back?"

It was the old princess's voice.

"Mother," Xiao Yu called out.

Seeing that Xiao Yu was covered in snowflakes, the old princess hurriedly came to greet him: "What happened to you? It's snowing and you didn't even ask a servant to hold an umbrella for you. Where is Fang Ping?"

"It's nothing, just a few snowflakes. There's no need to use an umbrella. Just brush them off."

"What do you mean you're fine? Your face is all white from the cold."

As she spoke, the old princess patted the snowflakes off Xiao Yu's body.

Then she pulled Xiao Yu into the inner room and dismissed the servants, saying, "Sit down quickly and warm yourself by the fire."

After Xiao Yu sat down, the old princess carefully examined him and then realized that his pale face did not seem to be due to the cold.

"Yu'er, what's wrong? Did something happen when you went to the palace to see His Majesty today? Did His Majesty reprimand you, or did he notice something?" The old princess asked several questions in a row.

That day at the imperial palace, the old princess did indeed fall seriously ill after hearing Xiao Yu's words.

But she had already recovered from her illness.

She pretended to be bedridden and ill for a long time, but it was just a delaying tactic devised by her and Xiao Yu to postpone the wedding of the princess.

The old princess had also thought that, given Xiao Yu's situation, she should immediately find him a princess to sever his inappropriate thoughts.

But seeing her son's dejected appearance, she, as his mother, couldn't bear to pressure him.

Moreover, Xiao Yu said that the woman had already rejected him, but he just couldn't get over it for the time being.

Now that they had stopped communicating, the old princess was relieved.

She decided to give Xiao Yu some time before agreeing to cooperate with him in stalling for time.

Today, the old princess was waiting for Xiao Yu to return in his courtyard because she knew that His Majesty had summoned him and was waiting for news there.

Seeing that Xiao Yu's expression was not right, the old princess thought that her feigned illness had been exposed.

Xiao Yu shook his head slightly, feigning nonchalance, and said, "It's nothing, His Majesty didn't notice."

To avoid causing the old princess any worry, he forced a smile.

However, that smile seemed somewhat forced.

The old princess was his mother, so how could she not see it?

"Then, is it because of that woman?" she asked tentatively.

If it wasn't something wrong with His Majesty, then it must be related to that woman, which is why Xiao Yu is behaving so strangely.

In fact, in order to protect that woman, Xiao Yu did not tell the old princess which concubine in the harem his beloved was, nor did he say how far their relationship had progressed.

Upon hearing the old princess's words, Xiao Yu denied it again: "Mother, what are you saying? I'm really just cold. Just let me warm myself by the fire and rest for a while."

The old princess kept her many questions to herself. After hesitating for a moment, she decided not to press the matter further.

"Okay, then you get some rest. I'll head back now."

What an injustice.

The old princess glanced at Xiao Yu again before sighing and leaving.

Qi Ning arrived at the Imperial Study.

Before she went in, the system told her that the emperor had just become suspicious of Xiao Yu and almost sent someone to investigate him.

Qi Ning chuckled: "Even if he sends people to investigate, it doesn't matter. I doubt he'll find anything."

The system echoed, "Of course, the host can rest assured about that."

Eunuch Wu had just gone in to announce her arrival, and now he came out and said to her, "Your Highness, please come in."

Qi Ning smiled and nodded.

Eunuch Wu watched her go in, and then stood guard outside the door with Qiu Lu.

Qi Ning went in, bowed to Xiao Jin, and said, "Your Majesty, I have come to the Imperial Study today specifically to express my gratitude to you."

Xiao Jin gave a faint "hmm".

After finishing reading the memorial in his hand, he looked up at Qi Ning.

Qi Ning said nervously, "Your Majesty's great favor does indeed make me somewhat apprehensive, but I know very well that Your Majesty's actions are probably due to Consort Yao..."

Xiao Jin did not directly deny it, but she was also unwilling to admit it.

He frowned: "What are you so afraid of? Just be a good Consort Ning. As for your father's promotion, it's because the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was vacant. Qi Shanhai worked diligently and was appointed to fill the vacancy. It took into account various considerations of the previous dynasty. It has little to do with you."

Qi Ning quickly agreed, "Your Majesty is right."

At this moment, Eunuch Wu knocked on the door and came in: "Your Majesty, Lord Tian requests an audience, saying he has important matters to report."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning said, "Since Your Majesty wishes to see the Lord, then I shall take my leave and also visit Consort Yao."

Hearing Qi Ning's words, Xiao Jin did not stop her, but said, "You can go to Chang Le Palace, but remember what you should and shouldn't say."

This is to prevent Qi Ning from revealing the truth about last night.

Xiao Jin was still holding his breath. He wanted to wait for Chu Yiyao to take the initiative to apologize to him, so he couldn't let her know the truth in advance, otherwise he would be at a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty understands," Qi Ning said. "I will follow Your Majesty's arrangements."

Xiao Jin then waved his hand in satisfaction: "Go ahead."

Eunuch Wu couldn't understand the riddle between the two, what should be said and what shouldn't be said.

However, he thought to himself that Consort Ning was not spoiled by the emperor's favor. Even though her rank was now equal to that of Consort Yao, she still addressed Consort Yao with the utmost respect.

Qi Ning verbally agreed to Xiao Jin's request, but as soon as she arrived at Chang Le Palace, she told Chu Yiyao the truth.

She briefly told Chu Yiyao what had happened last night.

“Last night, His Majesty did not favor me. He just wanted to use me to spite you. He originally forbade me to say these things, but I have told you. Just pretend you don’t know.”

"Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me."

Chu Yiyao sighed, "Sister, you are also one of his concubines. It's normal for him to favor you. I was more worried that he would take his anger out on you because of me. Luckily, you're alright."

After Xiao Jin left last night, Chu Yiyao repaired the sachet that Qi Ning had given her overnight. Her embroidery skills were excellent, and the repairs were virtually undetectable.

The sachet was now hanging properly on Chu Yiyao's waist again.

After repairing the sachet, she heard that Xiao Jin had gone to Qi Ning's palace. Her first reaction was not jealousy or envy, but worry about Qi Ning.

Hearing Qi Ning recount Xiao Jin's actions, Chu Yiyao pouted and said, "It's too unfair to you that he's using your sister like this."

Qi Ning was both amused and exasperated: "What are you complaining about? Didn't I genuinely benefit from it?"

“Your sister was wronged, so it’s only right that he compensates you.”

As the two were talking, Chu Yiyao suddenly gagged and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

Qi Ning quickly poured her some water and handed her the teacup, asking, "Yi Yao, are you alright?"

Chu Yiyao took the teacup and drank a sip of water, which gradually calmed her down.

"It's nothing." She patted her chest and looked at Qi Ning. "Sister Ning, there's something I wanted to tell you."

"What's wrong?" Qi Ning asked.

Chu Yiyao looked distressed: "I suspect I'm pregnant..."

"Oh?" Qi Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly. "Are you sure?"

"It's precisely because I'm uncertain that I wanted to ask my sister for advice."

According to their plan, she will be leaving the palace soon, and if she becomes pregnant at that time, she will be in trouble.

"When was the last time you had your period?" Qi Ning asked.

Chu Yiyao's expression was solemn: "My last period was three months ago."

She added, "Actually, my health has never been very good since I was a child. My periods have always been irregular, sometimes they don't come at all."

"Later, after I entered the palace, Xiao Jin saw that I was in severe pain when I had my period. He asked the imperial physician to examine me. At that time, the imperial physician said that my body was weak and cold, which was why my period was irregular and it was not easy for me to get pregnant. It would take three to five years of recuperation to see improvement."

"Because the imperial physician said that I would have difficulty conceiving, I thought it was a good thing, so I didn't take it to heart. Now I have only been recuperating for a little over a year, which is far from the three to five years the imperial physician said."

At this point, she changed the subject: "However, taking the medicine for a year wasn't entirely ineffective. Before, my period would only be absent for a month at most, but this time it's been three months, plus I've been experiencing some nausea lately..."

"So that's why you have doubts?"

“Yes.” Chu Yiyao nodded, clenching the handkerchief in her hand. “I’m not sure either, and I don’t dare to ask the imperial physician to come and see. If he really finds out that I’m pregnant, Xiao Jin will know very soon.”

The imperial physicians in the palace are all the emperor's men, and Xiao Jin has always kept a close watch on Chu Yiyao. Let alone discovering something as important as a pregnancy, Xiao Jin would probably get the news as soon as Chang Le Palace went to fetch the imperial physician.

"Don't panic," Qi Ning reassured her, then said, "My maternal grandfather was a doctor, and he taught me some basic medical skills when I was still a young girl."

The original owner's maternal grandfather was indeed a doctor, but he never taught the original owner any medical skills.

Qi Ning dared to say this because she knew Chu Yiyao trusted her, and because the original owner's maternal grandfather had long since passed away, leaving no way to verify the truth.

"Therefore, I have learned a little about pulse diagnosis, if you trust me..."

"Of course I believe my sister!"

Before Qi Ning could finish speaking, Chu Yiyao hurriedly responded.

Just as Qi Ning had predicted, Chu Yiyao trusted her completely.

Moreover, they had gone to collect herbs together last time, and Xiao Jin had just summoned the imperial physician last night to examine the sachets Qi Ning had made. The physician's findings were exactly the same as Qi Ning's, which showed that Qi Ning was indeed knowledgeable in medicine.

Because of this incident, Chu Yiyao believed Qi Ning's words even more.

"Alright, stretch out your hand and let me try."

Chu Yiyao quickly reached out and placed her hand on the coffee table.

Qi Ning sat at the other end of the coffee table and felt Chu Yiyao's pulse.

After a while, she made up her mind.

As expected, just like in the original story, Chu Yiyao is indeed pregnant, and quite far along, about three months along.

So, when Qi Ning first arrived in this mission world, Chu Yiyao was already pregnant.

Two months ago, she feigned illness in order to go to the Western Suburbs Palace. The reason why the imperial physicians did not detect her pregnancy was because she was still in the early stages of pregnancy.

This child is the first of Chu Yiyao's three children in the original storyline.

In the original storyline, the child was miscarried on the night of Laba Festival when the baby was three months old.

Now, the Laba Festival is just around the corner.

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