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

Seeing that the old doctor and the child had gone inside, Qi Ning tugged at Qi Jingyu's sleeve.

“Let’s go. Wasn’t the doctor they found for you last time a quack? Since this old doctor is so arrogant, why don’t we let him take a look at you? I want to see if he’s really that good.”

Her words implied that she was dissatisfied with the old doctor's attitude and wanted to deflate his arrogance, which is why she dragged Qi Jingyu into the matter.

Qi Jingyu's first reaction was to refuse: "Even the divine doctor Su couldn't cure my leg ailment, so how could this country doctor possibly cure it? Let's just forget about it."

"It's precisely because even Doctor Su couldn't cure you that I asked him to treat you. Isn't he supposed to be able to cure any difficult or complicated disease? If he can't cure you, it'll be a good thing to make him admit defeat and curb his arrogant attitude; if he can cure you, it will be a good thing for you too."

"It's just a try, what's wrong with that? What are you worried about?"

Qi Ning gave a series of reasons and was very insistent, wanting Qi Jingyu to give it a try.

Qi Jingyu couldn't persuade Qi Ning otherwise, nor did he have a suitable reason to refuse.

He pondered this in his heart. This old doctor was living in seclusion here, so he probably didn't know much about the outside world, let alone about the royal family.

"What are you still thinking about? Let's go."

Qi Ning pulled him along and urged him on, so Qi Jingyu had no choice but to follow Qi Ning inside.

The old doctor examined Qi Jingyu's leg, pressed on his joints and tendons a few times, and looked thoughtful.

He could tell that some things were caused by external injuries without even asking Qi Jingyu.

After a while, Qi Ning asked from the side, "How is it? Can it be cured?"

The old doctor stroked his white beard: "You've come to the right person!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Jingyu immediately looked up: "You mean, it can be cured?"

After all, he had seen too many doctors before, and they all said that he couldn't be cured.

That so-called "miracle doctor" Dr. Su from last time was just another charlatan.

Qi Jingyu had already given up hope.

Hearing the old doctor's words, he felt more disbelief than anything else.

The old doctor nodded, then shook his head.

"It can be cured, but your leg ailment has been neglected for too long. If you had come to me sooner, I could have definitely cured you. Now..."

"How are things now?"

"Right now, we can only give you a general treatment to help you walk normally again, but a complete cure is still a bit difficult. It depends on your recovery progress."

“If walking can return to normal, that would be great. The key question is whether it can really be cured,” Qi Ning chimed in from the side.

Qi Jingyu glanced at Qi Ning and nodded slightly: "If it is as you say, and I can walk normally again, I will be satisfied."

The old doctor could tell that Qi Jingyu had some reservations and didn't completely trust him.

Needless to say, the little girl's face was full of disbelief, as if she was waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

The old doctor sneered: "I've said my piece. If you're truly eager to be cured, then I'll treat you. If you doubt my medical skills, then goodbye."

"Of course you'll get treatment! Why not? I'm really looking forward to seeing your medical skills, to seeing if you can really cure any difficult or complicated illness." Before Qi Jingyu could even speak, Qi Ning interrupted.

She looked at Qi Jingyu again and stared at him.

Qi Jingyu naturally didn't say anything in objection.

"Then I'll show you what I'm made of."

The old doctor took out a row of silver needles and pricked Qi Jingyu's leg with them, making him look like a hedgehog from a distance. Anyone who didn't know the situation would probably think he did it on purpose.

He muttered to himself, "Your meridians are blocked. Once I clear them for you, you can take this medicine for a month and I guarantee you'll be cured."

Qi Ning had been observing the old doctor performing acupuncture the whole time, and it was clear that the old doctor was indeed quite skilled.

Qi Jingyu felt a surge of blood in his legs, and indeed, he felt his meridians gradually becoming clearer.

After the acupuncture was finished, the old doctor removed the silver needles from Qi Jingyu's legs and said, "Stand up and walk around."

Qi Jingyu stood up and slowly took a step.

At first, he walked a little unnaturally, but after a few more steps, he stopped limping and walked like a normal person.

"He's really back to normal? Is it really that miraculous?" Qi Ning exclaimed. "My elder brother saw a renowned doctor from Suzhou before, but he couldn't be cured. And now he's cured just like that?"

The old doctor wanted to show this defiant young girl his true skills, so he said smugly, "Well, little girl, are you convinced now?"

Qi Ning feigned shame and curtsied, saying, "I was rude just now and said some disrespectful things. I was simply blind to your greatness. Please don't take offense!"

The old doctor finally grunted in agreement and stroked his beard with satisfaction.

After a long while, Qi Jingyu finally came to his senses. He never expected that his leg ailment, which had been incurable for many years, would be cured so accidentally.

Realizing what had happened, he quickly bowed to the old doctor, saying, "Thank you so much, doctor..."

"Alright, alright!"

The senior doctor interrupted him directly.

"Judging from your clothes and manners, you are clearly not an ordinary family. Since you want to thank this old man, skip the formalities and give more money."

Even the gods and Buddhas in temples who have no desires need to be offered money, let alone a mere mortal like him.

Even if they live in seclusion here, they still need money to make a living, and no one would complain about having too much money.

Qi Ning glanced at Qi Jingyu and knew he didn't have any money on him, but thankfully, she was prepared.

Qi Ning took a gold hairpin off her head.

As soon as Qi Jingyu saw Qi Ning's actions, he understood what she was going to do.

Sure enough, Qi Ning handed over the gold hairpin: "We don't have much money on us, please accept it first, and we will come back another day with a generous gift to thank you."

The old doctor's eyes lit up when he saw the gold hairpin. He accepted it without hesitation, a smile on his face: "No problem, no problem."

After receiving the gold hairpin, the old doctor's attitude improved considerably. He instructed, "Right now, I have only cleared your meridians. To fully recover, you will need to take medicine for a period of time. In addition, you need to rest well during this period."

Immediately afterwards, he wrote a prescription and threw it to them: "Here, use this prescription to get the medicine, take it for a month, and then come back to thank me."

Qi Ning quickly took the prescription, glanced at it, and then handed it to Qi Jingyu.

After receiving the prescription, Qi Jingyu said, "Thank you, doctor."

"Alright, since everything's alright, let's go."

The old doctor began to evict the patients without any mercy.

Before Qi Ning and Qi Jingyu could exchange more than a few words, the old doctor was about to kick them out.

As Qi Ning passed through the courtyard, she glanced at the donkey cart inside.

She stopped and turned around to ask, "Doctor, can we sell this donkey cart?"

"What? You want my donkey cart? No way!" The old doctor refused without even thinking.

Qi Ning silently pulled another gold hairpin from her hair: "How about we exchange this?"

Upon seeing the gold hairpin, the old doctor immediately coughed and snatched it from Qi Ning's hand. He then changed his words, saying, "Take it away, take it away, quickly take your donkey cart away."

So, the donkey cart was thrown out along with them.

Qi Ning stood outside the courtyard, turned around and smiled at Qi Jingyu: "Finally, I don't have to walk anymore."

Looking at the smile on her face, Qi Jingyu said, "Thank you for today."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning seemed to suddenly realize that their relationship hadn't been very good to begin with.

She wiped the smile off her face: "Hmph, I just wanted to deflate that old doctor's arrogance, but I didn't expect him to actually have the ability. You're lucky, and this is also a way of repaying you for taking care of me these past two days."

"Also, consider those two gold hairpins of mine a loan to you. Remember to return them to me when you get back."

Qi Jingyu chuckled: "Okay, I'll remember."

Qi Ning then asked him, "Do you know how to drive a donkey cart?"

This……

Qi Jingyu had never driven a donkey cart before.

Looking at the donkey cart, Qi Jingyu had no choice but to say, "I'll give it a try."

Qi Ning stood by the roadside, watching Qi Jingyu get on the donkey cart and test drive it.

Fortunately, the donkey wasn't too stubborn, and Qi Jingyu tried and was able to get it moving.

The scene was somewhat indescribable; it was the first time Qi Ning had ever seen a noble young master like Qi Jingyu driving a donkey cart.

However, Qi Jingyu had a good temperament, and even when driving a donkey cart, he looked like he was driving a horse-drawn carriage.

Qi Jingyu drove the donkey cart around once and returned to Qi Ning's side.

"Great! Finally, I don't have to walk anymore!" Qi Ning exclaimed excitedly.

"Then come on up," Qi Jingyu said.

Qi Ning didn't rush up. She asked, "Where are we going? To Lingshan to find Father or back to the Marquis's residence?"

"How about we go back to the Marquis's residence?"

Qi Jingyu analyzed, "It's closer to the Marquis's residence from here than to Lingshan. If we hurry, we might be able to get back to the capital before the city gates close. But Lingshan is not only far away, but it's all mountain roads, so we'll have to spend the night in the wilderness."

"After returning to the Marquis's residence, I will send someone to Lingshan to deliver a message to my father and the others, letting them know that they are safe."

Qi Ning was not surprised by Qi Jingyu's choice.

His reasoning was correct; the place where they fell off the cliff was on the way to Lingshan. In fact, going back to the capital was much closer than going to Lingshan.

But there was another reason. Qi Jingyu didn't want to go on the autumn hunt in the first place, nor did he want to run into the emperor so early. Now he could use the excuse of being injured and needing to go back to recuperate to openly avoid going on the autumn hunt.

Qi Ning nodded: "That's true. The doctor just said that your leg needs to rest properly. Let's go back to the capital."

After they had discussed it, Qi Ning got into the car.

On the way back to the capital, it was just the two of them, which was a good opportunity for them to talk.

Qi Ning started the conversation: "Do you think our fall off the cliff was really an accident? Why were we the only ones who were so unlucky?"

Qi Jingyu turned his head and glanced at Qi Ning.

Her question surprised him slightly.

In fact, Qi Jingyu had already thought about this problem.

There are three possibilities.

First, it was an accident.

But this possibility is very small.

Secondly, someone discovered his true identity and wanted to take action against him.

This possibility is still very small. If his identity is really exposed, there are countless ways to kill him, so there is no need to choose such a troublesome one.

Even if that's the case, they would chase after him immediately after he fell off the cliff, find his body, and confirm whether he was really dead.

However, they stayed there for one night after falling off the cliff and were safe all night.

As for the third one...

Who would go to such lengths to eliminate him without knowing his true identity?

They staged the accidental fall off the cliff simply to avoid being traced back to them.

Qi Jingyu had a guess in his mind—the eldest son and his mother.

Qi Jingyu had always understood that the reason why the eldest branch of the family had been targeting and suppressing him all these years was because they wanted the title. As Qi Congming's nominal son, Qi Jingyu had a greater chance of inheriting the title than his nephew, Qi Jinglin.

They didn't kill him before because of his leg ailment.

However, some time ago, the Zeng family hired a doctor to treat his leg ailment. In their view, his leg ailment had a chance of being cured, which would greatly increase his chances of inheriting the title.

In this situation, the first wife and her son might want to kill him.

They wanted to kill him, but didn't want Qi Congming to find out, so they staged an accident.

The First Madam still manages the household affairs of the Marquis's residence, and she arranges everything for the autumn hunt, including the carriages for the trip.

Furthermore, on the morning of the day of departure, as he was getting into the carriage, Qi Jinglin let out a meaningful laugh beside him.

All signs indicate that the prime suspects are the first wife and her son.

However, this was just Qi Jingyu's analysis and speculation. He had no evidence, and everything would have to be verified after he and Qi Congming discussed it.

If the person behind the scenes is indeed the first wife and her son, then without a doubt, their initial target was only him.

Later, Qi Ning voluntarily got into his carriage, perhaps because of Qi Yuan's matter, they also wanted to harm Qi Ning.

If Qi Ning knew Qi Jingyu's thoughts and feelings, she would definitely exclaim that he guessed it perfectly.

But Qi Ning didn't know that.

After she finished speaking, Qi Jingyu seemed to fall into deep thought and did not respond to her, so Qi Ning had to push him.

"Hey, did you hear what I said?"

"I heard you," Qi Jingyu replied quickly.

"You don't think it was an accident?"

He asked the question as he drove the carriage.

"Yes, I don't think it's that much of a coincidence. Why did the carriage we were in have a problem? Why did the horse suddenly go crazy? Why did the rope connecting the horse and the carriage break so easily?"

Qi Jingyu nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense. So, you think someone is deliberately trying to harm us?"

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