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

Qi Jingyu looked up and saw that Qi Ning was no longer writing; she had fallen asleep on the desk.

It's autumn now, the weather is a bit cool, and the house is warm and cozy with charcoal burning inside, making it easy to feel sleepy.

But if she falls asleep like that, she's bound to catch a cold.

Qi Jingyu put down his book, picked up a thick cloak from the side, walked slowly to her side, and gently covered her with the cloak.

She must have gotten sleepy while writing, and just fell asleep lying down like that, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, as if she were having a sweet dream.

The gentle afternoon sunlight streamed through the window and fell on her face, making her delicate face fair and rosy, and you could even see the fine downy hairs on her face.

Ultimately, she was just a simple-minded girl whose emotions were written all over her face. She treated him like her own brother, sharing a room with him without any reservations, and sleeping peacefully in front of him without any guard.

But she didn't know that the person in front of her was not her brother at all.

If she finds out later, I wonder how she'll react.

Qi Jingyu's gaze lingered on her sleeping face for a long time.

He reached out, wanting to touch her face, but in the end only gently touched her hair.

A few days later, news finally came that the autumn hunt was over.

Qi Congming and the others are coming back soon.

Before they returned, Qi Ning found Qi Jingyu.

"My aunt and Qi Jinglin are finally coming back. It's time to settle the score with them for what happened when we fell off the cliff."

Qi Jingyu nodded: "I will talk to my father. You'd better not get involved."

Qi Jingyu feared that the First Madam and her son would act desperately and target the weakest among them, thus turning his attention to Qi Ning.

"Alright then," Qi Ning agreed.

She knew that this matter was not so simple.

Even if there were evidence, let alone the lack of it, the First Madam is still Qi Congming's elder sister-in-law, and a widow. What could he possibly do to his widow?

In that case, the old lady wouldn't agree, and public opinion would lean towards the weaker side, Du Rong.

The best approach is to retaliate in kind. Since they resorted to underhanded tactics, we should retaliate in kind as well.

Bringing things out into the open now will only keep the mother and son quiet for a while.

Two days later.

Qi Congming and the others returned to their residence.

What Qi Congming was thinking about most was naturally his two children who had survived the fall off the cliff.

When the group arrived at Fushou Hall, they first paid their respects to the old lady, and then looked at Qi Ning and Qi Jingyu sitting to the side.

Seeing that they were indeed safe and sound, Qi Congming was finally relieved.

As soon as Qi Tang returned, she rushed into Qi Ning's arms.

"Sister, Tang'er misses you so much!"

"Really?" Qi Ning gently rubbed her little face. "Have you been a good girl while you were with your mother in Lingshan these past few days?"

"Of course I did, but... but when I first found out that my sister had fallen off a cliff, I cried for a long, long time until my eyes were swollen. Later, my mother told me that my sister was alright, and that's when I stopped crying."

"It's my fault, I made you worry."

While the two sisters were talking, Qi Jingyu listened from the side, glancing at them intentionally or unintentionally.

He discovered that Qi Ning always behaved very calmly when facing her younger sister, like a reliable older sister.

In fact, she herself is not very old, and occasionally she will show a childlike side.

"Jingyu, are you alright?"

Qi Congming noticed that Qi Jingyu was somewhat lost in thought, so he called out to him.

Qi Jingyu calmly withdrew his gaze.

"Father, I am perfectly fine."

"That's good, that's good."

Qi Congming nodded repeatedly.

Qi Congming was terrified when Qi Jingyu almost got into trouble this time.

Fortunately, he was alright.

While the second wife's family was talking, the old lady naturally watched with a smile.

Only the First Madam and Qi Jinglin, mother and son, had a slightly guilty and uneasy smile on their faces.

After the family finished their conversation, a maid came to inform them that a family banquet had been prepared and that they were invited to dine together.

The group moved over to have their meal.

Qi Jinglin glanced over and noticed that Qi Jingyu was no longer limping.

"Second brother, is your leg healed?"

He asked, somewhat surprised.

Qi Jingyu turned around and replied, "That's right."

"Ah..." Qi Jinglin's face stiffened for a moment before he forced a smile and said, "Then I must congratulate you, Second Brother."

Their conversation naturally attracted the attention of others.

The old lady and Qi Ning already knew about it. Zeng Wanqing was happy for Qi Jingyu, while the First Madam and Qi Jinglin and his son were shocked and on guard.

Qi Congming's reaction was more than just shock.

Qi Jingyu and he exchanged a glance.

After dinner, Qi Jingyu went to Qi Congming's study.

"Is the young master's leg ailment truly cured?"

In private, Qi Congming still addressed him as "Young Master".

"Yes."

Qi Jingyu nodded slightly.

"How is this going?"

Qi Congming only knew that they were unharmed after falling off the cliff and had met a hermit doctor.

"Could it be that the hermit doctor you met in the mountains cured him?"

After all, it couldn't have been that quack doctor Su who cured him.

Qi Jingyu nodded and said, "It's him."

He recounted the events that followed the fall off the cliff to Qi Congming in detail.

After listening, Qi Congming exclaimed, "I never expected that the leg ailment that was originally incurable would be cured by a hermit doctor. It is truly a blessing from heaven for you, young master."

After lamenting about his leg ailment, Qi Congming asked, "This time, Young Master's fall off the cliff must have been more than just an accident, right?"

Qi Congming had long suspected this matter, but during the autumn hunt, he was always by His Majesty's side protecting him and had no time to investigate.

Moreover, His Majesty has many spies around him, and if Qi Congming investigates these matters while working for him, he fears there is a risk of exposing Qi Jingyu's identity.

Qi Jingyu said, "I was just about to tell you about this."

He recounted his speculations about the first wife and her son to Qi Congming.

Qi Congming's expression changed drastically after hearing this.

"Does the young master mean that this was done by my sister-in-law and Jinglin?"

Qi Jingyu picked up his teacup and took a sip, his expression calm and unwavering: "This is just my speculation; you can look it up. However, whether it's true or not, you should already know the answer in your heart."

Qi Congming lowered his head and sighed heavily.

He was well aware that his sister-in-law had always resented him for inheriting the title.

Originally, this title should indeed belong to Qi Jinglin, and Qi Congming never intended to seize it by force; it was simply that he could not disobey the emperor's decree.

He also tried to mention to the emperor that he wanted to pass the title to his nephew, Qi Jinglin, but the emperor rejected his request.

For this reason, Qi Congming had even thought that in the future, if their great cause was accomplished, he would ask Qi Jingyu to issue an imperial edict to give the title to Qi Jinglin.

He never expected that the mother and son would be so impulsive as to actually kill Qi Jingyu.

Qi Congming, his face full of shame, suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down in front of Qi Jingyu.

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