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

While Qi Ning was taking her pulse, Chu Yiyao kept her eyes glued to her.

She waited for a long time, and seeing that Qi Ning's expression was serious, as if she was thinking about something, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister, how is it?"

Qi Ning then released her hand, looked at Chu Yiyao, and told her, "Yiyao, your suspicion is correct. You are indeed pregnant, about three months along."

Qi Ning's words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving Chu Yiyao dizzy and disoriented.

She stared wide-eyed at Qi Ning in disbelief: "Really...really pregnant, three months along?"

Qi Ning nodded: "It shouldn't be wrong."

Chu Yiyao's eyelashes trembled as she looked at her abdomen, her hand unconsciously reaching up to touch it.

It took her a long time to accept the fact. Her shoulders slumped, and her face turned pale.

"Yi Yao, are you alright?" Qi Ning asked.

Chu Yiyao looked up at Qi Ning: "Sister Ning, I..."

She had barely opened her mouth when two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I'm really pregnant! What should I do?" she asked, crying.

Qi Ning also looked troubled: "This is indeed very troublesome, we need to think it over carefully."

"No!" Chu Yiyao thought that Qi Ning would change her mind about sending her out of the palace because of the child.

"No, no, no!" She shook her head excitedly. "Sister Ning, I'm leaving the palace soon. I must leave the palace. This child cannot be kept! Yes, absolutely not!"

Seeing her reaction, Qi Ning quickly got up and sat down next to her.

Qi Ning grabbed Chu Yiyao's arm: "Yiyao, calm down first. If you keep crying, be careful that people outside can hear you."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yiyao glanced out the window before forcing herself to calm down.

But Chu Yiyao was still choked up. She looked at Qi Ning with pleading eyes: "Sister Ning, you won't refuse to send me out of the palace because of this child, will you?"

"of course not."

Qi Ning thought for a moment and said, "Things happened suddenly. The child is now in your belly. Whether you keep it or not is up to you. You can think it over carefully before making a decision, so as not to regret it later."

Chu Yiyao hesitated for a moment before finally humming in agreement.

She seemed to want to say something more, but then there was a knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, I've returned from the Imperial Kitchen. May I come in?"

It was Chunmei's voice.

Basically, every time Chu Yiyao meets Qi Ning, she tries to find a way to send Chunmei away for a while. Just now, she asked Chunmei to go to the imperial kitchen to get some snacks.

Chu Yiyao looked at Qi Ning, who nodded slightly. Only then did she wipe away her tears and reply, "Come in."

Chunmei brought in a plate of pastries and placed it on the table: "Your Majesty, this is Poria cocos cake that the Imperial Kitchen just made."

Chu Yiyao nodded and said to Qi Ning, "Sister, let's have some pastries."

Qi Ning glanced at Chunmei, who was standing beside her. She stood up and said meaningfully, "I won't eat the pastries. There are many banquets in the palace at the end of the year. Laba Festival is in a few days, and there will be another palace banquet. I will come to see you after Laba Festival."

Chu Yiyao understood Qi Ning's implication: she was telling her to think it over carefully these few days and come back to her for the result after the Laba Festival.

She replied, "Okay."

The two exchanged a glance, and then Qi Ning left Chang Le Palace with Qiu Lu.

Seeing that Qi Ning had left, Chunmei quickly went to Chu Yiyao's side: "Your Highness, are you alright? Why are your eyes so red? Have you been crying?"

Chu Yiyao glanced at her: "Don't make wild guesses, it's just that something got in my eye and I rubbed it until it was red."

Chunmei, however, did not believe her: "Your Highness, please don't lie to me. Did Consort Ning say something to you that made you unhappy?"

“This servant has long suspected that Consort Ning’s approach to Your Highness was for ulterior motives. Look at her, it hasn’t been that long, and she’s already used you to get promoted twice. On the surface, she’s on good terms with you, but in reality…”

"Chunmei!" Chu Yiyao interrupted Chunmei sharply, her eyes clearly showing displeasure as she looked at her.

"I'm telling you one last time, you're not allowed to speak ill of Sister Ning in front of me. If you don't listen to me, go serve somewhere else!"

"Your Majesty?" Chunmei panicked and quickly knelt down. "This servant knows her mistake, please don't send this servant away!"

Chu Yiyao was in a bad mood and had no interest in dealing with Chunmei. She turned to the side and said, "Alright, you can go out now. Let Chunliu come in and serve me. I want to sleep for a while."

Chunmei dared not disobey Chu Yiyao's wishes any longer, so she had no choice but to agree: "Yes."

Chunmei left the bedchamber and looked around: "Where's Chunliu? Her Majesty told her to go in and serve her."

A maid sweeping nearby replied, "Sister Chunmei, I didn't see Sister Chunliu either."

"Go and find her quickly."

"Yes."

A few moments later, Chunliu hurriedly arrived.

Chunmei looked at her with an unfriendly expression: "Where did you go? Her Majesty wants you to go in and serve her!"

Chunliu's eyes flickered for a moment, then she lowered her head and said, "I understand, this servant will go right away."

After saying that, she hurriedly went into the bedroom, removed Chu Yiyao's makeup and hair, and helped her to bed.

Chu Yiyao lay alone on the bed, stroking her lower abdomen and lost in thought.

When Chu Yiyao first learned of the child's existence, she really didn't want to keep him. She was about to leave the palace and didn't want to encounter any obstacles.

Moreover, this is Xiao Jin's child, an unwanted child.

But once she calmed down, Chu Yiyao did indeed begin to waver.

Ultimately, it was a life, and she was easily swayed by emotions.

If she were unable to leave the palace because of this child, she would not hesitate for a moment.

But now that she has the opportunity to leave the palace, she can't help but have wild thoughts: can she take this child with her?

However, leaving together would mean increased risks. Even if she left the palace, it would be inconvenient for her to travel or hide while heavily pregnant.

If she doesn't keep him, how should she deal with him? After all, abortion pills are not easy to obtain in the palace.

Chu Yiyao was caught in a deep dilemma and confusion.

Qi Ning returned to her palace.

The system told Qi Ning, "Host, Chunliu just made contact with people from the Duke of Cao's mansion."

Chunliu was a palace maid in Changle Palace who also served Chu Yiyao. Apart from Chunmei, she had the most opportunities to take care of Chu Yiyao.

In the original storyline, Chu Yiyao also suspected she was pregnant around this time.

The difference is that in the original story, it wasn't Qi Ning who confirmed it for her; rather, she confirmed it herself a few days later when her pregnancy symptoms worsened.

Now that she has the opportunity to leave the palace, she hesitates, wondering if she can take her child with her.

In the original story, no one helped her plan to leave the palace. She believed that if she kept the child, she would never be able to leave. Therefore, she was extremely determined not to keep the child, but she was troubled by not being able to find an abortion pill.

Until the night of Laba Festival, Cao Xier, the granddaughter of the Duke of Cao and one of Xiao Jin's candidates for empress, bribed a palace maid named Chunliu in Chang Le Palace to wet Chu Yiyao's palace dress at the banquet.

Chu Yiyao had no choice but to change her clothes.

Cao Xier then ordered someone to lure the drunken heir of the Marquis of Zhongyi into the room, intending to ruin Chu Yiyao's reputation.

Although no serious consequences resulted, Chu Yiyao's reputation was still damaged.

When the emperor learned of this, he only dealt with the heir of the Earl of Zhongyi. He knew that the person behind it was Cao Xier, but he let her go because of her family background and status.

Chu Yiyao was therefore completely disappointed in the emperor and also hated the child in her womb.

During an argument with the emperor, she was accidentally pushed down by him, resulting in a miscarriage.

Now, the system says that Chunliu has made contact with people from the Duke of Cao's mansion. Presumably, it means that Cao Xier's people have found her and asked her to make a move at the Laba Festival banquet.

Qi Ning, holding the rabbit, leaned back on the small couch and responded with a sound.

The system then asked, "Host, what do you plan to do with Chu Yiyao's child?"

Qi Ning stroked the rabbit in her arms and replied after a long while: "I don't intend to interfere with the Laba Festival banquet; I also don't intend to interfere with the fate of Chu Yiyao."

"It's entirely up to her to choose."

The reason for not interfering in the palace banquet was that the banquet would allow Chu Yiyao to see the emperor clearly and give up on him.

If Chu Yiyao decides to keep the child and wants to take the child out of the palace, it's not entirely impossible, but it will cause more trouble.

Qi Ning couldn't possibly decide the child's life or death on his own behalf just for the sake of his mission.

However, Qi Ning felt that even if everything happened again, Chu Yiyao's thoughts would probably not change, so she just needed to wait patiently.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and today is Laba Festival.

As soon as Qi Ning took her seat, she glanced at the several noble ladies from prominent families attending the banquet.

This naturally includes three potential empress candidates: Cao Xier, the eldest granddaughter of the Duke of Cao; Zheng Qinrong, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zheng; and Cheng Li, the second eldest daughter of the Minister of Personnel.

It must be said that the emperor was indeed very fortunate in love.

These three noble ladies from prominent families each possessed a unique charm.

At first glance, Cao Xier was dressed in a bright red dress, with bright eyes, a lively smile, and a touch of coquettishness.

Zheng Qinrong wore a gorgeous and exquisite dress, and her every move exuded a proud and dignified temperament.

Cheng Li wore a white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), her figure was tall and slender, and she was cool and elegant.

Putting everything else aside, just looking at it is pleasing to the eye.

Although there can only be one empress, the other two must also enter the palace together.

These three are now simply vying for the position of Empress.

Among them, Cao Xier's family background is the most prestigious. Her grandfather, Duke Cao, was a veteran of three dynasties. Although he has now retired from the center of power and no longer holds military power, his status is still very important and he is highly respected.

Zheng Qinrong's family background was not much worse than Cao Xier's. Although the Zheng family's family background was not as good as the Cao family's, the Duke of Zhenguo held military power and was extremely powerful.

Cheng Li's father, the Minister of Personnel, was the highest-ranking civil official.

Cao Xier is currently the most likely candidate to become empress, but in the original storyline, it was Zheng Qinrong who ultimately entered the empress's palace.

The key turning point will come at tonight's palace banquet.

Cao Xier believed that becoming empress was a foregone conclusion, but according to the procedure, she still had several months before she could enter the palace.

She was worried that someone in the emperor's harem would become pregnant in the coming months, jeopardizing her position, so she couldn't wait to take action ahead of time.

Everyone knew that Chu Yiyao was the most favored concubine in the harem, so she naturally became the first victim to suffer.

Qi Ning observed the three noble ladies for a while and was about to look away when, unintentionally, her eyes met those of Xiao Yu opposite her.

Xiao Yu stared at her intently until Qi Ning looked away, then he lowered his eyes.

What Qi Ning didn't notice was that Cao Xier also glanced at her.

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