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

The banquet resumed as usual. Chu Yiyao turned to the side and whispered, "My sister is really unlucky."

Qi Ning shook her head slightly to indicate that she was fine.

However, the next moment, when Chunliu was pouring wine for Chu Yiyao, she "accidentally" spilled the wine on her palace dress.

Chunmei immediately snatched the wine pot from her hand and scolded her in a low voice, "What's wrong with you? You're so clumsy."

Chunliu explained in a flustered manner, "Your Majesty, this servant only slipped and fell..."

Chunmei put down the wine pot and bent down to check on Chu Yiyao: "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Chu Yiyao frowned. She glanced at her wet dress, then at Chunliu: "Never mind, you didn't mean it."

"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness." Chunliu then added, "Your Highness, it's so cold. It's not good for your clothes to get wet. Be careful not to catch a cold. Shall we go and change our clothes?"

Chunmei didn't refute this, and she said with concern, "Yes, Your Highness, let's go change our clothes."

Chu Yiyao thought for a moment, then glanced at the dancer in front of her. The banquet was in full swing, and no one was paying attention to her at the moment. She planned to leave quietly, so she said, "Alright."

Qi Ning witnessed the whole thing. Just as Chu Yiyao was about to change her clothes, Qi Ning remembered that in the original plot, she took Chunmei and Chunliu to change her clothes. After the Marquis of Zhongyi's son, Wang Jiye, broke in, Chunliu made an excuse to go find help and ran away. Only Chunmei was left to stop the Marquis of Zhongyi's son for Chu Yiyao.

While Chunliu said she was looking for help, she actually ran all the way back to the main hall, where she tearfully recounted the whole story in front of everyone.

Although no major mistake was made in the end, Chunmei, a mere palace maid, was ultimately unable to stop a drunken man. Chu Yiyao was still bumped into by Wang Jiye, and a little physical contact occurred.

It's disgusting to be touched by that kind of man. Although Qi Ning didn't intend to get involved, she still called out to Chu Yiyao.

"Yi Yao, are you going to change your clothes?" she asked knowingly.

“That’s right,” Chu Yiyao nodded in agreement.

“It’s dark and the roads are slippery outside right now, and it’s not convenient for you to bring two people with you. I’ll have Qiulu go with you.”

As she spoke, Qi Ning winked at Qiu Lu: "Qiu Lu, go and help out."

Qiu Lu quickly replied, "Yes."

Chu Yiyao didn't think much of it and smiled gratefully, "Thank you, sister."

Chunliu glanced at Qiulu, but she had no reason to speak up and stop her.

Qiu Lu naturally followed Chu Yiyao, and the four of them quietly left through the side door.

The emperor, sitting at the head of the table, noticed Chu Yiyao leaving her seat and looked at Eunuch Wu beside her.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wu leaned down and whispered in Xiao Jin's ear about Chu Yiyao going to change her clothes.

Xiao Jin nodded in relief.

Besides the emperor, Cao Xier, who was sitting on the other side, also saw Chu Yiyao go to change her clothes.

The aggrieved look on her face from being bullied by Qi Ning had disappeared, and a hint of excitement was faintly revealed in her eyes.

On the way to change, Chunmei continued to berate Chunliu, scolding her for being absent-minded and not doing her job well.

"Alright, Chunmei, Chunliu didn't mean it, so just say less," Chu Yiyao said.

Chunmei, holding Chu Yiyao's arm, snorted, "Your Majesty, you are too kind-hearted. Chunliu has become increasingly lazy and negligent lately. If you ask me, you should punish Chunliu, otherwise she will never learn her lesson."

Chunliu kept her head down and didn't say anything, supporting Chu Yiyao's other arm as they walked forward.

Chu Yiyao patted Chunmei's hand to stop her, saying, "Don't talk nonsense."

Chunmei then stopped.

Qiu Lu led the way with a lantern. The side hall for changing clothes was not far away, and they arrived in no time.

"Your Highness, we have arrived."

The four of them entered the side hall together, with Chunliu following at the very back. Before going in, she glanced outside the hall.

"Chunliu, what are you dawdling about again?" Chunmei called out.

"Hey, they're here." Chunliu quickly followed them inside.

Chunmei untied the cloak for Chu Yiyao, and asked Chunliu to fetch a change of clothes, while Qiulu assisted her from the side.

However, just as Chunmei untied Chu Yiyao's cloak and handed it to Qiulu, intending to continue untying Chu Yiyao's palace dress belt, a strange man reeking of alcohol suddenly barged in.

Looking at the scene of the beautiful women undressing before him, Wang Jiye, the heir of the Marquis of Zhongyi, chuckled and mumbled, "You...you're the ones who were arranged to serve me?"

Chunmei immediately screamed, "Who are you? Who let you in? Get out!"

Chu Yiyao was also startled and quickly covered her chest and turned around.

Qiu Lu quickly picked up the cloak and draped it back over Chu Yiyao's shoulders.

"Tell me to get out? Do you even know who I am?"

Chunmei spread her arms to block Chu Yiyao: "I don't care who you are, get out of here right now! If you offend Consort Yao, you'll lose your life!"

"What empress? Let me see her."

After saying that, the heir of the Marquis of Zhongyi stumbled and walked towards Chu Yiyao.

While blocking the drunk man, Chunmei called out to Chunliu, "Chunliu, what are you still standing there for? Come and help!"

Unexpectedly, upon seeing the scene before her, Chunliu stammered, "This servant will go out and call someone to help."

After saying that, she ran out without looking back.

Fortunately, Qiu Lu was there to help. Qiu Lu helped Chu Yiyao hide behind the screen, and then came out to stop Wang Jiye together with Chunmei.

Although Wang Jiye was a strong and powerful man, he was drunk after all.

Pushed by Chunmei and Qiulu, he stumbled back two steps and fell to the ground. After struggling weakly for a moment, he passed out.

Seeing this, Chunmei and Qiulu went behind the screen to check on Chu Yiyao with lingering fear: "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Chu Yiyao subconsciously touched her stomach and shook her head.

She wasn't touched by the man, but she was somewhat frightened.

"Who is that man, and how did he suddenly barge in?"

On the other side, Chunliu hurriedly ran back to the main hall of the banquet, and then knelt down with a thud.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not well!"

The hall fell silent immediately, and the dancers stopped what they were doing.

Xiao Jin looked at Chunliu and recognized her as the palace maid who served Chu Yiyao.

Seeing her run back alone, looking flustered and saying something like "Something bad has happened," Xiao Jin immediately asked, "What happened?"

Chunliu knelt on the ground, panicked, and said, "Your Highness, just now Consort Yao went to the side hall to change her clothes, and suddenly a drunk man barged in. He... he intended to offend the Consort! Your Majesty, please go and save the Consort!"

Although Chunliu's voice was flustered, everyone could hear her clearly because the hall was very quiet.

Xiao Jin's face immediately darkened. He looked at Eunuch Wu beside him and said, "Wu Zhong, take some men and go take a look."

"Yes, yes, this servant obeys."

Eunuch Wu understood that although His Majesty appeared calm on the surface, he actually cared a lot about Consort Yao.

He dared not delay and quickly led his men to the side hall where they were changing clothes.

Fortunately, when they arrived, they found a man lying unconscious on the ground, while Consort Yao was being protected by Chunmei and Qiulu on either side. She was pale, but seemed to be alright.

"Your Majesty, I'm late. Are you alright?"

Chu Yiyao shook her head: "It's nothing, Eunuch Wu, what brings you here?"

Eunuch Wu replied, "It was Chunliu, who serves the Empress, who ran to the main hall to say that the Empress had been offended."

"Her?!" Chunmei immediately exclaimed angrily, "That idiot Chunliu said she was going to find someone to help, but she actually went to the main hall! Doesn't that mean His Majesty and the guests in the main hall all know about it? Our Empress's reputation..."

"Yes, His Majesty and the guests in the main hall do know about it." Eunuch Wu's expression was also not very good.

Consort Yao is His Majesty's favorite concubine. Even if she weren't, as long as she is His Majesty's woman, no other man would be allowed to covet or offend her.

If this matter gets out, not only will Consort Yao's reputation be damaged, but it will also affect His Majesty's face. This can be considered a scandal in the harem, and once it is known to others, it will surely cause rumors and gossip.

Chu Yiyao wasn't particularly concerned about her and Xiao Jin's reputation, since that person hadn't actually seen anything or touched her.

But Chu Yiyao remembered that the person had followed them in and said something like, "Are you the ones who serve me?"

It's clear that he was most likely lured in on purpose.

"Eunuch Wu, can you find out who this person is, why he broke in, and whether someone instructed him to do so?"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wu's expression also turned serious; it seemed that this matter was not so simple.

He replied, "Yes, this servant understands."

As he spoke, he ordered his men to turn the man who had fallen to the ground over. The moment Wu Gonggong saw that face, he immediately recognized him.

The emperor waited for news in the main hall without saying a word.

The people below remained silent, not daring to make a sound, for no one dared to offend His Majesty at this moment.

Qi Ning glanced at Cao Xier's expression; her eyes kept glancing towards the entrance of the main hall, she seemed even more anxious than Xiao Jin.

Not long after, Chu Yiyao entered the hall with the help of Chunmei and Qiulu, followed closely by Eunuch Wu and the others.

As soon as they entered the hall, everyone in the hall looked at them.

Chu Yiyao paused slightly, but the next moment, she still faced those gazes and walked up to Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin looked her up and down, and from her appearance, he couldn't see anything wrong with her.

He asked, "Consort Yao, how are you?"

In front of everyone, Xiao Jin could not abandon his imperial dignity and get up to pull Chu Yiyao away; he simply sat down and asked her questions.

Chu Yiyao stopped in front of him, her back straight: "Your Majesty, I am fine."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin's expression softened slightly.

But the next moment, Chu Yiyao continued, "But this matter must have been instigated by someone. I urge Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly."

"Someone instructed you to do this?" Xiao Jin asked in return.

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