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

The next day, Xiao Jin took Chu Yiyao out of the palace early in the morning. The two of them dressed in ordinary clothes and strolled around the streets like an ordinary couple.

As Chu Yiyao walked, she suddenly stopped and stared at a rattle drum on a small stall without moving.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Jin asked.

Following Chu Yiyao's gaze, Xiao Jin saw the rattle drum and realized that Chu Yiyao was thinking about the child again.

The stall owner asked enthusiastically, "Madam, would you like to buy a rattle drum?"

Xiao Jin also said, "Do you like it? If you like it, buy it."

Chu Yiyao nodded.

Xiao Jin then had Wu Zhong pay for the rattle drum.

Chu Yiyao fiddled with the rattle drum for a moment, then, as if she had thought of something, asked the stall owner, "Which temple in the capital is the most efficacious?"

The stall owner chuckled and replied, "Oh, you've come to the right person. The Jokhang Temple on the outskirts of the city is the most famous in Beijing. It's very popular, and wishes made there are very effective. It gets even more lively at the beginning of the year, with temple fairs over there."

After listening, Chu Yiyao looked up at Xiao Jin, her eyes reddening: "I want to go to the temple to light an everlasting lamp for the child and pray for his well-being."

Xiao Jin did not agree directly, but said, "Want to go to a temple? How about Huangjue Temple? We can go in a few days when everything is ready?"

"No, I want to go to the Jokhang Temple, I want to go right now."

Huangjue Temple is a royal temple, guarded by officials, so it is naturally off-limits to visitors.

Qi Ning had already told her that the most famous folk temple in the capital was the Jokhang Temple, and anyone you asked on the street would give you that answer.

The reason it was brought up at the last minute was to catch Xiao Jin off guard.

Xiao Jin hesitated for a moment, but after looking at Chu Yiyao's eyes, which were brimming with tears, he still agreed.

The group immediately headed to the Jokhang Temple on the outskirts of the city.

When we arrived at Jokhang Temple, it was indeed crowded with people and bustling with activity.

Xiao Jin took Chu Yiyao's hand and lit an everlasting lamp for the child. Afterwards, they were led by a monk to a side room.

Xiao Jin comforted her, "Don't be too sad. We will have more children. You rest here for a while, and we will return to the palace this afternoon."

Chu Yiyao hummed in agreement, then said, "I'm hungry."

"Wait here, I'll have Wu Zhong arrange the vegetarian meal." With that, Xiao Jin got up and left.

Taking advantage of the moment when Xiao Jin went out to give instructions, Chu Yiyao quickly took out the pill from her purse and, with trembling hands, dropped it into the steaming teapot.

After a while, Xiao Jin returned. He saw Chu Yiyao fiddling with the rattle drum and felt a pang of sadness, but he couldn't bear to stop her.

The vegetarian meal was served quickly, but neither of them had much of an appetite and ate only a few bites.

Xiao Jin picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

The tea in the temple was coarse, not as good as the imperial tea in the palace. Xiao Jin frowned but didn't say anything.

Chu Yiyao glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, her heart pounding like a drum.

A short while later, Xiao Jin collapsed off the stool.

Chu Yiyao looked at Xiao Jin lying on the ground, and called his name softly a few times out of concern. After confirming that he had really fallen asleep, she quickly got up and walked towards the window at the back of the room.

She opened the window, and sure enough, two people dressed in monks' robes were waiting outside.

"Miss Chu, please come out quickly."

"it is good."

Chu Yiyao was helped out of the window and then taken away by the two men.

The three ran quite a distance before finally stopping in the woods.

The man and woman who met Chu Yiyao were named A-Quan and A-He, respectively. They took off their monk robes and had Chu Yiyao change into ordinary clothes.

The three of them continued down the mountain via the side path.

The gorgeous clothes that Chu Yiyao had taken off were taken away by another group of people who were waiting for her. They were put on the corpse of a death row inmate and thrown off a cliff on the mountain.

Qi Ning listened to the system's reports in real time while in the palace, so that any unexpected mistakes could be corrected in time.

Fortunately, everything went well.

"Host, Chu Yiyao has successfully descended the mountain and boarded a carriage heading south."

"Ah."

At the Jokhang Temple, Eunuch Wu knocked on the door of the side room.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go down the mountain and return to the palace."

Earlier, Xiao Jin had instructed that he and Chu Yiyao would rest for a while in the side room after dinner before going down the mountain back to the palace. Therefore, Eunuch Wu and the others had been waiting outside.

When the time came, Eunuch Wu knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside the room.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Grandpa Wu raised his voice and shouted twice more, but there was still no response.

He had a bad feeling and quickly pushed the door open to go inside.

Upon opening the door, they found Xiao Jin collapsed unconscious on the ground. The vegetarian meal on the table was untouched and had gone cold, but Consort Yao was nowhere to be seen.

"Something's wrong! Someone come quick!"

Eunuch Wu helped Xiao Jin up from the ground: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty, please wake up!"

Eunuch Wu put his finger under Xiao Jin's nose to check her breathing, and thankfully, it was normal.

"Quickly, find out where Consort Yao has gone!"

“Eunuch Wu, the back window is open, and there are footprints outside. Consort Yao may have left through the window!”

This is terrible, something really bad has happened.

Eunuch Wu quickly ordered, "One group goes to find Consort Yao, and the other group comes with me to escort His Majesty back to the palace. Remember, do not let this slip!"

"Yes."

That night, the emperor was secretly sent back to the palace.

Eunuch Wu suppressed the news and summoned all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to treat the emperor.

But all the imperial physicians shook their heads.

"Your Majesty's pulse is strange, as if you have been drugged. But this drug has special properties, and Your Majesty is unconscious and unable to wake up. Rather than being drugged, it is more like being poisoned."

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Eunuch Wu sent someone to invite Xiao Yu to the palace early the next morning, and at the same time conveyed an imperial edict that the emperor was unwell and the morning court session was canceled.

After all, among the former court officials and imperial relatives, only His Highness Prince Yu is truly loyal to His Majesty and the most reliable.

Upon receiving the news, Xiao Yu quickly entered the palace: "What happened?"

Eunuch Wu hurriedly told Xiao Yu what had happened yesterday.

Xiao Yu frowned deeply: "You mean, Consort Yao drugged His Majesty and then ran away?"

Xiao Yu was somewhat puzzled. Why was Consort Yao, who was so favored and pampered, running away?

"Indeed, Your Highness. The key issue is that we don't know where Consort Yao got this sleeping potion from. None of the imperial physicians in the entire Imperial Hospital can cure it, and His Majesty is still unconscious."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu went into the bedchamber to check on Xiao Jin's condition.

Xiao Jin was indeed unconscious, and looked as if he were asleep.

Just as he was about to ask the imperial physician about the condition, a commotion came from outside the palace.

"Eunuch Wu, how is His Majesty? I went to Chang Le Palace but didn't see Consort Yao. Did something happen to His Majesty and Consort Yao when they left the palace together yesterday?"

It was Qi Ning's voice.

Eunuch Wu replied, "Your Highness Consort Ning, it's nothing serious. His Majesty has just caught a cold and is feeling unwell."

"And what about Consort Yao?" Qi Ning asked again.

“Consort Yao…she…” Eunuch Wu stammered.

"Let me in to see His Majesty."

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu immediately came out.

"Eunuch Wu, why don't we invite Consort Ning in as well, and hear what the imperial physician has to say?"

Since Xiao Yu had said so, Eunuch Wu hesitated for a moment, remembering that besides Consort Yao, the only other person His Majesty had ever favored was Consort Ning.

Now that Consort Yao has run away, among all the concubines in the harem, only Consort Ning can truly be trusted.

He then stepped aside, saying, "Please come in, Consort Ning."

Qi Ning glanced at Xiao Yu, and the two entered the inner hall side by side.

Qi Ning saw the emperor lying unconscious on the bed and rushed to his side: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yu was just about to ask the imperial physician, but now he continued, "What's so special about the drug His Majesty was given that it can't be cured?"

"Your Highness, this sleeping potion is indeed strange. On the surface, it seems to be a sleeping potion, but it is too strong, almost like a poison. However, calling it a poison is not quite accurate. Perhaps it needs some kind of catalyst?"

"Medicine guide?"

"Yes."

Qi Ning sat by Xiao Jin's bedside, silently shedding tears, not saying a word, looking extremely heartbroken.

Xiao Jin was of course not going to wake up; he had ingested a poison that Qi Ning had carefully prepared for him.

This medicine appears to be a sedative, but it can actually render someone unconscious.

There was indeed a medicinal ingredient, which was the sachet on Chu Yiyao's body.

Either the sleeping drug or the sachet would be fine if used alone, but Xiao Jin had been smelling the sachet around Chu Yiyao for over a month and had also taken the pill.

Two-phase catalysis can cause a person to remain in a deep sleep for half a month, and then die in that sleep.

Qi Ning named this herb "Half-Moon Sleep".

After listening to the imperial physician's words, Xiao Yu asked, "What are the ingredients in that sleeping potion?"

"We examined the teacup Your Majesty drank from and found dozens of medicinal herbs inside."

Then the imperial physician named out the names of the dozens of medicinal herbs one by one.

Xiao Yu didn't know anything about medicine, but among the dozen or so medicinal herbs he heard from the imperial physician, half of the names of the herbs seemed very familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

Xiao Yu suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Qi Ning.

After the imperial physician finished speaking, Xiao Yu dismissed them all.

At this moment, some imperial relatives and ministers entered the palace. They had already received the news and were all there to inquire about the emperor's illness. Eunuch Wu had no choice but to deal with them.

Taking advantage of the absence of others, Xiao Yu pulled Qi Ning into the inner hall.

He closed the door behind him and looked at Qi Ning.

"What is Your Highness doing?" Qi Ning asked.

"Just now, it seems that a large portion of the medicinal herbs the imperial physician mentioned are the same ones you asked me to buy before," Xiao Yu said uncertainly.

"So, what is Your Highness trying to say?"

"Is His Majesty's traditional Chinese medicine related to you?"

Qi Ning had known all along that Xiao Yu would suspect her.

She had more than one way to get the medicine from outside, but she deliberately made Xiao Yu do it, just to give him a legitimate opportunity to learn the truth.

Qi Ning remained silent.

Xiao Yu had expected Qi Ning to argue back, feel wronged, and shed tears, but he didn't expect her to remain silent.

His heart sank suddenly; his earlier, uncertain guess had instantly become a reality.

He asked incredulously, "Is it really you?"

Qi Ning tilted her head slightly and admitted directly, "Yes, it was indeed me. Will Your Highness expose me? Will you arrest me? Or will you watch me die for regicide?"

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