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

Qi Ning was completely shocked.

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "Your Majesty, is what you're saying true?"

"Of course it's true. A king's word is his bond; how could it be false?"

As he spoke, the emperor turned to look at Eunuch Wang, who was waiting to the side, and instructed him: "Wang Jinfu, draft an edict as soon as possible to promote Qi Baolin to the rank of Noble Lady Qi."

Of course, Eunuch Wang also heard the emperor's lewd words, but compared to the commotion he had overheard outside last night, those words were nothing.

Moreover, the commotion last night was enough to prove that what the emperor said was true.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Wang replied without changing his expression, and then congratulated Qi Ning, "Congratulations, Consort Qi, congratulations, Consort Qi."

The other palace maids and eunuchs in the room also joined in offering their congratulations.

Despite his calm demeanor, Eunuch Wang was secretly astonished.

He had served His Majesty for many years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Qi Baolin was only granted the title of Baolin yesterday, and the very next morning she was promoted to Noble Lady Qi. Despite His Majesty having many concubines, such a thing has never happened before.

It seems that Consort Qi... no, Noble Lady Qi, has indeed pleased His Majesty.

Given this situation, it seems unlikely that Consort Qi will fall out of favor anytime soon.

The palace maids and eunuchs who served Qi Ning, including Ji Mei, were all overjoyed.

Qi Ning was naturally pleased. She told the palace maids and eunuchs to rise, but still said, "Your Majesty, you just granted me the title of Baolin yesterday, and today you have promoted me to Guiren. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with that?" The emperor looked at Qi Ning and laughed. "I thought you were so brave that you were frightened by such a small thing?"

"No, that's not it." Qi Ning snorted. "Then this concubine thanks Your Majesty."

"Well, that's pretty much it."

The emperor placed a piece of pastry on the plate in front of Qi Ning and teased her in a frivolous manner, "My dear consort, you must have been tired last night, eat more."

Qi Ning wanted to laugh but didn't dare, so she could only silently lower her head and eat the pastries.

The emperor thought she was just shy and didn't say anything more.

While eating pastries, Qi Ning asked the system, "Damn, what kind of dream did you make up for him last night? He's acting like he's been poisoned!"

The system replied, "Hehe, this isn't the first time I've done something like this. I just lack experience. In the dream, this system adjusted the dream according to the emperor's consciousness, perhaps making the dream a little more erotic to satisfy the emperor."

"Sexy?!"

"Host, don't get excited. Although that dream was a bit erotic, who knew the emperor would have such a taste? It was all by accident! He's promoted you again, isn't that a good thing!"

Qi Ning couldn't refute this statement.

To appease Qi Ning, the system added, "Besides, this system didn't do it on purpose. The first dream was so erotic that the emperor remembered it. All the dreams afterward have to be erotic to avoid being exposed, and they have to be different every time. This system is in a difficult position, you know."

Qi Ning chuckled: "You deserve it!"

Although there was a slight mishap on the system's end, it seems that she has been promoted to a Noble Person overnight, which is indeed a good thing that happened by sheer coincidence.

Seeing that Qi Ning was engrossed in eating the pastries, the emperor kindly picked up another piece for her: "Since you like them, eat more."

Qi Ning simply thought it was an extra person serving him meals and enjoyed it very much: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing how happy she was even eating a pastry, the emperor suddenly remembered her pitiful background and guessed that she probably had never eaten anything good before, which made him feel even more sorry for her.

The emperor was still having breakfast with Qi Ning, while Gao Yan, Gao Yun, and several other officials were already waiting for the emperor at the Qin Zheng Hall.

The moment Gao Yan saw Gao Yun, he lowered his voice and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Fourth Brother, I never expected that you would actually use a honey trap around Father Emperor."

Gao Yun immediately realized that he was referring to Qi Ning.

He smiled, but pretended not to understand and said, "Fifth Brother, I don't know what you're talking about. What honey trap?"

"Fourth Brother really doesn't know what I'm talking about?"

Gao Yun then seemed to suddenly realize something and said, "Oh, could it be that Fifth Brother is referring to Qi Baolin?"

"Although Qi Baolin is the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, and I do have a marriage relationship with the Jiang family, I did not arrange for Qi Baolin to be married to me. It was Father Emperor who took a liking to her. Fifth Brother, don't talk nonsense."

Gao Yun has always been like this. Even though they both know in their hearts that they are competitors and often try to trip each other up in private, Gao Yun always pretends to be a kind, innocent, and aloof older brother.

Jiang Jingzhou, who was standing nearby, overheard their conversation and said, "Fifth Prince, are you perhaps mistaken? This matter truly has nothing to do with the Fourth Prince."

"Your Majesty, I originally planned to select a husband of equal status for Consort Qi in a while so that she could get married. Who would have thought that she would be so fortunate as to be chosen by Your Majesty and become a Consort? I am quite surprised."

Jiang Jingzhou was telling the truth, but he said it in a way that was in defense of Gao Yun.

Gao Yan naturally believed that this was Jiang Jingzhou's way of protecting Gao Yun, and even Gao Yun himself thought so.

Gao Yan glanced at them disdainfully and stopped talking to them about these roundabout things.

He turned his head and asked the little eunuch beside him impatiently, "Why hasn't Father Emperor arrived yet?"

There was no morning court session at the imperial palace, but the emperor still had to handle state affairs as usual and meet with princes and ministers. Today, the emperor was already quite late.

The young eunuch bowed and replied, "Your Highness, His Majesty is currently having breakfast with Consort Qi at Mingyue Pavilion. He should be here soon. Please wait a little longer."

"What time is it? Still having breakfast..."

Gao Yan paused mid-sentence, then suddenly said, "Wait, what Consort Qi? Isn't it Lady Qi?"

He stared at the young eunuch.

Gao Yun also sensed something was wrong and looked at the young eunuch: "Yes, why is it Consort Qi? Did we make a mistake?"

The young eunuch replied with a smile, "Your Highnesses are unaware of this, but this morning His Majesty issued a new decree promoting Consort Qi to the rank of Noble Lady Qi. This servant did not make a mistake."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yun and Jiang Jingzhou immediately exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise and a hint of delight.

I never expected that Lady Qi would rise from Baolin to Guiren so quickly; she really has some talent.

Upon hearing this news, Gao Yan's already unpleasant expression instantly turned even colder.

Overnight, she went from being Consort Qi to Noble Lady Qi?

She really is a seductive vixen!

They waited quite a while before the emperor finally came from the Bright Moon Pavilion to the Hall of Diligent Governance.

It was obvious to anyone with eyes that the emperor was in an exceptionally good mood after acquiring a new beauty.

His officials were often scolded when he handled state affairs, but today, His Majesty's attitude was extremely gentle, and the efficiency of handling matters was much higher.

Half a day passed, and the officials left one after another after finishing their business. Even Gao Yun left, but Gao Yan stayed behind.

The emperor looked up at Gao Yan: "Fifth Prince, is there anything else?"

After asking the question, before Gao Yan could answer, the emperor suddenly seemed to remember something and said to the eunuch Wang beside him, "It's almost lunchtime. Tell the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes for Consort Qi."

He was actually thinking about how Qi Ning ate pastries at breakfast and felt sorry for her because he thought she hadn't eaten anything good.

"Yes, this servant will give the order immediately."

Eunuch Wang sighed inwardly. The meals of the concubines in the harem were all fixed and allocated according to their rank. His Majesty was even concerned about Consort Qi's meals, as if he was afraid that she would not eat well. This was something that had never happened before.

After giving his instructions, the emperor turned back to Gao Yan and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Gao Yan did indeed have something to do.

He wanted to remind the emperor that Consort Qi was placed by Gao Yun and Jiang Jingzhou.

Before Gao Yan could figure out how to start the conversation, he saw how attentive the emperor was to Consort Qi.

The words he hadn't said caught in his throat.

Given Gao Yan's status, it was inconvenient for him to say much about this matter. And looking at the current situation, it was clear that saying anything would be useless; his father probably wouldn't listen.

Moreover, it's no secret that Qi Ning is the adopted daughter of the Jiang family; her father, the emperor, certainly knows this, and naturally, he would connect it to Gao Yun.

Gao Yan knew very well that although the emperor was obsessed with women, he was not a muddle-headed person when it came to other matters.

The fact that he dotes on Consort Qi like this now must mean that he is not completely unguarded towards her; he is simply in the midst of his passion.

Gao Yan lowered his eyes and took back his words: "It's nothing, I'll take my leave now."

He soon left the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Jiang Jingzhou, who left before Gao Yan, did not go directly back to his own residence, but instead hurriedly went to the courtyard where the women of the Jiang family lived.

At that time, Liang Fang, Jiang Weilan and others had just received the news that overnight, Qi Ning had gone from being Qi Baolin to Qi Guiren.

After Jiang Jingzhou arrived, Jiang Weilan asked him, "Father, you came here because of Ning'er, right?"

"Exactly."

After Jiang Jingzhou sat down, he didn't even bother to take a sip of tea before saying, "Have you all heard about Consort Qi's promotion to Noble Lady Qi?"

"I've already heard about it."

Liang Fang, Jiang Weilan, Jiang Weiqing, and the others were still reeling from the news that Qi Ning had been conferred the title of Qi Baolin yesterday when they received the news that she had been promoted to Qi Guiren. Their level of shock was unimaginable.

Liang Fang asked in surprise, "I never expected that Qi Ning would be so favored by His Majesty."

"Be careful!"

Jiang Jingzhou reminded her, "Now, we can no longer call her by her given name; we must address her as Consort Qi."

Liang Fang's expression stiffened slightly. Even though she wasn't entirely convinced, she had no choice but to agree.

Jiang Weilan then asked, "Father, is there something you want to say?"

"Ah."

Jiang Jingzhou responded and waved for all the servants to leave, leaving only his masters inside.

He then spoke: "Yesterday, after learning of this news, the Fourth Prince thought that Consort Qi was specially arranged by us to be by His Majesty's side, and even thought that our purpose in taking her in as an adopted daughter was to use her to devise a honey trap."

Jiang Weilan had never mentioned Qi Ning to Gao Yun before, and she hadn't expected that Gao Yun would think that way.

She asked Jiang Jingzhou, "So what did you say?"

"Since Your Highness has made this guess, I will naturally accept it. Regardless of whether it was true before, it must be true from now on."

He stroked his beard and said, "However, this Consort Qi's temperament... I'm afraid she can't be used by us. We need to think of a way."

Jiang Jingzhou's meaning was clear, and Jiang Weilan and the others understood.

Liang Fang immediately said, "Lan'er and Consort Qi have a good relationship. Why don't we have Lan'er go to Consort Qi's place and discuss it with her?"

Jiang Jingzhou nodded slightly: "That's exactly what I meant."

"This……"

Jiang Weilan felt that this was somewhat inappropriate.

She said with difficulty, "Father and Mother, we adopted Consort Qi as our goddaughter to repay her for saving my life. How can we ask her to do things for us in return?"

"Silly daughter."

Jiang Jingzhou looked at Jiang Weilan helplessly: "You're right, she did save your life, but we rescued her from the opera troupe, adopted her as our goddaughter, and made her half a young lady of the Jiang family, living a life of luxury. Isn't that equivalent to repaying her kindness?"

"Besides, if she hadn't become the Jiang family's adopted daughter, how would she have had the opportunity to come to the imperial palace, to meet the emperor, and to become one of His Majesty's concubines? In the end, isn't her success today thanks in part to the Jiang family?"

"Furthermore, since she works for us, isn't our Jiang family also mutually beneficial with her? If the Fourth Prince really does inherit the throne in the future, we will not treat her unfairly on that day."

After listening to Jiang Jingzhou's explanation, Jiang Weilan was gradually persuaded.

Since it concerned the Jiang family and the Fourth Prince, she had no choice but to agree.

That afternoon, Jiang Weilan went to Mingyue Pavilion to request an audience with Qi Ning.

She arrived at the entrance of Mingyue Pavilion with Biyu and Bizhu.

At this moment, Qi Ning was dozing off with her eyes closed on the small couch, and Ji Mei was fanning her from the side. There was an ice chest in the room, making it exceptionally cool.

Suddenly, the system reminded her: "Host, Jiang Weilan has arrived."

Qi Ning responded lazily, but remained lying on the couch without moving.

She already knew Jiang Weilan was coming to find her, so she wasn't surprised at all.

A moment later, the eunuch guarding the gate tiptoed in and whispered in Ji Mei's ear, "Miss Jiang is outside requesting an audience with an important person."

Upon hearing this, Ji Mei realized that Consort Qi was the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, so the eldest daughter of the Jiang family must be Consort Qi's older sister.

She looked towards the bed and saw that Qi Ning seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Ji Mei hesitated for a moment, then bent down and softly called out, "My esteemed guest?"

Qi Ning frowned, turned over on the couch, but did not respond.

Seeing this, Ji Mei quickly led the little eunuch out and said, "The noble lady is still resting and hasn't woken up yet. Please invite Miss Jiang to wait in the side room."

"Yes." The little eunuch accepted the order and left.

When Jiang Weilan and her two servants saw the little eunuch return, they thought he had come to welcome them in, but unexpectedly he led them to a side room.

"Excuse me, sir, where is Consort Qi?"

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