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

After the late emperor was buried, everything in the court and the palace returned to normal under the rule of regent Xiao Yu.

That day, Qi Ning was taking a nap on the couch in Yongning Palace, holding the chubby rabbit in her arms.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded, and then the thing in her arms disappeared.

Qi Ning opened her eyes and saw Xiao Yu carrying the rabbit, looking dissatisfied, saying, "This thing is so fat and heavy, what if it crushes the baby?"

Qi Ning chuckled softly: "It's not that serious."

Xiao Yu tossed the rabbit to Qiu Lu and told her to take it out. Then he helped Qi Ning up and put a pillow behind her.

"Did I wake you up?" He sat down next to Qi Ning.

Qi Ning shook her head slightly: "I didn't fall asleep, but I was a little surprised. I didn't expect our busy Regent to have time to come see me."

Now, Xiao Jin's original concubines have all moved to the palace where the Dowager Consort resides, leaving the harem empty except for Qi Ning, who still lives in Yongning Palace.

Xiao Yu no longer had any scruples and freely came and went from Yongning Palace.

Of course, he's keeping the news under wraps, and nobody dares to talk about it.

Xiao Yu was both amused and exasperated by Qi Ning's words: "I've just taken over these matters, so I'll naturally be a bit busy. It'll be fine in a while."

Moreover, even though Xiao Yu was busy, he still insisted on seeing Qi Ning every day.

Sometimes it was too late, and Qi Ning, being pregnant and prone to sleepiness, would arrive after she had already fallen asleep.

Xiao Yu still went regardless of the weather, even if it was just to check if she was sleeping soundly.

However, Qi Ning, who was pregnant, became somewhat unreasonable. If Xiao Yu came after she had fallen asleep, she would consider him as if he had never been there.

That's why she said those words, which sounded like a complaint.

"I don't think so," Qi Ning said, glancing at him. "I heard that the Duke of Zheng went to the palace today?"

“That’s right, he just left.” Xiao Yu nodded, rubbing Qi Ning’s hand. “You’re quite well-informed.”

It was precisely because he was delayed by meeting the Duke of Zheng that Xiao Yu arrived much earlier.

Qi Ning did not refute the claim that he was "well-informed".

"Of course, I've also heard that now that the Regent holds a high position of power, there are countless noble ladies who want to marry him, including the daughter of the Duke of Zheng."

Speaking of which, Xiao Jin's death before the election infuriated all the noble ladies from the aristocratic families who were vying for the position.

Especially for Zheng Qinrong, the soon-to-be empress, the position of empress that was about to be in her hands vanished without a trace. Even the most gentle and indifferent person would find it hard to accept this fact.

Now that the young women have been granted permission to marry freely, a large portion of them have begun looking for new families. After all, they have reached marriageable age, and these few years are the prime of a young woman's life. It would be troublesome if they were delayed.

However, a small number of people, having lost the opportunity to become the emperor's concubines, turned their attention to the regent.

After all, the regent is now in power, and although he does not have the title of emperor, he has the power of one.

For example, Zheng Qinrong is said to be interested in marrying into the Regent's Palace and becoming the Regent's wife.

Hearing Qi Ning's sarcastic words, Xiao Yu finally understood what she meant.

"Look, you said before that I should succeed to the throne. If I had ascended the throne, there would be countless more troubles like this now."

Qi Ning glared at him: "So, I should praise you for your foresight?"

Xiao Yu pulled Qi Ning into his arms and coaxed her, "Alright, don't worry, I won't."

“That young lady from the Duke of Zheng’s mansion was originally going to be my imperial aunt. How could I let her into the Regent’s mansion? Whether it’s her or any other noble lady, I don’t care about them. Right now, let’s just wait for the baby to be born. Don’t overthink it.”

Hearing this promise, Qi Ning reluctantly gave a satisfied "hmm".

Xiao Yu then explained to her, "Besides, the Duke of Zheng came not mainly for personal matters. Now that the news of Emperor Xuanhe of the Great Xiao Dynasty's death and the regent's rise to power has spread, the Xiongnu have already received the news."

“They thought that without an emperor in power, the Great Xiao Dynasty would be in chaos and wanted to take the opportunity to invade the north. Today I summoned Duke Zheng to the palace so that he could lead troops to suppress them.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning nodded thoughtfully.

Hearing Xiao Yu mention this matter, she suddenly thought of Chu Yiyao.

Chu Yiyao has been away from the capital for more than two months now. I wonder how she is doing.

Qi Ning called out to the system: "System, how is Chu Yiyao doing?"

The system replied: "Host, Chu Yiyao and the others just arrived in Jin Kingdom a few days ago, and it went quite smoothly."

"Did she receive news of Xiao Jin's death?"

"Not yet. In ancient times, the emperor was far away and news spread slowly. Moreover, they were afraid of being pursued, so they took remote mountain paths to avoid being followed. They rarely encountered any living people, so news was even less reliable."

"They have just arrived in a small town in the Jin Kingdom and are busy. They know very little about the Jin Kingdom's capital, let alone the Great Xiao Dynasty."

Qi Ning responded.

I wonder how Chu Yiyao will react when she learns of Xiao Jin's death.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Qi Ning started to drift off after he finished speaking, Xiao Yu looked at her and asked.

Qi Ning snapped out of her daze and snuggled into Xiao Yu's arms, saying, "It's nothing."

Xiao Yu was startled by Qi Ning's sudden action.

Qi Ning sensed something and deliberately shifted in his arms.

Xiao Yu pressed her down, his voice low and husky: "Don't move."

Qi Ning chuckled twice and whispered in his ear, "It's been five months already, so it's actually okay."

Qi Ning claims to be only three months pregnant, but in reality she is already more than five months along and her pregnancy is quite noticeable.

Xiao Yu was somewhat tempted by Qi Ning's words, but looking down at Qi Ning's belly, he still shook his head: "No, it wouldn't be good to hurt the baby."

"Just be gentle..." Qi Ning said softly again.

Xiao Jin was already tempted, and he couldn't resist Qi Ning's repeated teasing.

He looked into Qi Ning's eyes, hesitated for a moment, then picked her up and went to the inner room.

The bed curtains were drawn down, and soon clothes were thrown out one by one.

Throughout the process, Xiao Yu was extremely cautious.

Afterwards, he put his arm around Qi Ning and touched her stomach: "How are you? Do you feel any discomfort?"

"No, I already said it's fine."

Xiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

However, Xiao Yu dared not do such a "dangerous" thing a second time.

Qi Ning was already inconvenienced by her pregnancy, let alone the baby in her womb, which couldn't afford the slightest mishap.

They only experienced this once during the entire pregnancy.

Four months later, Consort Ning accidentally fell and went into premature labor.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Although it was a premature birth, she still gave birth to a prince successfully.

Xiao Yu held the baby in swaddling clothes, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face. This was his and Qi Ning's child.

Even the old princess came.

The old princess had long known about the relationship between Xiao Yu and Qi Ning, and also knew that the child in Qi Ning's belly was her grandson.

She was naturally shocked when she heard the news, but she gradually accepted it.

Now that Xiao Yu and Qi Ning were together and had a child, the old princess naturally gave up the idea of ​​forcing Xiao Yu to marry and take concubines.

Now, looking at her own grandson, with his features that so closely resemble Xiao Yu's, she beams with joy.

"Oh, my dear grandson."

Xiao Yu couldn't help but remind her, "Mother, be careful not to let something slip."

"I know, do you need to remind me?"

The old princess replied and continued to play with the baby in the swaddling clothes.

Lady Qi was naturally present as well.

After learning the truth, she and Lord Qi finally understood what Qi Ning meant when she said that once the matter was accomplished, the fate of the entire Qi family would be rewritten.

Now everything has come true. The Qi family's status has risen accordingly, becoming the maternal family of the future emperor. Lord Qi has also been promoted to Minister of Revenue, not to mention the other brothers and relatives of the Qi family.

Seeing that the old princess and Lady Qi adored the child, Xiao Yu entrusted the child to their care and went to keep Qi Ning company.

"Ning'er, thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Yu held Qi Ning's hand.

Qi Ning took the medicine provided by the system, but she didn't actually suffer any bitterness. However, she naturally couldn't show it on the surface.

Qi Ning asked him, "Are you happy?"

"Of course I'm happy. The throne will finally be vacant again," Xiao Yu replied without hesitation.

Qi Ning was both amused and exasperated: "Is this your first reaction?"

“That’s right,” Xiao Yu admitted.

"No wonder this child cries so much; it turns out he knows he was given a great responsibility from the moment he was born."

“With me helping him, what’s there to be afraid of?” Xiao Yu said matter-of-factly.

Qi Ning gave him a reproachful look: "Have you decided what to name the child?"

"You are his mother, so you may take it."

"Then let's call her Xiao Ke."

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Qi Ning had just finished her postpartum confinement, and Xiao Ke had just completed her one-month postpartum confinement, when Xiao Yu couldn't wait to arrange Xiao Ke's enthronement ceremony and Qi Ning's investiture ceremony as Empress Dowager.

Of course, the child was still young and could not attend court, so the government was still controlled by Xiao Yu, the regent.

When Xiao Ke turned one year old, the Empress Dowager began to formally bring the young emperor to court, but the Empress Dowager would lead the young emperor to listen to the government from behind a beaded curtain.

When His Majesty was five years old, Qi Ning stopped accompanying him to court.

Five-year-old Xiao Ke sat solemnly on the dragon throne.

Fortunately, Regent Xiao Yu was sitting next to him on the dragon throne, and the young Xiao Ke adapted very well.

That day, Qi Ning brought some snacks to the Imperial Study.

As soon as he entered, Xiao Yu stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager."

Qi Ning stepped forward and took Xiao Yu's hand to help him up: "What is the Regent doing? There's no need for such formalities."

She glanced at the memorials on the table, but couldn't see Xiao Ke, so she asked, "Where is His Majesty? Where has he gone to slack off again?"

“He’s only five years old, the age when he’s most playful. It’s good for him to relax a bit. I asked Fang Ping to take him to the horse farm to ride horses.”

He was a kind father, which made Qi Ning, the empress dowager, seem too strict.

Qi Ning glared at Xiao Yu slightly, still holding his hand.

When Qiu Lu and Xiao Shunzi saw the Empress Dowager and the Regent holding hands, they quickly dismissed all the servants and went outside to close the door, leaving them alone.

Xiao Yu looked rather helpless: "Aren't you going to avoid suspicion?"

"Avoid suspicion? Avoid what suspicion?" Qi Ning asked, feigning ignorance.

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