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

Although Xiao Ke is young, she has quite a presence.

Xiao Shunzi raised his head tremblingly: "Your Majesty..."

“Xiao Shunzi, aren’t you always by the Regent’s side? What are you doing here?” Xiao Ke questioned.

Xiao Shunzi's mind worked extremely fast. He said without changing his expression, "This servant was ordered by the Regent to come and deliver something to the Empress Dowager. I had just handed the things to Aunt Qiu and was about to leave when His Majesty arrived."

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Qiu Lu echoed, “Eunuch Shun did indeed come to deliver something.”

Looking at the two people in front of her who were singing in unison, Xiao Ke said, "What did the Regent send over? Show it to me."

"This..." Qiu Lu's eyes darted around, unsure how to answer for a moment.

Xiao Ke sneered and pushed Qiu Lu aside: "Get out of my way!"

"Your Majesty!" Qiu Lu called out loudly.

She tried to stop her, but it was too late. Xiao Ke kicked open the door to the bedroom and barged in.

Qiu Lu knew something was wrong and quickly chased after him inside, hoping that her voice had been loud enough for the Empress and the Regent to hear.

Xiao Ke entered the palace and wanted to go to the inner room where Qi Ning was resting, but as soon as he entered, he saw Qi Ning come out from inside.

"Ke'er, what are you making a racket outside?"

Xiao Ke suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Mother..."

Qiu Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Qi Ning come out.

Qi Ning glanced at her and waved for her to go out and close the door.

Qiu Lu nodded and left.

Xiao Ke looked up at Qi Ning and saw that her black hair was loose and unadorned, without any hair bun or jewelry, but her clothes were neatly dressed.

Remembering what Qiu Lu had said earlier, that Qi Ning was taking a nap and had just gotten up, such attire was quite normal.

But he still glanced towards the inner room behind Qi Ning and asked, "Was Mother alone inside just now?"

"if not?"

Qi Ning asked a question in return, then rubbed her temples, looking like she had a headache.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ke immediately became worried: "Mother, what's wrong? Are you dizzy?"

He stepped forward to help Qi Ning and led her to sit down on a small couch nearby.

"Mother, please sit down and rest."

Qi Ning did not deny it, but simply nodded.

Xiao Ke quickly poured her a cup of tea: "Mother, please have some tea."

"Mm." Qi Ning took the teacup.

While Qi Ning was drinking tea, Xiao Ke stared at her closely and noticed that her face was unusually red.

Xiao Ke was still young and didn't think of anything else. He just asked with concern, "Why is Mother's face so red? Qiu Lu said that Mother didn't rest well last night. Now you're dizzy and your face is red. You must be sick. Shall I summon the imperial physician to take a look at you?"

"No need," Qi Ning said, putting down her teacup. "It's just that the weather has been hot these past few days, so I haven't been sleeping well at night. I just woke up from my nap, so it's understandable that I feel dizzy and have a hot face."

She looked at Xiao Ke and said, "Look at you, child, aren't you sweating too?"

She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Xiao Ke's forehead.

Xiao Ke obediently tilted his head back and let Qi Ning wipe his face, thinking to himself that he had rushed over in a hurry and was sweating because of the heat.

"Your Majesty, I will instruct the Imperial Household Department to send more ice to the Empress Dowager's palace later."

"Great." Qi Ning put away the handkerchief and smiled with satisfaction. "Our Ke'er has really grown up. She knows how to care for her mother now."

"It is only right for your son to be filial to your mother."

Xiao Ke replied, remembering the purpose of his trip, and looked at Qi Ning, hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong? Do you have something to say to the Empress Dowager?"

"Yes."

Xiao Ke nodded slightly. He looked back and saw that there was no one else in the hall and the door was closed before he spoke.

"Mother, I have heard some rumors..."

"Oh?" Qi Ning paused slightly in rolling up her handkerchief. "What rumor?"

Xiao Ke looked at Qi Ning with a serious expression: "Your subject heard some palace servants gossiping. They said... that the Empress Dowager and the Regent Prince are having an affair..."

"Mother, is this true?"

The rumors circulating in the palace had been going on for a while and were bound to reach Xiao Ke's ears sooner or later. Qi Ning was not surprised that Xiao Ke had come to question her.

Instead of answering directly, she asked Xiao Ke, "So, do you believe it?"

"Of course I don't want to believe it, but besides these rumors, I also have some doubts in my heart. Why does the Regent often stay overnight in the palace? I have also seen the Empress Dowager and the Regent chatting happily and even doing some intimate things several times. I am half-believing and half-doubting, so I have come to ask the Empress Dowager for confirmation."

Although Xiao Ke was young, he was very precocious, and his early ascension to the throne made him even more different from ordinary children.

Qi Ning pulled him in front of her: "You've only heard this rumor, but have you heard that there's another version, that you're the son of the Regent and the Queen Mother?"

"This?!" Xiao Ke's eyes widened.

He hadn't actually heard of this rumor.

Rumors of an affair between the Empress Dowager and the Regent Prince circulated widely, while the current Emperor's parentage was discussed far less.

Xiao Ke had just heard about the former, and before the latter could even reach his ears, he couldn't wait to run over and ask Qi Ning for the answer.

He shook his head, his little brows furrowed.

Qi Ning reached out and gently smoothed his furrowed brows: "Do you believe in the Empress Dowager?"

"Of course I believe in Mother."

"Alright, then I will tell you today that Regent Xiao Yu is your biological father."

"Really? Really?" Xiao Ke's clear eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Of course it's true," Qi Ning replied affirmatively.

"Let me tell you, the late emperor was no good. I almost died at his hands. If it weren't for Xiao Yu, I would have been dead long ago. And without him, you wouldn't exist."

“Originally, after the late emperor’s death, Xiao Yu could have rightfully inherited the throne, but for the sake of us, for you and for the sake of our mother and son, he willingly gave up the throne and became only a regent to assist in governing the country.”

"You have seen the portrait of the late emperor. If you still don't believe it, think about whether you look more like the late emperor or the regent."

Xiao Ke's expression changed several times in an instant.

So the regent was his biological father?

Following Qi Ning's advice, he indeed recalled the appearance of the late emperor in the portrait and compared it with Xiao Yu's appearance. He seemed to think that he really did look more like Xiao Yu.

No wonder, according to seniority, he should address the Regent as "Imperial Brother," but Xiao Yu never allowed him to call him "Imperial Brother" in private.

It turns out they weren't even from the same generation; Xiao Yu was actually his biological father.

Before arriving, Xiao Ke thought that his father had been cuckolded. He never expected that he, his mother, and the regent were actually a family.

“So that’s how it is…” Xiao Ke murmured.

Seeing that the situation was about right, Qi Ning called out from behind the screen, "Come out."

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