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

Hearing Qi Ning say this, Jiang Weilan felt relieved.

She smiled and said, "Ning'er, you're right. The Fifth Prince is indeed not the kind of person who would kindly save people, not to mention that he is our adversary. Of course, he has a purpose in doing this."

"Sister Lan, please rest assured. His little merit is nothing compared to the Fourth Prince's saving the Emperor." Qi Ning subtly changed the subject. "Today, His Majesty personally praised the Fourth Prince and his attitude towards him has softened considerably."

"Really?" Jiang Weilan was overjoyed. "That's wonderful!"

"Of course it's true. There are some things that the Fourth Prince can't say, so I asked His Majesty for a reward on his behalf, and His Majesty agreed very readily."

Jiang Weilan took Qi Ning's hand and smiled with even greater satisfaction: "Ning'er, it's all thanks to you."

When the imperial carriage returned to the capital, Jiang Weilan got off Qi Ning's carriage.

A smile appeared in Qi Ning's eyes only after Jiang Weilan left.

Aside from being a little confused at first and having to spend some time explaining the aftermath, Qi Ning found Gao Yan's actions today quite interesting.

This at least shows that in Gao Yan's eyes, her safety was more important than the merit of saving the emperor, and she held a certain weight in his heart.

Although Gao Yun still took the credit for saving the emperor, it wasn't entirely unsolvable.

Qi Ning could have Gao Yan secretly manipulate the situation again, making the emperor believe that the assassination attempt was orchestrated by Gao Yun himself. In that case, Gao Yun's act of saving the emperor would backfire.

However, although Qi Ning wasn't really angry with Gao Yan, she still had to pretend to be angry on the surface.

Qi Ning arrived at the palace and moved into the Yongle Palace, which the emperor had arranged for her.

As soon as she settled down, she immediately asked Yingliu to contact Gao Yan and invite him to the palace to meet her.

The next day, Gao Yan indeed entered the palace.

He went to Fuyang Palace, where his mother lived, and soon left through the back gate.

Those unaware of the situation would naturally assume that Gao Yan was still in Fuyang Palace.

At that moment, Qi Ning was taking a nap on the couch when Ying Liu leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince has already entered the palace."

Qi Ning opened her eyes and lazily replied, "Okay."

She tidied herself up and said she wanted to go out for a walk. So, Yingliu led her to an abandoned palace.

This abandoned palace is located near the Cold Palace, making it extremely remote and deserted, with practically no one around.

Yingliu looked around and, seeing that no one was around, pushed open the palace door.

"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince is inside."

Qi Ning hummed in agreement and instructed, "You stay outside and keep watch."

"Yes."

The palace is not like the outside world; there are many people and eyes watching. Just in case, Qi Ning also instructed the system to keep watch.

After making sure everything was in order, Qi Ning stepped inside and, sure enough, saw Gao Yan standing with his back to her and his hands behind his back.

Hearing the noise, Gao Yan turned around and looked at Qi Ning: "You're here?"

Qi Ning snorted coldly.

Seeing Qi Ning's reaction, Gao Yan twitched his fingers behind his back and asked again, "What brings you to the palace?"

"Does Your Highness not know?"

Qi Ning said with a displeased expression, "I heard that because the Fourth Prince saved the Emperor on the way back to the palace, His Majesty praised him highly, rewarded him with many good things, and treated him with unprecedented kindness."

"People say that the Fourth Prince is currently enjoying great favor and privilege, and His Majesty might even make him the Crown Prince. If that happens, all my efforts over the past few days will have been in vain."

"I warned the Fifth Prince long ago that you must seize the credit for saving the emperor from the Fourth Prince. Now that things have turned out this way, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Gao Yan did indeed know long ago that Qi Ning had come to him about this matter.

After listening to Qi Ning's series of questions, he sighed softly.

"You saw what happened that day. I originally intended to go to Father's side to protect him, but an assassin appeared behind you. I was worried about your safety, so I..."

"You mean to blame me?"

"Speaking of this matter, I get even angrier. Do you know that what you did in front of everyone could have aroused suspicion from His Majesty and Gao Yun? If I hadn't come up with some excuses to fool them, our relationship might have been discovered."

Gao Yan could understand why Qi Ning was so angry, but he still said the same thing: "When there was danger around you, I didn't think too much about it."

Qi Ning said, "The assassin only appeared behind me, but he wasn't necessarily after me. His target is His Majesty."

Gao Yan patiently said, "Even if you weren't their target, for those desperate criminals, killing you would be perfectly normal."

Qi Ning retorted, "That possibility is extremely slim!"

Even if those assassins wanted to kill Qi Ning, she wouldn't be so easily killed; she was fully capable of avoiding them.

But Gao Yan didn't know.

In Gao Yan's eyes, Qi Ning was just a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken.

Seeing Qi Ning's ungrateful attitude, his tone hardened: "Swords have no eyes. If I hadn't saved you, would you still be standing here talking right now?"

"What do you mean swords have no eyes? In that situation, you shouldn't have bothered with me. You should have remembered our agreement and followed the original plan to rescue the emperor!"

Yingliu, who was waiting outside, vaguely heard the commotion inside and was startled.

She never expected that Consort Qi would actually quarrel with the Fifth Prince.

Yingliu was so frightened that she kept looking around, afraid of being discovered.

Inside the room, Gao Yan's face turned cold.

"You mean you're telling me to go save the emperor, and I won't care even if you get killed? If you lose your life, how will you get revenge?"

Qi Ning's tone and expression were very stubborn: "I told you, I would have been fine back then. Now, Gao Yun has regained His Majesty's trust, and the Jiang family has also benefited. My revenge plan has failed."

"You make it sound so nice, saying you're doing this to save me, but by doing this, aren't you just handing over your chance to make a name for yourself? Don't you want the throne anymore?"

All of Qi Ning's words today were ultimately intended to raise this question.

She wanted Gao Yan to think clearly about why he chose to save her under those circumstances.

"you……"

Gao Yan felt that Qi Ning was simply unreasonable.

From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever criticized him so harshly, not even his father and mother. But now, Qi Ning was practically pointing his finger at him and cursing him.

Gao Yan was even more at a loss for words when Qi Ning asked that last question.

Of course he wanted the throne and didn't want to give up the credit for saving the emperor, but in that situation, he didn't have time to think about anything and instinctively went to save Qi Ning.

Gao Yan remained silent for a moment, then frowned and glanced at Qi Ning. He felt he couldn't continue talking to her, so he immediately turned around and left.

But after taking only a few steps, when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.

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