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

Qi Ning replied, "No need, Your Majesty. I have Ying Liu to serve me."

The emperor's mind was still on the two dancers. He did not insist, and only casually said to Qi Ning, "My beloved concubine, go and come back quickly."

"Yes, I understand."

Qi Ning responded and then left the table with Ying Liu.

After leaving the main hall, Qi Ning did not change her clothes. Instead, Ying Liu led her through the garden.

"What business does Your Highness have with me?" Qi Ning asked.

Yingliu shook her head: "Your Highness, this servant doesn't know either. It must be something important, otherwise the Fifth Prince wouldn't risk meeting you at this time."

As they were talking, the two arrived outside an empty, deserted temple.

"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince is inside. Please go in. I will stay outside and keep watch."

Qi Ning hummed in agreement and pushed open the door, intending to go inside.

But as soon as she pushed open a crack in the door, the person inside grabbed her arm and pulled her inside.

Qi Ning knew that the person inside was Gao Yan, but she was still startled by Gao Yan's sudden action.

"What are you doing... um..."

Before she could finish speaking, Gao Yan pushed her behind the door and leaned down to kiss her lips.

Gao Yan held Qi Ning tightly in his arms and kissed her awkwardly yet passionately.

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment by Gao Yan's kiss. After she came to her senses, she immediately pushed him away.

"You...you mustn't..."

After much effort, Qi Ning finally managed to push Gao Yan away.

She slapped Gao Yan hard across the face.

"Snapped!"

A crisp slap rang out in the darkness, and if you looked closely, you could see a reddish handprint on Gao Yan's face.

Qi Ning, slightly out of breath, wiped her lips as she glared at Gao Yan: "What are you doing?"

Gao Yan stood in front of Qi Ning. He raised his hand and touched his face. The slight stinging sensation on his face seemed to have sobered him up a bit.

The two were not far apart, and Qi Ning could clearly smell the strong smell of alcohol on Gao Yan.

Even if Gao Yan was certain of his feelings for her, he wouldn't have been so bold as to call her out and kiss her without saying a word, especially at a New Year's banquet in the palace. It turned out he was drunk.

"You're drunk, what are you doing coming to me to cause trouble?" Qi Ning questioned.

Gao Yan looked down at her and said softly, "I'm not drunk."

"What do you mean you're not drunk? I think you're just drunk and confused. Do you even know what you're doing?"

Gao Yan knew exactly what he was doing; he was perfectly aware of it.

He had made up his mind; he wanted Qi Ning.

He always goes all out to fight for what he wants.

This was the first time he had ever wanted a woman, and even though she was his father's woman, it couldn't stop Gao Yan's desire.

Qi Ning seemed to be frightened by Gao Yan and didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she turned around and left.

But before she could go out, Gao Yan pulled her back.

"Let me go!"

Qi Ning struggled: "If His Majesty finds out, the consequences will be unimaginable. You don't want to live, but I do!"

Gao Yan said meaningfully, "Don't worry, Father Emperor probably doesn't have time to pay attention to you right now."

"What do you mean?"

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Qi Ning left his seat to change his clothes, and returned to his seat after a long time.

But the emperor didn't pay much attention to how long Qi Ning had been gone. Qi Ning was on one side of him, and on the other side, two young and beautiful women suddenly appeared.

Gao Yan's meaning was simple: he had specially arranged for these two dancers to be by the emperor's side.

Not only did the emperor not notice that Qi Ning had been gone for too long, but the attention of everyone else present was also elsewhere.

Most people were sighing and discussing, or even gloating. Just a moment ago they were lamenting that Consort Qi was favored, but they didn't expect that His Majesty would have a new favorite so soon.

After the two dancers finished their dance, the emperor kept them behind, the meaning of which was self-evident: these two newcomers would be the ones to serve him tonight.

Qi Ning did not show much reaction.

But she didn't react, which others saw as a sign of her falling out of favor.

Qi Ning didn't offer any further explanation, letting them think what they wanted. She only made a brief appearance upon returning, as if she had been provoked by the news of the emperor's new favorite, and left the banquet early to return to her own palace.

Gao Yan, having been slapped by Qi Ning, had a bright handprint on his face and naturally couldn't return to his seat; he had already left the palace long ago.

The next day.

The slap mark on Gao Yan's face had faded, and he asked about the situation in the palace last night.

"What did you say? Father didn't favor either of them?"

He looked up at Cao Dong.

Cao Dong replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

"How could this be? Didn't they say that Father Emperor was very satisfied with them and kept them there? He even brought them back to his palace that night. How come they didn't serve him in bed?"

Gao Yan did not believe that his father was a man who could remain unmoved by temptation.

Cao Dong was also puzzled. He scratched his head and said, "Your Highness, this... this subordinate is not quite sure either. According to the news from the palace, His Majesty did bring them back to his palace last night, but later, for some reason, His Majesty suddenly lost his temper."

"His Majesty did not drive them away, but he also did not touch them."

This left Gao Yan completely baffled.

Under what circumstances would a man who is lustful let go of a stunningly beautiful woman?

It's unlikely that the two women he arranged angered the emperor, since the emperor neither touched them nor made them leave.

Moreover, early this morning, the emperor seemed to have favored them, granting each of them a low-ranking concubine title.

This action is truly baffling.

"Your Highness, is there anything else you require?" Cao Dong asked.

In fact, Cao Dong didn't quite understand why the Fifth Prince would suddenly send two women to His Majesty's side. Didn't he used to disdain doing such things?

After a moment's consideration, Gao Yan instructed, "Since Father has not rejected them, let them continue to stay by his side and try their best to win his favor, especially to steal his affection from Consort Qi."

Cao Dong finally gleaned a clue from Gao Yan's words: it seemed that the Fifth Prince was doing this in order to share Consort Qi's favor.

But what Cao Dong didn't understand was why Gao Yan didn't allow anyone to share Consort Qi's favor when Consort Qi was working for the Fourth Prince, but only after Consort Qi joined their camp did Gao Yan allow anyone to share Consort Qi's favor. Wasn't that going against the grain?

However, Cao Dong dared not ask any further questions and could only reply, "Yes, Your Highness."

Gao Yan had no time to care what Cao Dong was thinking; he was busy figuring out Qi Ning's thoughts.

Ever since that incident at the New Year's banquet, Qi Ning has been avoiding Gao Yan.

Even after Gao Yan entered the palace and asked Ying Liu to tell Qi Ning to meet him, Qi Ning refused to go see him.

Gao Yan knew that Qi Ning was probably frightened by his actions that night, which was why she was unwilling to meet him.

This made Gao Yan somewhat anxious; he needed to see her as soon as possible.

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