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

Xiao Ke turned her head and looked over. Sure enough, she soon saw Xiao Yu walk out from behind the screen.

"You were here after all!"

Xiao Ke's first reaction was that, as expected, the shameless Regent was hiding in his mother's bedroom.

The next moment he realized that if Xiao Yu was his biological father, then his presence in his mother's bedchamber was actually quite normal...

"What's wrong with me being here? Is there something amiss?"

Xiao Yu walked towards the mother and son with his hands behind his back, asking as he did so.

His tone was self-righteous, even carrying a sense of intimidation and oppression.

Although Prince Xiao Yu, the regent, was gentle in private and treated Xiao Ke very well, he became extremely strict with him when it came to matters concerning politics and studies.

Xiao Ke was raised by Xiao Yu personally from a young age, and she was still somewhat intimidated by him.

Faced with Xiao Yu's question and remembering Qi Ning's words that he was her biological father, Xiao Ke's initial confidence in "catching them in the act" vanished without a trace.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "Are you really my biological father?"

Xiao Yu squatted down in front of him, looked him straight in the eye, and replied, "Yes, we are father and son."

Xiao Ke looked at Xiao Yu, then at Qi Ning.

"Then why didn't you say so sooner?"

Xiao Yu reached out and patted his head: "You were too young before, but now that you're grown up, you have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. You see, as soon as you came to ask me and your mother, didn't we tell you the truth immediately and not hide it from you?"

The emperor felt slightly embarrassed as his head was patted.

"I'm all grown up now, please stop touching my head."

"Okay." Xiao Yu smiled and put his hand down.

From that day on, Xiao Yu no longer had to hide from Xiao Ke.

After a period of adjustment, Xiao Ke stopped being shy and began to call Xiao Yu "Father Emperor" in private, even though this title was not actually very proper.

But this family of three has many irregularities, so they don't care about adding one more.

As for the rumors, His Majesty ordered them not to be spread, and the palace and the outside world calmed down.

These peaceful days continued until early autumn. One day, Qiu Lu came in and said to Qi Ning, "Your Majesty, the Minister's residence sent a letter saying that a distant cousin has come to visit. Tomorrow, the Minister's wife will bring the cousin to the palace to pay her respects to Your Majesty."

After saying that, Qiu Lu handed Qi Ning a jade pendant.

Qi Ning reached out and took the familiar jade pendant, giving a faint "hmm".

In fact, the system had already told Qi Ning that Chu Yiyao's whole family had returned from the Jin Kingdom some time ago, so Qi Ning had expected it.

The next morning, Lady Qi indeed entered the palace with a woman and two children.

The woman's eyes reddened upon seeing Qi Ning, and she was about to kneel down to pay her respects.

"This humble woman greets Your Majesty the Empress Dowager..."

Qi Ning stepped forward to stop her: "Since she is my cousin, why call her 'Your Majesty'? Just call me 'elder sister' like before."

Chu Yiyao nodded: "Thank you, sister."

Qi Ning looked at the two children, a boy and a girl.

"Is this your child?"

"Yes." Chu Yiyao quickly told the two children to call her aunt.

Qi Ning smiled and agreed.

She said to Lady Qi, "Mother, please take the two children and go with Qiulu to the side hall for some refreshments. I would like to have a private talk with my cousin."

"Hey."

Lady Qi naturally agreed with a smile. Today, she brought people into the palace to fulfill Qi Ning's previous instructions and specifically brought Chu Yiyao in to meet Qi Ning.

She knew they had something to say, and understandingly took the children out.

Only when the two of them were left alone in the inner room did Chu Yiyao speak first: "It's been seven or eight years since we last met. How are you, sister?"

"I'm fine," Qi Ning replied, then asked Chu Yiyao, "How have you been these past few years?"

Chu Yiyao nodded repeatedly.

"It's all thanks to my sister that everything is going well for us now."

Qi Ning looked Chu Yiyao up and down and saw that although she was dressed simply, her complexion was excellent and her eyes were bright. She was completely different from the sickly and bitter woman she had been in the palace.

Today, she exudes abundant vitality and energy, proving that what she said was true.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Qi Ning cut to the chase and asked her directly, "You've come to the palace today, surely you have something you want to ask me?"

"Yes." Chu Yiyao didn't hesitate and admitted, "I do have many questions in my mind that I need my sister to answer."

Qi Ning picked up the teacup in front of her, took a small sip, and waited patiently for her to continue.

Chu Yiyao seemed unhurried, and slowly began to recount the events of her departure years ago.

"...After arriving in the Jin Kingdom, I didn't dare to inquire about things here at first. I even deliberately avoided it, hoping that I would never have any contact with the people of this place again."

"Several years later, A-Quan and A-He corresponded with their families in the Qi family. I overheard them talking in private and learned that Xiao Jin had passed away not long after I left."

At this point, she paused.

"To be honest, I didn't have much of a reaction when I heard the news. Just then, my husband came to call me and said that our daughter was crying and he couldn't soothe her. He asked me to come and take a look. I was in a hurry to go and comfort my daughter, so I put this matter out of my mind."

For her at that time, everything about Xiao Jin seemed like a dream, and only her husband and child were the real reality.

She curled her lips into a smile: "Later, when I occasionally thought about it, I would wonder what exactly happened, how he suddenly passed away, and what about my sister's child..."

Just as Chu Yiyao was speaking, Xiao Ke suddenly pushed the door open and came in.

"Mother, is it Grandmother who has arrived?"

Although Xiao Ke always presented himself as a dignified young emperor in front of his officials, he retained the innocence of a seven-year-old child when he was with his close family.

He had just heard that his maternal grandmother had gone to the palace and left a pile of memorials for his father to handle, so he rushed to Qining Palace.

Upon entering, Xiao Ke discovered that her maternal grandmother was not there, and the woman sitting opposite her mother was an unfamiliar face.

"Mother, what is this?"

Chu Yiyao naturally turned around and saw Xiao Ke. She paused for a moment, then stood up as if to bow: "This must be His Majesty..."

Qi Ning pulled her to sit down: "Alright, no need to be so polite, there are no outsiders here."

"Ke'er, come here." She beckoned to Xiao Ke.

Xiao Ke walked up to Qi Ning, and Qi Ning said to him, "This is the Empress Dowager's distant cousin. You can call her Aunt."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ke politely addressed her as "Auntie".

Chu Yiyao quickly smiled and agreed.

Qi Ning then said to Xiao Ke, "Your maternal grandmother did come to the palace. She took your two cousins ​​from your aunt's family to have some snacks. Go to the side hall to find them. Your mother and your aunt still have something to say to each other."

"Yes." Xiao Ke nodded. "Then I shall take my leave."

After saying that, he walked out.

Chu Yiyao kept watching Xiao Ke's back until he disappeared.

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