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

Gao Yan said calmly, "Ning'er and Father Emperor have a marriage in name only; Father Emperor has never touched her."

"What?" Consort Shu said in disbelief, "How is this possible!"

"How could I not know whether it's true or false? When Ning'er was with me, she was still a virgin."

Gao Yan didn't care whether Qi Ning was a virgin or not; he only said it to dispel his mother's concerns.

Consort Shu still didn't believe it.

Everyone knows that the late emperor was quite dissolute when it came to women; he could never have been someone who could remain unmoved by women.

"That's impossible. How could your father leave such a beautiful woman untouched?"

"That's because Father Emperor has long been impotent in bed."

Gao Yan stated the reason directly.

Consort Shu fell silent.

Just moments ago, Consort Shu couldn't believe that the late Emperor hadn't touched Qi Ning, but after Gao Yan revealed the reason, she fell silent.

After a long while, Consort Shu said again, "Even so, these reasons cannot be known to outsiders. In the eyes of outsiders, Qi Ning is your father's concubine. You should know what would happen if outsiders knew about your relationship with Qi Ning?"

"The civil and military officials will certainly have objections, and the people will treat this matter as a joke. How will you, as the new emperor, save face?"

"Even if you publicly claim that the late Emperor's Consort Qi committed suicide, most of the imperial relatives and officials have seen Qi Ning before, so how could they not recognize her?"

Consort Shu was not someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong. She didn't have any issues with Qi Ning. On the contrary, she knew that Qi Ning had a pitiful background and that she had no choice but to do some things in order to seek revenge, so she felt some pity for her.

Furthermore, since Gao Yan said that he forced Qi Ning into the relationship, it was even less likely that Consort Shu would blame Qi Ning.

But Consort Shu was Gao Yan's mother, so she had to consider Gao Yan's feelings.

Gao Yan was well aware that Qi Ning's identity was a huge problem; he knew it all too well.

Gao Yan felt deep regret whenever he thought about it.

If he hadn't been so arrogant and dismissive of Qi Ning and the truth of the matter, how could she have approached his father and become his concubine in order to seek revenge?

Ultimately, this was all his own fault, not Qi Ning's.

Even if the people of the world ridicule him, or the civil and military officials oppose him, Gao Yan will never separate from Qi Ning.

"Mother, please believe in your son, all of this can be resolved..."

When Gao Yan emerged from the palace, it was already quite some time later.

He finally managed to persuade his mother to accept Qi Ning.

Gao Yan couldn't wait to go back and tell Qi Ning the good news, and then bring her to the palace.

When Gao Yan hurried back to the palace and entered the courtyard, he saw the maidservant guarding the bedroom door.

The maid already knew the news outside and immediately bowed to Gao Yan: "This servant greets Your Majesty."

Gao Yan hummed in agreement, his steps unwavering: "Where is your master?"

The maid replied, "The master is resting in the room."

Gao Yan didn't think too much about it. He assumed that Qi Ning was really resting in the bedroom, so he pushed open the door and went in.

"Ning'er, I'm back."

However, after Gao Yan entered the house, he did not see Qi Ning or receive any response from her. The house was strangely quiet.

"Ning'er?"

He called out again, but still received no response from Qi Ning.

Gao Yan went into the inner room and checked the bed and behind the screen, but Qi Ning was nowhere to be found.

His brows furrowed.

"Somebody come!"

The maidservant outside the door hurriedly came in: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Didn't you say your master was inside? Where is he?"

The maid looked around but didn't see Qi Ning, and immediately panicked.

"That's impossible! The master is clearly inside the room, how could he not see us?"

The maid was frantic. She searched the room and found that something seemed to be missing.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the mistress has lost a lot of her jewelry, and she has also changed the dress she was wearing today."

The joy that had been on Gao Yan's face had vanished, replaced by a solemn expression.

He caught a glimpse of the open window out of the corner of his eye, and a bad feeling crept into his heart.

Suddenly, the maid said again, "Your Majesty, this servant has found a letter."

She handed the letter to Gao Yan.

Gao Yan quickly took the letter and opened it; it contained only a few words.

My revenge is complete. I'm leaving. Do not look for me.

As Gao Yan looked at the words, a sudden pain shot through his heart, and he felt dizzy, blurring even the words.

By then, Qi Ning had already ridden a fast horse far away from the capital.

The system was telling Qi Ning about the situation in the capital: "Host, Gao Yan left the palace and found the letter you left behind."

"Hmm," Qi Ning replied casually.

Mentioning that letter, the system couldn't help but complain: "You thought for so long, I thought you were going to write some kind of farewell letter, but you only wrote one sentence."

If Qi Ning hadn't spent so much time thinking about how to write that letter, she would have come out long ago.

Qi Ning smiled and said, "The original owner didn't know many characters, so it was already quite an achievement that he could write a complete sentence. I just didn't want Gao Yan to become suspicious."

In fact, since Qi Ning is leaving, she will most likely never see Gao Yan again, so whether he will become suspicious is not important to her.

Qi Ning simply didn't know what to leave Gao Yan with. She thought about it for a long time and decided to be decisive and not say too much, so as not to make him worry.

No sooner had she finished speaking than the system suddenly announced, "This is bad, host! Gao Yan has finished reading the letter and is now personally leading his men to catch up with us!"

Qi Ning, however, remained completely calm and composed.

"Don't worry, I've been gone for so long. He's only starting to chase after me now, so he definitely won't be able to catch up."

Even so, Qi Ning tightened his grip on the reins and rode even faster.

She rode her horse at breakneck speed, changing horses along the way and altering her route several times, so Gao Yan was indeed unable to catch up.

Qi Ning simply changed routes several times, confusing the system.

"Host, where are we going?"

"Let's go to Yangzhou."

Why go to Yangzhou?

"Aren't the original owner's parents there? Let's go pay our respects and tell them that the great revenge has been taken."

Qi Ning's decision surprised the system.

"But Gao Yan knows you're from Yangzhou, so he'll definitely look for you, right? Why not go somewhere Gao Yan wouldn't even think of?"

"That's why I need to go as soon as possible, because I might not be able to go again later."

Gao Yan personally led his men in several groups and chased after Qi Ning for three days and three nights. During those three days and three nights, he barely slept and kept traveling to find Qi Ning, but he still couldn't find him.

After three days, his body had reached its limit.

Cao Dong and his men knelt before Gao Yan to stop him: "Your Majesty, you cannot pursue any further. You must stop and rest properly, and return to the capital as soon as possible to participate in the enthronement ceremony!"

Gao Yan was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and he had lost a lot of weight, looking extremely haggard.

Gao Yan did not react to Cao Dong's words.

Cao Dong then said, "Your Majesty, you really can't pursue them anymore. Let me take some men and go after them for you."

Gao Yan remained silent for a very long time.

He closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and finally said, "She's from Yangzhou. She might go back to Yangzhou after leaving the capital. Go and find out the exact location of her home and take some people there."

Yangzhou was too far from the capital, so Gao Yan had to return to the capital at this time; he could not go there in person.

"Yes, I understand," Cao Dong replied immediately.

After giving his instructions, Gao Yan glanced at the end of the road before turning back to the capital.

When Cao Dong found Qi Ning's original address and went there, he only saw two newly swept graves and fresh offerings; Qi Ning was nowhere to be found.

Cao Dong wrote a letter to Gao Yan, who was far away in the capital.

Gao Yan ordered him to continue searching, and also ordered him to leave a group of people to guard the vicinity of Qi Ning's house.

He harbored a sliver of hope that Qi Ning might return.

But Gao Yan was ultimately disappointed.

Qi Ning never returned after that, and completely disappeared without a trace...

(End of main text)

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For those who want a tragic ending, you can consider this the end of the story.

For those who want a happy ending, there's a bonus chapter about him chasing after his wife.