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

"No."

Gao Yan said, "I'll go with you."

He insisted on following, so Qi Ning pretended he didn't exist.

She didn't go out for a stroll today; she went out to take care of important business.

The last time Qi Ning came to Fuzhou was more than a year ago, when she bought some properties there.

In fact, wherever she goes, if there are suitable properties, she will invest in or buy some.

After all, no matter how much money you have, it will eventually run out. She can't just sit around and do nothing. She always needs to leave herself a way out. Buying some properties can help her pass the time and also generate more money.

Now that Gao Yan has found her, Qi Ning no longer cares about him discovering her businesses.

Today she is going to Ni Chang Ge, the largest ready-made clothing store in the entire city of Fuzhou.

Calling it a shop might not be entirely accurate, because Ni Chang Ge was not a small shop, but a three-story building in the most prosperous area of ​​Fuzhou. The first floor sold ordinary ready-made clothes and silks, the second floor sold custom-made clothes, and the third floor was for receiving distinguished guests.

Gao Yan initially just followed Qi Ning without knowing where she was going.

After entering the Ni Chang Pavilion, the apparent owner, Yu Niang, addressed Qi Ning as "boss" and invited her up to the third floor, placing a stack of account books in front of her.

Gao Yan then realized that this was Qi Ning's property, and she hadn't come to buy clothes, but to settle accounts.

He didn't know that Qi Ning could do accounting, and he didn't know whether she had known it before or had learned it in the past three years.

Qi Ning was busy working on the ledger and abacus for a long time, while Gao Yan sat beside her, watching her intently for just as long.

Yu Niang couldn't help but feel a little strange seeing that the extraordinary-looking man was staring straight at Qi Ning.

"Master, who is that?"

Qi Ning paused in her abacus-making: "Ignore him."

By the time Qi Ning finished tallying all the accounts, most of the day had passed, but Gao Yan didn't show the slightest impatience.

Yu Niang went to get Qi Ning's earnings from the past year and entrusted her five-year-old daughter to her care for the time being.

Qi Ning smiled and teased the child, pinching her little cheek.

Gao Yan watched for a while, then sat down next to Qi Ning.

"You like children? Let's have one someday."

Qi Ning quickly had someone take the child away, then glared at him: "Who wants to have your child?"

Gao Yan added, "It's okay if you don't want to have a child; we can adopt one from the royal family."

Qi Ning found it baffling: "You can have a child with another woman."

"Who else can I turn to besides you?"

"Those concubines in your palace?" Qi Ning said without thinking.

In her view, what does it matter whether a concubine is real or fake? If Gao Yan happens to touch one on a whim, wouldn't it become real?

But Gao Yan said, "Where would I get concubines in my palace?"

"There's none?"

"Oh, you mean those things."

Gao Yan looked at Qi Ning with a half-smile: "You care about them that much?"

Qi Ning rolled her eyes and made a move to leave.

Gao Yan quickly pulled her back: "They have already been dismissed."

"What do you mean?"

"After I found you, I ordered all those women to be dismissed, and they are no longer in the palace."

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Why? Didn't you say that those concubines were just for dealing with the ministers? If you dismiss them, will the ministers agree?"

"Don't you understand? They were just there to appease the ministers. Their main purpose was to lure you out. Now that I've found you, their mission is complete, and they no longer need to stay in the palace."

If they continue to stay in the palace, it will only affect Qi Ning's ability to return with him.

"Do you think I care about the opinions of those ministers? If I couldn't deal with them, they would have forced me to hold a selection of candidates long ago. How could I possibly deal with them for three years with just the excuse of observing mourning?"

Gao Yan's eyes were somewhat disdainful: "They urge me to hold a selection of concubines, mostly with selfish motives. They just want to send their own daughters into the harem. If I were really under their control, how could I not choose those noble ladies? I choose ordinary women so that it will be easier to deal with them one day."

"The only ones I need to deal with are those imperial uncles and elders of higher seniority. But they are not without selfish motives. If I don't have any children, they will try to find ways to make me adopt a son of the imperial family."

Hearing Gao Yan say this, Qi Ning finally understood. He was probably so busy lately because of the matter of dismissing the concubines and sons of the imperial family, and dealing with the imperial relatives in the capital.

Gao Yan stared into Qi Ning's eyes and tentatively said, "If you are unwilling to return to the palace with me, I will have no choice but to select a child from the imperial clan."

Qi Ning was silent for a moment, then looked away: "Then you can choose from the royal family. Your affairs are none of my business."

Qi Ning's answer was within Gao Yan's expectations, but hearing her say it aloud still made Gao Yan feel a little disappointed.

However, he didn't say anything more.

After Yu Niang brought her the silver notes, Qi Ning went downstairs.

Gao Yan naturally followed her.

When they arrived downstairs, Gao Yan's carriage was parked in front of the Ni Chang Pavilion, and he reached out his hand to her.

"Get in the car."

Their tone and actions were exceptionally natural, as if there were no barriers between them, and they had simply come out to browse the shops and were about to go home together.

Qi Ning looked at Gao Yan's hand, but refused to comply: "I won't take the carriage, I want to walk back."

After saying that, she turned and left.

"Your Majesty?" Cao Dong asked from the side.

"Get the carriage out of here; you don't need to follow."

After Gao Yan finished speaking, he followed Qi Ning and walked beside her.

The entire city of Fuzhou is under Gao Yan's control, so there is no need to worry about any security issues.

However, the two had only been walking for a short while when the sky gradually darkened, and then it started to rain.

They hadn't brought umbrellas, and their servants weren't with them either, so Gao Yan quickly pulled Qi Ning to hide under the eaves of a doorway by the roadside.

Now that autumn has arrived, the wind blows when it rains, making it feel chilly.

Gao Yan took off his cloak and draped it over Qi Ning.

Qi Ning suddenly felt warm. She looked up at Gao Yan and instinctively reached for her cloak.

Gao Yan thought she was going to take it off, so he pressed her down and said, "Keep it on, be careful not to catch a cold."

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before letting go of her hand.

The two stood under the eaves for a long time, watching a few passersby with umbrellas coming and going on the street, listening quietly to the sound of rain, neither knowing what the other was thinking.

After an unknown amount of time, the rain gradually subsided, and the two finally returned home.

Qi Ning walked to the gate of her courtyard. Just as she was about to take off her cloak and return it to Gao Yan, she suddenly heard a muffled thud behind her.

She immediately turned around and saw Gao Yan lying on the ground, his eyes closed and unconscious.

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