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

Qi Ning felt that Meng Shaoqing was far too gullible.

She couldn't help but add, "Remember, when you get to the pharmacy, unless the owner tells you it's a wild herb, don't ask what kind of medicine it is or how much it costs, otherwise they'll rip you off."

"You should pretend you recognize this medicine and ask them how much they can afford."

Meng Shaoqing felt somewhat puzzled by Qi Ning's words.

No one had ever said such a thing to him before. He stared at Qi Ning for a moment, then obediently nodded in agreement.

Early the next morning.

Meng Shaoqing went to the pharmacy in the county town and then hurriedly returned.

The herb that Qi Ning asked him to collect indeed sold for a high price; Meng Shaoqing's entire year's income was not as valuable as that herb.

He thought to himself that this was, after all, the herb that Qi Ning had discovered. Even though Qi Ning had said that this herb was to thank him for his help to her, he felt unworthy to accept such a large sum of money.

Meng Shaoqing then wanted to tell Qi Ning the news and discuss it with her.

After returning to Mengjia Village, he subconsciously headed towards Qi Ning's house.

But as he got closer, Meng Shaoqing suddenly realized that he shouldn't have gone to see her so openly, otherwise people might have seen him and gossiped about him.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he saw several village women standing outside the door of Aunt Xiuyun's house next to Qi Ning's house, chatting idly.

"Fifth brother's wife, is what you said true? Did you really see them having a secret rendezvous on the mountain?" Aunt Xiuyun asked.

The fifth brother's wife is the one who found Qi Ning and Meng Shaoqing on the mountain yesterday.

She replied, "Of course! Would I lie to you? I saw it clearly; it really is them, there's no mistake."

Upon hearing this, the women immediately let out a sigh of admiration.

Aunt Xiuyun was still skeptical: "How could that be? Aning and Shaoqing are both honest and law-abiding people. They've never had any contact before. How could they..."

“Aunt Xiuyun, I think you’ve been fooled by them. What do you mean by honest and upright? A widow and an unmarried man, it’s not unusual for them to have something going on. It’s just that no one found out before.”

The fifth brother's wife smiled and said, "I guess they used to meet on the mountain, which is why we didn't know. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes yesterday, I wouldn't have believed it either."

"Who knew they were so bold as to meet alone on the mountain? A man and a woman alone on the mountain, they might be having sex in the wild."

“That’s right, you can know a person’s face but not their heart,” someone agreed.

"Speaking of which, Jiyang's wife is really something. She married a scholar, became a scholar's wife, and after her husband died, she climbed up to another scholar."

"Indeed, it seems she has high standards; she's definitely destined to be a scholar's wife."

"Hahaha……"

Hearing the laughter, Meng Shaoqing could no longer hold back.

"What are you talking about?"

The women were startled into silence by Meng Shaoqing's voice. They turned around and saw Meng Shaoqing standing not far away with a livid face.

They were surprised by Meng Shaoqing's sudden appearance and his overhearing of their conversation.

"No, it's nothing."

The women scattered in a flash.

Yesterday on the mountain, Meng Shaoqing thought they hadn't been seen, but not only were they seen, they were also subjected to such nasty rumors.

He couldn't even imagine what would happen if Qi Ning heard these words; given her personality, would she do something rash?

wrong!

Meng Shaoqing suddenly raised his head and looked at the place where the women had been chatting earlier, right in front of Aunt Xiuyun's house.

Qi Ning lived next door.

They were talking so loudly and without any restraint just now, Qi Ning must have heard them.

A bad feeling inexplicably arose in Meng Shaoqing's heart. Without thinking too much, he ran towards Qi Ning's house.

When he arrived at the door, Meng Shaoqing found it ajar. He knocked twice, but there was no response, so he immediately pushed the door open and went inside.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard a stool fall over from the direction of the side room.

Meng Shaoqing followed the sound and pushed open the door. He immediately saw a white cloth hanging from the roof beam, with Qi Ning hanging on the cloth and a stool that had just been kicked over at her feet.

"Aning!"

Meng Shaoqing called out and quickly stepped forward to lift Qi Ning down.

Qi Ning's face was flushed, and there was a mark on her neck from being strangled. She sat on the ground coughing incessantly.

"Ah Ning, are you alright?"

Meng Shaoqing helped Qi Ning up and patted her back to help her catch her breath.

After a while, Qi Ning finally caught his breath.

She looked up at Meng Shaoqing, tears welling in her eyes: "Why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have..."

Meng Shaoqing suddenly hugged Qi Ning tightly: "Why are you so foolish? Why are you thinking of suicide again?"

When Meng Shaoqing saw Qi Ning hanging from the roof beam, his heart stopped for a moment.

He felt relieved that he had arrived in time.

Little did Meng Shaoqing know that Qi Ning had anticipated his arrival and had deliberately timed her suicide by hanging herself to show him.

Qi Ning was held tightly in Meng Shaoqing's arms. She glanced at his anxious expression out of the corner of her eye and began to sob softly.

"Shaoqing, we were seen on the mountain yesterday."

“I know, I know everything,” Meng Shaoqing said. “So what if someone saw us? We didn’t do anything.”

"But, but they... what they said was so awful. They said we were doing shady things on the mountain."

“If it were just other gossip, that would be one thing, but if this kind of gossip gets out, how will I ever be able to face people again?”

Meng Shaoqing raised his hand to wipe away Qi Ning's tears, his eyes filled with heartache and self-blame: "It's all my fault, I ruined your reputation."

Qi Ning's tears, which Meng Shaoqing had just wiped away, quickly rolled down again.

"I'm not blaming you, I just don't know what to do."

Looking at Qi Ning's appearance, Meng Shaoqing blurted out, "A Ning, marry me, let's get married."

"what?"

Qi Ning doubted that she had heard correctly, her expression filled with disbelief.

“I said, if you are willing to marry me, I will take responsibility for you,” Meng Shaoqing repeated his words.

"Why? Is it because you pity me? You don't have to do this."

"Do not."

Meng Shaoqing pondered for a moment, then said solemnly, "It's not because I pity you, nor for any other reason, but because I... I love you, and that's why I want to marry you."

His expression was serious, but his ears still turned red as he said those words.

He was not quite sure about this before, but when he saw Qi Ning hang himself, his heart stopped for a moment, and he understood his own feelings.

Qi Ning looked up at Meng Shaoqing.

She had only pretended to hang herself to provoke Meng Shaoqing, but she didn't expect it to be so effective. Meng Shaoqing actually said he loved her and wanted to marry her.

Qi Ning asked with some skepticism, "Really? You don't mind that I'm a widow?"

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