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

Qi Ning peeked out and saw Meng Jiyang, who had just gotten off the carriage.

The carriage that Meng Jiyang was riding in should belong to the Ministry of Personnel.

After he got off the carriage, the curtains were lifted, revealing half of a woman's face in the window, as she reluctantly said something to him.

If I'm not mistaken, that must be Wu Lanxiang, the youngest daughter of the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel.

This was the first time Qi Ning met Meng Jiyang. Meng Jiyang was the older brother of the female lead, Meng Yueyue. He was indeed quite good-looking, with regular features, but his eyes were a bit lively, and it was clear at a glance that he was not an honest person.

In a place like the capital, there are countless men who are more handsome and have better education and family background than Meng Jiyang. The reason why Miss Wu was able to take a liking to Meng Jiyang was entirely because Meng Jiyang moved into the Wu family as a retainer, deliberately approached Miss Wu, and tricked her with sweet words.

After all, young ladies from wealthy families rarely go out and don't usually see many men. So, Meng Jiyang took advantage of his proximity to her and got the first taste of her affections.

Interestingly, the clothes that Miss Wu was wearing happened to be sold by Jinxiu Pavilion.

It seems that the Wu family really considers Meng Jiyang their future son-in-law. Miss Wu not only came to see him off in person, but also dressed up specially, showing that she really cares about Meng Jiyang.

Qi Ning watched the two of them reluctantly part for a while, then sneered, lowered the curtain, and told the coachman to return home.

As her carriage passed in front of Meng Jiyang and the others, a gust of wind blew up the curtains of the carriage window, revealing Qi Ning's profile.

Meng Jiyang was talking to Wu Lanxiang when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a profile in the carriage out of the corner of his eye. He was startled and his expression changed.

That person looks so much like Qi Ning.

"Brother Jiyang, what's wrong? Are you even listening to me?" Wu Lanxiang asked, puzzled, when she saw him lost in thought.

Meng Jiyang then came to his senses and quickly forced a smile: "It's nothing, Lan'er, it's getting late, I should go in, you should go back to the manor as well."

Wu Lanxiang gave a few more instructions before telling the driver to return home.

Meng Jiyang stood still, not immediately entering the examination room, but looking around repeatedly. However, after looking around, he could no longer find the carriage that had flashed past him just moments before.

Meng Jiyang frowned and thought for a moment, then felt that he must have seen it wrong.

“It can’t be hers. She should be taking care of my mother in Mengjia Village. She wouldn’t come to the capital, and she certainly wouldn’t have the ability to ride in a carriage.”

Previously, in order to deceive the Wu family, Meng Jiyang bribed someone to tamper with his identity, claiming that his parents had died many years ago, that he had no father or mother, no brothers or sisters, and that he had never been married.

Through Meng Jiyang's machinations, Chen Hehua was nominally declared dead many years ago. What he didn't know was that Chen Hehua was now truly dead.

Meng Jiyang believed that he must have been too nervous and misjudged the person. After some self-suggestion, he entered the examination room.

This was his second time taking the imperial examination, and he was determined to pass it.

However, now that he has the future father-in-law, the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, as his backer, even if he fails the exam, his future father-in-law will definitely help him. But if he can pass the exam on his own merit, he can be looked up to by others.

Meanwhile, Qi Ning had already left in her carriage, so Meng Jiyang naturally couldn't find her.

“Host, Meng Jiyang just saw you. Although he didn’t see you clearly, it almost scared him to death. I guess it will affect his exam.”

Qi Ning knew, of course, that Meng Jiyang had seen her just now, but he certainly hadn't seen her clearly, and even if he had, he wouldn't have dared to confirm it.

"That's because he felt guilty; he deserved it."

The system still had a question: "Host, why didn't you deal with Meng Jiyang sooner, instead of giving him the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination?"

Qi Ning curled his lip in disdain: "What's wrong with letting him participate in the imperial examination? Even if he has the chance, he still won't pass. In the end, he'll still have to rely on the Ministry of Personnel to secretly manipulate things for him."

"That's true."

"So, all I have to do is strike at the crucial moment and make Meng Jiyang fail when he's closest to success. Isn't that interesting?"

In addition, Qi Ning had another concern.

She can deal with Meng Jiyang whenever she wants, but if she does it before the imperial examination, it might affect Meng Shaoqing's condition.

Let's wait until Meng Shaoqing finishes his exams before we talk about it.

Now she has her own shop and money, but that's far from enough.

Money can't compare to power.

Qi Ning's Jinxiu Pavilion has been so ostentatious lately that it has aroused the envy of the old shops in the capital, who may plot against her at any time.

Having money is not enough; you also need power to back you up.

Instead of currying favor with other powerful figures in the capital, it would be better to cultivate one's own people.

Meng Shaoqing had a promising career in the original story, and Qi Ning didn't want to ruin it.

Besides, they are now husband and wife, a community of shared interests, so she shouldn't try to influence him; otherwise, she'd only be making things difficult for herself.

Nine days later.

After the imperial examination ended, Qi Ning came to pick up Meng Shaoqing as promised and take her home.

As soon as Meng Shaoqing got into the carriage, he hugged Qi Ning and leaned on her shoulder, saying in a muffled voice, "I missed you."

Qi Ning hugged him and patted his back.

"It's only been nine days since we last met."

Meng Shaoqing replied, "Nine days is already a very long time."

After a long while, Qi Ning finally asked him, "How is it?"

Meng Shaoqing knew that Qi Ning was asking how well he had done on the imperial examination.

"There shouldn't be any problems," he said calmly.

Meng Shaoqing has always been cautious and modest, so his statement was certainly not a problem, which put Qi Ning at ease.

After resting at home, Meng Shaoqing told Qi Ning the next day that he was going out.

"It's a banquet attended by students from Yuanzhou, Jingzhou, and Cuizhou. I'm thinking that if I want to establish myself in the capital, I'll naturally need to make connections, so I have to attend these kinds of banquets."

Meng Shaoqing explained everything to Qi Ning in detail.

Although Meng Shaoqing is rather naive when it comes to romantic relationships, he is quite adept at handling serious matters and is not a pedantic or stubborn person.

Otherwise, relying solely on his academic knowledge without knowing how to conduct himself in society, he would not have been able to achieve great things in his official career.

In the two months since arriving in Beijing, he has already made some acquaintances with other students taking the imperial examinations. Now that the examinations are over, it is normal to have a banquet.

Qi Ning naturally wouldn't object. She laughed and said, "Why are you telling me all this in detail? Do you think I won't let you go?"

"Yes, if you don't allow me to go, then I won't go and will stay home with you," Meng Shaoqing said seriously.

Qi Ning gave him a reproachful look: "Go on, go on, drink less alcohol, and come back early."

Meng Shaoqing liked it when Qi Ning said those things to him, and he liked the feeling of being managed by her.

He looked at Qi Ning with a smile in his eyes: "Okay, I'll be back soon."

After spending some time together, Meng Shaoqing went out to attend the banquet.

Meng Shaoqing was the top scholar in the provincial examination in Yuanzhou City, so naturally many people knew him.

During the conversation, someone asked him, "Brother Shaoqing, did you come to the capital alone?"

“No, I came with my wife,” Meng Shaoqing replied.

"Oh? So Brother Shaoqing is already married."

"Yes."

"No wonder, with your wife accompanying you, your attire is much more refined than that of ordinary people."

Indeed, without Qi Ning, he would definitely be wearing coarse cloth clothes now, and he would never have the ability to wear this valuable brocade robe.

Although clothing is not the most important thing, there is some truth to the saying that clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse.

Meng Shaoqing chuckled and said, "My wife has taken care of everything for me."

That's truly enviable.

As the group was talking, Meng Shaoqing glanced around and saw a figure that surprised him.

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