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

Meng Jiyang?

Was that person who left in a hurry Meng Jiyang?

The smile on Meng Shaoqing's face vanished without a trace in an instant.

He stared at the departing figure, whose profile flashed by as the person turned the corner, and that profile looked remarkably like Meng Jiyang.

Meng Shaoqing didn't have time to think much before he put his wine glass on the table.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I suddenly have an urgent matter to attend to, so please excuse me."

Having said that, he immediately gave chase.

"Hey? Brother Shaoqing!"

"What's going on here?"

The people at the table looked at each other, wondering what had happened to make Meng Shaoqing leave in such a hurry.

Meng Jiyang originally did not intend to attend today's banquet, because he had already learned that Meng Shaoqing was the top scholar in the provincial examination in Yuanzhou before the New Year.

When Meng Jiyang passed the imperial examination and became a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), it was a great joy. However, Meng Shaoqing, who was two years younger than him from the same village, also passed the examination and became a Xiucai.

In this way, Meng Jiyang's status as a scholar was no longer so remarkable, and it even made him seem inferior to those younger than him.

Because of this incident, Meng Jiyang harbored some resentment and secretly expressed his dislike for Meng Shaoqing to Chen Dahu and others on several occasions.

Later that same year, both of their fathers passed away.

The difference is that although Meng Jiyang's father has passed away, and the family has lost a major breadwinner, Chen Hehua and Meng Yueyue still support him.

After Meng Jiyang's father passed away, there was no one left in his family. Moreover, his gambling-addicted father left him with a huge debt.

With the support of his mother and sister, Meng Jiyang continued his studies, got married, and even went to the capital to take the imperial examination ahead of everyone else.

When he left Mengjia Village, Meng Shaoqing was still in the village paying off his father's debts.

Meng Jiyang originally thought that under such circumstances, he would definitely pass the imperial examination first, and Meng Shaoqing would have to stay in the village for five or six years to pay off his debts.

Unexpectedly, only three years later, Meng Jiyang learned that Meng Shaoqing had passed the provincial examination in Yuanzhou City with the highest score.

At first, Meng Jiyang thought it was just someone with the same name, so he asked around and found out that he really was Meng Shaoqing from Mengjia Village.

This made Meng Jiyang both angry and annoyed. He had been in the capital for three years before Meng Shaoqing, yet he had been overtaken by him.

Since Meng Shaoqing had passed the provincial examination with top honors, he would most likely come to the capital to participate in the spring imperial examination. Meng Jiyang had been keeping an eye on Meng Shaoqing's news for this reason.

After learning from some friends that Meng Shaoqing had arrived in the capital, Meng Jiyang began to deliberately avoid Meng Shaoqing, and he would not go to any place where Meng Shaoqing was.

The reason was simple: besides feeling somewhat ashamed in front of Meng Shaoqing, Meng Jiyang's main reason was that Meng Shaoqing was from the same village and knew his background.

Previously, in order to curry favor with the official in the Ministry of Personnel, he lied and claimed that he had no parents, had never married, and had severed ties with his family.

However, Chen Hehua and Qi Ning kept asking people in the capital to inquire about his whereabouts. Meng Jiyang was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he had no choice but to reply that he had already died of illness in the capital.

After his mother and Qi Ning learn of his death, they will surely hold a funeral for him, and everyone in the village will know the news, including Meng Shaoqing.

If Meng Shaoqing were to encounter him in the capital and discover that he was still alive, then the deception would be exposed.

At the very least, he absolutely cannot be exposed until he passes the imperial examination, successfully marries Wu Lanxiang, and becomes completely bound to the Ministry of Personnel.

Once his relationship with the Ministry of Personnel official is completely intertwined, he won't be afraid even if he's exposed again.

Therefore, Meng Jiyang was afraid that Meng Shaoqing would also attend today's banquet. He didn't want to meet him and originally didn't plan to come.

But those who knew about his connection with the official in the Ministry of Personnel kept praising him and showering him with compliments.

He said, "Brother Jiyang, there are many of your fellow townsmen from Yuanzhou City at this gathering. How can you, as their representative, not attend?"

He then said, "Brother Jiyang, if you don't attend this banquet, it won't be very interesting."

They even said, "Even if you just show your face, say a few words and leave, we would still feel honored."

Meng Jiyang was so flattered by those people that he actually came to the banquet.

He planned to just show his face and leave, deliberately avoiding Meng Shaoqing.

At the banquet, Meng Jiyang deliberately kept his distance from the students dressed in ordinary coarse clothes, thinking that Meng Shaoqing must be among them.

No sooner had he sat down and taken a sip of wine than he heard Meng Shaoqing talking to someone at the table behind him.

When Meng Jiyang turned around, he saw that the man sitting with his back to him, wearing a blue brocade robe with gold thread, was indeed Meng Shaoqing.

This was no big deal. Meng Jiyang didn't have time to think much. He made an excuse to go to the toilet and sneaked away.

However, what he didn't know was that he had just slipped out the door when Meng Shaoqing saw him.

As he slipped out and was about to go down the stairs, he heard Meng Shaoqing calling him from behind.

"Meng Jiyang?"

Meng Jiyang was surprised that Meng Shaoqing had caught up with him, and he subconsciously paused for a moment.

After realizing what was happening, he tried to run downstairs again, but Meng Shaoqing had already seen his paused steps.

He rushed forward, grabbed Meng Jiyang's shoulder, and forced him to turn around.

Upon seeing Meng Jiyang's face clearly, Meng Shaoqing frowned and blurted out, "It really is you!"

"Young...Young Qing," Meng Jiyang chuckled dryly. "What a coincidence, we actually ran into each other here."

Meng Shaoqing had no time to talk about coincidences with Meng Jiyang; he asked, "How did you..."

"Shh!"

Since Meng Shaoqing had already discovered him, Meng Jiyang had no choice but to say to Meng Shaoqing, "Let's talk somewhere else."

People come and go at this stairwell; if someone overhears something, it could be disastrous.

Meng Jiyang looked around, then took Meng Shaoqing's arm and led him to the empty window at the end of the corridor.

"What exactly happened? Didn't you already send a letter back saying that you died of illness in the capital three years ago?" Meng Shaoqing shook off Meng Jiyang's hand and asked anxiously.

"This……"

Meng Jiyang's eyes flickered slightly as he quickly thought of what to say.

"What is this?" Meng Shaoqing urged.

Meng Jiyang was too flustered to think about why Meng Shaoqing was reacting so strongly. He thought that Meng Shaoqing had seen a "dead person" and was surprised and confused, which was why he reacted so strongly.

"It's like this, Brother Shaoqing, let me explain slowly."

In the blink of an eye, Meng Jiyang had already come up with an excuse.

He said without changing his expression, "I did ask someone to send a letter home. At that time, I was seriously ill and thought I was going to die soon. In despair, I wrote that will to make arrangements for my affairs after my death."

"But later, the suicide note was returned, and I recovered from my illness. I was lucky to have survived."

"Since you're not dead, why didn't you send back the news that you're still alive?" Meng Shaoqing asked again.

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