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

"Ning'er, go and pour me a cup of tea."

The woman, dressed in a bright red wedding robe, gave instructions to the maid beside her.

"Yes, princess."

The maid curtsied in response and then turned to pour tea at a table in the corner of the palace.

As soon as the maid left, the princess, who was sitting on the bed, turned her head to look at the half-open window.

A black figure flashed past the window and jumped in through the window in an instant.

He was a man dressed like a guard. He landed with very little noise, clearly a trained martial artist.

The princess did not make a sound when she saw him enter.

The two exchanged a glance, and the man quietly walked behind the maid who was pouring tea, then slapped her hard on the back of the neck.

The maid fainted immediately and collapsed to the ground.

……

The mission world that Qi Ning has just arrived in is still an ancient world.

However, this world was far more turbulent than any of the dynasties Qi Ning had ever visited before.

Besides the numerous small states surrounding the Central Plains, there were two major states ruling across the river: the Yue state, located north of the Yangtze River, and the Chu state, located south of the Yangtze River.

The male and female protagonists of this world are both from the State of Chu.

The male lead is Chu Hanfeng, the crown prince of the Chu Kingdom, and the female lead is Yun Jing, the orphan of the Chu Kingdom's king Yun, who is not of the same surname.

Yun Jing's father, King Yun, was the only king of Chu with a different surname. After he died in battle for his country, he had no other family members, leaving only Yun Jing as his only daughter.

Therefore, in order to reward the deceased King Yun, the Emperor of Chu specially bestowed the title of Princess upon Yun Jing and brought her to the palace for education.

Yun Jing grew up in the palace from a young age. Although she was a princess, she enjoyed the treatment of a princess because of the achievements of Prince Yun and the emperor's favor. The emperor even loved her more than his own princess.

In the Emperor's heart, Yun Jing was the only choice for Crown Princess.

She and Crown Prince Chu Hanfeng were childhood sweethearts, growing up together since they were little. When young Yun Jing first saw Chu Hanfeng after entering the palace, she was attracted by his exquisite appearance and temperament, and fell in love with him at first sight.

The young girl didn't know how to hide her admiration, and with the emperor often joking that he would bestow a marriage upon them when they grew up, Yun Jing's love for Chu Hanfeng grew even deeper.

To win Chu Hanfeng's favor, Yun Jing did countless things for him and gave him countless gifts, all just so that Chu Hanfeng would glance at her.

However, Chu Hanfeng didn't appreciate it much. He didn't like Yun Jing, finding her too noisy and annoying, always hovering around him like a fly, impossible to get rid of.

Furthermore, since the emperor wanted to bring them together, Chu Hanfeng dared not defy his father and thus grew even more disgusted with Yun Jing.

In Chu Hanfeng's view, Yun Jing was only able to enjoy princess-like treatment in the palace because of her father's past achievements. Yet she was still so unrestrained and even dared to covet his position as Crown Princess.

When they grew up and reached the age for marriage, the emperor was planning to bestow a marriage upon Chu Hanfeng and Yun Jing, but a war suddenly broke out in the north.

Yue Zeyuan, the fifth prince of Yue, seized the throne of Yue by murdering his father and brother without warning, using bloody and cruel means. Now, the whole country of Yue is in turmoil, and the people are filled with fear.

The animosity between the Yue and Chu states had a long history, with both harboring the intention to attack each other and unify the north and south.

Seeing the current chaotic situation in Yue, and considering that Yue Zeyuan had only recently ascended the throne and his power base was not yet stable, the Chu Emperor believed that this was the best time to launch an attack on Yue.

Therefore, the Chu Emperor temporarily put aside the matter of bestowing a marriage upon Chu Hanfeng and Yun Jing, intending to do so upon his return.

The Chu Emperor appointed Crown Prince Chu Hanfeng to oversee the country, while he personally led a large army to launch an attack on the Yue Kingdom.

But who could have predicted that Yue Zeyuan had already guessed that Chu would take this opportunity to attack, and he had prepared in advance, setting up many traps.

When the Chu army approached the city, the Yue army was well prepared. Their counterattack was exceptionally swift, catching the Chu army completely off guard and preventing them from even retreating.

In the midst of this chaotic battle, the Chu Emperor was struck by an arrow personally shot by Yue Zeyuan and died on the spot.

The morale of the Yue army was greatly boosted, and Yue Zeyuan led his troops to pursue the victory, intending to continue attacking the Chu state.

After the Chu emperor died in battle, the news spread throughout the Chu state, causing chaos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the other princes wanted to seize the throne. With the support of a group of ministers, Crown Prince Chu Hanfeng eliminated the other princes and hastily ascended the throne.

The State of Chu was already in chaos due to the sudden death of the late emperor. Although Chu Hanfeng eventually obtained the throne, the internal turmoil in Chu still consumed a lot of military and financial resources. Chu Hanfeng, who had just ascended the throne, was simply unable to resist the powerful offensive of the State of Yue.

Upon seeing this, the ministers of Chu offered various suggestions. They believed that Yue was also short of troops and in dire need of rest and recuperation. Yue's attack on Chu was merely a result of being ambushed by Chu, and Yue had mobilized its entire forces in a moment of anger.

Therefore, in order to persuade Yue Zeyuan to withdraw his troops, the State of Chu should take the initiative to show goodwill to the State of Yue.

The best method would be to send a princess to marry into the country.

Chu Hanfeng only has one younger sister, Chu Xiyue, who is of marriageable age; the other princesses are still too young.

However, the siblings had a deep bond, and he was reluctant to send Chu Xiyue away for a political marriage.

Upon learning this news, Chu Xiyue also cried in front of Chu Hanfeng, saying that Yue Zeyuan was a monster who killed his father and brother, and that she was cruel and unwilling to go to Yue Kingdom for a marriage alliance.

As the new emperor of Yue, Yue Zeyuan was not so easily fooled. He could not simply find someone to impersonate a princess for a marriage alliance. If the truth were discovered, it would have the opposite effect.

Just as Chu Hanfeng was at a loss, Chu Xiyue said that if they really had to arrange a marriage alliance, they should let Yun Jing go in her place.

As a princess, Yun Jing is the orphan daughter of King Yun, the only non-royal king in the Chu Kingdom. Her status is equally noble. She can be made a princess and sent to the Yue Kingdom for a marriage alliance. Presumably, Yue Zeyuan would not refuse.

Anyway, Chu Hanfeng doesn't like Yun Jing and doesn't want to marry her, so he might as well take this opportunity to get rid of her, which would be perfectly legitimate.

Chu Hanfeng hesitated upon hearing this. He was actually in love with Yun Jing without realizing it. He thought he hated her, but in reality, he still had feelings for her.

At this point, Chu Hanfeng did not understand his own feelings. Under Chu Xiyue's constant persuasion, he finally agreed to the solution proposed by Chu Xiyue.

Chu Hanfeng issued an imperial decree, bestowing upon Yun Jing the title of princess and ordering her to go to Yue Kingdom in place of Chu Xiyue for a political marriage.

Yun Jing never expected that her life, which was about to become the Crown Princess, would be turned upside down by this war.

The late emperor has passed away, and no one is there to stand up for Yun Jing anymore. It's one thing for Chu Hanfeng not to marry her as the crown princess, but he also wants her to go to Yue Kingdom for a political marriage in place of his younger sister.

Yun Jing was naturally extremely unwilling.

But Chu Hanfeng was determined. He said that it was Yun Jing's responsibility as a princess to serve the country. Otherwise, how could she be considered the daughter of a king of a different surname?

Yun Jing was heartbroken and decided to do one last thing for Chu Hanfeng to sever her feelings for him that had lasted for more than ten years. So she agreed to go to Yue Kingdom for a marriage alliance.

To prevent Yun Jing from running away halfway or doing anything to betray the Chu Kingdom, Chu Xiyue suggested that her personal maid Ning'er accompany Yun Jing to the Yue Kingdom so that she could keep an eye on her at all times. Chu Hanfeng readily agreed.

The news that Yun Jing was going to Yue Kingdom for a political marriage spread quickly and soon reached Shen Yixiao's ears.

Shen Yixiao is the second male lead in this story. He is the eldest son of General Shen of the current dynasty.

Back then, General Shen was a subordinate of Yun Jing's father. Shen Yixiao and Yun Jing had known each other since childhood and grew up together, so they could be considered childhood sweethearts.

However, after Yun Jing's father passed away and Yun Jing entered the palace, Shen Yixiao rarely had the opportunity to see her.

As the loyal second male lead in the story, Shen Yixiao naturally likes Yun Jing.

However, the late emperor had previously intended for Yun Jing to become the crown princess, and Shen Yixiao also knew that Yun Jing liked Chu Hanfeng, which is why he had been suppressing his feelings.

Upon learning that Chu Hanfeng intended to send Yun Jing to Yue Kingdom for a political marriage, Shen Yixiao was furious and immediately wanted to go to the palace to object to Chu Hanfeng.

However, before Shen Yixiao could enter the palace, his father, General Shen, learned of the news and had him forcibly confined to the General's Mansion.

Seeing that Yun Jing had really set off for the Yue Kingdom for a marriage alliance, Shen Yixiao secretly escaped from the general's mansion and followed her, mingling with the accompanying soldiers.

Shen Yixiao originally intended to abduct Yun Jing on the way, but Chu Hanfeng's guards were too strict, and he was alone and weak, so he never had a suitable opportunity.

However, he still found an opportunity to let Yun Jing know that he was with her entourage, silently protecting her.

After a long journey of more than a month, Yun Jing arrived in Yue Kingdom and was sent to the Yue Kingdom's royal palace. Only then were the guards arranged by Chu Hanfeng removed.

Yun Jing was led to the bridal chamber. Before Yue Zeyuan arrived, the palace was not heavily guarded, so Shen Yixiao seized the opportunity and secretly sneaked into Yun Jing's palace.

Noticing Shen Yixiao's arrival, Yun Jing made an excuse to send her maid Ning'er away to pour tea.

After Shen Yixiao climbed in through the window, he knocked the maid unconscious and tried to take Yun Jing away.

But Yun Jing was afraid that her leaving would anger Yue Zeyuan, and she didn't want to break her promise to Chu Hanfeng, so she refused to go with him and instead persuaded Shen Yixiao to leave on his own.

It took Shen Yixiao a lot of persuasion to finally convince Yun Jing to change out of her wedding dress and run away with him.

Because she had spent too much time persuading Yun Jing, just as she finished changing her clothes and was about to leave with Shen Yixiao, the maid who had been knocked unconscious woke up.

Upon seeing this, Shen Yixiao killed the maid without saying a word.

Yun Jing did not stop her.

She knew that this maid was sent by Chu Xiyue to monitor her, and she absolutely could not keep her.

Although the maid had taken good care of her on the way here and even confessed that she had been forced by Chu Xiyue, this was likely just a lie told to lower her guard, and she shouldn't believe it.

Not to mention that she happened to wake up at that moment and saw something she shouldn't have seen, which made her even more determined to kill him to silence him.

Upon seeing that the maid was dead, Yun Jing suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She put her wedding dress on the corpse to make it look like a suicide before leaving with Shen Yixiao.

She thought, let Chu Hanfeng think she's dead.

When Yue Zeyuan arrived at the palace, he saw a corpse dressed in wedding attire. He naturally assumed that the dead person was Princess Yun Jing, who had come to marry him.

The marriage alliance was originally proposed by the State of Chu as a gesture of goodwill. Yue Zeyuan only agreed because he wanted a truce. Who knew that the State of Chu would send a corpse instead?

Yue Zeyuan was furious, feeling that the State of Chu was deliberately humiliating him, and soon after, he raised an army against the State of Chu again.

Back in the Chu Kingdom, after sending Yun Jing away, Chu Hanfeng gradually began to feel some regret. He realized that he seemed to like Yun Jing and regretted letting her go on a political marriage.

Just as Chu Hanfeng was hesitating about whether to raise an army to take Yun Jing back, the Yue Kingdom took the lead in raising an army.

The reason why Yue launched a war was that the princess who was sent to marry a foreign ruler committed suicide. Yue Zeyuan believed that this was at the behest of Chu and felt that he had been humiliated by Chu.

When Chu Hanfeng learned that Yun Jing was "dead," he was heartbroken and filled with regret. He also realized his true feelings, that he actually had feelings for Yun Jing.

But it's too late to say anything now.

The states of Chu and Yue fought another battle because of Yun Jing's "death," but neither state fared well in this battle, resulting in a draw and both sides withdrawing their troops.

After Yun Jing and Shen Yixiao escaped from the Yue Kingdom's palace, they did not immediately return to the Chu Kingdom; instead, they hid in the Yue Kingdom for a period of time.

After the war between Yue and Chu ended, Shen Yixiao took Yun Jing to a neighboring small country, intending to hide there under assumed names for a few years.

However, Chu Hanfeng never forgot Yun Jing even after her "death".

The following year, while conquering a small country, Chu Hanfeng accidentally discovered Yun Jing's whereabouts and learned that she was not dead, but was hiding there with Shen Yixiao, and the two were about to get married.

Chu Hanfeng was both angry and anxious, and began to send people to arrest Yun Jing and Shen Yixiao.

Yun Jing and Shen Yixiao knew that Chu Hanfeng had discovered their whereabouts and sent people to capture them, so they hurriedly embarked on their escape again.

During their escape, Shen Yixiao was killed by Chu Hanfeng while trying to cover Yun Jing's escape, but Yun Jing was still captured by Chu Hanfeng and taken back.

Chu Hanfeng hoped that Yun Jing would still love him as before, but Yun Jing hated Chu Hanfeng to the bone because of the marriage alliance and Shen Yixiao's death.

After returning to the State of Chu, the two began a complicated and torturous love affair.

Finally, after overcoming numerous hardships, Yun Jing forgave Chu Hanfeng and became his empress.

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Qi Ning transmigrated into the body of the original owner, who was Ning'er, a cannon fodder maid who followed Yun Jing to a political marriage.

She was originally Chu Xiyue's personal maid who had served her since childhood. She thought she would serve the princess for the rest of her life, but unexpectedly, Chu Xiyue arranged for her to go to Yun Jing's side and accompany her on a political marriage.

The original owner was naturally somewhat unwilling, but Chu Xiyue was her master, and she dared not disobey her master's orders.

However, even though the original owner had already agreed, Chu Xiyue was still worried that the original owner would betray her, so she poisoned her again.

If Chu Xiyue hadn't poisoned the original owner to threaten her, the original owner would definitely have remembered the master-servant relationship of the past ten years and served her faithfully. But after Chu Xiyue poisoned her, her heart wavered.

After all, it was Chu Xiyue who poisoned her first, and she might spend the rest of her life as a mistress and servant in Yue Kingdom with Yun Jing.

Even if she didn't confess, Yun Jing could still guess that she was there to spy on her.

Therefore, she told Yun Jing that she was forced to do so. During the more than one-month journey from Chu to Yue, she took extra care of Yun Jing, hoping that the two of them could live peacefully as master and servant in the future.

Unexpectedly, on her very first night in Yue Kingdom, she died at the hands of Yun Jing and Shen Yixiao.

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