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

Once Qi Ning left the imperial study, his previously cautious demeanor vanished without a trace.

Qiu Lu had been waiting outside and vaguely heard the commotion inside. At first, she was worried about Qi Ning's safety, but now that she saw her come out unharmed, Qiu Lu finally felt relieved.

"Mother, are you okay?"

Qi Ning smiled and said, "It's alright."

"That's good. I just heard His Majesty's voice from inside. He sounded angry. I was so worried about you!"

Looking at the innocent and loyal young girl in front of her, Qi Ning felt a rare softening in her heart and comforted her, saying, "It's nothing. She just came to ask His Majesty for mercy because her brother was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice."

Qiu Lu had naturally heard the original owner mention this matter: "No wonder the Empress wanted to bring soup to His Majesty at this time. Did His Majesty agree?"

Qi Ning hummed in agreement.

Qiu Lu's face instantly lit up with a smile: "That's great!"

"Your Majesty, shall we return to the palace now?" she asked again.

"No rush, let's stop by Consort Yao's palace for a visit."

Consort Ning and Consort Yao had a good relationship and often sat together to drink tea, eat snacks, or do embroidery. Therefore, when Qi Ning said this, Qiu Lu did not feel anything was wrong.

She helped Qi Ning walk slowly towards Chang Le Palace.

Meanwhile, the system had been chattering away in Qi Ning's mind for quite a while.

"Host, you scared me to death just now! I was really afraid that you would be killed by Xiao Jin with a single sword stroke before your mission even started!"

Qi Ning then paid attention to it: "Your worries are unnecessary."

Qi Ning is not a weak woman who can't even kill a chicken.

Although she is currently using the original owner's body and cannot use internal energy, she can still use those basic moves, so it won't be so easy for Xiao Jin to kill her.

Based on the original storyline, Qi Ning has already analyzed Xiao Jin's character. He rarely experiences significant emotional fluctuations when it comes to things he doesn't care about.

For example, after discovering that Chen Chongyi had drugged him, he calmly ordered Eunuch Wu to beat her to death, treating killing a person as insignificant as stepping on an ant.

Conversely, the more agitated he is, the more he cares.

The reason he was so enraged just now, and even had murderous intent towards Qi Ning, was because Qi Ning's words touched on his deepest feelings.

Chu Yiyao has been in the palace for almost a year, and she still hasn't given up on the idea of ​​leaving. She argues and quarrels with him every few days, which has become a source of anxiety for him.

It can be said that, apart from national affairs, Chu Yiyao was the person Xiao Jin was most worried about.

Now that Qi Ning says she can ease the tension between them, Xiao Jin naturally thinks he can give it a try. If it doesn't work, he can kill Ning Jieyu at any time.

Qi Ning's ambitious and ambitious demeanor made Xiao Jin lower his guard slightly.

While it wasn't enough to make him completely trust her, it was enough for Qi Ning.

"Host, I still don't quite understand why you did this."

Although Qi Ning had said she didn't like people asking her why, the system couldn't resist its curiosity.

The system's task is to get Chu Yiyao out of the palace. Why is the host going to such lengths to ease the tension between Chu Yiyao and Xiao Jin?

The system relentlessly pressed for answers.

"Host, just tell me, satisfy my curiosity."

"Host, I'm begging you!"

"Host~"

Seeing that Qi Ning still didn't answer, the system suddenly said in a low voice, "Host, you treat me worse than you treat Qiu Lu. You just explained things to Qiu Lu..."

Qi Ning almost burst out laughing when she heard this.

"What else could it be? Naturally, it's to prepare Xiao Jin to die in the pain of losing Chu Yiyao."

If she had no other concerns, she might consider killing Xiao Jin directly.

But now she is Ning Jieyu, with family and relatives to care for, and she also has to meet the original owner's demands, so she can't let Xiao Jin die too easily.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone through all this trouble.

System: "Saying that is the same as saying nothing."

"Okay, be quiet and have a little patience."

The system was a little worried because it was Qi Ning's first time doing a task.

Hearing Qi Ning say this, the system remembered that its host was a professional spy in her previous life and had never failed in her missions. There must be a reason why she did this.

The system had no choice but to suppress its curiosity for the time being and stop asking questions.

Not long after, Qi Ning led Qiu Lu to the entrance of Chang Le Palace.

Chu Yiyao's personal maid, Chunmei, happened to see them. She stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Consort Ning. Is Consort Ning here to see our Lady?"

Qi Ning nodded slightly: "Exactly."

Chunmei's eyes flickered: "Your Highness, please wait a moment, this servant will go in and inform you."

As Chunmei left, the system reminded her at the right moment: "Host, Chunmei is the informant in the original plot. She is the one who told the emperor about the conversation between Chu Yiyao and the original owner."

"Ah."

"She was sent by Xiao Jin specifically to monitor Chu Yiyao. You'd better be careful when you talk to Chu Yiyao later."

"I know."

Chunmei entered Chu Yiyao's bedroom.

Who's talking outside?

Chu Yiyao was sitting on the couch embroidering a handkerchief when she vaguely heard the conversation outside.

“Your Majesty, it is Consort Ning,” Chunmei replied.

"Sister Ning is here? Why don't you just invite her in?"

"Your Highness," Chunmei lowered her voice, "half an hour ago, Consort Ning went to the Imperial Study with her maids and a food box. Now she's just come here after leaving the Imperial Study. Could she be here to show off?"

Chu Yiyao paused, her hand holding the embroidery needle. "What nonsense are you talking about? Sister Ning is also His Majesty's concubine. Isn't it normal for her to go to the Imperial Study?"

"My lady..."

"Chunmei!" Chu Yiyao interrupted Chunmei, "Quickly, invite her in!"

Chunmei reluctantly agreed and then turned and left.

A short while later, she led Qi Ning and Qiu Lu into the inner room.

As soon as Qi Ning entered, she saw Chu Yiyao sitting on the couch. Her long black hair was loose and she hadn't dressed up. She looked somewhat haggard.

However, this did not affect her beauty. Her small, delicate face was exquisite, and her slightly pursed lips revealed a hint of stubbornness.

"Greetings, Consort Yao." Qi Ning curtsied.

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yiyao came over and helped her up.

She glared at Qi Ning slightly: "What are you doing, Sister Ning? Didn't we agree that we should just address each other as sisters in private, and not bow so often, and not call me Consort Yao?"

Qi Ning smiled at her, then turned to Chunmei and Qiulu and said, "You two go out first. I'm going to have a talk with Consort Yao. You don't need to serve me."

Chunmei glanced at Chu Yiyao subconsciously, and seeing that she nodded, she had no choice but to go out with Qiulu.

Only Qi Ning and Chu Yiyao remained in the room.

Chu Yiyao turned away angrily because Qi Ning addressed her as "Consort Yao" again.

Seeing this, Qi Ning pulled her away: "Sister Yi Yao, are you angry with me? We naturally address each other as sisters in private, but there were other people present just now, so we still need to observe the proper etiquette. Otherwise, His Majesty will blame me for not knowing the rules and for disrespecting the Empress."

Chu Yiyao's brows furrowed with sorrow: "Rules, rules, the palace is such a hassle!"

Qi Ning pulled Chu Yiyao to sit down on the couch: "Did you just get up? Why haven't you done your makeup yet?"

"Why bother with dressing up? I'm not leaving the palace."

Qi Ning looked at her with concern: "You look a little haggard, like you haven't rested well. Were you frightened by what happened with Consort Chen yesterday?"

Qi Ning's words only made things worse. Upon hearing the name "Chen Chongyi," Chu Yiyao immediately recalled the bloody and mangled sight of her being beaten to death yesterday. The screams of agony instantly filled her mind, making her feel nauseous and turning her face pale.

Seeing this, Qi Ning poured her a cup of tea: "Have some tea."

Chu Yiyao shook her head with a bitter face: "I can't eat or drink anything right now..."

Qi Ning had no choice but to put down her teacup: "Take care of yourself."

"I heard that Sister Ning was so frightened that she fainted yesterday. She actually came to care about me today? I grew up in a small town and I'm tough. I can go without food for a few days without any problems. It's just... I just can't stand such bloody scenes."

Her face was filled with fear: "Sister Ning, I had nightmares all night. Tell me, why do they kill people so easily? The palace is a place that eats people up without spitting out the bones!"

Qi Ning patted her hand and comforted her, "Try to think positively. These kinds of things happen all the time in the palace. Besides, His Majesty didn't issue the order to have Consort Chen beaten to death for no reason. She was the one who drugged His Majesty first."

Chu Yiyao's expression froze, as if she had realized something, and she pulled away from Qi Ning's hand: "Are you here today to act as his mediator?"

"What lobbyist? I'm just telling you what's on my mind. This matter can't be entirely blamed on His Majesty. If she can put aphrodisiacs in His Majesty's soup, she can easily put poison in it another day."

"That's just a hypothesis. In fact, Chen Chongyi didn't use poison, and he didn't drink the soup either. Why must we take Chen Chongyi's life?"

Chu Yiyao shook her head in disappointment: "Even if she did something wrong, it doesn't warrant killing her. That's a life! In this palace, are human lives just as worthless as grass?"

"And the way she died, so tortured, she didn't even have a complete body, let alone any dignity."

"Yi Yao, you can't think like that. His Majesty had no choice..."

As Qi Ning spoke, she opened the teacup lid, dipped her finger in the tea, and wrote the four characters "Walls have ears" on the table. Then she gestured for Chu Yiyao to look out the window.

Chu Yiyao glanced at the four words, then followed Qi Ning's gaze and saw a faint dark shadow outside the window.

Someone is eavesdropping.

Chu Yiyao looked at Qi Ning, at a loss.

Qi Ning looked helpless, slowly uttering words of persuasion, and then wrote down the three words "cooperate with me".

Chu Yiyao was stunned for a long time before she could barely cooperate with Qi Ning to finish the scene. It wasn't until she was "persuaded" by Qi Ning and the two started chatting about other things that the dark shadow outside the window disappeared.

Chu Yiyao, still not entirely at ease, opened the window and peeked out to look around.

Qi Ning then asked the system directly, "Has the person left? Is there anyone else eavesdropping?"

"They're gone. There's no one here now," the system replied.

It also thoughtfully said, "Don't worry, host, I'll keep an eye on things outside for you."

Chu Yiyao closed the window and returned to Qi Ning's side. She asked in a low voice, still shaken, "Sister Ning, were you forced into this?"

Qi Ning nodded.

Chu Yiyao was so angry that her chest heaved. She was simple-minded and never imagined that Xiao Jin would send someone to monitor her.

Moreover, he forced Qi Ning to come and act as a mediator, which almost made her misunderstand her.

Qi Ning smiled bitterly: "It's all thanks to your cooperation just now."

"What exactly is going on?"

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