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

"I will not drink."

Qi Ning looked disgusted.

She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief in one hand, seemingly disliking the smell of the contraceptive soup, and pushed the bowl of contraceptive soup away with the other hand.

"Take it away."

Her push nearly spilled the contraceptive soup.

Fortunately, the palace maid carrying the medicine took a step back, and only some of the medicine spilled onto the tray.

"Miss!"

The palace maid carrying the medicine cried out in surprise and turned to look at Eunuch Xu.

"Eunuch Xu, this..."

Eunuch Xu and the other palace staff present did not expect Consort Ning to react this way.

She actually dared to refuse the contraceptive soup bestowed by His Majesty.

Eunuch Xu's expression changed drastically.

In reality, Eunuch Xu was not respectful to this princess from an enemy country who was sent for a marriage alliance; he was merely maintaining a superficial politeness.

He had long heard that this Chu princess was aloof and spoiled, and that she dared to put on airs even though she was clearly sent over by Chu.

When I saw it today, it turned out to be true.

She actually refused to drink the contraceptive soup bestowed by His Majesty. Could it be that she wanted to give birth to an imperial heir?

That's quite an ambition.

Eunuch Xu twitched the corners of his mouth, and said with a forced smile, "Consort Ning, what are you doing? Why aren't you taking the contraceptive medicine? Do you want to conceive a royal heir? Don't you know that with your status, whether you can have a royal heir is not up to you?"

He thought to himself, if Consort Ning is stubborn and refuses to listen to advice and insists on drinking this contraceptive soup, then he will force her to drink it.

Just as Eunuch Xu was thinking this, Qi Ning suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Her tone was sarcastic: "Eunuch Xu, what are you thinking? When did I ever say I wanted to have His Majesty's child?"

Eunuch Xu's face stiffened: "Then, what does Consort Ning mean by this? Since you say so, why don't you drink this contraceptive soup?"

Isn't this saying one thing and doing another?

Qi Ning fanned her nose with a handkerchief, then glanced at the bowl of contraceptive soup and said disdainfully, "Just because I don't drink this contraceptive soup doesn't mean I want to have His Majesty's child. Who knows what's in this contraceptive soup, or whether it will harm your health?"

"Go back and tell your Majesty that I don't care about having his child. I have already prepared and taken contraceptive medicine, so your Majesty doesn't need to send any more contraceptive soup. It's unnecessary."

After saying that, Qi Ning flicked his sleeves and turned back to the palace.

Only the numerous palace servants remained standing there, staring at each other in bewilderment.

Eunuch Xu's face flushed red and then turned pale.

The words Consort Ning just said made it seem like she looked down on the imperial offspring who gave birth to His Majesty. Where does that leave His Majesty's face?

"Eunuch Xu, what should we do with this contraceptive soup?"

The palace maid carrying the medicine asked cautiously for permission.

Eunuch Xu glanced at the bowl of contraceptive soup.

What else can be done? Consort Ning said she had already prepared and taken the contraceptive medicine. Are we really going to force her to take another bowl? That would be completely unnecessary.

He waved his hand: "Let's go."

Eunuch Xu led his entourage away from Yaohua Palace, where Qi Ning resided, and returned to the Imperial Study where Yue Zeyuan was.

At that moment, Yue Zeyuan was wiping his sword in the imperial study when Eunuch Xu entered and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty."

Yue Zeyuan didn't even turn his head, and asked directly, "How is it?"

"Your Majesty, this..." Eunuch Xu stammered, "Consort Ning didn't say anything about this title and accepted the decree directly. However, she did not drink the contraceptive soup bestowed by Your Majesty."

"Oh?"

Yue Zeyuan then glanced at Eunuch Xu while holding his sword: "Didn't drink?"

"Yes, I didn't drink it."

Yue Zeyuan thought she would drink it without hesitation.

She won't drink it, does that mean she wants to have his child?

Even if she wanted to, Xu Deyou wouldn't let it go so easily. He would definitely find a way to complete the task he assigned, unless she said something.

"What did she say?"

Since Yue Zeyuan asked this question, it meant that he wanted Eunuch Xu to relay the truth. Eunuch Xu dared not hide anything and had no choice but to tell Qi Ning what he had said.

"Consort Ning said... that she didn't care about bearing His Majesty's child, that she didn't know what the ingredients of the contraceptive soup His Majesty had given her were, and whether it would harm her body. She also said that she had already prepared and taken contraceptive medicine herself, and that His Majesty should not do anything unnecessary."

After Xu Gonggong finished speaking, he subconsciously shrank his neck, as if Yue Zeyuan would get angry at any moment.

But Yue Zeyuan fell silent after hearing those words, his eyes holding a rather intriguing look.

After a moment, he chuckled and said, "Let her be."

After saying that, he continued to wipe the golden dragon sword in his hand.

Seeing this, Eunuch Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yue Zeyuan truly believed that Qi Ning had prepared contraceptive medicine and that she did not want to have his child. After all, she was a princess of Chu and the orphan of the King of Yun. They were sworn enemies, not to mention that she probably still had feelings for Chu Hanfeng.

Xu Gonggong thought that the Chu princess wouldn't dare to deceive the emperor. Even if she secretly became pregnant with the imperial child without taking contraceptives, she couldn't give birth without His Majesty's permission.

After a brief pause, Eunuch Xu remembered something else: "Your Majesty, Consort Ning also said that if Your Majesty catches the maid who ran away, she hopes that Your Majesty can hand her over to her for disposal."

"Have you caught them?" Yue Zeyuan asked.

"Your Majesty, not yet. The palace has been searched, but no one has been found."

Upon hearing this, Yue Zeyuan's expression turned cold.

"Didn't find them?"

Could it really be as she said, that the Yue Kingdom's palace was so poorly guarded that even a lowly maid could escape?

Eunuch Xu added, "That's right. However, according to our investigation, this morning before dawn, two men who looked like guards hid in the chamber pot and slipped out of the palace. We don't know if it was that maid in disguise."

It must be, otherwise how could a mere maid have the ability to get out? She must have someone helping her.

Yue Zeyuan sheathed his sword.

"The people should still be in the city. Bring them back to me. Yue is not a place where you can come and go as you please."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Eunuch Xu replied hastily.

After Eunuch Xu and the others left, Qi Ning went back to eat breakfast, seemingly unaffected by what had just happened.

She was biting into a piece of pastry while listening to the system speak.

"Host, Yue Zeyuan really sent people to capture Yun Jing and the others. What should we do?"

"Are they still in the palace?" Qi Ning asked.

"No, they've already escaped the palace, but they're still in the city. Yue Zeyuan has ordered people to continue searching."

The system continued, "Although the search area outside the palace is larger, this is still Yue territory. Once Yue Zeyuan orders the city gates closed, Yun Jing and Shen Yixiao will definitely not be able to escape. They will be caught sooner or later."

"If we catch them, won't your impersonation of a princess be exposed?"

Qi Ning remained relatively calm: "Whether we can catch her or not is another matter. Even if we do catch her, do you think Yun Jing will admit her true identity?"

"What if she admits it?" the system muttered.

Qi Ning almost laughed: "If she admits it, then we'll play the real and fake princess game."

At this moment, Yulan, who was standing by, picked up a shrimp dumpling and placed it on the plate in front of Qi Ning.

"Your Majesty, please try these jade shrimp dumplings."

"Ah."

Qi Ning responded and picked up the crystal-clear shrimp dumpling, putting it in her mouth.

She didn't look up, but out of the corner of her eye, she could sense that Yulan was subtly observing her.

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