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

Yue Zeyuan stroked her long hair behind her back: "How about I take you to the imperial palace for a few days?"

"A temporary palace?"

“That’s right,” Yue Zeyuan said. “The palace isn’t far, it’s just outside the city, about a two-hour journey. We’ll set off this afternoon and arrive tonight. We’ll stay there for a few nights and then come back.”

Qi Ning had indeed been feeling a bit bored staying in the palace these past few days and had been wanting to go out for a while. She was very pleased with Yue Zeyuan's idea and readily agreed.

When Yue Zeyuan saw that Qi Ning had agreed, he immediately ordered people to pack their things. That afternoon, he took Qi Ning out of the palace.

Their trip was a last-minute decision made by Yue Zeyuan to please Qi Ning; it wasn't a big deal, but they didn't try to hide it either.

Therefore, the moment they left the city, well-informed people got wind of it.

Before long, the news spread throughout the royal family and noble circles of Yue.

They learned that His Majesty had taken the Chu princess to the imperial palace for several nights, and on their way back, they strolled around the city before returning home, the two of them inseparable.

After returning to the palace, His Majesty spent almost every night at Yaohua Palace, favoring Consort Ning every night.

Everyone was somewhat surprised. The Chu princess had been in the palace for quite some time. It was said that His Majesty had been indifferent to her before and rarely favored her. But for some reason, His Majesty suddenly became very fond of her.

Could it be that after the Emperor's birthday celebration, he learned that some ministers were urging His Majesty to select concubines, and that the Chu princess used some kind of bewitching magic on His Majesty to capture his heart, which is why His Majesty favored her so much and even issued an edict to postpone the selection of concubines?

If that's the case, then His Majesty must have been bewitched by that Chu princess!

In no time, the news that Consort Ning had won the Emperor's favor spread far and wide, reaching not only the major families of Yue, but also the ears of the envoys from Chu.

Speaking of the Chu envoys, ever since they put on airs and were stopped outside the palace, unable to attend the Emperor's birthday banquet, they have been completely panicked.

They never expected that a small mistake would not only offend the Yue emperor, but also prevent them from completing the task assigned to them by the Chu emperor.

It should be noted that Chu Hanfeng sent these envoys not primarily to congratulate Yue Zeyuan on his birthday, but mainly to have them gather information about the princess to be married off to.

They were unable to attend the palace banquet or meet the Chu princess who was sent to marry the Chu king, so they naturally couldn't go back and report to Chu Hanfeng.

For this reason, after the Emperor's birthday celebration, the Chu envoy did not immediately return to Chu, but stayed temporarily at the Sifangguan in Yue.

They dealt with officials from the Court of State Ceremonies of Yue, asking them to submit a memorial to Yue Zeyuan requesting an audience with Princess Pingning.

Yue Zeyuan took Qi Ning out to play during those few days and didn't see the memorial at all.

After they returned to the palace, the memorial finally appeared before Yue Zeyuan.

At that time, he happened to be in Yaohua Palace.

Yue Zeyuan sat on Qi Ning's small couch reviewing memorials, while Qi Ning sat beside him eating fruit.

When Yue Zeyuan saw the memorial, he sneered inwardly.

"what happened?"

Qi Ning was holding a grape in her hand. She noticed that Yue Zeyuan was staring at the document with displeasure, so she asked him a question.

"nothing."

Yue Zeyuan closed the letter without making a sound and casually tossed it aside.

He turned his head and saw Qi Ning looking at him with curiosity, then suddenly leaned in to kiss her.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Qi Ning smiled and dodged.

Yue Zeyuan took the opportunity to push her down onto the small couch, looking down at her and asking, "Are the grapes delicious?"

"It's delicious," Qi Ning replied, blinking her eyelashes.

She was still holding that grape in her hand, not having had a chance to eat it yet.

Yue Zeyuan glanced at Qi Ning's rosy, moist lips, then took the grape from her hand and fed it to her.

Qi Ning subconsciously took the grape, but before she could even chew it, Yue Zeyuan lowered his head and kissed her.

"Let me have a taste."

Qi Ning turned her head, her eyes widening in surprise: "If you want to taste grapes, just taste them. There are plenty on the plate. What are you doing?"

Yue Zeyuan turned her face to face: "I want to taste what's in your mouth."

After saying that, he cupped her face and kissed her.

After a long while, Qi Ning was so flushed from his kisses that she could barely breathe, that he finally released her.

Qi Ning glared at him, her breath unsteady as she pushed him: "Weren't you supposed to be reviewing memorials? Get up!"

Yue Zeyuan glanced at the memorial out of the corner of his eye: "No rush."

Immediately afterwards, he kissed Qi Ning again, and it wasn't just a simple kiss.

As for that memorial, Yue Zeyuan completely forgot about it, and he didn't intend to let Qi Ning know about it.

Yue Zeyuan knew very well that the Chu envoy's desire to see Consort Ning was most likely at Chu Hanfeng's behest.

In Yue Zeyuan's view, Consort Ning had always harbored feelings for Chu Hanfeng, but she only reluctantly gave up after he sent her to marry him.

If she knew that Chu Hanfeng had sent people to inquire about her and wanted to see her, wouldn't her heart start to flutter again?

How could Yue Zeyuan possibly give the Chu envoy the opportunity to meet Qi Ning?

It was impossible before, and it's even more impossible now.

Now that their relationship has become closer, Yue Zeyuan would never let her have her eyes on another man.

The Chu envoys waited for several days, but received no response to their memorials, so they had to send another one.

Yue Zeyuan only remembered this matter when he saw the second memorial.

"No."

He paused, then added, "In addition, send the Chu envoy back to Chu as soon as possible and do not allow him to linger in Yue."

The Chu envoys were surprised that the Yue emperor not only refused to let them see Princess Pingning, but also rushed to send them away.

Now that the Emperor of Yue has said so, they naturally cannot stay in Yue any longer and can only set off to return to Chu.

Fortunately, their stay in Yue was not entirely fruitless.

The capital was abuzz with rumors about how much His Majesty doted on Consort Ning, saying things like taking her to the imperial palace, showering her with favors every night, and even postponing the imperial concubine selection for her sake. The Chu envoys had also heard these rumors.

In order to avoid being punished by His Majesty upon returning to Chu, the Chu envoys had no choice but to use this information to deliver their report, and they had discussed their story in advance.

After the envoys returned to the State of Chu, Chu Hanfeng summoned them immediately.

"Why are you only returning now? Have you seen Princess Pingning?" Chu Hanfeng asked impatiently.

He desperately wanted to know news about Yun Jing.

The envoys exchanged glances, and one of them bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, our mission to Yue has not been very successful. On the day of the Emperor's birthday, the Emperor of Yue sent people to stop us outside the city gates and did not allow us to enter the palace to attend the banquet."

"Therefore... therefore, we have not seen Princess Pingning."

"what?"

Chu Hanfeng's expression suddenly turned cold.

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