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

Within two days, news of what happened at Qixiu Garden spread.

It is said that Miss Chen taught a lesson to a palace maid who served Consort Ning. However, that palace maid was no ordinary palace maid. Consort Ning had brought her from the State of Chu and valued her highly, even hiring an imperial physician for her.

His Majesty did not give Princess Rongchang and Miss Chen a kind look because of this, and hurriedly returned to the palace with Consort Ning before the birthday banquet was over.

Even though the next day, Princess Rongchang brought Miss Chen to the palace to apologize, they still couldn't see His Majesty and Consort Ning.

His Majesty protected Consort Ning so much after merely disciplining one of her maids; who would dare offend Consort Ning herself?

This matter not only caused a great stir outside the palace, but also spread throughout the palace itself.

Even Shen Yixiao, who was imprisoned in the Shenxing Division, received the news.

That night, the Censorate.

A puff of smoke blew in through a small hole in the paper window, and the two guards on duty quickly lost consciousness.

A moment later, a man dressed as a eunuch quietly entered.

"Son."

Shen Yixiao raised his head and saw that the person who came was a secret guard arranged by General Shen. A glimmer of hope immediately appeared in his eyes, and even his haggard face became much more energetic.

"But Father promised to rescue Jing'er as well?" he asked anxiously.

Previously, this bodyguard found him and said he would find a way to rescue him and leave, but Shen Yixiao refused no matter what and insisted on taking Yun Jing with him.

General Shen, of course, disagreed.

On the first night Yun Jing entered the palace, the two of them escaped. After that, Yue Zeyuan ordered the palace to be guarded more tightly, making it extremely difficult to escape again.

That bodyguard was indeed quite capable, but he could only take Shen Yixiao away at most. Adding another person would be an added burden and an added risk.

Moreover, given Yun Jing's status, taking her away would not only offend Yue Zeyuan but also Chu Hanfeng.

However, General Shen disagreed with rescuing Yun Jing as well, so Shen Yixiao refused to leave no matter what.

Shen Yixiao instructed his secret guards to relay the true situation of the Yue Kingdom's palace to General Shen, informing him that Yun Jing's identity had been taken over by her maid, and that she was now a palace maid. He assured him that rescuing her would not cause too much of a stir.

Therefore, as soon as the guards arrived, Shen Yixiao couldn't wait to ask General Shen what he meant.

The guard replied, "Young master, the general said that even if Princess Pingning's identity has been replaced, and she is now using the identity of a palace maid, we cannot easily rescue her, otherwise it will still arouse Yue Zeyuan's suspicion. We cannot take that risk."

In reality, General Shen hoped that Shen Yixiao could completely sever ties with Yun Jing.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yixiao's face turned ashen again.

"Since Father didn't agree, what are you doing here? Didn't I already say that I can't leave with you alone?"

"Young master, besides conveying the general's message, I have another matter to discuss with you today," the guard said.

"What is it?" Shen Yixiao asked casually.

"It's about Princess Pingning."

"What's wrong with Jing'er?" Shen Yixiao frowned.

"I heard that a couple of days ago, the princess went to a birthday banquet outside the palace with that Consort Ning. The princess was slapped by a young lady from the Chen family and fell into the lake. She fell ill after returning to the palace."

"what!"

Shen Yixiao grabbed the guard's hand: "Are you telling the truth?"

"Young master, there's no mistake. I heard that Consort Ning even invited the imperial physician for the princess."

They even summoned the imperial physician?

Shen Yixiao's heart jumped.

It was not a common occurrence to summon an imperial physician for a palace maid. He guessed that Consort Ning wouldn't treat Yun Jing that well. If it really came to the point of summoning an imperial physician, it must be because Yun Jing was seriously ill and her life was in danger.

After all, Consort Ning was probably afraid that if Yun Jing died, he would expose her true identity.

Shen Yixiao felt heartbroken at the thought of Yun Jing's current situation.

Yun Jing has lived a life of luxury since childhood. Now, she not only has to serve others as a palace maid and be mindful of their moods, but she was also slapped and pushed into the lake by a so-called Miss Chen, even endangering her life. How could Shen Yixiao remain calm?

The guard continued, "Young master, I'm telling you this so that you know if you don't want the princess to continue like this. Why don't you come back to Chu with me first, and then we can find a way to save her?"

Of course, whether or not to save him would be a matter for later; his goal was to lure Shen Yixiao back first.

But Shen Yixiao didn't think so. He suddenly grabbed a teacup from the side, smashed it on the ground, picked up a sharp shard of porcelain, and held it to his neck.

"Young Master, what are you doing?" The guard was startled by Shen Yixiao's actions.

Shen Yixiao threatened, "Promise me you'll rescue Jing'er too, or I'll die here."

"Young master, it's not that the general doesn't want to save her, it's that we can't. The Yue Kingdom's palace is heavily guarded, and there are many people secretly watching outside Yaohua Palace. Rescuing the princess is as difficult as climbing to heaven!"

"Since Father cannot save her, then let Father tell His Majesty about Jing'er's true situation in Yue Kingdom and beg His Majesty to intervene and save her!"

He felt that although Chu Hanfeng had no romantic relationship with Yun Jing, he should not stand by and watch her die, even if it was for the sake of the deceased King Yun's past achievements.

As long as Yun Jing can be rescued, Shen Yixiao is willing to accept being executed by Chu Hanfeng for it.

But Shen Yixiao forgot that if Chu Hanfeng found out about this, it wouldn't just be him who would be punished; the entire General's Mansion would be implicated.

Despite the guard's earnest attempts to dissuade him, Shen Yixiao remained adamant.

Seeing the shards of porcelain cut his neck and draw a stream of bright red blood, the guard finally agreed.

"Young master, please calm down. I will convey your message to the general."

Having achieved his goal, Shen Yixiao slowly put down the porcelain shard in his hand.

After the guard left, Shen Yixiao anxiously awaited news.

However, the next day, the guard was tied up and thrown in front of Shen Yixiao.

Eunuch Xu chuckled sinisterly, "Young Master Shen, you've got quite the ability, aren't you? You're actually planning to run away again. What do you take the Yue Kingdom's palace for?"

Meanwhile, the system immediately informed Qi Ning of this message.

"Host, Shen Yixiao and that bodyguard have been discovered by Yue Zeyuan's men."

"What happened?" Qi Ning asked.

The system then recounted in detail what had happened between the guard and Shen Yixiao the previous night.

After listening, Qi Ning grasped a key point: "Did the message from the secret guards get out, or didn't it?"

"It got out, and they were arrested as soon as it got out," the system replied.

"Oh." Qi Ning nodded slightly. "That's good."

That evening, Yue Zeyuan arrived at Yaohua Palace, bringing with him a chill.

He didn't come in directly, but stood at the door, silently watching Qi Ning sitting on the small couch.

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