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

Just then, Qi Ning opened her eyes and looked at Yue Zeyuan with a somewhat panicked expression.

Yue Zeyuan then withdrew his hand and said in a sarcastic tone, "I thought that after what happened tonight, you would still be able to sleep soundly."

Needless to say, he probably guessed that Qi Ning was pretending to be asleep and woke her up in this way.

Qi Ning secretly grumbled to herself, but on the surface she pretended to be a little scared and frightened. She sat up on the bed, shrank back to the corner of the bed, and hugged her knees.

Then, she called out softly, "Your Majesty."

Yue Zeyuan deliberately vented his anger in the Imperial Study before coming over, not wanting to frighten her. However, when he arrived, he found that she seemed to have done nothing and was sleeping soundly, which displeased Yue Zeyuan.

Seeing her fear of him and hearing her timid tone, completely unlike her previous audacious demeanor in front of him, Yue Zeyuan felt his anger several times greater than before.

With a livid face, Yue Zeyuan reached out and pulled Qi Ning, who was huddled in the corner of the bed, over.

He was so strong that with a pull, Qi Ning, who was wearing only a thin undergarment, fell into his arms.

Yue Zeyuan pinched her face and asked, word by word, "Now you know fear? If you knew this would happen, why did you lie to me before?"

"Slave..."

"Don't refer to yourself as a servant in front of me!"

Qi Ning had only uttered two words when Yue Zeyuan interrupted her.

Upon hearing her refer to herself as a servant, Yue Zeyuan became even angrier.

I don’t know what sore spot Yue Zeyuan’s self-reference touched, but it probably reminded him of the fact that he was being played by a maid.

Yue Zeyuan pinched Qi Ning's face harder: "Weren't you very bold before? You wouldn't even refer to yourself as a concubine in front of me. What are you calling yourself now?"

"pain……"

Qi Ning's eyes slowly reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked really pitiful. It was hard to tell whether she was frightened by Yue Zeyuan or really hurt by his pinch.

She's quite adept at playing the victim.

She had always been unrestrained and fearless in front of Yue Zeyuan, even if it was just an act. But now that she suddenly showed this pitiful appearance, it still softened Yue Zeyuan's heart.

He looked into her misty eyes and quickly let go of her.

Yue Zeyuan said irritably, "Speak the same way you did before."

Qi Ning stammered, "Your Majesty, I... I didn't mean to lie to you. I had no choice but to do this."

Her words softened Yue Zeyuan's expression slightly.

"Then tell me, what exactly is your predicament?"

This is giving her a chance to explain.

Before Qi Ning could explain, he added sternly, "You'd better not try any tricks this time. If I find out you're lying to me again, see how I deal with you."

Clearly, he had been deceived by her too many times before, making him increasingly wary.

Qi Ning sighed softly: "Your Majesty, what Yun Jing said at the palace banquet today was all correct. She is not a maid, but a real princess who is being sent to marry a foreign ruler. I am Ning'er, the maid who came with the princess to marry a foreign ruler."

"Before coming to Yue, I was a maid in the palace of Chu Xiyue, the third princess of Chu. Chu Xiyue and Yun Jing were not on good terms. Not only did Chu Hanfeng persuade Yun Jing to come to Yue for a marriage alliance in her place, but after Yun Jing was granted the title of Princess Pingning, he also specially asked me to come to Yue with Yun Jing."

"Her purpose was twofold: first, because the character 'Ning' in my name was the same as the character 'Ning' in Yun Jing's title, to annoy Yun Jing; and second, to get me to Yun Jing's side so that she could keep an eye on her at all times."

Yue Zeyuan frowned upon hearing this.

In other words, she was assigned to Yun Jing's side by Chu Xiyue simply because her name was the same as Yun Jing's title.

Also, it wasn't Yu Tao spying on her, but rather she spying on Yun Jing.

"So, the person who sent messages to Chu via carrier pigeon wasn't her, but you?"

“That’s right.” Qi Ning nodded slightly.

Yue Zeyuan suddenly remembered the antidote and asked, "What about the poisoning?"

"I was indeed the one who was poisoned."

A bitter smile appeared on Qi Ning's lips: "Actually, I had already subtly explained to His Majesty that I originally planned to work honestly in the Chu Kingdom's palace and leave when I reached the age to do so. I was unwilling to follow Yun Jing to the Yue Kingdom."

"Chu Xiyue is my master, and I dare not disobey her orders. But even though I agreed, Chu Xiyue was still worried that I would betray her, so she poisoned me and asked me to exchange information from Yue Kingdom for the antidote."

Yue Zeyuan frowned slightly.

So, she didn't lie to him about everything; she did occasionally tell him the truth.

However, while everything else was fake, the fact that she was poisoned was real, which made Yue Zeyuan anything but happy.

His expression remained cold: "Go on."

Qi Ning then continued speaking.

"After Chu Xiyue poisoned me, I accepted my fate. But at that time, I didn't understand Yun Jing and thought she was a good person. On the way to Yue Kingdom, I confessed to her that I was forced to do so. I only hoped that we could live peacefully together and survive in Yue Kingdom."

"Unfortunately, Yun Jing doesn't believe me."

"On the first night after entering the Yue Kingdom's palace, she asked me to pour her tea under the pretext that Shen Yixiao jumped in through the window, knocked me unconscious, and tried to take Yun Jing away."

"When Shen Yixiao was persuading Yun Jing, I woke up and heard their conversation, but I pretended not to be awake. Unexpectedly, before Shen Yixiao and Yun Jing left, they were still worried about me and wanted to kill me before leaving."

Yue Zeyuan tightened his grip on Qi Ning's arm.

"and after?"

"Just as they were about to make their move, a teacup placed on the corner of the table fell to the ground, attracting the attention of Yulan outside the door. Fearing that Yulan would discover them, the two abandoned their attempt to kill me and hurriedly fled Yaohua Palace."

"They probably thought that even if they didn't kill me, I wouldn't survive."

At this point, Qi Ning looked up at Yue Zeyuan.

"Your Majesty can probably guess what happened next. They escaped, and I, a mere servant, certainly wouldn't have survived. In order to survive, I... that's why I impersonated Yun Jing."

After hearing the whole story, Yue Zeyuan had to admit that Qi Ning was indeed forced into this situation.

If Qi Ning hadn't impersonated Yun Jing, and had arrived to find out that Yun Jing had run away, he would have certainly been furious and casually ordered the execution of this little maid.

At that critical juncture, impersonating Yun Jing was indeed her only chance to survive.

For a moment, Yue Zeyuan didn't know how to show any expression.

He then asked, "Even so, why did you act so convincingly?"

That night, Yue Zeyuan spoke a few words to her as soon as he came over, and he didn't notice anything unusual.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have touched her that night.

Her words and actions showed no sign that she was a maid in disguise.

It sounds simple for a maid to impersonate a princess, but without a certain amount of courage, it's not something an ordinary maid could do.

Qi Ning smiled slightly and replied softly, "That's because I understand that if I don't act convincingly, I'll die."

"I want to live."

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