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

After Qi Ning said this, the room fell into an inexplicable silence.

The third wife was used to teasing the second wife and didn't think there was anything wrong with what she had just said. She also knew that her soft-hearted second sister-in-law wouldn't talk back.

But to her surprise, Qi Ning, a new bride who came from a maid background, actually spoke up to protect the second madam.

After a slight pause, the Third Madam glanced at Qi Ning and said, "Oh, our Second Young Madam has quite a temper."

Not only was the Third Madam surprised, but the others were also somewhat taken aback by Qi Ning's words.

In fact, the masters and servants in the mansion all knew to some extent that Qi Ning had a fierce temper, but she used to only scold the servants in the mansion, and she was relatively restrained in front of her masters.

I never expected her to dare to directly target the Third Madam. Has she become arrogant after just becoming the mistress?

Yao Zhiying immediately spoke up for her mother-in-law: "Second sister-in-law, you say my mother doesn't respect hierarchy, but does that mean you do? Isn't my mother your elder too?"

She glanced at Li Yunshu: "It seems that the eldest young mistress didn't teach you well before."

As they were talking, Yao Zhiying dragged Li Yunshu into the conversation again.

Li Yunshu frowned slightly and said to Qi Ning, "Ning'er, what you did was really inappropriate. Quickly apologize to your third aunt."

The focus then shifted to Qi Ning.

The second wife looked at her with concern. She had never expected Qi Ning to stand up for her, but she did not approve of Qi Ning's actions.

In the eyes of the second wife, how could her second branch of the family be a match for the first and third branches? Sometimes, she could just tolerate it and let it go, but if she talked back, they would become even more outrageous.

Look at Qi Ning now, isn't this going to be a difficult situation to resolve?

But the Second Madam's worries were obviously unnecessary; Qi Ning was a person who could bend and stretch.

Qi Ning showed no sign of panic or embarrassment. She said, "Yes, what my sister-in-law and third sister-in-law said makes sense. My mother is my third aunt's elder, and my third aunt is also my elder. So, if I apologize to my third aunt, shouldn't my third aunt also apologize to my mother?"

This statement sounds a bit off at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't make any sense.

Before they could react, Qi Ning stood up and curtsied to the Third Madam: "Third Aunt, I was just trying to protect Mother, so I said something inappropriate. I apologize to you now, please don't take offense."

After saying that, she sat down and looked at the Third Madam: "I've apologized to Third Aunt, now it's Third Aunt's turn to apologize to my mother."

Qi Ning's move was unexpected, leaving the Third Madam in a difficult position.

It's not unusual for Qi Ning to compensate her, given the generational difference; Qi Ning is indeed the junior.

But she wasn't too happy about the Third Madam apologizing to the Second Madam.

The two women were sisters-in-law, and the second wife was a widow whose husband had died and whose son was in poor health. The third wife had always been high and mighty in front of her, so how could she possibly lower herself to apologize?

Li Yunshu and Yao Wanzhiying were at a loss for words.

Qi Ning urged, "Third Aunt, the children are watching. Please set a good example for them."

The children in the house were indeed all there, and they were now curiously peeking at the Third Madam.

The third wife was anxious and quickly looked at the old lady sitting at the head of the table, hoping that the old lady would speak up to smooth things over.

But the old lady deliberately picked up her teacup and drank tea, ignoring her gaze, clearly indulging Qi Ning.

In fact, the old lady had long been fed up with the way the third wife bullied the second wife, but as the mother-in-law, she couldn't interfere too much, or she would appear biased.

The second wife had no one to rely on, was too soft-hearted, and couldn't stand on her own. The old lady felt both pity for her and disappointment at her.

Now that she has a strong-willed daughter-in-law to stand up for her, the old lady naturally won't stop her.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, the Third Madam reluctantly said, "Second Sister-in-law, I was just joking, I didn't mean anything by it, please don't hold it against me."

This was the first time the Third Madam had bowed down and yielded to the Second Madam.

The second wife finally felt some relief from the anger that had been building up inside her for so long.

She wasn't too satisfied with Qi Ning's status and temperament to begin with, but now it seems that there's something to appreciate about her personality.

After the third wife softened her stance, the old lady slowly began to smooth things over, and the room resumed its lively conversation and laughter.

But everyone had a new understanding of Qi Ning; it seemed that this second young mistress was not someone to be trifled with.

Rumors spread quickly in the manor. Before Qi Ning even returned to Guanlan Courtyard, where she and Xu Yanqing lived, news of what happened at Shou'an Hall reached Xu Yanqing's ears.

After listening to Aji's explanation, a smile appeared in Xu Yanqing's eyes. It seemed that Qi Ning had a good personality; she never suffered a loss and could protect her own people.

If he were gone in the future, no one would dare to bully her easily, and she could also protect her mother.

When Qi Ning returned, she noticed that Xu Yanqing was looking at her with a slightly strange expression.

Qi Ning was puzzled: "Why is my husband looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing," Xu Yanqing shook his head slightly.

He beckoned to Qi Ning: "Come with me."

Qi Ning followed him into the inner room, where Xu Yanqing took out a box and handed it to her.

"What is this?"

"Open it and take a look."

Qi Ning opened the box and saw a key, a stack of silver notes and gold bars, and some paper documents inside.

Xu Yanqing said slowly, "This is the key to my private treasury, some silver, as well as the land deeds and house deeds of some of my private properties, and a list of my private treasury."

"Now that you have married me and become my wife, these things will be entrusted to you for safekeeping. If you have any questions, you can ask Aji."

Qi Ning's eyes suddenly lit up.

She examined the contents of the box one by one, and was shocked to find that Xu Yanqing, this sickly young master, actually had so much private property.

In this mission world, she was just an ordinary little maid. Although the original owner had saved up some money over the years, and Li Yunshu had given her some dowry when she got married, all of that was still less than a fraction of Xu Yanqing's savings.

Xu Yanqing looked at her eyes shining with undisguised greed and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

"Why are there so many?" Qi Ning looked up and asked.

"Most of it was given to me under my father's and mother's names, and a small part was a gift from my grandmother," Xu Yanqing said calmly.

"So, all of these are mine now?"

Xu Yanqing said helplessly, "It's being entrusted to you for safekeeping. For now, it's still both of ours. It will only be yours after I die."

Qi Ning hugged the box in his hands tightly and chuckled, "I understand."

"In addition," Xu Yanqing added, "the maids serving you now are all arranged by your mother. If you are not used to them, you can ask the steward to arrange for you to personally select a few capable personal maids."

"Okay, I understand." Qi Ning nodded.

She asked Xu Yanqing, "Have you finished speaking, husband?"

Xu Yanqing hummed in agreement.

"Alright, now that you've finished, I also have something to say."

Qi Ning's expression turned serious.

"Since you have fulfilled your promise and married me, I will also fulfill my promise. From today onwards, I will take care of your health. You must listen to me and stop staying up late to study."

Xu Yanqing was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Qi Ning to be serious and actually intend to help him recuperate and treat his chronic illness.

"What does this have to do with reading?" Xu Yanqing didn't quite understand.

Of course it does.

Qi Ning had already studied Xu Yanqing's physical condition in detail.

In fact, although congenital deficiencies are difficult to cure, they are not necessarily incurable diseases. With proper care, there is still hope for a cure.

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