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

"Host, I thought that once you ran away, you would immediately spread the word about Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan's affair. I didn't expect you to do nothing and go straight to Qingzhou."

After leaving the Ni Chang Pavilion, Qi Ning disguised herself as a man, bought a carriage, hired a driver, and set off for Qingzhou, not staying in the capital for long at all.

Right now, she's leaning back in the carriage, legs crossed, eating candied fruit.

Qi Ning chuckled softly after hearing the system's words.

"As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you need to catch him red-handed; to catch an adulterer, you need to catch them in the act. Even if I run to my parents' house or to the street and tell everyone about Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan's affair, what good will it do? I have no evidence."

"In that case, although there will be some rumors that affect the two of them, it won't be fatal. They certainly won't admit it."

"Moreover, Duan Yihuai was prepared. He claimed to the outside world that I was talking nonsense after the miscarriage, and he would say that I was crazy."

“That’s true,” the system replied.

"And another thing," Qi Ning added, "no one knew about the divorce letter that Duan Yiyuan wrote to Lin Suwan except for her, Duan Jingde, and the deceased Princess Yan. Even Duan Yihuai only found out about it later in the original story."

"To outsiders, Lin Suwan is a good daughter-in-law of the Duan family. Her husband is not at home, but she still guards the family business for him and takes care of her younger brother. She is virtuous and capable. How many people would believe that she has an affair with the younger brother she raised?"

Qi Ning changed her lying position, putting her hands behind her head.

"In short, we still need evidence. In ancient times, we couldn't take photos or videos. I either don't act rashly, or when I do, I have to make sure people see them having an affair so that I can strike a fatal blow."

"Since there isn't a suitable opportunity yet, why not go to Qingzhou to do a strategy mission and meet that Duan Yiyuan? Maybe he can help and turn the tide of our revenge mission."

After listening, the system finally understood.

"Hehe, host, you've thought of everything."

Qi Ning asked, "Is Zi Xin alright?"

"It's alright. Duan Yihuai has locked her up in Xitong Courtyard. Although she can't go out, her life is not in danger."

"That's good."

The system then said, "Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan are looking for you everywhere right now."

"Let them search. It would be best if they lived in constant fear and anxiety."

Duan Yihuai sent people to search for several days, but still couldn't find a trace of Qi Ning.

As for the Qi family, they haven't seen Qi Ning since her miscarriage. In addition, Duan Yihuai visited the Qi family last time, and afterwards, Qi Yuanshan felt more and more uneasy.

That day, he took Lu Yunxiu to the Duan family to see Qi Ning so that he could feel at ease.

After they arrived at the Duan family's residence, Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan came out to greet them, but they still did not see Qi Ning.

Qi Yuanshan wasn't stupid, so he quickly asked Duan Yihuai, "What exactly happened to Ning'er? Tell me the truth!"

Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Duan Yihuai had no choice but to tell Qi Yuanshan, "It was my fault for not taking good care of Ning'er. Ning'er's personality changed drastically after her miscarriage. At first, she didn't want to see anyone and talked nonsense. That day, she suddenly said she wanted to go to Ciyun Nunnery, so I went with her. But an accident happened on the way back."

“When she passed by the Ni Chang Pavilion, she said she was going to buy clothes. But I wasn’t paying attention and she disappeared. I didn’t tell you the truth because I was afraid my father-in-law would worry. I’ve been sending people to look for her for several days now, but we still haven’t found her.”

Duan Yihuai sounded very remorseful, but he still blamed Qi Ning for everything, implying that she was not in a normal mental state.

"what?!"

Qi Yuanshan slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"Oh no, what should we do?"

Qi Yuanshan was an average person, a bit dim-witted. He served as an official his whole life, but he was only a minor official in the Ministry of Rites with little real power. At home, he was completely controlled by Lu Yunxiu.

But Qi Ning was, after all, his biological daughter, and now that he heard she was missing, he couldn't possibly remain unmoved.

"you!"

Qi Yuanshan pointed at Duan Yihuai, furious.

Duan Yihuai simply lowered his head, feigning remorse.

Qi Yuanshan waved his sleeve: "This matter must be reported to the authorities!"

“No, my husband.” Lu Yunxiu stood up to stop him.

She was also surprised by Qi Ning's disappearance, but she disagreed with Qi Yuanshan's suggestion to report it to the authorities.

"Why not?"

Lu Yunxiu explained, "Ning'er is, after all, a young lady, and her reputation is the most important thing. If we report it to the authorities and it becomes public knowledge, even if we find her in the future, her reputation will be ruined. How will she face people after that?"

“That’s right, this matter really shouldn’t be publicized,” Lin Suwan echoed.

Qi Yuanshan listened to their words and felt that they made sense.

"If we can't report this to the authorities, what will happen to Ning'er?"

Lin Suwan and Duan Yihuai exchanged a glance.

Duan Yihuai then spoke again: "How about this, we continue to send people to look for Ning'er in private, and tell the public that Ning'er has gone to Ciyun Nunnery for quiet cultivation and will stay there for a while."

"Well, that's a good idea." Lu Yunxiu nodded.

Qi Yuanshan was silent for a while, then sighed deeply: "That's all we can do."

Seeing this, Duan Yihuai didn't forget to mention the worst-case scenario first, to give Qi Yuanshan a mental preparation.

"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Ning'er. If Ning'er is still alive, that's all that matters. I don't care about my innocence or reputation. I'm just afraid she might do something rash or encounter some bad people. Sigh."

Hearing Duan Yihuai's words, Qi Yuanshan became even more worried.

In reality, the key point of Duan Yihuai's words was the second half of the sentence. The statement that he didn't care about Qi Ning's innocence and reputation was just a decorative phrase to make it seem like he was truly in love with Qi Ning.

But when Qi Yuanshan saw Duan Yihuai blaming himself so much and saying that he didn't care about Qi Ning's innocence and reputation, he was too embarrassed to blame him. He even patted Duan Yihuai on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Yihuai, you don't need to blame yourself too much."

"Father-in-law, there's no need to comfort me. I only hope that Ning'er will be alright."

Qi Ning, who had been talking about them, finally arrived in Qingzhou after half a month in a carriage.

Surrounded by green mountains and flowing streams, Qingzhou is clearly a treasure land. No wonder the famous Guangren Temple is located here, and no wonder Duan Yiyuan ran to this place to hide his identity.

After arriving in Qingzhou, Qi Ning first found an inn to stay in and rested for two days. She didn't rush to find Duan Yiyuan, after all, she was quite tired from traveling all the way from the capital.

After she had rested, she slowly began to prepare to approach Duan Yiyuan.

That day, Qi Ning changed back into women's clothing, but she deliberately tore and dirtied her dress, and she didn't wear any jewelry on her head. Her hair was also a little messy, making her look quite disheveled.

Just as dawn broke, she appeared near the small courtyard where Duan Yiyuan lived, dressed in this outfit.

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