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

Chapter 478 The Sister-in-Law in Uncle-Sister Literature 22

"But don't worry, once you get to the capital, you'll gradually get used to it, and you might even find your family. I'll stay with you."

Duan Yiyuan's analysis was very logical, and Qi Ning found it amusing.

But on the surface, she still maintained a bitter and resentful appearance.

Qi Ning leaned on Duan Yiyuan's shoulder and hummed softly, "I just like Qingzhou. I think it's great for us to stay in Qingzhou. We can get married in Qingzhou and don't need to go back to the capital."

When Duan Yiyuan heard her mention marriage, he suspected that Qi Ning's resistance to returning to the capital might be related to Lin Suwan.

Are you worried about the Lin family?

He patted Qi Ning on the back: "I've already said it, Lin is not my wife. She's just temporarily occupying the title of my wife. You don't need to be afraid of her."

“We shouldn’t be getting married secretly in Qingzhou. Instead, the Lin family should give up the position of my wife. We should get married openly in the capital. If you really like Qingzhou, we can go back to Qingzhou after we get married.”

Duan Yiyuan kept saying words of comfort to Qi Ning.

Seeing that things had gone well enough for today, Qi Ning decided to stop while she was ahead and pretended to have been persuaded.

But every now and then, she would bring up the old topic again, acting as if she didn't want to go to the capital.

She remained like this throughout the journey back to Beijing, and Duan Yiyuan continued to comfort her.

Sometimes, when Duan Yiyuan didn't want to pressure her and said he would take her back to Qingzhou, she would change her mind.

After a while, Duan Yiyuan began to feel that Qi Ning was acting strangely, but he didn't know why.

After more than half a month of arduous travel, they were finally nearing the capital.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere at the Duan family residence in the capital was somewhat tense.

Inside the Duan family's hall sat four people: Duan Yihuai, Lin Suwan, and Qi Yuanshan and his wife.

Duan Yihuai invited Qi Yuanshan and Lu Yunxiu over today to discuss Qi Ning's matter with them.

Since Qi Ning disappeared a few months ago, the Duan and Qi families have claimed that she went to Ciyun Nunnery to recuperate, but in reality they have been secretly sending people to look for her.

They had been searching for months, but they still hadn't found a trace of Qi Ning.

Duan Yihuai hadn't yet figured out how to deal with Qi Ning in order to completely shut her up about his relationship with Lin Suwan.

Now that Qi Ning has disappeared, he doesn't even need to deal with it, which is certainly a good thing for Duan Yihuai.

Qi Ning has been missing for so long, she is definitely not going to be found again.

After all, she was a woman, all alone and out of contact with everyone. What else could it be but that she had already met with some misfortune?

After discussing it, Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan invited Qi Yuanshan and his wife over, hoping to completely resolve the problem of Qi Ning.

"What! You're going to announce to the public that Ning'er has passed away? How can that be!"

Qi Yuanshan slammed his hand on the table and glared angrily at Duan Yihuai.

Duan Yihuai wore a fake apology on his face: "Father-in-law, I didn't want this either, but Ning'er has been missing for several months, and we can't find a trace of her. I'm afraid... I'm afraid she's already gone."

“That’s right,” Lin Suwan echoed.

She adopted the demeanor of the matriarch of the Duan family and said, "Actually, Yi Huai still wants to continue searching and doesn't want to give up on Ning'er. That's my idea."

“Now when I go to banquets outside, many people ask about Ning’er’s situation. If I keep saying that Ning’er is at Ciyun Nunnery, it will be exposed sooner or later. There are quite a few ladies and young women in the capital who go to Ciyun Nunnery.”

“If outsiders find out that Ning’er is not at Ciyun Nunnery but has disappeared without a trace, it will not only ruin Ning’er’s reputation, but also affect our Duan family and Qi family. Rather than that, it would be better to tell the outside world that Ning’er died of illness, so that she can have a peaceful death.”

"But what if Ning'er is still alive? What then!" Qi Yuanshan said angrily.

Lu Yunxiu thought that Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan made sense. In fact, she thought so too. However, as Qi Ning's stepmother, there were some things she couldn't say, otherwise it would displease Qi Yuanshan.

Now that Duan Yihuai and the others had spoken up, she naturally followed their lead and advised Qi Yuanshan.

“Master, what Yihuai said makes sense. As Ning’er’s husband, how could he be willing to give up on her? We have all seen how hard he has been searching for her these past few days, but so much time has passed, Ning’er probably won’t be coming back.”

"you?!"

Qi Yuanshan was surprised that Lu Yunxiu would speak on behalf of the Duan family.

In fact, Qi Yuanshan knew very well that Qi Ning had been missing for so long, and the possibility of her still being alive was slim.

However, he was Qi Ning's father after all, and he always wanted to see her alive or dead.

Qi Yuanshan wanted to reprimand Lu Yunxiu, but he swallowed his words and sighed heavily.

Seeing Qi Yuanshan's reaction, Lu Yunxiu knew that he had also accepted it.

Lu Yunxiu immediately looked at Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan and said, "Yihuai, although Ning'er's death was an accident, it is ultimately your fault for not taking good care of her. You can announce to the outside world that Ning'er has passed away, but you can't just let it go so easily!"

Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan exchanged a glance, and Duan Yihuai replied, "You can rest assured about that. It was indeed my fault for not taking good care of Ning'er. I will have someone count out Ning'er's dowry and send it back to the Qi family. I will also give the Qi family some compensation."

Lu Yunxiu's eyes darted around. She glanced at Qi Yuanshan's expression and said to Duan Yihuai with a reproach, "Hey, that's not what I meant."

Duan Yihuai saw through it but didn't say anything: "I know that's not what you and your father-in-law meant, but it's the right thing to do. Please don't refuse, otherwise I'll always feel uneasy."

Qi Yuanshan listened to these words, his face still cold, but he didn't say anything more.

After discussing it, they decided that in a few days they would first pretend that Qi Ning had returned from Ciyun Nunnery, and after some time, they would announce to the outside world that Qi Ning had died of illness after returning to the mansion.

Just as they were discussing how to hold Qi Ning's funeral, little did they know that Qi Ning was about to return to the capital.

On the main road back to the capital, a carriage sped along the road towards the city.

Duan Yiyuan lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside. He told Qi Ning, "We'll arrive in the capital tomorrow."

Qi Ning leaned against the carriage wall, listening to Duan Yiyuan's words, but didn't seem to feel happy at all.

Her expression was somewhat complicated, and she only gave a listless reply.

Seeing her like this, Duan Yiyuan reached out and pulled her into his arms.

He stroked Qi Ning's face with concern: "What's wrong? Do you still not want to go to the capital? If you really don't want to go, then we'll go back to Qingzhou."

Qi Ning shook her head: "No, I'm just too tired. We're almost in the capital, how can I go back?"

Nevertheless, Duan Yiyuan felt that Qi Ning's words were rather forced, and a strange unease rose in his heart.

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