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

Chapter 479 The Sister-in-Law in Uncle-Sister Literature 23

The next day.

Duan Yiyuan's carriage entered the capital and headed straight for the Duan family's residence.

He held Qi Ning's hand and looked out the car window at the street with her.

Duan Yiyuan hadn't returned to the capital for several years, but he was still quite familiar with the city's streets.

He thought that Qi Ning had lost her memory, and said to her, "Look, this is the capital city. Does it look familiar or remind you of anything?"

Qi Ning didn't speak, she just shook her head.

"It's alright," Duan Yiyuan said gently. "If you can't remember, then don't think about it. We'll be at the Duan family soon, and there will be plenty of time later. I'll show you around the capital."

"Should I just go back with you like this?" Qi Ning asked.

"Of course, where else could you go if you don't come back with me? How could I feel at ease?"

As Duan Yiyuan spoke, he added, "You don't need to have any concerns."

"Ah."

Qi Ning responded, deliberately showing a somewhat conflicted expression.

Duan Yiyuan looked at her and touched her hair.

Before long, the carriage was almost at the Duan family's gate, and Duan Yiyuan could already see the Duan family's residence.

Just as the carriage was getting closer and closer to the Duan family's residence, Qi Ning suddenly grabbed Duan Yiyuan's hand and said to him, "Let's go."

"What?" Duan Yiyuan asked, puzzled.

Just then, the carriage arrived at the Duan family's gate, and the driver stopped the carriage.

"Sir, it's here."

Qi Ning stared intently at Duan Yiyuan and shook her head at him: "Let's go, I don't want to go in."

Duan Yiyuan's expression gradually became serious.

"You don't want to go to the Duan family?"

“That’s right, let’s go,” Qi Ning said again, her tone very certain.

Duan Yiyuan stared at her for a while, then decided to listen to her leave first, without rushing to ask any further questions.

He responded and then immediately instructed the driver outside, "Move the carriage away."

The coachman, puzzled, hesitated for a moment before replying, "Yes, sir."

The driver pulled on the reins and drove the carriage away again.

The servants at the entrance of the Duan residence watched as an unfamiliar carriage stopped at the gate and left shortly afterward. Although they found it a bit strange, they didn't think much of it.

After leaving the Duan family, Duan Yiyuan's carriage headed to his private residence in the capital.

The system was puzzled by Qi Ning's actions: "Host, why did you leave? I thought you would go back to the Duan family with Duan Yiyuan."

“No,” Qi Ning replied, “I never intended to go back to the Duan family with Duan Yiyuan like this.”

"If I were to keep this from Duan Yiyuan and go back with him directly, only to find out my true identity after he returns to the Duan family, how would that be any different from when his father, Duan Jingde, tricked him into going back to get married?"

“That’s true,” the system replied.

"Not only that, if we go back like this, Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan will find out that my relationship with Duan Yiyuan is not ordinary, which will be detrimental to our subsequent actions. I want to catch Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan off guard, not catch Duan Yiyuan off guard."

In other words, Duan Yiyuan was not only her target, but also an ally she specifically recruited to take revenge on Duan Yihuai and Lin Suwan.

She couldn't let her ally know the truth later than her enemy; she had to let him know beforehand, otherwise this ally might very well fall out with her.

Therefore, Qi Ning had already planned that after arriving in the capital, she would first be honest with Duan Yiyuan and make him accept everything, and then go back to the Duan family with him.

Not long after, Duan Yiyuan's carriage stopped outside a small house.

This is his private residence.

At the time, Duan Yiyuan and his father Duan Jingde were not on good terms. He did not live in the Duan family home every day, but spent most of his time in a private residence outside to avoid meeting Duan Jingde.

Several years ago, after Duan Yiyuan left the capital, he left a few servants at his private residence to look after and clean it.

"We're here, let's go down," Duan Yiyuan said to Qi Ning.

Qi Ning hummed in agreement.

Duan Yiyuan led Qi Ning into the courtyard and then into his original bedroom.

Because there are always servants cleaning here, the place is always tidy and clean.

Duan Yiyuan led Qi Ning to sit down on the small couch, then waved for the servants to leave, leaving only the two of them in the room.

"Okay, now you can tell me, what's wrong with you?"

From her nervousness and unease on the way back to the capital to her reluctance to enter the Duan family's house just now, everything about her seemed unusual, and Duan Yiyuan had long felt that something was wrong.

He gazed into Qi Ning's eyes and asked, "Did you remember something?"

"Yes," Qi Ning said frankly, "I do remember."

That's really true.

For some reason, Duan Yiyuan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"You've remembered everything?"

"Correct."

"When did you remember it?"

Duan Yiyuan recalled everything that had happened before, and tried to remember when she had started acting strangely.

A guess formed in his mind: "Did you already remember this back in Qingzhou?"

“That’s right,” Qi Ning admitted directly.

Duan Yiyuan's hand tightened: "Then what did you remember? Do you know who your parents are?"

Qi Ning nodded and told him, "My father is Qi Yuanshan, the current Vice Minister of Rites. I am his eldest daughter, Qi Ning."

"Qi Yuanshan".

Qi Yuanshan held a low-ranking official position with little real power and was not prominent in the court. Duan Yiyuan thought carefully and finally remembered this person.

He was not familiar with Qi Yuanshan, and even less aware of how many daughters he had.

When Duan Yiyuan left the capital, Qi Ning was only about ten years old, still a little girl, so he naturally didn't know her.

As for Qi Ning's marriage to Duan Yihuai, Duan Yiyuan was completely unaware of it.

That's why he didn't realize the seriousness of the situation at that time.

Duan Yiyuan smiled and said, "It's good that you remembered. I've heard that Lord Qi is an honest and conscientious official. So you're his daughter. Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Qi Ning's eyelashes trembled, but she looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing her reaction, Duan Yiyuan realized that things were not so simple.

She remembered who her parents were. There was no need to hide this from him, no need to be nervous, and no need to arrive at the Duan family's door but not go in.

Unless... unless there are other reasons.

For example, she is already married.

Duan Yiyuan still remembered that when they were in Qingzhou, Qi Ning had asked him what he would do if he returned to the capital and found out that she was already married.

Perhaps she was already testing him back then.

Duan Yiyuan's smile faded: "You...you're already married?"

Qi Ning did not deny it, which was an acquiescence.

"Who is he?" Duan Yiyuan asked directly.

Qi Ning raised her eyes and uttered three words: "Duan Yihuai".

"What did you say?"

Duan Yiyuan's face stiffened for a moment; he wondered if he had misheard.

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