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

A few days ago, Consort Shu poisoned Consort Chen, nearly causing the deaths of Consort Chen and her unborn child.

After being rescued by the imperial physicians, Consort Chen survived a near-death experience and gave birth to the fourth prince.

However, due to premature birth, the fourth prince was physically weak, and Consort Chen's health was also damaged.

His Majesty flew into a rage and, without saying a word, gave Consort Shu a cup of poisoned wine.

On that stormy night, Consort Shu committed suicide by poisoning herself.

With the death of Consort Shu, her second son was left without his mother's care. Many concubines in the palace who had no children wanted to compete for the custody of the second prince, including the Empress.

However, the young second prince refused all the concubines in front of His Majesty, saying that he did not want to go to any of the concubines' palaces and would rather live alone in Xiyuan Palace.

Inside Jingyang Palace, the sound of a teacup shattering echoed.

"Ha, how dare you refuse me? I am the Empress, you ungrateful wretch!" Liang Yuewu's face darkened.

"Your Highness, do you think the Second Prince might have found out about our plot to frame Consort Shu for drugging Consort Chen?" Liang Yuewu's personal maid, Xiangyun, asked.

Liang Yuewu raised an eyebrow: "How is that possible?"

"Your Majesty is right. We did it discreetly, so much so that even His Majesty didn't know. It's impossible for the Second Prince to know either. It seems that the Second Prince and Consort Shu are of the same ilk, neither of them knows how to be virtuous."

"But," Xiangyun added, "the Second Prince is unwilling to serve any of his concubines, and His Majesty has said that it depends on the Second Prince's own wishes. What should we do?"

Liang Yuewu gripped the armrest tightly, her tone chilling: "If he refuses to listen to reason and then has to suffer the consequences, don't blame me for being ruthless."

As soon as she finished speaking, a slight noise came from outside the door, as if someone had bumped into something.

"Who?"

Liang Yuewu and Xiangyun's expressions both changed. Xiangyun immediately pushed open the door and went out, grabbing a young palace maid who was trying to escape.

She turned the little palace maid's frightened face to take a look.

"Ning'er, it's you."

……

The new mission world that Qi Ning has arrived in is an ancient palace intrigue novel.

The female lead, Qiao Wenyu, was born with a beautiful face and was so stunning that she could topple kingdoms. After entering the palace through the imperial concubine selection, she quickly gained the emperor's favor.

With favor comes jealousy and hatred from the other concubines in the palace.

At first, Qiao Wenyu was simple and kind-hearted, without any scheming. She was murdered and miscarried, losing her first child.

From then on, Qiao Wenyu's personality gradually changed, and she also learned the intrigues and treachery of the palace. She avenged her miscarried child, fought against the other concubines, and became more and more favored.

A year later, she gave birth to a princess and was granted the title of Consort Chen.

When the little princess was two years old, Qiao Wenyu became pregnant with the emperor's child again. According to the imperial physician, this time she was very likely carrying a prince.

This news naturally aroused the jealousy of the concubines in the harem.

In the harem of this world, the biggest villain is Empress Liang Yuewu.

The first child that Qiao Wenyu miscarried was conceived at the Empress's behest.

Seeing that Qiao Wenyu was gaining more and more favor and was likely to give birth to a prince, which would inevitably threaten her position as empress, Liang Yuewu wanted to use the same trick again.

She tried to coerce and entice Consort Shu, wanting to use Consort Shu to get rid of Qiao Wenyu, but Consort Shu did not want to get involved.

Seeing that Consort Shu could not be used by her, Liang Yuewu plotted to frame Consort Shu for murdering Consort Chen, hoping to take the opportunity to eliminate both Consort Chen and Consort Shu, her two rivals.

However, Qiao Wenyu was very lucky. Although the Chinese medicine caused her to have a premature birth, both mother and child were safe. Not long after, she was even promoted to the rank of Consort Chen.

Consort Shu was not so lucky; in a fit of rage, the emperor directly gave her poisoned wine.

After Consort Shu's death, her ten-year-old second son became Liang Yuewu's new target.

Although Liang Yuewu was the Empress, she had no children. Since Qiao Wenyu had escaped the calamity and given birth to a prince, she might as well raise the Consort Shu's son under her care, so that she would have someone to rely on.

The second prince, Feng Ke, was initially unwilling to go to the palaces of other concubines, not even the empress. The emperor did not force him, and Liang Yuewu was at a loss for what to do.

Not long after, Liang Yuewu's elder brother made a great contribution, and she took the opportunity to make a request to the emperor, which finally allowed her to bring the second prince to her side.

From then on, the Second Prince became the Empress's nominal legitimate son. He was raised under Liang Yuewu's strict methods for five years and was only one step away from becoming the Crown Prince.

However, at this time, Liang Yuewu suddenly became pregnant and gave birth to the fifth prince at the end of the same year.

Having her own biological son, Liang Yuewu naturally felt that the second prince was somewhat superfluous, and even felt that the second prince had usurped the position of her biological son.

Therefore, Liang Yuewu devised a plan to kill two birds with one stone: she intended to eliminate the Second Prince and at the same time frame Consort Chen for his death.

However, this time, Qiao Wenyu discovered Liang Yuewu's wicked scheme in advance.

Qiao Wenyu did not stop Liang Yuewu, but instead chose to play along. After Liang Yuewu killed the Second Prince, she presented evidence to expose her scheme.

When the emperor learned the truth, he was furious and issued an edict to depose Liang Yuewu from her position as empress and banish her to the cold palace.

After the empress was deposed, Qiao Wenyu was soon promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, becoming the most honored woman in the harem.

In order to secure the throne, Qiao Wenyu plotted to make the Fifth Prince make a mistake, thus completely eliminating his chances of becoming the Crown Prince. Her own son, the Fourth Prince, was then appointed as the Crown Prince.

A few years later, the emperor died, and Qiao Wenyu helped the crown prince ascend the throne, while she became the empress dowager.

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Qi Ning has now transmigrated into the body of a lowly palace maid in the Empress's palace.

While Liang Yuewu was discussing matters with others, she overheard the truth about how Consort Shu had been framed. Liang Yuewu then ordered her to be silenced, and she died.

Qi Ning transmigrated at the exact moment before her death, just as she was being captured by Xiang Yun.

"Ning'er, it's you."

Liang Yuewu followed behind Xiangyun, peeked out and looked at Qi Ning, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes.

"Bring her in."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xiangyun grabbed Qi Ning's arm, pulled her into the house, and closed the door.

Liang Yuewu sat down again in the seat of honor, and looked at Qi Ning coldly: "Ning'er, how long have you been outside? What have you heard?"

Qi Ning was forced to kneel before Liang Yuewu by Xiang Yun. She pretended to be panicked and quickly thought of what to say.

At this point, it's useless to say that she didn't hear anything. Whether she really didn't hear it or pretended not to, Liang Yuewu would kill her to silence her.

"Your Majesty, please let me explain. I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I came here to report something!" Qi Ning explained.

"Yeah."

Liang Yuewu clearly didn't want to hear Qi Ning's explanation, and she gave Xiang Yun behind Qi Ning a wink.

Xiangyun understood, and immediately pulled a silver hairpin from her hair, used it to restrain Qi Ning from behind, and then pressed the hairpin against Qi Ning's neck.

"Ning'er, it's all your fault for knowing things you shouldn't have known. Go to the underworld and explain yourself."

"and many more!"

Just as Xiangyun was about to stab the hairpin into her neck, Qi Ning grabbed Xiangyun's hand.

"Your Majesty, I truly have something important to report. Please hear me out!"

Upon hearing Qi Ning's words, Liang Yuewu pondered for a moment, then looked up and gestured to Xiang Yun.

Xiangyun then released Qi Ning.

"What is it?" Liang Yuewu asked in a cold voice.

Qi Ning coughed a few times, covering her neck.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that His Majesty, because Consort Chen gave birth to the Fourth Prince and also out of pity for the mother and child who were almost harmed, intends to issue an edict to promote Consort Chen to Imperial Noble Consort Chen."

"what!"

Liang Yuewu's expression changed drastically. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly.

"His Majesty actually wants to elevate that lowly Consort Chen to the rank of Imperial Consort?"

Xiangyun was equally shocked when she heard the news.

"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true. I heard it from a palace maid in the Jade Palace, so it can't be wrong."

Yu Chen Palace was the palace where Consort Chen, Qiao Wenyu, lived.

Of course, Qi Ning's words were pure nonsense. She had just transmigrated to this mission world, so where would she hear people say such things?

In fact, according to the original timeline, the news that the emperor was going to promote Consort Chen to Imperial Noble Consort Chen would not be announced until tomorrow. Even Consort Chen herself did not know about it yet, so how could the palace maids in her palace know?

Qi Ning only said that because she knew the original plot; she was sure Liang Yuewu wouldn't doubt it.

As expected, Liang Yuewu was furious upon hearing Qi Ning's words.

Qiao Wenyu gave birth to the fourth prince, and His Majesty even wanted to make her a Noble Consort!

Liang Yuewu grabbed a vase from the shelf and was about to smash it when Xiangyun stopped her and snatched the vase away.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's one thing for you to break a teacup, but please don't break a vase too."

Xiangyun had served Liang Yuewu since childhood, and Liang Yuewu listened to her and did not smash the vase again.

She then turned her attention to Qi Ning: "Is this all you wanted to say to me? Are you done?"

Liang Yuewu's implication was clear: if Qi Ning finished speaking, she would still kill her to silence her.

In her view, these were two different things. Even if Qi Ning didn't intentionally eavesdrop but came to deliver a message, it still wouldn't affect her desire to kill her.

Qi Ning hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I know that I know things I shouldn't know, but I will never tell anyone. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"You say you won't tell anyone and I'll believe you? Only the dead can keep their mouths shut, Xiangyun..."

“What if this servant can persuade His Highness the Second Prince?” Qi Ning interrupted Liang Yuewu.

"What did you say?" Liang Yuewu stared at Qi Ning.

"This servant did overhear Your Highness's words by accident and knows what troubles Your Highness. If this servant can help Your Highness and persuade the Second Prince to allow Your Highness to raise the child, could Your Highness spare this servant's life?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Yuewu found it somewhat interesting.

Having just learned that the Second Prince was unwilling to be raised by her, she truly felt that he was ungrateful. In her anger, she was determined to die rather than live in dishonor, and would rather find a way to depose the Second Prince than allow him to have the opportunity to be raised by other concubines.

But she has only recently dealt with Consort Shu, so it won't be so easy for her to make a move against the Second Prince.

Furthermore, with Qiao Wenyu having given birth to the fourth prince and soon to be promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine, Liang Yuewu needed a prince even more.

The Second Prince, who had lost his mother, was the best candidate, and Liang Yuewu was naturally unwilling to let him go.

"Can you persuade the Second Prince?" she asked, still somewhat doubtful.

"Your Majesty may allow me to try. If I cannot do it, Your Majesty may then punish me."

In the original storyline, news of Liang Yuewu's elder brother's meritorious service would arrive in half a month, and Liang Yuewu would take the opportunity to ask the emperor for permission to raise the second prince.

Out of consideration for her brother's merits, the emperor could not refuse her and granted her custody of the second prince.

In other words, even without Qi Ning persuading the Second Prince, Liang Yuewu would soon have the opportunity to raise him, though she was unaware of it at this moment.

This, along with the earlier news that Consort Chen was about to be promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, was all Qi Ning taking advantage of the time difference based on the original plot.

Liang Yuewu looked at Qi Ning with a scrutinizing gaze.

There were many maids serving her in her palace, and this little maid seemed to have just arrived not long ago. She was clever, but Liang Yuewu did not trust her.

After a long pause, she finally spoke: "You should go back first. I'll think about it."

Qi Ning glanced at Liang Yuewu and quickly stood up: "Thank you, Your Highness. This servant will take her leave."

Liang Yuewu gave Xiangyun a wink, and Xiangyun nodded. She then took Qi Ning out and specially arranged for a palace maid they trusted to keep an eye on Qi Ning to prevent her from revealing what had happened that day.

That night, Liang Yuewu pondered the matter all night.

The next day, while she was having breakfast, Xiangyun hurried in and waved for the other servants to leave.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has indeed issued an edict to promote Consort Chen to the rank of Imperial Noble Consort."

Liang Yuewu paused, her hand holding the spoon still.

"So what that little palace maid said yesterday was true."

Thanks to Qi Ning's foreshadowing yesterday, Liang Yuewu wasn't as angry as she had been the day before, though her expression was anything but pleasant.

She immediately lost her appetite and threw the spoon in her hand into the bowl.

Given the current situation, Liang Yuewu certainly cannot sit idly by and wait for his doom.

She suddenly raised her head and ordered, "Xiangyun, send that palace maid from yesterday to find the Second Prince. You go and keep an eye on her. I want to see if she can persuade the Second Prince."

Xiangyun didn't really believe Qi Ning had that ability, but now that Consort Chen was riding high and their empress had no children, they had no choice but to try anything to gain custody of the second prince.

"Yes, slave, go right away."

At this moment, Qi Ning was being held under house arrest in a side room. A palace maid named Xiang Ling was watching her and preventing her from going out to perform her duties as usual.

Xiangyun pushed the door open and came in, and Qi Ning immediately stood up.

"Sister Xiangyun".

Xiangyun was carrying a food box. She looked at Qi Ning and, seeing her honest and obedient appearance, nodded and said, "Ning'er, come with me."

"Yes."

Qi Ning followed Xiang Yun's footsteps, and Xiang Yun led her outside.

"Sister Xiangyun, where are we going?" Qi Ning asked knowingly.

"Do you still remember what you said to Her Majesty yesterday?"

"Of course I remember."

"That's right. We'll go to Xiyuan Palace now to deliver some snacks to the Second Prince. The Empress is very merciful and will give you a chance. If you can persuade the Second Prince, the Empress might really spare you."

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