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

Qi Ning thought about it again and realized that it might not be a bad thing for Liang Yuewu to get pregnant.

After all, being able to get pregnant doesn't necessarily mean she can give birth, and Qi Ning is unlikely to give her the chance to successfully give birth.

And the child who was destined never to be born might actually be of some benefit to them.

Therefore, Qi Ning did not do anything more.

If nothing unexpected happens, Liang Yuewu will be found to be pregnant soon.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Qi Ning was lost in thought, Feng Ke waved his hand in front of her.

"nothing."

Qi Ning shook her head.

She wouldn't tell Feng Ke about this for now; he would find out eventually.

As expected, the emperor rejected the ministers' petition to establish a crown prince, finding reasons to do so once again.

Not only that, the emperor flew into a rage and lashed out at the ministers, making them afraid to mention the matter of establishing a crown prince for a short period of time.

Upon receiving this news, the Empress also threw a tantrum in her own palace.

"He actually still doesn't agree to establish a crown prince. In my opinion, he just wants to leave the crown prince position to Qiao Wenyu's son. Isn't he afraid that the little thing won't be able to handle it and will die young?"

Xiangyun was terrified and tried to dissuade her, saying, "Your Highness, please be careful what you say. There are always ears on the other side. If something happens to the Fourth Prince, His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine will suspect you again."

"Do you think I'm afraid of their suspicions? They should be careful not to give me an opportunity to make a move."

After venting her frustrations, Liang Yuewu had Xiangyun call Feng Ke over and gave him some instructions, telling him that he must strive to do well in his studies.

In addition, Liang Yuewu also met with Qi Ning and instructed her to keep an eye on Feng Ke and not allow him to slack off in his studies.

Qi Ning confidently told Liang Yuewu, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the Second Prince has been working exceptionally hard and has not slacked off."

Feng Ke didn't need anyone to urge him to study hard. Driven by his hatred and desire for revenge, he put in a hundred times the effort, both openly and secretly.

Liang Yuewu was unaware of this and didn't take Qi Ning's words to heart.

After the person left, she sighed and said, "If only I had a biological son, I wouldn't have to put in so much effort for someone else's son."

At that moment, she had no idea that she would soon become pregnant herself.

A month later, during a palace banquet, Liang Yuewu smelled a fishy odor at the banquet, felt nauseous, and couldn't help but gag.

Seeing this, the emperor became suspicious and ordered the imperial physician to come and take Liang Yuewu's pulse. He immediately discovered that she was pregnant.

When Liang Yuewu heard the words "Her Majesty the Empress is pregnant" from the imperial physician, she burst into tears of joy.

"I am pregnant! I am pregnant!"

She thought she would never have a child of her own and had even given up hope, only taking fertility drugs out of habit. Now, she is actually pregnant.

The other concubines and ministers present were shocked, and Qiao Wenyu subconsciously hugged the fourth prince tightly in her arms.

Only the emperor found it unbelievable; he had clearly given the empress an infertility drug, so how could she possibly be pregnant?

It wasn't until the imperial physicians confirmed it repeatedly that the emperor had no choice but to accept the fact.

The concubines below the table whispered among themselves:

"Her Majesty the Empress is pregnant. It seems there will be a major change in the selection of the Crown Prince."

"That's right, the other princes in the harem should be careful."

"The one who should be most careful is the Second Prince. Now that the Empress has a biological son, the Second Prince's situation is quite awkward."

Upon hearing these words, Feng Ke looked around the hall, observing everyone's reactions, before turning back to look at Qi Ning behind him.

Qi Ning subtly shook her head at him and gave him a look.

Feng Ke turned around without changing his expression and joined the others in congratulating Liang Yuewu.

However, among the people present, apart from the Liang family and their faction, probably not many people genuinely congratulated Liang Yuewu.

After the banquet, Feng Ke and Qi Ning returned to Xiyuan Palace.

Qi Ning then said to Feng Ke, "What those people said at the banquet just now was right. If the Empress had her own biological child, she would definitely not tolerate you."

"Then what should we do?"

Liang Yuewu's pregnancy was somewhat unexpected for Feng Ke.

He did indeed consider the throne to be his for the taking, but not only for power; a larger reason was to avenge his mother.

Qi Ning pulled Feng Ke to sit down on the small couch together.

"The more this happens, the less we should rush. You can't show any unhappiness. Instead, you should congratulate the Empress and show that you are also looking forward to the arrival of your younger brother and sister."

"So we're just going to do nothing and watch the Empress give birth to that child?" Feng Ke asked.

"of course not."

The Empress has not yet given birth, and it is unknown whether the child will be a boy or a girl, so there is still some leeway left for Feng Ke.

After the Empress gave birth to her son, no matter how much Feng Ke acted as if he had no desires, the Empress could not tolerate him.

“That child will naturally not be born smoothly. Don’t forget, apart from us, all the concubines in the harem, especially the Imperial Concubine, and even His Majesty, do not want to see the Empress give birth to a son.”

"I understand." Feng Ke nodded slightly, feeling much more at ease.

Meanwhile, at the Jade Palace.

As Qi Ning had said, Qiao Wenyu's expression was solemn and her mind was heavy.

As soon as she returned, she had the palace maids carry the fourth prince away.

"Did His Majesty go to Jingyang Palace tonight?"

“Yes, Your Majesty,” replied Yi Hui, Qiao Wenyu’s personal maid.

Yi Hui poured Qiao Wenyu a cup of tea and comforted her, "Your Majesty, after all, the Empress was just found out she was pregnant tonight. His Majesty's visit to Jingyang Palace was probably for the sake of that child, and just for show. Otherwise, His Majesty would definitely have come to our palace."

Qiao Wenyu chuckled, a hint of sadness creeping onto her face: "Yes, His Majesty is doing this for the child in the Empress's belly, of course. After all, the Empress is pregnant."

She should have been able to have more children, but she suffered a miscarriage during her first pregnancy, which damaged her health. She also suffered from poisoning and premature birth during her pregnancy with the fourth prince, which further damaged her health. At that time, the imperial physician privately predicted that she might not be able to have children again.

Sure enough, five years have passed since she gave birth to the fourth prince, and despite her careful recuperation, she has not been able to conceive again.

Qiao Wenyu thought it didn't matter, at least she already had the fourth prince, while the empress was unable to have children and could only raise someone else's son.

But now, the Empress is pregnant too.

Qiao Wenyu couldn't help but worry about her son's situation.

Yi Hui thought the same thing. She asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, are we just going to let the Empress give birth to the prince? Then the prince she gives birth to will be a legitimate heir, much more noble than the Second Prince, who is just a fake heir. What will we do about our Fourth Prince?"

Qiao Wenyu closed her eyes and pressed her temples: "Let me think about it."

The next day.

Qi Ning took out a longevity lock from the storeroom and ordered someone to prepare some pastries.

"Alright, Your Highness, let's go."

Feng Ke glanced at the items and responded.

The two of them took their things and headed towards Jingyang Palace.

At this moment, Liang Yueyu was drinking a pregnancy-stabilizing medicine in Jingyang Palace.

Xiangyun came in to report: "Your Highness, the Second Prince has arrived."

Liang Yuewu looked up: "What's he doing here?"

"They said they came to pay their respects to Her Majesty," Xiangyun replied.

"Greetings?" Liang Yuewu said dismissively. "Let him wait."

In the past, Liang Yuewu would have put on a show of motherly affection for Feng Ke, since she would need to rely on him in the future.

But things are different now. Now she is pregnant and has her own child, so Feng Ke, this fake child, is no longer relevant.

If she were to give birth to a prince, Feng Ke would be back to where he came from.

Liang Yuewu slowly drank the medicine to prevent miscarriage, then dawdled over her makeup and dressing up before finally going out to see Feng Ke.

Feng Ke, who was sitting outside, stood up and bowed to Liang Yuewu upon seeing her, saying, "Empress Dowager."

Liang Yuewu glanced at him, but Feng Ke remained as respectful as ever, showing no sign of impatience.

"Sit down."

Liang Yuewu raised her hand in a gesture of greeting and then sat down as well.

"Your Majesty was unwell at the banquet yesterday. I wonder if you are feeling better today? I brought you some snacks."

Liang Yuewu glanced at the pastries on the table and said bluntly, "I'm perfectly fine, but now that I'm pregnant, I'm tired and have no appetite, so I can't eat any pastries."

Feng Ke remained unfazed by Liang Yuewu's cold treatment and said, "It's normal for the Empress Dowager to have a poor appetite now that she is pregnant with the imperial heir. I will instruct the Imperial Kitchen to prepare some appetizing dishes for her later."

"In addition, I have prepared a longevity lock for the younger brother in Mother's womb. I wore it when I was a child. I heard that children who wear it will be healthy and live a long life. I hope Mother will not find it offensive."

After saying that, Feng Ke turned around and glanced at Qi Ning, who then stepped forward and handed the longevity lock to Xiang Yun.

Xiangyun took the longevity lock to show Liang Yuewu.

When Liang Yuewu saw the longevity lock, she became interested and took it in her hand to examine it.

After a while, she looked up at Feng Ke: "You just said that the child in my womb is your imperial brother? What if it's a princess?"

Feng Ke smiled, lowering his eyes to conceal the sarcasm in them: "I don't know why, but I have a strange feeling that Mother is carrying a prince."

Liang Yuewu was very happy to hear this.

She stroked her belly and asked meaningfully, "If I am truly pregnant with a prince, would you be happy?"

“Of course, I am happy for Mother Empress,” Feng Ke replied.

"If it were a prince, wouldn't you be afraid that he would grow up and compete with you for the position of crown prince?" Liang Yuewu put it more bluntly.

"Mother, what are you saying? How could I have such thoughts?"

Feng Ke frowned and said with a serious expression, "Back then, it was I who took the initiative to ask Mother for protection, so that I was not retaliated against by the Consort. When I was poisoned that time, it was also Mother who protected me, which is why I have been able to live safely in the harem all these years."

"I will always remember the kindness of my mother. If my mother needs me to compete for the position of crown prince, I will certainly do so to be a support for her. However, if my mother gives birth to a younger brother in the future, he will be the rightful heir. I will not compete with him, but will only do my best to assist him."

"is it?"

Liang Yuewu was surprised that Feng Ke was so sensible; his words made her feel especially comfortable.

"If you really think that way, then your mother will be at ease."

“Everything I have said comes from the bottom of my heart, and I dare not utter a single falsehood.”

"That's good." Liang Yuewu chuckled twice, her attitude softening. "Your mother knows you're a sensible child."

When Feng Ke and Qi Ning came out of Jingyang Palace, Feng Ke's expression turned cold.

Of course, those words were all prepared in advance by him and Qi Ning, with the aim of lulling Liang Yuewu into a false sense of security and reducing her vigilance towards him.

Qi Ning glanced at Feng Ke's expression and asked him, "What's wrong?"

Feng Ke shook his head: "It's nothing, I just felt a little uncomfortable saying those things against my conscience."

"Don't worry, she won't be able to keep up her act for long," Qi Ning said in a low voice.

Feng Ke glanced at Qi Ning and noticed that a flower petal had fallen into her hair at some point.

He stopped and reached out to remove the petal from Qi Ning's hair.

“I understand, I won’t show anything unusual in front of her.”

The two smiled at each other, and then headed towards Xiyuan Palace together.

Behind them, Xiangyun, carrying the box of pastries, caught up to the entrance of Jingyang Palace and witnessed the scene just now.

She glanced around, then stopped chasing after them and took the box of pastries back with her.

Liang Yuewu looked at Xiangyun and brought the box of pastries back unopened, and asked in confusion, "Didn't I tell you to let them take the pastries? Why did you bring them back?"

As the Empress, Liang Yuewu could eat whatever she wanted. Now that she was pregnant with the Emperor's child, she became even more precious and looked down on ordinary snacks. That's why she asked Xiangyun to take the snacks and chase after Feng Ke and the others to take them away.

Xiangyun shoved the box of pastries into the hands of a young palace maid and gestured for her to leave.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince walked too fast and I couldn't catch up. However, I did see the Second Prince and Ning'er being very close."

"Oh? How did you get intimate?"

"This servant saw the Second Prince reach out and touch Ning'er's hair, and the two were chatting and laughing. Doesn't that mean they have a close relationship?"

Xiangyun narrowed her eyes: "Speaking of which, Ning'er has been serving the Second Prince for five years. Who in the palace doesn't know how good the Second Prince is to Ning'er? Now it seems, could it be that Ning'er has seduced the Second Prince?"

Liang Yuewu smiled nonchalantly after hearing Xiangyun's words.

"So what if the Second Prince is close to her? It's a good thing for us. It makes it easier for us to monitor him. Ning'er is our person. Her parents' lives are in our hands. Are we afraid she will betray us?"

Liang Yuewu was now preoccupied with the child in her womb and had no time to concern herself with such trivial matters.

Seeing Liang Yuewu say this, Xiangyun dared not say anything more.

Meanwhile, Qiao Wenyu was listening to Yi Hui's report.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Second Prince went to Jingyang Palace today. The Empress's attitude towards him has not changed much. The two still seem to be a loving mother and son, and it seems that they have not become estranged because of the Empress's pregnancy."

Qiao Wenyu raised an eyebrow: "That's strange."

Based on her understanding of Liang Yuewu, she was not that kind of person. Now that she was pregnant, she should have become indifferent to the Second Prince.

"Should we still try to sow discord between the Empress and the Second Prince?" Yi Hui asked again.

Qiao Wenyu originally wanted to sow discord between Liang Yuewu and the Second Prince, and use the Second Prince to get rid of the child in Liang Yuewu's womb. Now, she was a little unsure about the situation.

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