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

"It's nothing, just saying."

Qi Ning stood up: "I have something to do, so I have to go back first. Please have a seat, Third Sister-in-law."

After saying that, she left with Chuntao.

Only Yao Zhiying remained, sitting in the pavilion, watching her departing figure.

On the way back to Guanlan Courtyard, the system asked, "Host, what you said to Yao Zhiying just now, were you implying to her that Xu Yanyi is the one who really can't have children?"

Qi Ning replied, "More or less."

The system was confused: "Host, how did you know that? It wasn't mentioned in the original plot, and doesn't Xu Yanyi have a son born out of wedlock?"

“It wasn’t mentioned in the original plot, but I have eyes and I can see for myself. Xu Yanyi looks like he has kidney deficiency.”

Qi Ning trusted her own eyesight, but she still told the system, "Check it out."

The system's primary source of information about the mission world is the original storyline; anything outside the original storyline requires separate investigation.

After hearing Qi Ning's words, the system indeed checked: "Host, it's true! The person who is infertile is Xu Yanyi."

"So, does that mean Xu Yanyi's aunt cheated on him, and that Aunt Lian was arranged by Li Yunshu? Does Li Yunshu know about this?"

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After Qi Ning left, Yao Zhiying kept thinking about what she had said.

She returned to the vicinity of the third house's courtyard and happened to see the wet nurse taking Aunt Lian's child out for a walk.

Yao Zhiying called out to the wet nurse and stepped forward to examine the child closely.

She didn't know how much time had passed before she finally let the wet nurse leave.

Yao Zhiying asked her personal maid, "Don't you think that child doesn't look much like the Third Young Master?"

"This..." the maid stammered, "...it does seem more like Aunt Lian..."

Yao Zhiying returned to the room and plopped down on the couch, falling into deep thought.

The next day, Qi Ning draped a cloak over Xu Yanqing and instructed him: "Drink less alcohol when socializing. If others urge you to drink, just say that you are not fully recovered and cannot drink too much, otherwise something bad might happen. Make it sound serious and scare them."

Xu Yanqing looked down at her, a smile in his eyes as he responded.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard Chun Tao come in and report: "Master, the Third Young Mistress has arrived."

This was Yao Zhiying's first time visiting their courtyard. Xu Yanqing glanced at Qi Ning and asked, "Have you been getting along well with your third sister-in-law lately?"

Qi Ning didn't answer, but pushed him out the door: "Aji is waiting for you outside, go quickly."

Xu Yanqing didn't ask any more questions and left with Aji. Chun Tao then greeted Yao Zhiying as she entered.

"Third sister-in-law is a rare guest, please come and sit down."

Yao Zhiying sat down in front of Qi Ning with a heavy heart, completely unlike her usual self.

As soon as Chuntao served the tea, she dismissed all the servants.

"What, do you have something to say to me?" Qi Ning asked knowingly.

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Yao Zhiying finally spoke: "I came to see you today because I wanted to ask you what you meant by what you said yesterday?"

"What did you say? What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb with me!" Yao Zhiying glared at Qi Ning. "It's the one you said, that men can't have children."

"Didn't I say it was just a casual remark?"

"You think I'd believe that? You must know something. What will it take for you to tell me?"

"What's in it for me to tell you?" Qi Ning asked with a smirk.

Yao Zhiying was so angry she gritted her teeth: "Tell me what you want, and I'll keep my word!"

Qi Ning was finally satisfied.

Yao Zhiying didn't stay with Qi Ning for long before she hurriedly left to check on Aunt Lian.

A few days later, one morning.

While everyone was paying their respects to the old lady in Shou'an Hall and talking to her, Yao Zhiying arrived in a menacing manner with her entourage. Behind her, an old woman was escorting Aunt Lian and a servant, while a wet nurse was holding Aunt Lian's child.

Aunt Lian kept shouting along the way, "Let me go! What right do you have to tie me up? Where are you taking me...?"

Yao Zhiying ignored her and led her people directly into Shou'an Hall.

"grandmother!"

The old lady sensed something was wrong as soon as she saw the commotion: "Zhiying, what's going on?"

The others also looked puzzled, and the Third Madam even stood up.

"Grandmother, your granddaughter-in-law is going to expose Aunt Lian's true colors!"

"What's wrong with Aunt Lian?" the old lady asked, turning her gaze to Aunt Lian.

When Aunt Lian heard Yao Zhiying's words, her heart tightened. She subconsciously glanced at Li Yunshu sitting on her left, then lowered her head and dared not speak.

Upon seeing this, Li Yunshu immediately had a bad feeling.

The next moment, Yao Zhiying continued, "Grandmother, your granddaughter-in-law has caught Aunt Lian having an affair with a servant in the manor and has discovered a huge conspiracy. The matter has now been investigated and is here to ask Grandmother to deal with it!"

"What?" the Third Madam exclaimed in surprise.

When the old lady heard the word "adultery," her face immediately turned ugly. Just as she was about to ask for more details, Xu Yanyi received the news and rushed over.

"Yao Zhiying! What are you doing tying up Lian Niang?"

When Aunt Lian saw Xu Yanyi arrive, she immediately cried out, "Yi Lang, save me!"

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you." Xu Yanyi felt heartbroken seeing Aunt Lian crying with tears streaming down her face, and he went to untie her.

Yao Zhiying went up to pull him again, but Xu Yanyi, who was in a fit of anger, pushed her to the ground.

Seeing the chaotic scene before her, the old lady hurriedly stopped them: "Stop it, all of you! Yan Yi, aren't you listening to your grandmother?"

Xu Yanyi finally managed to stop.

The old lady had someone help Yao Zhiying up again.

"Zhiying, you just said you caught Aunt Lian having an affair with a servant. What else is there? Explain yourself!"

Upon hearing the word "adultery," Xu Yanyi frowned and looked at Aunt Lian.

"Yes," Yao Zhiying replied, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

She blurted out, "I overheard Aunt Lian and that adulterer's conversation. The child Aunt Lian gave birth to is not Yan Yi's flesh and blood, but that adulterer's son. And the one who is truly infertile is not me, but him!"

The room fell silent for a moment after he said that.

"Nonsense!" Xu Yanyi snapped, realizing what was happening.

"What nonsense are you spouting? It's clearly your own infertility that's the problem. You're jealous of Lianniang, so you're slandering her for having an affair and blaming me for being infertile?"

The old lady looked at Yao Zhiying: "Do you have any evidence?"

"Yes, do you have any evidence?" the Third Madam pressed. Compared to Aunt Lian's affair, she found it even more unacceptable that Yao Zhiying said her son was infertile.

Yao Zhiying glared at Xu Yanyi and replied, "Grandmother, Mother, I've also invited Doctor Zhao today. Please have the doctor take a good look at who is infertile."

The doctor Zhao whom Yao Zhiying invited was a regular at the Xu family, often visiting to check on the old lady's health; he was an old acquaintance.

The old lady was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Xu Yiyi was very confident and didn't doubt that there was anything wrong with him at all. He laughed and said, "Let me take your pulse then!"

With the old lady's permission, Doctor Zhao took the pulses of Xu Yanyi and Yao Zhiying respectively.

The third wife was anxiously fidgeting.

The crowd looked at each other, waiting quietly.

During this time, Xu Yanqing subconsciously glanced at Qi Ning, who was holding a teacup and looked back at him innocently.

Li Yunshu felt a little uneasy. Could it be that Aunt Lian really had an affair?

Li Yunshu didn't care about that; what she was worried about was that Aunt Lian's own past arrangements would be exposed.

It took Dr. Zhao quite a while to finish taking the pulse.

"How is it?" Xu Yanyi couldn't wait a moment longer and asked first, "I'm fine, the problem is with Yao Zhiying, right?"

"This..." Doctor Zhao hesitated, then looked at the old lady.

The old lady said, "Dr. Zhao, please speak frankly. I trust your medical skills."

"Yes." Doctor Zhao bowed to the old lady before saying in a deep voice, "Although the third young mistress has some internal imbalances and difficulty conceiving, with proper care, there shouldn't be any major problems... As for the third young master... the third young master is severely depleted internally..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Xu Yanyi interrupted him. "Just tell me directly, who is infertile?"

Doctor Zhao paused for a moment, then had no choice but to reply, "Yes, it's the Third Young Master..."

"This...how is this possible?" Xu Yanyi jumped to his feet, pointing at Doctor Zhao and yelling, "I don't believe it! You quack!"

"Yes, how could this be..." The Third Madam also looked incredulous.

After hearing these words, the old lady almost felt dizzy.

She leaned back in her chair.

"Old lady, are you okay?"

"I asked worriedly."

The old lady shook her head, straightened up, and asked, "Dr. Zhao, are you sure?"

Xu Yanyi stood beside him, his face flushed, panting heavily, looking like he was about to kill someone at any moment.

Under Xu Yanyi's murderous glare, Doctor Zhao replied, "This... should be correct. If the old lady is still worried, she can have another doctor come in to take a look."

Yao Zhiying sneered: "What's there to be unsure about? Look at that bastard son and that adulterer's faces, they look almost identical. Do we need to confirm it?"

The old lady knew of Dr. Zhao's medical skills, and after hearing his explanation, she believed most of it.

Following Yao Zhiying's words, she looked at the trembling adulterer behind Aunt Lian. Sure enough, the child looked like him.

Yao Zhiying continued, "If you don't believe me, then please bring in another doctor!"

Xu Yanyi's face, which had been flushed, slowly turned pale. He glanced at the adulterer and then looked at Aunt Lian.

"Lianniang, tell me, whose child is that?"

Aunt Lian still wanted to deny it: "Yi Lang, don't even you believe me anymore? Of course the child is yours!"

But Yao Zhiying didn't give her a chance at all: "Don't even think about denying it, everyone's right here, we can do a blood test to prove kinship!"

Aunt Lian stammered, "Yi Lang, I...I..."

Xu Yanyi still had something he didn't understand. He lost his balance, took two steps back, bumped into a chair, and slumped down.

Upon seeing this, the third wife understood what was happening and almost fainted.

"Now do you believe me? Or do you really have to do a blood test to prove kinship?" Yao Zhiying questioned.

Seeing that neither the Third Madam nor Xu Yanyi spoke, Yao Zhiying smiled and said, "Don't rush, I haven't finished speaking yet. It's one thing for Aunt Lian to have an affair, but all of this was orchestrated by someone!"

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