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

Yao Zhiying was waiting for the old lady to say those words.

"Grandmother, someone like Li Yunshu is truly unfit to be the matriarch of the Xu family. Please, Grandmother, take her power over managing the household affairs!"

When everyone heard Yao Zhiying's words, they assumed that she wanted to take control of the household affairs.

Unexpectedly, she then added somewhat reluctantly, "As long as she's no longer in charge of the household affairs, even having my second sister-in-law in charge would be better than her!"

The old lady did not respond immediately upon hearing this, seemingly considering it.

"grandmother……"

Li Yunshu called out softly, her voice pleading, but she didn't know what to say. Should she admit her mistake, beg for forgiveness, or stop it? It seemed like none of these options were right.

After a long while, the old lady spoke again: "Let's listen to Zhiying and temporarily hand over the management of the household affairs to Ning'er."

The old lady said that Qi Ning would "temporarily" take over the management of the household affairs, but she did not say whether it would be returned to Li Yunshu, nor when it would be returned.

Li Yunshu was still kneeling on the ground when she heard these words, and her shoulders slumped.

After the old lady finished speaking, she beckoned to Qi Ning and said, "Ning'er, come here."

Qi Ning quickly got up and went to the old lady's side.

The old lady gestured for her to bend down and whispered instructions in her ear, asking her and the nanny to clean up the mess together.

This "cleanup" included silencing the culprits and disposing of Aunt Lian, the child, and the adulterer.

What happened today is not something to be proud of. There are many people present, and the situation is quite chaotic. If this gets out, the Xu family will lose all face. Naturally, we need to find a way to let everyone present know what can and cannot be said.

Qi Ning agreed to them one by one.

After giving her instructions, the old lady was exhausted and asked her maid to help her to rest.

Li Yunshu didn't expect that the old lady would leave without even scolding her or looking at her.

"grandmother!"

She called out again, but the old woman's steps did not falter at all.

Seeing that the old lady had walked away, Jing'er, who had been kneeling with her, quickly came over to help her up.

Li Yunshu stood up, glanced at Qi Ning standing to the side, and suddenly walked quickly towards her.

"It was you! You orchestrated all of this, didn't you?!"

She reached out her hand towards Qi Ning, but before she could touch her, Qi Ning was blocked behind her by Xu Yanqing.

Xu Yanqing looked at Li Yunshu calmly: "Sister-in-law, if you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Since you did do those things, what's the use of blaming others now?"

Qi Ning stood behind Xu Yanqing, protected by him, and a slightly provocative smile appeared on the half of her face that was exposed.

Li Yunshu naturally saw that smile. She gritted her teeth, snorted coldly, and left with her people.

Xu Yanqing then turned to look at Qi Ning: "Are you alright?"

Qi Ning shook her head: "Husband, you should go back first, or go see how Grandmother is doing. I still have things to take care of."

Xu Yanqing hummed in agreement.

Given the situation today, he naturally didn't go to Zuixianlou again. Fortunately, Zuixianlou's business has stabilized now, so he no longer needs to keep an eye on it every day.

Xu Yanqing first went to see the old lady and spent half a day with her before returning to Guanlan Courtyard.

Not long after he returned, Qi Ning went back as well.

"Has it been dealt with?"

When Xu Yanqing saw her return, he put down the book he was holding.

"Yes, it's all taken care of," Qi Ning replied.

Xu Yanqing glanced at her and said, "You must be tired. I'll have someone prepare a meal."

Qi Ning pulled Xu Yanqing down to sit: "Why didn't you ask me this time if today's events were related to me?"

Xu Yanqing smiled enigmatically: "Is there even a need to ask?"

From Yao Zhiying's visit to Guanlan Courtyard to Qi Ning's subtle actions and expressions today, Xu Yanqing has seen it all.

Not to mention, Yao Zhiying eventually pushed the power of managing the household affairs to her.

There aren't many people who know Li Yunshu's secrets so well, and Qi Ning, who was once her personal maid, happens to be one of them.

In this light, it seems that Yao Zhiying's decision to hand over the power of managing the household affairs to Qi Ning today was probably the condition they exchanged.

Knowing this is one thing, but in Xu Yanqing's view, although Qi Ning deliberately orchestrated all of this to seize Li Yunshu's power in managing the household affairs, she did not slander Li Yunshu; at most, she exposed her.

Xu Yanqing even thought that Li Yunshu had only herself to blame, while Qi Ning's actions were not really a big mistake.

Or perhaps, Xu Yanqing himself was unaware that he had subconsciously and unconditionally sided with Qi Ning.

Qi Ning looked up at him and asked, "Now that you know, you're not blaming or questioning me anymore?"

“Why should I blame or question you? You did nothing wrong,” Xu Yanqing replied.

Qi Ning smiled and snuggled into his arms.

After a while, she spoke casually: "Husband, let me tell you, just now when I wanted to punish Aunt Lian, my third brother actually protected her, unwilling to let her be tortured, and in the end only let her leave with the child and that adulterer."

"The affection is so deep. My third brother was so infatuated with Aunt Lian that even after being cuckolded, he couldn't bear to see her suffer at all. My third brother's wife was almost driven to death by anger."

Xu Yanqing said uncertainly, "Perhaps, although there was deception, their feelings for each other were real."

Qi Ning found it amusing: "You seem to know a lot?"

"I don't understand," Xu Yanqing immediately denied.

Qi Ning was too close to him, so he shifted uncomfortably and then simply wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace to keep her from moving around.

Thinking of what happened today, Qi Ning deliberately asked, "Husband, the third wife's family is making a huge fuss over the child. Don't you want a child?"

"Didn't you say I wasn't fully recovered yet?"

He used the same words she had said last time to shut her up.

Qi Ning snorted and made a move to get up from his arms.

Xu Yanqing held her waist and whispered, "Wait a little longer."

"What are you waiting for?"

Xu Yanqing stared into Qi Ning's eyes.

He didn't know what he was waiting for.

Perhaps he was waiting to confirm her feelings, or perhaps he wanted to feel her heart.

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After returning from Shou'an Hall that day, Li Yunshu locked herself in her room.

Xu Yanzong didn't return until the next day, and he had naturally already heard about what had happened at home.

After he returned, he first went to see the old lady before going back to Luoxia Courtyard.

"Husband, are you back?"

Seeing Xu Yanzong enter the main room, Li Yunshu perked up to greet him.

She stepped forward, wanting to help Xu Yanzong change his clothes, but Xu Yanzong reached out and blocked her.

Li Yunshu paused.

"I already know about what happened at home."

Xu Yanzong looked at her and said, "That matter was indeed not handled properly by you. The main problem was that the old lady treated the child like her own great-grandson. In the end, when she found out that the child was an illegitimate child, it was inevitable that she would be heartbroken and angry."

"Moreover, this is inextricably linked to you. You have always been kind and gentle, and now that you have caused such a mess, the old lady is naturally disappointed."

Of course, Li Yunshu did the thing about Aunt Lian behind Xu Yanzong's back; he only found out about it recently.

Hearing Xu Yanzong's words, she didn't dare to refute a single word: "I understand, this matter is all my fault."

"You just understand."

Xu Yanzong seemed to have only come to say these few words, and after he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.

"Husband, where are you going so late?" Li Yunshu asked.

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