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

“Father.” Xu Yanzong stood in front of the master, “Yun Shu has indeed done something inappropriate these days. Other things are one thing, but this time she actually tried to kill my second brother’s wife and almost killed my second brother. No wonder my grandmother and second brother are so angry.”

“I have tried my best to protect her. Otherwise, according to my grandmother’s wishes, she would have been divorced long ago. It would not have been as simple as being sent to a nunnery.”

Li Yunshu's image these days is very different from her previous image. She is no longer a kind and virtuous woman, but a ruthless and vicious woman.

Xu Yanzong initially accepted her because of her gentleness and kindness, but now that he has seen her true colors, he finds it hard to accept.

The fact that he didn't divorce her outright for the sake of the children shows that he was already being very considerate of their years of marriage.

"Inappropriate? What's inappropriate about it?"

The patriarch sneered and pointed at Xu Yanzong: "How could I have a son like you? You're not even as good as Li Yunshu. In the end, weren't all the things she did for our main branch?"

One woman is nothing, of course. The master is not doing this for Li Yunshu. Even if Xu Yanzong divorces her, he can marry someone else. The master is doing this for the benefit of the eldest son's family.

He never expected that his absence from home for a short period of time in the south would cause such chaos in the main house, which was initially thrown into disarray by a seemingly insignificant maid.

That Ning'er is truly capable. She managed to marry Xu Yanqing, cured his chronic illness, and in a short period of time seized control of Zuixianlou and the management of the household. Now, even their eldest grandson's wife is being forced to go to a nunnery. She is not to be underestimated.

If Li Yunshu is sent to a nunnery like this, where will their family's reputation be?

The master rushed back this time not to save Li Yunshu, but to save face for the main branch of the family.

The old master paced back and forth in the study, constantly berating Xu Yanzong: "I think you've been living a comfortable life for too long, and you think that just because you're the eldest grandson you can rest easy."

"The old lady does value you because you are the eldest grandson, but Xu Yanyi is so useless, yet the old lady only scolds him a few times, but she still gives him all the benefits. As for Xu Yanqing, we could think that the old lady loved him because he was in poor health, but now that he is healthy, doesn't the old lady still love him just as much as before?"

He walked up to Xu Yanzong and stood still: "Take me for example. So what if I'm the eldest son? Doesn't the old lady favor your second uncle the most? So what if you're the eldest grandson? Now that Xu Yanqing has recovered from his illness, the power of Zuixianlou and the management of the household have all fallen into their hands. Don't you understand?"

“If you continue to sit idly by and wait for your death, even the granaries and grain shops under your management will fall into Xu Yanqing's hands, just like Zuixianlou!”

Xu Yanzong lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

His situation was different from that of the eldest master. When the eldest master was young, he was inferior to the second master in every way, so he was naturally the most likely to compare these things.

Xu Yanzong was born as the eldest grandson who was loved by everyone. His second brother was sickly and his third brother was useless. He never felt threatened and therefore had no scheming.

But after hearing the master's words today, he seemed to finally understand.

"Father, what should we do?"

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Qi Ning had been lying in bed for a while, unable to fall asleep. She was having the system check on the old master.

This old man is acting very strangely.

In the original storyline, the patriarch didn't appear much; he was portrayed as a kind father-in-law with little description, so the system had to look him up separately.

It seems that developments beyond the original plot are indeed somewhat uncontrollable.

While waiting for the system to query, Qi Ning subconsciously turned over twice.

However, before the system could retrieve the information, Xu Yanqing grabbed her waist and pulled her to his side.

"What are you tossing and turning for?" he asked in a low voice.

"You're not asleep?" Qi Ning had been thinking about something and hadn't paid much attention to Xu Yanqing.

"How can I sleep when you keep moving around?"

Qi Ning realized he was in the wrong and fell silent.

"Is it because your uncle was unhappy with your attitude today?" Xu Yanqing guessed.

"Actually, you don't need to care about his attitude. He's probably trying to protect Li Yunshu, but everyone knows who's right and who's wrong in that matter. Even though we're the younger generation, we don't need to be afraid of him."

Qi Ning pouted: "I'm not afraid of him at all. I'm not a coward."

In the dim light, Xu Yanqing saw her expression and was inexplicably amused, letting out a soft chuckle.

The next moment, as if possessed, he leaned in and kissed Qi Ning's lips.

When Xu Yanqing came to his senses, he was stunned. He stopped and did not move again.

Qi Ning was also slightly taken aback.

After a moment, Xu Yanqing looked at her again and tentatively kissed her once more.

Qi Ning slowly closed her eyes.

……

The next day.

Qi Ning yawned lazily, not forgetting to contact the system.

"How's the investigation into the master's matter going?"

"I already found out. It's just that I didn't want to disturb the host last night, hehe."

"Cut the nonsense!"

"okay!"

The system immediately transmitted all the information it had found about the master to Qi Ning.

Grandma Xu has three sons.

The eldest son, Xu Maoyuan, is calm and steady, and he is thoughtful and down-to-earth in his work.

The third son, Xu Maosen, however, was a carefree, idle, and irresponsible person.

These two brothers can be described as extremes. If we only compare them with Xu Maosen, Xu Maoyuan is certainly an outstanding individual.

But Old Mrs. Xu also had a second son, Xu Maoting.

Xu Maoting was not only the most handsome of the three brothers, but also gentle and refined. In addition, he was exceptionally intelligent and had a great talent for business.

Compared to his outstanding second brother, Xu Maoyuan inevitably appears inferior.

The Xu family rose to prominence under the leadership of Old Master Xu and reached its peak under Xu Maoting.

Unfortunately, fate is cruel to the talented. On his way back to the capital from a business trip, Xu Maoting was murdered by bandits who robbed him of his money.

After his death, the third master was only good at eating, drinking and having fun and was useless, so the Xu family's business naturally fell to the eldest master, who was the eldest son.

However, although the eldest master was composed, he was ultimately not as good as the second master, and his actions were only mediocre.

After the death of the second master, the Xu family's fortunes gradually declined.

The above is the information on the surface.

Beneath this layer of information lies a hidden truth: the death of the Second Master was orchestrated by the First Master.

To outsiders, the eldest brother always seemed like a loving and caring older brother to his younger brother, but in reality, he had secretly been jealous of his younger brother since childhood.

No matter how hard he tries, he is just a relatively diligent ordinary person, at most praised as calm, sensible, honest and reliable.

But his second brother was the most outstanding in every way, from appearance to personality, from academics to talent.

No matter how hard he tried, he could never compare to his second brother, a realization that filled him with both hatred and jealousy.

He also discovered that his parents loved and valued his younger brother more than him, and even after he came of age, his father had the idea of ​​passing the family business on to his younger brother.

The master had a wicked thought: if it weren't for his second brother, everything would be fine.

He didn't dare to make a move when Old Master Xu was alive, but after Old Master Xu passed away, he had no more scruples and naturally took action against the Second Master.

No one in the entire Xu family knew that the person who truly killed the Second Master was his most respected elder brother.

Besides this, there is a little-known secret hidden behind this truth.

Even the master himself was unaware of it.

The eldest master, Xu Maoyuan, was not actually the biological son of Old Master Xu and Old Madam Xu, but rather the child of their deceased friend whom they adopted.

The Xu couple treated their old friend's orphan as their own son, but they never expected that their own son would die at his hands.

After reading through all this information, Qi Ning felt a pang of regret. Xu Yanqing's father had truly died an innocent death.

"Host, the ultimate boss of this world has appeared."

Qi Ning lay on the account book brought by the butler and let out a soft sigh.

“I understand. The master came for me and Xu Yanqing. His goal is to take back Zuixianlou and the power of managing the household affairs. Saving Li Yunshu is just a side thing for him, and it's also to save face for the eldest branch of the family.”

Thinking of this, Qi Ning perked up and reminded, "System, keep an eye on things at Zuixianlou and in the manor for me these days. I'm afraid he might try something underhanded."

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