Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack, A Guide to Cunning Strat

The lantern festival will be held three days later.

The original owner was a restless person who always liked to wander around the streets, and never missed a lantern festival.

However, she had caught a cold a few days ago, so Madam Fu wanted her to rest at home and forbade her to go out.

Fu Shuwan pretended to agree, and after they left, she had her maids Wenzhu and Zizhu stay in the room to cover for her while she sneaked out through the dog hole in the courtyard.

The original owner had done this many times before. Although the two maids were worried, they had no choice but to agree under their master's orders.

[Wanwan, the guy in the white shirt in front is the male lead.]

(Okay, I understand, thank you Qiqi.)

Fu Shuwan glanced at the direction, then, as if she had seen something interesting, she hurriedly ran over, stood next to Pei Yuning, picked up a fox mask from the vendor's stall, and said, "I'll take this one."

"Alright, miss, five coins."

Fu Shuwan was fumbling for her purse when she seemed to remember something. She took out a pendant from her collar and asked, "I forgot my money in my rush to leave. Can I trade you this?"

Pei Yuning, who was standing to the side, originally intended to leave directly, but he inadvertently glanced at the jade pendant that Fu Shuwan had taken out, paused, and stopped.

"Okay, okay, of course."

The vendor's eyes were practically glued to it, and he reached out with a beaming smile.

At this moment, a hand stopped Fu Shuwan from taking off the jade pendant, and the other hand handed over five coins, saying, "I'll pay for her."

Fu Shuwan then realized he was there and turned to look at him.

Dressed in white, his features were as pure as snow. Beneath his thick, sword-like eyebrows were a pair of narrow eyes. His lips were pale, with a slight upturn at the corners, giving him the air of a gentle and refined gentleman.

Pei Yuning finally got a full look at Fu Shuwan's appearance:

With pearly white teeth, arched eyebrows, a delicate nose, cherry lips, and bright, clear eyes, her face still retained a touch of baby fat, giving her a youthful appearance. A hint of red tinged the corners of her eyes, and her beautiful gaze revealed a captivating charm.

At this moment, she was frowning slightly, her beautiful eyes wide as she looked at herself, seemingly wondering about her identity, which didn't make her unpleasant.

"Who are you? Do we know each other?"

"This is our first formal meeting," Pei Yuning said with a gentle smile, cupping his hands in a respectful bow. "I would like to make friends with you, young lady."

Seeing the two of them like this, the vendor knew he had no chance of getting the valuable jade pendant, so he gave up and secretly regretted that he had been a step too slow.

Fu Shuwan deliberately sized him up, then said reservedly, "If you want to be friends with me, then..."

Out of the corner of her eye, she seemed to catch a glimpse of her brother, who was meeting up with a friend. He was walking in this direction, and their eyes seemed to be about to meet.

Fu Shuwan quickly put on the mask she was holding and hid it behind Pei Yuning's back, saying, "Sure, sure, of course. Then I'll take you to look around somewhere else."

Pei Yuning turned his head and naturally saw several young men dressed much more luxuriously than ordinary people, with servants following them around.

Seeing Fu Shuwan's behavior, he deliberately raised his voice and said, "Okay, Aunt..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Yuning smelled a delicate fragrance, and then a soft hand covered his lips, silencing him.

"Keep your voice down." Fu Shuwan tiptoed and covered his mouth with both hands, whispering as she got close to him.

After watching the group walk away, she released her grip, let out a soft sigh, and gracefully straightened her skirt.

"You're not from Jiangcheng, are you? Since I promised to be your friend, I'll take you to a nice place to see, as a way of making up for your five coins. Come with me."

After saying that, he walked westward on his own, without caring whether Pei Yuning followed or not.

Pei Yuning watched her retreating figure, chuckled softly, gestured to the guard beside him, and followed Fu Shuwan's footsteps, turning his head to ask, "How did you know I'm not from Jiangcheng?"

“I’ve seen all the famous young men and women in Jiangcheng. With your looks, there’s no way I wouldn’t remember you.”

"Oh, maybe I'm just an ordinary family in the city?"

"Impossible. You are wearing top-quality brocade, and the patterns are all embroidered with gold thread. Ordinary families can't afford to wear that."

"Young lady, you have a good eye." A glint of cunning flashed in Pei Yuning's eyes. "May I ask which family you belong to? And how should I address you?"

“My family is…” Fu Shuwan seemed to realize something, quickly covered her mouth, and glared at him: “Why are you asking about this?”

"I am Wenrong. It is rare to meet someone as intelligent and clever as you. I would like to get to know you. I wonder which family could raise such a gifted and beautiful person as you."

Pei Yuning cupped his hands in apology. "It was my presumption. I apologize to the young lady."

"It's not something that can't be talked about."

Fu Shuwan rolled her eyes and softened her tone slightly, "However, if you're just visiting Jiangcheng for a few days, then it won't make any difference whether I tell you or not."

If you're coming here to stay permanently, we'll naturally meet again someday, and then you'll know which family I belong to. As for my name... just call me Wan Shu.”

“Miss Wan is right,” Pei Yuning said, bowing.

Seeing that Pei Yuning believed her, Fu Shuwan muttered softly, "If I tell you which family I belong to, what if I accidentally let it slip when I visit them and my parents find out I secretly went out and punish me?"

Pei Yuning naturally heard Fu Shuwan's words and secretly chuckled at her childishness, but he didn't show it on his face. He casually asked, "This jade pendant of yours is quite exquisite. May I ask how you obtained it?"

"It was left by a despicable bastard." Fu Shuwan said through gritted teeth, her expression filled with anger and resentment. "Anyway, he's not a good person, so there's nothing more to say."

Pei Yuning wanted to ask more questions, but seeing that she was angry, he didn't say anything more.

"Here we are, right here."

After walking for a while, Fu Shuwan stopped and said to Pei Yuning, "The most interesting part of our Jiangcheng Lantern Festival is the lanterns on the river at night."

People used river lanterns to make wishes. The lanterns floated far away along the river, looking like the Milky Way in the sky. It was extremely beautiful.

However, other places are too crowded. This place is perfect—less crowded and quiet, and you can enjoy a panoramic view of the entire river. Isn't that wonderful?

"Indeed, the prosperity of Jiangcheng and the grand spectacle of the river lanterns can be seen here, accompanied by a gentle breeze and a bright moon, which is truly wonderful."

However, everyone else has been releasing river lanterns and making wishes along the way, why doesn't Miss Wan do the same?

"Oh dear, those who release river lanterns either have something they want or something they wish for."

I have everything, and I don't have anything I want for the time being. If you release one less river lantern for me, maybe the river god will take a closer look at other people's lanterns and help one more person fulfill their wish.

Besides, isn't it more interesting to see other people's wishes than to write them yourself?

"What are you looking for?" Pei Yuning asked, noticing Fu Shuwan looking at the river and muttering to herself, as if she were searching for something.

"I'm looking for a river lantern." Fu Shuwan looked at the wishes on each lantern and said with some disappointment, "I guess I missed it."

"Is there anything different about the river lantern you're looking for compared to other river lanterns?" Pei Yuning asked.

“Actually, there’s no difference. The river lanterns are just ordinary ones, and they’re for making wishes just like everyone else’s.” Fu Shuwan’s eyes were fixed on the river, as if she still hadn’t given up.

"Then why?" Pei Yuning asked, somewhat curious about her behavior.

"Last year, I met a couple by the river. They wrote the poem 'Holding hands, growing old together' on a river lantern and agreed to come back and write it together every year. I had nothing to do, so I memorized their handwriting."

I came out this year hoping to see their river lanterns again. Perhaps I was too late and missed them.

Pei Yuning wore a distant smile and said sarcastically, "Perhaps they've lost their hearts."

"No way, they look very loving to me," Fu Shuwan retorted.

"It's all just a charade; love in this world is not to be trusted." Pei Yuning thought of his mother's fate, and his voice turned somewhat cold.

“Nonsense,” Fu Shuwan looked up, the fox mask obscuring her face, but unable to hide her serious expression:

“My parents truly love each other, and I will meet someone who loves me just as much as my parents do. I believe you will too.”

Pei Yuning thought to himself that she was naive and didn't want to argue with her anymore.

"Oh no, it's getting late, I should head back. Jiangcheng is so beautiful at night, you can stay here and enjoy it a little longer."

As she spoke, she lifted her skirt and hurried back, but then suddenly remembered something and turned back to instruct, "Don't mention to anyone else that you met me today."

Seeing that he nodded, she hurriedly ran away.

Pei Yuning watched her leave, and after Fu Shuwan's figure was completely out of sight, a person suddenly appeared from the shadows.

"Master of the house."

"How's the check going?"

"Reporting to the patriarch, she is the youngest daughter of the Fu family patriarch, Fu Shuwan. She secretly ran away from home to see the lantern festival today."

"The jade pendant, how could it be such a coincidence?"

"Please forgive me, Master, this matter is still quite old and there is no progress yet."

"Step back and continue the investigation." Pei Yuning fiddled with his ring, gazing thoughtfully at the river.

……

【Wanwan, the male lead saw your jade pendant, so why is he still so wary of you?】 Qiqi looked at the backend data, feeling extremely frustrated.

(This is normal. He just arrived in Jiangcheng today and happened to run into me, the Miss Fu, wearing this jade pendant. Naturally, he would suspect that I set a trap on purpose.)

What was the point of all this tonight?

(Useful, very useful.)

【Eh? 】