Quick Transmigration: Reversing the Life of a Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character

Granny Cui asked softly, "Madam, would you like to get ready?"

She had been ill for the past few days and hadn't gotten up, but seeing that her mistress seemed to be in good spirits today, Granny Cui asked her this question.

"Let's get ready," she ordered crisply. The longer she lay there, the lazier she felt. It would be better to see the sunshine and breathe some fresh air; that would make her feel better faster. Besides, the trouble that brat had caused needed to be dealt with immediately.

Only by acting swiftly and decisively can we minimize the impact.

Hongyu instructed from the doorway, "Call in the hairdresser to serve you."

"Madam, are we receiving guests today?" The woman combing her hair slowly and deliberately used a nanmu wood comb to tidy up her hair.

"Give it a neat comb."

The hairdresser had a plan in mind, and her skillful hands flew up and down, quickly creating a neat and tidy hairstyle. She then placed the hairpins, hair ornaments, and other accessories on her head.

The original owner's husband had passed away a little over a year ago, so her jewelry and clothes were all simple and plain. Her jewelry was mainly jade, paired with pearls and silver ornaments, and her clothes were mostly silver with ginger yellow, dark green, and light blue.

But the original owner's identity was there; the color of "plain" was enough to buy a life with any piece of jewelry she wore.

Jixiang, accompanied by several maids, brought over a few pieces of clothing: "Madam, which one would you like to wear?"

"Find something neat and tidy."

"Yes," Ji Xiang replied steadily.

In reality, aren't all the servants in this house shrewd and capable? The old lady has repeatedly said that things need to be done efficiently, so there's probably going to be something big happening today, and things are about to change in the manor.

Granny Cui was a little unsure of her mistress's thoughts. She had served the princess since she was a child. When the princess was at her maternal home, she was straightforward and decisive, able to maintain her dignity and be ruthless. The daughter raised by the eldest princess was naturally not going to be a soft-hearted person.

However, after getting married, she became more and more gentle, especially after the marshal passed away. She became sentimental all day long, and her health deteriorated.

Over here, before she had even finished her breakfast, the eldest young mistress's maidservant ran over in a panic: "Madam, please save my young mistress! The eldest young master is trying to kill or strangle her!"

Granny Cui immediately turned to look at her mistress, only to see her slam her chopsticks heavily on the table.

"That wretched child, Xiao Qingzhi!" The Marshal's wife's face was cold and hard as she suddenly stood up.

Granny Cui quickly stepped forward to support her mistress: "Madam, don't upset yourself."

"Notify the Xiao clan elders in the border town to come to the residence for a discussion."

"Go to the front yard and tell my personal guards to wait in the main house's courtyard."

"Summon the family physician to come in and examine the young mistress's injuries."

A series of orders were issued, and the maids repeated the orders to each other before hurrying off to different parts of the mansion.

"Go fetch the marshal's whip! Let's go, I want to see what this wretched child is up to!" With that, Madam Xiao led a large group of servants straight to the courtyard of the main house.

In the courtyard of the main house, the main hall was in a mess. Broken porcelain pieces and scattered food were everywhere on the ground. Tables and chairs were overturned. The eldest young mistress, Madam Wang, was being helped by a maid to stand in a corner. An old nanny was blocking her way. Xiao Qingzhi's veins were bulging, and he was breathing heavily, glaring fiercely at his wife.

When Wang saw her mother-in-law arrive, she took two shaky steps forward, performed a curtsy, and tears streamed down her face before she could speak: "Mother,"

He only managed to say two words before he couldn't say anything more.

Xiao Qingzhi huffed, "You still have the nerve to cry? What did Yan'er do wrong? How dare you, you poisonous woman, harm her?"

"Mother, I didn't." Madam Wang felt extremely wronged. The eldest young master spent all his time visiting that mistress and even made a fuss about divorcing his wife and remarrying. This morning, she was having breakfast when he stormed in, overturned the table, and grabbed her by the neck. The Wang family was a family of civil officials, and she had seen plenty of sarcastic and cryptic remarks. This kind of direct and violent attack really terrified her.

"Who else but you?"

Snapped!

Cui Yao took the whip from the servant and lashed it across Xiao Qingzhi's face. She wasn't going to slap him; she didn't have much strength and it wouldn't hurt at all.

"Mother!" Xiao Qingzhi was stunned by the blow.

The whip struck with full force, and Xiao Qingzhi's right cheek immediately swelled up, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"You unfilial and disrespectful wretch, do you still remember I am your mother? Kneel down!"

Xiao Qingzhi reluctantly knelt down, muttering, "Mother, Yan'er and I are truly in love. You can't be so authoritarian and stubborn."

Cui Yao walked past him and went to her eldest daughter-in-law's side: "Caihe, come in with me, I have something to ask you."

Wang Shi was pale and bitter. No matter what, Xiao Qingzhi was still Princess Fu'an's blood relative. She would not abandon her son. Moreover, her own family had not produced any capable ministers in recent years and had long been squeezed out of the center of power. How could they be a match for the Princess?

Inside the room, after dismissing the servants, Cui Yao stated directly: "Caihe, Xiao Qingzhi is already ruined. It's not terrible for a scion of a noble family to be indulging in love; what's terrible is that he doesn't care about the consequences and is bewitched by a short-sighted person. The Xiao family must never allow such a person to be the head of the family."

Wang Caihe looked at her mother-in-law in shock: "Mother, what are you planning to do?"

"He is incorrigible, disrespectful to his mother, unfaithful to his wife, and acts solely on his own whims, disregarding the family's reputation. There is no hope of redemption for such a person," Cui Yao said calmly. She possessed the original owner's memories, and the Xiao family's parenting style was quite comprehensive and strict; they had never produced such a foolish scion in several generations. She wondered what had gone wrong with Xiao Qingzhi. But that wasn't her concern. Her mission was to save the Xiao family; she needed to remove the cancer.

"Mother, what should I do?" Wang asked, trembling.

She was taught from a young age to obey her father at home, to obey her father after marriage, and to obey her son after her husband's death. Even if her husband was very unreasonable, she was prepared to grit her teeth and swallow her anger, ready to accept the mistress into the household.

"I called you in here to ask you, Xiao Qingzhi. I will definitely expel you from the Xiao family genealogy. I will give you three choices. First, stay in the Xiao family as a widow, as if your husband is dead. As long as I am here, the Xiao family will treat you well. Second, divorce and return home. I will announce to the world that it was Xiao Qingzhi who acted against the natural order. The Xiao family cannot bear to waste your youth, so let you return home with your dowry. From now on, marriage will be no more concern for us. Third, live in seclusion under a different name, with your dowry and the money I give you. I will take care of you in private."

"Mother, why did I do this? I clearly promised to bring that woman into the manor," Wang cried.

Cui Yao sighed deeply. In this world, it's not easy being a woman!

"Caihe, the Xiao family has failed in raising their son, and you have been wronged. Xiao Qingzhi is extremely foolish. He caused a huge uproar over a woman and even defied his elders. Such a person is the root of the family's chaos. For the sake of the Xiao family, I must cut him off from the family quickly. He doesn't even respect me for that woman, let alone you. Don't be so stubborn. You still have a bright future ahead of you."

"Is there another one? A divorced woman who has returned home!" Wang's tears fell in a continuous stream.