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

Inside the main courtyard, Cui Yao listened to the servant's reply with a melancholy expression.

"The young lady had all the stewards come to her with their reports, and she also spent half an hour at the eldest young mistress's residence."

"Um."

"The Second Master has already gone to the government office, and the Second Young Master has also left the mansion."

"Hmm." Cui Yao responded briefly, which to outsiders seemed to indicate that she was heartbroken by her eldest son and disheartened, not wanting to speak.

In reality, she wasn't sick at all, but she was afraid that if she talked too much, people would think she had a strong voice.

After lying in bed for three days and drinking bitter medicine for three days, Cui Yao decided to get better "gradually." When Baozhu whispered to her that the weather was nice outside today...

"Help me out to see what's going on."

Granny Cui exclaimed with delight, "Yes, Madam, Baozhu is right. There's a gentle breeze outside today, and it's neither too cold nor too hot. It's perfect for going out for a walk."

"Um."

They were located on the northern border of the Great Yu Dynasty. The weather in May was not hot at all, and the morning and evening breezes carried a hint of coolness.

By this time, she had finished her breakfast and medicine. The sun was already getting warm, and Granny Cui, still worried about her recovering from her illness, brought her a light cloak.

To the right of the main courtyard, a patch of azaleas is in full bloom. Azaleas were the original owner's favorite flower. When she first came to the Northern Frontier with the Marshal, she disliked the bare courtyard. So Xiao Wujiang, along with his three-year-old son Xiao Qingzhi, planted them one by one by their own hands. After so many years of careful nurturing, this patch of azaleas is now blooming even more profusely.

Cui Yao slowly walked to the azaleas, reached out and touched the flower closest to her, her expression inscrutable.

Granny Cui's lips moved, wanting to offer advice but not knowing how. This was no ordinary matter; it was a matter of life and death. She had personally driven her beloved eldest son out of the house, more than a year after the death of her devoted husband.

"Find the pair of ruyi scepters that the late Empress Dowager bestowed upon me."

"Yes," Jixiang replied.

Cui Yao didn't stand in front of the azaleas for long. When she turned to leave, the servants breathed a sigh of relief.

Granny Cui spoke up: "Madam, the kitchen has prepared some new pastries today. Would you like to try them?"

"Okay, bring it up."

To maintain her sickly appearance, Cui Yao turned and went back into the house, but instead of entering the inner room, she sat down on the couch in the outer room.

"Open the window, let the wind in, and let some fresh air in."

Several maids responded and stepped forward, quietly opening the window.

Jixiang personally carried in a large box: "Madam, the jade ruyi has been found."

Cui Yao's gaze fell on the box. Granny Cui stepped forward, opened the box, and inside were two white jade ruyi scepters. The jade was warm and smooth, and the whole thing was clear. A large ruby ​​was inlaid on the top of each scepter.

"Send them to Caihe." In this whole farce, the most innocent and the one who suffered the most was her, the original wife. It was a huge, undeserved disaster. Giving her the jade ruyi bestowed by the late Empress Dowager would be a way to give her support in the face of everything.

"Yes." Jixiang hugged the box, ready to deliver it herself.

Tell her that it is ultimately the Xiao family, and I have let her down. If she encounters any difficulties in the future, she can come to me for help.

"Yes."

"Have you caused trouble these past three days?"

Granny Cui carefully chose her words: "On the first day, the eldest young master came back in the evening. The gatekeeper was instructed not to let him in. The eldest young master made a scene outside the gate and beat up the gatekeeper's servant."

"Is the injury serious?"

"There are no injuries. The servants dare not lay a hand on the young master."

"No, I meant to ask how badly the gatekeeper's servant was injured?"

"Ah? Oh, no one was killed."

Not fatal? The injuries were very serious.

"What exactly are the injuries? How many people were injured?" Cui Yao's tone became stern.

"Reporting to Madam, one has a broken leg, and the other is still unconscious." Granny Cui glanced at her mistress's expression and continued, "At that time, the Second Young Master had not yet returned. In the end, it was the Third Miss who stepped in and called the Second Young Master over, and only then were the eldest young master persuaded to leave."

"From now on, don't call him Young Master." Cui Yao's tone was unreadable: "Lan'er was frightened, wasn't she?"

"I sent over some calming incense that very night, but the Third Miss didn't allow the servants to light it."

"She truly is the Marshal's daughter," Cui Yao said admiringly. "She's only ten years old. At least it proves that the Xiao family's upbringing is sound."

Knowing that her mistress was thinking of the eldest young master who had gone mad, Granny Cui changed the subject: "The gatekeeper's servants have already been rewarded by the Third Miss. The two most seriously ill ones have also been examined by the family physician, and the medicines and tonics have been sent over."

"Go and invite Doctor Ning from Ci'an Hall in the north of the city to take a look at that unconscious person," Cui Yao said. Being unconscious for three days is not a good thing.

"People outside know this."

"Are you saying that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public? Xiao Qingzhi dares to make such a scene because of that saying, doesn't he? Hmph, now that things have come to this, I don't care anymore. I just want the whole world to know that he has been expelled from the Xiao family, so as to prevent any trouble from arising and implicating the Xiao family."

Granny Cui glanced at her mistress a few times, making sure she wouldn't change her mind, then turned and went out to order a carriage to be prepared. She would personally go and invite Doctor Ning.

Cui Yao sat by the window, staring intently at the scenery outside, without saying a word. To the servants, this scene appeared to be the mistress grieving for the eldest young master who had been expelled from the house.

"Baozhu, have Huaizhi and Lan'er have dinner with me." Cui Yao gave the order without turning around.

"Yes, I will go and tell them right away."

......

For dinner, the table was filled with light dishes. Because of her mistress's illness, the small kitchen in her courtyard had been preparing light meals these days.

"Why didn't you make some meat dishes? Huaizhi and Lan'er are at the age where they are growing." Cui Yao frowned as she looked at the bland food on the table.

Her appetite was ruined by bowls of bitter medicine soup, so she didn't care what she ate and forgot to tell the kitchen staff.

"Madam, the small kitchen hasn't brought in any meat dishes these past two days. I already instructed the main kitchen to prepare steamed fish and eight-treasure duck, which will be delivered shortly," Jixiang explained.

Xiao Lan tried her best to appear cheerful: "Mother, Lan'er loves the vegetarian dishes made in your little kitchen; they have a unique flavor."

"Eat as much as you like. If you want to eat it again in the future, just have a servant come and tell us. But you also like the Eight Treasure Duck. Eat more. You're still young. I've made things difficult for you these past few days. Now that you've eaten your fill here with your mother, go back to bed early tonight. Your mother will take care of everything." Cui Yao said after seeing that the two siblings had almost finished eating.

"Mother~" Xiao Lan called out to her mother with a sob in her voice.

Cui Yao sighed inwardly. In the original owner's life, this sensible little girl had been supporting the Xiao family's inner quarters since she was ten years old. She cleaned up the mess for her disreputable eldest sister-in-law and upheld the reputation of the main branch of the Xiao family for her depressed mother. She was implicated by her family and was still unmarried at almost 18 years old. In the end, she died tragically on the road to exile.

"Relax, eat well and sleep well. You're still a child. Your mother is all better now," Cui Yao comforted gently.