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

Xiao Lan hurriedly covered her face with a handkerchief to hide her tears. These past few days, she had been holding on, not shedding a single tear or showing any fear in front of the servants. Her second brother was already exhausted enough handling things outside, and she couldn't let the household chores bother him or disturb her mother's recovery. So she endured it all, gritting her teeth and persevering.

Instead of immediately offering comfort, Cui Yao turned to Xiao Huaizhi, who was standing to the side: "Huaizhi, how's it going outside? Is everything going smoothly?"

Xiao Huaizhi's face was somewhat pale: "Mother, everything has been taken care of. The deeds in those places have been changed to different names, and Second Uncle has also removed his name from the Xiao family's register at the government office."

Did he insult you?

Xiao Huaizhi lowered his head and cursed, cursing him harshly, calling him a scoundrel and a beast who had framed him, eliminating the eldest son so that he could become the eldest son himself.

"No, Mother, it's nothing." Xiao Huaizhi tried to put on a brave face, but after all, he was only a 14-year-old boy. He could maintain the airs of a young master from a noble family in public, but when facing his mother, he was somewhat vulnerable.

"But Mother, I have always admired my elder brother and never coveted the family's title. When Father was alive, I said that I wanted to go to the army and make my own name. I never wanted to take my elder brother's place. I..."

"Huaizhi, the Xiao family's title was earned by generations of Xiao family members who fought and bled on the battlefield. It does not belong to any one person. The person who inherits the title must be someone who can live up to it. Xiao Qingzhi is too shallow and arrogant. Even if he is not expelled from the family, the Xiao family's title will not be his." Cui Yao said calmly.

The original owner couldn't accept that her eldest son had become unrecognizable, believing that Zhou Yan had secretly controlled him. After investigating for several years, she discovered that Zhou Yan was a shallow, petty person, while Xiao Qingzhi himself was a person with personality flaws. He and Zhou Yan were birds of a feather. If he hadn't been the eldest son of the main branch and his mother hadn't been Princess Fu'an, he wouldn't have caused too much trouble. At most, he would have been a notorious, good-for-nothing scion of a noble family.

Unfortunately, his status was too high, and she had come after accepting the mission. She was too lazy to be wary and entangled with him, so she simply cut him off. A young master from a prominent family without outstanding abilities, without the halo of his family and the protection of his elders, he couldn't cause any trouble at all.

"Mother, will you let him come back?"

"No," Cui Yao said firmly.

"But,"

"Huaizhi, he is already twenty years old, not a child anymore. Why is he making such a fuss without any regard for others? It's not that he's confused, but that he's fearless. He thinks that no one dares to go against the eldest son of Princess Fu'an." Cui Yao said calmly. Xiao Qingzhi knew very well that the Xiao family had many descendants. In the context of the entire Xiao family, he, as the eldest son, was not worth the family bowing down for.

However, his mother was the only daughter of the eldest princess, and the man on the dragon throne was his mother's maternal uncle. Princess Fu'an was his true backer.

"But he abandoned his wife to marry some woman he didn't even know, causing a huge scandal. Did he ever consider my reputation or face?"

Xiao Huaizhi: "Mother, I asked the servant who left with him that day, and he said he wanted to follow the eldest young master all the time, so I decided to give him his indenture. But I don't think that servant was sincere. He just wanted to earn the reputation of being loyal to the death, so that the eldest young master would value him when he returned to the Xiao family."

"Yes, everyone has their own ambitions."

"But can a commoner like him control such a servant with impure intentions?"

"He was taught by aristocratic young masters for over twenty years, yet he couldn't even control a servant bound by a death contract; that's just his fate."

"According to the law, a commoner without rank or grade is not qualified to buy a slave with a death contract. Therefore, I only gave him a life contract, not a formal contract."

"With the assets I gave him, he's practically a wealthy man with shops and land. Anyone with a little wealth has servants at their beck and call. He's completely under their thumb. Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore." Cui Yao ended the conversation, about someone who had already been abandoned.

"Okay, Mother, I will make him proud and won't be as foolish as him."

In the original owner's life, this young Cui Yaoxin also tried his best to save his family, even at the cost of his own marriage. Unfortunately, there were too many things going on, and he was powerless to change the situation, dying on the road to exile.

"The biggest issue right now is the Wang family's wrath. Our Xiao family has caused such great humiliation to the Wang family's daughter; the Wang family will not let this go easily."

"Sister-in-law is a good person. She had only been married into the family for a short time when Father passed away. At that time, Mother was ill, and she took care of Lan'er, comforting and coaxing her. Our Xiao family has wronged her. As long as the Wang family does not shake the foundation of our Xiao family, we will agree to whatever they want."

Xiao Lan nodded in agreement: "Sister-in-law, yes, Sister Wang is a very kind person. She even asked me to thank you for giving her the jade ruyi that the late Empress Dowager bestowed upon her."

"Ah, those are ultimately external things. Oh well, I'll meet with the Wang family when they arrive."

Cui Yao felt somewhat helpless. The social environment in ancient times was not friendly to women like Wang Caihe, even though she was an innocent victim.

"You all go back first. Lan'er has done a good job managing the general affairs. From now on, I will take care of these matters, with Lan'er assisting me."

"Yes, Mother."

"Huaizhi, at your age, the most important thing is to study and practice martial arts. I will handle things outside, but someone will inform you of the process and the result. If you want to handle something yourself, just tell me directly."

"Yes."

To preserve the Xiao family and ensure its continued prosperity, she couldn't do it alone; she had to nurture the next generation of the Xiao family and unite the family members.

The Wang family arrived quickly; Wang Caihe's father and elder brother arrived in less than ten days. Given the distance between the two families, they probably set off immediately after receiving the letter.

Upon entering the Xiao family residence, the first thing they did was to pay their respects to Princess Fu'an.

"It is the Xiao family's failure to educate their son that has implicated Caihe. Now Xiao Qingzhi has been expelled from the Xiao family genealogy. Caihe can stay in the Xiao family as a widow, or she can divorce and return home." Cui Yao finished speaking and got to the point.

The Wang father and son paused for a moment, seemingly unsure how to vent the anger that had been building up inside them.

"Princess, you are truly a woman who is just as capable as any man. You acted swiftly and decisively, leaving my Wang family at a loss for how to deal with you." Wang Caihe's elder brother was still young and a bit hot-tempered. He spoke respectfully, but his words were laced with barbs.

Cui Yao didn't want to engage in a war of words with him: "In any case, it is the Xiao family that has wronged the Wang family and Caihe. The marriage between the two families was originally intended to foster good relations between the two families, not to create enmity. However, Xiao Qingzhi seems to have lost his mind, and we have tried everything to bring him to his senses. I cannot tie the reputation and future of the Xiao family to such a person. I have no choice but to resort to this tactic. Whatever the Wang family asks for, as long as it does not violate the law, customs, or ancestral rules, my Xiao family will try our best to meet it. However, the actual implementation will fall on Caihe."