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

Princess Fu'an, who had stayed outside Xicheng for three days, finally set out on the fourth day and headed straight for the Zhang family in Xicheng.

Zhang Juncheng's father was away, and the autumn harvest was approaching. Every year at this time, he would stay at the farm. His eldest brother had also moved out after getting married. Zhang Juncheng and his mother were in charge of the third branch of the Zhang family. No matter how arrogant or stupid they were, they knew that when the princess arrived, they would welcome her with open arms.

The main gate of the Zhang family's third branch's residence was wide open, and Zhang Juncheng, the only male master in the mansion, knelt down the steps to welcome the princess's carriage.

Cui Yao alighted from her carriage inside the Zhang family's gate, outside the screen wall. The princess's guards surrounded the carriage as she entered the Zhang family compound. The guards' entry left Madam Zhang, who was inside the screen wall, unsure whether she should come out and kneel to greet the princess.

Cui Yao came alone today, without her children. Her entourage left Zhang Juncheng outside unsure how to greet the princess, and Madam Zhang inside unsure how to come out and welcome her.

Baozhu asked, "Is Miss Xiao here?"

He's definitely not here. Although Cui Yao's actions deviate somewhat from the normal procedures for visiting someone's home, it's not uncommon for members of the royal family to bring their personal guards into a minister's house. If Xiao Cen were here, the scene wouldn't be so awkward.

Zhang Juncheng replied through the guards, "My wife is not feeling well during her pregnancy and is resting in the inner courtyard."

Cui Yao reached out to Granny Cui, who raised her hand to support her mistress, her tone serious: "Lead the way, my lady wants to go see the young lady."

Mrs. Zhang, who was behind the screen wall, became anxious and stepped out. She shrank back slightly when facing the menacing guards and said in a clumsy voice, "Madam Xiao, she is unwell and will not see guests."

"Insolence!" Baozhu rebuked directly, "The princess has come to visit her niece, and your Zhang family has repeatedly tried to stop her? Our princess is a second-rank princess personally appointed by the Emperor, and she can even request an audience with the Empress. Where does your Zhang family get the audacity?"

Cui Yao casually instructed, "Send a servant to lead the way."

The guards grabbed the servant behind Mrs. Zhang and held her up to their necks with a knife. The woman trembled with fear and blurted out everything she should and shouldn't have said without any questioning.

"The young mistress is in the small, dilapidated courtyard in the northwest corner."

"The young mistress has been locked up, with only a maidservant by her side."

"The young mistress's dowry has all been taken away."

"The young mistress has been drugged by Miss Mei."

Cui Yao's face was cold and hard: "Close the door and keep an eye on the Zhang family from inside."

After saying this, he led his servants and a group of personal guards straight to the backyard of the Zhang family.

The dilapidated courtyard had its gate tightly shut, and several old women sat on the steps outside, cracking sunflower seeds and laughing.

"Our wife is truly capable. So what if she's from a wealthy family? She still manages to completely subdue her."

"I heard that the day she was under the influence of aphrodisiacs, the noble lady exposed her ugly side and begged our young master to reward her."

"What will you reward me with?"

"Hahaha, what are you pretending for, woman? I heard her father's a general, is that all?"

Cui Yao and her group didn't quite catch what the old women were saying, but their giggles and the sunflower seed shells in front of the courtyard gate were enough to infuriate them.

"Take them down, and give each of them twenty slaps on the face first."

The old women were just low-ranking members of the Zhang family with little knowledge. When they saw a group of strangers, their first reaction was to run away. They didn't even ask why strangers were entering the inner quarters. They were immediately knocked to the ground by the guards.

The courtyard gate was opened, and the courtyard was overgrown with weeds. A young maid lay on the ground, her life hanging in the balance. There was no sound coming from inside the dilapidated house.

Jixiang stepped forward and checked her pulse: "Princess, you're still breathing."

"Let the physician examine her first." Cui Yao rushed straight to the room without stopping.

Upon reaching the door, Granny Cui pulled her mistress aside and had the guards open the door first. The door to the inner room was carefully pulled open, and outside, the sharp-eyed Hongyu immediately saw the situation inside.

"Princess, the eldest young lady is inside; she seems to be unconscious."

Ruyi and Hongyu entered the inner room first, while the guards outside opened the sealed windows, and the stuffy atmosphere inside slowly dissipated.

The physician came in and worked for a while. After several acupuncture needles, Xiao Cen on the bed did not wake up, but the maid outside woke up first.

"Young mistress, sob sob."

"Call her over," Cui Yao said, turning around as she stood at the doorway to the inner room.

When the young maid was brought in, she must have already known who these people were, because she knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"My lords, please take the young mistress away. She has suffered too much."

Baozhu glanced at her mistress's expression, then reached out and pulled the little maid to her feet: "Don't be afraid, tell us what happened?"

The little girl was only about seven or eight years old. She was a bit slow-witted and didn't seem to know anything about the inside story. After talking for a while, all I knew was that she was a maid bought by the Zhang family. Because the young mistress was good to her, gave her pastries, and even rescued her from the clutches of the wicked steward, she volunteered to serve the young mistress.

As for where the young mistress's original servants were, and why they lived here, she didn't know. She just kept saying that the young mistress was the best person in the world, and that the rest of the Zhang family, whether masters or servants, were all bad people.

There was a noise coming from inside the room, saying that the young lady had woken up, so Cui Yao turned around and went into the room.

Seeing that the little maid was still sobbing, Baozhu took out a candied fruit from her purse and put it in the maid's mouth, comforting her, "It's alright, the young mistress's family has arrived."

The little girl seemed to understand but not quite. She had been sold when she was five years old, and she wasn't very bright. She didn't know much about her own family or her husband's family. All she knew was that the food in her mouth was delicious and sweet.

When Xiao Cen opened his eyes, he was still a little confused. But when he saw the spider web on the ceiling, his eyes went blank. How come he's not dead yet?

"Cen'er, can you hear me?" Cui Yao asked softly.

The physician said that the young lady had been drugged and was feeling weak all over; he didn't know if her intelligence had been affected.

"Auntie?" Xiao Cen stared incredulously at the bedside.

Judging from her eyes, her intelligence shouldn't be affected, so Cui Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "Cen'er, it's me, don't be afraid."

"Aunt, what's wrong? Is that you?" Xiao Cen's tears rolled down her cheeks, and she gasped for breath, overcome with emotion.

The maid outside was getting anxious and was about to run in, but Baozhu was afraid that she would offend her mistress, so she kept pulling her back. The inner room was so small, and if the mistress stood by the bed, it would be easy for the maid to offend her if she tried to go over.

"Baozhu, let her in," Cui Yao said, stepping aside.

The little girl successfully squeezed through the wall of people and rushed to the window, skillfully placing her hand on Xiao Cen's chest: "Young Madam, don't rush, don't rush, breathe slowly."

Xiao Cen composed himself and said gently, "Little Fish, we're saved. We don't have to die."