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

While Cui Yao was peacefully farming, the court was already in turmoil. No one from the Xiao family held an official position in the capital, so those changes were temporarily irrelevant to the Xiao family.

Princess Mingxin sent a message to her daughter who was farming on the estate: Have a good time on the estate!

Looking at the mud on her hands and her neat clothes that made it easy to get out of bed, Cui Yao thought, "Fine, I guess I've had my fun."

Xiao Lan had a keen sense of touch, and she asked tentatively in a soft voice, "Mother, does Grandmother mean that the Crown Prince..."

Is there any possibility of recovery?

Cui Yao shook her head; she didn't know either!

All the sweet potato seedlings in the village have been transplanted, and the strong ones have been transplanted together separately and carefully cared for.

The tense situation in the court came to a conclusion: the Empress's family was demoted to commoners and exiled two thousand miles north. The rest of her family members were escorted back to their ancestral home and barred from serving as officials in the court for three generations.

Cui Yao began instructing her servants to prepare things: shoes suitable for long journeys, understated fine linen clothing, medicinal powder for treating external injuries, various convenient pills, loose silver sewn into her belt, copper hairpins with silver notes inserted that could be twisted open, and so on.

Xiao Lan asked anxiously, "Mother, what's wrong?"

"I'm going to deliver some things to the Yun family."

"Mother," Xiao Lan lowered her voice, "that Yun family that was exiled? The Empress's family?"

The Crown Prince was deposed, and the Yun family was demoted and exiled, but the Empress was only imprisoned in Weiyang Palace and was not deposed.

"Yes, Her Majesty the Empress used to treat me very well. She even gave me the title of Fu'an," Cui Yao explained.

In fact, the Empress's actions were just normal care from an elder to an elder. As for the title of Fu'an, it was chosen by the Empress when the Emperor was about to bestow the title of Princess. Cui Yao's purpose in helping the Yun family was mainly to preserve Yu Chi Hui's strength. The Yun family's influence among civil officials and scholars should not be underestimated, so the other princes would certainly not give up the opportunity to make a move. Even if others wanted to help the Yun family, they would not dare to do so at this sensitive time.

Princess Fu'an had no intention of going secretly; she wanted to go openly and with great fanfare. She set up her princess's entourage and waited on the road that the exile procession was bound to take.

The guards escorting the exiled prisoners looked at each other, unsure of how to proceed. This wasn't their first time escorting exiled prisoners, and this place on the outskirts of the capital was where they made their most money.

However, when others came to see them off, they tried their best to conceal their identities as much as possible. Whether it was their carriage or their clothing, they were as low-key as possible. Even the most prominent managers did not dare to come.

What kind of nonsense is this? Arriving with such a grand procession, as if afraid others won't know her identity?

No matter how surprised they were, the guards quickly dismounted and trotted over, kneeling down to pay their respects from afar. Although they didn't know which princess it was, they recognized the princess's entourage.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

"Rise. My mistress is Princess Fu'an. She has come to see off an old friend." The eunuch from the princess's residence stepped forward and gave the order with an arrogant tone.

"This is against the rules."

"Outrageous! What rule forbids Her Highness from seeing old friends?"

The constables dared not speak. Usually, when exiled prisoners arrived here, they would stop for a while to allow relatives and friends to say goodbye and give them some travel expenses. They could earn quite a bit from this, which was a customary practice. However, this princess's aura was not like that of someone coming to see old friends, but rather like someone coming to rescue a prisoner.

Two eunuchs stepped out from behind the envoy and spoke enthusiastically to the servants: "Gentlemen, you have worked hard. There is a pavilion over there with some tea and snacks. The journey is long and arduous, and we do not know how many months it will take to return. Please have some of the special pastries from the capital before you go."

The constables first glanced at the envoy's face, and seeing that he was just standing there expressionless, they were then led into the pavilion by the enthusiastic little eunuch.

Looking at the exquisite tea and snacks in the pavilion, the constables finally realized that this was the normal procedure!

On Cui Yao's side, the servants had already made preparations and stepped forward to apply medicine, bandage wounds, and put on clothes for the Yun family members who were only wearing their undergarments.

Because the Yun family members were still wearing shackles, their outer garments could only be tied haphazardly around their bodies.

Madam Yun's hair was completely white. She had lived a life of luxury, but in her old age she had experienced imprisonment and exile. Although she looked disheveled, her back was straight and her eyes were clear.

"Princess Fu'an, I pay my respects." She said, about to kneel down.

Cui Yao supported her with both hands: "Madam, let's not stand on ceremony at this time. Let's get straight to the point."

As he spoke, he approached the old lady, reached out and inserted a wooden hairpin into her hair, and whispered in her ear: "Everyone has small pieces of silver sewn into their belts. This hairpin is hollow and filled with silver notes. There are also some commonly used pills and dried meat in the bundles. I'll have someone intimidate the constables in a bit. You should take advantage of the fact that we're close to the capital and they won't dare to make a move to eat your food and replenish your strength."

Madam Yun looked at Cui Yao with some surprise and complicated feelings. The Yun family was a powerful clan, and they were very careful in their daily interactions with other prominent families. They didn't have any close interactions with the newly appointed Princess Fu'an. Why was she risking being scolded by the Emperor to help the Yun family?

It should be noted that at such a critical moment, even the students who had received favors from the Yun family dared not show their faces.

"Princess Fu'an, your journey is fraught with great risk. May I ask how the Yun family can assist you?"

"Given the Yun family's current stance, what can they possibly do to help me?" Cui Yao bluntly exposed, "At this point, survival is the most important thing. As for those superficial things, just let them go."

"That,"

"Why I'm helping you isn't important; what's important is that my help now will allow you to survive."

The eldest wife of the Yun family was straightforward: "In that case, I thank Princess Fu'an. If the princess ever has any orders for us, the Yun family will go through fire and water. If the Yun family cannot survive this battle, we can only repay her kindness in our next life."

"My aunt speaks her mind." Cui Yao greatly admired this eldest madam of the Yun family.

Half an hour later, Cui Yao boarded the princess's carriage, and two eunuchs enthusiastically stuffed a lot of silver into the head of the guards' hands.

The exiled procession, including the servants, knelt by the roadside to see the princess's carriage off.

After entering the city gate, two servants left the procession beside the princess's carriage and headed straight for Princess Mingxin's residence, while the princess's entourage continued slowly toward the palace.

Yesterday, Cui Yao had already submitted her invitation to enter the palace. The Empress was under house arrest, and at this sensitive time, almost no female relatives entered the palace. However, Cui Yao was different. She had just presented a crossbow cart last year and was promoted to princess. The Noble Consort, who was in charge of the harem, immediately reported Cui Yao's intention to enter the palace to the Emperor.

The Emperor granted his request without hesitation.