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

Lan Wan'er opened her eyes. It was early autumn, and the night wind was cool. The palace maids were on night duty in the outer room, and she was the only one in the inner room. She quietly lifted the quilt and then the curtain.

The gentle tinkling of the jade pendants hanging on the curtains rang out.

Outside, the palace maid Yunxiu, on night duty, spoke softly, "Consort Liang?"

Lan Wan'er sat on the edge of the bed, her bare feet on the footstool, without making a sound. After about fifteen minutes, the cool air had spread from her feet to her body. Yunxiu, who was outside, did not receive a response and assumed that her master had not woken up, so she became quiet.

Lan Wan'er tiptoed to the window and opened the window on the side closest to the bed a crack. A cold wind rushed in, making her shiver.

The next morning, she caught a cold, and the servants immediately consulted the Crown Princess and invited the imperial physician to come and treat her.

Lan Wan'er frowned, suppressing her nausea, and let Jinshu feed her the bitter medicine spoonful by spoonful.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't change too much all at once, she would have loved to gulp down that bowl of bitter medicine in one go. Feeding her spoonful by spoonful was pure torture.

"Lady, have a piece of candied fruit to mask the taste of your medicine." The palace maid Qinghe held a small plate and used a delicate little silver fork to pick up a piece of candied fruit and feed it to her.

Lan Wan'er opened her mouth, put the candied fruit in her mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it: "Cut a piece of that fragrant pear."

"My lady, pears are cold in nature. You are still suffering from a cold, so please don't eat them. Wait until you are better before eating them," Jinshu advised gently.

Lan Wan'er pouted. Jin Shu and Qing He were maids who came into the palace as part of their dowry, so she would listen to some of what they said.

"I miss my mother. I'll ask His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess for permission to summon my mother and sister-in-law to come and see me." This was her main purpose in making herself sick. Consorts with rank in the Eastern Palace could summon their family members to visit them under certain special circumstances.

Once the Crown Prince ascends the throne and becomes Emperor, it will be much less convenient for the concubines in the harem to see their families. Similarly, if she marries the Crown Prince, her family can provide her with a dowry, property, and servants. However, if she marries the Emperor, there will be restrictions on the amount of luggage she can bring into the palace, and she can forget about having servants as a dowry.

Jinshu nodded. Her daughter-in-law came from a noble family with a distinguished lineage. She was ill and wanted to see her family. The two masters of the Eastern Palace would not deliberately make things difficult for her.

The head steward of the Consort's Courtyard was Granny Qiu. She personally went to the Crown Princess's main courtyard to inquire about Consort's wish to see her family. The Crown Princess did not make things difficult for her and granted her permission immediately.

Lan Wan'er told the Crown Prince herself that she was ill. After the Crown Prince returned to the East Palace from court, he took some time to visit her courtyard before lunch.

She was stopped outside by Lan Wan'er's men, and she ordered Aunt Xiu to convey a message: "Wan'er is ill. Your Highness is of noble status and must not let me affect your health. Please, Your Highness, move aside."

"Wan'er, I am in good health and will not recover from my illness so easily. I will not feel at ease if I do not check on you."

Inside the room, Lan Wan'er lowered her eyelids and secretly rolled her eyes. If the Crown Prince coughed even once when he returned, she would be held responsible.

"Your Highness is busy with court affairs and your health is of utmost importance. How could I possibly bear to let you catch your illness from me?"

After several rounds of persuasion, His Highness the Crown Prince was calmed down. He gave a few words of advice and prepared to leave. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lan Wan'er asked to see her family.

"Send someone to the Marquis of Xiaoyong's residence to convey my decree, and invite the Marquis's wife and the Heir Apparent's wife in." The Crown Prince Leng Jingyuan's clear voice came from outside the door.

To be fair, this Crown Prince is extremely handsome, and the original owner and the first person who pursued him were truly in love with him.

The current dynasty is called Chu, and it has already had four generations of monarchs. It is unlikely that any member of the royal family would be ugly. Not to mention the genetic improvement of the concubines' appearance, the founding emperor of this dynasty was from a noble family and had a dignified appearance. With such genetic selection, the crown prince's appearance, physique, and dignified temperament are all of the highest quality.

"My lady, how about we issue another decree tomorrow, and then summon the madam and the heir apparent the day after tomorrow?" Jinshu suggested cautiously. Even if they were her own family, it would be too much trouble to see them while she was ill.

"No need, go now. Make sure my mother and sister-in-law go to the palace tomorrow," Lan Wan'er said firmly.

"Yes, this servant will take care of it right away."

The next morning, the Lady of Xiaoyong Marquis and the Lady of the Heir Apparent appeared in Lan Wan'er's courtyard.

"Wan'er, how did you fall ill?" Lady Tian, ​​the wife of the Marquis, had tears in her eyes when she saw her daughter lying in bed.

Lan Wan'er looked at Granny Qiu and Aunt Xiu: "Has the Crown Princess given any instructions?"

"Reporting to Lady Liangyuan, the Crown Princess has sent word that the Lady of the Marquis and the Lady of the Heir Apparent should spend some time with you and there is no need for them to pay their respects to you," Granny Qiu replied with a bow.

Lan Wan'er nodded. According to the rules, her family should pay their respects to the Crown Princess first. However, since the Crown Princess usually waives the obligation to pay respects to family members who are sick and need to stay with them, she will not do so unless she is looking for trouble.

"You all go out. I want to have a private talk with my mother and sister-in-law."

Granny Qiu and the others bowed and left. Jinshu nodded to her mistress and went out to personally guard the door.

As soon as the servant left, Madam Tian sat down by her daughter's bedside: "Why did you suddenly fall ill? Did the Crown Princess make things difficult for you? Don't be afraid, our family isn't one to be bullied so easily."

Lan Wan'er spoke politely to her elder sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, please sit down."

She then looked directly at her mother and said, "Mother, the Crown Princess is the principal wife, and I am just a concubine. They treat me according to the rules. Why should they bully me?"

"Wan'er, the Crown Prince's Consorts have ranks; how can they be compared to ordinary lowly concubines?"

"Isn't she also a concubine? Mother herself is the principal wife, controlling Father. How could she understand the suffering of being a concubine?" Lan Wan'er said mercilessly. This Tian Shi is the weakest link in the Lan family. She must keep her quiet, otherwise it will hinder her next arrangements.

"Wan'er, how can you speak to your mother like that?"

"Then how should I speak? I am a legitimate daughter of a marquis's family, and not only have I been made a concubine, I am also confined to this small space every day."

"Wan'er, your mother is doing this for your own good."

"Is it for my own good, or for your own pride?"

"I,"

"Alright, it's not easy for me to see you all. I opened the window half the night and caught a cold just to get this opportunity. I called you in because I have something to say to my elder sister-in-law."

Madam Tian cried out in alarm, "Wan'er, your illness is..."

"Mother, be quiet," Lan Wan'er whispered. "Eldest sister-in-law, the Lan family is already on the verge of destruction."

The Crown Prince's wife was watching the stepmother and daughter bickering with boredom. Before she married into the family, she knew what kind of person the Marquis's second wife was. She was good at throwing tantrums and had the Marquis completely under her thumb.

However, the old Marquis and his wife were both sensible people. They had made arrangements for their two sons born to their first wife, and arranged their marriages early on. They abdicated and let their sons succeed them as Marquis Xiaoyong, and took the opportunity to ask for the title of heir apparent for their eldest grandson.

Madam Tian wasn't a very clever person. She was good at managing her temper and household affairs, but the real social interactions were handled by the heir's wife and the second young mistress.