Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

"Xiao Xizi, go and deliver his food today. Remember to come back quickly after you deliver it, as the place is considered unlucky."

The head eunuch pointed at Ji Chaoxi and spoke in a high-pitched voice.

He looked at the young eunuch in front of him with great satisfaction. He was quite handsome. Once he grew up a bit, he would send him to serve the Empress.

"Yes, Chief Li!"

Ji Chaoxi picked up the food box and disappeared in a flash.

The head eunuch called from behind, "Slow down, slow down! You'll fall!"

Watching Ji Chaoxi's retreating figure, the head eunuch shook his head with a smile: "That lad."

The eunuch beside him bowed and said with a smile, "Chief Li seems to really like Xiao Xizi."

The head eunuch narrowed his eyes: "Of course, with that face of his, he'll be so popular with all the ladies in the palace when he grows up."

He's treating Xiao Xizi better now, which can be seen as him securing a way out for himself.

After Ji Chaoxi's family was raided, she had nowhere to go, and her relatives usually didn't dare to help her. So, Eunuch Liu boldly took her into the palace.

When Eunuch Liu first entered the palace, he almost starved to death. It was Ji Chaoxi's mother who saved his life.

Throughout his decades in the palace, Eunuch Liu had always wanted to repay the Ji family. When he heard that the Ji family had been raided and that Ji Chaoxi was about to be destitute, he decisively offered his help.

Ji Chaoxi's character in this world is that she has a lowly status and a twisted mentality, so she can only vent her resentment on the unfavored male protagonist. In the end, her crimes are exposed, and she is forced to sit on a board and dies.

Ji Chaoxi was already panting heavily as she walked. The male lead's residence was in the most remote corner, almost halfway between the Imperial Garden and the palace.

As she walked, she looked at the palace gate, which was clearly faded, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Ji Chaoxi stood at the doorway, cautiously peering inside.

When the palace door was pushed open, the sound of the wooden axle was extremely grating, and there was a musty smell and a chill in the air.

"The Seventh Prince?"

This place doesn't look like anyone lives here. Ji Chaoxi pulled her thin eunuch robe tighter around her and suddenly felt a little scared.

Ji Chaoxi cleared her throat to bolster her courage.

What's there to be afraid of? So many concubines have died in the palace. The emperor should be the one who's afraid.

Ji Chaoxi mustered her courage and opened the door. She immediately saw the male protagonist curled up on the shabby soft couch. He looked to be about the same age as her, around eight or nine years old.

He was wrapped in a cloak that had lost all its fur, and his whole body looked pale and malnourished.

"Eat...eat!" Ji Chaoxi imitated what the eunuchs had taught her, fiercely placing the food in front of him.

Xiao Yanchen didn't look up, but just stared silently at the food box in front of him, exuding a deathly stillness.

Ji Chaoxi opened the food box, and Xiao Yanchen's eyes paused for a moment, which Ji Chaoxi noticed very keenly.

"Seventh Prince, you can eat half. I'll eat the other half for you!" Ji Chaoxi immediately started bullying him.

Xiao Yanchen finally looked at Ji Chaoxi, his eyes filled with confusion.

Ji Chaoxi took away the other half of the food in front of Xiao Yanchen, and then stuffed the rest into his hands.

"You eat."

Xiao Yanchen stared blankly at Ji Chaoxi, still unaware of what was happening in the food box in his arms.

Ji Chaoxi, hands on her hips, said, "What are you looking at? The Emperor dislikes you so much, he's already being kind by giving you only half a meal!"

Xiao Yanchen lowered his head silently, looking at the food in the food box, and suddenly felt a little dazed.

How long has it been since he's had such fresh and hot food...

In the past, the food delivered was either spoiled or contained stones.

This little eunuch...

Xiao Yanchen looked at Ji Chaoxi, who was eating next to him, and Ji Chaoxi gave him a malicious smile.

Xiao Yanchen looked away and ate in small bites, his eyes slightly red.

Was this eunuch someone his mother worked for? Why is he being so kind to him...?

After finishing her meal, Ji Chaoxi ran away without looking back.

Xiao Yanchen, clutching the blanket, looked at Ji Chaoxi as she gently closed the door, his eyes filled with even more confusion.

Who exactly is she? Many people come to her place, but no one ever closes the door on their own initiative; they all slam the door shut and leave.

And she even closed the door for him.

She's a really nice person.

A short while later, the door was opened again.

Xiao Yanchen immediately looked over, and the two stared at each other.

Ji Chaoxi felt a little guilty under his gaze, so she walked to his side and threw the eunuch's robe she was holding onto the bed.

"Seventh Prince, my hands are sore. Could you wash my clothes for me while you're at it?" she said dryly.

"If you don't wash my food, I won't bring you food."

Xiao Yanchen stared at the eunuch's robe in his hand for a moment in silence, then asked softly, "Is it yours?"

Ji Chaoxi nodded vigorously.

Xiao Yanchen got out of bed, then took the bucket and went to the door, with Ji Chaoxi following him.

Xiao Yanchen glanced at Ji Chaoxi beside him, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

No one washed Xiao Yanchen's clothes; he had to wash them himself with cold water.

Ji Chaoxi watched as Xiao Yanchen's hands, which were blue and purple from the cold, were put into cold water to wash her clothes.

"Um... let's forget about it," she said softly.

Xiao Yanchen looked at her and whispered, "Do you think I didn't wash properly?"

Ji Chaoxi remained silent.

After Xiao Yanchen finished washing, he hung the eunuch's clothes to dry.

He stood awkwardly to the side, watching Ji Chaoxi as she was dividing charcoal.

Ji Chaoxi said matter-of-factly, "Seventh Prince, from now on you must share half of your charcoal with me every time you use it."

Xiao Yanchen nodded, looking confused.

So he also has charcoal? He's lived here for so long, and he's never burned charcoal in the winter.

He looked at Ji Chaoxi, who was burning charcoal. She looked to be about the same age as him, but a little taller.

"Seventh Prince, after you finish washing my clothes, you must warm yourself by the fire immediately, otherwise you will get frostbite and you won't be able to wash my clothes anymore."

Xiao Yanchen responded sullenly, squatted down beside her, and imitated her warming herself by the fire.

Even if he had frostbite, he could still help her wash clothes.

That's how he's always lived, anyway.

Who exactly is she, and why does she care about him so much?

"What's your name?" Xiao Yanchen's voice was a little hoarse.

He looked at Ji Chaoxi, whose face was red from the cold, beside him.

Ji Chaoxi was taken aback for a moment: "My name is Xiao Xizi."

Xiao Yanchen awkwardly complimented her, "Your name is very beautiful."

"What's so good about it? Are you making fun of me?" Ji Chaoxi shouted, starting to act unreasonably.

Xiao Yanchen lowered his head and smiled, then remained silent.

Ji Chaoxi glanced at Xiao Yanchen beside her.

No wonder she gets bullied; she has such a good temper.

As Xiao Yanchen was leaving, he watched Ji Chaoxi pack charcoal into a bag. Ji Chaoxi felt a little embarrassed by his gaze and put a few pieces back in.

When Ji Chaoxi left, Xiao Yanchen stood at the door to see her off, his eyes a little red.