Transmigrating into the Female Supporting Character with a Good Life in a Laid-Back Novel

Ruan Ning did not expect that she and Mu Qing Ci would encounter the Fourth Prince Xiao Rui just as they decided to eat here while enjoying the lake scenery after they were done relieving themselves.

Xiao Rui!

The future Emperor!

Mu Qing Ci was his woman, who also gave birth to his first son for him.

In the previous lifetime, she had been surrounded by handsome men like a moon that was being cupped by stars, and she had been drawn to the indifferent and handsome Fourth Prince who had a heaven-made noble temperament. When she secretly expressed her goodwill to him, that man had only responded with cold stare, without the slightest fluctuation in his eyes, as if it was a lifeless object standing before him instead of a human being.

Fear had risen in Ruan san niang’s heart then, and she no longer dared to get close.

When she was brought into the inner palace by the old Emperor later, it was too late for regrets.

When Ruan san niang saw the Fourth Prince again in this lifetime, only a single thought flashed past her mind.

Hug his thighs.

She wanted to hug the future Emperor’s big and gold thighs.

She wanted to become Qi Yue An’s internal support.

Once that thought emerged, Ruan san niang’s spirit was greatly roused, brimming her with fighting spirit and her previous fears and trepidation disappeared without a trace.

“Earl Chengyi Residence’s Ruan Ning has seen the Fourth Prince.” Ruan Xi executed the standard bow for women’s obeisance as she reported the name of her family, her bright and beautiful eyes glistening and emitting light.

The Fourth Prince Xiao Rui had attended this particular flower banquet under his mufei’s request, but he was personally disinterested.

母妃 (pinyin: mu fei) – an address that an imperial child uses for the biological, imperial concubine mother (in this context).

From his point of view, it did not matter who he married as his legitimate consort.

Hence, after Xiao Rui greeted Wen lao-furen, he proceeded to bring his personal eunuch to the quiet small forest to avoid the noble daughters, unlike his other older and younger brothers who were observing the unengaged noble daughters together.

Who could have known that it would not be quiet here either.

The woman before his eyes was dressed in an exceedingly austere outfit, and if it were not for her reporting her own family, he would have assumed that she was some slave girl from the Junzhu Residence who was unaware of social etiquette.

“Mn.”

Xiao Rui nodded his head expressionlessly, his visage as cold and indifferent as frost. The lady before him was not exhibiting any adoration or shyness, which was why Xiao Rui did not suspect that Ruan san niang had gotten close to him on purpose.

“Fourth Prince…”

Just as Ruan san niang was preparing to worm her way into becoming friends with the Fourth Prince, Mu Qing Ci appeared, her voice cheerful and melodious.

“Ruan Ning, it turns out you’re here.

“I brought a plate of steamed buns over, let’s view the lake scenery as we eat.”

Mu Qing Ci’s petite figure appeared before the three of them, which made the Fourth Prince wrinkle his eyebrows together abruptly.

His personal, young eunuch lowered his head silently.

Another one had arrived.

Ruan san niang did not expect that Mu Qing Ci would arrive so quickly, such that she would be deprived of the time to display her simple accounting method to the Fourth Prince who was currently handling affairs in the Ministry of Revenue, which made her slightly frustrated.

However, not long after her frustration had passed, Ruan san niang became excited again.

She was going to witness the first time the Fourth Prince and the future Empress Dowager met!

When Mu Qing Ci saw the handsome and dignified Fourth Prince for the first time, she was stunned. After her transmigration, she had never seen such a handsome and noble-tempered man and her heart was akin to a young foal as it pranced randomly.

However, the other party’s ice-cold stare made Mu Qing Ci snap back from her reverie instantaneously. Fuelled by nervousness, panic, and awkwardness, she tightened her grip on the plate unconsciously.

Meanwhile, Ruan san niang remained oblivious to Mu Qing Ci’s state of mind as she called out to Mu Qing Ci happily.

“Qing Ci, this is the Fourth Prince, come and greet the Fourth Prince quickly.”

She believed that the Qing Ci and the Fourth Prince would definitely progress smoothly if she lent a hand by playing the matchmaker.

Moreover, Qing Ci would definitely feel grateful towards her in the future, which also meant that she would get to hug the Fourth Prince’s golden thighs and be on friendly terms with the future Empress Dowager. When Ruan san niang thought of how she could walk horizontally in the future, she felt self-satisfied in secret.

At this moment, Ruan Xi and Wen Ting Zhou were standing under the shadowed canopy of a large tree, and secretly spectating the Fourth Prince’s first encounter with the two transmigrators through the foliage.

When Ruan Xi saw Ruan san niang’s excited expression and actions, she raised an eyebrow slightly. And here she was thinking that Ruan san niang would hook up with the Fourth Prince.

It seems like her guess was wrong.

Ruan san niang still had some moral principles apparently.

Wen Ting Zhou tilted his head, catching a glimpse of Ruan Xi enjoying the show with relish. He smiled with an indulgent gaze before he continued to watch the good show that the Fourth Prince was starring in with Ruan Xi.

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The Fourth Prince….

It turns out the handsome man before her eyes was actually the Fourth Prince.

Mu Qing Ci’s visage was brimming with nervousness and entanglement. She glanced at the plate of steamed buns that was still smoking in her hands before she gritted her teeth, deciding to go forward to offer a bow even with the food in hand. However, who could have expected that Mu Qing Ci would accidentally step on her skirt corner, thereby causing her petite figure to slant forward abruptly……

“Ah……” Mu Qing Ci issued a panicked shriek, reflexively throwing the plate in her hands forward, and the plate and steamed buns flew towards the Fourth Prince directly.

“Fourth Prince, be careful!”

Ruan san niang was shocked. Ah…. Her golden thigh… No way, she could not allow her golden thigh to get hurt. Sharp-eyed and deft of hand, Ruan san niang yacked the Fourth Prince over forcibly.

A loud thud….

Mu Qing Ci fell in the ground in an unsightly manner….

Although the Fourth Prince Xiao Rui managed to avoid the plate because of Ruan san niang’s sudden pull, he could not avoid the steamed buns, and one of the thin-skinned steamed buns smacked the Fourth Prince’s handsome visage, which proceeded to darken and turn metallic green.

“Thunk!”

The split open steamed bun landed on the ground, causing all the mincemeat to leak out and the fragrance suffused the air.

Under the sprinkled pockets of sunlight, the smear of oil that was left behind by his intimate contact with the steamed bun could be vaguely discerned on the Fourth Prince’s handsome face.

The atmosphere froze immediately.

Fortunately, their surroundings were remote and quiet, and they did not attract the attention of the men and women that were having their own meetings in the distance.

Ruan Xi and Wen Ting Zhou were the only two spectators present.

Ruan Xi was dumbstruck.

The plot actually collapsed into this state.

During Mu Qing Ci’s and the Fourth Prince’s first encounter in the original plot, she had accidentally stepped on her skirt corner as she was greeting him in a panic as well, and she had fallen towards the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince had never expected that someone would fall into his embrace in the middle of a greeting bow, so she had fallen into his arms in the moment where he failed to react.

Afterwards, someone had coincidentally witnessed the scene and Mu Qing Ci’s innocence was gone. The Mu Family then took the opportunity to act, which eventually led to the female protagonist entering the male protagonist’s back courtyard as a concubine.

In the beginning, she had shut her doors in the male protagonist’s back courtyard, living out her days with a laissez-faire attitude as she ate and drank as she pleased.

However, with Ruan san niang sticking her foot in… the inciting event which allowed her to enter the residence was skewed. The female protagonist was unexpectedly holding a plate of steamed buns when she met the male protagonist for the first time, and not only did she fail to fall into the male protagonist’s embrace, she even fell to the ground wretchedly and the steamed buns also took flight.

Worst of all, the male protagonist had been thwacked in the face with a steamed bun, and his handsome face was still stained with the grease from the bun filling.

The corners of Ruan Xi’s mouth twitched. With how much the residence entering scene had skewed, could the female protagonist even enter the male protagonist’s official residence now?

Similarly, Wen Ting Zhou’s lips curved silently. Poor Xiao Rui!

Ruan san niang had gone silly as well. She tried to save her golden thigh but he was thwacked with a steamed bun… The future Empress Dowager that she wanted to be on friendly terms with just suffered from a vicious fall.

She did not know if Qing Ci would remember her wretched appearance from today when she gained power in the future, and proceed to make her lift her shoes…

She probably wouldn’t, right…

Ruan san niang’s mind was in a complete mess, but consoling the Fourth Prince was her top priority right now.

“Fourth Prince, this, this is a new silk handkerchief, to, to wipe yõur face.”

There had never been an instance where the Fourth Prince Xiao Rui had cut such a sorry figure prior to this. With a cold and dark expression, he stood there, not issuing a word. His personal young eunuch quickly took the handkerchief and helped the Fourth Prince wipe away the oil on his face respectfully.

Ruan san niang sighed in relief.

Her future golden thigh was not taking out his anger on her.

Whereas the delicately pretty face of the main offender Mu Qing Ci was incomparably pale. Her dewy almond eyes were full of dread and fear, and tears were welling on the rim of her eyes.

Skies above, she actually made such a big mistake.

The consequence of offending a prince…

Mu Qing Ci fought a shudder.

Was her transmigration journey going to end here today?

Mu Qing Ci wore a despaired expression as her entire body started shaking, and she knelt before the Fourth Prince fearfully as she asked for mercy in stutters.

“Begging, begging the Fourth Prince for his forgiveness.”

Ruan Xi gazed at the female protagonist’s exceedingly panicked appearance from afar. When it was accompanied by her small and exquisite facial features, and the tears that were hanging on her eyes, she looked like a frightened small white rabbit that was exceptional at evoking the tender affections of others.

“Mu xiaojie genuinely looks pitiful, will the Fourth Prince have tender and protective feelings towards the fairer sex?”

After all, this was a relaxed and comforting novel centred around a female protagonist; with the female protagonist halo, it was unlikely for the male protagonist to abuse the female protagonist.

Upon hearing Ruan Xi’s words, Wen Ting Zhou gave Ruan Xi a deep look. He had never seen Xiao Rui having tender and protective feelings for the fairer sex.

“It’s hard to say. The Fourth Prince has never been interested in womanly charms.”

Ruan Xi: “……”

Wen Ting Zhou was right on that count. The male protagonist was an unfeeling, cold and detached person in the early stages.

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As the Fourth Prince Xiao Rui stared at the petite young lady who was shaking like a quail in her fear, the vein in his temple jumped out. With a frigid and emotionless voice, he spat out two words:

“Get lost!”

His words were akin to a sound descended from the skies. Mu Qing Ci, who had been worrying about her small life, sighed with immense relief when she heard that. Thank goodness, she finally managed to retrieve her own life. Her deathly pale face was devoid of the colour of blood, and she nearly cried tears of joy as she nodded.

“Min nü will get lost immediately, she will get lost right now!”

民女 (pinyin: min nü) – an unmarried woman from an ordinary family.

Ruan san niang suffered a huge shock, feeling terrible all over. How did it end up like this? If Qing Ci failed to marry the Fourth Prince, what was the point of her being on friendly terms with Qing Ci? Hence, she immediately pulled Mu Qing Ci without really thinking about it because she had to help Mu Qing Ci get rid of the bad impression she had left on the Fourth Prince.

She had to increase the pair’s good feelings.

“Fourth Prince, Qing Ci did not do it on purpose. Please be magnanimous as the larger person and forgive her this once.”

When Mu Qing Ci was pulled back by Ruan Ning, and heard her utter those words, her whole body stiffened instantaneously. She did not want to beg for the Fourth Prince for his forgiveness; she only asked that the Fourth Prince could forget the fact that she was the person who smacked his face with a steamed bun as soon as possible. She did not want to stay here at all.

“No, no, Qing Ci has committed a mistake. The Fourth Prince has a kind heart for pardoning Qing Ci for her disrespectful crime. Qing Ci is exceedingly thankful.”

In her heart, she could not help but wail in anguish. Her newly-made friend Ruan Ning was basically a pig-like teammate whose brain was malfunctioning.

Was she blind to the fact that the Fourth Prince’s glare was so cold it was frightening?

She desperately wanted to leave this place right now; she wanted to disappear from the Fourth Prince’s sight as soon as she could.

The spectating Ruan Xi was also stunned by the big-hearted and unreliable Ruan san niang. In her mind, she thought, Ruan san niang is an absolute pit.

The poor female protagonist!

From her point of view, she felt that the female protagonist’s act of leaving immediately was correct, especially since the broken meat-filled steamed bun was still on the ground and diffusing its fragrance.

Was Ruan san niang trying to help the female protagonist or harm the female protagonist?

Ruan Xi’s gaze flitted towards the Fourth Prince’s expression.

Currently, the Fourth Prince’s handsome face was cold and dark, the bottom of his eyes was covered with a dense chill, heavy like the rain coming from the mountains, which could intimidate at first glance. The small eunuch who was serving as a background tried his hardest to reduce his sense of existence. Those two young ladies were truly audacious.

Mu Qing Ci gnashed her teeth upon seeing his expression. Fearing that the incident would continue to escalate to the point where it could not be kept if they stayed any longer, she forcibly pulled Ruan san niang and ran away, fuelled by the courage that surprised even herself.

“Ah, Qing Ci, what are you doing!”

Ruan san niang did not manage to react in time so she was pulled into running and staggering a few paces. When she eventually came to her senses, she promptly pulled Mu Qing Ci to a stop.

Owing the sudden inertia, two thuds sounded as the pair slammed into each other, falling to the ground without any warning, each issuing a pained gasp.

“Ouch, it hurts!” This was the first time Ruan san niang had fallen down, and it was so painful that her tears were going to fall out.

Her image!

Ruan san niang was about to die from anger. She just threw her face in front of the Fourth Prince big time!

“Ah!”

Mu Qing Ci was also in pain. The pain from her second consecutive fall drew a shriek from her lips, her tears welling in the rims of her eyes. Today was truly her unlucky day.

The Fourth Prince Xiao Rui: “……”

His ice-cold gaze glanced past the two ladies. Then, without a single emotion on his visage, the Fourth Prince walked away with large strides, whilst his young eunuch gave the two young ladies a sympathetic look before he kept pace with him quickly.

When Ruan san niang saw the Fourth Prince leaving without sparing a glance for what was behind him, she looked at the battered and exhausted Mu Qing Ci by her side again. A glint flashed past her eyes as she started to doubt her own decision.

If Mu Qing Ci did not enter the Fourth Prince’s back courtyard, what was the point of being on friendly terms with Qing Ci?

It was better to hug the Fourth Prince’s golden thighs; she just had to ensure that she would not attract the old Emperor’s notice.

After that thought occurred to her, Ruan san niang could not care less about her pain as she swiftly climbed up from the ground.

“Qing Ci, I apologise, I have something to attend to, I’ll be leaving first.”

After saying that, Ruan san niang abandoned Mu Qing Ci and started running in the direction that the Fourth Prince had left from.

The spectating Ruan Xi: “……”