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

In the wintry twelfth lunar month, the cold winds screeched.

Mu Qing Ci bent her knees and bowed to Ruan san niang: “One has seen Ruan fei niangniang!”

Seated on a sedan chair, Ruan san niang caressed her flat stomach as she gazed at the half-kneeling Mu Qing Ci from a higher point of elevation. She was the Empress Dowager in her previous lifetime; her entire person exuded an aura with eyebrows raised, brimming with mettle. 

This sort of feeling felt great!

She finally made the right choice this time around.

She purposefully ignored Mu Qing Ci for a full minute before she slowly spoke:

“Rise.”

Ruan san niang lifted her chin slightly, her expression arrogant. It was highly likely that she was not planning to reminisce with Mu Qing Ci or be good sisters with her.

She still remembered and begrudged the fact that she was denied an audience when she went to the Fourth Prince’s residence back then.

You refused to acknowledge me back then, and now I’ll make sure you can’t claim connection to someone of a higher social status.

Ruan san niang’s thoughts moved, and she decided to add more vexations for Li Xiang Xiang, this Fourth Prince Consort, and Mu Qing Ci.

This time, could the Fourth Prince Consort reject her in an open and above-board manner?

She was the Fourth Prince’s elder right now.

Ruan san niang became more excited the longer she thought about it.

“Many thanks Niangniang!” Having knelt until her legs were a little numb, Mu Qing Ci quickly stood up and heaved out a light sigh as she secretly expressed her bitterness in her heart. Judging from how this fellow transmigrator was tormenting her, she probably had opinions about her now.

“Niangniang, it is cold outside. Yõu are currently with child, and unable to stand up against the cold, it is inadvisable to stay outside for too long.”

Ruan san niang nodded her head, holding onto the warm stove in her hands firmly before tightening her cloak. She finally conceived a child after much difficulty, what was she going to do if she lost it?

Hence, Ruan san niang did not spare Mu Qing Ci another glance before she asked her servants to lift up the sedan chair and leave in a vast and mighty manner. 

Once Mu Qing Ci saw Ruan san niang depart, her whole body relaxed and she could not resist rubbing her calves, then she brought Mei Hua to Mu taifei’s palace hall.

When the pair departed, two tall and erect figures came out from behind the fake mountain.

Impressively enough, it was the Fourth Prince and a disguised Qi Yue An. With Qi Yue An’s identity, he did not have the right to enter the palace.

“Ruan fei hasn’t been stirring any moths lately, could it be that she has actually changed her personality?” Qi Yue An raised his eyebrows slightly.

Towards this ex-fiancée who seemed to be another person altogether, Qi Yue An felt indifferent.

Even if his Father did not dissolve their marriage contract in advance, Ruan san niang would not be marrying into Marquis Huaiyang Residence either.

Owing to the secrets she harboured on her person, Ruan san niang was fated to enter the imperial palace.

Qi Yue An was fully cognizant of this point, and yet Ruan san niang was oblivious to it.

As the Fourth Prince looked in the direction of Palace, he spoke with an apathetic expression:

“Perhaps she has no choice but to converge after becoming pregnant.”

Towards the matter of his Father Emperor favouring Ruan san niang, the few matured imperial sons did not find it strange at all. Even if Ruan san niang concealed it well, none of them were idiots, and this was especially so for the members of the royal family. None of them were unaware of Ruan san niang’s abnormality. 

It was just that there were benefits to conspire for, so everyone chose not to vocalise it. 

“There has been hearsay that Marquis Huaiyang Furen is planning to marry her niece of ruined repute to you, do you have any plans?” The Fourth Prince suddenly changed the topic.

“I already have a plan to counter it, but I need a bit of help from the Fourth Prince.”

Qi Yue An replied after a brief moment of silence.

He had originally assumed that he could see her by entering the palace with the Fourth Prince today, but he did not expect that she would not enter the palace.

However, it made sense in hindsight. She was already eight months pregnant, and with how much Wen Ting Zhou cherished her, he definitely wouldn’t allow her to enter the palace.

Truly, he must be possessed.

Recently, every time he thought of Ruan si xiaojie, he would always get this strange, unshakeable feeling that Ruan si xiaojie was going to become his wife.

Qi Yue An laughed bitterly.

The Fourth Prince gave Qi Yue a deep glance, and inclined his head slightly. “Sure.”

The two of them conversed as they left that place.

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Wen Residence.

After Wen Ting Zhou came back from the imperial palace, he immediately returned to Harmonious Dwelling. Once he stepped into the main room, he felt the warmth rushing towards his face.

“Ruan Ruan, I’m back.”

Presently, Ruan Xi was sitting on the tiger skin blanket that was draped across the couch with visible discomfort as she endured the pain of her leg cramping up. Meanwhile, Su Yu and Su Zhu were using a hot compress to massage her calf.

“Ruan Ruan, your leg cramped up again?” Wen Ting Zhou swiftly unfastened his cape and handed it to Zhang Qing before he walked to the side of the couch in large strides. After waving at Su Yu and Su Zhu to make them withdraw, he half-knelt in front of the couch, pressing his larger hands on Ruan Xi’s leg to massage it with suitable force. His handsome face was full of heartache.

“Ruan Ruan, does it still hurt?”

For the past few nights, Ruan Ruan would always be rudely awoken from the pain of her legs cramping.

But Wen Ting Zhou could not do anything, and he could only try his best to massage it and alleviate the pain.

As Ruan Xi endured the pain, her brows were scrunched together, but she did not wish to make Wen Ting Zhou overly anxious or worried.

“It’s alright, it doesn’t hurt that much.”

“I’ve been drinking the big bone soup and prawn porridge that Mama Yang makes everyday, it will probably stop cramping over the next few days.” 

When she wasn’t being tormented during the early pregnancy period, Ruan Xi had assumed that being pregnant was very relaxing.

Who could have known what was waiting for her at the back.

In the modern era, she once heard that during the last two months of pregnancy, pregnant women were liable to calcium deficiencies which would make their legs cramp up frequently and it was extremely painful. Now, Ruan Xi was also experiencing this pain.

Fortunately, she had Mama Yang who had ample experience. 

Wen Ting Zhou raised his head to glance at Ruan Xi’s pale complexion, his heart throbbing. How was this ‘alright’?

“Ruan Ruan, it’s been hard on you. If the child isn’t filial to you in the future, I’ll beat him up.” 

Ruan Xi spluttered out a laugh.

“Even a daughter needs to be beaten up?”

“There is no discrimination between a son and daughter!” In Wen Ting Zhou’s heart, Ruan Xi was more important than the child.

Ruan Xi: “……”

“Ruan Ruan, the child isn’t as important as you.” Wen Ting Zhou smiled at Ruan Xi, and his expression could not be more serious.

Ruan Xi’s heart trembled, her ears quietly became hot, and she was spouting sweet bubbles internally. 

Upon seeing Ruan Xi’s countenance relax as if she had forgotten about the pain caused by her leg cramps, the edges of Wen Ting Zhou’s mouth curled up slightly. As he gave Ruan Xi a massage, he continued to divert her attention elsewhere. 

“Right, Ruan fei is pregnant.”

Ruan Xi was shocked.

“She’s really pregnant?”

“En, the cement formula that she offered up is exceedingly versatile, the Emperor has decided to fulfil her heart’s desire.”

Ruan Xi’s lip corners twitched.

“Did we just succeed by a lucky stroke?”

Emperor Shengde was deciding to give Ruan san niang a little sweetness by doing this, and then extract her knowledge bit by bit?

Wen Ting Zhou laughed softly, “Indeed, Ruan fei has been more settled lately.”

According to the information passed on from his watchers, this Ruan fei niangniang was preparing to make a small Buddhist temple to pray for the blessings of the child inside her womb.

Towards this, Wen Ting Zhou was extremely speechless.

Ruan fei had paid a tremendous price for this child; as long as she did not court death, and with the Emperor protecting her, it would not be difficult for her to peacefully give birth to the child.

Why ever did she need to beseech the Gods and worship the Buddha?

Ruan Xi: “…..”

Could she not settle down? This matter concerned a small life.

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That night, fiery trees and silver flowers burst into bloom everywhere in the capital’s sky, and it was rather splendid and festive. 

火树银花 (pinyin: huo shu yin hua) – fig. dazzling display of fireworks and lanterns.

After the cramp in her leg subsided, Ruan Xi was carried to the main courtyard by Wen Ting Zhou, and had a New Year’s dinner with the Wen Family while propping up a huge belly. 

Ruan Xi shot a glance at Liu Wan Wan, only to realise that she had gone through great changes. Unexpectedly, there was a tinge of vicious currents between her brows; the delicate and pretty lady from the past had disappeared. 

It was apparent that Liu Wan Wan had not been living well for the past few months. 

It was fortunate that she had good luck, Wen Ting Zhou was a man that she could entrust the rest of her life to. 

That New Year’s dinner, Wen furen‘s entire person was glowing with health, and she ate with the greatest comfort. 

Minister Wen was quite happy too. 

Only Liu Wan Wan was putting on an air of happiness. Her gaze would land on Ruan Xi’s tall and swelling abdomen from time to time, and the jealousy and frigidity in her eyes were on the verge of overspilling. 

Wen furen knitted her brows slightly. 

This Liu shi was really becoming more and more outrageous. 

Zhao yiniang‘s countenance sank, all the more resolute about changing her son’s wife to someone with a higher family status. 

However, before she swapped out Liu shi, it was best to use something to its fullest. 

Wen san xiaojie felt even stronger about the fact that this er sao could not be seen on stage since she was an utter disgrace, and like Zhao yiniang, the thought that her er sao should be changed for another arose. 

Meanwhile, Ruan Xi was calmly eating the food that Wen Ting Zhou clipped for her as she ignored Liu Wan Wan’s gaze which was following her relentlessly like a shadow. 

This New Year’s meal passed rather pleasantly. 

But a shred of vigilance against Liu Wan Wan secretly arose in her heart. 

When the news of Ruan san niang’s pregnancy was publicised during this lively New Year, it did not cause any ripples; towards Ruan san niang whose gossip bred like flies and moths, everyone was already desensitised. 

However, when everyone was assuming that Ruan san niang would quietly nurture her baby after becoming pregnant, who could have thought that she would pick four palace maids that were akin to flowers and jade and send them to the Fourth Price Residence.

Ruan Xi’s head was dripping with black lines once she heard that news.

She was neither the Fourth Prince’s birth mother nor the Empress, and yet she was sending him palace maids whilst carrying the airs of an elder; had water gone into Ruan san niang’s brain?

At this moment, Ruan Xi was unaware that Ruan san niang’s act of sending the Fourth Prince palace maids would bring her trouble.