Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Chapter 176 The Vicious Young Lady of a Noble Family (12 pages)

Du Yaowu also climbed ashore at this time. His expression was naturally not very good. How could he have mistaken someone for someone else?

The old lady almost fainted from anger when she saw her granddaughter in this state.

"What exactly happened? How did you serve the young lady? Why did she fall into the water?"

Qi Yuan's personal maid replied tremblingly, "Madam, the eldest and second young ladies drank a few too many cups of fruit wine and felt a little dizzy, so they thought they would go for a walk to sober up, and ended up at the lakeside."

"The eldest and second young ladies were walking ahead, and Dongyue and I were following behind. I don't know what happened, but the eldest young lady suddenly fell into the lake. The second young lady was the closest to her at the time, and I don't know what happened either..."

Upon hearing this, the First Madam immediately stood up. She handed Qi Yuan over to the nanny for protection and walked aggressively towards Qi Ning.

She demanded, "Ning'er, what exactly happened? Did you push your elder sister into the water?"

Qi Ning, who had been standing to the side with a look of shock on her face, took a step back in surprise at the First Madam's accusation: "Aunt, what are you saying? How could I possibly push my elder sister into the water?"

"You were the closest to Yuan'er at the time. If you didn't push her, then what happened?"

Zeng Wanqing was, after all, Qi Ning's nominal mother. At this time, she could not stand idly by and let the First Madam question Qi Ning without any evidence. Otherwise, she would not be able to explain herself to Qi Congming.

"Sister-in-law, how can you say that? How could Ning'er push Yuan'er into the water? There must be some misunderstanding. Didn't you see that Ning'er was also terrified?"

Zeng Wanqing walked to Qi Ning's side and continued, "Sister-in-law, even if you feel sorry for Yuan'er, you can't just blame Ning'er without knowing the facts."

Qi Ning's eyes were red, and she was silently wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, looking extremely aggrieved.

The First Madam was speechless for a moment. She knew that what she had said just now, out of a sense of reason, was somewhat inappropriate.

Seeing this, the old lady said, "Alright, stop arguing."

She then said softly to Qi Ning, "Ning'er, don't be afraid, Grandmother is here. Tell me what happened."

Qi Ning then raised her head: "Yes, Grandmother."

"Just now, my elder sister and I were taking a walk by the lake, thinking that we could feel the breeze and sober up. Suddenly, my elder sister said that she was very dizzy and could hardly stand up."

"When I heard my elder sister say that, I wanted to turn around and check on her. But then, she suddenly collapsed and fell into the lake. Later, my cousin from the Du family came to rescue her."

Qi Ning explained the cause and effect, and then looked at the First Madam: "Aunt, my elder sister and I have always been very close, and I have no reason to push my elder sister into the water."

"Besides, when my elder sister and I were by the lake, I was walking on the inside of the lake and she was walking on the outside. If I really wanted to push her into the water, I wouldn't have been walking on the inside. If Auntie insists on blaming me, blame me for not being able to hold my elder sister back."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zeng Wanqing chimed in, "Elder sister-in-law, Ning'er has explained everything clearly now, did you hear it?"

“Mother, what do you think?” Zeng Wanqing asked the old lady again.

To the old lady, Qi Yuan and Qi Ning are both her beloved granddaughters.

Qi Yuan lost her father at a young age, but she still had her mother and brother to take care of and accompany her.

Qi Ning not only lost her mother at a young age, but her father was also not around, and she also had a younger sister.

The two sisters, Qi Ning and Qi Tang, were raised in the old lady's courtyard and were personally taught and cared for by her for several years, so their relationship was extraordinary.

In comparison, the old lady naturally felt more sorry for Qi Ning.

Upon hearing Qi Ning's explanation, the old lady believed it without a trace of doubt.

Seeing Qi Ning's aggrieved look, she felt extremely sorry for her.

“Eldest daughter-in-law, what you said just now was indeed inappropriate. Now that Ning’er has explained it clearly, please don’t blame her anymore.”

The First Madam said through gritted teeth, "My daughter-in-law was in a moment of anger and said the wrong thing. Ning'er has always been sensible, so I'm sure she won't hold it against her aunt."

Qi Ning replied, "I understand. Aunt is worried about my elder sister. If Aunt doesn't believe what I'm saying, she can ask my elder sister."

The old lady felt sorry for Qi Ning, but seeing Qi Yuan like this, she naturally felt sorry for her as well.

After hearing Qi Ning's words, she looked at Qi Yuan and asked, "Yuan'er, tell me, what happened just now?"

Qi Yuan looked up, her face streaked with tears. The real reason, of course, couldn't be revealed. She stammered, "I...I was dizzy just now, I lost my balance, and I think I tripped over something..."

Qi Ning dodged it, and Qi Yuan was able to stand firmly. If she hadn't tripped, she wouldn't have fallen into the lake.

The key point is that she herself doesn't know what tripped her up.

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, her personal maid glanced at the spot where she had fallen into the lake and immediately noticed a protruding rock.

"There's a rock here!"

Upon seeing this, everyone naturally attributed Qi Yuan's fall into the lake to that rock.

The First Madam's face was grim. She hadn't expected Qi Yuan to be so stupid. She had asked Qi Yuan to push Qi Ning into the water, and not only did she fail to do so, she herself had fallen into the water.

Upon hearing this, the old lady caught a glimpse of Du Yaowu standing to the side, equally soaking wet.

Of course, Old Madam Du Yaowu recognized him; he was Du Rong's nephew and had previously visited the Marquis's residence to pay his respects to her.

Du Yaowu also came specially to celebrate her birthday today.

The old lady asked, "What about Yaowu?"

Before Du Yaowu could answer, Qi Ning interjected, "Grandmother, we were all shocked when our eldest sister fell into the lake. We were just about to call for help when our cousin Du happened to be in the pavilion in front of us."

She vividly described the scene: "When my cousin Du saw my elder sister fall into the water, he immediately jumped in to save her, saying things like, 'Don't be afraid, cousin, I'm here to save you.' Thanks to my cousin Du for saving my life, otherwise my elder sister would have been in danger!"

Du Yaowu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He is Qi Yuan's cousin, and Qi Ning is Qi Yuan's cousin. According to this relationship, he and Qi Ning naturally address each other as cousins.

The "cousin" he shouted in the water was actually Qi Ning, but who knew that the person who fell into the water would be Qi Yuan?

At this moment, he couldn't very well refute Qi Ning's words and say that he had saved the wrong person, otherwise their plan would be exposed.

He paused for a moment, then said, "That's right, that's exactly it. Just now, when I saw my cousin fall into the water in the pavilion in front, I was only thinking about saving her life and didn't think about anything else."

Du Yaowu seemed to agree with Qi Ning's words.

"you……"

The First Madam looked at Du Yaowu, not expecting him to say such a thing. His words were tantamount to him trying to take advantage of her daughter!

Du Yaowu looked back at her with an innocent expression, but in the eyes of the First Madam, his innocent expression was nothing short of a rogue!

Du Yaowu didn't care what his aunt meant. He had already figured it out: what's done is done, and there was no going back. Since he had saved the wrong person, he might as well make the best of a bad situation.

Although it's a pity he can't marry Qi Ning, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Changping, it's not bad for him to marry his cousin Qi Yuan, given his status.

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