Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Female Supporting Character Became the Male Lead's Beloved

Chapter 146 The Vicious Dancer in a Transmigration Novel 16

On her way back, she stopped by the residence of the foreign envoys. In their eyes, the fact that they had been given to the general meant that their identities were already questionable, and the mission was unlikely to succeed.

“Young lady, we’ll be heading back home in a few days. How’s everything going on your end? If all else fails, come back with us and we’ll make further plans.”

The envoys have been here for a short time, but not too long either. They originally planned to kill the emperor together, but now they spend their days idly loitering around, waiting for their prey to come to them. Who knows how long that will last?

Ni Qing smiled slightly: "You guys go back first, I still need to investigate this matter."

She only came to tell them the general plan; as for Zhong Linjian…

In the original story, it was the Fifth Princess who told him, so it had nothing to do with her.

Upon returning to the General's Mansion, Zhong Linjian had already been waiting in the main hall for quite some time. Seeing the girl's graceful figure, he casually asked, "Why did you take so long?"

Ni Qing's golden curly hair was rolled into a bun. She slightly raised her eyes and said succinctly, "I originally wanted to come back a long time ago, but I was summoned to the Imperial Garden to see His Majesty."

Zhong Linjian then lowered his gaze: "You went to see His Majesty? What did he want with you this time?"

The girl's eyes sparkled, seemingly shimmering with light, her long eyelashes concealing the dark emotions within: "If I told you that His Majesty intends to harm you, would you resent the Emperor?"

These words were a bit outrageous, but Zhong Linjian didn't care. His dark eyes flickered slightly as he slowly said, "It's not a matter of resentment. Since ancient times, which emperor hasn't had blood on his hands?"

Ni Qing lowered her head in disappointment. Was the male protagonist of this world just too blindly loyal or too saintly? If she had been constantly suspected and targeted, she certainly wouldn't have been so calm.

After all, she's the kind of person who holds grudges.

“However, I’m not someone who can be bullied at will. I won’t hate, but I will fight back, so you don’t need to worry.” Zhong Linjian explained when he saw that she was in a bad mood.

He was a general who never fought a battle unprepared.

It was understandable that the old emperor was wary of him. He was a suspicious and incompetent ruler. His protection of this beautiful land was not entirely due to the mission of his ancestors, but rather because he hoped that the people would live in peace and tranquility.

This is the common goal.

"General, may I see your real military tally?" The girl suddenly smiled, her eyes crinkling, her expression innocent and naive.

Zhong Linjian looked at her in silence for a moment. Just when she thought he was still wary, he spoke calmly, "Of course." He got up and went into the inner room, took out a vermilion box, and inside was the real military tally.

Compared to that fake military tally, this one is made of better quality materials, with exquisite textures, and a majestic lion's head is carved on the back.

She seemed to only glance at it before looking away with little interest. During the farewell banquet arrangements, Zhu Yunxi, carrying the original plot details, arrived at the door.

Sitting in her sedan chair, she looked at the servants blocking her way at the gate with some displeasure: "I need to see Zhong Linjian. Go and inform him that this princess has urgent business."

Now that she has been here for so long, she has long since adapted to her noble status, and her tone carries a hint of arrogance.

The servant, dressed in plain clothes, looked slightly embarrassed: "Your Highness, our general has important business to attend to and is not receiving guests. Please leave, Your Highness."

Xiaoqing, who was standing next to Zhu Yunxi, immediately became furious: "Didn't you hear what Her Highness said? She must have had something very urgent to tell the General. How can you be so ungrateful?"

The servant, having been ridiculed, looked rather displeased and said coldly, "What this young lady said has gone too far. Our general is all-powerful and has no need for help. Please leave on your own. It won't look good if this escalates."

Just as Xiaoqing and Xiaoli were about to say something more, their fifth princess had been muttering the general's name in her dreams for the past few days, and could vaguely utter some words that they couldn't understand.

Therefore, they naturally took this behavior as evidence that Zhu Yunxi still harbored feelings for Zhong Linjian, and even started talking nonsense.

Before he could even speak, Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and said, "Alright, fine, we won't see you then. You're biting the hand that feeds you. Let's go."

She arrived at the General's Mansion full of confidence. Although she had little interaction with Zhong Linjian, she did like his looks very much. He was dashing and had exquisite features.

Even in ancient times with a system of polygamy, he didn't have affairs, and to this day he still doesn't have a bed warmer—a rare find indeed. If she were to truly stay in this world forever, she might actually consider flirting with him.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at the tightly closed door. Before coming, she had imagined all sorts of expressions from the other person—surprised, grateful, even ambiguous—but she never expected that the other person would be so disrespectful as to not even let her in.

It was probably that woman from the Western Regions who was behind it; otherwise, why would a general who is always polite and courteous be willing to lock her out?

Well, she's a modern person; we can adapt to the situation later. At that time, Zhong Linjian will probably look at her with new respect.

At this moment, Ni Qing was with Zhong Linjian. She asked with great curiosity, "Why doesn't the General see the Fifth Princess? Didn't she say she had something urgent to tell me?"

Zhong Linjian didn't answer her question, but instead asked ambiguously, "What? You really want me to see her?"

The girl realized something was wrong with the question and immediately gave an embarrassed smile: "How could that be? I was just afraid that her news would be detrimental to the general."

The man was incredibly handsome, dressed in a long black robe. His nose was high and straight with smooth lines, and his eyes were deep and refined. He spoke almost indifferently: "No need to take him seriously."

From beginning to end, his attitude was not one of inaction, but rather that he never truly considered them as opponents. How could an invincible god of war possibly take a few mere ants seriously?

Perhaps he did harbor some resentment towards His Majesty. When he was eight years old, his father was framed by so-called ministers in the palace and sent to fight on the border.

The spies initially gave them an estimate of 5000 enemy troops, but once on the battlefield, they discovered it was actually more than that – two or three times the number.

The old general sent a message by carrier pigeon overnight, hoping that His Majesty would allocate more manpower, but the emperor pretended to ignore it. They dragged on for several days, but were still defeated, and their bodies were never found.

Zhong Linjian was young at the time and did not know why his father had not returned, nor was he familiar with these power struggles. He only knew that his mother was worried and told him not to hold a grudge before leaving.

Once he had some real power, Zhong Linjian began to investigate what happened back then, and finally understood his mother's meaning.

The old emperor indirectly killed his parents, and he still had to serve him—how ridiculous!

Now the other party is using the same trick on him again, just to satisfy their suspicious heart. The most ruthless are those in the imperial family.