Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Die a Natural Death

He still won't let the Lu family go in this lifetime!

Lu Shuyun's fingernails dug into her flesh. Seeing the pain on her face, Lu Chenyou comforted her, "Little sister, you are already pregnant. You don't need to worry about me. Besides, I am sacrificing my health for the country. No one can harm me. Yao Yan is indeed a talented person. I can rest assured that the border is in his hands."

Seeing the bitterness on Lu Chenyou's lips, Lu Shuyun felt a pang of pain in her heart. Unconsciously, she recalled the time in her previous life when her entire family was executed. The Lu family had devoted themselves to the Great Qi, yet they still ended up being discarded like a cunning rabbit after it dies.

Because Yao Yan saved Lu Chenyou and won a brilliant battle, he naturally took Lu Chenyou's place, and the Lu family had no choice but to relinquish their military power, which greatly pleased the emperor.

Consort De was also very pleased: "Feiran, that Yao Yan is quite good. I heard he doesn't have any other women around him. It's a pity that it's a sensitive time now, so His Majesty can't grant him a marriage."

"You're already this old, and your brother's legitimate son is already five years old. Your mother is really worried about you."

She's only in her early twenties, and her mother is already pressuring her to get married.

Yao Feiran found an opportunity to leave and wandered into Chen Zhaoche's residence. Two years ago, during the imperial concubine selection, several more women joined Chen Zhaoche's household. However, Shen Ningwei had already given birth to a son and a daughter, and had firmly secured her position as the Crown Princess.

Shen Ningwei was overjoyed to see Yao Feiran arrive. Yao Feiran teased her nephew and niece for a while, just as Chen Zhaoche returned from court.

"Fourth Sister, what brings you here?"

"I've come to see Third Sister-in-law." Yao Feiran noticed Chen Zhaoche's dark complexion and asked curiously, "Your face is so dark, did Father criticize you again?"

"My father thinks I am inferior to my fourth brother in everything, and he always finds excuses to criticize me."

Yao Feiran thought to herself, "There's nothing I can do. Chen Zhaoche is really not as good as Chen Hanche. Chen Zhaoche's only advantage is that he is obedient. His ability and courage are inferior to Fourth Brother's."

"As long as you don't make any big mistakes, it doesn't matter what your father says to you. You should ask Mr. Liao for advice more often."

Liao Zhong was Yao Feiran's advisor to Chen Zhaoche. Usually, Chen Zhaoche would consult with Liao Zhong beforehand, and so nothing wrong had ever happened.

"I understand, Fourth Sister. I think Mr. Liao alone is still a bit too few. Could you find me some more people to help me?"

"........."

Seeing Chen Zhaoche's submissive appearance, Shen Ningwei was still quite surprised. In fact, she had long noticed that Chen Zhaoche was arrogant and carefree, but he only listened to this sister-in-law.

At this moment, a eunuch rushed over: "Your Highness, Consort Zhao is in severe stomach pain and keeps calling for Your Highness."

Yao Feiran noticed at a glance that Shen Ningwei's face was slightly dark, and knew that it was probably a scene of vying for favor. Moreover, today was the fifteenth of the month, and if Chen Zhaoche left, it would be Shen Ningwei who would lose face.

Chen Zhaoche knew that the beauty had a stomachache and immediately became nervous. Just as he was about to leave, Yao Feiran said, "If you have a stomachache, you should see the imperial physician. You can't cure the illness. Today is the fifteenth, right? Third Brother, you must stay here."

Chen Zhaoche stopped in his tracks as soon as he took a step.

"You're right, I almost forgot."

"..."

Yao Feiran stopped caring about these things and turned to leave.

In the imperial court, the struggle between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince is intensifying. Chen Zhaoche has the support of the Xiao family and the Crown Princess's family, the Duke of Wen, while the Lu family is weak, thus maintaining a rare balance.

At the palace banquet, Yao Feiran saw Lu Shuyun again. She was now the Princess Consort of the Fourth Prince, Yue, and her belly was already showing.

In the original storyline, she should have been the Crown Princess at this point, but with Yao Feiran's interference, the Lu family was no longer what it used to be.

Yao Feiran found the hall stuffy and left before the banquet even started. Sensing someone following her, she turned around and saw Lu Shuyun.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"

Lu Shuyun stared blankly at Yao Feiran, then murmured, "You should have died. You saved Yao Yan, you helped Chen Zhaoche. Everything changed because of you. If you die, will everything go back to the way it was?"

Yao Feiran remained silent. It was already late at night, and neither of them allowed their maids to follow them.

The next second, Lu Shuyun stretched out a knife and stabbed Yao Feiran. Yao Feiran did not move, and the knife stopped one centimeter away from her chest.

With a clang, the knife fell to the ground.

Surprisingly, she didn't stab him. Yao Feiran was taken aback by her soft heart. In her previous life, Lu Shuyun was a naive love-struck girl who was pampered. In fact, this life was much the same, although she had some more tricks up her sleeve, but she didn't understand.

To save the Lu family, one must either retire gracefully or rebel and seize power.

"You're pregnant, so you shouldn't do this kind of thing. Besides, you can't hurt me."

Yao Feiran turned and left.

This family banquet was similar to a New Year's gathering, with a palace servant carrying a tray of dishes and placing it on Yao Feiran's table.

Yao Feiran broke open the pastry and saw a line of words on the note inside. Her expression changed slightly, but she then casually destroyed the evidence.

She stared intently at Chen Zhaoche, who felt a little uneasy.

After a while, the dancers came on stage, each carrying a glass lamp, which illuminated the entire hall with a dazzling light. Many people were drawn to them. Suddenly, an unexpected event occurred. The woman at the front pulled a knife from the lamp post and stabbed the emperor.

"You dog emperor, it's time for you to abdicate."

Startled, Chen Zhaoche stood up. Yao Feiran secretly pushed him from behind, causing him to lose his balance and fall in front of the emperor. The emperor's sword instantly pierced Chen Zhaoche's right shoulder.

In that instant, the emperor's guards reacted and rushed forward, engaging in a chaotic brawl. Yao Feiran stepped forward and cried out, "Third brother, how are you? I know you did it to save Father. Father is alright, please wake up!"

Chen Zhaoche: "........"

It was clearly Yao Feiran who pushed him.

The emperor was moved; he hadn't expected that his son, whom he hadn't thought highly of, would be willing to take a knife for him when someone tried to assassinate him.

The Fourth Prince, Chen Hanche, watched this scene with a gloomy expression.

Chen Zhaoche was taken back by the imperial physician for treatment.

The assassins were taken away for interrogation. The emperor specifically asked about Chen Zhaoche's injuries and only returned to his study after learning that he was not seriously hurt.

That evening, there was progress in the assassination attempt. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review went to the palace to meet the Emperor and report the situation.

"Your Majesty, the assassins' testimonies all point to His Highness the Crown Prince, and there are also letters indicating that they conspired with His Highness the Crown Prince."

The emperor glanced at the contents of the letter casually and sneered, "I'm afraid it's all just sowing discord. They even imitated the Crown Prince's handwriting so well. The culprit has quite the ambition."

If the crown prince really wanted to kill his father, he wouldn't have stepped forward to block the sword. If it had hit a dangerous spot, he would have been crippled even if he didn't die, and he wouldn't have been able to keep his position as crown prince.

As for whether it was a ruse, the assassin's confession and secret letter contradicted the prince's actions, so they could not possibly be working together.

"Your Majesty, I also had this suspicion, but those people hid poison between their teeth and committed suicide by taking it after speaking. It was my carelessness."