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

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Yao Shuyan is now eighteen years old. He is tall and handsome, with the potential to be a pretty boy.

Matchmakers are coming to our door so often they're practically wearing out the door.

However, Yao Shuyan has no plans to get married right now. He is about to take the provincial examination and needs to focus on it.

Seeing that there was no hope with Yao Shuyan, some people started to set their sights on Yao Feiran. She was already fifteen years old, and there were quite a few girls in the village who were engaged at that age.

"Oh, congratulations! That's wonderful!"

Song Yuwei was tired of hearing these matchmakers talk about marriage these days. As soon as they started talking about marriage, they would say it was a great joy, as if not agreeing would be a loss. But her son didn't want to get married at all. In Song Yuwei's mind, the marriages arranged by the village matchmakers weren't good.

"I'm sorry, Aunt Zhang, Shuyan is currently focused on the imperial examinations and doesn't want to be distracted by marriage."

"Oh dear, I wasn't talking about the scholar, but your daughter. She's fifteen years old now, and someone wants me to arrange a marriage for you. That family is the best in the area."

Daughter? Song Yuwei was secretly startled. Her daughter was a woman of her own mind. She had once told her not to agree to marriages casually, and she and her husband had agreed.

"No need, Aunt Zhang, Fei Ran is still young and we're not ready to arrange a marriage for her."

"He's already fifteen, he's not a child anymore. Once this opportunity is gone, the temple will be gone." Aunt Zhang showed a disapproving expression and continued to talk to herself: "Do you remember Master Zhang? He married the magistrate's sister, he was arranging the marriage for his son."

Yao Feng asked in surprise, "Zhang Ergou?"

Song Yu coughed twice, and Aunt Zhang shouted, "What Zhang Ergou? He's changed his name now, everyone calls him Master Zhang."

Yao Feng scoffed inwardly. What kind of master was he? He was just hooking up with the county magistrate's wife. He knew him before. He was a good-for-nothing, liked to steal, and was a womanizer. It was laughable that someone like that could be called a master.

Yao Feiran was also a little curious. This Zhang Ergou, now renamed Zhang Shi, actually wanted her to be his daughter-in-law. Could it be that he wanted to marry her and make her suffer?

Before I could even look for him, he came looking for me.

"No need, my daughter is not good enough for you," Yao Feng said indifferently.

"Master Yao, not just anyone can climb up to the magistrate's family."

"Please leave."

The matchmaker was shocked when the other party rejected her without even asking any questions. She was very upset, but since the other party was a scholar, she had no choice but to leave in a huff.

Song Yuwei asked, "Who is Zhang Ergou?"

"Just a nobody who got lucky."

Song Yuwei didn't ask any more questions. She had a vague feeling that Shuyan could go further and that her daughter's marriage shouldn't end like this.

Moreover, my daughter is capable. Over the years, she has used all her money to buy shops in the prefectural city. She manages the shops, and her husband has accompanied her several times. Every shop is doing very well. Her husband even advised her to open more shops, but my daughter said that her son is only a scholar, and if she opens more, it will attract envy.

My daughter has always been so intelligent; she will surely find an even better marriage.

Some time later, another provincial examination came. Yao Shuyan had failed the last time and was depressed for a few days. After that, he worked even harder. Song Yuwei was afraid that he would overwork himself, so she advised him to take more rest.

This time, Yao Feng accompanied Yao Shuyan, but Yao Feiran, after observing the aura above Yao Shuyan's head and finding nothing wrong, did not follow.

She's been spending money to have someone investigate Zhang Shi lately, and it's led her to discover some interesting things.

Meanwhile, a fierce argument broke out in Zhang Shi's home.

A woman with a fierce appearance and a stronger build than the average woman pointed at Zhang Shi and shouted, "Zhang Shi, where did you adopt Yueming from?"

This woman is Jiang Yuan, Zhang Shi's wife. Her sister is the wife of the county magistrate. She has been arrogant and domineering since childhood, and there is nothing she cannot get. In the beginning, Zhang Shi tricked her into coming home with sweet words.

The couple had no son, only a daughter. Zhang Shi dared not take a concubine, so he begged Jiang Yuan to adopt a baby boy from a distant relative to carry on the family line. Jiang Yuan knew that she could no longer have children, and since Zhang Shi had behaved well over the years, she agreed.

Zhang Shi's eyes flashed: "Didn't we say he was the child of a distant cousin of the Zhang family? The family had too many children, so they adopted him."

"Hmph, is that so?" Jiang Yuan sneered, "Who is that woman in the house next to Wang's residence on Guanqian Road?"

Zhang Shi's eyes widened in shock, and he immediately knelt down.

"Madam, this was just a mistake I made when I was young. Now Yueming has grown up and is filial to you. Does it really matter whose child he is?"

Jiang Yuan slapped him across the face: "He can be born to anyone, but he can't be your biological son, especially not one born to your mistress. Do you think I'm stupid?"

As she spoke, Jiang Yuan took out a whip and lashed it out, knocking Zhang Shi unconscious.

The servants beside her had not seen the lady so vicious in a long time. Back then, Jiang Yuan was also the daughter of an official. She was engaged to a man, but later she found out that her fiancé had a son before she even entered the family. In a fit of anger, she slapped her fiancé several times in the street.

Later, the engagement was called off, and her reputation was almost ruined. Otherwise, Jiang Yuan would never have looked at Zhang Shi. But he dared to betray her. For the sake of her daughter, she decided to get a divorce.

But Zhang Shi's life was never easy.

A few days later, Zhang Shi's son was adopted by a poor Zhang family in Qingping Village.

Yao Feiran thought to herself that Zhang Shi's wife was quite decisive, sending away the son she had raised for so many years. It seemed that even without her intervention, Zhang Shi wouldn't get many good things.

Before long, the time for the provincial examination arrived. Yao Shuyan had already gone to the provincial capital with his classmates, and Yao Feng went with them.

Yao Feiran and Song Yuwei stayed in the village.

The house was already a brick and tile house, and they had also bought several servants.

Over the years, Song Yuwei has regained her youthful radiance. Although her clothes are not as luxurious as they were in the Marquis's mansion, they are still comfortable and beautiful long dresses.

Yao Feiran was resting in the village when she felt a gaze fixed on her. She looked up and saw a young man staring at her intently.

There was a hint of gloom in his eyes.

Yao Feiran didn't recognize the person, so she asked someone around her to inquire about him.

"Young lady, that man's name is Zhang Yueming. He was originally Zhang Shi's adopted son, but for some reason he was kicked out of the house."

Yao Feiran suddenly realized that this person was kicked out because of her, mainly because she had revealed Zhang Shi's affair to Jiang Yuan.

For the past two years, she has had people keeping an eye on Zhang Shi.

The other party does indeed have connections with people in the capital, and it is likely that Song Haitang used him to target the Yao family.

Zhang Shi's status was low, so he could only resort to some low-level methods. Song Haitang was a noble lady from the capital, but she couldn't possibly interfere in this matter.

After some time, Yao Feiran went to the village to relax.

Zhang Yueming blocked her way.

"What can I do for you, Young Master Zhang?"

"I heard that the Yao family rejected the marriage proposal I made."

"Yes, Mother didn't want me to get married so early, so she refused." Yao Feiran looked up at Zhang Yueming. His expression was dejected, probably because of the change in his status. She wondered why he suddenly stopped her from saying these irrelevant things.

Zhang Yueming's eyes were unreadable. When his father first told him about this marriage, he didn't care much. He only checked the other party's family background and found out that they were well-off. But he was rejected.

He felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing Yao Feiran like this now, a surge of rage welled up inside him, but he forced himself to suppress it.

Yao Feiran, however, sensed something was amiss.

"Is this person mentally ill? There's something off about the way he's looking at me."

Reversal of Fate Bead: "If we're talking about your world, you should be considered a superhero?"

Yao Feiran thought to herself, no wonder Zhang Shi wanted to propose marriage. Chao Xiong has violent tendencies, and he probably just wants his son to torment him. If her mother knew that she had married the wrong person, she would probably be heartbroken.

He really worked diligently for Song Haitang.

However, Yao Feiran sensed that Zhang Shi also harbored hostility towards Yao Feng. She had heard that the two were in similar circumstances, both living alone without parental support. Back then, everyone thought Yao Feng had a bright future, while they would talk about Zhang Shi as a good-for-nothing, so the two disliked each other.

At this moment, Zhang Yueming spoke up: "I wonder what kind of husband Miss Yao desires?"

"What I want is someone with stable emotions."

Yao Feiran didn't intend to say anything more to him. Just as she turned around to avoid him, she suddenly sensed danger approaching and quickly dodged. A dark shadow passed by her, and Zhang Yueming lost control and fell directly into the river.

She then realized that there were hardly any people around, which explained why Zhang Yueming wanted to attack her, especially with this water-falling scene.

Seeing Zhang Yueming trying to swim up, Yao Feiran watched coldly. Just as he was about to reach the shore, Yao Feiran pushed him down.

Zhang Yueming then realized that the other party's strength was actually greater than his own, like the force of ten thousand tons, and no matter how he struggled, it was all in vain.

Only then did he begin to regret provoking Yao Feiran.

A few days ago, my father wrote to me, telling me to take good care of myself and not to mistreat others at home, otherwise the village would find out.

He even said that if there was a way, he could marry Yao Feiran by ruining her reputation.

Unfortunately, he not only failed to ruin the other party's reputation, but also lost his own life.

After an unknown amount of time, the other party became silent, and Yao Feiran released her grip.

As Zhang Yueming slowly sank, Yao Feiran heard some movement nearby, and soon several people came over.

Yao Feiran ran over in a panic.

"Uncle, Aunt, someone has fallen into the water!"

"What?!"

Several villagers ran over and saw that Zhang Yueming was slowly sinking. They quickly pulled him up, but it was too late.

Yao Feiran's face turned pale as she said that when she walked over, she suddenly saw a corpse floating there.

No one doubted Yao Feiran, and they even offered a few words of reassurance before quickly summoning the village chief.

After a while, the officials from the yamen arrived and took the body away. The coroner's examination revealed that the body had drowned.

Just then, the messenger arrived with good news, banging drums and gongs.

"Congratulations, Master Yao, on your tenth place in the provincial examination."

A crowd gathered around the Yao family. Song Yuwei gave money to the person who brought the good news, and the onlookers also gave a few copper coins.

Yao Shuyan hadn't returned yet, but the people who came to deliver the good news had already arrived.

It wasn't until evening that Yao Shuyan returned home. They were travel-worn, but Yao Feng seemed unusually excited. He had been prepared for his son to fail the provincial examination and was thinking about how to comfort him. But his son's success made him the center of attention.

He used to feel inferior because of his face and feet, but now, as the old man Yao, no one dares to look at him with disdain anymore.

"Hehe, I'm the father of a scholar who passed the imperial examination."

Yao Feng was overjoyed, while Song Yuwei, though not as overtly happy, was also all smiles.

Zhang Shi was indeed in unbearable pain. He had been frequently abused by Jiang Yuan these days, and his body was covered in injuries. Moreover, since Yao Shuyan had become a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations), he dared not contact that person in the capital at all.

The other party said they would make Song Yuwei wish she were dead, and promised to make his son an official in the future.

At first, the Yao family's life was indeed getting increasingly difficult. But after the birth of that girl, things took a turn for the better. The people they had found kept having accidents, so he didn't dare to be too blatant.

At this moment, the servants rushed over.

"Master, the eldest son has drowned."

"What?!"

Zhang Shi's face changed drastically, and his legs went weak. Zhang Yueming was his only son. How could he have suddenly fallen into the water and died? He was clearly a good swimmer.

"What exactly happened? Could it be the madam?" Zhang Shi's expression was uncertain, and hatred welled up in his heart.

"The lady has already gone to see the magistrate's wife."

"Who is it?"

The servant continued, "When the young master drowned, he was discovered by a girl named Yao Feiran. Originally, the yamen wanted to take Miss Yao in for questioning, but later, Miss Yao's brother passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, so the matter was dropped, and he was judged to have accidentally fallen into the water."

"impossible!"

Zhang Shi was overwhelmed with grief and hatred. His son could swim, how could he have drowned? He had previously encouraged his son to do something to Yao Feiran, so that the Yao family would have no choice but to marry their daughter to him. He immediately connected his son's death with Yao Feiran.

He initially thought Yao Feng was hopeless, but he actually made him rise again. How could an ugly and crippled good-for-nothing get better and better?

Zhang Shi had always been jealous of Yao Feng. Both of them were people no one in the village cared about. Later, Song Haitang told him about Jiang Yuan's preferences and gave him a sum of money to marry Jiang Yuan. She also promised to let his son enter the academy in the capital and obtain an official position. Only then did he start targeting the Yao family.

Zhang Shi coughed up a mouthful of blood and said coldly, "Bring Yao Feiran here. I want to question her alone."

After some time, Yao Shuyan returned to Jinlan Mansion to continue her studies at the academy. Yao Feier then went to Jinlan Mansion alone because of matters concerning the shop. On the way, a group of people suddenly rushed out and headed towards Yao Feier.

Yao Feiran got off the carriage immediately: "Whose people are you?"

"Never mind who we are, Miss Yao, just come with me obediently, or you'll avoid getting hurt."

Yao Feiran calmly observed the four or five servants around her. These men looked thin, but they were all skilled in martial arts, and weapons were hidden in concealed places. However, she did not intend to let them make a move this time.

"Okay, I'll go with you. Don't touch the others."

"Hehe, I didn't expect Miss Yao to be such a kind person."

(Two chapters combined into one.)