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

The next day, the original owner's youngest daughter, Zhou Fengxi, came over. Although she had a smile on her face, Yao Feiran could still see the disgust Zhou Fengxi felt towards her.

"Mother, please don't be angry with Father. Father is so pitiful. I begged Aunt Luo to take me out to play."

When Zhou Ruorong came, she was worried about her own illness, but when Zhou Fengxi came, she was completely concerned for others.

As soon as Yao Feiran touched her hand, she sensed something was wrong.

The Fate-Defying Pearl also spoke up, saying, "This child is not this body's daughter."

"How can I sense a blood relationship?"

"Yes, it may be related to the strength of the soul. Cultivators in the Great World can usually tell the blood relationship at a glance and can even find their descendants through blood ties."

Yao Feiran no longer doubted, but thought to herself that Zhou Qi was really ruthless. He used the original owner of the body and treated her as a tool. He could also abandon the original owner's child.

It's obvious whose child Zhou Fengxi is, without even guessing. As for the original owner's child...

She remembered that the original owner of this body had indeed been pregnant with a second child, and she could still feel the baby moving in the later stages. The original owner was hoping that it would be a boy, so that she could secure her position as the legal wife.

Now that she knew Zhou Fengxi wasn't her child, Yao Feiran naturally didn't give her a friendly look: "Then you and Aunt Luo go play."

Seeing Yao Feiran's unpleasant expression, Zhou Fengxi bit her lower lip and said aggrievedly, "Mother, please don't act impulsively. That's why Father is unhappy."

"I've been sick for so many days, have you come to see me? What happened today, did you even ask me? You followed your father and blamed me without even knowing the facts, and you even went on a trip with other people. I don't have an unfilial daughter like you. Go away."

When Zhou Fengxi heard her mother speak to her so harshly for the first time, her eyes filled with tears, and a hint of resentment.

The child's expressions were hard to control, and Yao Feiran naturally noticed them as well.

She returned to her room, head bowed in thought, realizing she had to find the original owner's second child as soon as possible.

The original owner gave birth to her second child in the third year after marrying Zhou Qi. At that time, she was accompanying Zhou Qi to study in the capital. Later, after Zhou Qi's uncle passed away, she and Zhou Qi went to their hometown, Cangzhou. While in their hometown, she took her own life prematurely. In the chaos, it is normal for something to happen.

The original owner of this body couldn't investigate this matter herself, but Cangzhou isn't far from the capital, so she could entrust the Wen family to investigate it.

At this moment, Zhou Qi suddenly rushed over: "How could you say such vicious things to your daughter? Xi'er is well-behaved and sensible. She just wanted to talk to you nicely. Why take your anger out on her?"

Yao Feiran slapped him across the face, and because she used too much force, Zhou Qi's face quickly swelled up: "Stay away from me. Xi'er has been corrupted by you all. She's siding with outsiders. She didn't come to see me when she was seriously ill, and now she comes to question me."

To everyone's surprise, Yao Feiran was so rude, slapping Zhou Qi across the face. Zhou Qi glared at her, his fists clenched in anger. Yao Feiran sneered, "I wonder if you've found out who poisoned him. There are only a few masters in this inner quarters. As the magistrate of Yue County, can't you find out who's behind this?"

Zhou Qi's anger subsided instantly, but a chill ran down his spine. She must have discovered something, otherwise her attitude wouldn't have changed so drastically.

Yao Feiran sensed his murderous intent, but her heart remained completely unmoved.

Because she also wanted to kill Zhou Qi.

"You hit me, aren't you afraid I'll divorce you?"

"Then go ahead and take a break. My brother and my parents won't let you off the hook."

The original owner of this body was pampered at home, yet she still married down. If Zhou Qi dared to do that, she would definitely not escape being punished later.

For the first time, Yao Feiran felt that it was quite nice to bully others with her power, as her family unconditionally favored her.

She changed the subject: "Of course, if you're ready for a divorce, that's fine too. We can part amicably."

Zhou Qi's tone softened instantly. He was only a county magistrate and no match for the Wen family. He said in a low voice, "I was just joking. We finally got together. My father saved your father back then. This marriage cannot be easily dissolved."

She knew, of course, that if she divorced him easily, the Wen family would be accused of being ungrateful.

Therefore, it is best to be widowed.

The two, harboring ulterior motives, put on a show of marital harmony.

After watching Zhou Qi leave, Yao Feiran took all the account books to Zhou's mother. Zhou's mother looked unhappy. These past few days, her daughter-in-law's behavior seemed like that of a different person. She couldn't help but regret that she had been too hasty. The main problem was that Luo Xian was pregnant again, and the doctor said it was a boy. She didn't want her precious grandson to become a concubine's child.

"Feiran, what do you want to do?"

"These days, my daughter-in-law has been unwell, suffering from a lingering cold that won't heal. I'm afraid she's too weak to help. I can only entrust the affairs of the Zhou family to you, Mother-in-law."

Zhou's mother looked at Yao Feiran with suspicion. This daughter-in-law always held tightly to the power of managing the Zhou family in order to show her status, but now she wanted to let go so easily. Could it be that she had discovered something?

Yao Feiran had long seen that the Zhou family was already living beyond their means. Over the years, the original owner of this body had been using her own dowry to maintain appearances. She was too lazy to do such a laborious thing. Moreover, the Zhou family was not as impoverished as it appeared, probably because they were wary of her, an outsider.

"Why don't you let the old woman sit down first and continue when you feel better? You've been managing this household for so long, no one here can compare to you."

"No need. Didn't my mother-in-law say she wanted to find a good family for Miss Luo? This is a good opportunity for her to learn about managing the household, so she won't be easily deceived by the servants when she goes to her husband's family."

As Yao Feiran said this, she coughed violently again, looking weak. Zhou's mother knew she was faking it, but she was helpless. She dared not say anything now, or the people below would suffer.

After returning the account book, she locked up her dowry tightly.

Yao Feiran wrote a letter to her elder brother Wen Chenyi, embellishing the story of her child being switched, and instructing him not to alert the enemy, to send someone to Cangzhou to investigate carefully, and to write down the location and time of Zhou Fengxi's birth, as well as who was around her.

The next step is to deliver the letter safely.

Ideally, someone should be able to take you there.

Yao Feiran pondered for a moment and remembered that the imperial examination was coming soon. Many candidates would be going to the capital to take the exam. Although Yue County was small, there were a few candidates who had been taking the exam for many years.

These people are quite old and have a lot of connections in Yao County. Zhou Qi generally won't offend them in Yao County, nor can he completely control them.

In the following days, Yao Feiran stayed in the courtyard and hired a female tutor and a woman who knew embroidery to teach Zhou Ruorong. She would also take Zhou Ruorong with her when she went out to teach her how to interact with people.