She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

After breakfast, Ah Chen returned to the house.

”Mother is going to the city today to buy some things. I’ll go with her in a bit, taking the village’s ox cart to travel. Quite a few people from the village will go, so even if Landlord Chen has any ideas, he probably won’t be so blatant about it.” Ah Chen looked at Pei Hui’s expression; the other person had eaten last night, so naturally, they didn’t feel hungry, but occasionally hiccupped.

Ah Chen wouldn’t deprive him of water to drink; keeping things from him would be too obvious, and she didn’t want to confront him just yet.

This morning, upon waking, she heard Pei Hui hiccupping. He explained it was because he was too hungry, and drank water too hastily, which caused the hiccups.

This indeed happens, and Ah Chen had no intention of exposing him.

”Miss Qin, go and return early,” Pei Hui said.

He really wasn’t worried about that Landlord Chen; last night, he’d already sent his men to handle it.

For someone like Landlord Chen’s family, there are bound to be entanglements with others, but not significant ones - at most, bribing local officials. Investigating thoroughly would be slow, and he has no patience for that. Such minor figures aren’t worth his efforts.

Last night, he instructed his men to dress as robbers and capture those wrongdoers from the Chen Family, interrogate them about their deeds, and then kill them, leaving the bodies and evidence at the county government’s entrance.

The sun has risen bright today; presumably, the county government has discovered Landlord Chen’s corpse.

”Hiccup～”

Unable to hold back, he suddenly hiccupped.

Pei Hui froze completely, wishing he could crawl under the bed.

Riding the village’s ox cart, the villagers occasionally glanced at Ah Chen. They were aware of the matchmaker’s visit yesterday. However, the Qin Family’s location was quite far, with no neighboring houses nearby, so they were uncertain about the specifics; today, they intended to find out.

”Nothing came of it,” Ah Chen said with a smile, ”The ones who came with the matchmaker were from Landlord Chen’s household, and I wasn’t willing.”

”Will your grandmother abide by your wishes?” someone in the village asked curiously.

The villagers weren’t too clear about the uproar Ah Chen had caused in the Qin Family.

They knew that Qin Shan had been handling things in recent days, while Ah Chen was instead wandering around the village.

Liu Hehua cared quite a bit about reputation. She originally intended to marry off Ah Chen but didn’t badmouth her in the village; mainly afraid that if Ah Chen lost control and did something crazy, it would affect the future of her precious youngest son and eldest grandson.

If she went around spreading rumors, Ah Chen really wouldn’t mind.

”Perhaps she also feels that Landlord Chen’s family isn’t good enough,” Ah Chen shrugged off, not offering more details about the Qin Family to fuel gossip.

Not getting any answers about this matter, the villagers began asking why Qin Shan had become more industrious recently.

”Maybe he’s grown up,” Ah Chen continued to dismiss, ”He’s fourteen now.”

The villagers instinctively shook their heads; how could it be? Qin Shan was raised like a pampered young mistress, visibly lazy, could he really become industrious on his own?

But this Qin Family girl was tight-lipped, impossible to pry information from, so the villagers turned their attention to Cui Ying.

However, realizing Cui Ying was even more reticent, they had to change the subject.

On the trip to the city, Ah Chen listened to some village gossip.

Upon arriving in the city, Ah Chen planned to separate from Cui Ying.

Cui Ying instructed, ”Remember to meet here at the appointed time. Don’t wander off.”

”Alright,” Ah Chen promised.

Preparing to get some medicine, Ah Chen unexpectedly spotted a familiar face at the pharmacy - it was Jiang Xun, a traveling medic she’d met on the mountain the day she crossed over.

”So, Doctor Jiang is here.”

This pharmacy shouldn’t be related to Jiang Xun; previously, the villagers had come here for medicine and hadn’t seen Jiang Xun.

Jiang Xun noticed Ah Chen too, slightly surprised: ”I’m just passing through here for now. Miss Qin, are you here for medicine?”

”Yes, but not for brewing - it’s for external use,” she replied.

Upon hearing she needed medicine for external injuries, Jiang Xun didn’t ask further, assisting with the prescriptions.

”Doctor Jiang, who do you think is behind Landlord Chen’s murder? Such nerve, killing someone and daring to leave the body at the county government’s entrance - isn’t this a challenge to the government office?” The speaker was the shopkeeper of this pharmacy, continuing the previous conversation.

While handling the medicine, Jiang Xun casually replied, ”It’s likely some righteous bandits who couldn’t stand Landlord Chen’s deeds and intervened when they encountered injustice. Isn’t there evidence of Landlord Chen’s evil deeds beside the body?”

”That could very well be the case.”

Hearing this, Ah Chen understood how Pei Hui resolved the matter.

Resolving it swiftly was indeed effective, preventing Landlord Chen from harming others further.

”Miss Qin, your medicine is ready.” Jiang Xun’s voice brought Ah Chen out of her thoughts as she paid silver coin before leaving with the medicine.

She wondered what Jiang Xun’s identity was.

During the first cycle, she hadn’t encountered this person; in the second cycle, there was a conflict with Ye Shuangzhou.

The commissioner had heard of Medicine King Valley in the first cycle but never dealt with it; the Jianghu force is always mysterious, rarely appearing in public.

In the first cycle, there was Ye Shuangzhou, who had some reputation in Capital City and was called Divine Doctor Ye, yet still had no interaction with the commissioner, though rumors said this Divine Doctor Ye was incredibly ugly. Later, Ye Shuangzhou was recruited by the Emperor as an Imperial Physician.

Placing the medicine package in the basket, Ah Chen bought some pastries before seeking out Cui Ying.

Cui Ying noticed the contents in Ah Chen’s basket, whispering, ”Where did you get the silver coin?”

”Saved it up secretly,” Ah Chen answered, offering a pastry to Cui Ying, saying, ”Mother, open your mouth.”

The unexpectedly sweet pastry suddenly offered near her mouth, its soft and glutinous taste was something Cui Ying experienced for the first time, unexpectedly bringing tears to her eyes.

She wiped her tears hastily, saying, ”Don’t let your grandmother find out. If you saved up some silver coin, keep it safe and don’t spend it recklessly.”

She’d thought about secretly saving money before, but her husband wasn’t willing, and even scolded her for it. She really had no opportunity. Sharing a room made hiding things difficult, yet she saved a bit, but very little, hardly useful.

”I know what I’m doing,” Ah Chen said.

From her recent interactions, Ah Chen believed it wouldn’t be difficult for Cui Ying to break away from Qin Shanlin.

For now, it’s not the time for that; there’s more pressing matters she needs to address, so she set it aside temporarily.

”Xiao Chen, do you think it’s possible to split the family?” Cui Ying asked, her voice lacking confidence; clearly aware of the Qin Family’s reality.

Ah Chen shook her head, ”Mother might be willing, but Father likely won’t agree. It’s almost impossible.”

Unless Cui Ying could bear a son, it might persuade Qin Shanlin.

Despite being able to control the Good Pregnancy System now, Ah Chen was disinclined to lead Cui Ying down that path - Qin Shanlin isn’t a good match. Even with a son, the temporary change in status will still hold Qin Shanlin as he prioritizes the Qin Family.

He might even be swayed by Liu Hehua, encouraging his son to labor like a little workhorse.

Whether Cui Ying desires a free and worryless life or wishes to remarry and have children, Ah Chen respects her decision. Given her capabilities, she could ensure Cui Ying lives well.

The sound of Cui Ying’s sigh reached her ears, carrying endless dismay.

”Mother, I’ll ensure you live a good life, without relying on those unreliable people,” Ah Chen comforted her.

Cui Ying’s tears flowed uncontrollably, her inner dismay dissolving into profound gratitude, saying, ”Xiao Chen, as long as you’re doing well, Mother asks for nothing else.”

For her daughter not to turn out like her was already wonderful.

Ah Chen didn’t say much more.

Explaining more is not as meaningful as actions in the future.

As the mother and daughter strolled, they soon heard discussions about the appearance of Landlord Chen’s corpse at the county government entrance; his evil deeds spread wildly too.