The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 63: Chapter 63 I Don’t Want Such Good Fortune 21

Ms. Qian He and Qian Du had walked for more than half a day, yet their heads were still in a daze.

How could Bai Anning be a Princess?

How could she be a Princess?

Qian Du thought of what the Taoist who divined his fortune had said, and couldn’t help but feel profound regret.

That Taoist had said that Bai Anning’s destiny was extraordinarily noble and that she would bring prosperity to her husband, urging him to treat Bai Anning well at all costs.

Yet, he missed the opportunity.

If only he had not divorced Bai Anning in the first place.

Even if he had divorced her, he should have shamelessly clung to the Bai family by all means to reconcile with Bai Anning.

If he and Bai Anning were still husband and wife, he would now be the Prince Consort.

Any children they had would be of royal blood.

Qian Du thought about how Emperor Shengping only had the Crown Prince and Bai Anning as his children, and Bai Anning was also born to Empress Chu, so while Emperor Shengping reigned, Bai Anning would enjoy honor and respect. Even if the Crown Prince succeeded the throne, Bai Anning would still be the most distinguished Princess.

And he could have used his connection with Bai Anning to secure a century of wealth and honor for the Qian Family.

Thinking about these things, Qian Du was filled with regret so intense it turned his insides green.

Moreover, when he thought about the stunning beauty of Bai Anning he saw today, who no longer looked like the ugly woman before she married him, his remorse and hatred compounded.

The chance to have both wealth and beauty had slipped through his fingers.

Ms. Qian He also regretted it immensely.

Had she known earlier that Bai Anning was a Princess, she would have treasured her while she was in the Qian Family.

With their minds in turmoil, mother and son naturally slowed their pace.

A government officer following behind struck Qian Du’s back with a stick as thick as an arm: ”What’s all this dallying about? Move faster.”

Qian Du was almost knocked over by the blow.

He did not dare complain and hastened his pace with an ingratiating smile.

Ms. Qian He also endured several lashes, her clothes torn, looking particularly disheveled.

Once Anning returned to the Princess Mansion, An Xin couldn’t help but ask her.

”Why didn’t you kill Qian Du?”

Anning smiled and didn’t say a word.

An Xin grew anxious: ”Qian Du caused Bai Anning’s death, he deserves to pay with his life.”

Anning shook her head: ”Killing him would be letting him off too easily. The pain of beheading is only momentary, but he devoted his life to pursuing power. I made it so that in the end he achieved nothing and spent his days living in regret, dying in poverty and illness. That is true suffering.”

An Xin fell silent for a while: ”You humans really are crafty.”

Seeing both Qian Du and He Yue end up badly, Anning felt particular joy.

Afterward, apart from her visits to the palace to pay respects or her time spent discussing medical science with Xiao Yuan, she spent the rest of her time at the imperial manor cultivating superior crops.

Every two years, Anning organized a fleet to sail out to sea, bringing back high-yield crops like corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes from abroad. She used these seeds to cultivate even better varieties.

Five years later, there were no more starving people in the entire Dynasty, and Anning, through her own efforts, fed an entire nation.

The common people were extremely grateful to Anning, with many families worshipping her at home, truly becoming the Buddha of ten thousand households.

Another year passed, Emperor Shengping passed away, the Crown Prince ascended the throne, and once again offered additional titles, bestowing ten thousand mu of fields to Anning and double the royal stipend.

It was in this same year that the Qian Du family passed away in poverty in Yazhou.

Even on his deathbed, Qian Du looked towards the direction of the Capital, muttering Anning’s name.

In this lifetime, Anning devoted nearly all her energy to the Dynasty. She cultivated many high-yield grains that, centuries later, textbooks would still dedicate a Chapter to recounting Anning’s contributions.

Anning lived to be over eighty years old. After Xiao Yuan passed away, she also died.

Upon returning to the Nihility Space, she felt a torrent of Merit flooding into her body.

Anning quickly sat down to meditate and absorb this Merit, solidifying her body further.

An Xin also took the opportunity to absorb some Merit, repairing the parts of the system that were damaged.

Once Anning finished absorbing the Merit, she began to pay attention to the world she had just left.

She found that this small world had truly stabilized, and its rules were now complete, never to be chaotic again, and this set her mind at ease.

An Xin appeared in Anning’s mind, having grown somewhat and appearing much calmer.

”Yet another small world has been replenished.”

An Xin smiled, ”Ningning, do you want to see the original plot of your world?”

Anning nodded in agreement.

An Xin replayed the original story of the world for Anning to watch.

In the original world, Bai Anning was killed by Qian Du and He Yue. He Yue thought that without Bai Anning, she would be able to become the legitimate wife.

However, she did not anticipate that after Bai Anning’s death, Qian Du married another boudoir lady, and He Yue remained an unrecognized concubine.

The new Mrs. Qian, not as amiable as Bai Anning, set rules for He Yue upon her arrival and began to sabotage He Yue’s twin children.

He Yue’s son was killed in a fight outside, and her daughter was strangled to death by her abusive husband.

He Yue’s own ending was not much better.

She was tortured to death by the new Mrs. Qian.

At that time, Qian Du needed to rely on his father-in-law’s influence and did not dare to plead for He Yue. After her death, Qian Du cried briefly, shed a few tears, and then resumed loving life with his new wife.

Meanwhile, the Crown Prince was killed due to negligence and was harmed by Imperial Concubine Tian.

Empress Chu, seeking revenge for the Crown Prince, faked her death and left the palace.

Empress Chu always found Imperial Concubine Tian strange and later left the Capital to find a highly attained Taoist monk, hoping he could figure out what was truly going on with Imperial Concubine Tian.

However, before Empress Chu and the monk could enter the Capital, Emperor Shengping died, and Imperial Concubine Tian tried to install an infant on the throne, but the Ministers firmly opposed it.

In the end, a new and fairly capable Sovereign was selected from the Royal Family to ascend the throne.

With the new Sovereign coronated, Imperial Concubine Tian’s fortunes turned sour.

She was imprisoned by the new ruler, who ordered her execution by dismemberment.

Imperial Concubine Tian pleaded with the system to help her escape, but the system had been using her all along and certainly wasn’t about to waste energy helping her now.

After Imperial Concubine Tian’s death, the system travelled through a rift in time and space, seeking a new Host in another world.

With Imperial Concubine Tian dead, Empress Chu peacefully sent the monk back home.

The Crown Prince had perished due to Imperial Concubine Tian’s schemes, and Empress Chu still grieved for her daughter, whose whereabouts were unknown; she persevered with clenched teeth.

She thought well of the new Sovereign, and without Imperial Concubine Tian causing disaster, it was time to bring her daughter home for recognition.

Empress Chu returned to the palace with the hidden Jade Seal to offer to the new Sovereign, her sole request being the search for her daughter.

To pacify the courtiers and to display a virtuous ruler’s grace, the new Sovereign naturally dispatched many people to search for Bai Anning.

After over a month, Empress Chu finally learned of Bai Anning’s whereabouts.

But by then, Bai Anning had long been killed by Qian Du.

Empress Chu, thinking of her daughter suffering amongst the common people and hoping to now compensate her, could not cope with the news of her daughter’s death and nearly went insane.

Now with nothing left, she went all-out.

Empress Chu begged the new Sovereign and used her years of connections to take her revenge on Qian Du furiously.

Qian Du was no match for Empress Chu and was soon dismissed from his office, similarly exiled to Yazhou.

Empress Chu hated Qian Du and He Yue to the extreme, bribing the government officers to not provide food or drink to the two on their way into exile, leading them to starve to death.

However, the system absorbed so much Dynasty Destiny, the world was already in chaos.

Not long after the new Sovereign’s enthronement, alien forces invaded, and the entire Dynasty vanished like smoke.

After completing her vengeance, Empress Chu took her own life.

Anning watched the original plot in silence for a long time.

Seeing Empress Chu’s frantic manner and her numb expression at the moment she chose death, without love for life, Anning still felt quite sad.

She also saw the Dynasty crumble apart, the people starving and forced to flee, and countless perishing under the hooves of the aliens, which made Anning’s heart even more troubled.

An Xin also remained silent for a long time.

”That’s the original storyline. You basically saved an entire Dynasty, rescuing countless lives, and that’s why you’ve earned such great Merit.”

Anning waited a moment before laughing lightly, ”Well, at least everyone seems to be happy now.”

She looked up into the Nihility, ”We’ve already guided two small worlds back on track, I wonder if the Main God has noticed? Will he intervene?”

An Xin curled her lips, ”Who cares, he can’t control us now anyway.”

Considering her newfound freedom, An Xin was especially happy, ”Ningning, we need to act fast and save more small worlds. Once we’ve accumulated enough Merit, we can finally have a life-and-death battle with the Main God.”