The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 698: Chapter 785: Slapping the Transmigrator (Part 40)

Anning was unaware of such thoughts harbored by Cui Yiran.

All she knew was that Cui Yiran and the Guan Group were at their wits’ end.

Since these two were in a state of disarray, Anning didn’t mind adding fuel to the fire.

However, the matter of urgency was to first settle the affairs of the Ji Family.

The very next morning, she went to the Ji Family.

Mrs. Ji was anxiously waiting and immediately pulled Anning into the inner chamber as soon as she arrived: ”How did it go, what did our son-in-law find out?”

Anning asked Mrs. Ji to sit down: ”Madam, our family has been played this time.”

”What?”

Mrs. Ji was taken aback: ”Who has played our family?”

Anning then explained to Mrs. Ji in detail.

”Wasn’t Madam considering a match for the second sister with the eldest grandson of the Duke Li Mansion? Was it someone from the Duke Li Mansion who specifically made contact with Madam about this matter?”

Mrs. Ji nodded, and Anning scoffed coldly: ”This was all orchestrated by Cui Yiran. He clearly knew the eldest grandson of the Duke Li Mansion had issues, yet he deliberately mentioned the second sister in front of Mr. Liu, sparking Mr. Liu’s interest and then sending someone to probe at our family.”

Mrs. Ji frowned: ”What’s wrong with him?”

Anning leaned in close to Mrs. Ji’s ear and whispered, ”He prefers the company of men.”

Mrs. Ji nearly lost her grip on the teacup in her hands.

”This...”

Anning whispered an explanation: ”It’s not just a simple preference for the company of men; he cannot come close to women at all. Other than his own mother and sisters, any slight approach towards other women makes him feel uncomfortable all over. All those serving in his chamber are handsome young servants. Madam must have also heard about this, right? That person must have told Madam how Mr. Liu maintains his self-discipline, having not a single concubine in his house. Is that so?”

Mrs. Ji nodded: ”I originally thought that the family of Duke Li Mansion was somewhat of a high standing, but when I heard that Mr. Liu’s attendants were all male and he didn’t employ maids, I was somewhat willing.”

”This was all instigated by Cui Yiran through Mr. Liu finding someone to say so.”

Anning sneered coldly: ”He is trying to trap our family. Madam, if the second sister marries such a person, her whole life will be ruined. Since Mr. Liu cannot come close to women, his relationship with the second sister would also be... In the future, he will certainly refuse to take additional wives, and at that time, he will push all the blame onto the second sister. The second sister will suffer without being able to speak out, having to live like a widow and at the same time face her mother-in-law’s difficulties. How could she possibly endure such days?”

Mrs. Ji became increasingly furious the more she thought about it.

Just as Anning said, Ji Anrou was far more gentle than Anning, with a quiet and soft demeanor, and deeply cared about preserving face. If she really entered the Duke Li Mansion, with a husband who would not share her bed, she would never speak out if it came to that...

The more Mrs. Ji thought about it, the more frightened she became. Her daughter’s life could be utterly destroyed.

”What about Young Master Wu?”

Mrs. Ji hurriedly asked again.

Anning glanced around her, and Mrs. Ji gestured for all the maids to leave the room. Quietly, Anning said: ”That Young Master Wu is even worse than Mr. Liu. At least the Miss married into the Liu family won’t be beaten and cursed, but at The Wus... Maybe Madam isn’t aware, but Young Master Wu isn’t Mrs. Wu’s biological child. Mrs. Wu’s body was damaged during childbirth, and she couldn’t have children anymore. The son she struggled to give birth to didn’t survive for more than a few days. At that time, a woman that Old Master Wu kept outside bore him a son. Mrs. Wu then took that child as her own, claiming him as her biological son, while the real mother of Young Master Wu was killed by Mrs. Wu.”

Anning spoke softly of The Wus’ dark secrets to Mrs. Ji.

”Actually, these matters aren’t difficult to investigate. Many people at The Wus know about it, but since Young Master Wu is the biological son of Old Master Wu, it is both reasonable and appropriate for the legitimate mother to adopt him. Nobody speaks about it openly, but after Mrs. Wu took in Young Master Wu, something went wrong with her psyche. Sometimes she treats him well, calling him her sweet child, and other times she beats and curses him behind closed doors. She would even stick long needles into the boy...”

Mrs. Ji got goosebumps over her entire body as she heard Anning talk about these horrors. The thought of it was just too dreadful.

”Over the years, many maids have died at the hands of Young Master Wu, with quite a few girls as young as seven or eight being beaten to death by him. Madam, do we dare entrust our family’s Miss to such a person?”

Anning pointed out the flaws of each suitor Mrs. Ji had come across, making her feel both frightened and astonished.

”Xiao Yuan put forth great effort to investigate these matters. He sought the help of many, owing huge favors to gather this information.”

At this point, Anning started praising Xiao Yuan: ”If it were someone else asking for his help, he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths. But it’s for his two sisters. I told him that they are my own sisters, and he had to handle the matter thoroughly. Xiao Yuan is someone who knows how to be considerate of women. For his two sisters, he spared no effort. When he discovered these things, he was surprised at how coincidental it was that all the candidates connected to the Ji family were so unreliable. So he went on to investigate further and found out that these men had all had contact with Cui Yiran before interacting with our home.”

A loud ”slap” echoed.

Mrs. Ji was furious as she hit the table: ”The sheer audacity, the audacity!”

”What audacity?”

At that moment, Mr. Ji entered the room and heard Mrs. Ji cursing, unable to resist asking.

Anning quickly stood up to greet Mr. Ji.

Mr. Ji was delighted to see Anning: ”Miss has arrived, please have a seat. Has Xiao Yuan come yet? I was just about to look for him for something.”

Anning laughed: ”Is it Old Geng asking you to look for him again? You don’t know, but Old Geng really knows how to exploit people. Xiao Yuan has been at the Ministry of Industry for a few days and has lost so much weight I almost couldn’t recognize him. My mother-in-law was both distressed and angry. She nearly went to the Ministry of Industry to make a fuss and even Xiao Yuan is scared of Old Geng now.”

Mr. Ji couldn’t help but smile: ”You guessed right on the dot, it is indeed Old Geng who asked me to mediate. He said that it would be a waste if Xiao Yuan’s talents weren’t utilized in the Ministry of Industry, and told him to give up the imperial examination and just work there directly.”

Anning served tea to Mr. Ji with a smile: ”You should just ignore that. Xiao Yuan is determined to take the imperial examination. He has already boasted to the emperor that he’ll return as the top scorer and said that he wants me to be the top scorer’s wife. This is something that our family definitely cannot hold back on.”

Mr. Ji took a seat: ”Alright, I understand.”

He then asked Mrs. Ji: ”What were you and Miss discussing just now?”

Mrs. Ji recounted the dark secrets Anning had told her to Mr. Ji.

Mr. Ji had been investigating those families as well, but he mainly focused on their public affairs and hadn’t dug up much about their hidden scandals. Now, hearing about them from Mrs. Ji, he was close to exploding with anger.

In his life, he had only fathered two daughters. They were his treasures; mere thought of someone harming them could make him draw his knife, let alone someone trying to ruin their lives.