Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

Not long after seeing off Doctor Sun, He Zhao rushed back, as if he had been galloping on horseback. In the early spring weather, he was covered in sweat, and his entire head was still smoking when he entered the house.

The maid was helping me to fix my hair. I just realized that although I was not hurt by Lin Yueniang when she pounced on me in the yard, the dagger was very powerful. It cut off a large clump of my hair on the left side with just one touch.

I was so busy going in and out with Haoer's affairs that I didn't notice it at all. It was only when everything was settled and I returned to the room and wanted to untie my hair and relax that I discovered it.

So, when He Zhao came in, I was playing with the extremely sharp dagger, and the maid was trying hard to comb my hair into a nice bun to cover the fact that I had more hair on one side and less hair on the other.

"I've heard about what happened today. I will arrange for Lin Yue Niang to move somewhere else as soon as possible..." He slowed down his pace after entering the room, walked behind me, took the comb from the maid, and played with my hair with his fingers, "She didn't hurt you, did she?"

The maid tactfully withdrew from the room.

"No. This dagger is really good." I grabbed the long hair behind my head and pulled it in front of me. I just used the dagger to pull it lightly, and all the black hair was cut off immediately.

"What are you doing?" He pulled my wrists away in surprise, and my hair had been cut to shoulder length.

"With such long hair, my head must be tired. I'll just take this opportunity to change my hairstyle." I used a jade hairpin to casually tie my half-long hair into a low bun at the back of my head. I felt a lot more relaxed and turned around to show him, "Does it look good?"

He stared at me carefully for a while to make sure I wasn't in a bad mood, then nodded, "It looks good."

"When you go to see Lin Yue Niang later, return the dagger to her, and remember to visit Hao'er..." Before I could finish my words, he pulled me into his arms.

He whispered in my ear, "I'm sorry, I thought keeping you here would make you live a more comfortable life, but I didn't think it through. Don't worry, I won't do it again in the future."

But I suddenly thought of something else and pulled myself out of his arms. "The rumor out there is that I'm dead? Is that true? Can you tell me the details of this matter?"

He frowned slightly, but still explained to me. It turned out that Princess Yanyun had indeed planned to have someone take me out of the city that day, and then use my name to lure Su Mei out for a date. She originally thought that Su Mei would attend the flower viewing banquet in the palace, but she didn't expect that Su Mei was pregnant, and Xu Changan was reluctant to let her participate in such a laborious activity.

Because Su Mei didn't show up, Princess Yanyun set her sights on me.

She only needed to borrow my name, have someone knock me unconscious, change my clothes and jewelry, and then just pick some things to spread false information to deceive Su Mei. As for whether I was dead or alive, she didn't care at all.

If he hadn't intervened that day, I would have died outside the city, so he took advantage of the situation and created a false impression. What Situ Jue finally found was a burnt female corpse outside the city, and along with the corpse were the jewelry I wore on the day I entered the palace.

But he didn't expect that Situ Jue would go crazy and distribute my portrait everywhere, refusing to believe the news that I was dead and continuing to investigate.

"If Prince Zhenbei really cared about you, he wouldn't have brought this matter to light. He is just helping Prince Yu deal with Princess Pingyang." He Zhao analyzed it for me.

The clue he leaked to Situ Jue did point to Princess Yanyun. As long as Situ Jue made a big fuss and the emperor could no longer suppress it, Princess Yanyun's greatest reliance, her mother, Princess Pingyang, would make a fuss in front of the emperor for her precious daughter. This would erode the emperor's affection for his own sister, and sooner or later he would be too tired to clean up the mess for them.

"You may not know this, but the fire on the Lantern Festival was also the work of Princess Yanyun. She hated Madam Xu and wanted to replace her at all times. But His Majesty didn't want to touch her yet, so he found a scapegoat to settle the matter."

This refreshed my understanding. "She implicated everyone in a building just to get rid of Su Mei?"

He nodded, "Fortunately, Princess Yanyun is a girl. If he were a man, with such ruthless means, it would not be so easy to depose Prince Duan from his position as Crown Prince."

Princess Pingyang supports Prince Duan, and County Lady Yanyun is naturally on Prince Duan's side. Situ Jue is almost in cahoots with Prince Yu on the surface, but no one knows that he also has a good relationship with the Ninth Prince in private.

I haven't heard much about what goes on in the court. The current situation seems to be that Prince Duan and Prince Yu are competing for the throne, and the latter has a stronger voice. However, in the end of the plot, the Ninth Prince successfully ascends to the throne. Romance novels don't describe too much about political changes, so I don't know how Jiang Kang defeated his two brothers and won the throne, and I don't care.

"General, Miss Lin has severe chest pain and would like you to come over to take a look." A maid with an unfamiliar face announced loudly at the door.

He Zhao frowned even deeper, and put the mask he had taken off when he entered the room back on his face with his palm, "I'll go over and take a look."

He didn't come back until I had dinner.

"Are you really not going to wait for the general?" the maid asked cautiously.

"I'm hungry." I answered calmly.

A table of dishes was then served and I ate happily alone.

The maidservant who served me couldn't help but complain angrily, "That Lin Yue Niang is just a concubine, but she really thinks she is the real wife. She must be using the young master as an excuse to entangle the general." She also stood up for me, "Madam, you are the one in the general's heart!"

I laughed, "Do you know who I am?"

"Madam's name is noble, so I dare not ask, but the general has ordered that you are the only mistress of this mansion!"

What master? I laughed even louder. Although he had arranged for me to live in this mansion for several days, he only sent me some jewelry and clothes as gifts, and did not give me the key to the housekeeper's account book and warehouse.

I can understand all this. After all, he is still an employee, and this identity is given to him by his superiors. He has some feelings for me, but he doesn't trust me completely. He can tell me things that he never told me before and sharing some information with me is already a big progress, but he doesn't dare to completely trust me.

Just like today, I still miss my computer, mobile phone, air conditioner, refrigerator and my hiking bag, but because I couldn't find a way to go home, and I really liked him a little, I was willing to accept his arrangement and stay with him.

But if I were asked to completely forget my modern past and continue living as an ancient person, I would go crazy.

When He Zhao came in, I had almost finished eating. He didn't show any displeasure when he saw that I didn't wait for him. He just sat next to me, picked up my half-finished soup bowl and drank it all in one gulp, as if he had been thirsty for a long time.

"Lin Yue Niang didn't even give you her saliva to drink?" I deliberately joked.