The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 59: Chapter 59 I Don’t Want Such Good Fortune 17

The Crown Prince had left the palace, and Anning couldn’t help but worry about Empress Chu.

She feared that Imperial Concubine Tian, failing to harm the Crown Prince, might act out of desperation and turn her malice towards Empress Chu.

Anning thought that she needed to find a way to eliminate Imperial Concubine Tian’s system first.

Regarding the system, Anning naturally had a deep understanding.

After all, An Xin by her side had been won over and reformed by her, and An Xin was the highest-grade system personally created by the Main God. If she could liberate An Xin from the control of the Main God, a minor palace fighting system of not-so-high rank would be even less of an issue.

Thus, that night, when everyone had gone to sleep, Anning changed into her night clothes and quietly entered the palace.

She had previously inquired the Crown Prince about the situation inside the palace.

She asked him about everything, including where Imperial Concubine Tian lived, her habits, and she also learned about the distribution of the various halls in the palace. Therefore, she quickly located Qifeng Palace, where Imperial Concubine Tian resided, after entering the palace.

Judging by the name alone, one could tell how ambitious Imperial Concubine Tian was.

After all, the Emperor is referred to as the True Dragon Emperor, and only the Empress may be called the Phoenix. However, Imperial Concubine Tian dared to rename her residence Qifeng Palace, which was a clear sign of her aspiration to become the Empress.

Everyone in the Capital knew of her intentions, and Emperor Shengping was also aware but never reprimanded her.

Others said Emperor Shengping was deeply engrossed in love with Imperial Concubine Tian and never doubted her.

Had it not been for Anning, perhaps after Emperor Shengping’s death, the world would be thrown into chaos, and no one would question his deep affection for Imperial Concubine Tian.

Anning entered Qifeng Palace, drugged the night-duty Palace Attendants until they fell unconscious, and went straight into the bedroom of Imperial Concubine Tian.

As soon as she entered, she locked all the doors and windows and stepped closer to the royal concubine couch where Imperial Concubine Tian was sleeping.

In Imperial Concubine Tian’s mind, the system urgently called out to her: ”Emergency, emergency, a formidable enemy has appeared...”

Imperial Concubine Tian was woken up by the system’s alert and, upon opening her eyes, saw Anning standing in front of her bed.

She was initially shocked but then remembered the system and calmed down, ”Who are you, and what are you doing in my Qifeng Palace?”

Anning didn’t waste words and directly pressed a few pressure points on Imperial Concubine Tian’s body, then reached into the void and grasped a spherical object.

The spherical object was not very solid; it appeared somewhat ethereal. It struggled and squeaked continuously but could not break free.

”Release this system immediately.”

The sphere began to threaten Anning.

Imperial Concubine Tian’s face, which already wasn’t that pretty, now turned even paler with fear, ”Who are you?”

Anning clenched her right hand tighter and tighter as the system became increasingly panicked and kept emitting sharp squeaks.

An Xin inside Anning’s sea of consciousness was also terrified by this scene.

She had not expected Anning to be so violent as to directly pull out the system and destroy it.

A master like Anning, who would crush a system with her bare hands without a word, was truly horrifying.

An Xin patted her chest repeatedly, feeling fortunate that she had been wise enough to side with Anning early on; otherwise, she might have ended up even worse off than the palace fighting system in front of her.

Anning smiled at Imperial Concubine Tian and exerted force, crushing the system.

Tiny bits of energy dispersed into the void. An Xin quickly seized the opportunity to devour the energy that the palace fighting system had spent so many years amassing, swallowing the system itself as well.

Anning smiled and asked An Xin, ”Are you full?”

An Xin burped contentedly, ”It tasted quite good.”

Imperial Concubine Tian lost her system and collapsed weakly.

Filled with dread, she said, ”Who sent you to harm me? I’ll grant you wealth and honor if you spare me—how about that?”

Anning didn’t attack Imperial Concubine Tian again. She unblocked her acupoints and then gracefully departed.

It wasn’t that Anning intended to spare Imperial Concubine Tian’s life; rather, she was leaving her for Empress Chu to deal with.

Now that Imperial Concubine Tian had lost her system, she naturally couldn’t control Emperor Shengping anymore, and Emperor Shengping, having come to his senses, probably detested her thoroughly.

Even without Empress Chu’s intervention, Emperor Shengping’s fury would be more than enough for Imperial Concubine Tian to cope with.

Since Imperial Concubine Tian could be made to suffer a fate worse than death, Anning certainly wouldn’t want to dirty her own hands again.

She took An Xin back with her, and as she lay in bed, An Xin kept asking Anning, ”Ningning, how did you pull out the system? When did you learn to crush systems?”

Anning smiled and conversed with An Xin in her sea of consciousness, ”I learned a long time ago. When I turned you against them, I already had the ability. I even thought if you wouldn’t join me, I’d just crush it directly.”

An Xin trembled in fright, her little heart quivering for a long time, ”Ningning, I’ve been utterly loyal to you, I...”

Anning chuckled lightly, ”Actually, pulling out the system isn’t very difficult. I studied it carefully during my time in modern and interstellar planes. If you sever the mental connection between the Host and the system, the system will fail to sense the Host’s presence. At that time, the system naturally tries to find a new Host, and I took that opportunity to pull it out.”

An Xin greatly admired Anning and felt that she was truly cunning and far-sighted. She had not forgotten to study the systems even while carrying out missions, and after several traversals through mission worlds, she had found a way to counter the systems.

Thinking again of her own awareness of her situation, An Xin was even more grateful for her decision back then.

Leaving Anning’s situation aside, let’s talk about Emperor Shengping, who was sleeping in the Nuan Pavilion of Zicheng Hall that day.

He was in deep sleep when suddenly he woke with a start.

Emperor Shengping sat up abruptly. He rubbed his face and felt relaxed, as if something that had been constraining him had gone away.

At the same time, Emperor Shengping’s mentality gradually recovered, and his mind became incredibly clear.

After a while, Emperor Shengping’s complexion changed drastically.

He gnashed his teeth in hatred, ”That vile woman, vile creature...”

The affection and pity Emperor Shengping had felt for Imperial Concubine Tian, and the distress he felt when he couldn’t see her, had completely vanished.

He had regained the rationality that an Emperor should have.

Now clear-headed, Emperor Shengping naturally understood what had happened.

He didn’t need anyone else to tell him; he was incredibly lucid about it all.

Remembering how Imperial Concubine Tian had used something to control him, making him blindly follow her, that old woman, Emperor Shengping felt disgusted.

Thinking of how over the years he had indulged Imperial Concubine Tian, allowing her to harm so many concubines and cause the deaths of so many Princes and Princesses, Emperor Shengping hated her even more and felt like flaying and deboning her wouldn’t be enough to ease his hatred.

His gaze darkened, filled with fierceness.

Then, Emperor Shengping thought of Empress Chu and the Crown Prince.

He couldn’t help but feel relieved. Thankfully, Empress Chu was intelligent and resolute enough, and capable, to have preserved the Crown Prince.

Also fortunate was that the Crown Prince was quite healthy and had managed to grow up despite Imperial Concubine Tian’s continuous persecution.

Otherwise, Emperor Shengping feared he might have ended heirless.

Reflecting on this, Emperor Shengping was especially grateful to Empress Chu and even more resentful of Imperial Concubine Tian.

He slammed the bed and shouted outward, ”Summon the guards, prepare my carriage to Changle Palace.”