I'm already dressed like a fool, what's wrong with taking the regent into the bridal chamb

The woman blushed and nodded silently.

"Is there any hope for me?"

She had been feeling uncomfortable for a long time. It was always painful there, sometimes bleeding, and she could smell a foul odor.

She thought she had a dirty disease and said so, but those people didn't let her go.

In order to protect her sister, she would stand up to anyone who wanted to harm her sister.

Tears fell drop by drop on the water, creating ripples. There were red marks on her gentle cheeks and her eyes were filled with despair.

"It'll be okay."

Wen Qingzhi comforted her, "We'll try to handle your problem during the abortion. All you need to do afterwards is take the proper medication."

She sat aside, showing a rare good face, "Just being alive is good, don't think about the rest."

The woman could tell Wen Qingzhi was trying to comfort herself, so in order not to upset her, she forced a smile and said, "I have a younger sister... She hasn't been bullied. I'd like you to bring her over and give her a bath."

"What's your sister's name?"

"Panda."

Wen Qingzhi paused as she sorted the herbs, frowned, and asked, "Your name isn't Zhaodi, is it?"

The woman said, "How did you know that?"

"..."

There actually is such a name.

"nothing,"

Wen Qingzhi said this and asked Chunyu to go out and bring Pan Di over.

The little girl was eight years old, skinny, and dirty, and her appearance was unrecognizable.

But those big watery eyes looked pitiful, like a frightened deer.

"elder sister!"

Pan Di rushed over and grabbed Zhao Di's hand, tears streaming down her face.

No matter how sad Zhaodi was, she would always smile and comfort her sister.

"Sister, you're fine. Look, this girl is bathing you and treating your illness. Be good, Pan Di, don't cry. Come bathe with your sister."

She pulled Pan Di to get into her own bathtub, but was stopped by Wen Qingzhi, "Let her use the other one to avoid cross infection of some diseases."

Zhaodi nodded, "Okay, okay."

While they were talking, Chunyu adjusted the water temperature. "Miss, we don't seem to have brought such small clothes. I'll go get some and alter them for her."

"Go."

Wen Qingzhi walked over to take Pan Di's pulse. Apart from malnutrition, there was nothing wrong with her. It must be because Zhao Di took good care of her.

After Zhaodi finished washing up, Wen Qingzhi asked her to lie down, gave her a quick external examination, and selected a mild medicine to relieve her itching.

She said, "Zhao Di, we are here to provide disaster relief. We will stay in Baicheng for a maximum of seven days before moving on to the next city."

"Rest well for the next two days. I will perform surgery on you the day after tomorrow to remove the baby."

Zhaodi trembled slightly, "...Okay."

Pan Di looked at her sister helplessly and distressedly. She reached out and held her sister's hand, saying innocently, "Don't be afraid, sister. I'll stay with you."

"Well, I'm not afraid."

Wen Qingzhi went out and brought in some food for the two of them to eat, including some dried meat made by Sister Li that she took out from [Peony Evil].

After taking a bath, Pan Di wrapped herself in a thick quilt and waited for Chunyu to help her change her clothes.

"I'm in a hurry to wear it, so I'll just make do with this outfit."

Chunyu smiled at Zhaodi, her hands sewing the clothes quickly. The stitches were thick, and the cotton was still visible in some places, but it didn't prevent Pandi from wearing it.

The snow-white cotton made Pan Di's eyes widen.

In the past, even if she had not been captured, she had never worn such new cotton clothes.

The two sisters wolfed down the biscuits and dried meat that Wen Qingzhi brought them, along with hot water.

They stopped eating only when they could eat no more and looked at Wen Qingzhi with gratitude.

"Okay!"

Chunyu put the ugly clothes she had sewn on Pan Di and said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't sew well, so you have to make do with it."

“It’s already great!!”

Pan Di said gratefully, "I have never worn such fine clothes."

"Go out. We have tents for you to stay in outside. Chunyu, go and make a fire."

"Yes!"

Chunyu ran out, found firewood and an iron basin, lit a fire, and waited for them to come in.

When Wen Qingzhi and others came out, some of the women in the house looked over here boldly.

Zhaodi said to them, "Miss Wen is a good person, everyone please come out."

She pointed to her brand new cotton-padded jacket and said, "The girls treated me, gave me food, and gave me new clothes. They really came here to provide disaster relief."

After that, he was taken into the tent to rest.

There were a few pieces of wood burning in the brazier. The sisters Zhaodi and Pandi sat around the brazier, reaching out to warm themselves by the fire.

“It’s really warm.”

They were lucky not to freeze to death.

After a while, footsteps were heard outside.

Someone poked his head in, folded his arms and shivered, even his voice trembling.

"Please, please, save me."

A few people followed behind, "Save us——"

There were too many people and Wen Qingzhi was overwhelmed, and the water she boiled was not enough.

Zhaodi and Pandi followed to fetch water and help, while Wen Qingzhi gave everyone a general check-up.

After checking and cleaning up, it was already evening.

Among these women, several were in serious condition and were carried in, almost half-dead.

Wen Qingzhi immediately called Chang Baicao over and went into [Peony Evil] to perform surgery on them.

Three people had their hysterectomies removed, and two...could not be saved.

She heard from Zhaodi that there were 36 people in total, and excluding the two who died later, there were 21 people left.

Some people could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide the next day.

It was late at night before Wen Qingzhi finished her work.

The soldiers were standing guard around them, and these women were not afraid when they saw men for the first time.

At night, they dared not sleep. They would wake up from nightmares after a short sleep.

'Crackling'

The crackling of wood could be heard, and the reddish light of the fire illuminated the room. They couldn't sleep, so they stared at each other.

Wen Qingzhi was afraid of the cold, so she slept in the [Peony Evil] and did not come out until dawn.

The horse bandit incident was settled, and the group followed the man who brought them to look for the remaining people in the village.

On the way, the man kept talking to Zhaodi and asked her about her situation here.

Zhaodi didn't want to say much, but the man was really tactless and kept asking questions.

"If you want to know if those people violated my body, didn't you see it that day?"

Zhaodi was not happy with him and was very cold.

She held Pan Di close and walked towards Wen Qingzhi's carriage.

"Sister, you don't seem to like your brother-in-law's younger brother..."

Zhaodi recalled that day when her younger sister came to her house to play but happened to encounter horse bandits entering the city.

While dodging, her husband's younger brother threw Pan Di out, using Pan Di to attract the attention of the horse bandits so that he could save his wife.

If it weren't for him, Pan Di wouldn't have been caught, and neither would he.

The one who should be arrested is his wife!

He asked this simply because he wanted to know those dirty things so that when he returned, he could usurp his useless brother and divorce him.

She chatted a lot with Miss Wen last night, and also talked with Chunyu about things related to Miss Wen.

She said that her daughter was the best girl in the world.

After learning about what Wen Qingzhi had said and what she had done, she began to wonder...whether she could also live without relying on men.

These women had been imprisoned for many days and their bodies could not recover for a while, so they arrived in the afternoon.

The man entered and began to shout, "The imperial relief team is here, the imperial relief team is here!"

Soon, people came out one after another, and when they saw the imperial relief team, they knelt down and kowtowed.

The group of women came out of the crowd, each crying and looking for their family.

The scene was so lively, with cries and sounds of joy filling the entire village in an instant.

Seeing them like this, Fang Qingbai asked someone to take them to find the Lord of Baicheng to ask for details.