Divorced woman with child travels through time

Seeing that both mistresses were fast asleep, the young maidservant who had been serving them took a break and went to the main courtyard. She told Liu Mama what had happened, and Liu Mama whispered a few words to the old manager next to her and then arranged for the carriage to be brought over so that Liang Qingmei could return to her parents' home.

Zhao Qi was half asleep when he felt unwell from drinking too much, so he got up to relieve himself. Turning back, he saw Li Baozhu, hot and groggy, fumbling to take off her clothes. He simply helped her undress, making it easier for him to hold her warm, fragrant body later. Zhao Qi's thoughts were filled with delight.

After relieving himself, a gust of cold wind made Zhao Qi shiver. He thought to himself, "I should go check on Li Qingshan. What if something happens to the servants if they aren't taken care of properly? People often freeze to death in winter after going outside to cool off from drinking. Since he entrusted Baozhu to me, I should take better care of them."

Zhao Qi turned a corner to check on Li Qingshan, who was fast asleep and had a fondness for wine. After instructing the servants, Zhao Qi turned back to his room. As he approached the entrance to the detached courtyard, a sweet, coquettish voice called out from the side room, "Husband~" The last syllable was drawn out, just like Li Baozhu's voice when she was experiencing the first stirrings of passion.

Zhao Qi assumed Li Baozhu had followed him, so he pushed open the door to the side room. On the dimly lit soft couch, a woman, completely naked, turned to face him in a seductive pose, her eyes full of spring. The incense in the room wafted softly, and Zhao Qi couldn't help but feel a surge of heat in his lower body. He walked closer to her step by step, and upon closer inspection, he realized that she was a woman who looked eight parts like Li Baozhu.

"Hmph! Trying to use this trick on me... you're still too green." Zhao Qi smirked. He did indeed enjoy women, but Li Baozhu seemed to be able to satisfy all his desires, allowing him to focus on other things. "You, go put out the incense, get dressed. I'm not interested right now. I'll favor you next time!" Zhao Qi stroked the beauty's face, then slowly turned and left. Why would I need a substitute when I have my own woman? Who came up with this terrible idea?

"Sir, come on." The woman was very confused. She had already taken her clothes off and was in this state, and he still wouldn't get down to her? Was he even a man?

"Ugh... You must have come from a brothel! What a piece of trash..." Zhao Qi pushed her away, wiped his hands in disgust, turned and left, leaving the naked woman pounding the blanket in frustration.

Zhao Qi walked around the side room and had just reached the entrance of the courtyard when he heard a woman's moans and weak resistance coming from inside, "Who are you? Get away... let me go... get out!"

That was Li Baozhu's voice. She was naked. Zhao Qi was startled and pushed the door open. The scene that came into view stunned him. An extremely ugly hunchbacked dwarf was on top of Li Baozhu. Li Baozhu was struggling and hitting him with her hands, moaning in pain.

"Ah!!! Where did this beast come from!" Zhao Qi let out a strange howl, feeling nauseous, and quickly ran to the sword rack beside him. He drew his sword and slashed the dwarf to death with one blow. Blood splattered all over Li Baozhu, who was completely unaware. Her body convulsed, and her dazed eyes saw that it was Zhao Qi. She murmured, "You're only just arriving..." A tear rolled down her cheek, indicating that she was still conscious.

Zhao Qi understood immediately. She must have been drugged. Perhaps the drug was too strong, because Li Baozhu fainted after she finished speaking.

"Someone come quick, call a doctor!" Zhao Qi cried out in pain. The little girl ran in while putting on her cotton-padded clothes, and Zhuang Mama followed her, pretending to be in a hurry to find a doctor.

Zhao Qi said coldly to the shadows, "Why didn't you stop it?"

A voice drifted from the shadows, "Firstly, I am only protecting you under the Prince's orders. Secondly, you did not ask me to protect her. Thirdly, you can ask the head of the courtyard about this." There was one more thing he didn't say: he didn't want to get involved with this kind of woman at all.

Zhao Qi touched Li Baozhu, who was still convulsing under the covers, and wept bitterly, covering his face. After a while, he wiped away his tears, carried her to the bath, cleaned her up, and then carried her back to the villa. The servants had already cleaned up the bloodstains and the bedding on the bed had all been replaced. Zhao Qi carefully placed Li Baozhu back on the bed. Li Baozhu had developed a high fever and seemed to be asleep, as if nothing had happened.

Before long, the doctor arrived. He didn't say anything, but took her pulse, prescribed some medicine, and Zhao Qi gave it to her. Her fever finally subsided. When Li Qingshan came over in the morning, he also made an excuse that Li Baozhu hadn't woken up yet, and she barely escaped the fever.

When Li Baozhu woke up at noon, Zhao Qi's villa was in chaos. This was the first time Li Baozhu had suffered such a humiliation. She had always been the one to play with other people's bodies, but now she had been drugged and violated by an ugly dwarf. Li Baozhu was in unbearable pain. Although she still had a low fever, she still washed herself thoroughly twice, then dressed, picked up the sword Zhao Qi had used to kill people, and rushed into the study.

"They say you've already killed someone, right? Where is the person? Who did it?" Li Baozhu asked fiercely, holding her long sword.

Zhao Qi was working when he saw her like this and inexplicably wanted to laugh. She was just like him; he really was a pervert. "Yes, I've already killed him. If you want to see him, I'll have someone take you. Don't worry, I'll definitely protect you from now on," Zhao Qi assured her, holding her arms.

“I will go and see for myself. You tell me who did it.” Li Baozhu stared at him intently, demanding an answer.

Zhao Qi turned his head away, avoiding her gaze, and simply pulled her into his arms, saying reassuringly, "This will never happen again, I promise, I won't despise you."

"Haha..." Li Baozhu laughed angrily, shoving him away. "What guarantee do you have? Do you think I can't guess who it is? Do you think you'll be disgusted?"

Zhao Qi was worried that she would cause trouble, so he quickly took the sword from her hand, hugged her and comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't let her get away with this. Don't do anything rash, you can't beat her."

Li Baozhu remained silent, letting Zhao Qi take her sword and enter the villa. She lived a quiet life, taking her medicine. This continued for more than half a month, as if those things had never happened. Even Liang Qingmei found it strange when she returned. This woman didn't cry or make a fuss. If she remained so docile and knew how to restrain herself, she would not be unable to tolerate her, knowing how formidable she was.

Li Baozhu appeared to have been persuaded by Zhao Qi, allowing him to arrange the subsequent concubine-taking. In reality, she had already figured everything out behind the scenes. She had even personally witnessed the death of the dwarf, which made her feel nauseous and vomit immediately, but she didn't regret it. She simply memorized the details, calculated Liang Qingmei's daily routine, and planned her revenge and escape. She didn't tell her brother about this. Now she understood that if her brother clashed with Zhao Qi, he couldn't protect her; if Zhao Qi clashed with Liang Qingmei, he couldn't protect her either. It was because Liang Qingmei was the legitimate daughter of the Duke's family, and he didn't want to offend her family. This was a case of the higher-ranking official having the final say.

But even so, so what? Does that mean she can just let herself be bullied? She will take revenge herself; she doesn't ask anyone for anything...