Divorced woman with child travels through time

Zhao Roufu looked inside, her eyes red and sobbing, and she was also somewhat unable to control herself.

In this natural reunion between mother and child, the emotions were so moving that many onlookers had tears in their eyes.

Seeing her mother's endless chatter, Zhao Yirong changed the subject, saying, "Mother, back then, Rui'er's wet nurse suddenly disappeared, and the nanny was also sold off. Now that they've been found, it seems like there's no one left to take revenge. There must be something going on here. We should investigate."

“I’ve spoken to Rui’er, and he wants to do it himself, so let him do it himself.” Zhao Roufu looked at the child in the room who had finally let go and cried. No matter how mature he looked, he was still just a fourteen-year-old child.

"Okay, I'll give him the person when he needs him."

Mu Tou lingered at the Duke of Cao's mansion for half an hour. When it was time to say goodbye, Madam Shen finally regained her senses. Upon learning that her son did not want to stay at the Duke of Cao's mansion, she immediately tugged at his sleeve and said, "Then I will go to the Princess's mansion with Rui'er."

After saying that, she gracefully stood up, curtsied to the Princess, and said, "Greetings, Mother. May I ask if I may stay at your residence for a while?"

As he spoke, his eyes kept glancing at the wooden figure every now and then, as if afraid he would disappear.

Zhao Roufu felt sorry for her suffering and agreed.

Although Cao Jun feared his father's strictness, he wanted to cherish his hard-won wife and children even more, so he took a bag of clothes and went to the Princess's residence with the mother and daughter.

The group arrived in a great hurry, and before leaving, they even sent an invitation to Duke Cao to visit them the next day.

Cao Xiangru was already angry when he watched his own son and his wife run off with his ex-wife like guilty thieves. When he saw the invitation, he was even more furious. What? Was he only allowed to attend his daughter's wedding as a guest?

"This is outrageous!" Cao Xiangru's elegant face was slightly twisted with frustration.

"My lord, I think there's something fishy about this. That Lady Shen has been mad for a long time, and she usually doesn't leave the house. Why did she suddenly go out with Jun-ge today?" Lady Li coaxed him. "I heard outside that a young man came to the Princess's residence, and he might be Jun-ge's lost child. But it's just rumors, so I didn't take it seriously. But the Princess came and went without a word. Does she think our Duke's residence is a marketplace?"

In fact, Madam Li had heard the rumors long ago, but Cao Xiangru never cared about the affairs of the household. He only liked to compose poems and couplets. He would often go into his study and not come out for half a day. Madam Li disliked the eldest son of the main branch, who was also the son of the eldest princess. She even gave him the surname Zhao. She used many schemes to sow discord between Cao Xiangru and make him tired of the princess and divorce him. She was also involved in the kidnapping of Mu Tou.

Now that the child has been found and is a smart and normal person, how can Cao Xiangru know this? After all, he is his own grandson. What if he dies one day and Cao Xiangru gives the title to his eldest son's wife out of pity? What will happen to his family?

Although his grandson Cao Fang was already ten years old, he was just like his damned father, only good at eating, drinking and playing, and didn't care about anything else. But at least he was playing with the grandson of Prince Ningxian, so he wouldn't be bad in the future.

She went to great lengths to find Cao Cheng a job in the palace, but he was arrested for embezzlement and sentenced to exile. No one knew who had made the policy, but they spent money to cover the deficit and then spent money to bail him out. For this, she not only used her own savings, but also emptied the treasury to barely save him.

Li Shi naturally didn't want him to know. Who would have thought that this princess, who hadn't stepped into the Duke's mansion for many years, would come openly today and act so arrogantly? Naturally, she had to do her best to sow discord among the Duke.

"Is that really so?" Cao Xiangru tilted his head and asked doubtfully, "Then tomorrow at the engagement ceremony, you can take a good look for me."

Cao Xiangru didn't think much of it; after all, he was his grandson, and it was a good thing that he was coming back.

"Oh, right, since Yi Rong is willing to get married, as her father, I should at least contribute some dowry, otherwise people will laugh at us. You should make the arrangements." Cao Xiangru was a little angry and turned to go back to his room.

“This… is.” Li looked around, while Cao Cheng looked away nonchalantly; he had no money anyway.

After thinking it over, Li decided that since Cao Xiangru didn't care about anything, she could just send a small gift as a backup. Who would know if she didn't give a dowry?

That night was the most peaceful night Shen slept. Before going to sleep, she went to check on Mu Tou three times, repeatedly saying, "My son is back, he's already back," before finally falling asleep quietly.

On the other hand, at the Duke's mansion, Madam Li summoned her younger brother, Li Wan, and they plotted for a long time before returning home.

Li Wan returned to her residence in a carriage late at night.

"Sigh..." He sighed deeply. The child had grown up; he probably wouldn't remember things from his childhood. He hoped the child would forgive him, but even so, he was still a little scared. "Go to the market, I want to go drink!"

"Yes!" The servant spurred his horse and veered slightly in the opposite direction.

In the corner of the room, the maid followed the man out of the mansion. Looking at the carriage, she took a bite of the peach in her mouth and complained, "What's the point of following such a big man? What's he doing running around in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Even so, the girl obediently followed the carriage. As the carriage swayed along, she gradually lost the desire to get inside.

Qinghuan Guan, you don't even need to ask what kind of place that is, right? Those scantily clad, flamboyant men at the entrance, what good could they be? Ugh, an eyesore.

The girl was so disgusted that she ran back to the princess's residence as if fleeing, found the wood, and gave it a good scolding.

"What kind of person did you make me follow? Going to places like that is absolutely disgusting."

"You watched him go in? Are you sure he's inside?" Wood asked seriously, unconvinced.

"What else? We've been following him for days now. He does the same thing every day: he goes to the Ministry of Works, goes home after finishing, goes out again at night, and doesn't return home until the morning. Are you sure you can catch him? Does he have a mistress there? Should we go and inform his wife? I can go." The maid plopped down on the couch, not thinking much about it, and started gossiping with great interest.

"It's alright, once you've figured it out, you don't need to follow anymore. I'll talk to Xuanzi and the others tomorrow."

"Are Xuanzai and the others in Beijing? How come I didn't know? Oh, right. Wasn't that Brother Feng we met yesterday?" The girl suddenly jumped up. "That was Brother Feng! No wonder he looked so familiar."

"Hey, why didn't you tell me?" the girl asked, pouting unhappily.

“General Wang is now a target of suspicion, and that scholar who was rescued by him is just like you and me. He also happens to be married to Princess Shang. If he were to rescue me, the eldest grandson of the princess, it would be even easier for people to suspect him. Therefore, Brother Feng told us not to make a fuss about it. Do you understand what I mean?” Mu Tou gently explained to her.