Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

Chapter 44 The Substitute Bride (1)

The madam took the money and handed over the indenture, so she naturally didn't care whether Dong Ping was actually the second young lady of the Dong family or not. In any case, she made a lot of money from this deal.

So the seemingly kind madam leaned close to Dong Ping's ear and whispered, "Ping'er, don't be foolish. The Dong family says you are the second young lady, so you are the second young lady. Why would you turn away such a good fortune that they've offered you? This is someone the Dong family came to recognize themselves, not someone you went to their gate to deceive them."

Seeing that Dong Ping was still clinging to the carriage door and unwilling to get in, the madam smiled and waved the handkerchief in her hand, saying, "You're such a stubborn girl. If it were any other girl, she would have happily gotten in the carriage long ago."

"Regardless of whether the Dong family made a mistake or you really are Miss Dong, you have indeed gained your freedom because of the Dong family, so you have to repay that favor, right?" Seeing that Dong Ping was somewhat hesitant, the madam continued, "Since the old lady is ill from missing her daughter, regardless of whether it's true or not, you have to appease her, don't you?"

Dong Ping was still struggling, but after hearing what the madam said, she thought about it and got into the car.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the Dong family home, before even having a chance to meet the old lady, she was knocked unconscious and put on a bridal sedan chair.

It wasn't until she had the wedding ceremony with the rooster that evening that Dong Ping understood what had happened. It wasn't that the Dong family had mistaken her for someone else; rather, they couldn't bear to send their second young lady to live a life of hardship as a widow!

However, Dong Ping did not blame the Dong family. Although she would become a widow after marrying into the family, it was still better than not being a prostitute.

At least I am now a person of good standing, not a person of low social standing.

The two families involved in this marriage—the Dong family and the Guo family—were once considered a well-matched couple in the city.

Before they were married, Madam Dong and Madam Guo were close friends. When Madam Dong was pregnant with their second daughter, Dong Yunqing, Madam Guo was also pregnant, so the two families arranged their marriage before they were even born.

Yeah, it's the kind of agreement where if you have two sons, you become brothers; if you have two daughters, you become sisters; and if you have a son and a daughter, you become in-laws.

However, the Guo family fell into decline when Guo Likai was five years old.

Even so, the Dong family did not take the initiative to break off the engagement.

but!

Within a few years, the people of the city all knew that the second young lady of the Dong family had been frail and sickly since childhood, always needing medicine, and so sickly that it was uncertain whether she would live past the age of marriage.

When Guo Likai was fifteen, there was constant warfare, and every household had to send out able-bodied men.

If the Guo family were still a well-off family as before, they could simply spend some money to hire a farmer's son to serve in the army instead of the only son of the Guo family.

Since there was no one to replace him, the only option was to recruit soldiers through the only son, Guo Likai.

We can't send Guo's elderly father to the battlefield; he would have absolutely no chance of survival.

Just one year after Guo Likai left home, his father fell seriously ill, leaving Guo's mother to manage the household alone.

It was during the most difficult time for the Guo family that the Dong family married their daughter, Dong Yunqing, to them without hesitation.

To the outside world, they said that the marriage had been arranged long ago, and Yunqing would be a member of the Guo family sooner or later. Now that the Guo family was in trouble, it was a good opportunity to send their daughter-in-law over to serve her parents-in-law and share their burdens.

What a timely help! The Dong family gained a good reputation because of this, and their business flourished as a result.

Little did anyone know that the second young lady sent over—Dong Yunqing—was none other than Dong Ping, a courtesan from Cuihonglou.

The real second young lady of the Dong family is already the third young lady of the Dong family—Dong Yunling.

Dong Ping didn't care about these things. She dutifully served as the young wife of the Guo family, managing the household frugally and serving her parents-in-law.

It's hard to say whether the Guo family or Dong Ping has had a difficult life.

In just three years, wars raged, natural disasters struck, famine struck, and her parents-in-law passed away one after another, leaving Dong Ping alone to struggle to protect the Guo family.

In the fifth year after Dong Ping married into the Guo family, the war finally ended, the army was about to return in triumph, and Dong Ping finally received news of Guo Likai.

Not only is Guo Likai about to return safely, but he has also made military achievements and has been granted the hereditary title of a sixth-rank centurion.

Although a centurion is the lowest rank among the sixth-grade officials, it is still a sixth-grade official position that can be inherited. Guo Likai could be said to be about to return home in glory, enjoying a very prestigious occasion.

But it's unclear whether Dong Ping was destined to be an official's wife, as she passed away from tuberculosis a month before Guo Likai returned home in glory.

Originally, after learning that Guo Likai had become a centurion and that Dong Ping was seriously ill, the Dong family took Dong Ping back with them.

They genuinely wanted to cure Dong Ping, but unfortunately, Dong Ping's condition was too severe, and she eventually passed away.

The Dong family was initially disappointed that they had lost someone who could be associated with Guo Likai.

Unexpectedly, Dong Yunling, the "third" young lady of the Dong family, said that the second young lady of the Dong family had been cured in the Dong family, and that the only thing that had happened in the mansion was that a maid who had committed suicide by jumping into a well had died.

So Dong Yunling went from being the third young lady of the Dong family back to being the second young lady of the Dong family.

When Guo Likai returned home in glory, Dong Yunqing returned to the Guo family as Guo's wife.

After Guo Likai returned, he naturally learned about the Dong family's righteousness and heard the people in the city praising Dong Yunqing's filial piety. He was naturally satisfied with his daughter-in-law.

Although Guo Likai only held the rank of a sixth-grade centurion until his death, he was devoted to Dong Yunqing and never took a concubine. Their loving relationship became a celebrated story.

If the story ended here, the Dong family, though despicable, did not truly harm Dong Ping. It was simply that Dong Ping was unlucky and lacked the fortune to enjoy happiness.

But perhaps even the heavens took pity on Dong Ping, and she was reborn.

She was reborn the day after she was forced into marriage.

However, Dong Ping was a kind-hearted person. Although she knew what Dong Yunqing had done after her death, she did not harbor much resentment.

Although she was slandered and defamed after her death, it was Huan'er, a maid in the Dong family, who was the one who slandered and defamed her. The Dong family secretly and very well took care of her affairs after her death.

In addition, the Dong family took good care of him while he was ill, and he died first, with Dong Yunqing taking his place.

But no one is perfect, and although I don't hold a grudge, I still feel a little resentful.

Therefore, Dong Ping, who was given a second chance at life, lived peacefully for five years by relying on her understanding of the future and avoiding misfortune.

Not only did her parents-in-law not pass away, but she also maintained excellent health.

Just a month before Guo Likai was about to return home in glory, and just when he thought things were finally going to turn around, Dong Ping died!

But this time, Dong Ping didn't die of illness; she was poisoned by her parents and Dong Yunqing!

What happened next was just like before her rebirth: Dong Yunqing replaced Dong Ping as Guo's wife, and the couple lived happily ever after.

If Dong Ping had no resentment before her rebirth and only lamented her lack of good fortune, this time Dong Ping's resentment can be described as an insatiable sea of ​​hatred!

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