Bai Yiqiao couldn’t understand why her second life was like this. Li Gouzi had disrupted all her plans.

  There were many things she was concerned about—her reputation, Fang Yong, and their future prosperity.

  Li Gouzi had nothing. In retrospect, though, those who had nothing would also have nothing to lose. Bai Yiqiao was exquisite porcelain, and Li Gouzi was just a rock.

  Using fine porcelain to try to smash a rock was completely not worth it.

  Bai Yiqiao cried silently. This was originally supposed to be the pain that Chen Ermei had to endure. Why did it end up being imposed on her?

  In her previous life, her leg was broken, and she had to beg for a living while Chen Ermei wore a beautiful dress and enjoyed wealth and glory. In this life, she ended up being defiled by a rotten man like Li Gouzi.

  The harshest torture in life was this.

  Li Gouzi sighed comfortably, his sweaty body sprawled on Bai Yiqiao. The scene made Bai Yiqiao empty her stomach.

  Li Gouzi didn’t care that Bai Yiqiao disliked him. He himself knew better than anyone what kind of person he was.

  Li Gouzi was lying on the bed comfortably. The muscles, or rather skin, on his chest were relaxed, and the ribs were clearly visible. It was ugly beyond comparison. However, his eyes were still ogling at Bai Yiqiao’s slender body.

  After Bai Yiqiao vomited, she began to put on clothes and looked at the carefree naked Li Gouzi. She said, “I want you to do something.”


  “Yes, whatever you say. If you’re still not satisfied, we can do it again,” said Li Gouzi vulgarly.

  Bai Yiqiao said coldly, “We are on the same boat now. If you dare spread this and Fang Yong finds out, even if I were to be drowned in a pig cage, you will still be killed by Fang Yong. He will first use arrows to shoot through your hands, then your feet, then finally your head.”


  Li Gouzi flinched, rubbing his head as he asked, “What do you want me to do?”


  “Chen Ermei, solve the problem of Chen Ermei. It is best to take her as your wife. No matter what method you use, you must ruin her reputation. It must be trashed,” said Bai Yiqiao viciously.

  She was defiled by Li Gouzi and dragged into the quagmire. She didn’t know how long this matter could be concealed, but Chen Ermei was still undamaged. Here she was struggling in the gutters, yet Chen Ermei was completely clean and watching from the side.

  Bai Yiqiao’s heart was broken. She suspected that fate deliberately teased her and wanted Fang Yong and Chen Ermei to rekindle their relationship. It wanted her, Fang Yong’s wife, to be defiled.

  If Fang Yong knew about her situation, she would definitely be abandoned. Then, Fang Yong would be able to get together with Chen Ermei again.

  Bai Yiqiao’s face became more sinister the more she thought about it. She must not fall to the point where she was abandoned by a man like in her previous life. If she was abandoned by Fang Yong in this life, she would never be able to live with it.

  Even at this time, Bai Yiqiao was still blaming others. If she hadn’t been thinking about harming Chen Ermei by finding someone like Li Gouzi and getting involved with him, how could these things have happened?

  She was already married to Fang Yong. Why be so cruel to the clueless Chen Ermei?

  Li Gouzi couldn’t help asking, “How did Chen Ermei offend you for you to do this to her?”


  “It’s none of your business. I just want you to deal with Chen Ermei.” Bai Yiqiao opened the door and left.

  Li Gouzi took out the banknote and snickered. Flicking the note, he muttered to himself, “Who would have thought this woman was so rich?”


  He then put on his clothes and took the money to spend on wine and pleasures. As for Bai Yiqiao’s request to deal with Chen Ermei, he would squander the money then think about it.

  Bai Yiqiao went to her jointly-opened restaurant to take a shower. Afterward, she headed to the medicine store to get some medicine for traumatic injuries as an excuse. She then took the ox-cart back to the village.

  When she got back to the village, Bai Yiqiao saw Ning Shu, who was cutting grass at the edge of the fields. Her expression turned malevolent for a split second.

  Translator: Take

  Translator: Kaho

  ?Chapter 1751: The Heavens Were So Unfair

  When Bai Yiqiao saw Ning Shu, her body trembled because of the overwhelming resentment. She stared fixedly at Ning Shu.

  Why did she end up like this, yet Chen Ermei remained so clean and pure? Everything she suffered should have been Chen Ermei’s to suffer.

  Chen Ermei had already enjoyed wealth and glory last lifetime, could it be that that woman would get to enjoy it this lifetime as well?

  The heavens were so unfair. Fang Yong was originally her fiancé. In her previous life, Chen Ermei had ended up with her fiancé. In this life, she was now with Fang Yong, but she was defiled by Li Gouzi. It was as if she was destined to lose to Chen Ermei.

  When Ning Shu turned around, she saw Bai Yiqiao with a fierce and gloomy expression on her face. She smiled, almost blindingly, at Bai Yiqiao in a very good mood and greeted her, “Sister-in-law Fang.”


  Ning Shu walked over to Bai Yiqiao with a basket on her back and asked, “Why is Sister-in-law Fang looking at me like this?”


  Bai Yiqiao looked away and brushed shoulders with Ning Shu as she passed by her. It wasn’t like this woman could be smug for much longer anyways. Even if she was defiled by Li Gouzi, Fang Yong would never be yours.

  Ning Shu smiled and went back home carrying the bamboo basket. The grass in the basket was wilted and yellowing because of the drought.

  If this continued, there would be nothing more for the chickens and ducks to eat.

  The fields were dry and cracked, and the seedlings had been roasted yellow by the blazing sun.

  Back home, Ning Shu chopped up the grass and fed it to the chickens.

  Then she tried her best to find a container to store some water. The water level in the well was dropping too fast. Without water, it would be impossible to live.

  She had exchanged for water before starting the mission, but it would be suspicious to take out the water abruptly.

  Ning Shu could only store as much water as possible. Even if there came a time where there was no more water, she could secretly take out some water without arousing suspicion.

  While eating lunch at noon, Ning Shu said to Father Chen, “Father, let’s slowly kill the livestock in the family. There’s nothing to feed them.”


  Father Chen would likely choke from anger if they fed the family’s food to the chickens, ducks, and geese.

  Lady Li said, “I also agree. We can kill them one by one.”


  Father Chen sighed. “Oh, the weather this year. Where it’s dry, it’s dry to death; where it’s flooded, it’s flooded to death. I heard that some places have been flooded, and the houses are submerged in water.”


  Father Chen lowered his voice. “Chaos is about to break out.”


  If there was strange weather, evil spirits must be at work. The ancients always liked to compare natural phenomena with human affairs.

  The weather was terrible, the people couldn’t get enough to eat, and adding the exploitation of the imperial government, the normal logic was to raise the flag to rebel.

  But the ancient people believed that it was a heavenly punishment.

  No matter what, the current imperial court was indeed rotten. It was high time to overthrow and establish another regime. This disaster was an opportunity in disguise.

  It truly looked like a punishment from the heavens, though.

  Fuck, Ning Shu was stunned by her own thinking.

  Chen Li said to Father Chen, “Father, what about the food tax this year? The weather is so dry. We should be exempted from it.”


  “Wrong.” Ning Shu said, “They will only double the tax. Some places are already in chaos. In order to suppress the rebellion, the court needs military rations. These will all be dumped on our heads. I am afraid that this year’s tax will be unprecedentedly heavy.”


  The court was lacking in organization, and officials wanted to line their own pockets. Everyone was desperate to take advantage of the troubled times to strike gold.

  “Gosh, how can we even live?” Chen Li looked worried.

  “Let’s use the money to pay taxes this year.” Father Chen said, “Now food is expensive beyond belief.”


  Ning Shu didn’t speak. In the face of a whole country and the general trend, an individual’s strength was nothing.

  Translator: Take

  Translator: Kaho