"Ah—"
A shrill scream pierced through the sky.
Wei Dongling, the young housekeeper who had just fetched well - water from the inner courtyard for washing, felt a jolt in her heart. Her slender hand slipped, and the wooden basin clattered to the ground, splashing water all over her.
The scream clearly came from Qi Jinxuan, the eldest daughter of General Qi's mansion. She and Miss Qi had been like sisters for years. Gentle and dignified as she was, Qi Jinxuan had never behaved in an unseemly way. Hearing this terrified scream, could something serious have happened?
Wei Dongling didn't dare to think further. She dashed out of the door, leaped over two walls in a flash, and rushed towards the young lady's boudoir at full speed.
This scream also alarmed everyone in the general's mansion, including the guards. They all rushed towards the inner courtyard.
"Miss?" Wei Dongling kicked open the door, but was so frightened by the scene in front of her that her legs went weak. The screen half - covered the room. On the carved wooden bed in Qi Jinxuan's bedroom, a black - haired man with a bare upper body, his face flushed, was pinning their half - dressed young lady under him, and his evil hands were tearing at the young lady's undergarments!
"Miss!" The young lady's personal maid was the second one to rush over outside the boudoir. Wei Dongling was quick - witted and locked the door from the inside. The maid could only pat on the door and shout loudly outside.
Wei Dongling stared at the man on the bed, her face turning livid with anger. In this era, a woman's reputation was of utmost importance. How dare someone bully her best friend! Wei Dongling rolled up her sleeves, blew out the candle on the table in one breath, picked up the copper candlestick, and weighed it in her hand. If she didn't knock out his teeth today, he'd be lucky.
With a loud crash, the moonlight shone through the window onto the bed. Just as the beastly man was about to peel off the young lady's undergarments, a solid object hit him hard on the back of his head. He let out a muffled groan and slowly tumbled off the bed.
"Dongling!" Qi Jinxuan, the disheveled young lady, with tears in her eyes, was so frightened by the scene that she was shivering all over. She got out of bed bare - footed and timidly, and hid behind Wei Dongling.
"Miss!" A crowd of footsteps rushed over outside. The male guards, holding torches, patted on the door of the boudoir and shouted.
"Don't come in," Wei Dongling roared in a deep voice. "It's okay. There's just a mouse. All the men step back." Saying this, Wei Dongling wiped the bloodstains on the candlestick in the dark and dragged the unconscious man towards the wooden window.
Hearing Wei Dongling's voice, the guards outside fell silent and stepped back to wait for orders. The remaining maids and old servants were still chattering and pounding on the wooden door.
Wei Dongling opened the window, grabbed the man, and leaped out. She threw the half - naked man into the fishpond in the inner courtyard.
The maids and old servants broke into the room. By the moonlight, they lit the candles and looked at the young lady, who was squatting on the ground with red - rimmed eyes, and asked anxiously, "Miss, are you okay?"
Wei Dongling leaped back in through the window. Seeing a man's shoe on the ground, she quickly stepped on it to block everyone's sight, and casually gestured, "It's okay. A mouse this big jumped onto the bed and scared the miss half to death. Hurry up and dress the miss properly, and go explain it to the mistress so she won't worry."
"Yes." The maids and old servants didn't suspect anything and bowed their heads to receive the order. The personal maid, Lv Kou, was extremely surprised: What mouse could be as big as a pot?
Qi Jinxuan bit her lips, glanced at Wei Dongling, and then was escorted by a group of maids and old servants behind the screen to get dressed.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Wei Dongling bent down to pick up the man's shoe and quickly leaped out of the window again.
She wondered if that lecher had drowned. If he was dead, she had to throw the body out of the general's mansion. If a dead man was found in the inner - courtyard fishpond, once the news got out, the young lady might be drowned by the gossips.
Wei Dongling dived into the fishpond. By the moonlight, she slowly groped in the direction she remembered.
Outside, there was a noisy commotion. Vaguely, she heard someone shouting, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here. Hurry up and come out to pay respects to the Crown Prince."
What's going on? The Crown Prince actually came to the general's mansion? And entered the inner courtyard? Wei Dongling was extremely shocked. She had heard that the Crown Prince wanted to marry their young lady, but the young lady didn't like him. Did the Crown Prince barge into the inner courtyard so quickly because he knew everything about what happened in the general's mansion tonight? Was he here to catch the adulterer or to protect the beauty?
She had to find the body quickly and throw it out of the mansion to avoid being criticized.
After time - traveling, Wei Dongling found that this body not only had good light - body skills but was also an excellent swimmer. It was much better than her previous self, who only knew a bit of yoga. She was quite satisfied. After three years of training in the martial - arts hall, her physical fitness was by no means comparable to that of her previous self, a sickly and weak 28 - year - old woman who could only cry loudly when her boyfriend cheated on her.
The water in the fishpond was not deep, just covering her chest. Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind and grabbed Wei Dongling's neck.
Oh, he didn't drown?
Wei Dongling kicked the stone wall of the fishpond hard with her right leg, straightened up, and slammed the back of her head into the face of the person behind her.
There was another muffled groan. The man behind her let go of her in pain, covering his nose that had been hit, and tears were almost streaming down his face from the pain.
Then, before he could react, Wei Dongling locked his throat and pinned him against the fishpond wall. Her grip was so strong that it took him by surprise. A rather handsome and elegant face instantly turned red from suffocation.
Wei Dongling spat in a low voice, "You look like a decent person, but you climb over the wall in the middle of the night. Bah, scumbag."
What was a scumbag? The man was speechless. He guessed it wasn't a good word.
"No, I was drugged," the man said with difficulty, his throat being held.
Drugged? Wei Dongling raised her eyebrows. Remembering the man's abnormally flushed face on the bed just now, he should not be lying. So throwing him into the fishpond was a lucky accident that helped him sober up?
Suddenly, a voice overlapped in her mind: "No, I was drugged in the bar, and that's why I was with her..."
This was the voice of her boyfriend crying and begging for her forgiveness on the phone. Heh, did he think she was a fool?
She was driving at that time. Hearing this, she felt cold all over and was filled with rage. She didn't notice the oncoming truck at all. The two cars crashed head - on. She was bleeding profusely and fainted on the spot. When she woke up, she had time - traveled into a 13 - year - old girl in the general's mansion.
The man saw the killing intent on Wei Dongling's fair and pretty face. Her eyes were as cold as ice, and the hand pinning his neck didn't relax at all. Instead, she tightened her grip, almost choking him to death. He couldn't help cursing in his heart: Damn it! How could a woman be so tough?
Not to be outdone, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Wei Dongling's neck. With a slight exertion of force, he pulled her delicate and small face into his embrace. Taking advantage of the remaining restlessness in his body, he lowered his head and kissed her petal - like lips.
Wei Dongling's face turned pale with shock. She tried to push the man's face away hard. But this man was not as weak as he looked. On the contrary, he was incredibly strong at this moment. She exerted all her strength but couldn't move him an inch.
Was this man actually a martial artist?
With a determined heart, Wei Dongling raised her knee and kicked the man hard in the crotch.