After transferring the Queen's child to her own care, Concubine Song had no intention of raising the child herself, as she knew that keeping the child by her side would undoubtedly be a huge hidden danger.
So, without hesitation, she stretched out her hands and strangled the baby to death. She then ordered the midwife to take the child out of the palace and abandon it in the wilderness.
Although the midwife was filled with fear, she had no choice but to do as she was told.
She trembled with fear as she carried the tightly wrapped dead baby to the outskirts of the city. When she was about to abandon it in the wild, she was surprised to find that the baby in the cradle still had a very weak breath.
Looking at the little life that had just come into the world and was still in swaddling clothes, she could not help but feel pity for the baby. After a fierce inner struggle, the midwife finally decided to take the risk and take the baby to a nearby clinic.
However, the midwife knew full well that what she had done was a capital crime punishable by the extermination of her entire clan. In this life-or-death situation, she knew she couldn't easily offend anyone, or the consequences would be disastrous.
After much deliberation, the midwife decided to take the innocent baby back to her hometown.
The journey from the capital to her hometown was long and took the midwife three years. She also had to raise a child, and the money she had received from Concubine Song had long been spent.
What's worse is that when the midwife returned home, she not only failed to become rich, but also brought back a child of unknown origin. The people in the village pointed fingers at her and some even accused her of being unfaithful.
Even her family members now treated her coldly, expressing great dissatisfaction and disgust. Faced with the public's criticism and the alienation of her relatives, the midwife's mood became increasingly heavy, and she was depressed all day long.
Just like that, under heavy pressure and endless fear, it didn't take long for the midwife to become ill due to depression and eventually passed away.
The four-year-old boy was left behind. Fortunately, the village chief stepped forward at the critical moment and persuaded the midwife's family to take in and raise the poor child.
The Liu family, already struggling financially, now had to add another mouth to feed. Of course, they wouldn't treat the young protagonist well. Thus, the young protagonist became the target of bullying and abuse in the family.
The poor male protagonist not only has to take on the heavy task of washing clothes every day, but also has to be responsible for various rough and tiring work such as chopping wood and making fire.
However, even though he had worked so hard to complete these tasks that were beyond his age, if he did not do them well enough or did not meet the Liu family's wishes, he would be mercilessly beaten and scolded.
Even when he was sick, no one was willing to take care of him. In the eyes of the Liu family, it would be fine if he died of illness, which would save a lot of trouble. If he didn't die of illness, he would have to continue to work like an animal.
They only allowed the hero to sleep in a dark, damp woodshed, which was drafty and could not protect him from the severe winter cold and the mosquito bites in the summer. Sometimes, they even refused to give him a full meal, leaving him to starve and freeze.
As the male protagonist grew up, his situation did not improve at all. On the contrary, all the housework of the Liu family fell on his thin shoulders.
From the family's three meals a day to cleaning the yard, feeding the chickens and dogs, and other chores, all were done by the male protagonist alone. Although he worked hard to complete all the tasks, he still had no right to eat the food he cooked. Even if he just secretly took a small bite, he would be beaten inhumanely.
In this way, the male protagonist lived in that dark and tormented life until he was 15 years old.
In this era, 15 years old is the right age for a boy to talk about marriage. Naturally, the greedy and selfish people in the Liu family would not miss such an opportunity to seek benefits. Their evil eyes fell on the poor male protagonist again, and they made a wishful calculation in their hearts to sell him out.
Coincidentally, there is a notorious bully named Xie Qi in the same village. He is already twenty years old and is idle all day long. He does not work properly. Not only is he addicted to gambling, he also often fights with others. It can be said that he is a big cancer that everyone in the village avoids.
Both boys and girls hated him so much that no one was willing to marry their children to him.
Seeing that other twenty-year-old men in the same village already had three children, the original owner had not even married.
Gradually, the original owner began to get anxious. As the saying goes, "a blind cat meets a dead mouse," this time the original owner was lucky enough to win at the gambling table, which gave him some extra cash.
After getting this money, the original owner immediately made up his mind to use it to find himself a wife.
However, due to his reputation as a hateful bully, no girl or boy wanted to have anything to do with him.
Even the matchmakers who made a living by acting as matchmakers shook their heads and refused when they heard that the original owner was going to be arranged a marriage, expressing their unwillingness to take on this difficult marriage.
At this time, the Liu family's sinister members learned that the original owner wanted to marry. They immediately contacted the matchmaker and decided without hesitation to betroth the male protagonist to the evil original owner as his wife.
The original owner got married without any ceremony, no banquet, no wedding dress, only a "囍" character written by the village scholar.
When the villagers saw this scene, they all knew clearly that they were not getting married properly, but were selling children.
Moreover, in order to get rid of this so-called "money-losing guy" as soon as possible, the Liu family didn't care whether Lu Xingze was willing or not.
Even though Lu Xingze tried his best to resist, he even knelt on his knees and begged his aunt again and again to let him go and not marry him to that bully.
However, all efforts were in vain. Lu Xingze's already frail body was dragged and dragged by Aunt Liu, leaving him powerless to resist. He was then locked up in a dark and damp woodshed, where he could only wait silently for the bully to come and pick him up.
The moment Xie Qi traveled through time and space happened to be the first night that the male protagonist Lu Xingze was married into the original owner's family, the wedding night.
When the original owner, a bully, disregarded Lu Xingze's wishes and tried to forcibly possess Lu Xingze, Lu Xingze took out a knife from somewhere and slashed at the original owner without hesitation.
The original owner, who was already drunk and unconscious, was shocked by Lu Xingze's sudden and fierce resistance.
In panic, he stumbled backwards and accidentally fell to the ground. Even more unfortunately, his head hit the hard corner of the table.
There was only a dull thud, and the original owner lost consciousness on the spot, never to wake up again. And just like that, the original owner died in this accident.
And it was at this time that Xie Qi traveled through time.
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