After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 128 A Distinguished Guest from the Capital

After a busy night, Bai Wanqing and Master Luo returned home, both exhausted. Master Luo was getting old, and Bai Wanqing was worried about his health, so she told him to go back to his room and wait while she went to boil some hot water for him to bathe.

Bai Wanqing thought she was being very quiet, afraid of waking the people in the courtyard, but Lin Yunche was always quick-witted, and any noise around him would naturally not escape his ears.

He stepped out and saw Bai Wanqing boiling water in the kitchen.

Seeing her exhaustion, he took the firewood from her hands. Bai Wanqing didn't notice anyone beside her until the firewood was gone, at which point she looked to her right in a daze.

Seeing that the person who came was Lin Yunche, he felt a little more at ease for some reason.

"What's wrong? Didn't Liu Feifei come back to life?" Lin Yunche noticed the subtle change in Bai Wanqing's emotions and asked, pretending not to care.

Bai Wanqing shook her head, "Although it was dangerous, she was saved!"

"Oh! What's wrong with you? Is it because you felt uncomfortable seeing her give birth to her ex-husband's child?" Lin Yunche added some firewood to the stove and then asked.

Bai Wanqing rolled her eyes at him lightly, "What do those two have to do with me!"

"What do I have that's comfortable or uncomfortable about?"

Lin Yunche slightly curled the corners of his lips, seemingly quite satisfied with the answer, but he still wanted to speak.

This time, Bai Wanqing shut him down, saying, "This is my first time seeing a cesarean section, and I'm still a bit overwhelmed. Don't make wild guesses."

Lin Yunche was also shocked to hear about the cesarean section, but when he thought of Doctor Luo's reputation, he seemed to be able to accept it.

"The hot water is ready. Go and take a shower. You've been busy all night, so go to bed early." Lin Yunche thoughtfully prepared a basin of hot water for her.

Bai Wanqing turned around to deliver it to Master Luo, but then heard a voice behind her say, "I'll go deliver it to Master Luo now. You can wash up first."

Bai Wanqing glanced at the basin of water in her hand. Exhausted, she didn't insist any longer and asked Lin Yunche to offer it to their grandmaster. She went back to her room to wash herself quickly, her mind still replaying the scene of her disembowelment.

She splashed hot water on her face and finally came to her senses.

The next day, Bai Wanqing and Master Luo had both slept in too late the night before and hadn't woken up yet. Feng Niang set out breakfast for them, then said goodbye to Lin Yunche and went to the clinic to complete the task that Madam had given her the day before.

Lin Yunche ate breakfast and went to the yamen, while Ruixin was left behind to take care of Bai Wanqing and her master.

When Bai Wanqing woke up, the sun was already high in the sky, and Fengniang had already returned from the clinic and started preparing lunch.

When Bai Wanqing saw Ruixin enter, she asked, "Where is Grandmaster? Has he woken up?"

Ruixin nodded. "Grandmaster woke up an hour earlier than you, Madam. He's sitting in the courtyard chatting with Fengniang right now. Madam, are you hungry? Would you like me to bring you the breakfast Fengniang made this morning so you can have something to eat?"

Bai Wanqing rubbed her temples and said, "No need, we'll just go out to eat together in a bit."

"By the way! Did the clinic send a message to Doctor Zheng, telling him not to worry and to take good care of the patients at the clinic?"

"I told her! Sister Feng went to the clinic this morning, so Doctor Zheng should know."

Bai Wanqing was finally relieved. Putting everything else aside, the most important thing was the patients in the clinic.

After washing up, Bai Wanqing went to the front yard and had a meal with Master Luo.

Seeing Bai Wanqing's somewhat listless appearance today, Master Luo had a guess in his mind, "What's wrong? Did yesterday's events frighten you?"

Bai Wanqing slightly raised her eyes, without denying it.

"You've only been studying medicine for a short time, and you haven't even seen life and death yet! But that's alright, you'll naturally be able to overcome it as you see more." Master Luo had no intention of giving Bai Wanqing a chance to back down.

Bai Wanqing never considered backing down. "Grandmaster, I wasn't scared."

Master Luo glanced at Bai Wanqing's pale lips and subtly raised the corner of his eye, saying, "Don't you even know if anyone believes what you're saying?"

After having breakfast, the group, including Fengniang, went out to the clinic.

Dr. Zheng was very anxious today. He came to the clinic early in the morning, but apart from the patients who stayed at the clinic yesterday, there was no one there.

Although the clinic wasn't busy, he was anxious!

He didn't want the job he had just found to fall through, so when Fengniang came in the morning, he grabbed her and asked her a bunch of questions, but Fengniang didn't know anything. She only said that the madam and the others had gone to bed late, and knew nothing else.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Doctor Luo and Bai Wanqing.

He then asked and learned that Madam Meng had given birth the day before.

Bai Wanqing followed Master Luo to see the patients in the backyard. Under Master Luo's guidance, Bai Wanqing performed a set of acupuncture, then made simple adjustments to the dosage of the prescription and handed it over to Wu Dalang to brew.

Wu Dalang slept with his mother yesterday. He knew all too well that his mother had never been able to get a good night's sleep when she was at home before, but after taking only one dose of medicine from the century-old medical clinic yesterday, her cough symptoms had lessened considerably.

So when Bai Wanqing asked him to get the medicine again, he didn't hesitate for a moment and happily went to find Doctor Zheng.

After examining the patients, Master Luo stayed in the backyard to rest, while Bai Wanqing returned to the front hall to watch Feng Niang and Rui Xin distribute medicine pouches.

The two stood on the street busily for a while, and then they had finished distributing all the medicine pouches in their hands.

When Fengniang and Ruixin returned empty-handed, Fengniang frowned and expressed her worries to Bai Wanqing. "Madam, our medicine pouches have been sent out, but they don't seem to be working well."

This was quite different from the effect Fengniang had imagined; at least she felt it didn't have the lively atmosphere of a restaurant.

Bai Wanqing smiled and said, "It's only been one day, how can it have such quick results? Let's wait and see!"

Bai Wanqing wasn't in a hurry. Fengniang thought for a moment and asked, "Should we still send it?"

“Let’s do this! Consider it an activity we do at our clinic regularly! It won’t require many medicinal herbs,” Bai Wanqing said.

Fengniang understood her meaning, and she and Ruixin found a place to continue making medicine pouches. Of course, they were only responsible for embroidery; Doctor Zheng was responsible for sourcing the medicinal herbs.

After giving her instructions, Bai Wanqing picked up a medical book and began to study the technique of abdominal dissection. She decided to start by learning about the tools her master had used.

Just as everyone was busy, a man dressed in fine clothes walked in. He wore a black jade crown, held a folding fan, and was followed by five or six servants.

"Excuse me, is there a doctor here?" The man turned his head and saw Bai Wanqing sitting in the front hall, so he stared at her as he asked.

Bai Wanqing looked up, recognized the person, and quickly stood up with a smile. "Young master, this is a clinic, of course we have doctors. May I ask where you feel unwell?"

Bai Wanqing gestured for the man in front of her to sit down first.

The man looked Bai Wanqing up and down. "I haven't had a good appetite lately, so I wanted to come and see you. May I ask if you are also a doctor?"

Bai Wanqing nodded and said, "Not now, but in the future. Please wait a moment, young master, and I will have the doctor in the clinic take a look at you."

With that, Bai Wanqing went to the backyard and called out Doctor Zheng.

When Dr. Zheng heard that a patient had come to his door, he ran out happily. However, when he saw the visitor's clothes, he became nervous again.

"Master, this..."

Bai Wanqing nodded to him, "Everyone who eats grains will feel uncomfortable sometimes. No matter what your status is, you don't need to be afraid. Just keep watching."

Doctor Zheng was no naive young man after all; he had treated many wealthy families when he ran his clinic, so he composed himself and stepped forward.

Dr. Zheng asked the man to extend his hand, and the man smiled and showed his wrist.

Dr. Zheng placed his fingers on it, but as he listened, his eyes began to look strange.

The man asked with a smile, "Doctor, do you think my illness is serious?"

Dr. Zheng was stunned. What could he say? This man wasn't sick at all! He was perfectly healthy!
Why would someone come to the clinic if they're not sick? Are they here specifically to cause trouble?

It's not surprising that Dr. Zheng has such concerns, given how badly he was framed by the Fang family before.

Dr. Zheng's stammering manner displeased the man.

"Dr. Zheng, just say what you want to say!" Bai Wanqing naturally sensed that the man was not simple. Although she did not know his purpose, she was already on guard.

"This young master's pulse is strong and rhythmic, not like someone who is ill."

The man laughed after hearing this and withdrew his hand.

He stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to Bai Wanqing, "Madam, I was out of line, please don't take offense. I'm not here for medical treatment, I just wanted to get to know you."

Dr. Zheng really wanted to beat this kid to death right now; his joke almost gave Dr. Zheng a heart attack.

Bai Wanqing glanced at the man and then said, "Then why don't we talk inside?"

Bai Wanqing led the man to a side room in the main hall. The man left the servants outside, and there was no one else in the side room except Bai Wanqing and Ruixin.

“Madam, my name is Yang Yan from the capital. I heard in the capital that Lady Lin is a doctor with excellent medical skills, so I came to visit you today. May I ask if I have disturbed Lady Lin?”

Yang Yanbin said politely.

"It's not really an intrusion, but I wonder what brings Young Master Yang to see my husband?"

Bai Wanqing asked the question directly.

Yang Yan smiled and said, "Madam, you misunderstand. Brother Lin and I became acquainted when he took the exam in Kyoto last year. I'm just here to meet him and I don't have any requests."

“Oh! Since he is my husband’s friend, Wanqing is naturally happy to welcome him.”

"But my husband hasn't finished his official duties yet. How about you come to visit us another day when he's on his day off?"

Yang Yan smiled and said, "That would be great, but sister-in-law, please don't send me away now!"

"Don't you want to know how successful Brother Lin was in Kyoto last year? I can tell you about it."

Bai Wanqing: She doesn't want to know.

(End of this chapter)