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

Chapter 135 Dressing Up as a Beautiful Bride Again

In the room, Bai Wanqing had already pulled Lin Yunche to the mirror, and she pinched Lin Yunche's cheek with her hand.

"Little sister, you're so pretty, pink suits you even better." After saying that, Bai Wanqing started rummaging through her clothes, wishing she could take out all her pink clothes to let Lin Yunche try them on.

Lin Yunche frowned, his face full of reluctance, but when he saw Bai Wanqing glaring at him, he had no choice but to cooperate obediently.

Bai Wanqing finally chose a pink and white dress with butterfly patterns and gave it to Lin Yunche so he could change into it.

But as soon as Bai Wanqing's hand touched Lin Yunche's waist, Lin Yunche jumped up from the stool.

"Sister, I... I can change it myself!" Lin Yunche lowered his head instantly, his face flushed with embarrassment.

Bai Wanqing gently covered her mouth and said, "Okay, okay! You can change!"

"Then change it yourself first, and call me when you're done."

Lin Yunche nodded obediently and waited quietly for Bai Wanqing to leave, but Bai Wanqing did not move for a long time. She simply turned around.

Lin Yunche glanced at Bai Wanqing's back and then reminded her, "Sister, you can't turn around halfway through!"

Bai Wanqing waved her hand gently, "Don't worry, sister, I definitely won't look."

Lin Yunche then felt relieved and awkwardly changed into the pink dress. However, the dress was too small and felt a bit tight on him, but it clearly outlined his figure.

"I'm all dressed." Lin Yunche said softly, awkwardly adjusting the butterfly sleeves.

Bai Wanqing turned around with a smile and was immediately stunned by Lin Yunche, who was wearing a pink dress. She stared at Lin Yunche and then slowly approached him.

"Beautiful! So beautiful! Sister, you truly deserve to be the most beautiful courtesan in Mufeng Pavilion."

Lin Yunche wanted to clarify, but Bai Wanqing didn't give him the chance. Instead, she pulled him back to the bronze mirror and started drawing his eyebrows.

Lin Yunche's eyebrows were straight and raised, extremely sharp, and Bai Wanqing became lost in thought as she painted them.
A moment later, Bai Wanqing suddenly stood up and involuntarily took three steps back. She looked at the man in the pink butterfly dress in front of her with a look of horror, and forcibly covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.

Lin Yunche was startled by Bai Wanqing's sudden action. He turned his head to look at her, and then looked down at himself.

He was even more astonished than Bai Wanqing.

Lin Yunche immediately turned around and said, his expression unreadable, "Wanqing, you go out first."

Bai Wanqing quickly recovered from her shock. She slowly approached the bronze mirror, put down the eyebrow pencil in her hand, and then ran out of the bedroom.

Seeing that she had left, Lin Yunche immediately turned to look at himself in the bronze mirror. His outfit was so shocking that he was completely stunned.

Just two days ago, he told Bai Wanqing that his dressing up as a woman was a temporary measure, but now he suddenly realized that it seemed a bit hard to explain.

Lin Yunche sighed in frustration and quickly took off his women's clothing.

Bai Wanqing, who rushed out of the bedroom, still had a flushed face. Although she didn't know what she had just done, her memory hadn't disappeared.

The repeated calls of "court lady sister" gave her goosebumps all over.

Ruixin was already worried that her young mistress would be bullied by her husband, so when she saw her come out, she immediately ran over.

She sensed that the lady's mood was somewhat off.

"Madam, why is your face so red? Are you sick?" Ruixin asked with concern.

Bai Wanqing coughed twice and shook her head, saying, "I'm fine. I'm just a little tired because the poison-making process took a while."

Hearing their conversation, Fengniang covered her mouth and chuckled, but didn't expose them directly. "Madam, dinner is ready. Would you like to eat now?"

Bai Wanqing nodded, "Let's do it now. I'll go and call Master Luo right away."

Bai Wanqing practically ran away as if fleeing. The memories in her mind were becoming clearer and clearer, and she realized that the culprit who had caused the situation was actually herself.

Another thing is the hallucinogenic powder she concocted. Judging from what just happened, this poison must have been made.

When Master Luo and Bai Wanqing were seated and ready to eat, Lin Yunche was still nowhere to be seen.

“Madam, is the master also feeling unwell? Perhaps I should go and call him,” Ruixin asked.

Bai Wanqing blushed immediately and stammered, "Well... go ahead! If he doesn't want to come, Fengniang, you can send him a portion to his room to eat later."

Feng Niang agreed. Master Luo, noticing Bai Wanqing's unusual behavior, quietly leaned closer and asked, "Qing girl, didn't I tell you to protect your own life?"

"What? You've already been poisoned after just one attempt?"

Master Luo noticed that Bai Wanqing's eyes were sparkling. Only then did Bai Wanqing realize why Master Luo had refused her outright and kept his distance when she asked him to help her refine medicine.

"Grandmaster, do you know the effects of this poison?"

Grandmaster Luo stroked his beard and smiled slightly. How could he not know the effects of these poisons? Back when Zi Rou was developing these poisons, they were right beside her, and every time it ended in chaos. Grandmaster Luo himself, in particular, suffered greatly from these poisons. Once, he almost lost his dignity as a master forever. Even now, just thinking about that scene sends chills down Grandmaster Luo's spine.

"Hahaha! I don't know, I've never studied it." Master Luo avoided Bai Wanqing's gaze with a flickering look, and guiltily began to eat his meal.

Fortunately, Lin Yunche arrived at this moment, successfully diverting Bai Wanqing's attention.

Lin Yunche had already changed back into his own clothes. The moment their eyes met, both Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing blushed, looking just like steamed crabs.

Master Luo suppressed a laugh as he invited the two to eat. Although the atmosphere was awkward, it was still reasonably harmonious.

After the meal, Bai Wanqing first went to check on her alchemy furnace.

She had barely reached the vicinity of the pharmacy when she covered her mouth and nose tightly with her sleeve, fearing that she might catch the virus again.

Fortunately, there was no open flame in the alchemy room at this moment, and the mist that had filled the room had mostly dissipated.

Bai Wanqing opened the small iron stove and saw a thick layer of pure white powder at the bottom.

She put the pure white powder into the porcelain bottle, and then carefully cleaned the small iron stove. She didn't want the poison to accidentally harm anyone else in the yard.

Holding the medicine bottle, Bai Wanqing nodded in satisfaction. With this, even if they really encountered the Fang family, they would have a chance to negotiate with them.

After preparing the poison, Bai Wanqing turned to go back to her room, but as soon as she reached the door, she saw that the candlelight that had been burning in the room had suddenly gone out.

Should we let her in, or not?
Seeing that the lady was frozen at the door, Ruixin stepped forward and asked, "Madam, why aren't you going in?"

"Would you like me to relight the candles for you?"

Before Bai Wanqing could answer, Lin Yunche's voice came from inside the room, "Wanqing, come in, I'll light the candles."

Bai Wanqing: She told Ruixin to go back to sleep, and then tiptoed into the room.

Lin Yunche did not light the candle, but Bai Wanqing could still see Lin Yunche's face clearly by the moonlight.

At this moment, he looked as if he had suffered a great injustice, with the blanket tightly covering his body, only half of his head showing.

Seeing this, Bai Wanqing felt somewhat conflicted.

Did she leave him with some kind of psychological trauma?

"Cough cough!" Bai Wanqing pretended that nothing had happened. "Um... I'm sorry, I didn't notice today and you got poisoned too."

"It's all the effect of poison, you don't need to worry about it."

Lin Yunche was stunned when he heard this. "What poison?"

Bai Wanqing then told him about how she had asked Master Luo for the poison formula to make poison.
"The poison I'm concocting this time can cause hallucinations."

"So, our previous reactions were both caused by this poison."

Lin Yunche was struck dumb. He knew from a young age that he had to fight against the Northern Dynasty, so he had tried hundreds of poisons. Although his physique could not be considered immune to all poisons, it was not an ordinary poison that could poison him!

"Could you let me see this poison?" Lin Yunche crawled out from under the covers.

Bai Wanqing thought for a moment and handed over the poison. Lin Yunche opened the bottle, put it to his nose and smelled it. Bai Wanqing was afraid that he would be poisoned, so she wanted to take the poison back.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yunche asked, "How can this poison inflict poison on someone?"

Bai Wanqing stared at him blankly, already covering her mouth and nose. "Smell it, you can get poisoned by smelling it like that."

Lin Yunche suddenly realized what was happening, and then the expression on his face began to distort.

He suddenly jumped out of bed and ran around the room, laughing and crying. In the end, Bai Wanqing took the medicine bottle back from his hand and put the cap back on before Lin Yunche calmed down.

Lin Yunche was already covered in sweat.

He wasn't sure if his performance was convincing, but seeing Bai Wanqing's relatively calm expression, he felt he had successfully fooled her.

"Wanqing, how about we carve out a separate courtyard for you to make poisons in the future?"

Lin Yunche was genuinely afraid. He wasn't afraid of the poison itself, but rather of the rebellion hidden deep within his heart.

Bai Wanqing thought his suggestion was good. If her mother's poison formula had such strange effects, then they should indeed find a separate place to refine the poison.

"Alright, I'll have someone come here tomorrow to take a look and see how to carve out a separate courtyard."

Lin Yunche immediately responded with an "Mm".

Lin Yunche barely slept that night, staring thoughtfully at the medicine bottle on the table.
Was he not poisoned? But why did he see Wanqing looking angry?
He should try again on his own when he has the chance in the future.

(End of this chapter)