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

Chapter 137 On the Sheep Intestine
When Yang Peiran saw the bird's nest that Meng Zhan had brought back, he was delighted, and his resentment from the morning vanished.

Meng Zhan finally breathed a sigh of relief. As he walked out of the courtyard, he couldn't help but feel emotional. Whether it was Liu Feifei or Yang Peiran, ever since they entered the Meng family, they had been thinking about how to win favor. Thinking about it this way, Bai Wanqing was so different from everyone else.

"If it is..." Meng Zhan had only uttered two words when he immediately fell silent. He then slowly shook his head, suppressing the thought that had just crossed his mind. After a pause, he went to the yamen.

By this time, Bai Wanqing had already led Fengniang out of the city. After walking along the official road for half an hour, the two turned into a forest path.

Wei Qian took this small road back then because, compared to the official road, this small road was less circuitous and could save two hours to reach Huaizhou City.

Generally, as long as you don't have to carry too much stuff, people prefer to take this route.

Because the road was not wide and there were mountains on both sides, Fengniang slowed down her driving speed.

Bai Wanqing, sitting in the carriage, felt a noticeable jolt. She gently lifted the curtain and peered out. The mountains on both sides were very close, sandwiching the path in the middle. The mountains were covered with dense forests on both sides, making it easy for bandits to ambush her. No wonder the Fang family chose such a place to make their move.

Bai Wanqing watched for a while, then lowered the curtain, leaned against the carriage, slowly closed her eyes, and listened intently to the sounds outside.

They walked for about an hour, until finally the sound of horses' hooves could be heard outside.

Bai Wanqing peeked out and saw two carriages coming towards them. Looking at the flags on the carriages, Bai Wanqing narrowed her eyes.

Fengniang, confused, said, "Madam."

Bai Wanqing glanced at Feng Niang and said calmly, "Don't worry, it's the Bai family's carriage. The medicinal herbs we need to pick up should be on it."

"Let's go and meet with them."

Feng Niang nodded, picked up her pace slightly, and the two drove toward the carriage opposite.

They saw Bai Wanqing and her group from the other side as well. The three bodyguards escorting the medicinal herbs recognized the Bai family's carriage. "Third Master, it's Miss Bai."

"Yes! We're watching! Let's all stay alert," said the lead镖师 (bodyguard/escort).

"Third Master, why are you being so cautious? It's just a cartload of medicinal herbs. What kind of mortal would be interested in that?" One of the bodyguards said dismissively, feeling that Master Bai was making a mountain out of a molehill this time.

Another bodyguard agreed, "Yes! It's not like it's some kind of fine silk or satin. It's practically worthless to the average person who doesn't know any better."

The lead镖师 (bodyguard/escort) glanced at his two brothers and said, "What do you know? Master Bai is taking this very seriously. Didn't you see that Miss Bai is taking it very seriously as well?"

"She even came to pick us up in person. The key point is, didn't you all notice? Miss Bai specifically reserved this spot to pick us up. Don't you use your brains to think about why?"

The two bodyguards exchanged a glance, then shook their heads together. "Isn't it just that they don't trust us? Is there some other hidden reason behind this?"

The third leader said softly, "Of course. We just left the main road and Miss Bai sent someone to pick us up. What does that mean?"

The two looked at each other, thought for a long time, but said nothing.

The third leader rolled his eyes slightly; he shouldn't have had any hope for these two roughnecks.

"Naturally, this path indicates that it is not a peaceful place."

“If a normal family thought this shipment was important, they would naturally ask us to take the main road. But Miss Bai specifically asked us to take this side road. Can’t you see the trick behind it?”

Only then did the other two bodyguards realize that this task was probably not as easy as they had imagined, and they also became alert.

"Don't be so cautious. We're only disguised as servants at Master Bai's request. Just relax."

The two burly men nodded and resumed their previous nonchalant demeanor.

Third Boss: This balance seems a bit difficult to strike.

Just as the three of them were switching between being alert and relaxed, Bai Wanqing's carriage arrived in front of them.

When Bai Wanqing got out of the car, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) wanted to come up and clasp his hands in greeting, but was stopped by Bai Wanqing's gaze.

Oh right, right, he's a servant now.

He twisted his waist and bowed somewhat awkwardly, saying, "Madam, this humble servant greets you, Madam."

The remaining two bodyguards, seeing the third leader bow, followed suit and bowed back, not daring to even raise their heads.

Bai Wanqing smiled and extended her hand, saying, "Butler Bai, this batch of herbs is very important. Thank you for your hard work."

The head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) understood immediately and said with a fawning smile, "Madam, this is what we should do."

The two bodyguards behind him had never seen their third leader in such a lewd state, and they were both shocked.

Bai Wanqing spoke briefly with the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), then had Fengniang turn the carriage around and personally led the way for them.

So, the three carriages slowly traveled along the narrow path, one after the other.

"Madam, we've gone halfway and there's been no movement at all. Should we slow down a bit?" Feng Niang whispered to Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing remained leaning against the carriage, clutching the handkerchief in her hand, and said, "No need, we should speed things up now."

"Speed ​​up? Madam, if we hurry, we'll be on the official road in less than half an hour," Feng Niang reminded her. Bai Wanqing sighed softly, "It's alright, let's hurry."

“We need to put some pressure on these people. If they don’t act now, they will never have the chance to act again.”

Bai Wanqing wasn't talking nonsense; she had already sent Ruixin to find a broker to look after the shop yesterday.

Presumably, the news that she was going to open a second century-old medical clinic had also reached Mr. Fang's ears.

The medicinal herbs from the two pharmacies cannot be transported by just two carriages. He will definitely bet that she will not take this narrow path again, so the Fang family only has one chance to do this.

Sure enough, just as Bai Wanqing and her group accelerated, a group of people suddenly darted out from the woods to their right rear.

They didn't head towards Bai Wanqing, but went straight for the carriage full of medicinal herbs following behind them.

The three bodyguards, who had just relaxed a little, immediately drew their swords from under the carriage and engaged in a fierce battle with the group.

As soon as they exchanged blows, the three bodyguards' expressions turned serious, and Bai Wanqing immediately sensed that something was wrong.

She immediately pulled Fengniang into the woods behind them and found a secluded spot to hide.

Then Fengniang noticed something amiss, "Madam, are these people really servants of the Fang family? How can they be so skilled!"

Bai Wanqing frowned as she looked at the situation on the road, recalling what Lin Yunche had said about the Fang family's background. "I was too careless. I didn't expect the Fang family to have so many assassins."

"Given the current situation, I'm afraid even three bodyguards wouldn't be a match for the Fang family."

Feng Niang gritted her teeth, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to rush down when Bai Wanqing stopped her. "Feng Niang, what are you doing?"

"Madam, I'll go help. Although my skills aren't great, I can at least make do!"

Seeing the determination on Feng Niang's face, Bai Wanqing knew Feng Niang. Feng Niang was definitely not a reckless person. Since she took the initiative to step forward, she must have a certain degree of confidence.

So she didn't stop her anymore. She saw Fengniang quietly walk around from the forest to the back of the group of people, and then flick a few pebbles from her hand.

The stones hit the group of assassins accurately, disrupting their attack formation. The three bodyguards took the opportunity to injure several of them.

Immediately afterward, Fengniang rushed forward as well, and the situation suddenly became evenly matched.

Bai Wanqing hadn't expected Feng Niang to be so skilled; no wonder Feng Niang was so confident in protecting her safety.

But Feng Niang alone didn't seem to be enough. Bai Wanqing took out a porcelain bottle containing hallucinogenic drugs from her lower back and quietly joined the fray.

While everyone was distracted, she ran directly to the back of the cart carrying the medicinal herbs.

Fengniang and the head镖师 were both startled when they saw Bai Wanqing running over.

Bai Wanqing gave them a wink, and Feng Niang immediately understood, starting to retreat.

The head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) didn't know what Bai Wanqing was doing. Seeing Fengniang retreat, they also retreated.

Bai Wanqing watched the distance they retreated, and after confirming that the wind direction would not blow the powder towards her own people, she quietly opened the bottle cap and poured the hallucinogenic powder in front of the group of men in black.

Upon seeing someone scattering poison, the men in black, as if by instinct, took a step back and immediately covered their mouths and noses.

But Bai Wanqing did not stop. She threw the medicine bottle directly towards the men in black. The porcelain bottle shattered on the ground, and puffs of white smoke rose in the wind.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader of the men in black shouted, "Retreat!"

But the next second, the men in black started rolling on the ground, some crying and calling for their mothers, others saying they were hungry and wanted to eat, and for a moment there was chaos.

Bai Wanqing immediately said to the head镖师 behind her, "Tie him up now."

After waiting for two seconds, there was no reaction from the people behind her. Bai Wanqing turned around and saw that the three bodyguards from the escort agency were holding the three stones in their arms as if they were silver, muttering, "We're rich."

Now we can't count on the three of them.

Fortunately, Feng Niang was still conscious. It wasn't because she knew how potent the poison was, but because Lin Yunche had specifically reminded her to be careful of Bai Wanqing's poison. That's why she covered her mouth and nose when Bai Wanqing took out the porcelain bottle, thus escaping a disaster.

Bai Wanqing and Feng Niang tied up all the men in black; they counted eight of them.

The two of them coaxed the eight men in black onto the carriage as if they were children.

Then she went to call the three bodyguards. It took Fengniang a lot of effort to get them to stand up. "Madam, don't you have any antidote or anything?"

Bai Wanqing shook her head somewhat guiltily, "There will be more in the future, let's just make do for now."

Feng Niang:
The two men used almost all their strength to finally coax the three bodyguards into the car.

"Madam, we really should have asked the lord to send troops to capture them. This is far too risky," Fengniang said to Bai Wanqing, panting heavily.

(End of this chapter)