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

Chapter 148 He actually doesn't take me seriously
At this moment, Pan Hu showed no guilt whatsoever, his face completely calm.

“This involves more than just my life. What’s wrong with me being careful?” Pan Hu said in a low voice.

At this point, Lin Yunche naturally wouldn't pursue the matter further, but he still didn't completely trust Pan Hu.
"I will investigate the deployment map. If it proves to be genuine, I will consider it your pledge of loyalty, Pan Hu. But if it's fake..."

Lin Yunche's expression suddenly turned extremely cold. "Even the madam can't protect you."

Pan Hu naturally knew, and Bai Wanqing knew even more in her heart.

"Alright, you can go now." Lin Yunche told Pan Hu to leave first, leaving Bai Wanqing to talk to him.

Lin Yunche had just glanced at the defense map, and Bai Wanqing knew that the secrets hidden in the map were probably not simple.

"Is it really that troublesome?" Bai Wanqing asked.

Lin Yunche nodded slightly, "It's more troublesome than I imagined. I just took a quick look, and there are as many as three such locations scattered throughout Huaizhou City."

"Do you think this defense map could be fake?"

Bai Wanqing said with absolute certainty, "No."

"Are you so sure?" Lin Yunche had been with Bai Wanqing for a long time and had gotten used to her calm demeanor, but it was precisely this calm demeanor that always made her so confident.

“I looked at the paper when Pan Hu gave it to you just now. The paper used for the drawing is not of high quality. Obviously, this is not a deliberate deception by someone.”

"Furthermore, the rough marks on the deployment map indicate that these lines were probably corrected bit by bit from memory. Obviously, this map was drawn by these suicide soldiers in private."

Lin Yunche was somewhat surprised. He hadn't realized that his wife was so thoughtful.

"But they are suicide soldiers, and suicide soldiers should obey their master's orders. Why are they drawing this defense map?" Lin Yunche couldn't understand.

“My lord, even death warriors are human beings, and they also have the right to choose how they live.”

Bai Wanqing's words undoubtedly shocked Lin Yunche.

"I never imagined you would have such unconventional thoughts."

Bai Wanqing smiled gently, "If it weren't for this belief, how could I have met my husband again? I would have gone to find a white silk ribbon long ago when I was kicked out of the Meng family."

Lin Yunche naturally knew what Bai Wanqing had endured back then in Huai'an County.

Betrayal by her husband's family, disdain from her own family, and repeated harassment from her younger sister.
Was her life really that difficult? Why had he never thought of these things before? He stared blankly at the composed Bai Wanqing. It was this calm demeanor that made people forget the suffering she had endured.

She never complained to anyone; she just struggled on her own.

Lin Yunche regained his senses and looked at Bai Wanqing with more pity.

"Wanqing, I may have to take some people to these places marked on the defense map," Lin Yunche said seriously.

"Are you planning to conduct an undercover investigation?" Bai Wanqing asked.

Lin Yunche nodded slightly, "Yes! I'll take a few men to investigate. If it's true, Pan Hu is a useful person."

Bai Wanqing frowned slightly, and Lin Yunche added, "Don't worry, I'm just going to check if it's true or not, I won't do anything rash."

"No matter what I discover, I will come back to Pan Hu to discuss it further."

Bai Wanqing knew she couldn't stop Lin Yunche, "Are you planning to take Yang Cong with you?"

Yang Cong? Lin Yunche shook his head slightly, "Yang Cong is eloquent, but not good at fighting. I plan to take Uncle Lin with me."

Uncle Lin? Bai Wanqing was taken aback. Someone from Linjia Village!
Lin Yunche met Bai Wanqing's probing gaze without flinching.

Bai Wanqing didn't press further; she had already understood from Lin Yunche's eyes.

"Be careful," Bai Wanqing instructed.

Lin Yunche wrote a letter to Linjia Village that day. Uncle Lin arrived the next morning, and Lin Yunche also left in the morning. Before leaving, he went to Meng Zhan's house and spoke with Meng Zhan.

Tell Meng Zhan to take good care of Lord Hai.

Meng Zhan didn't want to overstep his bounds, but Lin Yunche didn't give him a chance to refuse. Before he could speak, Lin Yunche rode away on his horse.

It seemed there was indeed something important, so when Lord Hai went to the yamen to hear Lin Yunche and the others' report, his face turned green.

"What did you say?" Lord Hai practically jumped up from his chair, glaring at Meng Zhan with veins bulging on his face.

Not only Hai Daren, but even Bi Yi, who often followed Lin Yunche, looked surprised.

Meng Zhan repeated the reasons that Lin Yunche had told him that morning.

"Lord Hai, Lord Lin is really in a hurry. He rode out of the city early this morning and specifically instructed me to explain things to you, Lord Hai." Meng Zhan said this, but in his heart he was already cursing.

"He even specifically instructed you, so why didn't he come and tell me himself!" Hai Daren was so angry that his beard almost flew off.

What does Lin Yunche mean by this? His superior came without even saying hello, and then disappeared the next day. It's simply too much, and he doesn't take him seriously at all.

Meng Zhan's forehead was already covered in cold sweat; Lin Yunche had completely harmed him.

Entrusting such a matter to him is now a disaster. Lord Hai will surely think that he and Lin Yunche are in cahoots, and he can't explain where Lin Yunche went or what he did.

This definitely makes them accomplices.

Hai Chengming ordered his men to bring Lin Yunche back, and Meng Zhan's face turned even greener.

How come he was the one who got hurt in this fight between these two gods?

Upon arriving at the yamen, they naturally still couldn't find Lin Yunche's whereabouts. Lord Hai asked Meng Zhan again and again, and Meng Zhan could only give the same perfunctory excuse over and over again.

Enraged, Lord Hai smashed his teacup and went straight back to his side courtyard. He even ordered Bi Yi to report on all the recent political affairs to him, clearly determined to find something to impeach Lin Yunche. Hai Shengyang, who had been waiting anxiously at home, had already sent a maid to wait for him in the front courtyard.

"Go! Go to the front yard and wait there. Notify me as soon as Father returns."

The young girl accepted the order and immediately left.

Hai Shengyang thought for a moment, then said to another maid, "You, hurry to the kitchen and have them make some snacks to go with the wine, and warm up a pot of good wine. Serve it directly to Father when he returns."

"Yes, ma'am."

After giving his instructions, Hai Shengyang smiled slightly, feeling quite satisfied.

Isn't that Lin Yunche? If they had heard of her reputation as the Hai family's young lady, wouldn't they immediately fall at her feet?

Given her renowned reputation as Miss Hai, there has never been a man she couldn't have.

Hai Shengyang chuckled as he thought about it, but was interrupted by the chaos in the front yard.

"What's going on? Could it be that Father has returned?" Hai Shengyang asked, raising an eyebrow.

Before the maidservant beside her could even look, the little maidservant waiting in the front yard rushed back, her face covered in dust and mud.

Hai Shengyang glanced at her disdainfully and told her to step outside and talk.

"What are you doing? You're all filthy. You have no manners at all," Hai Shengyang said angrily.

The little girl was so frightened by Hai Shengyang's shout that she immediately knelt on the ground and kept begging for mercy.

"Miss, I was wrong, I was wrong."

Hai Shengyang frowned, his expression not good, and asked, "Tell me! What happened in the front yard? I just heard a noise."

The little maid lowered her head and hunched over, whispering, "Master has returned."

"The master just bumped into the servant in the front yard as soon as he entered, which is why he lost his temper."

Hai Shengyang no longer cared about how the little girl had gotten into such a mess; she immediately became excited when she heard that her father had returned.

"Where is Father? Perhaps in the study?"

"The master is not in the study. He went straight to his room and said he wouldn't be having dinner tonight."

Hai Shengyang was taken aback. It seemed that his father was very angry, but there was no official in Huaizhou City with a higher rank than his father. Who could possibly make his father so angry?

Could it be Lin Yunche? Does he really dare to refuse his father's suggestion?

Hai Shengyang didn't want to think that way, so she decided to go ask her father.

The young maid kindly reminded her, "Miss, the master is in a bad mood right now, why don't you go later?"

Hai Shengyang wasn't stupid. He stopped and looked at the girl covered in dust, saying softly, "Someone, take her downstairs to change her clothes."

"If you are injured anywhere, send someone to get some medicine from me to apply. Consider it a reward for doing my job well."

The young maid was very happy to see that her mistress had listened to her and cared about her, so she happily followed the person downstairs.

Hai Shengyang snorted lightly, "See? So many people want to win my favor. Young Master Fan is one, Young Master Cen is another, and what about Young Master Lin?"

“Yes! Yes!” the maidservant beside her immediately chimed in.

Hai Chengming was so angry that he barely slept all night, but his anger finally subsided a bit when he woke up in the morning.

I'm a little hungry because I didn't eat anything yesterday.

"Someone come here! Bring me the food!" Lord Hai ordered.

The maids immediately got busy. When Hai Shengyang heard that her father had started eating, she knew that his anger had subsided, so she had someone send her food over as well, so that she could eat with her father.

When Hai Daren saw Hai Shengyang arrive, his face immediately darkened.

"Father, what's wrong? Who made you angry?" Hai Shengyang asked softly.

Hai Daren slammed down his chopsticks. "What do you think? What do you think? I told you we shouldn't come to Huaizhou City, but you insisted on coming."

"Now look what's happened, I've lost all face."

As Hai Daren continued talking, his temper flared up again.

Hai Shengyang was surprised to find that it was actually related to Lin Yunche. "Father, do you mean that Lin Yunche doesn't agree to let me join the Lin family?"

Hai Daren was even more troubled by his daughter's single-minded desire to marry into the Lin family.

"you you."

The professor was speechless for a long time.

Hai Shengyang pursed her lips. "Father, Lin Yunche must disagree because he hasn't met me yet. Why don't you take your daughter with you when you go to the yamen today?"

"If he sees his daughter, he will definitely agree."

Hai Da felt like he was about to vomit blood from frustration. "See what?!"

"You may want to see them, but they might not want to see you!"

Hai Shengyang was confused. "Father, what do you mean by that?"

(End of this chapter)