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

Chapter 158 was kicked out.
Hai Shengyang could no longer sit still. She stood up abruptly, glanced at Cui Shi with a grim expression, and seeing that Cui Shi had no intention of stopping Bai Qinglian from humiliating her, she walked directly to Bai Qinglian and slapped her.

The right cheek, which was bruised and white, swelled up with a handprint.

Everyone present was stunned, and Hai Shengyang himself was also quite shocked as he looked at his still slightly burning palms.

"I...I didn't mean to," Hai Shengyang said, his eyes suddenly reddening.

Bai Qinglian covered her face, looking at the woman in front of her in disbelief. Just now, the woman had slapped her hard, and now she was pretending to be pitiful.

"Where did you come from, you poor, fallen heiress? How dare you hit someone?" Bai Qinglian was not one to stand up for herself after being hit.

She pounced on Hai Shengyang. Hai Shengyang didn't expect Bai Qinglian to be so fierce. She was definitely not a proper family's daughter. She was just a country bumpkin, so wild.

In an instant, Hai Shengyang and Bai Qinglian started fighting. Hai Shengyang's maids, naturally, couldn't stand by and watch their young mistress being bullied, so they all rushed over.

Fearing her daughter would suffer, Madam Chen shouted twice from the side. Seeing that those people were punching Bai Qinglian without any intention of stopping, she stomped her foot and rushed forward as well.

Suddenly, inside the Lin family's thatched hut, the Bai family and the Hai family were locked in a fierce fight, with screams and cries echoing throughout the Lin family's courtyard.

Meng Zhan, who was originally having tea and watching the horses with Lin Feiyun in the backyard, immediately put down his teacup and rushed over when he heard the commotion.

Seeing the women already locked in a fight, he didn't know when to intervene and break them up.

"Madam Lin, Madam Lin, please pull them apart quickly!"

Although the Hai family had many members, they were all spoiled and pampered. They were no match for the Bai family mother and daughter. Most importantly, they were not as willing to go all out as the Bai family mother and daughter.

Biting and scratching are improper actions; they can't do them because they would suffer the consequences.

Madam Cui was not in a hurry. "Lord Meng, it's just a quarrel between girls. If we, as elders, get involved, people will say I'm protecting my own."

Meng Zhan's eyes widened as he listened to Cui's words.

"Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Bai is already inside. This is no longer just a girls' quarrel; it's already..."

"Oh? Lord Meng, what is it? You must be careful what you say."

"As the saying goes, big problems can be resolved peacefully, and small problems can be made bigger. I think Lord Meng probably doesn't want this matter to involve any family feuds or official backgrounds, right?"

Meng Zhan naturally didn't want this to happen; if he were really involved, he wouldn't have a good outcome either.

But seeing Hai Shengyang beaten so badly by Bai Qinglian that he couldn't get up, how could they just ignore it!
Meng Zhan was about to step forward when he was stopped by Cui.

"They are all women and young ladies. If you, sir, were to take action, you would surely ruin their reputation."

"Isn't Lord Meng afraid of being criticized?"

Fear! How could Meng Zhan not be afraid? But if he didn't care now, would Miss Hai let him off the hook?

Just as Meng Zhan was hesitating, Hai Shengyang suddenly let out a howl and fainted. Meng Zhan no longer cared about the proper separation between men and women, and he went forward and dragged Chen Shi and Bai Qinglian out.

When Chen and Bai Qinglian turned around and saw Meng Zhan, they were both taken aback at first, but soon the maids from the Hai family who had gotten up rushed over and continued to beat them.

Bai Qinglian tried to struggle against Meng Zhan's restraints, but the man's strength was still too great.

Bai Qinglian and Chen Shi endured several punches from the Hai family, and Chen Shi's eyes turned red from the beating.

"Meng Zhan! You...you really are a traitor."

"When you were begging to become our Bai family's son-in-law, you looked so righteous."

"Now that you've gained power, you're ganging up with outsiders to bully us. You have no shame!"

Chen grabbed at Meng Zhan like a madwoman. Meng Zhan couldn't hit her, so he took several blows from her.

The maids of the Hai family were frantic when they saw Hai Shengyang collapse.

"Lord Meng, quickly call a doctor! Our young lady has fainted! Quickly call a doctor!"

Meng Zhan had no choice but to release Chen Shi and Bai Qinglian, drive the carriage over from the Lin family's backyard, then carry Miss Hai into the carriage and leave in a hurry with the Hai family members.

As Chen watched the Hai family members walk away, she angrily pinched Bai Qinglian.

"Look at you, you're so impulsive! You don't even know who she is, and you dare to hit her?" Chen was so angry that her face turned ashen, and with her hair and clothes all messed up, she looked extremely disheveled.

Bai Qinglian wasn't in much better shape; both sides of her face were covered in scratches from the Hai family, and her mouth was bleeding from Hai Shengyang's blows.

"Mother, she hit me first, so am I just supposed to be beaten?"

"Besides, how capable can she be? Isn't she just trying to become a concubine in the Lin family?"

"She's just some rich country gentleman's daughter, what's there to be afraid of!"

As she spoke, Bai Qinglian wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.

Chen thought it made sense and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could catch her breath, Cui spoke up.

“Father-in-law, she’s not the daughter of some local gentry. You’ve really offended them this time,” said Madam Cui from the side.

"If she's not the daughter of a local gentry, then who is she?" Chen's heart tightened.

"Her? She is Hai Shengyang, the daughter of the Governor-General of the Three Norths."

When Chen heard the title of Governor-General of the Three Norths, she felt a wave of dizziness and collapsed. Bai Qinglian was also dumbfounded. Governor-General of the Three Norths? Wasn't that the sky for the people of the North?

Cui rubbed her eyes, supported Chen with one hand, and patted Bai Furong's shoulder with the other.

"Miss Bai, stop standing there! Hurry up and take your mother back!"

Bai Qinglian then realized what was happening and quickly helped Chen Shi up. The two of them helped Chen Shi into the carriage. Bai Qinglian wanted to ask Cui Shi for help, but before she could speak, Cui Shi slapped the horse's rump, and the carriage started moving. The coachman was startled and quickly tried to control the horse, but the carriage had already left Linjia Village.

"Third Miss, shall we go back?" the coachman asked cautiously, his brow beaded with sweat.

Bai Qinglian glared at the person behind her with resentment. "Go back for what? We should go back to the Bai family first and find a doctor for Mother."

And so, Cui quickly saw off the two groups of people who had come that day.

Lin Feiyun stood in the courtyard, watching the carriage disappear into the distance, and shook his head. "Sigh! What a mess this is!"

Cui pursed her lips and said, "What is it? These people are all eager to curry favor with us because they see the benefits we have from the Lin family."

"That's good. If the two families start fighting, it saves me the trouble of personally chasing them away."

But Lin Feiyun was a little worried, "What about the in-laws? I'm afraid Miss Hai won't let this go."

Madam Cui, however, was not worried at all. "Hmph! Just you wait and see, this young lady from the Hai family hasn't given up yet."

"As long as she doesn't give up, the Bai family will be fine, and so will our Lin family."

Lin Feiyun nodded, then realized something was amiss, "So you're really going to let her marry into our Lin family in the end?"

"With Big Head's temperament, if you let him take concubines, he might kill someone."

Madam Cui rolled her eyes at Lin Feiyun, "Of course we can't let him into the Lin family."

"However, we still need to talk to Wanqing about this, just in case she misunderstands. Let's put it off for now and wait until Datou comes back and personally rejects her. I'm sure this young lady won't be so embarrassed to keep trying to get close to him."

Cui was making plans in her mind, but she underestimated Hai Shengyang's determination.

At this moment, Hai Shengyang's courtyard was in chaos. Meng Zhan had already sent someone to fetch a doctor. After examining him, the doctor said that it was just a case of qi and blood attacking the heart, and that there was nothing seriously wrong. He prescribed some medicine and then left.

"Lord Meng, my young lady was beaten at the Lin family today. Why didn't you help her? She was knocked unconscious!" Chunru was standing in the room, pointing her finger at Meng Zhan and cursing.

Meng Zhan felt aggrieved. Only now did he realize that Hai Shengyang had rushed to the Lin family so eagerly, wanting to become Lin Yunche's concubine.

Haha! This world is becoming more and more incomprehensible to him.

A governor's daughter actually condescended to become a concubine in a farmer's house. No wonder she was beaten. This beating might just clear Miss Hai's head.

However, he naturally couldn't reveal any of these thoughts.

"The Hai family is wronging me. If I hadn't stopped the Bai family's lady and young lady, your Miss Hai wouldn't be back yet."

Chunru was rebuked, and the thought of the Bai family mother and daughter she had encountered that day made her even angrier.

"Lord Meng, this mother and daughter assaulted an official's wife. Shouldn't you arrest them immediately?"

"Why did you let them go home?" Chunru questioned.

Meng Zhan felt a headache coming on. "This is just a quarrel between young ladies. Why escalate it to the level of beating up an official's wife?"

"Do you, little girl, want to embarrass the Lin family, the Bai family, and the Hai family?"

Just as Meng Zhan said this, Hai Shengyang woke up.

She never expected that the Lin family would not only refuse to let her in, but would even condone the Bai family mother and daughter bullying her.

Is she inferior to the daughter of a gentry in a remote mountain area?

The claim that the Lin family never takes concubines is utterly ridiculous.

"Lord Meng, it is a fact that the Bai family beats up officials' wives. What does that have to do with the Lin family?"

"Sir, please don't speak carelessly."

Hai Shengyang tried to sit up, and Chunru, who was standing nearby, heard her young mistress speak and quickly came to help her.

"Miss, you're finally awake! You scared me to death!"

Hai Shengyang smiled slightly and looked at Meng Zhan again. "Lord Meng, as the wife of the official who was beaten, I am here today to sue the Bai family."

"What does Your Excellency intend to do next?"

A rare coldness appeared in Hai Shengyang's eyes, indicating that he was determined to get to the bottom of this matter.

What else could Meng Zhan do? He was now forced to choose one.

Whether it was offending Lin Yunche or offending Lord Hai, if Lin Yunche was offended, and they saw each other every day, what good would come of it?

But if he offends Lord Hai, what future career path will he have?

After thinking for a moment, Meng Zhan naturally chose Lord Hai, since he had already offended Lin Yunche, but now he was probably offended even more severely.

"Alright! Then let's do as Miss Hai says."

Meng Zhan waved his hand, and two constables immediately stepped forward.

"Go now and arrest Chen Shi and Bai Qinglian and imprison them."

"Yes!" The constables obeyed and left.

Hai Shengyang smiled slightly at Meng Zhan, "Thank you, Lord Meng."

(End of this chapter)