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

Chapter 159 Mother and Daughter Arrested (Part 1)

Chen's carriage had just entered the backyard when Qiuwen helped Chen down.

"Lian'er! You should go back quickly! The Hai family will probably come knocking on our door about what happened today."

"If your father finds out, he will probably blame you."

“If you go back to the Huang family, no matter how unwilling they are, they will not allow the Hai family to make things difficult for you there.”

As she spoke, Chen rubbed her temples and waved to Bai Qinglian.

Although Bai Qinglian didn't think the Huang family would speak up for her, she knew that her mother was protecting her. If the Hai family came to the Bai family to cause trouble, they probably wouldn't go to the Huang family to cause trouble anymore.

"I understand, Mother. Please take care of yourself."

“Mother, you don’t need to worry too much. Hai Shengyang is still determined to get into the Lin family. She will give the Lin family some face.”

Madam Chen sighed softly and watched Bai Qinglian leave the Bai family home.

Seeing that Madam Chen's face was pale, Qiuwen comforted her, "Madam, don't worry too much. No matter what, the Hai family still has to consider our son-in-law's feelings, right?"

Chen paused for a moment, then said, "If it really is possible, that would be good! But I'm afraid..."

"Didn't the Third Miss just say that the Hai family's daughter still wants to join the Lin family? They'll give her something, more or less."

Chen looked distressed, but didn't any of you see that Cui had no intention of letting Hai Shengyang into the family? Instead, she was adding fuel to the fire.

"Alright, Qiuwen, help me back first!" Madam Chen held out her hand for Qiuwen to support her. "By the way, do you still have any old ginseng at home?"

"Have!"

"Quickly, cut some for me and bring them over!"

Madam Chen was truly terrified today, and even now she is still shaken. She immediately asked Qiuwen to fetch some ginseng, and just as she put a piece in her mouth, a commotion erupted from the front yard of the Bai family.

"Qiuwen, what happened? What happened in the front yard?" Chen asked.

"Madam, please lie down while I go take a look!" Qiuwen got up to go out, but she didn't expect to see Uncle Liu running over with sweat all over his face as soon as she opened the door.

"Madam! Madam, something terrible has happened!" Uncle Liu shouted.

Startled, Madam Chen sat bolt upright. "Butler Liu, what happened?"

Before Liu Bo could even utter a word, he was restrained by Meng Zhan's constables.

"Don't move! This is a government office handling a case. Let's see who dares to move." The yamen runners shouted at those who tried to escape, and the Bai family was immediately surrounded.

Chen sat in the room, cold sweat pouring down her back. The yamen? The yamen runners? So fast?
Meng Zhan walked up to Chen's house and called out, "Madam Bai, please forgive me, but please come with us."

Chen's heart skipped a beat. If it weren't for the ginseng slice she was talking about, she might have fainted on the spot.

"Madam Bai?" Meng Zhan asked again after not hearing Madam Chen's reply, "If you don't come out soon, don't blame me for being impolite."

Madam Chen gritted her teeth. "Lord Meng, please wait a moment."

Chen asked Qiuwen to help her up, and she slowly stepped out the door.

The yamen runners kept a close watch on the Bai family members, making it look like the yamen officials had come to confiscate their property.

Chen's legs went weak instantly, and her eyes reddened.

"Madam Bai, please forgive me!" At Meng Zhan's command, the constables rushed forward and restrained Madam Chen.

Ms. Chen screamed in shock, her face turning even paler.

"Wait!" Bai Chenming was checking accounts in the pharmacy when he heard that someone had seen government soldiers surrounding the Bai family, so he rushed back.

Just as he rushed back, he saw Meng Zhan saying that he was going to take Chen away. Chen was obviously terrified and couldn't say a word.

"Meng Zhan! What are you doing?" Bai Chenming asked, straightening his back.

Meng Zhan turned around, looked at his former father-in-law, and frowned. To be fair, the Bai family had treated him and the Meng family very well before.

Unfortunately, the two companies eventually drifted apart.

“Master Bai, I am currently handling a case. I would be grateful if you could grant me this favor.” Meng Zhan’s expression was relatively mild, which was considered a gesture of respect to Bai Chenming.

Bai Chenming, however, had a stern face. "Lord Meng, may I ask what offense my Bai family has committed?"

"Why would Lord Meng go to such lengths to arrest someone from my Bai family?"

Meng Zhan slightly curled the corners of his mouth. "Master Bai, is assaulting an official's wife considered a crime?"

"Today, Madam Bai assaulted Lord Hai's daughter in Linjia Village. I am legally obligated to take Madam Bai back for trial. What do you think, Master Bai?" Meng Zhan smiled as he looked at Bai Chenming.

Bai Chenming was stunned for three seconds. Chen had hit Lord Hai's daughter?
"Mrs. Chen, is this true?" Bai Chenming looked at Mrs. Chen in astonishment. Mrs. Chen was so frightened that her handkerchief was soaked with sweat.

"Master, I...I didn't know she was the Hai family's daughter!"

"If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to hit him even if you gave me ten lives!" Chen couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.

However, Chen's words indirectly proved that she really did hit the Hai family's daughter.

Now Bai Chenming had no reason to stop him, so he had to step aside. Meng Zhan waved his hand, and the constables escorted Chen away.

After everyone had left, Uncle Liu approached Master Bai and asked, "Master, what are we going to do now?"

Bai Chenming is in a difficult position too! How did the Chen family end up offending the Hai family for no reason?

By the way, who is this Hai family?

"Steward Liu, quick! Send a letter to Qing'er to ask if the young master has any good ideas about this matter?"

At this moment, Bai Chenming could only rely on Lin Yunche, hoping that he could say a few words to him. Meanwhile, Bai Qinglian, who had just returned to the Huang family, was stopped by the maidservant beside Madam Huang as soon as she entered the door.

"Miss Bai, the Madam requests your presence."

Bai Qinglian looked at the expressionless maid in front of her, and it seemed that Madam Huang's visit to her was definitely not for anything good.

"I understand! Tell Madam that I just got back and will come over after a quick wash." Bai Qinglian said and went into her room.

But they were stopped by Madam Huang's maid.

"Miss Bai, Madam wants you to go there now. You'd better not waste any more time." The maid's tone was firm as she blocked Bai Qinglian's path, showing no sign of backing down.

Bai Qinglian was already furious at the Lin family's house today, and now she was even angrier.

She slapped the maid across the face. "How dare you! Now even a maid dares to order me around?"

The maid looked up abruptly, not expecting Bai Qinglian to make a move.

To her surprise, she also saw clear five-finger marks on Bai Qinglian's face. She had become a punching bag.

The maid covered her face and went back to report.

Bai Qinglian snorted coldly and went back into the room. "Someone, help me wash up."

The servants dared not be negligent. Had this young lady Bai eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard today? She even dared to hit the First Madam's maid.

The Huang family is about to have a good show to watch.

At this moment, Madam Huang was so angry that she almost twisted her nose when she saw her maid running back with tears in her eyes and her face covered.

"What is Bai Qinglian trying to do? A mere girl, does she really think she's something?"

"She acts like Madam Huang in public, how could she actually believe she's become Madam Huang?"

Madam Huang slammed her hand on the table and cursed.

But before she could finish speaking, a commotion broke out outside the Huang family's house.

Madam Huang rubbed her forehead. "What's going on outside? Is that bitch Bai Qinglian causing trouble again?"

"All of you, get out there and check right now!"

The maidservant beside Madam Huang hurriedly ran out and returned a while later.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! It's the yamen runners; they've surrounded our Huang family."

Upon hearing this, Madam Huang immediately jumped up from the stool. "Who is this person? Did they say why they came?"

Unlike the Bai family, Master Huang's business dealings were not as clean. As soon as the yamen officials surrounded him, before Meng Zhan could even explain his purpose, he was met with fierce resistance from Master Huang.

"Master Huang, what are you doing?"

Meng Zhan was quite annoyed as he watched Master Huang and his servants blocking the doorway.

Master Huang asked warily, "Lord Meng, it is I who should be asking you this."

Meng Zhan was no pushover either; he was an official, a mere local gentry. He used to be afraid, but now he wasn't.

"Master Huang, I advise you to move aside as soon as possible."

"If you delay the handling of cases by the authorities, no matter who you are, you will likely suffer the consequences in the end."

Seeing Meng Zhan's stubbornness, Master Huang dared not confront him directly.

He walked over with a smile, took out a bulging purse from his pocket, and handed it to Meng Zhan.

"Lord Meng, our Huang family are just ordinary people. We don't know what mistake we have made. Please enlighten us, Lord Meng."

Meng Zhan took the purse, weighed it lightly, and whispered in Master Huang's ear.

"Strictly speaking, this is not a matter for your Huang family. It was your Huang family's concubine, Bai Qinglian, who beat Lord Hai's daughter. This is an assault on an official's wife, Master Huang. This is a matter that can be serious or trivial!"

Master Huang was stunned when he heard this. So the reason the yamen was surrounding his house was because of Bai Qinglian?

Master Huang was immediately conflicted. If Meng Zhan were to capture Bai Qinglian, and the Bai family were to investigate later, especially Lin Yunche, the consequences would be dire.
Master Huang was visibly flustered, and Meng Zhan was puzzled by his appearance.

"Master Huang, isn't she just a concubine? Is that all the love you have for her?" Meng Zhan asked.

Master Huang smiled awkwardly, cupped his hands and said, "Lord Meng, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you. I'll go back and call her out right away. Could you please give me a break?"

Meng Zhan had just received money from Master Huang, so naturally he had to give him face.

"Master Huang, please." Meng Zhan gestured for them to enter, then instructed everyone around the Huang family to be on high alert.

He didn't want Bai Qinglian to get away.

When Mr. Huang returned to the backyard, he saw Mrs. Huang chasing after him.

"Master, what's going on outside?"

"What else could it be? Bai Qinglian beat up the Hai family's young lady!"

"I'm saying, how can you be the mistress of the house? Such an important person, why didn't you explain things clearly to Bai Qinglian beforehand?"

"Is that something we can afford to offend?"

Madam Huang was terrified after hearing this, but she couldn't refute Mr. Huang's insults.

(End of this chapter)