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

What nonsense is Chapter 172 spouting?

Back home, Bai Wanqing, along with Ruixin and Fengniang, settled the nine members of the Wang family and then took their pulses one by one.

"They must have been frightened these past few days, but thankfully they don't have any other health problems." Bai Wanqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Madam, now that we have brought the person back, why don’t we inform Doctor Wang to come and watch over him?” Fengniang suggested.

Bai Wanqing smiled faintly, "Let's do it tomorrow! If we bring Doctor Wang here now and he sees his family lying here all like this, he'll probably be scared to death."

Fengniang covered her mouth and nodded, thinking of Doctor Wang's frequent crying. "Madam is so thoughtful."

"But when will they wake up?" Fengniang asked, looking at the men, women, and children lying on the couch.

"She'll definitely wake up tomorrow morning, Fengniang. You'll have to work a little harder tomorrow morning."

Feng Niang immediately understood, "Don't worry, Madam. I may not be good at other things, but I'm very good at cooking."

"It's getting late, Madam, you should rest."

Fengniang helped Bai Wanqing back to her room. She looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the dark night sky. For some reason, the moon seemed brighter than usual today.

The next day, Bai Wanqing was awakened by the noise in the courtyard.

As soon as Bai Wanqing got out of bed, Ruixin heard the noise and rushed in.

"Madam, you're awake?" Ruixin's face was still wet with tears.

Bai Wanqing was taken aback. "You cried?"

Ruixin wiped away her tears. "Madam, I'm not crying, I'm just moved."

Then Bai Wanqing heard crying outside the door. She asked Ruixin to help her get dressed and came out, where she saw Doctor Wang holding his wife and children, crying together.

"Madam, I truly thought I would never see you again in this lifetime!" Doctor Wang held his wife's hand and wept uncontrollably.

Madam Wang patted Doctor Wang on the shoulder, "Aren't they all here now?"

We're all alright!

Dr. Wang wiped away his tears and nodded. His son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren beside him also felt a sense of joy at surviving a disaster.

As soon as Bai Wanqing came out, Madam Wang saw her.

"Father, is this our boss?" Madam Wang stared blankly at Bai Wanqing. Bai Wanqing's calm demeanor surprised her. It was this girl, who was only a teenager, who had managed to save them.

When Dr. Wang turned around and saw Bai Wanqing, he immediately got up to greet her.

"I am so grateful to my employer for saving my life! I will repay this great kindness tenfold."

Bai Wanqing hummed in agreement. "It's good that Doctor Wang remembers."

Madam Wang frowned. She disliked Bai Wanqing's aloofness and wondered why she said it was enough to just remember.

Bai Wanqing noticed the somewhat suspicious look on Madam Wang's face.

However, she didn't intend to explain all of this; it was Dr. Wang who should be explaining.

As expected, after Dr. Wang and his family finished breakfast and returned to their room, Mrs. Wang asked about the matter.

"What? You...you actually used fake medicine to frame the master?" Madam Wang almost jumped up, but luckily she had just asked her daughter-in-law and the rest of the Wang family to leave.

Otherwise, upon hearing such a horrifying story, their image of Dr. Wang as their father would be completely ruined.

Dr. Wang was starting to regret it too!

If he had known that finding the employer would have saved his family, why would he have bothered with this thankless task?

"I...I was trying to save you all, wasn't I?" Doctor Wang sighed and said.

Madam Wang punched Doctor Wang, "You old fool, you actually believed the Fang family's nonsense! That's medicine!"

"If someone eats the wrong thing, you could be involved in someone's death."

"Whether our Wang family will still be able to practice medicine after that, whether we will still have the face to practice medicine, you tell us, you tell us."

Madam Wang was so angry that her face turned completely red.

Dr. Wang kept his head down, not daring to utter a sound.

“I made a mistake in this matter. I promised my employer that I would turn myself in.”

Madam Wang had initially thought that her husband had been wronged, but now it seemed that the master was kind.

But to turn oneself in, to turn oneself in for such a serious matter, Madam Wang just heard Doctor Wang say that this matter is also related to Governor-General Hai.

If this goes to the yamen (government office), I'm afraid...
Madam Wang's eyes reddened slightly, and she gritted her teeth, "It's time to go!"

“The owner saved us, so you should at least clear the name of the owner’s clinic.”

How could Doctor Wang not know? He nodded emphatically.

"But I'm still worried about you all!"

Madam Wang sighed, "We can't stay in Huaizhou City any longer."

“Once you turn yourself in and everything is settled, we’ll leave and go back to my mother’s hometown, Weijiazhuang.”

Dr. Wang nodded, and the two of them talked for a while longer, their eyes filled with tears.

When Doctor Wang arrived, Bai Wanqing had just returned from the manor outside the city.

She had prepared this estate when she learned she was coming to Huaizhou City, and she didn't expect it to be used so soon. Pan Hu had already taken all thirteen people to the estate.

He gave them drugs, and now they are all still mentally impaired.

She just went and detoxified everyone. She'll go check on them again once they wake up.

As soon as Doctor Wang entered the room, he said, "Master, I plan to turn myself in in three days."

Bai Wanqing turned to look at Doctor Wang, "Doctor Wang, have you thought about what to say?"

How so? Dr. Wang was already happily thinking about reuniting with his family. His employer had told him to turn himself in, so he naturally did.

Isn't this just telling the truth?

"So you're saying I changed the medicinal herbs at the clinic, and this has nothing to do with the clinic?"

"What about the Fang family?" Bai Wanqing asked. The Fang family?

Dr. Wang really didn't intend to mention the Fang family, because he had no evidence. He could only make a baseless claim that the Fang family was behind it, and no one would believe him, especially someone like Lord Hai who was standing right next to the Fang family.

"It's pointless for me to say anything!"

"It will also bring trouble to the employer!"

Bai Wanqing said with sparkling eyes, "It's not a waste of time."

"It was the Fang family who instigated it."

Doctor Wang was taken aback. "Master, but I have no evidence!"

Bai Wanqing looked straight at Doctor Wang, and Doctor Wang understood.

"I'll do as the employer says, except for my family."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Dr. Wang was still worried; what if the Fang family did something to harm his family again?
"I promised you, and I will do it. You will see it," Bai Wanqing said calmly.

Dr. Wang nodded twice, somewhat bewildered. "I understand."

After speaking, Dr. Wang turned and walked out, his every step appearing heavy.

Not only Dr. Wang, but Bai Wanqing's expression was also not good at this moment.

“Madam.” Ruixin stood to the side, looking at her young mistress with some concern.

"I'm fine!" Bai Wanqing's hands trembled slightly.

"Madam, do we really have to do this?" Ruixin didn't understand why her mistress insisted on doing this.

"We must do it! There must be justice in this world." Bai Wanqing was also afraid.

The person behind the Fang family who can send more than a dozen assassins at any time is probably not just an official like Lord Hai.

She's made a move against the Fang family; from now on, that person will likely be inextricably linked to her.
"Ruixin, go and send some things to Doctor Wang. His family has finally reunited. Let him enjoy himself for a few days."

Ruixin nodded in agreement and then went out to make the arrangements.

"Lin Yunche, when are you coming back? If you come back and find that I can't defeat the Fang family," Bai Wanqing clenched the handkerchief in her hand, "then you'd better not get involved anymore."

Thinking of this, Bai Wanqing walked to her desk and left a letter for Lin Yunche.

Unlike the lively reunion on Bai Wanqing's side, the Fang family was in an uproar.

"Where are they? Where are they? The thirteen people who just came back have vanished without a trace!" Master Fang paced anxiously around the house.

These people were a group that had just been sent to him from above. They had only transported one shipment and hadn't done anything yet when he lost them all.

Someone is trying to kill the Fang family!
The housekeeper was also in a panic. "Master, it's not just those dozen or so assassins who have disappeared, but also the Wang family members in the backyard."

"Could it be that the Wang family took those assassins away?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Fang slapped the housekeeper on the head.

"What nonsense are you spouting! How could a group of men, women, and children have such abilities?"

"Tell me yourself, does anyone believe what you're saying?"

The housekeeper lowered his head and dared not utter a sound.

But then Mr. Fang paused, "It might really be related to the Wang family."

The housekeeper suddenly looked up. "Master, since that's the case, I'll go and arrest that Doctor Wang right now, and we'll find out by asking him."

Do you know where he is?

The housekeeper nodded. "I know, we've had someone following him these past few days."

"He hasn't come out since Bai Wanqing invited him to the prefect's backyard last time."

"They've probably been discovered and are being held in the prefect's backyard."

Master Fang suddenly opened his eyes. "You mean Bai Wanqing knows that Doctor Wang framed her?"

The housekeeper nodded slightly. "Sir, so what if we know? Does Doctor Wang have any evidence? Even if he tells us, what can Bai Wanqing do to us?"

Mr. Fang felt his eyelids twitching quite badly.

"But why do I feel like something's not right?"

"Could it be that Bai Wanqing gave away all our assassins?"

The old man felt stupid; how could he be spouting the same nonsense as the housekeeper?

“Sir, she is just the wife of a prefect, and the Bai and Lin families she relies on are nothing more than minor local gentry who are not worth mentioning.”

"How could she possibly have a way to deal with assassins?"

Just as Mr. Fang was about to nod, he angrily kicked the housekeeper.

"Sir, do you look down on us merchants?"

The housekeeper fell to the ground, covering the spot where the master had kicked him, and apologized repeatedly, "Master, it was my foul mouth that made me talk nonsense."

The housekeeper was inwardly groaning. What was wrong with him today? He was being beaten and kicked all day long. His old bones were about to fall apart.

But the more Mr. Fang thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. "What did you just say?"

The housekeeper was taken aback. "What did you say?"

"What did you just say?"

The housekeeper was almost in tears, but he repeated, "A petty country gentry who can't be brought to the table."

The old man slapped him again, "Next sentence."

The next sentence? "Oh! How does she know how to deal with assassins?"

Master Fang felt a chill run down his spine. Wasn't it because of her that he had those assassins last time?

(End of this chapter)