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

Chapter 177 Saved the Liang Family

When Bai Wanqing swam to the vicinity of the little boy, she found that he had slowly sunk to the bottom of the river.

She surfaced, took a deep breath, and then plunged back into the river, swimming towards the boy.

The deeper you sink, the colder the river water becomes.

The boy had stopped struggling. Bai Wanqing took out a dagger from her waist and cut the water plants wrapped around the boy's feet one by one. Then she dragged the boy upstream.

When she and the boy resurfaced in the river, the banks were already filled with villagers.

"Quickly, extend the wooden stick you just found!" the old man shouted immediately.

Seeing that the children were terrified, the other villagers took the sticks from their hands and handed them to the middle of the river.

Bai Wanqing and the boy were pulled ashore in this way.

As soon as the two got ashore, the villagers surrounded them. Bai Wanqing was alright, but the boy was still unconscious.

"Doctor! Quickly, go and tell Master Liang to find a doctor!" the old farmer shouted again.

However, before the old man could finish speaking, the Liang family members had already run over upon hearing the noise.

"Oh my god, the young master has fallen into the water!" exclaimed a farmhand from the Liang family. Soon after, someone ran back to the Liang family to fetch help.

Bai Wanqing was soaking wet; the cold river water had turned her lips slightly purple.

She slowly stood up, walked over to the boy, and squatted down.

"Scatter, everyone, don't crowd around here," Bai Wanqing said, trying to make her voice as loud as possible.

Then, ignoring the strange looks from those around her, she began to press hard on the boy's chest and abdomen with both hands.

"What are you doing?" a villager asked, looking surprised.

The other villagers didn't know either, and they all shook their heads. The old man from the village had seen Bai Wanqing before and knew that this young man had come to see Master Liang.

She also rescued the young master of the Liang family from the river, so she shouldn't harm Liang Sheng.

Just as Bai Wanqing had requested, have the villagers disperse.

A minute passed and Bai Wanqing was still repeating the pressing motion, but the boy did not react at all.

At this moment, the Liang family arrived. When Madam Liang saw her son lying on the ground, she fainted because she couldn't catch her breath.

Master Liang then turned to his servants and shouted, "Where's the doctor! Why hasn't the doctor arrived yet?"

"Master, it's already on its way and should arrive soon."

Master Liang stepped forward, looking at his pale-faced son with eyes full of grief, and then saw Bai Wanqing pressing down on her son with all her might.

He suddenly became furious and roared, "Who are you? What are you doing?"

"Someone come quick, pull her away!"

The Liang family members rushed over and surrounded Bai Wanqing's location.

The old man was dumbfounded. What was going on? Wasn't this young man here to see the Liang family? Why didn't the Liang family recognize him?

The servants of the Liang family all tried to pull Bai Wanqing away, but Bai Wanqing suddenly looked up.

His face was covered in an indistinguishable mixture of sweat and river water, and he looked sharply at Master Liang.

"If you want your son to be safe, you'd better not do anything rash."

Bai Wanqing's gaze was icy cold, completely different from her usual calm and indifferent self. Now she was more like a wounded wild beast, guarding the food in her hands, with a bloodthirsty look on her face.

Master Liang was startled by Bai Wanqing's gaze; it was the gaze of a young boy.

The farmhands around her tried to touch Bai Wanqing, but were stopped by the old man standing to the side.

"When Master Liang and his young master fell into the water, it was this young man who rescued them."

"He shouldn't be a bad person."

The surrounding villagers, upon hearing this, all nodded in agreement, "It was him, he was the one who saved him."

Master Liang then took a closer look at the boy in front of him. He saw that the boy was soaked to the bone and was still pressing on the boy's chest.

"Did you really save him?" Master Liang's tone softened slightly, but his eyes still held a hint of wariness.

Bai Wanqing ignored him, focusing only on what she was doing.

Master Liang was getting angry. Just as he was about to question him again, the young master of the Liang family made a move. He coughed up a mouthful of water, followed by a series of rapid coughs.

"He's awake! That's wonderful! The young master of the Liang family is awake."

The villagers who had been watching breathed a sigh of relief, and Old Master Liang finally smiled.

"Quickly! Carry the young master back!" Master Liang ordered the servant behind him.

The servants stepped forward and lifted the young master of the Liang family up, while Bai Wanqing, who was completely exhausted, knelt down on the ground.

Master Liang then called over two servants, "Quickly, quickly invite our benefactor back as well."

The servants tried to help her up, but Bai Wanqing gently raised her hand to stop them.

"No need, I can walk by myself." Bai Wanqing gritted her teeth and stood up. Only then did Master Liang notice that the young man's lips had turned purple.

"Alright, alright! My benefactor, I'll arrange for someone to boil some hot water right away. Shall we change our clothes before we talk?"

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly, her body trembling as she slowly followed behind the Liang family.

At this moment, the old man from the countryside led Bai Wanqing's horse over, "Young man, here's your horse!"

Master Liang immediately ran over and took the reins, saying, "My benefactor, you go first, I'll take care of things."

When Bai Wanqing arrived at the Liang family, Master Liang sent four maids to serve her.

Fortunately, it was summer. Although she was very cold just now, she had warmed up a lot after standing in the sun for a while.

“My benefactor, Master Liang asked us to boil water for you.”

"Would you like to take a bath first?" a maidservant asked, her face flushed.

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly, "Alright!" Another maid secretly glanced at Bai Wanqing, then presented a clean set of clothes, "My benefactor, do you think these clothes fit?"

Bai Wanqing simply gave a faint "hmm".

The two maids were overjoyed.

Bai Wanqing reached out and took the clothes, then went into the washroom alone.

She immersed herself in the hot water, her mind filled with images of the boy sinking into the river.

Cheng Dong, Cheng Dong! If only your sister could have arrived in time that day, if only your sister could have saved you.

Unbeknownst to her, a tear rolled down Bai Wanqing's cheek.

She submerged herself completely in the hot water, and after a while, Bai Wanqing emerged from the bathroom as usual.

"My benefactor!" The maid stepped forward. "Master is with the young master right now. He asked me to take you to the guest room to rest for a while."

Bai Wanqing was worried about the boy. "No need. Just take me to where your young master is."

"Although he survived, I don't know if his lungs were damaged. I want to go and check on him."

The young maid, unable to make the decision herself, gave another maid a meaningful look.

The other maid then turned to ask Master Liang.

Fortunately, Bai Wanqing didn't have to wait long. With Master Liang's permission, the little maid took Bai Wanqing to Young Master Liang's courtyard.

It was said to be Young Master Liang's courtyard, but it was much smaller than I had imagined.

It should be said that the Liang family's house was not very large; it was only a courtyard with two entrances and two exits.

When Bai Wanqing entered the room, there were already three or four doctors standing inside.

They seemed to have already taken Young Master Liang's pulse.

Because he was concerned about his young master, Mr. Liang did not notice Bai Wanqing's arrival.

"Doctors, is there anything wrong with my son's birth?" Master Liang asked.

The doctors exchanged glances, and one of the older doctors nodded and said, "It's not a big problem. Although he choked on water and his lungs may get a little infected, there shouldn't be any major issues."

After hearing this, Master Liang finally smiled.

Madam Liang, who had just woken up, happily wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Thank you all, doctors."

Madam Liang instructed her maid to hand over the consultation fee to the doctors.

The doctors nodded in satisfaction, but just as they were about to leave, Bai Wanqing stepped forward on her own and began to take the young master Liang's pulse.

Madam Liang hadn't seen the boy before. When a stranger suddenly walked over, she was startled at first, and then she saw Bai Wanqing touching her son, which annoyed her.

Not only Madam Liang, but also the doctors who hadn't left, stopped in their tracks as they watched the young man behind them pretending to take their pulse.

Who is this?!

"I haven't heard that there's been another addition to Master Liang's family!"

One of the doctors sneered, "Just a hairless little brat. Looks like he's here to borrow money from Master Liang too."

"What kind of illnesses can he treat?"

The other doctors also sneered, but one young doctor remained silent, quietly watching Bai Wanqing's actions.

"Hey? Dr. Liu, aren't you leaving?" The older doctor turned around and greeted him.

Dr. Liu turned around and smiled, "I'll wait a little longer! You guys go back first."

One of the doctors looked at Dr. Liu and joked, "As expected of young people, their curiosity is much stronger than ours. Let's ignore him and go."

The other three doctors left the Liang family with the servants.

Dr. Liu then went back into the room, eager to hear the young man's diagnosis.

At this moment, Bai Wanqing withdrew her hand, stood up, and looked at Master Liang.

"Young Master Liang will probably still need to take his medicine."

"Otherwise, there might be a danger to his life."

Upon hearing this, Master Liang immediately became serious, while Madam Liang stood up and pointed at Bai Wanqing aggressively, shouting, "Where did this ignorant brat come from, cursing my son here?"

"Someone come quick and throw him out of here!"

Upon hearing this, Master Liang let out a heavy groan and glared at Madam Liang.

"Moon, what are you saying! This is our savior who saved our lives."

“If it weren’t for his selfless attempt to save him, our Sheng’er would probably have drowned by now.”

Madam Liang was taken aback; she remembered the maids' report earlier.

This was the boy who saved her son. She blushed instantly and quickly knelt down to apologize, "So you're my benefactor, my benefactor. I'm sorry, I was too hasty just now."

"I apologize for speaking so rudely to my benefactor. Please do not take offense."

Bai Wanqing nodded calmly, "It's alright!"

"What I just said is not an exaggeration. The young master has injured his lungs from drowning. If he is not given medicine, his life may be in danger."

When Bai Wanqing said this again, Madam Liang looked at Master Liang.

Master Liang stepped forward and asked, "Do you need to take any medicine?"

Bai Wanqing walked straight to the table, had someone bring her paper, ink, brush, and inkstone, and quickly wrote a prescription before handing it to Master Liang.

"Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis."

"My benefactor, but those four doctors just said the baby will be fine!" Madam Liang asked tactfully, not entirely trusting Bai Wanqing.

(End of this chapter)