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

Chapter 181 They really dared to do it! (Part 1)

Almost no one related to the Fang family slept that night, and Mr. Fang himself couldn't sleep at all.

He held a letter and looked at it again and again under the candlelight.

"Does this mean they've sent new assassins to me?" Master Fang asked his steward, pointing to one of the sentences.

The housekeeper also squinted, reading the sentence over and over again.

"Yes, sir!"

"Where is he! Where is he!" Old Master Fang slammed his fist on the table twice in anger. "Hmph! When they asked me for money, they were all so eager, but now that I'm in some trouble, no one cares."

"Look at this, look at this, they even said they'd give me one last chance as a suicide squad member."

"If there are no more people, let me figure it out myself."

Mr. Fang pointed to each word in the letter, his face flushed, and said.

The housekeeper had just read the letter carefully, and it was safe to say that this was the first time in all the years the house family had followed the higher-ups that they had been spoken to so harshly.

"Master, don't be angry, don't be angry."

"The higher-ups still need us. We've already taken down the century-old medical clinic, so we don't need any more assassins for the time being."

"When we send money over again next time, the higher-ups will be so happy that they'll have whatever the master wants, let alone assassins!"

After hearing this, Mr. Fang calmed down a little.

"But housekeeper, I didn't see anyone! They said they'd given it to me, but they didn't."

Mr. Fang always felt uneasy about something.

The property manager found this strange, as it had never happened before.

"Master, do you think there might be any unexpected events?"

Now, the old man feels a chill run down his spine whenever he hears about an accident. The group of people from before disappeared without a trace, and he has searched for a long time without finding any clues.

Dr. Wang's family members also seemed to have vanished into thin air, and never showed up again.

Who is capable of doing all this?
"Then tell me, who exactly has this ability?"

The housekeeper couldn't figure it out and could only stand there awkwardly. The old man snorted and slammed the secret letter on the table.

"No matter who it is, as long as I find out, even if it's the prefect, I can send him away."

"Prefect Lin? Didn't the higher-ups say that Prefect Lin has an extraordinary background?"

The housekeeper remembered the matter that had been entrusted to him in the secret letter from above last time.

"Not simple? No matter how simple they are, they are still a fallen aristocratic family. The emperor was already being more than merciful by not killing them back then. Now that he has given them the title of top scholar, do they think the Lin family can turn their fortunes around?"

"But Miss Hai has come after us."

"What if one day Lin Yunche changes his mind and takes the Hai family's daughter as a concubine?"

"The Hai family? Hahahaha! Now the Hai family is in the same boat as us. If he wants to switch sides, we'll have to see if he has the ability."

"The person upstairs is no pushover."

In Beifeng City, the Prince of Huai was drinking fine wine, embracing beautiful women, watching songs and dances, and listening to operas.

"Your Highness, our armory and soldiers are now becoming increasingly powerful."

"It's time to take action."

At this moment, a slightly plump, square-faced man dressed in a silver-threaded satin robe turned his head slightly and said, "Now is not the time."

"not the right time yet?"

"Your Highness, if this matter is delayed any longer, things may get complicated!"

The Prince of Huai put down his wine cup, propped himself up with his hands, and with a wave of his hand, the beautiful women sitting on both sides and the singing and dancing below the stage stopped.

Seeing this, the singers and maids tactfully withdrew.

"Zhuang Qi, you're just too impatient. We've waited for over twenty years, are you afraid to wait another ten years or so?"

Ten years? That would require an even greater amount of money to support those soldiers.

"Your Highness, our soldiers have quite a lot of daily expenses."

The Prince of Huai raised his eyebrows. "Money! We can find a way, but if we rush things and hurt ourselves, then money won't be enough to solve the problem."

Zhuang Qi was about to say something more, but was stopped by a look from the Prince of Huai.

"Someone! Let the singing and dancing continue."

Zhuang Qi silently left the hall and sighed softly. The other advisors knew from his dejected appearance that the Prince of Huai had once again refused to raise an army.

"We've waited year after year, how long are we going to wait?"

One of the aides growled impatiently.

"Yes! We followed him back then precisely so that we could achieve something!"

"But it's been so many years, and we still have to wait."

Zhuang Qi, who had been somewhat dejected, stepped forward and said, "His Highness naturally has his reasons, and this is not something we should discuss."

"Considerations? I think he's just reluctant to give up this extravagant life of singing and dancing, which has wasted so many years of our efforts."

They're already on this pirate ship, and everyone standing here knows they have no way to get out.

What else could they do but wait? The group then parted on bad terms.

Zhuang Qi looked back at the extravagant Prince Huai in the main hall, sighed, shook his head, and left.

The night had passed, and the old man had only slept for a short while when the housekeeper hurriedly knocked on the door.

"Master! Master! Wake up!" the housekeeper called from the doorway.

Yesterday, Master Fang rested in his concubine's room. The concubine was young and was startled by the urgent knocking at the door.

Master Fang patted his concubine's shoulder tenderly, then roared angrily.

"What are you yelling about! It's so early in the morning, is the sky falling down?"

The housekeeper was frantic at the door! The sky really looked like it was about to collapse, but of course he couldn't say that. "Master, master, the officials from the yamen have arrived!"

Upon hearing the word "government office," Master Fang's mind instantly cleared, and he sat up abruptly.

"Quick! Help me change my clothes!" Master Fang said directly to the concubine beside him.

The concubine nodded meekly and immediately ran off the bed to get clothes for Master Fang.

As soon as Master Fang appeared, his steward approached him. Master Fang asked, "What's going on? Why are the people from the yamen here?"

The housekeeper said softly, "I just asked the person who came, and they said that Doctor Wang went to the yamen."

"He surrendered because he was instigated by our Fang family to switch the medicine from the century-old clinic. The century-old clinic is innocent."

The housekeeper stopped abruptly. "What did you say?"

"Did Doctor Wang go to the yamen to turn himself in?"

The housekeeper bowed and nodded, "That's right."

"Great! Great! How dare he do that?"

"Isn't he afraid that something might happen to his family?"

The old master of the house was even angrier when he thought of this. "Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing have been going against the Fang family ever since they arrived. Next time we will have to talk to the higher-ups. Lin Yunche cannot be allowed to live."

Master Fang walked to the front hall and spoke with the officials from the yamen, smiling.

"Sir, this must be a misunderstanding! This must be a frame-up they made to restore their reputation."

The person who came to run the errand was Meng Zhan, who had been very happy to have established contact with the Fang family recently.

It is well known that if an official wants to do his job well in a local area, he needs the support of the local gentry. But who would have thought that as soon as he made a relationship with the Fang family, the Fang family was sued by the authorities.

"Whether it's a frame-up or not, we'll find out once we get to the yamen. Please do me a favor, sir."

Meng Zhan spoke with conviction, but after finishing, he gently turned his head and whispered in Master Fang's ear, "Does Doctor Wang have any evidence?"

What evidence does Dr. Wang have? And what evidence do their families have?
Oh right, there are also assassins, but the word "assassin" only flashed through Master Fang's mind. Assassins are not captured by anyone; an assassin who is captured can only be a dead person.

Mr. Fang shook his head in relief, "It's slander, how could there be any evidence?"

Meng Zhan nodded slightly upon hearing this. "Master Fang, please?"

Having no other choice, Master Fang had to go with Meng Zhan on this trip. He and his steward boarded the Fang family's carriage.

Meng Zhan still gave him enough face, and Lord Hai was the person in charge of this matter.

What is he afraid of!
All he wants now is to finish this up and properly deal with the Lin family, and to drive them out of Huaizhou City.

At this moment, Hai Daren glanced at the confession handed over by Doctor Wang with disdain.

"You've made a accusation without any evidence whatsoever, just based on baseless accusations?"

"It's ridiculous. Is this woman from the Lin family a fool?"

Bi Yi stood aside without saying a word. Was Bai Wanqing a fool? He didn't think so. This matter was probably not as simple as Lord Hai thought.

"Your Honor, shall we begin the trial now?"

This is something that Lord Hai shouldn't have interfered with, but Lin Yunche's absence has given him an opportunity to get involved.

"Now that they've arrived, let's begin the proceedings."

"Making false accusations without evidence will naturally be punished."

Bi Yi, however, felt it was inappropriate. “Sir, shouldn’t we investigate first before trying the case? Besides, such cases don’t necessarily have to be heard in public; they can be resolved privately.”

"Why don't we reach a conclusion first?"

Hai Daren smiled dismissively, "Make it public, that's what we're going to do!"

"People should be made aware of the motives of those who want to slander others for their own benefit."

Bi Yi had no choice but to obey the order, bowed and withdrew, but as soon as he turned around, he went to the prison of the yamen.

Doctor Wang had just been brought here, and the yamen runners at the gate were quite surprised to see Bi Yi.

"Lord Bi."

"I'm here on orders to question you. Open the cell doors."

The jailer naturally obeyed, opened the cell door, and let Bi Yi in.

Bi Yi looked at Doctor Wang, who had a look of resignation to his fate, and his heart sank. "You didn't really come here with just your mouth, did you?"

Doctor Wang had never met Bi Yi, but he could tell from Bi Yi's clothes that he was an official.

"Isn't my mouth enough?"

“Everything I said is true, except for one statement which is a lie. You can punish me if I am wrong.”

Bi Yi coughed lightly. "You said the Fang family arrested your family members. Are your family members still with the Fang family?"

Bi Yi felt that some action was necessary. If they could find Doctor Wang's family members in the Fang family, wouldn't that be the best evidence?

Dr. Wang shook his head, "My family members have already come out."

“But my family members were indeed arrested by Master Fang. They were released because I managed to get this done.”

"Then why are you turning yourself in now?"

Doctor Wang looked at Bi Yi and said, "What else could it be?"

“I have never done anything wrong in my life. Now I have ruined the reputation of the clinic that treated me like family. I can’t close my eyes in peace.”

"I'll turn myself in after I've settled my family in."

Bi Yi asked several more questions, and Doctor Wang answered them honestly.

It seemed like he had turned himself in on a whim. Bi Yi stood up and walked out the door, intending to go to the clinic to investigate further.

After all, if we can help Madam Lin reopen her clinic, we can teach the Fang family a lesson. It would be worth it for Doctor Wang to stand up and file a lawsuit, instead of letting Hai Chengming conduct a public trial and then hastily conclude the case.

(End of this chapter)