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

Chapter 201 Transactions Require Sincerity (Part Two)
Doctor Luo went to the Hai family, and Bai Wanqing also took this news to Lin Yunche.

At this moment, Lin Yunche was holding the note Feng Niang had given him, frowning as he looked at the scribbles on it.

"Hai Shengyang made a deal with you?" Lin Yunche put down the note and looked up to ask.

Bai Wanqing nodded and told Lin Yunche everything Hai Shengyang had just said.

Lin Yunche gave a wry smile. "Grandmaster Luo probably harbors resentment if he knows you always use him as a bargaining chip."

Bai Wanqing smiled faintly and said, "Having followed Master Luo for so long, do you also think that Master Luo only treated those people because I gave his approval?"

Lin Yunche was surprised. "Isn't that right?"
Bai Wanqing smiled and shook her head, "Grandmaster would never stand by and watch someone die."

"Master Hai's situation is critical. The reason why my master pushed me to the front was just to avoid some trouble."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yunche laughed and said, "That's really in the style of our grandmaster."

Bai Wanqing looked at the stiff smile on Lin Yunche's face and knew that he was preoccupied with the information provided by Hai Shengyang.

"What do you plan to do about this news?" Bai Wanqing asked.

Lin Yunche suppressed his smile, his peach blossom eyes twitching slightly. The Lin family's chance to turn things around was right in front of him, and it would be a lie to say that Lin Yunche wasn't excited.

But more than twenty years have passed.
"I will send someone to cover Yang Cong's trip to the Northern Dynasty to gather information."

"I didn't dare to think about it before I got the information."

Bai Wanqing knew that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. The Lin family had suffered too much injustice back then, so it was better to be cautious.

Bai Wanqing stopped asking questions and glanced at the note on the table out of the corner of her eye.

"What is this?" Bai Wanqing asked, pointing to the words on the note.

Lin Yunche picked it up with a wry smile. "It was brought by Fengniang. It should have been written by Cao Zhe and the others, but Fengniang is illiterate, so she didn't copy it properly."

"Let me see!"

"Okay!" Lin Yunche stepped aside to make room for Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing approached, picked up the note, and looked at Feng Niang's handwriting. "Cao Zhe wants to see you."

Lin Yunche stared in surprise at the scribbles on the note. "You can even tell the difference?"

Bai Wanqing smiled and said, "There's such a big eye up there, can't you see it?"

Lin Yunche took it from a distance and saw that, despite the chaotic gestures, there was indeed an eye.

"It seems it's time to meet them."

Lin Yunche stood up, burned the note in his hand over the candle flame, and then said.

"Do you need me to come with you?" Bai Wanqing was worried that Ma Yu and Cao Zhe might try something, so she brought a few bottles of poison for self-defense.

"No need, even the two of them combined are no match for me now."

"Then be careful."

Meanwhile, Cao Zhe and Ma Yu, who were in the woodshed, had just finished eating rice porridge.

This time, Fengniang made the opening of the rice paste a little bigger, and Cao Zhe and Ma Yu got it all over their faces and bodies.

Another day passed, and they waited from day to night, but still did not see Lin Yunche.

Cao Zhe suddenly felt a sense of despair.

If we just leave him here, even if he dies, probably no one will care.

With so many advisors, the Prince of Huai wouldn't care.

As Cao Zhe thought of this, a flash of inspiration struck him. That's it! The Prince of Huai.
He almost forgot why they were here! Was he sent by the Prince of Huai to seize the estate?
If Cao Zhe still can't figure it out by now, he probably can no longer serve as the Prince of Huai's advisor.

Now, only after being imprisoned himself has he truly understood the actions of the Prince of Huai.

Cao Zhe suddenly burst into laughter, "Zhuang Qi, Zhuang Qi, you're no match for me!"

Just as Cao Zhe was sobbing loudly in the woodshed, Lin Yunche pushed open the door and walked in.

A small candlelight illuminated the already small woodshed.

Ma Yu was looking in Cao Zhe's direction in horror, unable to understand why Brother Cao had suddenly become so agitated.

Has he gone mad from being locked up?

They didn't notice the people who came in until the light from the candles stung their eyes.

Wooahhh!
Wooahhh!
When Cao Zhe saw that it wasn't Feng Niang but a young man who came in, he knew that his note had been delivered.

Lin Yunche has arrived.

After whimpering twice, Cao Zhe suddenly fell silent, raising his eyes to glare fiercely at Lin Yunche.

Ma Yu felt the same way; the two of them now wished they could devour Lin Yunche.

"It seems you don't really want to see me."

"I'd better go."

Lin Yunche raised the corner of his peach blossom eyes slightly and took a step to walk out.

Ma Yu panicked. This strong man had been eating rice porridge for the past two days and was not getting enough to eat.

Moreover, Brother Cao's excrement was really too smelly. He had been enduring it in this woodshed for a long time, and if he stayed any longer, he might be suffocated by the stench.

Ma Yu suddenly threw herself to the ground with a loud thud.

Lin Yunche turned around, and Cao Zhe also put away his unfriendly gaze, his eyes filled with tears.

"You don't hate me anymore?" Lin Yunche asked with a smile.

Cao Zhe and Ma Yu both shook their heads, vaguely saying that they didn't hate each other anymore.

Lin Yunche gave a slight sneer, deftly stretched out his two hands, and lifted each of their chins slightly, finally silencing the two men.

acid! So sour!

Cao Zhe and Ma Yu tried to move their chins, both looking very cautious.

Fearing that he might accidentally drop it again, Lin Yunche wouldn't be so kind as to lift it for them again.

After they had done most of their activities, they tried to speak.

"Lord Lin," Cao Zhe said hoarsely.

Lin Yunche smiled and nodded, "Mr. Cao."

"Lord Lin, aren't you afraid of offending Prince Huai by arresting the two of us so openly?"

Lin Yunche found a stool and sat down in front of the two of them.

How could I have offended the Prince of Huai?

“Mr. Cao, you claim to be a subordinate of the Prince of Huai, but you hold neither an official position nor an official seal.”

"They come to the Huaizhou government office to disrupt order without any evidence."

"Even if I send you to prison, I doubt anyone will find fault with me." Cao Zhe didn't expect Lin Yunche to even question their identities. It seems he must have already figured out how to explain himself to the Prince of Huai after eliminating the two of them.

Cold sweat began to trickle down Cao Zhe's back, and Ma Yu was puzzled as to why Brother Cao's face had suddenly turned pale.

He wanted to speak, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

The stench in the woodshed was even worse than before.

"In that case, Lord Lin, how about we make a deal?"

"Release me! I'll tell you a secret that's crucial to your Lin family."

Lin Yunche's previously calm expression suddenly changed. "What secrets could you possibly have about the Lin family?"

Judging from Lin Yunche's expression, Cao Zhe knew that Lin Yunche was already interested in what he had to say.

Cao Zhe naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

"You don't need to know how I found out; this information is enough for you."

"If you release us, I will definitely tell you."

Lin Yunche snorted coldly, "Aren't you afraid that Prince Huai will suspect you of betrayal?"

Cao Zhe shook his head, "Not to mention the Prince of Huai, almost no one in the entire Shang Kingdom knows about this."

"Even if the Prince of Huai were to suspect me, he wouldn't be able to."

Cao Zhe spoke with great conviction, but Ma Yu, standing to the side, felt very guilty.

Before the prince left, he instructed that everything should be done according to Brother Cao's orders.

Ma Yu started to brainwash herself, but when Cao Zhe said that even the prince didn't know, Ma Yu's eyes widened.

What should we do? If Brother Cao betrays the Prince, what will he do? Will he still listen to Brother Cao?

Ma Yu was caught in a frantic dilemma, and her face gradually paled as she listened to Cao Zhe and Lin Yunche's conversation.

"Alright!" Lin Yunche's voice rang out. "Then let's see if what you're saying is worth letting you go."

Cao Zhe was worried that Lin Yunche would kill him to cover it up, so he only told half of the information first.

"Lin Sishu is not dead! I know where he is!"

Lin Yunche froze when he heard the name Lin Sishu.

With a clearer understanding, Cao Zhe spoke with renewed vigor.

"So? Is this news enough to make you let me go?"

Lin Yunche gave a wicked smile, "Cao Zhe! Cao Zhe!"

"If you're going to lie to me, you should at least come up with a better reason!"

"Lin Sishu, do you know that Lin Sishu disappeared more than 20 years ago?"

Do you know where he is?

"Who do you think would believe you if you said that?"

A fierce glint appeared in Lin Yunche's eyes, which put Cao Zhe at ease.

"You don't know because you don't have the connections."

"But I intercepted a caravan from the Northern Dynasty half a year ago."

"It was their leader who told me this before he died."

"Let me go! I'll tell you where he is!"

Lin Yunche shook his head. "I don't believe it!"

"Unless...you take me to him."

Cao Zhe and Ma Yu were both taken aback. Cao Zhe quickly realized that Lin Yunche was not going to let them go.

However, dying later is better than dying now.

"Fine! Since I've fallen into your hands today, I'll accept my fate."

"From now on, I, Cao Zhe, will follow you."

"I'll take you to find Lin Sishu."

Cao Zhe wanted to appease Lin Yunche first, and then find an opportunity to ask the Prince of Huai for help.

When Cao Zhe said these words, Ma Yu finally broke down and burst into tears.
"I have become a treacherous villain! I have betrayed my master! I have betrayed my master!"

Cao Zhe blushed deeply at Ma Yu's words. This brute, doesn't he even know what a stopgap measure is?! A stopgap measure!
However, it was Ma Yu's crying that made Lin Yunche believe Cao Zhe's words.

"Okay! Then it's a deal."

"However, in order to demonstrate your loyalty..."

Lin Yunche took out a small porcelain bottle from his waist, poured out two pills from the bottle, and handed them to Cao Zhe and Ma Yu.

Cao Zhe's face, which had been flushed with shame, turned pale again.

Ma Yu stared blankly at the floor, completely disoriented and like a headless fly.

Cao Zhe looked into Lin Yunche's eyes. Lin Yunche remained expressionless and serious, frankly telling you that this was poison.

Whether you eat it or not is entirely up to you.

Cao Zhe gritted his teeth, made a firm decision, and swallowed a pill from Lin Yunche's hand.

Lin Yunche then put the pill to Ma Yu's lips.

Ma Yu was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and swallowed the pill.

"Feng Niang!" Lin Yunche called Feng Niang in after watching the two swallow the pills.

"Take them to change their clothes and take a bath."

"Arrange a room for them."

Fengniang nodded in agreement.

Cao Zhe and Ma Yu breathed a sigh of relief, finally having passed the first hurdle.

Lin Yunche left the woodshed, leaving Fengniang to untie the two of them.

As he untied her, Cao Zhe asked, "Madam, what about the pills we just took?"

"Oh! That's Lord Lin's deadly poison. If you don't obey, he can activate the Gu worms in your bodies to kill you instantly, leaving you with no complete corpses."

As Fengniang said this, a sinister smile appeared on her face.

Startled, Cao Zhe quickly abandoned his idea of ​​making any unusual moves.

Poisonous! This Lord Lin is truly poisonous!
(End of this chapter)