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

Chapter 204 Are Righteous Bandits Bandits?
Bai Wanqing looked at the wooden hairpin in front of her and shook her head slightly, "Young Master Cui."

"It's not appropriate for me to accept this gift."

Cui Jingcheng smiled and said, "Wanqing, don't misunderstand. I only gave this to you because I consider you a friend. This wooden hairpin suits you very well."

As he spoke, Cui Jingcheng handed it to Bai Wanqing once again.

Bai Wanqing looked at the wooden hairpin in front of her and this time did not refuse, taking it with her hand.

Cui Jingcheng's smile widened instantly. "That's more like it!"

“This is the reservation fee for my father’s medical treatment here. Once you accept it, you can’t go back on your word and let Doctor Luo treat my father.”

Cui Jingcheng winked playfully, and Bai Wanqing smiled slightly, "Okay!"

“I will accept it and then hand it over to my master.”

"Let's see if Grandmaster agrees to treat the Marquis."

Upon hearing this, Cui Jingcheng immediately panicked, "No, no, no! Please don't give it to the miracle doctor."

"If he saw that, with his terrible temper, my father's illness would probably be hopeless for the rest of his life."

"This isn't a consultation fee; it's a gift from a friend." Cui Jingcheng dared not joke around anymore.

"Okay!" Bai Wanqing stopped teasing him. The two returned to the clinic and saw a lot of people gathered outside the clinic.

Cui Jingcheng's eyebrows furrowed, and he squeezed through the crowd to ask, "What's wrong?"

Bai Wanqing quickly followed and saw three seriously injured people being carried to the entrance of the clinic.

Dr. Zheng and Dr. Liu were standing at the door, seemingly at a loss.

"Master! Master, you're finally back!"

As soon as Dr. Zheng saw Bai Wanqing, he immediately ran forward.

Bai Wanqing looked puzzled. "What exactly is going on?"

Before Dr. Zheng could answer Bai Wanqing's question, a burly man covered in blood walked over and bowed deeply to Bai Wanqing.

"Please, sir, save my brothers!"

"Please, sir, save my brothers!"

The other five people also bowed to Bai Wanqing when they saw the burly man bow.

Bai Wanqing carefully examined the three people on the ground. They were clearly injured by sharp weapons, and the six people in front of her were dressed as bandits.
No wonder Doctor Zheng was in a dilemma. Doctor Zheng looked at Bai Wanqing and sighed, "Master."

"Dr. Zheng, let's have someone carry them inside first."

"Dr. Yang and Dr. Wang are skilled at treating external injuries. Let them come and help."

Hearing his employer speak, Doctor Zheng felt reassured and immediately gathered the apprentices from the clinic to help. The six people from before also lent a hand.

They left after taking the person to the clinic.

The people who came to see the doctor were terrified by the way these people were acting.

"It must be bandits invading the city."

"It's obvious, look at all the injuries they have!"

"Yes, yes, yes! And they're dressed up! Good heavens, they're not going to start stabbing someone in a minute, are they?"

Some people whispered among themselves in the crowd. Although the six burly men heard them, their expressions remained unchanged.

One of them frowned at the noise around him and said, "You guys are so bold."

"How dare you speak ill of someone like that in front of them."

"If we don't kill you, who will we kill!"

The crowd, which had been buzzing with discussion, suddenly fell silent.

Everyone patiently lined up to see a doctor, except for a few fearless individuals who kept staring in this direction.

Bai Wanqing watched as Doctor Zheng and Doctor Yang began the treatment, and then she came out first.

Seeing six burly men covered in blood standing upright outside the clinic, she went out and said to one of them, "These brave men must also be injured."

"Why don't we come in and take a look together?"

The burly man, when asked, quickly waved his hand, "We're fine."

"Master, you are too kind. Please do your best to treat my brothers."

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly, and Cui Jingcheng walked over from behind her.

"If I say you're rough men, then you are rough men."

"Wanqing means that you can come in and clean yourselves of the filth."

"Look at yourselves, how terrifying you look standing here now."

"These patients who come to see the doctor are already in poor health. If we're not careful, their eyes will fall on you."

"What if the fear makes my illness worse? Will you take responsibility?"

The six burly men were taken aback by Cui Jingcheng's words, but their faces showed no sign of ferocity.

"Boss, I'm sorry, we didn't think this through."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir."

The burly man leading the group cupped his hands in greeting and led his men to follow Bai Wanqing to the backyard of the clinic.

As soon as they left, the crowd of onlookers started discussing it again.

Many enthusiastic citizens even went directly to the government office to report the news.

It was utterly unbelievable that several people covered in blood would suddenly appear on the street.

Before long, Meng Zhan led his men to surround the century-old medical clinic.

The six burly men had just finished changing their clothes and looked at the soldiers rushing in with some shock on their faces.

One of the younger men, who looked to be in his thirties, looked at Bai Wanqing in disbelief and asked.

"Master, if you don't believe us brothers, just tell us."

"You were so nice just now. Let us rest for a bit."

"Then they summoned the people from the government office!" Bai Wanqing said expressionlessly, glancing lightly at Meng Zhan and the people behind him, before slowly stepping forward and asking, "Lord Meng, is there something you need at the clinic at this hour?"

The burly man behind Bai Wanqing, who was furious, began to mutter to himself when he heard Bai Wanqing ask that question.

Was it not this woman who reported the crime?

But the six burly men looked very wary. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they were now coming face to face with the government.

"We just appeared on the street so brazenly."

"It might not actually be this woman who reported the case."

"It was the older of the six burly men who spoke."

"Brother Long, what do we do now?"

The older man, known as Brother Long, shook his head. "There's nothing we can do!"

"It all depends on the fate of us brothers."

Upon hearing this, the other men clenched their fists, and all six glared angrily at Meng Zhan, who had led the troops.

Meng Zhan spotted the men behind Bai Wanqing at a glance.

"Madam Lin, saving the wrong person can get you into trouble."

Upon hearing this, the burly men instantly felt guilty about their earlier speculation about Bai Wanqing.

That's right. Given their condition just now, it would have been a good deed for them if a clinic had offered them treatment. Now that the soldiers have come, it proves that this is their fate.

Bai Wanqing smiled and nodded, "Lord Meng is right."

"But since the person has come to our clinic, we will naturally treat them."

"As for what these people did and what crimes they committed."

"The government will decide."

After Bai Wanqing finished speaking, she turned away.

Meng Zhan looked at the group of people in front of him, waved his hand lightly, and a group of constables surrounded the six of them.

The six men offered no resistance. The man called Brother Long repeatedly begged Bai Wanqing to save his brother, and then obediently followed Meng Zhan.

After they left the clinic, Cui Jingcheng walked over and said, "These people look like bandits, but they don't seem like thieves."

Bai Wanqing turned her head and said, "You can't judge a book by its cover."

"Lord Meng will give everyone an explanation as to what happened."

Meng Zhan did indeed think so. Ever since he had been constantly harassed by Lin Yunche and Hai Chengming, he had asked Yang Peiran several times to find a way to transfer him to the capital.

Even being a minor official under the Secretariat would be far more promising than this position.

Yang Peiran naturally agreed with a smile and took a lot of money from him.

He understood that the Yang family had given this money to bribe officials on his behalf, and even though he was heartbroken, he gave it to them with a heavy heart.

Fortunately, the Yang family acted quickly and soon sent the message.

Now, Meng Zhan has no achievements in Huaizhou City, and without achievements, even the Yang family cannot transfer him to the capital.

He was just worrying about how to accumulate this merit, and now the merit has come knocking on his door so quickly.

If we can capture the villains, that would be a great achievement!
Meng Zhan was overjoyed; it was truly a stroke of luck.

He first put the six people into jail, preparing for their interrogation the next day.

But before he could even step out of the prison door, Bi Yi walked in with a sullen face.

"I heard that you took those brave men to prison?" Bi Yi asked.

Seeing that Bi Yi's expression was rather serious, Meng Zhan quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

“These people, covered in blood, appeared on the street and frightened the people. I just brought them back. Is there a problem?”

Bi Yi ignored him and continued, "Then please release these people immediately, sir. Lord Lin is in the main hall to interrogate them!"

Meng Zhan was speechless. How could Lin Yunche have interfered so quickly?

Could it be Bai Wanqing? He knew it! He knew that woman couldn't stand to see him doing well.

She opposes him at every turn; she was like that back then, and she's still like that now that he wants to make a name for himself.

"Bai Wanqing," Meng Zhan spat out the three words through gritted teeth.

But he had no choice but to go back to the prison, bring the six men out, and take them to court.

At this moment, many villagers were standing in the courtroom. These villagers had injuries of all sizes, and whether they were men or women and children, they were all seriously injured.

The onlookers gasped in astonishment at the sight.

"What disaster has befallen this village!"

"How did they get so badly injured?"

"Yes! Look at that boy's eyes, both of them are black and blue. They really hit such a young child hard."

The murmurs gradually subsided as Lin Yunche began his interrogation.

It turns out that the village was robbed by bandits half a month ago, and their injuries were inflicted by the bandits.

The bandits looted the village and threatened to slaughter the entire village if the villagers dared to report it to the authorities.

The villagers were at a loss. They couldn't defeat the twenty-odd bandits, and they dared not report them to the authorities. So they remembered the group of righteous mountain bandits in Luodian County outside Huaizhou City.

It is said that the bandits on the mountain had already been wiped out by Magistrate Zhou.

But only the villagers knew that the bandits that Magistrate Zhou had suppressed were not righteous bandits.

The real righteous bandits are still on the mountain.

They turned to the righteous bandits for help. When the bandits came to plunder the village again, it was these righteous bandits who defeated them all, although three of the heroes were seriously injured.

They heard that there were clinics in the city offering free medical services, so they thought of sending people here.

Unexpectedly, the people of the prefecture city, unaware of the reason, reported the incident to the authorities and had these heroes arrested.

The villagers of Dachao Village had no choice but to come together to plead for mercy.

(End of this chapter)