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

Chapter 225 Got a clue
Lin Yunche's brows furrowed, his entire body enveloped in icy coldness, his lips pressed tightly together, as if he were about to perish together with the woman in the next second.

The woman smiled coquettishly as she distanced herself from Lin Yunche.

“Mr. Yun, I’ve seen many men of strong character like you.”

"However, I would feel a little reluctant to punish you."

"It would be better if you just obeyed and knew what was good for you, then you could suffer less."

The woman stood there smiling and said.

Lin Yunche slightly curled the corners of his lips, "It seems that you are destined to keep me here, young lady."

"Then I wonder if you have the ability to make me willingly stay!"

The woman's smile suddenly froze on her face, and then her body went limp uncontrollably. She looked up sharply, "How can you still have poison on your body?"

Before she could even utter the word "come," Lin Yunche had already grabbed the woman's chin with his hand.

The woman's face contorted in pain, but because she was too weak to utter a sound.

The person guarding the door heard the commotion inside.

However, without the master's order, they could not enter this mansion at will, which allowed Lin Yunche to take advantage of the situation.

"If you don't want to die, you'd better not shout!" Lin Yunche asked the woman with a questioning look, asking if she understood.

The woman was in pain, and she immediately nodded, indicating that she would not scream.

Lin Yunche tried to loosen the woman's chin, but she immediately held her chin with her hand and gasped for breath, but she didn't make a sound.

"You're not from the Northern Dynasty, are you?" the woman asked with a smile, having recovered somewhat.

Lin Yunche did not answer, but just stared coldly at the woman.

"You don't have to say if you don't want to, but I've already guessed who you are!" The woman sat on the ground with an indifferent expression and said with amusement.

Lin Yunche didn't want to get entangled with the woman right now; he wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Yang Cong and the others must be frantic with worry right now that they can't find him.

"Release me, and I'll give you the antidote," Lin Yunche said.

But the woman remained unconcerned, still smiling.

"Didn't you just ask me if I had the ability to keep you here?"

"If I had it, would you be willing to keep it?"

The woman looked up at him, her playful expression lessened, replaced by a hint of probing and seriousness.

Lin Yunche stood up and said with a slight smile, "You don't have that ability."

"But what if I had it!" The woman walked up to Lin Yunche and whispered something in his ear, leaving Lin Yunche frozen in place.

"So? Are you willing to stay?" After saying that, the woman threw her head back and laughed heartily.

Lin Yunche felt his whole body stiffen, and his eyes glared angrily.

On the other side, Madam Du and her family have been studying the blueprints. They have made significant progress in the past few days, and the new weaving tool is now taking shape.

"Auntie, can this thing really weave cloth?" Du Huan circled the new tool many times, attracted by its design.

Du Wei was no calmer than Du Huan at this moment. She excitedly tried it and said, "Yes, it can definitely work."

"When has Wanqing ever lied to us?"

Du Huan nodded and said, "Now that we've made it, let's try it out now."

Du Wei said excitedly, "Great! I'll go find the weaver to give it a try right away."

Du Wei asked the steward to select a skilled weaver from their own estate to try out the new tool.

When the weaver entered the room and saw the unfamiliar loom, she was taken aback at first, but then she also began to study it.

"Master, this...this thing seems very mysterious!" The weaver knew more about weaving than they did, and was even more excited than Du Huan had been back then.

Du Wei said with a smile, "Why don't you give it a try and see what kind of cloth you can weave?"

The weaver gently manipulated the new tools in front of her, and unexpectedly, in just a short while, they wove more than ten feet of cloth.

Du Huan and Du Wei were both stunned, as was the weaver operating the tool.

"Master, this is a miracle of weaving!"

The weaver was so moved by how quickly and well she was weaving the cloth that she was almost in tears.

Weaver has been working in the Du family's cloth shop since her mother's generation. In the past few days, she has watched as the Du family's cloth shop has been suppressed by the Fang family's cloth shop, and the owner has been forced to close the shop.

These weavers have lost their work, and they are in a state of panic these past two days.

Some of them were already prepared to be laid off. Besides weaving, what other livelihood could they do? Just like Doctor Zheng and his group back then, they would not be accepted by the Fang family.

"It's done! It's done!" Du Wei exclaimed happily.

Du Huan and the weaver girl nodded in agreement.

Du Wei took the cloth she had just finished weaving and was about to leave when Du Huan called her back.

"Auntie, where are you going now?"

Du Wei turned her head, tears welling in her eyes, "I'm going to find your older sister. I want to tell her the good news."

Du Huan felt a warmth in his heart when he thought of Bai Wanqing. "I should tell you, Aunt, that I'll go with you."

Du Wei thought it was a good idea and nodded, saying, "Then let's call it Hibiscus."

"By the way, Chen Zhiniang, this matter should not be told to anyone, understand?"

Chen Zhiniang nodded in agreement, "Understood, Master, don't worry."

Du Wei trusted the people on her estate quite a bit; they had all worked for the Du family for generations, especially Chen Zhiniang, who was considered her confidante. After giving her instructions, Du Wei took Du Huan and Furong to the Lin family.

It was just evening, and the sky was beginning to darken. Bai Wanqing returned from the clinic and happened to run into the Du family who had come to visit.

Furong got off the bus first and greeted the older sister sweetly.

"big sister!"

Bai Wanqing didn't see the face clearly, but when she heard Furong's voice, she smiled and replied.

"Fleur!"

Immediately afterwards, two more people got off the Du family's carriage.

Judging from their figures, Bai Wanqing knew that it was Madam Du and Du Huan.

When the Du family arrived, Bai Wanqing knew that things were looking promising.

She quickly led the Du family into the house and then instructed Ruixin to make tea.

As soon as Du Wei entered the room, before she even sat down, she smiled and placed the cloth that the weaver had just woven in front of Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing took the cloth in her hand and then looked up at Madam Du.

"Aunt Du, this is..."

Du Wei smiled gently and said, "Wanqing, this is the cloth that you wove using the tools on the blueprint you gave me."

"Not only is it efficient, but the quality is also good."

"If we could make more of these tools," Du Wei thought, "wouldn't that mean our Du family's cloth shop could make cloth half the price of the Fang family's?"

Moreover, they are still making a profit, not a loss.

"Yes! Congratulations, Aunt Du," Bai Wanqing said with a smile.

Du Wei, having received such benefits, naturally couldn't keep them all to herself. Her purpose in coming here was to discuss cooperation with Bai Wanqing.

"Wanqing, this thing is so valuable, why don't you invest in it too?"

"How about we split it 50/50?" Du Wei asked with a smile.

Furong didn't know what her older sister and aunt were talking about, but she listened obediently from the side. Du Huan didn't expect that his aunt had come to talk about this.

But he wholeheartedly agreed at that moment.

Bai Wanqing gently shook her head. "Aunt Du, although these blueprints are mine, you've studied them quite a bit these past few days."

"It was you who actually did it, not me."

"I cannot take a stake."

Du Wei was touched. "You can't say that. It's clearly your blueprint."

"If you do not accept this, I will find it difficult to feel at ease."

Bai Wanqing wanted to politely decline, but Madam Du said, "If you really can't accept it, how about I give this share of the stock to Furong?"

"Consider it a dowry from you, her older sister."

"From now on, Furong will be free to manage that portion of the money herself."

Bai Wanqing looked at Furong, who was sitting there unaware of the situation, and smiled gently, "Thank you for your kindness, Aunt Du."

Du Wei knew that everything Bai Wanqing did was for her younger sister.

Even if she herself didn't want it, she would definitely not refuse if it were offered to Furong.

Once this matter was settled, Du Wei felt more confident in doing business in the future, and the frustration she had been feeling these past few days vanished instantly.

Bai Wanqing knew what Madam Du was thinking and couldn't help but remind her.

"Aunt Du, when do you plan to reopen the shop?"

Du Wei considered for a moment and said, "It should be quick. I'll have the craftsmen make several more based on the shape of this tool, and then teach the weavers in the village how to use it."

"Judging by the time, it should be about half a month before we can reopen."

Bai Wanqing nodded. It seemed that the days were indeed numbered, which proved that the Du family was indeed in a hurry.

"Aunt Du, have you thought about how to defeat the Fang family?"

Du Wei was taken aback, but then her expression turned serious. She knew that Bai Wanqing never spoke nonsense.

"I originally planned to launch fabrics at the same price as Fang's."

"Even if the Fang family can subsidize him to last a year, he can't last two years, or even three years."

Bai Wanqing and Du Huan both understood Du Wei's plan: to wear down the Fang family with low prices.

Du Huan thought there was nothing wrong with this method, but Bai Wanqing's expression turned serious.

"Aunt Du, did you know that the Fang family has won the support of many people in Huaizhou City by selling cheap fabrics?"

Du Wei was taken aback, then nodded. "That's right. But it's all because the price is cheap. If we sell fabric at the same price, people will also patronize our Du family's fabric shop."

"After all, the Du family's cloth shop has been in Huaizhou City for many years and has a good reputation."

Bai Wanqing shook her head slightly and said, "But it's still not enough!"

Yes! This method might be enough for the Du family, but it's not enough for her or Lin Yunche.

"So, Wanqing, what do you mean?"

"Sell the shops you have first."

Du Wei was taken aback, and Du Huan was also stunned. They already had this powerful weaving tool, so why did they still want to sell their shop?
(End of this chapter)