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

Chapter 251 Oh my goodness!

Cheng Susu looked at Bai Wanqing with sparkling eyes, "I never imagined that you, who look so gentle and weak, would say such words."

"Then I'm lucky, I've benefited from the heroine's favor." Cheng Susu said half-jokingly, then used her hands to support herself on the ground as she tried to sit up.

But the intense pain made her gasp and groan.

Bai Wanqing gently pressed her back against the tree. "Don't move, your injury is quite serious."

Cheng Susu looked down at her blood-stained body, and gave a helpless twitch of her lips, as if mocking her own incompetence.

Just as Cheng Susu was in a daze, Bai Wanqing handed her the pancake she had just left.

"Sorry, this is all we have right now."

Without a second thought, Cheng Susu took a big bite, muttering as she ate, "Delicious! So delicious!"

Cheng Susu finished the whole pancake with Bai Wanqing's help, and finally felt that she had regained some strength.

Seeing that Cheng Susu had recovered somewhat, Bai Wanqing went to the woods and found some dry grass.

“We’ll probably have to rest here tonight. The conditions are limited, so please bear with it.” Bai Wanqing said as she laid out dry grass under Cheng Susu.

"I know! Wanqing, I'm not as delicate as you think."

"After all, I've traveled all the way from the capital to here, and I've slept everywhere I went." Cheng Susu finished speaking and smiled calmly.

Bai Wanqing stared at her face, wanting to ask something, but ultimately didn't.

Cheng Susu secretly pursed her lips. At this moment, she so wanted to confide her suffering to Wanqing, but she couldn't. She couldn't let Wanqing get involved in this matter.

This is her business; it doesn't matter if it costs her her life, but we can't drag others down with us.

Cheng Susu pretended to close her eyes and fall asleep, while Bai Wanqing leaned against a big tree, paying close attention to the surrounding movements.

Fortunately, she didn't hear any noise in the first half of the night, and Cheng Susu drifted off to sleep.

But not long after Cheng Susu fell asleep, Bai Wanqing heard the sound of galloping hooves.

Bai Wanqing slowly opened her eyes, pressed her ear to the ground, and the sound of horses' hooves became clearer and clearer.

Bai Wanqing gently nudged Cheng Susu, who opened her eyes and quickly realized that a group of people were chasing after them.

She struggled to get up. Perhaps it was because the medicine Wanqing had given her was effective, but she felt much better than before, and the pain had lessened.

The two held their breath and focused on the movements below the mountain.

Sure enough, a short while later, a group of people rode by on horseback. They sped past without seeming to notice Bai Wanqing and her companions.

However, neither of them dared to make a move, and they waited until they heard no more hoofbeats before daring to speak.

"It seems they've left!" Cheng Susu said.

Bai Wanqing pursed her lips and suddenly turned around, only to see several men in black slashing at her.

Cheng Susu was startled and quickly looked for her sword to save Bai Wanqing.

But the men in black were too close to Bai Wanqing, and she could only watch helplessly as the gleaming broadswords were slashing towards her.

Bai Wanqing tried to reach for the poison at her waist, but the men in black were already on guard, their faces covered with thick towels.

The poison is useless now!
He's going to die!
Cheng Susu suddenly felt a warm liquid spray onto her face, and a strong smell of blood filled her nostrils.

Immediately afterwards, a man in black fell heavily in front of her, his head severed from his body.

Bai Wanqing also came to her senses at this moment, and with the help of the moonlight, she could barely see the person standing in front of her.

"Madam Lin, are you alright?" the head constable asked, turning his head away, his tone tinged with resentment.

"It's nothing!" Bai Wanqing replied simply.

A group of people then emerged from the woods and began fighting with the men in black.

The officers were quite skilled, but they were still slightly inferior to the well-trained men in black, though there were simply more officers than men.

Seeing that they probably wouldn't be able to complete their mission tonight, the man in black was unwilling to waste any more time.

At the instruction of a man in black, all the men in black vanished into the night like ghosts.

The officials then stopped, collapsing to the ground, panting heavily.

Bai Wanqing found the medicine for treating the injuries and applied it to the officials.

The head constable looked at Bai Wanqing, who was tending to his wounds, and almost burst into tears.

"Oh dear, Mrs. Lin, you really are my great-aunt. Why do you insist on getting rid of us?"

"You've almost lost your life. If you really had died, how would we explain it to Lord Lin, and how would we explain it to Lord Hai?"

Bai Wanqing was surprised to find that the person who had been following her was actually sent by Lord Hai, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"I'm sorry to have caused you all trouble."

Seeing that Bai Wanqing was not putting on airs, the head constable did not want to continue scolding her, so he simply told the constables to apply the medicine to each other.

Cheng Susu gritted her teeth and walked over. She carefully checked that Bai Wanqing was unharmed before she felt relieved.

"Wanqing, you scared me to death!"

"That really scared me to death!" Cheng Susu's voice was choked with emotion.

Bai Wanqing was also still shaken, but she managed a smile. "It's alright, I'm fine now, aren't I?"

Cheng Susu nodded through her tears, saying, "Yes! It's alright! We're all alright."

With the escort of the officials, Bai Wanqing and Cheng Susu were no longer pursued by the men in black.

They traveled south and arrived at the town in less than half a day. Steward Du, who had been waiting at the town gate for a long time, immediately came to greet Bai Wanqing and her companions.

Steward Du immediately noticed the injuries on the officers' bodies and his face turned pale with shock.

When they passed by the mountain path earlier, they saw a group of men in black lying on the ground from afar, but they were not dead. Steward Du was the first to dismount and investigate. He found several porcelain medicine bottles not far away. He recognized the porcelain medicine bottles; they belonged to Bai Wanqing.

Manager Du sensed something was amiss and told the head officer about his discovery.

After a moment's thought, the head officer decided to split the troops into two groups.

Led by Steward Du, the servants of the Du family headed south in pursuit of Bai Wanqing.

One of the people hid and kept an eye on the movements of the man in black.

After the two groups finalized their roles, Steward Du led his men ahead of them.

Not long after they left, the men in black were gradually able to move their bodies again, and the head constable led his men to follow them at a distance.

That's how we got the chance to save Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing saw that the group of people galloping away was Steward Du and his men.

Manager Du could tell that the officials were in a very bad mood, and Bai Wanqing seemed to be deep in thought as well, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he led them to the small courtyard he had just rented.

“There are a lot of us, and staying in a guesthouse would be too conspicuous, so I rented this courtyard.”

"Madam, this way please."

Bai Wanqing and Cheng Susu showed no change in expression, while the officials were all rather happy.

They were sent to protect people, and staying at an inn would be too conspicuous.

If they were to investigate later, it would be difficult to explain if their actions were not legitimate. Fortunately, the manager has a clever mind and has solved their big problem.

"Thank you for your thoughtful consideration, Steward Du."

"Please give the order, Steward Du, to take good care of these gentlemen."

Manager Du bowed and accepted the order, then went out to make arrangements.

Bai Wanqing settled Cheng Susu in her room. Cheng Susu kept her head down, her mind replaying the thrilling scene from the previous night.

Last night, Wanqing almost died because of her.
Because of her.
Cheng Susu clenched her fists, and when she looked up again, she had already made up her mind.

Bai Wanqing and her group rested in this small town for three days, and the officers' injuries had almost healed.

These days, Bai Wanqing often cooks herself, which has lessened the resentment in the hearts of the officials.

"Madam Lin, your cooking is truly excellent; it has made us brothers quite discerning," said the head constable, holding a large bowl of noodles.

Bai Wanqing smiled gently and said, "I'm glad the adults don't mind."

The officials were very pleased, after all, Bai Wanqing was a proper official's wife. Although Lin Yunche was currently bedridden, he was still the top scholar in the imperial examination.

Once he recovers from his illness, he can resume his official career at any time, and at that point, they won't be able to climb up to him even if they wanted to.

Just as the officials were enjoying their meal in the courtyard, Steward Du rushed over and whispered a few words in Bai Wanqing's ear.

Bai Wanqing frowned slightly, put down the basin of water in her hand, and hurriedly ran back to her room.

There was a letter on the table, but Cheng Susu was nowhere to be found.

“Madam, you asked me to call Miss Cheng for dinner, but I called her from the doorway for quite a while and there was no response from inside.”

"Only then did I dare to come in, only to find that Miss Cheng was no longer in the room."

Bai Wanqing picked up the letter on the table; it was left by Cheng Susu.

The letter read: Thank you for saving my life, but I cannot burden you any further. Please do not worry.

Noticing the slight change in Bai Wanqing's expression, Manager Du asked, "Miss Cheng, who is she?"

"I'm leaving!" Bai Wanqing said, putting down the letter.

"Should we go look for them?"

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly, "We need to find her! Her injuries haven't fully healed yet."

"If we encounter the men in black again, I'm afraid we won't survive."

Manager Du understood Bai Wanqing's meaning, "Alright, then I'll take some people there now!"

"Manager Du, we'll search discreetly." Manager Du nodded to indicate that he understood.

Bai Wanqing sat in the room, pondering the events of the past two days. Although Cheng Susu hadn't said anything, how could she not recognize the men in black who had been chasing them?

"Silly girl! Do you think that by not telling me, you won't drag me into this?"

"I was already in the game!"

At that moment, Lin Yunche's image flashed into Bai Wanqing's mind.

"My lord, are you doing well in the Northern Dynasty?" Bai Wanqing murmured to herself, gazing into the distance.

On the other side, in the Northern Dynasty, the capital city was Xiao City.

Lin Yunche and his group were carrying their goods into the city. They had suffered quite a bit along the way.

Cao Zhe, in particular, had always lived a life of luxury as a staff member in the Prince of Huai's mansion. When he came to the harsh and cold Northern Dynasty, his body could not adapt and he was sick the whole way.

Throughout the journey, Pan Hu and Ma Yu took care of him.

When they entered the city that day, Yang Cong quickly arranged an inn. Pan Hu ordered some food at the inn and sent it to Cao Zhe, but he did not forget to mock him.

"Lord Cao, we have finally arrived in the capital."

"Whether we can find the person we're looking for depends entirely on you, sir."

"My lord, you must recover your health as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, even if Xiao Cheng comes, he may not be able to leave."

(End of this chapter)