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

Chapter 270 She really died

Inside the century-old medical clinic, doctors were busy taking patients' pulses. Doctor Zheng stood in front of the medicine cabinet with a solemn expression, looking preoccupied.

The landlord has been in jail for three days now, and we don't know how he is doing inside.

The Du family's wife told them to calm down, but how could they not worry when the head of the household was inside?
Thinking of this, Doctor Zheng couldn't help but look outside the door. He saw that the crowd on the street had suddenly become restless, and everyone was running towards the government office.

Dr. Zheng found it strange and hurriedly went out the door to stop someone and ask.

"Sir, what happened? Why is everyone in such a hurry?"

The old man stopped, took a deep breath, and then said with a sorrowful expression, "I heard that a prisoner died in the yamen!"

"Everyone's probably just there to see what's going on!"

Dr. Zheng suddenly felt his blood rushing back to his head and shook his head repeatedly, "It's just a dead prisoner!"

"In short, it won't be the employer! Yes! It won't be the employer."

Just as Doctor Zheng was muttering to himself, Wei Qian suddenly rushed in.

"Dr. Zheng!"

"Quick! Grab the first-aid kit!"

When Dr. Zheng saw Wei Qian's expression, his heart felt as if it had been punched.

"Wei Qian! It's you!"

Wei Qian's eyes were red, and without caring about whether it was appropriate or not, he stepped forward, grabbed Doctor Zheng, and rushed outside.

Seeing this, the others at the century-old medical clinic already had their guesses. Doctor Yang immediately told the apprentice to take the medicine box and chase after Doctor Zheng.

Watching the young apprentice's departing figure, Doctor Yang's heart stirred. "I hope for a good outcome!"

Doctor Zheng's mind was still blank; he was like a wooden man as Wei Qian dragged him to the front of the yamen.

"Make way! Make way, everyone!" Wei Qian, leading Doctor Zheng, pushed through the crowd and only stopped in front of a corpse.

"Dr. Zheng, please save Madam Lin!" Wei Qian cried out in a low voice, suppressing his grief.

Dr. Zheng finally came to his senses and looked at the person lying on the ground, and was shocked!
Good heavens! It really is their boss. Doctor Zheng looked at Cui Jingcheng, who was standing to the side with a blank expression, in disbelief, and then at their boss lying on the ground. What on earth is going on?!

How could Young Master Cui, who has always regarded his employer as a sister, do this?
Looking at Doctor Zheng, who was still in a daze, Wei Qian urged, "Doctor Zheng, save the person first!"

Doctor Zheng nodded vigorously. Just then, the apprentice arrived. He immediately picked up his medicine box and walked towards Bai Wanqing, but was stopped by Cui Jingcheng.

Doctor Zheng roared anxiously, "Young Master Cui, what are you doing!"

Cui Jingcheng smiled slightly, then glared angrily at Wei Qian and said, "Wei Qian! You have quite the nerve!"

"This is a government office, a place of great importance. You're actually spying on government affairs! I think you have a death wish!"

No one could have imagined that the young master who usually followed Bai Wanqing around, calling her "Wanqing" this and "Wanqing" that, would change his attitude today.

Wei Qian did not back down. He walked directly up to Cui Jingcheng and said, "Young Master Cui, take a good look and see who is lying there now!"

"Are you really going to kill Madam Lin?"

Cui Jingcheng's tense expression relaxed slightly, but he immediately ordered, "Arrest all those who are obstructing the work of the government!"

As soon as Cui Jingcheng finished speaking, the yamen officials rushed out and arrested Wei Qian and Doctor Zheng.

Everyone criticized Cui Jingcheng.

"This young master Cui is simply ungrateful! Madam Lin is such a good person, and she even went to the trouble of saving the old Marquis. Now he doesn't care about our past relationship at all and is so ruthless."

"Hey! What do you know! There are very few people like Madam Lin who think of us powerless people in every way. Young Master Cui is, after all, a powerful and wealthy person. Where does he get so much morality in his heart!"

"That's too inhumane. A doctor should at least take a look!"

"What are you looking at! Madam Lin has only just entered the prison, and today she has quietly appeared near the prison, barely alive. This clearly means that the murderer is..."

"Shut up! All of you shut up! Let's see who else wants to go to this jail!"

Cui Jingcheng shouted loudly, and the onlookers immediately fell silent.

Wei Qian and Doctor Zheng glared at Cui Jingcheng resentfully, but Cui Jingcheng didn't even glance at them. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gently covered Wanqing's face with it.

“Lift him up! Keep coming with me.”

As they spoke, two officers stepped forward and gently lifted Bai Wanqing, who was lying on the ground. However, just as they were about to take a step, a whip lashed out at them.

The officers tried to dodge, but the whips came too fast, so they had to let go to defend themselves.

Bai Wanqing, who was being carried by the two men, landed heavily on the ground, and the handkerchief that had been covering her face fluttered to the side.

Cui Jingcheng let out a soft cry and pulled Bai Wanqing into his arms.

After confirming that Bai Wanqing was not injured, he angrily raised his head to look at the person who had come.

"Cheng Susu! Are you crazy?!"

Ignoring Cui Jingcheng's angry rebuke, Cheng Susu lashed out at him again with her whip. Just as Cui Jingcheng was about to grab it, Cheng Susu swiftly snatched Bai Wanqing from his arms.

"Wanqing, Wanqing, wake up!" Cheng Susu hugged Bai Wanqing and gently shook her.

But Bai Wanqing did not respond at all. Her once fair face was now as white as a sheet of paper, without a trace of color.

"Wanqing, why didn't you wait for me!"

"Wait for me a little longer, I will definitely be able to get you out."

Cheng Susu screamed in anguish, and her cries were heard by Furong, who had just arrived.

"Big sister! No way, big sister!" Furong cried as she ran over. When she saw the person in Cheng Susu's arms, her body went limp. Fortunately, Du Huan and Madam Du were there and helped her up.

Madam Du lowered her head and caught a glimpse of Bai Wanqing in Cheng Susu's arms. She couldn't bear it and gently turned her head away, sobbing.

Du Huan stepped forward and gently grasped Bai Wanqing's wrist. A deathly silence made him realize that Bai Wanqing was truly dead.

"Madam Lin is dead!"

"The owner of the century-old medical clinic is dead!" "Madam Lin, who drove away the Fang family tyrant for them, is dead!"

In an instant, the people gathered there all shed tears, and the sound of weeping filled the streets.

The Prince of Huai, who was drinking and listening to music inside the house, heard the commotion outside and frowned in displeasure.

"What's going on? Who's holding a funeral outside?"

After hearing the servant's report, Mr. Zhuang said softly, "Your Highness, it's a funeral!"

"But not for myself, but for Madam Lin."

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Huai frowned slightly. "Hmph! I didn't expect Bai Wanqing to be quite famous in Huaizhou City!"

Zhuang Qi reminded him with some concern, "Your Highness, there's such a big commotion outside, should we go and handle it?"

The Prince of Huai put down his wine cup, stood up, paced back and forth a couple of times, and said with shining eyes, "Deal with it! It needs to be dealt with."

"Send men out now to spread the word that the Lin family has betrayed the country."

"Isn't Bai Wanqing supposed to have a good reputation? I'd like to see who will dare to stand by her side when she's accused of treason and collusion with the enemy."

Zhuang Qi understood the meaning of the Prince of Huai and immediately sent someone to do so.

On the street, the sounds of people wailing and lamenting gathered at the entrance of the yamen, and Cui Jingcheng had sent people to appease them several times, but to no avail.

"You unruly people, you are truly stubborn and incorrigible!" Cui Jingcheng cursed angrily, but his voice was drowned out by the deafening cries.

The crying was only suppressed when a squad of soldiers suddenly rushed out of the yamen and surrounded everyone.

"By order of the Prince of Huai!" a soldier shouted, brandishing a knife, "Prefect Lin Yunche of Huaizhou has committed treason and colluded with the enemy. From this day forward, anyone found to have any connection with the Lin family will be considered an accomplice and imprisoned."

The people who had just been crying and wailing were now shrugging in fear.

"What! Lord Lin has colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country?"

"How can this be!"

One of the officers heard this and angrily exclaimed, "How can that be impossible! Could it be that the Prince has wronged him?"

"Open your eyes and look!" The officer pointed at Bai Wanqing in Cheng Susu's arms and said, "If it weren't for that, why would your beloved lady have taken poison out of fear of punishment?"

He committed suicide out of fear of punishment!

This immediately caused an uproar among the crowd!

Some of them simply didn't believe that Lord Lin would betray the country, but others thought it was possible; otherwise, why would Madam Lin have taken poison?

Moreover, there's also the attitude of the young Marquis of Zhaonan.
More and more people have gone from skepticism to gradually believing.

"So, stop blindly following the crowd! Otherwise, you'll become someone else's weapon without even realizing it!"

Everyone agreed that it made sense; they couldn't bear the crime of treason, which would mean the extermination of their entire family!

In an instant, the crowd that had been packed together just moments before dispersed.

Only Wei Qian, Doctor Zheng, and a few members of the Du family remained.

Cheng Susu carried Bai Wanqing on her back, clearly intending to take her back. The soldiers under the Prince of Huai naturally objected, "Miss Cheng!"

"Please release this serious criminal! Don't make things difficult for us!"

Cheng Susu turned to look at Cui Jingcheng and questioned him sharply, "Cui Jingcheng, do you really want to watch Wanqing die and be defiled by them?"

Cui Jingcheng swayed almost imperceptibly, then waved his hand at the soldiers: "Make way, let them go!"

"Young Marquis, what about the Prince?"

"You don't need to worry about it. I will speak to the Prince myself."

Seeing this, the soldiers stopped interfering and allowed Cheng Susu and the Du family to take Bai Wanqing back.

Wei Qian and Doctor Zheng, worried, followed along.

Doctor Zheng first examined the unconscious Furong, finding her to be alright, and prescribed some medicine for Du Huan, telling him to go to the clinic to get it.

"Dr. Zheng, please take a look! Wanqing is only poisoned, is there any hope for her?" After seeing Dr. Zheng finish examining Furong, Cheng Susu quickly pulled him to Bai Wanqing's bedside.

Doctor Zheng nodded immediately and quickly came to Bai Wanqing's side to take her pulse.

Madam Du and Wei Qian, who were present, held their breath, hoping to hear a miraculous answer from Doctor Zheng.

But reality is often contrary to expectations.
Dr. Zheng stood up, his eyes red, and shook his head. Cheng Susu still refused to believe it. She grabbed Dr. Zheng's hand and pleaded, "Dr. Zheng, please take another look!"

"Haven't you been following the medical techniques of the Goddess of Luo?"

"Look again!"

Dr. Zheng lowered his head and stopped talking. Cheng Susu wanted to continue to make things difficult for Dr. Zheng, but was persuaded to stop by Madam Du.

"Miss Cheng! Things have come to this point, we must accept reality!"

Cheng Susu nodded slightly and said calmly, "I know, but can I have some peace and quiet?"

Dr. Zheng and the others exchanged glances and silently withdrew.

"Madam Du, the century-old medical clinic is probably in chaos right now. I'll go back and keep an eye on things!"

“Madam Du, I’m going back too! Father and Mother are still worried about you after they learned of your accident!”

Madam Du nodded and sent someone to escort Doctor Zheng and Wei Qian back.

After arranging everything, Madam Du looked at the room where Wanqing was, feeling lost and dejected. Not to mention Furong, even she, as her aunt, couldn't bear it.

"Wanqing, how could you just die like that!"

That evening, the Du family placed Bai Wanqing in a coffin and set up a mourning hall in the courtyard. The entire Du family was immediately immersed in grief.

(End of this chapter)