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

Chapter 274 How is this possible!

When Cheng Susu heard that Prince Huai wanted to see Lin Yunche in person, her expression became very troubled.

"Your Highness, Lord Lin is seriously ill and has gone to seek medical treatment. Why are you so insistent on making him appear?"

The Prince of Huai sneered, "Miss Cheng, you say he sought medical treatment, but I would like to ask, in this Shang Kingdom, no, in the entire world, who has medical skills surpassing those of the Divine Physician Luo?"

"And don't forget! This Doctor Luo isn't just anywhere, he's living right here in the Lin family's house!"

"Where did Lord Lin go to seek medical treatment?"

Cheng Susu was speechless for a moment, and the Prince of Huai naturally revealed a smug smile.

How could a mere little girl possibly compete with him!
The Prince of Huai's smugness became extremely irritating to Cheng Susu's eyes!
Her father is still in his hands, and Wanqing has been driven to desperation by him! He's right in front of her now; perhaps she has a chance.
Cheng Susu unconsciously clenched her fists. Bai Furong noticed the change in Cheng Susu and couldn't help but grasp Cheng Susu's hand in return.

Cheng Susu then snapped out of her daze, quickly dispelling her anger and calmly facing Prince Huai again.

"Very well! Since Your Highness wishes to see Lord Lin, then so be it!"

Prince Huai suddenly smiled, not expecting this girl to have such a big mouth, "Then may I ask, Miss Cheng, where is Lord Lin?"

"I'm here!" a voice suddenly came from behind the crowd.

The Prince of Huai was stunned, the surrounding people were stunned, and even Bai Chengnan, who was standing in front of the coffin, was shocked.

The man walked slowly through the crowd, step by step, until he stood before everyone.

Those villagers who had seen Lin Yunche before recognized him at a glance and exclaimed happily, "That's right! It's Lord Lin! Lord Lin is back!"

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Yunche silently walked to Bai Wanqing's coffin. He gently placed his hands on the sandalwood coffin, then slowly lowered his head and pressed his forehead heavily against it.

"Wanqing, in the end, I was still a step too late."

His low, husky voice carried a chilling, iron-like coldness that sent shivers down the spines of everyone around him.

Cheng Susu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Lin Yunche, and said with a sense of relief, "Lord Lin, you've finally arrived. If you hadn't come back, Wanqing and the Lin family would have been completely taken advantage of by Prince Huai."

When Prince Huai heard Cheng Susu's words, he frowned slightly. At this moment, he was surprised to see whether the man in front of him was Lin Yunche.

Lin Yunche, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, smiled and whispered a few words to Wanqing inside the coffin. Then, he raised his head and strode to the Prince of Huai.

Now the Prince of Huai saw it clearly, as did the officials and soldiers behind him.

This person is indeed Lin Yunche.

The Prince of Huai looked puzzled. How could this be? Shouldn't Lin Yunche be in the Northern Dynasty? He should be trapped in Xiao City right now, so how did he end up here?

Lin Yunche asked with bloodshot eyes, "Your Highness, didn't you want to see me?"

"I'm right here!"

"Your Highness, please give me an explanation now. I was only away for half a month after falling seriously ill and seeking medical treatment. How could I have become a traitor who secretly went to the Northern Dynasty and betrayed the country?"

"And why did His Highness Prince Huai kill my wife without even asking what happened?"

With each question Lin Yunche asked, he would take a step forward, forcing the Prince of Huai to retreat repeatedly due to his imposing manner.

But Prince Huai quickly regained his composure. Although he couldn't understand why Lin Yunche was actually here, he was a prince, a member of the royal family, and he couldn't allow anyone to challenge his authority.

The Prince of Huai suddenly straightened up, pointed at Lin Yunche, and cursed, "Lin Yunche, how dare you!"

Zhuang Qi knew the Prince of Huai's temperament best. Now the Prince of Huai was obviously angered by Lin Yunche, and he wanted to step in to stop the Prince of Huai from speaking recklessly.

But Prince Huai was furious and ignored Zhuang Qi's attempts to stop him, continuing to yell at Lin Yunche, "Lin Yunche, who do you think you are?"

"How dare you openly question me, the king?"

"Oh, right! Not just you, but also Miss Cheng!"

"Do you think that after all this commotion, I have no way to deal with you?"

"Then you have truly underestimated me!"

Cheng Susu stepped forward and said, "Does Your Highness, Prince Huai, intend to distort the truth and reverse right and wrong?"

The Prince of Huai threw his head back and laughed loudly, "What a joke! Who am I!"

"Leaving aside everything else, just the fact that you and Lin Yunche have spoken so disrespectfully to me,"

"I can punish you for the crime of insubordination."

"Moreover, everything I have done is for the sake of the people. What difference would it make if I killed Bai Wanqing or even your entire Lin family?"

The words of the Prince of Huai were like a thunderclap, instantly enraging everyone present.

Just because he is a prince, does that mean he can do whatever he wants?

Looking back, they realized that the prince had indeed been doing whatever he wanted, never caring about the lives of the common people.

Just like Wei Qian's sister, Man Niang, how many girls were persecuted by the Fang family!
The Fang family, driven by profit, drove their seriously ill family members out of the clinic, refusing to treat them who were dying!
Any farmland or shops that the Fang family set their sights on were forcibly seized, leaving many homeless and depriving them of their means of survival!
Everything you do is for the people? Pshaw!

The onlookers, filled with indignation, raised their petitions of injustice above their heads and shouted in unison, "Injustice! Injustice!"

The deafening shouts rose in waves.

The Prince of Huai had never encountered such a situation before; these unruly people actually dared to openly provoke him!
It's completely reversed! Completely reversed!

"Guards!" the Prince of Huai roared in fury.

The soldiers behind him drew their long swords and quickly surrounded him.

Seeing this, Lin Yunche and Cheng Susu also took out their weapons and lined them up to block the people.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Prince of Huai felt his blood rush to his head, and he felt an urge to kill all these unruly people in the next second.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zhuang Qi went to the Prince of Huai again.

"Your Highness! You mustn't!"

The Prince of Huai angrily replied, "Why not!"

“Your Highness, if a popular uprising breaks out, the court and the Emperor’s attention will be drawn to it! Then it won’t just be Cheng Kailin. Your Highness, I hope you will prioritize the greater cause!” Upon hearing the words “greater cause,” the Prince of Huai immediately calmed down.

He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then looked at Cheng Susu and Lin Yunche with unusually sharp eyes.

Good! Very good! I almost fell into the trap set by this couple.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yunche, who appeared so affectionate on the surface, secretly plotted such a vicious scheme. Now it seems that Bai Wanqing is also a pitiful woman, who was actually used by him as bait to imprison this king!
What's even more ridiculous is that these incited fools can't see that Lin Yunche is a hypocritical scoundrel!

"Hahahaha!" Prince Huai suddenly laughed loudly, then glared fiercely at Lin Yunche, as if to say.

Lin Yunche, do you think you can hold me back like this?

Don't forget, Lin Feiyun and the Cui family are still in my hands. It will be as easy as turning my hand to control your Lin family.
Lin Yunche's expression was resolute, with only one thought in his mind: to protect the people behind him.
"Very well! I will not hold your actions today, Lin Yunche, against you for the time being."

"But if there is a next time! I will not spare you, nor will I spare those who aid and abet evil!"

After speaking, the Prince of Huai gave an order to withdraw his troops, giving Lin Yunche no more chances to cause trouble, and quickly led his men back to the government office.

Lin Yunche and Cheng Susu breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the Prince of Huai's men walk away.

The onlookers felt no pressure at all; they were incredibly excited. This was the first time they had followed their hearts and done what they wanted to do but dared not.

"Lord Lin! We will accompany you to escort Madam Lin on her journey."

Yes! Let's do it together!

Lin Yunche turned his head to look back at the lifeless coffin behind him and nodded slightly.

Bai Wanqing's funeral was quite grand and spectacular! She was buried with the entire city's population escorting her!
Lin Yunche and Bai Chengnan erected a monument for Bai Wanqing, and Bai Furong and Cheng Susu offered wine in front of the monument.

Meanwhile, the Prince of Huai was furiously berating Zhuang Qi and Ma Yu.

"Ma Yu, you are my man! How dare you lie to me now?"

Ma Yu knelt on the ground with an innocent look on his face, shaking his head rapidly and saying, "Your Highness, I didn't lie! I really didn't lie!"

"You're not lying, why would Lin Yunche appear in Huaizhou City?"

"Didn't you say he's currently in the Northern Dynasty looking for Lin Sishu?"

Ma Yu nodded. "Your Highness, Lin Yunche is indeed looking for Lin Sishu in the Northern Dynasty."

"Mr. Cao and I went to the Northern Dynasty with Lin Yunche!"

But the Prince of Huai was still unwilling to believe it. He walked up to Ma Yu, slowly squatted down, looked Ma Yu straight in the eye, and said, "Ma Yu! Of all the advisors, I trusted you the most."

"I never imagined that you would betray me one day."

"Now it seems that your claim of going to the Northern Dynasty with Lin Yunche was all a trap set for me."

"Ma Yu, do you know the consequences of betraying me?"

Ma Yu was not good with words, and at this moment he couldn't say a word when he looked at the Prince of Huai. He was sweating profusely and his eyes were full of panic.

Zhuang Qi, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up: "Your Highness! Ma Yu may not be lying. Didn't the information we gathered from the border of the Northern Dynasty also indicate that Lin Yunche is in the Northern Dynasty?"

"Perhaps... something went wrong!"

Having suffered a setback outside, the Prince of Huai was no longer in a position to listen to such words.

"error?"

"Zhuang Qi, our mistake is probably because those people betrayed me!"

"You don't need to say anything more today. I want those who betrayed me to open their eyes and see what kind of end they will suffer!"

As he spoke, the Prince of Huai took out a dagger from his sleeve and plunged it straight into Ma Yu's heart.

Ma Yu stared in disbelief at the Prince of Huai, whom he revered most, clutching his chest with both hands and muttering, "Your Highness, I didn't!"

"I don't!"

Zhuang Qi turned her head away helplessly, not daring to look into Ma Yu's eyes.

The Prince of Huai was too lazy to say another word to Ma Yu, and kicked the blood-covered man to the ground.

"Men, take him back to Northwind City, cut off his head, and display it in the concentration camp."

Zhuang Qi watched helplessly as Ma Yu was dragged away, and couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow.

"Zhuang Qi, go and give the order now to replace all those informants at the border with a new batch."

"Bring Lin Feiyun and Cui Shi from prison, and we'll set off back to Beifeng City immediately."

"Yes, Your Highness! But what about Lin Yunche?"

A murderous glint flashed in the Prince of Huai's eyes. "Before, you said that the Lin family was the biggest stumbling block to my great cause."

"But that was the Lin family before."

"The Lin family these days is nothing more than stray cats and dogs on the street. What trouble can they possibly cause?"

"Moreover, my current strength is incomparable to what it used to be!"

"Since the Emperor has already noticed! Lin Yunche also has a weakness in my hands, and Luan Heng has given us a new batch of soldiers."

Isn't this the perfect opportunity?

"Yes, Your Highness! I will go and prepare immediately!"

So, the Prince of Huai set off back to Beifeng City the next day. The people of Huaizhou City clapped and cheered, feeling that they had finally gotten rid of this plague god. Little did they know that in the near future, an even greater bloodshed awaited them.

Meanwhile, in a temporary residence belonging to the Lin family.

Lin Yunche was facing a bronze mirror, slowly peeling off the human skin from his face.

"Young Master Wushuang, we really owe you a lot this time!"

(End of this chapter)