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

Chapter 317 So What If You're a Scoundrel?

Clashing swords and iron horses, banners obscuring the sun.

On the northern lands, the banner of the Lin family army once again stands proudly between heaven and earth.

As Cui Yao watched the Lin family flag recede into the distance, tears streamed down her face. She gently wiped away the tears with a handkerchief while a slight smile played on her lips.

It's done! It's done! The Lin family has finally been vindicated, and that silly boy Da Tou will definitely not push Wan Qing away again.

Cui Yao glanced at Bai Wanqing beside her out of the corner of her eye, and her smile widened.

"Mother, Father and husband have already gone far away."

“Let’s go back too!” Bai Wanqing said.

"Okay!" Cui Yao nodded with a smile.

Bai Wanqing helped Cui Shi leave, glancing back at the devastated city walls, as if it were all a dream.

When they returned to the government office, Cui Jingcheng and Cheng Susu brought back all the people who had been settled elsewhere. The people were overjoyed to be back in their hometown.

Especially when they heard the news of the death of the Prince of Huai, they spontaneously cheered all the way down the street.

"This is life! This is the vitality of life!" Cheng Susu returned with a smile, picked up an apple from the table, and started taking a bite.

Unlike Cheng Susu, Cui Jingcheng returned with a sigh on his face.

He never imagined that the people of a city would be so happy and excited because of the departure of a prince!

Who knows if there are other tyrannical regimes like the one of the Prince of Huai in this region, causing such unbearable suffering to the people?

"What are you thinking about?" Cheng Susu blinked and handed him an apple.

Cui Jingcheng looked up and said, "I want to be an official!"

"I want to be a good official!"

Cheng Susu, with a look of "you're a promising student," stuffed the apple into his arms.

"Then you'd better work hard!"

“I have heard that the young master of the Zhaonan Marquis’s family is uneducated, dissolute and unruly.”

“Being proficient in games and gambling skills sounds like it has nothing to do with being a good official.”

Cui Jingcheng's face flushed red. He secretly glanced at Bai Wanqing beside him and pouted, saying, "Nonsense, you're talking nonsense!"

Cheng Susu made a face. "I'm not making this up."

Cui Jingcheng got up to hit her, but Cheng Susu dodged.

One attacked, the other dodged, but they had a great time playing inside the house.

"Miss!" When Ruixin walked in, Cheng Susu had already been captured by Cui Jingcheng and was begging for mercy with her hands clasped.

Bai Wanqing walked past the two playfully bickering individuals and asked, "What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Ruixin swallowed hard and said, "Miss, Lord Bi Yi just sent a message."

"It is said that Fang refused to eat or drink in Linjia Village and insisted on seeing you and Liu Feifei."

"Miss Liu has already gone. Do you wish to go, Miss?"

"Fang? Didn't she leave with Meng Zhan and Yang Peiran?"

Ruixin nodded, "Yes!"

"But Lord Bi sent word that only Fang Shi is left now, and Meng Zhan and Yang Peiran have disappeared without a trace."

“Miss, we have no connection with the Meng family anymore. Why don’t we tell Lord Bi that we won’t go?”

Bai Wanqing shook her head, "If it weren't for Linjia Village, I wouldn't have gone on this trip."

"But it's Linjia Village after all, and so many eyes are watching! We still have to go."

"Ruixin, prepare the horses for me, and tell Lord Bi I'm going right now!"

Ruixin nodded, turned around and went out to prepare.

Bai Chengdong and Cui Jingcheng were worried. "Sister/Wanqing, I'll go with you."

Cheng Susu also wanted to go, but Lord Cheng happened to send someone to ask her to go to the city tower to help.

Cheng Susu looked unwilling.

Bai Wanqing smiled and comforted Susu, "Don't worry, I'll tell you everything in detail when I get back!"

"Really?" Cheng Susu's two gossipy eyes sparkled.

"real!"

Seeing Bai Wanqing's earnestness, Cheng Susu reluctantly let go of Bai Wanqing's hand.

When Bai Wanqing and her two companions arrived at Linjia Village, the village was still inhabited by people who had not yet left Beifeng City.

They were gathered in a courtyard, chattering amongst themselves.
When Bi Yi saw Bai Wanqing arrive, he was also overwhelmed with worries. "Madam Lin, you've finally arrived! I think Fang has gone mad!"

"She neither eats nor drinks, and talks nonsense. If we really arrested her, she would probably smash her head against a pillar and die."

"Now Lord Liu and Miss Liu are being forced into a corner by her."

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly. She stood in the crowd and watched the situation for a while.

At this moment, Madam Fang was sitting on the ground, her face gaunt and pale, a far cry from her previous dignified appearance.

"Outrageous! Outrageous!"

Fang pointed at Liu Feifei and angrily cursed.

Liu Feifei's face was flushed red. She was lucky to be protected by Master Liu, otherwise she probably would have started fighting with Madam Fang on the spot.

"Madam Fang, don't push your luck!" Master Liu's hand trembled as he pointed at Madam Fang.

Bai Wanqing noticed that there were scraps of paper scattered on the ground in front of Fang Shi, and the words "divorce" were written on one corner of the paper.
It seems that Liu Feifei has made up her mind to divorce Meng Zhan.

Fang glared at Master Liu and laughed, "Master Liu, who do you think is going too far?"

"Have you forgotten that your daughter, Miss Liu, is still my Meng family's daughter-in-law?"

"And don't forget, your daughter begged to marry into our Meng family."

"You want a divorce now? No way."

"Unless you agree to put in a good word for my son with the official, so that he can have the opportunity to become an official in the capital."

"Otherwise, don't even think about divorce!"

Lord Liu and Liu Feifei never expected that Madam Fang would be so shameless, using the promise of divorce to summon them over, when in reality she was just trying to curry favor for her son.

Not only that, she now wants the Liu family to take her back and take good care of her!

"You...you..." Lord Liu was still injured, and Fang Shi's anger almost made him collapse. Liu Feifei exclaimed, but fortunately Bai Chengdong stepped forward and caught him.

Liu Feifei slightly shifted her body to the side, shielding Bai Wanqing's figure from the crowd, and whispered, "Wanqing, what brings you here?"

"Hurry back! This Fang family member has gone mad!"

"Now that Meng Zhan and Yang Peiran have abandoned her and run away, she's become like a mad dog, biting indiscriminately."

"Don't let her ruin your reputation."

Liu Feifei's eyes were still red, and she spoke these words with her breath.

Bai Wanqing smiled slightly and patted her shoulder, "It's alright, she won't let me go in the end."

Fang didn't know who Liu Feifei was talking to; at that moment, she was still thinking about seeing Bai Wanqing.

The Liu family's influence here is definitely not as great as Bai Wanqing's right now. As long as she sees Bai Wanqing, she will try to find a way to reconcile Bai Wanqing and Zhan'er. Maybe, just maybe, her Zhan'er will really be able to come back.

When Fang thought of the day Meng Zhan left home, the desolation in his eyes reminded her that her Zhan'er was still calling out that woman's name in his dreams.
She wanted to remarry Bai Wanqing in place of Zhan'er so that Zhan'er would no longer blame her.

"Liu Feifei, didn't you want to leave the Meng family?" Fang roared.

Liu Feifei turned around, and Bai Wanqing's face appeared in Fang's eyes.
"Qing'er, Qing'er!" Upon seeing Bai Wanqing, Madam Fang completely forgot about Liu Feifei. Her previously ferocious expression instantly transformed into one of kindness and friendliness.

She slowly stood up and was about to walk towards Bai Wanqing.

Bai Chengdong and Cui Jingcheng blocked her from entering.

Fang smiled and said, "Child, what are you doing? We've been through thick and thin together."

"I know you are the most filial child."

"Come here. I have a family heirloom for you." Madam Fang smiled and beckoned to Bai Wanqing. "I only recognize you as my daughter-in-law; I don't recognize anyone else!"

Bai Wanqing smiled slightly, walked forward slowly, and stood in front of Fang Shi. Fang Shi took out a bracelet made of wood and grass and was about to put it on Bai Wanqing's wrist.

"Madam Meng, you've probably forgotten that I divorced Meng Zhan long ago and am no longer a daughter-in-law of the Meng family."

Upon hearing Bai Wanqing's words, Fang's face immediately fell, and she glared angrily at Liu Feifei.

It's all because of this vixen. She seduced Zhan'er back then. If it weren't for that, why would Zhan'er abandon Wanqing and choose this useless thing?

Fang took out a letter of divorce from her bosom and threw it in front of Liu Feifei.

"Take this letter of divorce and get out of here. Don't ever show your face in front of the Meng family again."

Liu Feifei bit her lip, looked at the divorce papers on the ground, and clenched her fists.

"Qing'er, look, the position of the eldest son's house in the Meng family is vacant. You can come back now!" Madam Fang said with a smile.

Bai Wanqing picked up the letter of divorce from the ground and returned it to Fang Shi.

"Madam Meng, if I remember correctly, you forced me to leave the Meng family in the same way back then."

Madam Fang shook her head. "No! Qing'er, it was all Zhan'er's fault back then. I absolutely disagreed with you leaving the Meng family."

"In that case, why doesn't Madam Meng give Miss Liu some face as well?"

"To avoid giving the Meng family a reputation for treating them poorly."

"In the future, we can discuss what we want to do, right?"

Negotiable? That was the only word on Fang's mind!
"Good, good, good! Qing'er, you're right!"

"Our Meng family can't let you suffer. Let's get a divorce! Let's get a divorce!" Fang's behavior was already somewhat erratic, but fortunately, she was still lucid at times.

Liu Feifei glanced gratefully at Bai Wanqing, then quickly had Xiao Cui bring out another divorce agreement and hand it to Fang Shi.

Without a second thought, Ms. Fang signed her name.

Even without the legal wife, Qingya can come back!
Zhan'er can come back again!
"Qing'er, do you think this will work?"

Bai Wanqing picked up the divorce papers, looked at them carefully, and only handed them to Liu Feifei after confirming that there were no problems.

"Wanqing, then you..."

Bai Wanqing shook her head slightly, indicating that she was alright.

She turned to look at Madam Fang again and said loudly, "Thank you, Madam Meng."

"Chengdong, Jingcheng, let's go!"

Fang was surprised that Bai Wanqing would disregard her reputation and break the contract in front of so many people.

"Bai Wanqing, stop right there! You said you'd come back to the Meng family!"

When will you come back?

Bai Wanqing turned her head and smiled slightly, saying, "Madam Meng is joking."

"When did I say I would rejoin the Meng family?"

"Fellow villagers who have gathered here, did you hear that?"

"Never!"

"I never said that!"

They've been watching the spectacle for quite a while now, and it turns out the Meng family is just a bunch of petty people who curry favor with powerful figures!

Even though Madam Lin had wronged these people, she didn't hold a grudge and settled them in Lin Family Village. Yet she was still not satisfied.

That's insatiable greed! Serves them right!

Seeing that the people around her were not only not on her side, but were also looking down on her, Fang was so angry that she was about to pounce on someone and grab them, shouting, "Bai Wanqing, you bitch!"

"How dare you lie to your old woman! You deserve to die!"

Fearing that Fang would hurt Wanqing, Liu Feifei held Wanqing tightly with both hands, preventing Fang from touching her.

Lord Liu also woke up at this moment, and the group of them stopped Fang Shi at a distance.

Lord Bi Yi was dumbfounded. Even their Madam Lin had a shameless side.
"What about Madam Lin, and this Fang family?"

Bai Wanqing's cold eyes flashed. "Lord Bi, she is no longer suitable to stay in Lin Family Village."

Lord Bi paused, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Fang was sent away from Huaizhou by Lord Bi that same day, but he gave her some travel expenses before she left.

Fang roared at Bi Yi, "You people, you even lied to an old woman like me!"

"Do you believe I'll die on your doorstep?"

Lord Bi Yi shuddered, unable to bear the thought of what would happen. He immediately spurred his horse and rode away, disappearing from Fang's sight.

Fang wanted to give chase, but after turning around slightly, she could no longer discern the direction.

What to do! Where is their front door? Fang almost burst into tears.