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

Chapter 67 This Mother is Even Worse Than Her Eldest Sister (Part 1)

Bai Wanqing received Master Luo's reply from Ruixin, and her tense face finally relaxed a bit.

"Ruixin, I'll write a reply to Young Master Du. Have someone send it over in a bit." Bai Wanqing told Du Huan not to worry, she would speak to Madam Du herself.

When Du Huan received the letter, his eyes lit up at first, but then he sighed.

"Young master, what's wrong?" The servant asked, seeing that his young master, who had just been excited, now looked like a wilted eggplant.

"I must have lost my mind. Although Miss Bai has been married before, she is still a year younger than me. How could I expect a young lady to help me out of this predicament? Tell me, am I a useless young master?" Du Huan muttered.

“Young Master, how could you be useless? Let’s not even talk about anything else. Among all the brothers in our Du family, who is as good at studying as you? Whose poems are praised by everyone? Young Master, your talent is obvious to all.” The servant comforted him.

Du Huan just smiled when he heard this, but he knew in his heart that the reason he was where he was today was because he was the young master of the Du family. If he didn't have the Du family, how could he learn to write and study?

"Forget it! I'll talk to her properly after Auntie calms down." This was the only idea in Du Huan's mind right now. If all else failed, he would run away again, or if that didn't work, he would elope with Furong. Du Huan had already silently prepared for the worst.

The next day, right after breakfast, Chen went to Bai Chenming's study.

"Master, I asked you to come to my courtyard yesterday, why didn't you come?" Madam Chen felt frustrated, but Bai Chenming was quite surprised. Madam Chen rarely came to his study before, it was like the sun had risen in the west today.

Madam Chen disliked coming to the study because every time she came to Bai Chenming's study, she would see Kou Zirou's portrait. She felt very uncomfortable. Even though they were both gone, why were there Kou Zirou's shadows everywhere in the Bai family, including Kou Zirou's courtyard and the portrait in the study?

"I was too tired yesterday, so I slept in the study! What's wrong? Is there something you need, Madam?" Bai Chenming rubbed his temples, clearly showing how exhausted he had been these past two days.

Madam Chen was still anxious about Furong's marriage and didn't care about her husband's current situation. She told Bai Chenming everything that had happened in the past two days.

“Master, the Du family is clearly reneges on their promise! We can’t just stand by and watch Furong be bullied like this.” After saying this, Madam Chen’s eyes reddened, showing the image of a loving mother who was heartbroken for her daughter.

Bai Chenming was also angry, never expecting the Du family to be like this. But now he was in a dilemma. As for Du Huan, the person who stood up for him in Huai'an County was Du Wei's aunt. Even if Bai Chenming wanted to find a mediator to persuade them, he couldn't find anyone, because these people all acted according to Du Wei's wishes. If they knew Du Wei's previous attitude, no one would be willing to speak up for the Bai family.

"Madam, I...I am powerless to help!" Bai Chenming has recently felt that he is getting old. His children are getting into trouble one after another, and he has no way to do anything about it.

Upon hearing this, Madam Chen became anxious, "Master, what do you mean? Are you just going to stand by and watch Furong be defiled like this?"

Bai Chenming was naturally unwilling, but what could he do? Should he go to the Du family to demand an explanation like Chen did? He would probably only be turned away.

Then Bai Chenming thought of his eldest daughter, Bai Wanqing, "Qing'er, let's go find Qing'er, maybe she has a solution."

Madam Chen objected, saying, "Master, are you out of your mind? I heard Lian'er say that Wanqing is extremely jealous of our Furong's marriage. You want her to come up with a solution for Furong? No wonder she won't do it properly!"

"Not only that, we can't do anything about it, what can a little girl like her do?"

Chen felt uncomfortable whenever she thought of Bai Wanqing, especially when she glanced at the portrait on the wall. The girl really looked like Kou Zirou, even their aloofness was exactly the same.

"Qing'er isn't like that, you're overthinking it," Bai Chenming replied simply.

Just as Madam Chen was about to say something, Bai Wanqing happened to come to the study to find her father. Bai Chenming was relieved and quickly let her in. Bai Wanqing did not expect Madam Chen to be there, and greeted her, "Mother, it's good that you are here. I would like to talk to you about Furong!"

Chen rolled her eyes at her, annoyed. "If it weren't for you, Furong wouldn't be in this mediocre position now. I think you're not here to laugh at me!"

Bai Wanqing ignored Chen's sarcastic remarks and looked at her father instead.

Bai Chenming said in a deep voice, "Mrs. Chen, if you were capable of settling things with Furong, you wouldn't need Qing'er to worry about it. Since you're incapable now, just listen to what Qing'er has to say."

Chen then stopped talking, but her expression remained unfriendly.

Bai Wanqing thought for a moment and said, "Father, you must have heard that the youngest son of the Du family was once saved by Master Luo."

Bai Chenming nodded. "I've heard about it. She even sent an invitation to our Bai family later, but I only heard that from someone else. Is that because of this?"

Bai Wanqing nodded, "Therefore, Madam Du values ​​Master Luo very much. I think it would be better to let Furong become Master Luo's apprentice. She can learn a skill, and Madam Du will also look at Furong with new eyes. Perhaps, the marriage between Furong and Young Master Du can be arranged." Bai Chenming was taken aback at first, but felt that this was not a bad idea. However, Chen Shi, who was standing next to him, stood up in surprise, "Master, I knew that this eldest maid had no good intentions."

"She actually wants Furong to become a female doctor! Our status as a merchant family is already lower than others. If Furong becomes a female doctor, the Du family will look down on her even more."

Bai Wanqing simply looked at Bai Chenming quietly, without arguing with Chen.

Bai Chenming gritted his teeth, "Qing'er, let's do it this way!"

"Master! You're ruining Furong's life!" Madam Chen tried to stop him.

Bai Chenming finally roared, "Madam! If you don't agree, then let Furong stay in the Bai family for the rest of her life and never arrange another marriage. My Bai family can support her for the rest of her life."

Hearing that Bai Chenming was truly determined, Madam Chen could only suppress her dissatisfaction and direct her anger at Bai Wanqing, glaring at her angrily.

Bai Wanqing pretended not to have seen anything, and with her father's permission, she went to Furong's courtyard.

When Furong saw her older sister arrive, she was overjoyed. "Big sister, big sister, you've come to keep Furong company?"

Bai Wanqing smiled and nodded. Furong took out the embroidery she had made in the past few days, all of them various kinds of sachets, and showed them to Bai Wanqing. "Big sister, the sachet I gave to Young Master Du last time, he still wears it."

"Furong has embroidered a lot again this time. I wonder if he will like it."

Looking at the embroidered pouches on the bed, Bai Wanqing could tell that Furong hadn't slept well these past few days, having been busy fiddling with these things. She pulled Furong to sit beside her and asked with a serious expression, "Furong, would you be willing to become Master Luo's apprentice and learn some medical skills from him?"

"Study medicine?" Furong tilted her head. She had often helped out at the century-old pharmacy with her older sister a few days ago, and she knew a little about how medicine was used and how patients were treated. She thought that her older sister's pharmacy might need help, so she naturally couldn't refuse. "Furong is willing to study medicine. Furong wants to help older sister."

Bai Wanqing felt gratified, but looking at the embroidered pouches on the bed, she still reminded Furong, "Furong, your elder sister knows you like Young Master Du, but even if you like someone a lot, you must take care of yourself first."

"You probably haven't slept much these past two days, just embroidering these, have you?"

Furong smiled sweetly, her face slightly flushed.

Bai Wanqing sighed softly, hoping that Du Huan would remain the same in the future and not change his mind.

After leaving Furong's courtyard, Bai Wanqing had Ruixin prepare a carriage, and they quickly headed to the Du family's residence. Originally, Bai Wanqing had intended to bring her father along, but there were some things that were difficult to discuss with Bai Chenming or Madam Chen present. So, she decided to take the liberty of visiting Madam Du alone.

When the gatekeeper went to report to Du Wei that the eldest daughter of the Bai family had arrived, Madam Du frowned.

She took a deep breath, wondering if she had misjudged the person before. This Madam Bai had just arrived yesterday, and she was coming again today. It seemed that both of them wanted to threaten her into keeping the marriage. Thinking of this, Madam Du's expression turned rather unpleasant.

"Return the message to her!" Madam Du said to Wang, the old nanny beside her.

Knowing her young master's thoughts, Granny Wang wanted to help, so she tried to persuade him, saying, "Madam, Miss Bai has always been a very sensible person, and her grandmaster is the Divine Physician Luo. If you don't agree, just send her away in person. But if you're willing to meet her at all, then in the future, if our young master has a headache or fever, I'm afraid..."

Madam Du turned around and glared angrily at Granny Wang. "Granny, are you threatening me now too?"

Granny Wang immediately knelt down, "This old servant wouldn't dare!"

Wang Mama's kneeling calmed down the furious Madam Du. "Fine, let's meet then! It's not that our Du family values ​​Doctor Luo's abilities. We just think that the young lady from the Bai family is too demanding. It would damage our reputation for being magnanimous if others saw it. That's all."

After Madam Du finished speaking, she headed towards the flower hall. Granny Wang knelt on the ground and smiled, thinking to herself: Madam is just being stubborn.

Meanwhile, Bai Wanqing, who was invited into the flower hall, immediately bowed to Madam Du. Her dignified demeanor made Madam Du feel uneasy. If her own nephew had taken a liking to this young lady, how could she possibly stop him?

Can be biased.
Madam Du sighed secretly, her expression unchanged. "Wanqing! What brings you here to see me today?" Madam Du spoke warmly and gracefully.

Bai Wanqing stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Madam Du, I've come today to ask you to tell Young Master Du that he should not provoke my younger sister again. My younger sister is a woman, and her reputation should not be tarnished."

(End of this chapter)