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

Chapter 87 The Heiress of the Capital
While Bai Wanqing and the others were busy with Yang Cong's affairs, the nobleman who rented a place on Changsheng Street had been in Huai'an County for some time.

In the past few days, she and her maids have thoroughly investigated Huai'an County, and naturally learned about what happened to the Bai family.

Cheng Susu picked up a paper and pen and wrote down the names of Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing with great interest. The maid Liu'er had been by her mistress's side since childhood and had also learned some characters, so she couldn't help but ask when her mistress wrote these two names.

"Miss, isn't it just that the engagement with Young Master Lin fell through? We've come here to find out why. Young Master Lin did indeed arrange the marriage a long time ago. Let's hurry back."

Cheng Susu didn't take it seriously. She looked at the two names on the paper and smiled. "Why go back? If I go back, my father will lock me at home to learn those arts and crafts. It's not as comfortable as being here!"

"But...we've been out for quite some time now. If the master finds out, you'll be punished again when we get back, Miss," Liu'er quickly reminded her, fearing her young mistress was about to do something about getting married again.

"I know! I know!" Cheng Susu waved her hand impatiently. "What a pity about this young master of the Lin family."

Liu'er thought that her young mistress had not yet let go of Lin Yunche, and advised, "Miss, this young master Lin is not meant to be with us. You will definitely meet someone more suitable when you go on another marriage proposal."

Cheng Susu didn't care. She had only come out to relax under this pretext. Although she did have a good impression of Lin Yunche when she first met him, especially since Lin Yunche always gave her a kind of roguish charm, she couldn't say for sure. She always felt that if she lived with someone like him in the future, life wouldn't be boring.

So when her father mentioned marrying the top scholar, she had no objections. However, she was surprised to find that the top scholar had already been engaged.

She was caught off guard, and many well-known noble ladies came to her house to make sarcastic remarks. Fortunately, her father was recently sent to Huaizhou on official business, so she used this as an excuse to tell her father that she was going to a temple to calm her mind. One reason was to avoid those sarcastic remarks, and the other was that she really wanted to relax. However, she couldn't let go of the thought and brought Liu'er to Huai'an County.

Since she had come all this way, she naturally wanted to inquire about Lin Yunche. However, to Cheng Susu's surprise, the matter turned out to be quite interesting.

“Liu’er, why does no one know that this Young Master Lin is a top scholar? Right now, everyone in Huai’an County thinks he’s just a poor boy.” Cheng Susu’s eyes sparkled, as if she were seeing a scene from a picture book.

"This servant doesn't know, but what Miss said is true. Isn't it a good thing to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar? Why has he been keeping it a secret all this time? And the officials who came to deliver the good news, didn't they find anything out?" Liu'er was also puzzled.

However, besides this, there was something else that made Cheng Susu even more curious: "It can only be said that this young master of the Lin family must have quite a background. Otherwise, why would His Majesty have been so concerned about the marriages of so many top scholars in the past?"

"And my father was quite nervous for a while when he heard that we were going to have a marriage alliance with their family."

"Then, miss, do you mean..."

"Something's fishy!" Cheng Susu's eyes revealed excitement, but this excitement was what Liu'er feared most.

"Miss, you mustn't get involved in his affairs. This Young Master Lin has nothing to do with us anymore," Liu'er reminded her.

Cheng Susu, of course, wouldn't listen. "Although it has nothing to do with us anymore, he is still a promising young man. It's a bit of a waste for him to marry a divorced woman."

"Besides, if those gossipy young ladies and wives in the capital knew that the top scholar had given up the daughter of the censor for a divorced woman, wouldn't I become the laughingstock of the capital?" Cheng Susu said seriously.

Liu'er was speechless. When had her young mistress ever really cared about reputation? It was just an excuse for her mischievousness. But she was just a maid. She couldn't stop her mistress from doing whatever she wanted, but she could still offer some advice.

"Miss, what are you planning to do? Do you intend to ruin Young Master Lin's marriage?" Liu'er asked, her back breaking out in a cold sweat, fearing that her young mistress had such a plan.

"Hmm, that doesn't seem like a bad idea." Cheng Susu thought about it seriously. After all, even if she didn't care about her reputation, she still felt uncomfortable being told that she was inferior to a divorced woman.

Bai Wanqing was completely unaware of the thoughts of this young lady from the capital. She had just returned from changing Yang Cong's dressing at the yamen and ran into Master Luo, who had just finished seeing his patients, when she returned to the clinic.

Master Luo asked about Yang Cong's condition as if testing him. Bai Wanqing answered clearly and logically, and even listed all the possible symptoms Yang Cong might have. Not only that, but she also provided the corresponding solutions. This pleased Master Luo very much, and he praised Bai Wanqing a couple of times. You should know that Master Luo is always strict, and it is very rare to receive a few words of praise from him.

Therefore, Master Luo became even stricter with Bai Wanqing. Previously, Master Luo had only casually taught this grand-disciple some medical skills, but now he was serious about it.

Gradually, everyone in the century-old medical clinic learned that Miss Bai's medical skills had improved and she could now treat some simple illnesses. Moreover, Doctor Luo valued this grand-disciple more and more, and it was possible that he would pass on his mantle to her in the future. Such rumors were becoming more and more common.

That day, Bai Wanqing was seeing patients with her grandmaster in the shop as usual when a pretty woman wearing a veil walked in with her maid. Seeing that the woman was dressed in expensive clothes, Manager Zhou knew that she must be a young lady from a wealthy family, so he smiled and went to greet her.

"Miss, are you here for a medical consultation or to get medicine?" Manager Zhou asked with a smile. Liu'er replied to Manager Zhou, "Manager, my young lady is here for a medical consultation. Could you please make arrangements for her?"

Manager Zhou readily agreed. There weren't many people in the clinic at the moment, so he invited the young ladies to Dr. Chang's location for their consultation.

But Cheng Susu stood still and didn't move for a long time. Manager Zhou was taken aback, and then asked softly, "Miss, is there something inconvenient about this?"

Liu'er quietly walked to Manager Zhou's side and whispered, "Manager, my young lady is not yet married and wants to know about menstruation. It is indeed inconvenient to see a male doctor. We heard that you have a female doctor here, so we wanted to come and see her. Please do us a favor."

After saying that, Liu'er took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into Manager Zhou's hand. Manager Zhou refused to accept it, saying that he would inform their boss, but he could not accept the silver.

So, Manager Zhou ordered Xiao Liu to take the young lady to the clinic first, while he went to the backyard to invite Master Bai. When he arrived at the backyard, he was still hesitant. Although his master's medical skills had improved, there were still no patients who came specifically for his master. Could it be that his master had made a name for himself at some point?

Dr. Chang said, "Isn't our employer always very famous? At least in Huai'an County, there's no one who doesn't know our employer's name."

Manager Zhou sighed and asked, "Is their boss famous because of his medical skills? Isn't it because the original Meng family was unethical and spread rumors about our boss that made him famous?"

But he couldn't worry about that now. Since the person had come to him, he had to treat them.

When he arrived at the backyard to inform Bai Wanqing, even Doctor Luo raised an eyebrow.

Bai Wanqing was still a little hesitant. After all, she had only been studying medicine for less than a year, and she was currently seeing patients with Master Luo. Seeing her hesitation, Master Luo coughed lightly and said, "Go! Record her pulse in detail. If you are unsure, just ask me to take a look with you."

"After all, you'll eventually have to make house calls on your own."

After listening, Bai Wanqing nodded and took the pulse diagnosis kit to the consultation room.

Manager Zhou was a little worried. "Dr. Luo, are you really letting the boss go alone? Isn't that a bit too early?"

Doctor Luo glanced at Manager Zhou and said, "It's not early at all. I started seeing patients independently after studying for less than a year. I can only say that Wanqing is truly worthy of being my grand-disciple."

Manager Zhou was speechless. Could his master compare to Doctor Luo's medical talent? Of course, he wasn't looking down on his master, but Doctor Luo was Doctor Luo not only because of his studies, but also because of his extraordinary talent.

On the other side, Bai Wanqing arrived at the consultation room and saw the woman who had come for a consultation. She gestured for the woman to sit down. Cheng Susu was so focused on looking at Bai Wanqing's face that she didn't notice her gesture at all. It was only when Liu'er nudged her from the side that Cheng Susu realized what was happening.

So she obediently sat down, but her gaze never left Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing assumed she was just curious about seeing a female doctor and didn't take it to heart. Instead, she asked her to place her hand on the pulse pillow and then frowned. She couldn't help but look up and meet Cheng Susu's gaze.

Feeling a little guilty, Cheng Susu quickly looked away, and then heard Bai Wanqing ask, "Miss, do you feel unwell anywhere?"

Cheng Susu thought for a moment, "Yes, I feel uncomfortable when I have my period, my stomach always hurts."

"How painful is it?" Bai Wanqing withdrew her hand from taking her pulse and asked softly.

How painful is it? Cheng Susu glanced at Liu'er and said, "When the pain starts, I want to roll on the ground, then I break out in a cold sweat, and I tend to cry easily."

Bai Wanqing frowned more and more as she listened, while Liu'er felt a little ashamed. This was how her mistress saw her when she had her period.
Bai Wanqing stood up and bowed slightly to Cheng Susu. "Miss, I am not very knowledgeable and have not been able to diagnose any illness you may have. I would appreciate it if you could consult another doctor, who may have a different opinion."

Cheng Susu smiled and said, "Dr. Bai is indeed a good doctor. He saw that I was not sick at all. Liu'er, don't you think he is a miracle doctor!"

Liu'er twitched the corner of her mouth and echoed, "Miss is right, Doctor Bai is indeed a miracle doctor."

(End of this chapter)