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

Chapter 96 Eyes Red with Angry
Bai Wanqing listened attentively and quietly.

"To be honest, my father's position isn't very important to the Lin family, but our Cheng family is a prominent family in the capital. Besides my father, I also have an uncle who is an official in the court."

“And he is a military officer, in charge of 300,000 troops in the Northern Border.” Cheng Susu paused here, “And what the Lin family is doing is said to be related to the Northern Border and the Northern Dynasty. So if they were to form a marriage alliance with our Cheng family, my father, being an imperial censor, could not only monitor the movements of officials in the Northern Border, but also my uncle’s 300,000 troops, which might be of help to Young Master Lin.”

"So that the Lin family can fulfill their promise and return to the capital as soon as possible."

After Cheng Susu finished speaking, she immediately realized she had said a bit too much. "Wanqing, you must never tell anyone these things, especially not about the Lin family."

Bai Wanqing nodded emphatically. She finally understood that Lin Yunche probably hadn't told her many things.
After the two entered the city, Cheng Susu got hungry again, so Bai Wanqing accompanied her to have a late-night snack.

"Wanqing, this place is so pleasant! So pleasant that I don't want to go back to the capital." Cheng Susu muttered while eating.

Bai Wanqing smiled slightly and said, "I think you like the food here!"

Cheng Susu immediately denied it, "No, it's mainly because I can't bear to part with you. After all, I don't have any close friends in the capital."

As Cheng Susu spoke, a hint of sadness appeared on her face.

Bai Wanqing was somewhat surprised. Cheng Susu was different from her; she was lively and cheerful, and good at socializing. She didn't seem like someone who couldn't make friends.

"Don't you believe me?" Cheng Susu continued, "But that's the truth."

"You don't know, among the aristocratic families in the capital, there are very few people who are truly sincere with each other; it's usually all mixed up with self-interest."

"Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about what happened between us before."

"If we were to be dumped in the capital because of me, I would definitely make things difficult for you. At best, I would do what I did and sabotage your marriage. At worst, or if I'm narrow-minded, I would find a way to ruin your reputation."

Cheng Susu gave a wicked smile as she spoke.

Bai Wanqing laughed in exasperation, "So, you're saying you're one of those who aren't narrow-minded?"

Cheng Susu nodded heavily. "You're right, so under normal circumstances, I wouldn't believe you would save me."

Bai Wanqing choked, "So you're willing to be friends with me now?"

Cheng Susu made no attempt to hide her feelings, "Yes! I don't like narrow-minded people. You have a broad mind, so naturally I'll be your friend."

Bai Wanqing was at a loss for words. If judged by Cheng Susu's standards, Cheng Susu might not have become her friend.

"It's just a pity you're not in the capital. If you were, I could teach you some self-defense techniques," Cheng Susu said with a face full of regret.

Bai Wanqing smiled and said, "Perhaps one day, I will have the opportunity to go to the capital to find you."

Cheng Susu sighed inwardly after thinking about it. She didn't think so. After all, the Lin family had been in the Northern Territory for almost twenty years. Although Lin Yunche was more capable now, it was still the Northern Dynasty!

The Shang Kingdom does not seem to have the power to resist at present.

But Cheng Susu wasn't one to spoil the fun, so she immediately replied, "Of course, I'll take you around the capital city then."

The two chatted for a while longer before the shop was about to close, and Cheng Susu reluctantly went home.

Unlike Cheng Susu, Bai Wanqing was in a state of confusion. She asked Ruixin to find her paper and pen, wanting to write a letter to Lin Yunche, but after writing it several times, she still felt it wasn't good.

"Miss, is something wrong? You seem a bit down today," Ruixin asked, refilling Bai Wanqing's teacup.

Bai Wanqing gripped the pen tightly and said, "Ruixin, what would you do if one day you found yourself blocking someone's way?"

"Blocking someone's way?" Ruixin immediately frowned. "If you're not injured, then of course you should give way! Let others pass first so you can pass yourself."

Bai Wanqing lowered her eyes after hearing this.

Ruixin noticed that her young mistress was even more downcast and couldn't help but ask, "Miss, did I say something wrong?"

Bai Wanqing gently shook her head and said, "Ruixin, you're right, that makes sense. I misunderstood."

Ruixin didn't understand what her mistress had misunderstood, but she didn't dare to say anything more that might upset her.

After thinking for a while, Bai Wanqing finally picked up her pen and wrote a letter of annulment to Lin Yunche. It took her an entire night to finish writing the letter.

The next morning, Ruixin was asked to have someone deliver it to Lin Yunche.

With the wedding date fast approaching, it's best to settle this matter as soon as possible to avoid putting both families in an even more difficult position later.

Meanwhile, Lin Yunche had just finished breakfast. There were two fish left over from yesterday. Cui Shi and Danu wanted to stew them together, but Lin Yunche insisted on leaving one behind.

"Mother, my brother is only thinking about my handsome brother now, and has already forgotten about his little sister." Da Niu ran angrily to complain to Cui Shi.

Lin Yunche strained his ears and heard it, his face flushed slightly, but he pretended not to hear anything.

Mrs. Cui smiled and hugged her daughter to comfort her, "Darling, your brother has learned to care for people now, that's a good thing!"

"But big brother doesn't care about me anymore. There's only one fish left, and it's a small fish," Da Niu pouted. Cui Shi comforted her, "How could big brother not care about Da Niu? Don't worry, Da Niu, once your sister-in-law enters the family, she'll care about you too. Then there will be two people caring for Da Niu, won't there?"

The young girl turned her head and asked Lin Yunche in a childish voice, "Big brother, is that right? If you're nice to Brother Qiao now, will Brother Qiao be nice to you too after he marries into the family?"

Lin Yunche didn't know where his mother got this twisted logic from, but he still hummed in agreement.

Da Niu was no longer sad. She took the fish and handed it to Lin Yunche herself, saying, "Big brother, hurry up and take it to Brother Qiao, so it won't die and become unpalatable."

Lin Yunche took the fish and, smiling, went to the backyard to fetch the horse.

Before Lin Yunche could even leave the courtyard, the Bai family's servant was already at the door.

"Young Master Lin, is Young Master Lin in?" The servant knocked politely on the door.

Madam Cui stood up from the stove. Recognizing the Bai family members, she immediately went to greet them, "What's wrong? Is there something you need, Miss Bai?"

Just as the servant was about to speak, Lin Yunche also came out of the courtyard. Seeing that it was someone from the Bai family, he let go of the reins and trotted to the courtyard gate. "Are you looking for me?"

The servant immediately nodded in agreement. Seeing that the servant's face did not show any signs of anxiety, Lin Yunche breathed a sigh of relief. Then he turned to look at his mother, Cui Shi, who immediately understood and smiled as she retreated.

After all, the child is older now and knows how to be shy.

"What do you want?" Lin Yunche asked again. The servant then handed Lin Yunche the letter written by Bai Wanqing from his arms. "This is a letter from the young lady to you."

Lin Yunche took the fish, then thought for a moment and handed it to the servant.

"I noticed your young lady liked it yesterday, so I specially saved one for her. Please take it back with her." Lin Yunche smiled and handed the fish to the servant.

The servant immediately bowed his head and replied, "Thank you, Young Master Lin. I will certainly pass on the message to Miss."

Lin Yunche tucked the letter into his pocket and watched the servant leave, feeling slightly disappointed that he wouldn't see Wanqing today.

At this moment, Cui leaned over again, "I think it's a letter Qing'er wrote. What did it say? Mother wants to know too."

"Big Sister wants to know too." Lin Fangfang also tiptoed and reached out to grab it.

Lin Yunche glanced at his mother, then looked down at his sister, before jumping back, clutching his chest, and running back into the house, shouting, "I won't let you see! I won't let you see!"

The little girl chased after him, crying loudly, but Cui Shi simply picked her up and held her in her arms.

"Mother, brother is very happy. He hasn't been this happy in a long time," Da Niu said in Cui Shi's arms.

Cui's eyes reddened, and she nodded as she looked towards Lin Yunche's room, saying, "Yes! Your brother has worked so hard."

Lin Yunche returned to his room and happily took the letter out of his pocket. He hadn't expected the letter to be so thick, and he was initially delighted. However, when he saw the contents, his face immediately darkened.

"How can this woman be so self-righteous?" Lin Yunche almost smashed the only table in the room.

Just then, Cui had finished preparing the meal and called Lin Yunche to open the door and eat.

Lin Yunche remained silent for a long time. It wasn't until Lin Feiyun returned and knocked on the door several times that Lin Yunche finally opened it. However, Lin Yunche's appearance truly frightened Lin Feiyun and Cui Shi.

How could a handsome young man have transformed into a weathered middle-aged man in just half a day?

Cui asked with some concern, "Datou, could it be that something happened to Wanqing?"

Lin Yunche's eyes flickered slightly, and he shook his head.

"What happened to the Bai family?" Lin Feiyun asked from the side.

Lin Yunche shook his head again, and now the whole family was completely baffled.

Lin Yunche pursed his lips, deciding not to eat at home, and hurriedly ran to the backyard to fetch his horse. With a flick of his whip, he galloped away.

"What on earth is going on?" Lin Feiyun frowned and sighed softly.

Madam Cui had already realized what was going on. "The young couple must have had a fight about something!"

The eldest daughter hurriedly asked, "Then does that mean our handsome brother won't come to our house?"

Cui was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Does your eldest brother really look so incompetent?"

"Don't worry! He'll definitely be able to appease your handsome brother!" Hearing this, Da Niu finally felt relieved and started eating her dinner.

Lin Yunche had just arrived at the century-old medical clinic when he ran into Bai Wanqing bringing out a patient. The two exchanged a glance, and Lin Yunche's appearance startled Bai Wanqing.

"Young Master Lin, your eyes are so red, are you alright?"

(End of this chapter)