Just After Transmigrating as the Female Side Character, I'm About to Be Exiled

(Transmigration + Slow Romance + Female Side Character) Tong Wen Yao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated as the young lady of the Tong family.


She didn't enjoy the la...

Chapter 69: Walking into a Trap

Or maybe there is too little entertainment nowadays. Tomorrow, she will ask her second brother to write a few more stories about chasing wives to the crematorium, and there won’t be so many people watching the show.

The weather was cold, so Tong Bo and Wen Ziyu carried her into the east wing where they were temporarily staying and waited for the doctor to come and see her.

After closing the door, Tong Wenyao immediately sat up, breathing in deep gulps of fresh air. She had tried to keep her breathing as low as possible on the way back. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice her chest rising or falling. That's why the workers outside thought Tong Wenyao was seriously injured, and with so much blood lost, her life was in danger.

After a while, the village bell doctor came. Tong Wen Yao was lying on the bed, and Tong Bo considerately closed the door to prevent people outside from peeking in.

When Tong Wen Yao heard the door close, she sat up immediately. This scared the doctor. Before coming, he said that the man said that the girl was seriously injured, but the girl in front of him did not look like she was seriously injured!

"Doctor, please cooperate with us in this act. When we get out, no matter who asks, tell them that I'm out of danger. If things go well, I'll wake up tomorrow, or at the latest in two days."

"Ah... As a teacher, how can you lie so relentlessly? This is unethical." Wen Ziyu, who was standing by, heard this and threatened, "Doctor Huang, you gave Aunt Niu from the next village the wrong medicine last time! She got diarrhea and almost died."

After hearing this, Doctor Huang's eyes widened and he started to say, "Nonsense! If you continue to tarnish my reputation, don't come to me for treatment next time."

Wen Ziyu leaned against the table and said, "I dare not let such a mediocre doctor see me."

Tong Bo covered up for him and said, "Doctor Huang, I heard that you like Lihuazui. Take this little money and drink it." Doctor Huang glared at Wen Ziyu, then glanced at the silver in Tong Bo's hand and said, "I've been craving pork elbows in the county town lately."

Tong Bo said, "Yes, yes, good wine is a must for good food." He then doubled the silver in his hand and handed it to him. Doctor Huang accepted it and said, "If someone comes to me to discuss the patient's condition, I will tell them the truth and they will wake up in two days." Tong Bo nodded, very satisfied with the result. He also said, "When the time comes, go find Zi Yu and tell him who asked about Yao Er's condition."

Doctor Huang glanced at Wen Ziyu and snorted coldly. He then packed up his medicine box and started to leave.

After opening the door, several people left the room one after another. Logically, Tong Bo should not let Wen Ziyu enter the room, but when the stretcher was lifted, he was the only one who knew Yao'er's true condition. Now that the doctor had examined the patient, he could no longer stay in the room with the doctor. Although this was not Yao'er's boudoir, but only a temporary place to live, Tong Bo also had to consider her reputation.

Uncle Du saw them coming out and asked hurriedly, "Doctor, how is the young master's injury?" Doctor Huang stroked his beard and shook his head, "The injury is serious. I have given her strong medicine. If she can make it through tonight, she will wake up in two days."

When Doctor Huang finished speaking, the workers' faces turned grim. If the young master couldn't make it tonight, how could they still do their jobs? If they had known the young master was going into the mountains, they would definitely have accompanied him. They didn't know that the dead man could be so disdainful of them.

Zhang Fu was originally in the fields. After hearing that Tong Wen Yao was in trouble, he came straight over without even washing his feet. When he came over, he just heard what Doctor Huang said. When he came over, he heard them say that Tong Wen Yao was pushed down the hillside and hit a group of wild boars.

It was unknown who was jealous of their village's success. Finally, a nobleman came and hired their people to do some work, but now the work wasn't done and the nobleman was seriously injured. He was determined that no matter if it was someone from another village or someone from his own village who pushed them, they would be severely punished! No one could stop Changzhen Village from becoming a wealthy village!

He looked at Tong Bo and said seriously, "Our village will give you an explanation for this matter!"

That night, Zhang Fu rang the bell under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. While ringing the bell, he also demanded that everyone, young and old, except those who were paralyzed in bed at home, must gather at the village entrance! Especially those women, if they were found not to come, they would be punished according to the clan rules!

As soon as these words were spoken, within half a quarter of an hour, the entire village gathered under the large locust tree at the entrance of the village. Seeing the village chief's grim expression, no one dared to ask what had happened. Only the highly respected second patriarch spoke up and asked, "Nephew Fu, what happened? Why mobilize so many people?"

Zhang Fu glanced at Zhang Kang and whispered, "Uncle, the nobleman was injured while going into the mountains." The second clan leader said nonchalantly, "If you get injured while going into the mountains, go see a doctor. What's the point of calling us together?"

Zhang Fu looked at the second patriarch with suspicion, "Your Excellency was pushed down the hillside and ran into the wild boars. Who do you think has such a vicious mind?" The second patriarch looked at him with a hint of inquiry, and hurriedly shouted, "Zhang Fu, what do you mean! You suspect that I pushed you? Humph, if you ask me, maybe that person pushed you, and then gave you a helping hand with the intention of saving your life?" Zhang Fu did not speak. When voting for the village chief a few years ago, Zhang Kang competed with him, but he was finally chosen as the village chief because Zhang Kang was too impatient and would only shirk responsibility when encountering major events.

After seeing everyone gathered, Village Chief Zhang went to each room to question them one by one. The content of the questions was whether they had entered the mountain. If they had not, who could prove it? If they had entered the mountain, which route they had taken? He questioned them one by one.

The interrogation lasted until dawn. Those who passed the interrogation could go back to sleep, and those who did not pass the interrogation continued to stay under the big locust tree. Fortunately, there were many people and a fire, so it was not so cold. They were just not allowed to discuss with each other, and this action also prevented them from making confessions to each other.

After dawn, Village Chief Zhang looked at the names on the list and fell into deep thought. Earlier, when he went to the county town to report on his work, he would occasionally chat with the county coroner. What was the suspect's motive in pushing her? Did she have any previous grudges against anyone?

The person he circled on the list was Xiaocao's mother. He remembered that Tong Wenyao had met the villagers at Ziyu's house yesterday, and Xiaocao had come to deliver pancakes.

He rubbed the table, wondering what Xiaocao's mother's motive was for pushing her. He sent young men from the clan to watch the workshop and pay special attention to the east wing if anyone entered or left. If it was done by a villager, then after hearing that Tong Wenyao would survive tonight and should wake up tomorrow, they might kill her tonight.

"Village Chief, Zhang Bin hasn't gone out to work recently. It seems that ever since the workshop said they wanted to go into the mountains, they had to sign a contract. Zhang Bin didn't sign it, and he hasn't gone to work in the county either."