Chapter 129: Someone Must Have Framed Me Deliberately
"Don't be impulsive," Ye Wanning pulled him back. "She's still under house arrest. If she causes any more trouble, the Emperor will be even angrier. Let's just wait and see what happens."
Sure enough, not long after, the Emperor heard about the Crown Prince's wife's situation. He was so angry that he summoned the Crown Prince back and gave him a severe scolding. He also extended the Crown Prince's wife's confinement period from three months to six months.
Afterwards, Pei Zhi accompanied Ye Wanning to replant the herbs. He clumsily loosened the soil with a small shovel, while Ye Wanning sowed the seeds beside him. The sunlight shone on the two of them, creating a particularly warm scene.
"From now on, I'll have my guards keep a closer eye on the herb garden and make sure no one damages it again," Pei Zhi said with a smile, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Mmm." Ye Wanning leaned against him. "With you here, I'm not afraid of anything."
Ye Wanning's medical books had always sold very well and had even spread to other prefectures and counties. But on that day, someone in the capital suddenly came with a medical book from the previous dynasty, saying that Ye Wanning's medical books were plagiarized, and spread rumors in the streets and alleys, saying that Ye Wanning was "deceiving the world and stealing fame" and even plagiarized medical books.
Holding the ancient medical book, Chun Tao trembled with anger: "Miss, this person is talking nonsense! Your medical book contains a lot of your own clinical experience, which is completely different from this ancient medical book!"
Ye Wanning took the medical book from the previous dynasty and then picked up her own medical book to look through it. There were indeed several similar prescriptions, but the usage and dosage were different. Moreover, her medical book also included the contents of her mother Su Wan's manuscript, which were not in the medical book from the previous dynasty.
"Don't be angry, I have a way." Ye Wanning smiled and had a platform set up at the entrance of the female doctor's clinic. She also invited the head of the Imperial Medical Academy and famous doctors from the capital.
The next day, many people gathered to watch. The person who had accused Ye Wanning of plagiarism also arrived, holding a medical book from the previous dynasty, and shouted, "Everyone, come and see! Ye Wanning's medical book is plagiarized! She doesn't deserve to be a female doctor!"
Ye Wanning stepped onto the podium, picked up her own medical book and a medical book from the previous dynasty, and said to the people below: "Look, everyone, there are indeed several similar prescriptions in these two books, but look at the usage and dosage—the medical book from the previous dynasty says to use three qian of ephedra, but I changed it to two qian based on clinical experience, because three qian of ephedra is too strong, and many patients cannot tolerate it!"
She paused, then continued, "There's also this cough remedy; I added fritillaria cirrhosa to better moisturize the lungs. These are all things not found in medical books from previous dynasties."
Ye Wanning then took out her mother Su Wan's manuscript and unfolded it for everyone to see: "This is my mother's manuscript from twenty years ago. Many of the prescriptions in it have been included in my medical books. These manuscripts are ten years later than the medical books of the previous dynasty, how could I have copied them?"
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy stepped forward and said to the people, "I have read Madam Ye's book. The contents are very practical, and I have tried many of the prescriptions. It is definitely not plagiarized."
The people then realized that someone had deliberately spread rumors, and they all accused the person who had taken the medical book from the previous dynasty. Seeing that things were not going well, the person turned and ran, but was caught by Pei Zhi's secret guards and sent to the government office.
Afterwards, Pei Zhi smiled and said to Ye Wanning, "I knew you could handle it. You're getting better and better."
"What else can I do without you?" Ye Wanning leaned against him. "Without you, no matter how reasonable I am, no one will listen."
“We’re husband and wife, we should support each other.” Pei Zhi pinched her cheek. “Come on, I’ll take you to eat red bean buns. Congratulations on winning this battle today.”
A new resident moved in next door to the General's Mansion. He was a censor surnamed Wang, and was said to be an upright man. However, just a few days later, Censor Wang's wife's face darkened. She came to Ye Wanning and said, "Madam Pei, I've heard that you often bring the children from Ci'an Hall to the mansion and let them make a ruckus in the courtyard. This is affecting our family."
Ye Wanning was somewhat surprised. She never allowed the children to make noise in the courtyard and let them play in the Ci'an Hall every day. How could this affect the Wang family? "Madam Wang, have you been instigated by someone?" Ye Wanning said with a smile. "I never allow the children to make noise in the mansion. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself in the Ci'an Hall."
Madam Wang, however, did not believe it: "I don't believe it at all! All the maids in my household saw it. Yesterday, a child was crying in your courtyard, making so much noise that my master couldn't concentrate on his studies!"
Ye Wanning knew that someone must have been stirring things up. Instead of arguing with Madam Wang, she invited her to the Ci'an Hall. Madam Wang followed, half-believing, half-doubting.
When she saw that the children were quietly reading and doing crafts without making any noise, her expression softened. "What... what happened?" Mrs. Wang asked somewhat embarrassedly.
"Actually, someone is spreading rumors to you, trying to sow discord between us," Ye Wanning said with a smile. "I know you and Imperial Censor Wang are both good people and wouldn't hold a grudge against me over such a small matter."
Madam Wang then realized what had happened and quickly apologized, "Madam Pei, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you and made you suffer." "It's alright, it's good that the misunderstanding is cleared up." Ye Wanning took out some pastries she had made and handed them to Madam Wang.
"These are red bean paste cakes I made myself. Please take them back and let Imperial Censor Wang try them. Consider it my way of apologizing to you." Madam Wang accepted the pastries, feeling very guilty.
After that, he frequently visited the General's Mansion to chat with Ye Wanning, and the relationship between the two families grew increasingly closer. When Pei Zhi returned and heard the whole story, he laughed and said, "You're really something! Not only did you clear up the misunderstanding, but you also gained a friend!"
"It's nothing. As long as we're sincere with people, there's no misunderstanding that can't be resolved." Ye Wanning leaned against Pei Zhi's chest. "If anyone tries to sow discord again, we won't be afraid, because we have friends who are truly devoted to us!"
Pei Zhi nodded and hugged her tightly: "No matter what happens, I'll be by your side and face it with you!"
Ye Wanning had a favorite begonia-patterned silk dress, which Pei Zhi had specially commissioned to be made for her. The fabric was a tribute from the Western Regions and was of very high quality.
But on this particular day, Ye Wanning discovered that the hem of her dress had been cut open, and there was some ink on it, clearly indicating that someone had deliberately damaged it.
Chuntao was so angry she jumped up and down: "It must have been done by a servant in the manor! We must find out and give her a good beating!"
But Ye Wanning remained very calm. She knew that the servants in the manor were all honest and would never do such a thing; someone must have framed her.
She had someone show the skirt to the tailor. The tailor said the tear was made with scissors, and the ink was clearly not the fine ink that the servants in the manor could use.
Ye Wanning had a plan. She deliberately said in the yard that she was going to throw the dress away, and even had someone put it next to the trash can.
Sure enough, a short while later, Ye Wanning saw Li, the Crown Prince's distant cousin, secretly picking up her skirt, with a pair of scissors in her hand.
"Miss Li, what are you doing?" Ye Wanning walked over and asked calmly.
Li's face turned pale instantly, and the scissors in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter": "I... I just thought this dress was pretty and wanted to take it back to mend it so I could wear it myself."
"Really?" Ye Wanning took out the ink from the skirt. "Is this ink from your family? I remember you brought the same ink with you when you went to the palace last time."
Li could no longer hide the truth, so she had to say that the Crown Prince's wife had ordered her to do it, wanting to embarrass Ye Wanning on an important occasion.
"No need to make things difficult for me, just bring the skirt back to me! And don't cause any more trouble for the General's Mansion in the future."
Li was terrified and quickly agreed, never daring to go to the general's mansion again.
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