Chapter 165 It's all a misunderstanding
Lord Zhang's face turned pale instantly, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a "clatter": "Lord Pei... Lord Pei, it's a misunderstanding!"
"It's all a misunderstanding! I'll approve the paperwork for Mrs. Ye right away!"
Pei Zhi snorted coldly: "Not only do you have to do it immediately, but you also have to compensate the clinic for its losses out of your own pocket."
"If you dare to make things difficult for Wan Ning again, I'll make you regret it."
Lord Zhang readily agreed and quickly had someone bring the approval documents for him to sign and stamp. He also took a thousand taels of silver from his own home and sent it to the clinic.
Holding the approval documents, Ye Wanning was filled with gratitude. When she went to thank Pei Zhi, she found him sitting on the steps of the clinic.
Holding up a candied hawthorn, she smiled and said, "I just bought this at the market. Didn't you like eating it when you were little?"
Ye Wanning was dumbfounded—she had never told Pei Zhi that she liked candied hawthorns, so how did he know?
"I had Chun Tao ask you," Pei Zhi said with a smile, ruffling her hair. "Your clinic is my clinic."
No need to be so polite with me.
Ye Wanning took the candied hawthorn and took a bite; the sweetness went straight to her heart. Looking up, she saw the tenderness and doting in Pei Zhi's eyes.
Her face flushed, and she quickly lowered her head: "I...I'll go see when the craftsman will arrive."
Pei Zhi watched her retreating figure, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips. He knew Ye Wanning was still on guard.
But it doesn't matter, he can wait until she truly considers him one of her own.
A few days later, the craftsmen began rebuilding the clinic. Pei Zhi came every day, both to supervise the quality of the work and...
They also helped redesign the medicine cabinet to make the classification of medicinal materials clearer.
Watching him busy, Ye Wanning felt a mix of emotions. She depended on him.
Yet, they fear becoming too dependent and forgetting the lessons of their past lives.
After the clinic was built, people came to congratulate them, and some even presented banners.
Ye Wanning stood at the door, looking at the lively scene inside, feeling gratified.
Pei Zhi walked over and said softly, "From now on, this will be your home. I will protect you and the clinic."
A few days later, Ye Wanning heard bad news. Chun Tao returned from outside, her face full of sorrow:
"Miss, something terrible has happened! Rumors are circulating that you used your beauty to win over Lord Pei, causing Zhao Dechang's death and seizing his family fortune!"
The pestle in Ye Wanning's hand clattered into the mortar. Zhao Dechang had already fallen from power, so why were there still people opposing her?
"Who is spreading rumors?" Ye Wanning asked coldly.
"Hmm...it seems to be Miss Ye Wanrou," Chun Tao whispered. "She returned from Jiangnan and sought refuge with the remaining forces of the Su family."
They even said you deliberately faked her death so you could seize the Ye family's assets for yourself.
Ye Wanrou! Ye Wanning clenched her fists. In her previous life, she had been bullied by her stepmother.
She caused her own abduction, and now she dares to oppose me in this life!
"Miss, should we explain? If this gets out, people won't dare to come to the clinic anymore," Chun Tao said anxiously.
Ye Wanning shook her head: "No need, rumors stop with the wise. The more we argue, the more guilty they will feel."
She had an idea—to increase the scale of free medical consultations and prove through action that opening a clinic was for treating and saving lives.
The next morning, Ye Wanning and her apprentices set up a free clinic stall in front of the clinic. They not only provided free medical consultations and medicine,
Those who encounter difficulties will also receive financial subsidies.
At first, everyone was skeptical, but seeing Ye Wanning carefully examine the elderly and diligently feed the child, they gradually felt reassured.
An elderly woman, whose serious illness she had cured years ago, stepped forward: "Don't listen to those rumors! Mrs. Ye is a good doctor."
If it weren't for her, I would have been dead long ago!
Ye Wanning cured many people, and the rumors quickly dissipated. But Ye Wanrou was still not satisfied.
They also spread rumors in front of the nobles: "Ye Wanning's medical skills are poor, and what she has learned is all unorthodox methods. She will kill people sooner or later!"
When Pei Zhi found out, he frowned and said, "This Ye Wanrou really doesn't know what's good for her."
He immediately dispatched his secret guards to track down Ye Wanrou's whereabouts, as well as her forging an identity and colluding with Zhao Dechang.
The secret guards quickly discovered that Zhao Dechang had helped Ye Wanrou fake her death years ago, and that she had received a considerable amount of money from him.
He bought a house in Jiangnan. Pei Zhi organized the evidence and handed it over to the Prefect of Jingzhao.
The Prefect of Jingzhao did not arrest her immediately, but sent someone to warn Ye Wanrou that if she continued to spread rumors, she would be convicted of "slandering a court lady".
Ye Wanrou was scared and dared not spread rumors or cause trouble again, so she could only hide in the Su family mansion and not come out.
Ye Wanning breathed a sigh of relief and went to thank Pei Zhi, only to find him drying medicinal herbs in the courtyard of the clinic.
"Thank you so much, you've gone to so much trouble again," Ye Wanning said as she accepted the medicinal herbs.
"No need to thank me, I never need to worry about protecting you." Pei Zhi put down the medicinal herbs, walked up to her, and smiled.
"You're my wife, if I don't protect you, who will?"
Ye Wanning's heart tightened, and she quickly looked down at the ground: "I...I'll go pour you some tea."
Pei Zhi smiled as he looked at her. He knew that Ye Wanning was slowly accepting him and was willing to wait for her to forget the past.
A few days later, the clinic became even more popular. The locals all said, "Madam Ye is not only a skilled doctor but also kind-hearted; she's a good person!"
That day, Ye Wanning was seeing a patient when a commotion suddenly broke out outside. She went out and saw Ye Wanrou holding a bowl of medicine and shouting:
"Ye Wanning! You quack! My illness has worsened after taking your medicine, give me an explanation!"
Ye Wanning frowned—she hadn't even examined Ye Wanrou, so where did the prescription come from?
She walked up to Ye Wanrou and said coldly, "Miss Ye, when did I ever treat your illness?"
The prescription you have wasn't written by me.
Ye Wanrou threw the medicine bowl on the ground: "You're still trying to deny it! The prescription has your seal on it, are you trying to back out?"
Ye Wanning looked down and saw that the prescription did indeed have her seal, but it was fake—her seal had a small chip on the edge.
This one, however, is smooth and clearly a forgery.
"Miss Ye, you forged seals, spread rumors, and slandered me. Aren't you afraid I'll sue you?" Ye Wanning's tone was icy.
Ye Wanrou's face turned pale; she hadn't expected to be exposed so quickly. She panicked and tried to run, but Chun Tao blocked her way:
"Miss Ye, you haven't apologized yet!"
The common people joined in the cursing: "This is outrageous! Forging an official seal to frame a good doctor! Take her to the county magistrate and make her reflect on her actions!"
Ye Wanrou turned pale with fright and pushed Chun Tao away, fleeing in a disheveled state.
Ye Wanning breathed a sigh of relief. Pei Zhi stepped out from the crowd: "If this happens again, don't handle it alone, tell me."
I'll take care of it for you.
The compilation of books by the Imperial Medical Academy was finally about to begin. Ye Wanning took the folk remedies she had collected to the Imperial Medical Academy.
When Liu Wenyan saw her arrive, he smiled and said, "Madam Ye, you've come. Please have a seat. We were just talking about your proven acupuncture treatment for infertility."
Everyone was very interested.
She had barely sat down when a young imperial physician scoffed, "Interested? I find it absurd! Female infertility is mostly a matter of fate."
How could acupuncture defy nature? Your prescription is probably just some hearsay remedy; it's completely unfounded.
Ye Wanning looked up and saw that the speaker was Li Yuyi, a disciple of Liu Wenyan. He was wearing a blue imperial physician's robe.
Her eyes were full of arrogance, clearly showing her disdain for the folk healer.
“Physician Li,” she said calmly, “my prescriptions are not folk remedies, but rather the culmination of many years of medical practice.”
I've used it to cure three infertile women, and they're all pregnant now.
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