Chapter 151 Evidence
The next morning, Ye Wanning, along with Achun and Axia, set up a free clinic on the street to provide medical care to the people.
Ah Chun and Ah Xia helped with registration and getting medicine, while Ye Wanning took pulses inside. Midway through, some people asked about the rumors, and Ah Chun's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"Madam Pei treats us very well. She not only teaches us medicine but also provides us with food and lodging, and we even get a monthly allowance. Doctor Wang is just jealous, that's why she spreads rumors!"
Ah Xia nodded in agreement: "Yes! The madam even lent us her medical books to read. No one else would have done that!"
The people all understood and began to criticize Wang the doctor: "That's too much! She's just jealous of others because her own business isn't doing well!"
"I'm never going to Dr. Wang's clinic again!"
Wang Yipo hid in the crowd, watching this scene, and was so angry that she trembled all over.
She refused to give up and secretly sneaked into Ye Wanning's clinic that night, intending to poison the medicine and ruin Ye Wanning's reputation.
But as soon as she touched the medicine cabinet, she was hugged from behind. Pei Zhi had anticipated that she would resort to tricks, so he sent guards to keep watch near the clinic.
The guards were the first to rush out and grab her, bringing her before Ye Wanning. Wang the Physician tried to argue, but the guards produced evidence.
A packet of poison, and evidence of her infiltrating the clinic. Wang, the old doctor, had no rebuttal and collapsed to the ground.
Ye Wanning looked at her coldly: "Medical skills are for saving lives, not for being jealous or harming people."
“I will report this to the Prefect of the Capital and have the authorities punish you.” Her tone was utterly cold: “From now on, don’t even think about selling medicine and harming people again.”
The old doctor was terrified and kept kowtowing, begging Ye Wanning not to tell the authorities. Ye Wanning ignored her and ordered her guards to take the woman away.
The clinic finally quieted down. Ah Chun and Ah Xia, their eyes red with tears, walked over and said, "Madam, thank you for believing in us."
“You did nothing wrong, so of course we should believe you.” Ye Wanning patted their shoulders. “It’s getting late, you should go to sleep first. You have to get up early tomorrow.”
After the two apprentices left, Ye Wanning noticed that Pei Zhi was standing at the entrance of the clinic, holding a lantern in his hand.
He came in and placed the lantern on the table: "I just finished some business and came to take a look."
Ye Wanning looked at him, filled with gratitude: "Thank you for today."
If he hadn't arranged for secret guards, Wang Yipo might have really tampered with the medicinal herbs, and then he would have become a criminal.
Pei Zhi simply hummed in response, his gaze fixed on her face: "In the future, if something like this happens, don't bear it alone; tell me anytime."
He paused, then added, "I've also arranged for bodyguards near the clinic. They'll notify me immediately if anything happens."
Ye Wanning nodded, and was about to say something more when she remembered the misunderstanding from back then.
That time, when she discussed her condition with Physician Liu, Pei Zhi thought they were involved and ignored her for several days.
Although the misunderstanding was later cleared up, she still felt a little uncomfortable. She swallowed the words she was about to say and only said softly, "It's so late, you should go home early too."
Seeing the distance in her eyes, Pei Zhi pointed to the lantern, said nothing more, picked up the lantern, and said, "Then I'm leaving. Lock the door."
Watching Pei Zhi's figure disappear into the night, Ye Wanning sighed softly.
Pei Zhi meant well, but she had been hurt too deeply by family ties in this life and no longer dared to trust anyone.
No matter how good Pei Zhi was to her, she couldn't help but keep a watchful eye on him.
The next day, the Prefect of the Capital sent someone to inform them that Wang Yipo had been sentenced to exile for "intending to poison people," and her clinic had been shut down.
After the news spread, everyone felt relieved. Ye Wanning's clinic business was not affected; on the contrary, it thrived, and many people wanted to learn medicine from her.
General Pei, remembering that Lady Liu was Pei Zhi's birth mother and seeing that she had stayed at the family temple for half a year and had a sincere attitude, softened his heart and took her back to his mansion.
Just a few days after Lady Liu returned to the manor, the Pei family held a family banquet, inviting relatives from collateral branches of the Pei household. She intended to use the banquet to re-establish herself as the "Madam of the General's Mansion."
At today's family banquet, Madam Liu sat in the main seat wearing a flashy brocade robe, smiling at the relatives from time to time, but when she looked at Ye Wanning, her eyes were full of coldness.
Ye Wanning didn't mind and continued to sit next to Pei Zhi, occasionally serving food to the old general.
After a few rounds of drinks, Madam Liu finished her drink and said with feigned concern, "Wanning, now that you're the wife of the General, you should learn how to manage the household."
“You spend all your time at the clinic. Outsiders will say that the Pei family married a wife who is ‘only good at practicing medicine but not good at managing a household’.”
Her voice was loud, and the relatives immediately fell silent, their gazes towards Ye Wanning filled with hostility. Just as Ye Wanning put down her chopsticks to speak, Madam Liu threw a thick ledger in front of her.
"This is the household's account book from last month. You do the calculations in front of everyone today, so that people won't say you only know how to practice medicine and not how to manage a household."
Ye Wanning took the ledger and frowned as soon as she opened it—the accounts were a mess, many expenses were not recorded, and it was obvious that they had been altered!
She looked up at Madam Liu, whose eyes were full of smugness, clearly intentional. "Mother," Pei Zhi suddenly spoke, taking the account book and placing it on the table.
“There are people in the manor who manage the household. Wan Ning likes practicing medicine, so let her do what she likes. You don’t need to worry about managing the household.”
“But she is the wife of a general, and managing the household is her duty! We can’t let outsiders laugh at the Pei family for having no one to manage it, can we?” Madam Liu said unwillingly.
"Who dares to say that!" General Pei put down his wine cup, his face darkening. "Who in the capital doesn't know how many people Wan Ning saved?"
"What she did was far more meaningful than what the housekeeper did! From now on, you don't need to say anything about this!"
Speechless after being rebuked, Madam Liu could only lower her head in anger. The relatives quickly tried to smooth things over: "Yes, Madam Pei's excellent medical skills are a blessing to the people, and the household management is handled by a dedicated person."
"We're here for a banquet today, let's not talk about unpleasant things, let's drink!"
The family dinner lasted until very late. Madam Liu sat there listlessly, looking sullen. Ye Wanning was filled with gratitude: "Thank you so much for today."
Pei Zhi turned his head to look at her, his eyes filled with a hint of helplessness: "We are husband and wife, no need to thank me." He paused, "If Liu causes you trouble in the future, ignore her, your husband is here."
Ye Wanning nodded and said nothing more. She knew Pei Zhi was protecting her, but she still felt uneasy—Liu Shi had just returned to the manor and was already causing trouble; she would definitely not let her off the hook in the future, so she had to be careful.
As the weather gradually turned colder, Ye Wanning wanted to go to the fabric shop to buy cheap and durable fabric to make medicine pouches for warding off the cold.
She changed into a plain dress, took Chun Tao with her, and slowly walked towards the West Market Cloth Shop. The shop had a wide variety of fabrics, and Ye Wanning carefully selected several bolts of light blue and light green coarse cloth.
This coarse cloth is durable and perfect for making medicine pouches. "Boss, how much are these bolts of cloth?" Ye Wanning asked.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Madam Pei has a good eye. These are some freshly arrived high-quality pieces, and they're cheap. They're only fifty coins in total."
Ye Wanning hummed in agreement and took out some silver from her purse when she suddenly felt someone touch it. Her heart skipped a beat, and she turned to look.
A man in gray clothes was running towards the door, carrying her purse.
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