Chapter 190 Don't tire yourself out, I'm always here.
"You're talking nonsense!" the pregnant woman's husband roared. "We've only taken your pregnancy-preserving medicine, and we haven't taken any other laxatives!"
"Whether it's nonsense or not, we'll find out with a test." Ye Wanning took out a pair of long silver needles. "This servant is here to fetch medicine for your wife, isn't he?"
“It’s him!” The pregnant woman’s husband nodded.
Ye Wanning looked at the servant, her eyes as cold as knives: "When you were preparing medicine for this lady, did you add anything else to it?"
The servant's eyes darted around, his face turning deathly pale: "No...no! I just got the medicine according to the prescription, I didn't add anything!"
"Is that so?" Ye Wanning sneered. "My silver needles can detect laxatives. If you added them, I'll prick you, and you'll panic and confess."
As she spoke, she approached step by step, holding up the silver needles. The servant instantly broke out in a cold sweat and began to tremble: "No...don't!"
"It wasn't me! It was Miss Jiang! Jiang Ruoyan made me do it!"
"She gave me money to add laxatives to my pregnancy-preserving medication and also asked me to stir up trouble!"
It really was her! The onlookers were in an uproar, cursing Jiang Ruoyan: "We never expected Miss Jiang to be so vicious, not even sparing a pregnant woman in order to frame Madam Ye!"
"This is outrageous! Madam Ye has saved so many people, how could she do this?"
"The Jiang family spoils her too much! The authorities should teach her a lesson!"
The child's parents were stunned. The child's father looked at Ye Wanning and said guiltily, "Mrs. Ye, I'm sorry, we misunderstood you."
Ye Wanning waved her hand and smiled, "It's alright, as long as you and your daughter are alright."
Pei Zhi said to his guards, "Go to the Jiang family and bring Jiang Ruoyan here. We need to give everyone an explanation!"
"Yes, Lord Pei!" The guard responded and left.
Jiang Ruoyan was brought in not long after. Seeing the villagers and servants in the courtyard, she knew she had been exposed. She cried out that she was innocent, but her face was deathly pale: "It wasn't me! This servant is slandering me! I didn't ask him to do that!"
Ye Wanning produced the handyman's statement: "This is his statement, and there's also evidence that you gave him money. What else do you have to say?"
Jiang Ruoyan looked at the evidence and couldn't say anything more. She collapsed to the ground and cried, "I just like Pei Zhi too much, and I didn't want Ye Wanning to take him away... I really didn't mean to..."
Just then, Master Jiang rushed over in a flurry. Seeing the scene before him, his face turned a terrifying shade of ashen.
She bowed repeatedly to Ye Wanning and Pei Zhi, saying, "Madam Ye, Lord Pei, it was all my daughter's fault for being ignorant and causing you to suffer. I apologize to you!"
He then bowed to the people and the pregnant woman's family, saying, "I'll compensate you, just name your price!"
Jiang Ruoyan's matter was thus settled. Master Jiang took her home and confined her to her quarters, while the servants were sent to the authorities for punishment.
Watching Jiang Ruoyan's departing figure, Ye Wanning knew that Jiang Ruoyan had completely fallen and could no longer hurt her.
Pei Zhi walked to her side and handed her a cup of hot water: "Don't tire yourself out, I'm always here for you."
Ye Wanning took the water glass and looked into Pei Zhi's gentle gaze without looking away. Her heart was filled with warmth. She knew that she had completely let go of the shadows of her past life and was willing to accept Pei Zhi's feelings.
After the turmoil subsided, the two sat in the pavilion in the backyard of the branch campus, watching the moon. The night was deep, the moonlight was beautiful, and it bathed them in a warm and romantic atmosphere.
“Pei Zhi,” Ye Wanning said softly, “I…I’m willing to believe you. Let’s take it slow, okay?”
Pei Zhi stood frozen, staring at her in disbelief. He had waited far too long for these words.
"Okay!" Pei Zhi's voice trembled slightly, his eyes shining like stars. "I'll wait for you, no matter how long it takes!"
They smiled at each other, their eyes filled with tenderness and unspoken understanding. Their long-standing relationship had finally made a significant breakthrough!
In the days that followed, the two spent more and more time together. They traveled to the scenic Jiangnan region together, treated patients together, and organized Ye Wanning's mother's medical texts together. Their feelings for each other gradually deepened in the midst of their ordinary days.
Seeing the progress the two made, Madam Pei finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped pressuring them to consummate their marriage. Occasionally, she would even show a satisfied smile.
But the peaceful days did not last long. News came from the capital: a medical book called "Qing Nang Ji Yao" suddenly appeared, and its contents were surprisingly similar to "Qing Nang Mi Yao". It was signed by Qin Yue, an imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Academy!
It is obvious that Qin Yue plagiarized Ye Wanning's mother's medical book and wanted to claim it as his own!
Ye Wanning was so angry she almost vomited blood. She would never allow anyone to desecrate her mother's medical classic!
Pei Zhi gently took her hand: "Wan Ning, don't get upset and hurt yourself. I'll go back to the capital with you to seek justice!"
Ye Wanning nodded, her eyes resolute: "Alright! I'll go back to the capital with you and make Qin Yue pay for what he's done!"
After packing their luggage and making arrangements for the Jiangnan branch, the two embarked on their journey back to Beijing.
The carriage traveled north along the official road. The carriage was quiet, with only the sound of the two people breathing, and the wheels making a rhythmic thud as they rolled over the gravel.
Ye Wanning leaned against the window, clutching the letter Chen Sheng had sent her tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning white.
The letter was written in hasty handwriting: “Master, a book called ‘Qing Nang Ji Yao’ has been published in the capital. It’s almost identical to ‘Qing Nang Mi Yao’, but it’s signed by Qin Yue, a physician from the Imperial Medical Academy!”
"He goes around saying it's his own research, and now everyone in Beijing believes him!"
"Qin Yue..." Ye Wanning repeated the name, her whole body radiating anger, "He's too vicious!"
That's my mother's life's work, the medical books passed down through generations of the Lin family. How could he steal my name and authorship?
"Don't rush things and hurt yourself." Pei Zhi sat down beside her and gently smoothed the wrinkles between her brows.
“I’ve checked. Qin Yue is a newly recruited imperial physician in the Imperial Hospital. He’s stingy and selfish, and always trying to climb the ranks by taking crooked paths.”
"This time, he plagiarized the medical classic in an attempt to gain fame and curry favor with the emperor."
Ye Wanning turned to look at him, her eyes filled with determination: "I cannot let Mother's hard work be stolen. I absolutely cannot let someone like Qin Yue get away with this!"
"Don't worry, I'll go back to the capital with you and I'll definitely help you get justice." Pei Zhi held her hand tightly, his palm warm and strong.
"The medical text is yours, and so is your reputation; no one can take it away from you."
Looking into his determined eyes, Ye Wanning's anger gradually subsided, leaving only a deep sense of peace. With him by her side, it seemed that even the greatest difficulties could be overcome.
The carriage traveled north day and night. The carriage was quiet, and occasionally the two would chat about prescriptions in medical books or interesting stories from the Jiangnan branch hospital, creating an ambiguous yet warm atmosphere.
That evening, the carriage traveled smoothly along the official road. Ye Wanning was a little tired and leaned against the carriage wall, quickly falling asleep.
Pei Zhi looked at her sleeping, her face pressed quietly against the car wall, her eyelashes casting a faint shadow in the candlelight, a faint smile unconsciously curving his lips, his heart filled with tenderness.
He took off his outer robe and gently covered her with it, his movements so light that he was afraid of waking her.
His fingers brushed against her hair, gently resting on it. Pei Zhi felt a light tap to his heart, and his breathing became lighter.
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