Traveling through ancient times, the spy princess had everything going smoothly

Baili Ye focused on inspecting the ingredients.

He opened the cabinet where the ingredients were stored and carefully checked the freshness of each ingredient.

The director was checking the stove in the kitchen, the arrangement of tables and chairs in the restaurant, and various facilities in the restaurant.

Qing He said to everyone:

"The restaurant is related to the daily life and health of students. We must be strict and not slack off. Although we are well prepared, we still need to inspect it every day to ensure everything is safe."

Everyone nodded, and understood the importance of restaurant management and the subsequent work direction, and made comprehensive and detailed guarantees for the opening of the medical school.

After the inspection, although many minor problems were found, they were all recorded and countermeasures were given in a timely manner.

Qinghe said to everyone:

“Although there are many problems, as long as we deal with them as soon as possible, we will ensure that the medical school opens smoothly and cultivate more medical talents for Dasheng.”

Afterwards, everyone discussed the details, content and pace of teaching in the medical school, formulated a teaching schedule, and the recruitment of faculty.

It was not until lunch time that they moved to have their meal in a peaceful atmosphere. The beautiful vision of the hospital gradually took shape in this palace, waiting to be gradually realized in the future, opening a new chapter for the medical development of Dasheng.

After lunch, Qinghe and Baili Ye finished their lunch and slowly left the medical school on horseback.

When we were not far from the academy, we suddenly heard a commotion and shouting.

The two men hurriedly rode forward, only to see a group of people surrounding a girl, beating and kicking her, and cursing at her.

The girl huddled on the ground, her hair disheveled across her face, a few strands of hair soaked with sweat and sticking to her forehead, her face covered in bruises and dust, her eyes red and swollen from crying, her lips also cracked and bleeding.

The coarse cloth clothes on her body were torn to pieces, and her arms and calves were covered with bruises. She tried to protect her head with her arms, and her body kept shaking.

Qinghe and Baili Ye quickly dismounted and walked quickly towards the crowd.

Qing He shouted angrily:

"Stop it! Why treat a girl so cruelly?"

The group of people were shocked by the sudden scolding and stopped. One of the middle-aged men with a fierce face said viciously: "Who are you two? This girl is my family. She is disobedient and wants to go to medical school to study medicine. It is simply wishful thinking.

I think you are really bold. I told you to be obedient to your family, but you didn't listen and insisted on studying medicine to become a doctor. Why don't you go to heaven? If you don't come back with me today, I will beat you to death."

"You can beat me to death. Anyway, I will not marry a widower who beat five wives to death. If you want to force me to jump into the fire pit to exchange for the bride price for my brother, I would rather die."

The middle-aged man went up and kicked the little girl twice, "Why did I raise an ungrateful person like you? Who doesn't use their daughters to earn dowry for their sons when they get married?

Widow Wang, although he is old, his family is wealthy. If you marry him, you can enjoy the good life. It is better than working hard in the fields and following a rough man who has nothing, right?

Even if you die today, I will sell your body to someone else for a ghost marriage to pay back the money. It's up to you to decide whether to marry or die? Humph!"

The little girl was desperate. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the man:

"Dad, just let me study medicine. I promise to give you all the money I earn after I finish my studies. My brother is still young, and it won't be too late to save money for him to marry after I finish my studies.

Dad, I really want to study medicine, can you please help me?"

The middle-aged man was so angry that he took two steps forward and slapped the girl twice, "You are dreaming, come home with me."

After saying that, he began to drag the girl away by force.

The little girl struggled desperately, digging into the ground with her hands so tightly that her nails were broken, but she was still dragged little by little, leaving two deep marks on the ground.

Seeing this, Qing He rushed forward, grabbed the little girl's other arm, and scolded:

"You are committing a crime openly. Do you have any law?"

The middle-aged man's eyes widened, his face trembling:

"The law? In my house, what I say is the law! This damn girl has to listen to me, stay out of my business, or I'll punish you too!"

Qing He was not afraid at all, and looked at him firmly:

"The laws of Dasheng cannot tolerate your outrageous behavior. You forced your daughter to marry in exchange for a dowry and refused to let her learn medicine according to her wishes. This is a violation of the emperor's will. I will not let you succeed today."

Baili Ye also came forward, exuding a cold aura. He put his hand on the hilt of the sword and said:

"Let go of that girl, or I will be merciless with my sword."

The middle-aged man was intimidated by Baili Ye's momentum, but he was unwilling to give up. "What are you doing? This is my daughter. I have the right to discipline her. I advise you to get out of the way."

Seeing that Baili Ye was unmoved, he turned around and shouted to the followers behind him:

"Why are you all standing there like idiots? Go ahead and get Ling'er back!"

The followers looked hesitant, but at the urging of the middle-aged man, they still rushed towards Qinghe and Ling'er.

Qinghe protected Ling'er behind him and dodged the attacks nimbly.

Baili Ye drew his sword, and with a flash of the sword, he forced those people back several steps.

He said coldly: "If you dare to come forward again, I will not let you off easily!"

The middle-aged man saw that the situation was not good and became afraid, but he still said stubbornly:

"We want to take her back and marry her to a widower in exchange for some gifts so that her brother can get married. This is our family's business and has nothing to do with you. Why are you meddling in our business?"

Qing He said coldly: "Just because you went against the little girl's wishes and didn't treat her as your daughter."

Qing He turned around, gently helped Ling Er up, looked at her wounded body, and said distressedly:

"Your name is Ling'er?" Qinghe asked.

Miss Ling'er nodded.

Qing He comforted her and said:

"Don't be afraid, you are safe now. Why do you want to study medicine?"

The girl leaned on Qinghe's arms, crying uncontrollably. After a long while, she spoke through sobs:

“I heard that the imperial court encourages people to study medicine, and I have always wanted to become a doctor and save lives.

But my father and my brother only wanted to use me in exchange for the bride price and didn't care about my wishes at all.

I escaped and wanted to report to medical school before the start of the semester, but they caught me anyway."

The middle-aged man snorted disdainfully:

"Women are born to devote themselves to their families. It is a blessing for her that you can help with her brother's marriage. Studying medicine? That is not what women should do."

Qing He said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, women are no different from men, and both have the right to pursue their dreams. What you are doing is unfair to your daughter.

Using your daughter to exchange for a dowry is a sign of your incompetence."

The man said angrily: "Since ancient times, parents' orders and matchmakers' words have been passed down. I have the final say on who my daughter marries. Today, you were lucky enough to be rescued, but it can't stop me from selling you for a dowry. As long as you are still alive, your life belongs to me."

After listening to the man's words, Qinghe agreed in her heart that people in this era can be bought and sold. The only way to save this girl from the fate of marrying casually is to let her break up with those people.

Qing He looked at the girl and said, "If you could leave your family and study medicine to save lives, would you be willing?"

The girl opened her eyes wide, looking at Qinghe in disbelief, tears streaming down her cheeks. She said excitedly:

"I do. Of course I do. I have long wanted to escape from my home that doesn't treat me as a human being."

Qinghe looked at this decisive girl with an appreciative smile on her face.

She asked softly, "I'm going to buy you today and sever ties with your family. Are you willing?"

The girl's eyes lit up, and she looked at Qinghe gratefully, nodding her head: "I am willing, I am willing, thank you very much."

Knowing what the girl meant, Qing He looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "How much is the betrothal gift you gave her?"

When the middle-aged man heard Qing He ask this, he thought she had changed her mind, and a hint of pride appeared on his face:

"Humph, the betrothal gift offered by Widow Wang is fifty taels of silver. If you want to interfere, you can't ask for less than that."

Qing He sneered:

"Fifty taels of silver? You're going to ruin your daughter's life just for this little bit of silver."

After that, she took out a silver ingot and a piece of paper from her bosom and said to the middle-aged man:

"Here is a hundred taels of silver. Take the silver and sign your name. From now on, Ling'er will have nothing to do with your family. Take the money and get out of here. If you dare to bother me again in the future, I will not let you go."