The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

He was terrified when his family told him about his younger sister's assassination attempt.

If the assassination attempt had succeeded last time, he really wouldn't have seen his little sister alive.

This time, he absolutely cannot let it happen again; he will protect Wan Ying no matter what.

Although Zhongdian County is located near Kyoto, it is still relatively far from Kyoto.

Halfway through their journey, the group stopped to rest.

After getting off the carriage, Qin Wanying walked around the area to stretch her legs.

Suddenly, I heard two people talking not far away.

"Have you heard? Qin Yunzhu, that famous doctor from Kyoto, has killed people! Ten people have died!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Wanying immediately perked up her ears.

Has news spread so quickly after something that only happened today?

"Yes, yes, I've heard about it! People are saying that Qin Yunzhu deliberately released the plague, that he intentionally sent infected animals to Zhongdian County and then went there to treat them, all to gain a reputation as a miracle doctor!"

Qin Wanying's eyebrows shot up.

Is that what people are saying about his fourth brother?

Qin Yonghua also frowned; this rumor was far too outrageous!

Qin Yunzhu's servant, Arong, also came along to investigate this time.

Hearing this, he was filled with righteous indignation and his face turned red.

"As it turned out, this time it went too far. I couldn't even cure myself, and instead, ten people died from my treatment!"

"Furthermore, Qin Yunzhu is actually the fourth young master of the Dingbei Marquis's mansion! This matter is probably inseparable from the Dingbei Marquis's mansion! It is said that the Dingbei Marquis's mansion is suspected of colluding with the enemy. If all the soldiers of Dayao were to contract the plague and the enemy army were to invade, wouldn't Dayao be finished?"

Qin Wanying and Qin Yunzhu exchanged a glance, and they both understood what was going on.

The common people did not know that the fourth brother was the fourth son of the Marquis's family; only the powerful and wealthy knew.

Now, however, it has become known to everyone in the city.

This must be a message deliberately spread by someone.

The claim that infected animals were deliberately released into Zhongdian County is completely unfounded.

Even more outrageous, rumors actually circulated that the Marquis of Dingbei's household was colluding with the enemy and committing treason. That's utterly absurd!

Qin Wanying finally understood why she had targeted her fourth brother.

In order to ruin the reputation of the Marquis's mansion.

The Marquis of Dingbei's family has always enjoyed a very good reputation among the people, representing loyalty to the emperor and the country, integrity in not accepting bribes, and concern for the common people.

If the enemy wants to bring down the Marquis of Dingbei's mansion, they must first ruin its reputation, and then destroying it will become a logical step.

If the fourth brother is brought into the Dali Temple this time, and is then convicted and executed without any clear understanding of the situation, the people in the city, not knowing the reason, will be even more convinced that the rumors are true.

Qin Wanying knew the power of rumors; public opinion can be devastating and kill without anyone noticing.

It seems that to win this battle, we not only need to collect evidence to prove Fourth Brother's innocence, but also to make public opinion lean towards the Marquis of Dingbei's mansion.

Hearing the two talking, Ah Rong could no longer hold back. His face flushed red, he rushed over, pointed at the two, and shouted, "You two, stop making false accusations!"

"Young Master Qin, in order to treat the epidemic, he only sleeps for two or three hours a day."

"He couldn't bear to see poor people sick and without medical treatment, so he paid for their medicine out of his own pocket!"

"When preparing the prescription, he didn't hesitate to test the medicine on himself, and he even vomited blood!"

"The Marquis of Dingbei's family is even more loyal and righteous, and wholeheartedly cares for the Great Yao!"

"You are not allowed to slander the young master and the Marquis's mansion like this!"

The two men were startled by what Arong said.

The person in front of me was dressed as a servant.

Behind them were a man and a woman, dressed in fine clothes, who appeared to be from a wealthy family.

Could this servant be a servant from the Marquis of Dingbei's residence?

Could this man and woman be the young master and young lady of the Marquis's mansion?

Those are people like them who can't afford to offend.

He quickly apologized with a smile, saying, "Please forgive us, young man. We just heard it from others. Please don't mind." With that, he ran off in a flash.

As Ah Rong watched the two figures disappear into the distance, she felt increasingly sorry for the Fourth Young Master and actually started crying on the spot.

He had seen how diligently the Fourth Prince treated the epidemic.

It can be said that the Fourth Prince risked his life to fight the epidemic.

But now, instead of praising him, the people slander him and throw mud at him, which is truly hateful!

He doesn't know where this rumor came from, but he really wants to tear the person who spread it to pieces!

Qin Wanying stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Alright, Arong. We will definitely prove Fourth Brother's innocence and turn his reputation around."

Ah Rong forced back her tears: "Thank you for your comfort, Miss Second."

Ah Rong thought that the second young lady was a good person.

However, Ah Rong had been away treating the epidemic with Qin Yunzhu and had just returned today, so he was unaware of Qin Wanying's precognitive abilities.

He was also wondering why the Marquis's mansion would send its youngest daughter, the second young lady, to investigate the truth.

The second young lady is only fifteen years old. Can she investigate and find out the truth?

Ah Rong couldn't understand it. However, since his master had made the decision, he had no choice but to obey and dared not question it.

After resting for a short while, Qin Wanying and the others had to hurry, so they got back into the carriage and this time went directly to Zhongdian County.

After getting off the carriage, I heard two people talking; they were two old women.

"Have you heard? Ten of the people Qin Gongzi punished have died, and Qin Gongzi himself has been imprisoned in Dali Temple!"

"What? Young Master Qin has been detained at the Dali Temple? Young Master Qin's medical skills are superb. I don't think these ten people died from his treatment. They must have died from some other reason!"

“I think so too! My little one was sick before, and we didn’t have money to buy medicine. It was Young Master Qin who provided the medicine out of his own pocket! Young Master Qin is such a good person, how could he harm anyone? He must have been wronged!”

Qin Wanying listened to the conversation between the two.

It seems that my fourth brother has a very good reputation in Zhongdian County.

“I went to see her this morning, and Granny Wang was one of the ten people who died. Her lips were pale and her eyes were dark circles!”

Qin Wanying felt something was amiss when she heard this.

His lips were pale and his eyes were dark.

The manner of this death seemed familiar; I felt like I had seen it somewhere before.

Qin Wanying suddenly remembered that she had seen it somewhere before.

He then quickly walked up to the two women and bowed.

"Aunties, I apologize for disturbing you. I am a family member of Qin Yunzhu. I have come here specifically to investigate the truth of the matter and to seek justice for my brother."

The two women turned to look at Qin Wanying, their eyes revealing obvious amazement.

The woman before them was stunningly beautiful. The two had lived in Zhongdian County for many years and had never seen such a beautiful woman before.

Seeing that he was dressed in luxurious clothes and that his appearance did indeed resemble that of Young Master Qin, they believed what Qin Wanying had said.

"Greetings, young lady," the two women returned the greeting.

They all witnessed how dedicated Qin Yunzhu was to treating the epidemic in Zhongdian County.

Now that Qin Yunzhu is in prison, they are also anxious and hope that the truth will come out soon.