CH 30

April 26, 2023Ai Hrist

Whether it was ancient or modern, most people like to gossip and join in the fun.

Therefore, almost all the people present agreed to go to the Yamen together.

Especially those who got good medicine also asked Shi Qingluo to help them find the prescription.

They were going to take it to the Yamen to ask other doctors to see the prescription and the medicine they have taken and see if there was any problem.

Then a dozen people dragged Doctor Shi and his apprentice together toward the Yamen.

The people on the road saw Doctor Shi tied up and dragged away by a little girl, so they couldn’t help asking curiously.

Shi Qingluo publicized what Doctor Shi had done.

People in the town couldn’t believe that Doctor Shi was so black-hearted and intentionally hurt people.

It took about forty minutes to walk from the town to the Yamen, so many people didn’t hold back and followed along to join in the fun.

On the way to the Yamen, they met someone who asked what happened again. After hearing the matter repeatedly, the people who followed said the matter in a hurry.

Then the team going to the Yamen continued to expand.

When they arrived at the Yamen, more than forty people had already followed.

In front of the Yamen, the Yamen guard saw a little girl coming with two bound people, followed by a group of people.

One of the Yamen guards stepped forward and asked: “What are you going to do?”

Shi Qinglou replied: “We are here to report to the officials.”

“This is the doctor in our town. He deliberately gave my husband the opposite medicine, and almost killed my husband.”

After finishing speaking, she took out the pleading paper written by Xiao Hanzheng last night from the back basket: “This is the pleading paper written by my husband Xiao Xiucai, I will trouble you to submit it to the county magistrate.”

Hearing that she was a family member of a scholar, the yamen guard paid more attention to her.

He took the pleading letter and said: “You guys wait a moment.”

In the main hall of the Yamen, a stern young man wearing a seventh-rank official uniform was flipping through the documents of Nanxi County in recent years.

After the Yamen guard came in, he presented the pleading letter: “My lord, there is a young woman who wants to report to the officials. This is the pleading written by her husband, Xiao Xiucai.”

Mo Qingling took it over and looked at it: “Bring people here.”

“Yes!” The Yamen guard withdrew respectfully.

Then brought Shi Qingluo and others into the court.

When Shi Qingluo saw the young and stern man sitting above him, she was a little puzzled. Didn’t people say that the county magistrate was an old man in his fifties?

“I have met the magistrate.” Shi Qingluo did not bow down but just saluted.

Mo Qingling couldn’t help being surprised when she saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl tied up and dragging two men to the court.

He asked: “The person you tied and pulled is Doctor Shi you want to sue?”

Shi Qingluo nodded, “Yes, they resisted and were unwilling to follow. I was afraid that they would run away, so I tied them up and dragged them here.”

“I also know that the county magistrate will send people to take another trip to arrest people.”

Mo Qingling: “…”

This is the first time I’ve seen such an official report.

He asked again: “I’ve read the pleadings, you said Doctor Shi deliberately poisoned your husband with medicine, do you have evidence?”

Shi Qingluo handed over the old medicine dregs in the back basket, the medicine that hadn’t been boiled last time, the medicine prescribed this time, and all the prescriptions to the Yamen guards.

“These are the proofs.”

Mo Qingling took the prescription and looked at it, then ordered someone to go to the back of the county government office and call the government doctor in his yard.

As soon as he heard that he was going to call the doctor, Doctor Shi’s facial expression changed again.

Because of this, Shi Qingluo judged that the identity and background of this young magistrate may not be simple, otherwise, there should not be a special government medical service.

Soon, an old man came in with the Yamen guard.

Mo Qingling pointed to the medicinal residues and prescriptions on the table.

“You take a look at the prescription, the dregs of the medicine, and the newly bought medicine if they are matched, and then see if there is any problem with the prescription.”

The government doctor said respectfully: “Yes.”

He walked over, quickly picked up the corresponding prescription, and reached out to pull out the medicine residue and the new medicine bag.

After finishing, his face darkened: “Reporting to your lord, the person who prescribed this medicine has bad intentions, and this is trying to kill people.”

“The previous prescription will cause people to have high fever repeatedly. After falling into a coma, if you continue to drink this medicine, you will not be able to wake up.”

“The follow-up prescription looks like a tonic on the surface, but there are two medicines to counteract it.”

“After drinking it, the body will become weaker and weaker. People will have to lie in bed for the rest of my life.”

Mo Qingling knocked on the table: “Is it possible that you caught the wrong one?”

The government doctor replied truthfully: “It is possible to take the wrong medicine according to the prescription, one time is an accident, but if there are repeated problems, it can no longer be an accident.”

Mo Qingling nodded, “I think so too.”

Shi Qingluo pointed to the opened package of new medicine again, “Doctor Shi also said that the whiskers in that package of medicine are ginseng beards.”

The government doctor was stunned for a moment, picked it up, looked at it carefully, and smelled it.

“This is not a ginseng beard, but a kind of wild medicine. Eating it will not only fail to nourish the body but will cause people to feel dizzy.”

Shi Qingluo took the opportunity to say: “My lord, I not only want to sue Doctor Shi for intentionally murdering my husband but also sue him for selling fake medicines to harm people.”

People who went together from the Medicine Hall to see a doctor and buy medicine panicked after hearing what the government doctor said.

A middle-aged man asked, “My lord, can I ask this old gentleman to help us see if there is any problem with the medicine I just bought.”

Mo Qingling nodded: “Yes!”

The government doctor began to look at the prescriptions and medicines for the dozen or so people who followed Shi Qing.

After reading it, he said: “More than half of the people’s medicines are fine, but the amount of medicines is not so accurate. It is obvious that they want to delay the recovery time.”

“For example, you only need to take three doses of medicine to get better, but according to this amount you need to take five or six doses.”

The government doctor paused and said: “There are also problems with the medicines for some people. Either they are given with counterfeit medicines, or the medicines are not suitable for the symptoms.”

As soon as the government doctor finished speaking, the people who followed were all in chaos.

“No wonder, every time I go to Doctor Shi to grab medicine, it takes a long time to be cured. It turns out that he procrastinated on purpose.”

“A relative of mine went to his place to get medicine to see a doctor, but he died of illness within a few days. I suspect that he did it on purpose, or there were fake medicines in it.”

“The medicines in Shi Family’s Pharmacy are cheaper than those in the county town. But it turns out that the trick is in fake medicines.”

“Doctor Shi is simply black-hearted, he makes money like this.”

Everyone can’t help but scold me for every word.

Doctor Shi’s face was pale, and he sat limply on the ground, he was finished.

Mo Qingling asked the Yamen guard to remove the cloth stuffed in Doctor Shi’s mouth and said: “Doctor Shi, now that the evidence is convincing, what else do you have to say?”

Doctor Shi shook his head, “I have nothing to say.”

With the evidence in front of him, he has to admit it. If he denies it, he might be sentenced to death.

Shi Qingluo said: “My lord, I have no enmity with Doctor Shi. It stands to reason that he has no reason to harm my husband, so I suspect that there is someone behind him.”

Mo Qingling looked at Doctor Shi: “Tell me, did someone order you to do it?”

He also suspected that someone was instigating, even if the little woman didn’t tell, he would ask.

Doctor Shi swallowed his saliva, thought for a while, and said: “It is true that someone ordered me to do it, but I don’t know that person.”

“He suddenly appeared in the middle of the night half a month ago, and then gave me 100 taels of silver, asking me to tamper with Xiao Xiucai’s medicine.”

“He promised to give me another 200 taels after the matter is completed.”

“I only know it’s a masked man, but I haven’t seen the other person’s real face.”