Chapter 31: The Heart of the Hospital (14)
It was Shen Zhitang again, and Jiao Zhen secretly praised Jing Ziyan's judgment was correct.
Shen Zhitang appeared in both cases, and Jing Ziyan felt that this was not a coincidence. He continued to ask Shi Zhaofeng, "Does Shi Gongzi know who the Chen family found at that time?" ”
Shi Zhaofeng shook his head, "I haven't seen the people he was looking for, and then Aoshuang mentioned it, saying that a woman took the child to the Renxin Medical Center, and the woman kept preventing Doctor Bai from healing, resulting in the child dying in the medical center." ”
"Do you know that Dr. Bai diagnosed the son of the Zuo family?" Jing Ziyan asked.
"Back to my lord, since the villain married Bai Aoshuang, he has never done anything to the medical hall, speaking of which, Bai Bingyan can also be regarded as the villain's Yue family, how can the villain harm his own Yue family."
Jiao Zhen snorted coldly. "Shi Gongzi, I heard that Bai Aoshuang is now delirious, so Shi Gongzi plans to keep her in her parents' house and ignore it?"
Shi Bandit hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, naturally not, when the girl of the Bai family is well, we will naturally send someone to pick her up." ”
"Master Shizhuang, although you are doing things for the imperial court, but the court law does not allow you to marry a people's daughter, since your son married a girl from the Bai family, you Shijiazhuang naturally have to take responsibility. I hope that the owner of Shizhuang can properly handle this matter, otherwise the official will definitely take this matter to the court. Jiao Zhen said sternly.
Shi Bandit wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will definitely handle this matter properly." ”
Seeing that there were no more clues, Jiao Zhen left Shijiazhuang with Jing Ziyan. Out of Shijiazhuang, Zhang Tao said dissatisfiedly, "My lord, that stone bandit connived at his son to marry a people's daughter, is that it?" ”
Jiao Zhen said helplessly, "Although Shi Zhaofeng used some means to marry the girl of the Bai family, these methods were not implemented by the son of the Shi family himself, not to mention, just like Shi Bandit said, although they married the girl of the Bai family as a concubine, they also passed the matchmaking and performed the wedding ceremony." Therefore, even if I go to the imperial court, I can only make up for the crime of lax discipline, and there is no big mistake. ”
"Now, we can only hope that the Shi family will take back the Bai family girl and take responsibility for her, as Shi Bandit said." Jiao Zhen sighed.
Zhang Tao had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only hold the saber that straddled his waist.
Jiao Zhen looked at Jing Ziyan, who was speechless next to him, and said, "Jing Han, your judgment is really right, Shen Zhitang has appeared in these two cases, we might as well go to Shen Zhitang." ”
Jing Ziyan nodded, "My lord, do you remember what the little second said when we were having dinner in Fengmanlou that day, Boss Chen of Shenzhitang has always wanted to invite a famous doctor to sit in Shenzhitang, let's not go directly to Shenzhitang to startle the snake, get the relevant evidence first, and then go to find this Chen Gongzi, maybe we can still have an unexpected discovery." ”
Jiao Zhen pondered for a moment and nodded.
The group returned to the yamen of the Criminal Division, and as soon as they sat down, they came outside to report that someone from the Zhizi Medicine Furnace had come to find the master. Jing Ziyan hurriedly let people in, it was Zisu.
Zi Su saluted Jiao Zhen and Jing Zi respectively, "The slave has seen the adult and the son." ”
Jing Ziyan asked, "Zisu, why are you here at this time?" Is there a new development in the child's affairs? ”
Zi Su raised his head and replied: "Back to the child, the girl asked the slave to come and return to the child, today at the same time, a couple came to pick up the child, saying that they are the child's parents, yesterday brought the child to see the doctor is the child's aunt, I heard the aunt say that the child has been rescued, they came to thank the benefactor, and at the same time take the child back." ”
Jing Ziyan asked, "That kid was taken back?" ”
"No, the girl did not let them pick up the child on the grounds that the child had not recovered and needed to continue to be observed in the hospital for some time, and now the two people are watching the child in the hospital and refusing to leave." Shiso replied.
"Let's go, I'll take a look with you." Jing Ziyan said.
"Hey, master, wait for me, I'll go with you." Jiao Zhen said.
Jiao Zhen and Jing Ziyan came to the Zhizi Medicine Furnace, Liu Jingyi saw Jiao Zhen coming together, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "I've seen the adult, I've seen the son." ”
"Doctor Liu, I heard that someone hugged a dying child yesterday and was rescued by you, Doctor Liu is really young and promising, and he has a wonderful hand to rejuvenate" Jiao Zhen praised. "What about the kids? Let me see. ”
"The adults have praised it, and it is the duty of doctors to heal the sick." Liu Jingyi said modestly, and then instructed Peony to bring the child over.
Jiao Zhen took the child, and a small face carved in pink and jade came into Jiao Zhen's eyes. At this time, the couple that Shiso said came over, "The grass people have seen adults. ”
"I heard this kid belongs to you?" Jiao Zhen handed the child to the temporary nurse Liu Jingyi was looking for.
The man said, "My lord, this is my son, and he has been eight months. ”
"Oh? You say this is your son, do you have the proof? Jiao Zhen continued to ask.
"The child was born with a black mole on his left shoulder."
Jiao Zhen looked at Liu Jingyi, Liu Jingyi nodded, when she treated the child yesterday, she saw that the child did have a black mole on his left shoulder.
"But it doesn't mean anything, what marks are on the child, but anyone who has seen the child will know." Jing Ziyan said in a deep voice. "You said that the child is yours, so if the child is sick, why don't you parents bring the child over, but let someone else bring it?"
"Back to the adult, Xiaomin's family is poor, there is no money to see a doctor for the child, I wanted the child to go safely, but I didn't expect the child's aunt to say that a new hospital was opened in the city, and I heard that the medical skills are excellent, so I have to take the child to try my luck."
"I didn't expect that the child was really rescued, and the villain was really happy." The man's joy was palpable, not like he was lying.
Jing Ziyan secretly observed the reaction of the couple, the man looked happy from the bottom of his heart, but the woman was a little nervous. "You said that it was the child's aunt who brought the child over yesterday, then I want to ask Mrs. Xiazun, who is the child's aunt's surname, what clothes did she wear yesterday, and the person who sent the child is not the same person who came to pick up and return her, and the hospital must be cautious!" Jing Zi said in a deep voice.
The woman bit her lip, clutched the edge of her sleeve tightly with her half-hidden hand, and said intermittently, "The child's aunt's surname... Surname... ”
"Why, no one can even tell my aunt's name?" Jing Ziyan said coldly.
"This brother, you keep saying that the child's aunt brought the child over, so can you tell me what the child's aunt's surname is?" Jing Ziyan looked at the man.
The man no longer had the calmness he had before, and he began to stumble when he spoke, "This... This... Her last name... ”
At this time, Liu Jingyi stepped forward and said nonchalantly, "This benevolent brother, the child's aunt, shouldn't she have the same surname as your wife?" Have you forgotten your wife's last name? ”
"Neiko's surname is Yu," the man said without thinking.
"Oh? Then this aunt is naturally surnamed Yu. It's just that Mrs. Zun doesn't remember her sister's name? Liu Jingyi continued.
"This..."
Jiao Zhen snorted coldly: "I think either the aunt is not the child's real aunt, or you are not the child's biological parents." As for who is true and who is false, then ask the two of you to go to the court of the Yamen of the Criminal Division to talk about it. ”
When the man heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Adult, the villain is honest, the villain is indeed the biological father of this child, and the inner son is also the biological mother of the child, but only an aunt, not the child's real aunt." ”
Jiao Zhen walked to the eight-sided table in the main hall and sat down, glanced at the man kneeling on the ground, and said coldly, "Let's talk about it, what's going on"
"The villain's surname is Zhang, his name is Zhang Le, this is the inner son Yu Zhang's family, the family lives in the suburbs of Liuzhou Prefecture on the Xiaolao Mountain, this son is the third child of the villain, the child was born in eight months, there is a disease in the womb, often hold his breath, the doctor said that the child will not live long, our family is poor, and there is no money to treat the child, I discussed with the inner son, just raise it like this, how long can it be raised."
"Half a month ago, a man came to the door and said that this child would not live long anyway, and it would be a burden to our family, so it was better to sell the child to him, and he could get a sum of money to support the other two children."
"So you sold the baby?" Jing Ziyan said in a deep voice.
"Adult, villain is also forced to do so, our family can't open the pot anymore, and there are still two children to feed."
"How much did they give you?" Jing Ziyan continued to ask.
"The man said to give us a hundred taels, a full hundred taels of silver, and we won't be able to earn so much silver for many years. With this money, the villain can buy a few fields and build a larger house, so that the two children can live a better life. ”
"So you sold the baby?" After Liu Jingyi heard this, she was angry.
"In the villain's family, there is a son and a daughter, the family is really poor, and this child is a sick man, not to mention the crime that follows us, we have no money to treat him, we can only sell him, so that we can still support my son and daughter." Zhang Le said helplessly.
"Do you remember what that man looked like?" Compared with Liu Jingyi, Jing Ziyan is quite calm.
"The villain remembers, he has a long body, a square face, very dense eyebrows, and some small eyes" Zhang Le paused, thought for a while and continued: "Oh, by the way, I remembered, that man's eyes are not good, and he keeps squinting when he sees things. ”
"Then why did you come back to pick up the kids today?" Jing Ziyan frowned.
"This morning, a man came to our house, saying that the third child of our family had been rescued, and asked us to come to this hospital to pick up the child."
"Isn't it the man who bought the child before?" Jing Ziyan asked
Zhang Le nodded, "I haven't seen that man before, the man just asked us to take the child back, saying that as long as the child is brought back smoothly, don't say anything, the fifty taels of silver paid before will belong to us." ”
"Fifty taels? Didn't you say a hundred taels? Liu Jingyi was puzzled.
"When the man paid the money, he said that he would give fifty taels first, and he would take the child to do one thing, and after the matter was completed, he would pay another fifty taels," Zhang Le said sadly. "The man said, now the matter has not been completed, so we don't have to think about the next fifty taels."
"So, if I revived your son, I made you earn fifty taels less silver, and I am also guilty of you?" Liu Jingyi sneered.
Zhang Le hurriedly shook his head and defended: "No, no, I am convinced that you are my son, to be honest, he is my own flesh and blood after all, if it is not a last resort, we will not sell him." Now these fifty taels of silver are enough to feed our family of five. ”
Jing Ziyan sighed: "Take your child back, but you need to remember that this child is the benefactor of your whole family, and you need to treat him well." Use the fifty taels of silver to buy a few fields, and go back to live a good life. You don't need to tell anyone about today. ”
"Master Xie." Zhang Le kowtowed like pounding garlic, Liu Jingyi wrote a prescription, and instructed Lin Mi to wrap a few doses of medicine for the child, and instructed: "You follow this recipe to decoct the child, take medicine, take good care of him, and remember to keep him away from pollen-like things." ”
Zhang Le thanked Liu Jingyi again, and then he and his wife took the child out of the Zhizi medicine furnace.