Chapter 53: The Struggle for Capital Punishment
Lu Xihe didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd, so she smiled and said, "Borrow Director Du's auspicious words." β
Du Changge said: "The lower official retired." β
A heroic woman then walked in and looked at Du Changge's back with disdain, "Seeing the wind making the rudder, don't believe her." β
The person who spoke was a female official she selected from the bottom, named Yu Shengwan.
Lu Xihe didn't think that Du Changge would pose any threat to him, so he naturally didn't care about her attitude, "Let her go." As long as she doesn't do anything wrong, we can't make a fool of her. "Besides, it's better to have one more friend than one more enemy, isn't it?
Although Yu Shengwan disagreed in her heart, she respected the new boss very much, and reported: "Murong Shilang reported that there are some things that need to be decided by adults. β
"What's the matter?" Lu Xihe didn't have any good feelings for Murong Tu.
"My lord, Chunxi Hall in the capital is a famous family of doctors. On weekdays, when people are in need, they take medicine from Chunxi Hall. But in recent days, I don't know what went wrong, some people began to vomit and diarrhea after taking Chunxitang's medicine, and even worse, their limbs were stiff and unable to move. Yu Shengwan said coldly.
"What does the government say?" Lu Xihe asked.
"After checking with the government, it was found that it was indeed Chunxitang's prescription that caused the patient's discomfort. According to the law, the person in charge and the participants should be arrested, but this matter involves a wide range of issues and requires the criminal department to come forward. Murong Shilang meant that he hoped that you could go over and take a look for yourself. β
Lu Xihe got up, put on a thick black cloak, and urged: "What are you waiting for?" β
Yu Shenghui willed, and immediately ordered people to prepare horses.
The two rode horses and galloped in the direction of Chunxi Hall in the east of the city.
Along the way, people clutching their chests can be seen everywhere.
They all became like this after using Chunxitang's recipe.
The closer you get to Chunxi Hall, the more chaotic the scene becomes.
In front of the small shop in Chunxi Hall, it was crowded with troublesome people.
"The scammer pays back!"
"Quack!"
"We smashed their shop!"
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Lu Xihe and Yu Shengwan glanced at each other, and were about to dismount not far away.
There was a sudden commotion in front of the door of Chunxi Hall.
The chaotic crowd poured up and surrounded it tightly.
Chun Xitang rushed out of a young doctor, carrying an old medicine box, "Get out of the way, I'll come..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was surrounded by angry people.
"The liar is out! Let's beat him up! β
The young doctor argued: "Calm down, everyone! Listen to me, there is no problem with Chunxitang's prescription! The specific cause of the disease is still being studied. Please calm down, we will definitely give you an explanation! β
When the people could hear him, they did not know who had kicked him to the ground, and a crowd of people rushed up.
There were only five soldiers present to maintain order, and they couldn't withstand the fierce people at all.
Lu Xihe's eyes changed slightly, and he ordered Yu Shengwan to say, "You go and send someone to invite the patrol." If you continue to make trouble like this, something will happen sooner or later. β
Just then, a frightened voice cried out: "Dead! Kill people! Dead man!! β
Yu Shengwan didn't dare to slack off, walked to the guard at the gate of Chunxi Hall in three steps and two steps, and said after showing him the sign: "Our lord has an order, quickly invite the city patrol to come here." β
The guards immediately ran to find the patrolman.
When the people heard that the dead man had died, their emotions rose even higher, and they raised their arms and shouted: "Pay for your life!" Quacks pay for their lives! β
Yu Shengwan reprimanded: "Silence! The criminal department handles the case, and the irrelevant people retreat as soon as possible! β
Her voice was already loud, and when she put pressure on the angry people, it was even more majestic.
When the troublemakers saw that she was a female official, they provoked: "What kind of official are the little ladies pretending to be, why don't you hurry home and take the children?" β
The crowd burst into laughter.
Yu Shengwan hated others to look down on her the most in her life, and her anger "soared" above her head.
"You say it again?"
The person who had just provoked said again: "Master said that you little girl, get out of the way if you know each other!" β
When the people of the government received the news of the dead man, they immediately sent someone to rush to him.
The people of the government here dispose of the corpses, and the people who are making trouble on the other side confront the people who are making trouble.
"There's a kind of you trying again?" Yu Shengwan gritted his teeth and said.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the people around whispered: "Forget it, no matter how you say it, people are also officials, don't go too far." β
I don't want the man to laugh three times and say, "How is the official?" Can she still kill me? Anyway, Lao Tzu has a life, and dying in the hands of quacks is the same as dying in the hands of officials! β
Yu Shengwan was anxious when she heard this, looking for Lu Xihe's eyes, and after getting her affirmation, her figure seemed to float by as if a gust of wind had passed.
No one could see her movements, only to see her knock the provocateur to the ground in three or two blows.
She pulled out a bright big knife and stood only an inch away from the man's face with a "bang", "slander the court, hinder the handling of the case, come here, escort him back to me!" β
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards stepped forward to take him away.
The troublemakers looked at each other, "The government is beating people!" β
"Hey! Unreasonable! The way of this world..."
Yu Shengwan said loudly: "If there is any more troublemaker, the end will be the same as him!" If you don't want to go in and eat in prison, give me a stop! β
It worked.
Although the troublemakers have not dispersed, they have stopped making noise and smashing things everywhere.
Yu Shengwan searched for Lu Xihe's figure in the crowd, and saw that she was next to the corpse, lowering her eyes to listen to the analysis, nodding from time to time.
"Lord Lu! Forgive me for being late. "Lu Xihe doesn't have to listen to it to know who it is, who else is the person who speaks so hypocritically, besides Murong Tu?
Yu Shengwan quietly rolled his eyes, this Murong Tu, if he doesn't come sooner or later, he just came out after calming the chaos, what a waste!
Murong Tu walked out of Chunxi Hall under the escort of the soldiers, and when he saw Lu Xihe from a distance, he put on a guilty look, "Lord Lu..."
Lu Xihe put his hands behind his back, and said in his heart that this person is also a good actor, so he replied: "It's okay, it's important to investigate the case." β
Murong Tu bowed his head and said, "My lord, the lower officials have already found out some eyebrows, please come with me." β
Lu Xihe saw that he had already asked about the same question here, so he followed him to the interior of Chunxi Hall.
There was a group of people kneeling inside, and the doctor who had just been beaten outside the door was among them.
Murong Tu said coldly: "Tell Lord Lu your testimony again." He turned to Lu Xihe and said, "My lord, please take a seat." β
Lu Xihe sat down on the upper seat and looked at the kneeling people below.
One of the old men said tremblingly: "Lord Hui, the grass people are the bosses of Chunxi Hall, and everything here is under the control of the grass people. Not long ago, a patient contracted an extremely rare form of rheumatic fever and had constant pain all day long. Although the grass people have a prescription to cure here, they lack a taste of medicinal materials and iron-footed spirit immortals. At that time, there was also a patient in Chunxitang, a merchant from Jiangnan. He listened to the words of the grass people, and recommended himself that his caravan had many of these medicinal herbs, and he was going to send them to the northwest, but his life was at stake, and he was willing to sell some to the grass people. β
"The grass people didn't trust him originally, but after he brought the things, the grass people personally checked it, and it was indeed an iron-footed fairy. So he was given a large sum of money, and after he took the money, he hired a few people to carry ten bags of medicinal herbs. Then he left. β
Lu Xihe exuded cold air all over his body, listened to the old man's statement without saying a word, and asked, "Have you checked all ten bags?" β
The old man lamented, "It was the negligence of the grass people, and the grass people saw that the man was very honest, and after inspecting the seven bags, they all put them in the warehouse." β
"You're saying there's a problem with the herbs that the merchant sold you?" Lu Xihe asked.
The old man said with great certainty: "There is only one bag, there is a problem. Hey, when I was making that batch of medicine, it happened that the grass man was sick and didn't get out of bed for a few days. I didn't expect..."He regretted it, "It's the fault of the grass people, if it weren't for the grass people's carelessness, these things wouldn't have happened." β
Murong Tu said sharply: "Do you know that someone outside died from Chunxi Hall's medicine?" β
The old man's cloudy eyes moistened, and he shook his head and choked up: "Chunxitang has been in the capital for a hundred years, and it has always treated the people, and this kind of thing has never happened. β
"Dad," the young doctor, who had been beaten and bruised and swollen, held the old man, "It's not your fault, it's that person." It was he who lied to you. β
Lu Xihe stretched out his hand to signal Murong Tu to shut his mouth and asked, "Will your medicine kill people?" β
The male doctor seemed to have made up his mind, "My lord, the medicinal herb we originally used was called the Iron Foot Spirit Fairy. "Medicine" said, nine miles of fire, 100 roots, fairy vine, southern rubber vine: the whole herb cures rheumatic pain, cold air in the abdomen, bruises. After the merchant had inspected the items he had sent, he sent someone to say that his men were good at grinding the iron-footed spirit fairy into powder, so that it would be easier to store. We believed him and agreed. Who knows, that man actually added an unknown poison to the powder of the iron-footed fairy. My dad and I tried for a long time, but we still don't have a clue. β
Before the analysis came out, Lu Xihe did not fully believe their statement.
After instructing her to take good care of Chunxitang, she hurried out.
The rioters had long since been evacuated, and there was not much left except for the soldiers who cleaned up the scene.
A young man dressed in an official mansion glanced at her a few times, "Lord Lu? β
Lu Xihe followed the prestige, and she had the impression that the person who spoke was Xu Yun, the son of the governor of Tiandu.
"Lord Xu." She nodded in response.
Xu Yun didn't expect that in just half a year, this little girl had grown into an adult who could take charge of herself. That person would be very pleased.
He strongly opposed Lu Xihe being a female official at the beginning, if he saw her in official uniform and majestic appearance, I don't know how he would feel?
"Lord Lu, this case is a bit tricky." Xu Yun lowered his voice and said, "The merchant who confessed from Chunxi Hall seems to have disappeared out of thin air. The strangest thing is that everyone doesn't seem to remember what he looks like. β
Lu Xihe's name flashed in her mind, and soon, she suppressed the strange feeling and thanked Xu Yun: "Thank you, Lord Xu." β
Xu Yun's eyebrows and eyes were merry, and when he smiled, the peach blossom eyes were like being able to speak, and he sucked people in deeply.
It's a pity that this advantage of his didn't work here with Lu Xihe.
Not to mention Ning Yi, even Ning Yan and Ning You, who are one in a million, can't make waves here for her, let alone Xu Yun?
Seeing this, Xu Yun restrained his smile, "Lord Lu, I still have a few personal words to say. β
The two moved to a quiet place, and Xu Yun spoke: "Go and see him more when you have time." He didn't say it, but I knew he would love to see you. β
Lu Xihe was like a mirror in his heart, wasn't the person he was talking about Ning Yi?
Just as he was about to answer, an unkind voice sounded: "Yo, after a few days of hard work, Lord Lu will have a new love?" β