"But Jiyuantang's shopkeeper Liu?"

"Lord Hui County, here is Liu Erqian of Jiyuantang." He nodded hurriedly.

"This time, I asked you to testify, and you must answer truthfully, and there must be no slow deception."

Shopkeeper Liu wiped the sweat from the corner of his forehead, "Please ask the county commander to instruct, above the court, the small nature is a mantra." ”

"Did the Song family buy this kind of medicine in Jiyuan Hall?" The county commander bowed his head, and the official next to him handed the medicine bag to the shopkeeper Liu, he took some with his hand and crushed it on the tip of his finger, and sniffed it.

"Lord Hui, this is cinnabar, the Song family did buy this kind of medicinal powder in Jiyuantang, more than a year."

Together, these words instantly set off an uproar.

"It's really a femme fatale, and even his own daughter is harmed."

"It's horrible, it's horrible......"

The onlookers shook their heads, and even the county magistrate said angrily: "Song, what else do you have to say?" ”

Song Niang wiped her tears, and instantly knelt down.

"These medicines were prescribed to me by Shopkeeper Liu, how can I eat the dead? This folk girl doesn't know either. She wiped her tears hypocritically, her eyes inadvertently glanced at Shopkeeper Liu, and the moment she looked at each other quickly and hurriedly aside.

Shopkeeper Liu also knelt down.

"Although I prescribe this medicine, it is all according to strict dosage standards, how can it kill people?"

Immediately, he pulled a ledger out of his arms.

"Please let the county order master take a look, this cinnabar is poisonous, and if you eat a penny at a time, you will have difficulty breathing and have cramps all over your body, and our Jiyuantang will only sell half a dollar to the Song family every month, and once the symptoms of poisoning appear, the Daluo Immortals can't save it."

Shopkeeper Liu's eyes fell on Zhao Yuanling, and he said: "Miss Zhao's appearance here already shows that there is no problem with this cinnabar?" Although it is a three-part poison, there is always a disease that has to be taken all year round, and it cannot be said that because the medicine is toxic, giving it to the patient all year round is harming people, right? ”

"Isn't it? If I want to harm her, why bother! Song Niang snorted angrily: "This cinnabar can't be bought more than five yuan per person per year, don't believe you ask the shopkeeper." ”

Shopkeeper Liu nodded, "These are all recorded in the book, if it is a little false and cause death, but it is a head, we don't dare to fake it." ”

Shopkeeper Liu wiped the sweat from the corners of his forehead, and cold sweat broke out in his heart. He's only the first year he's been a shopkeeper, so what's going on?

Although he knows that taking cinnabar every month will definitely have an impact on his body, although the amount is small, it is not worth the accumulation of time, and doctors will generally use other medicines instead.

But this Song Niang just wants to buy this cinnabar, what can he do? If he can't sell this medicine, he won't get any money. Since she wanted to buy him, she sold it, and it wasn't a big deal if it wasn't lethal anyway.

Thinking of this, he straightened his back instantly, he was a medicine seller, and no matter how much he calculated, he couldn't count his head.

"This official thinks what Shopkeeper Liu said is very reasonable, what else do you have to say?" He looked at Zhao Yuanling.

Zhao Yuanling asked the shopkeeper Liu unhurriedly: "You said that there will be a record of buying cinnabar in any pharmacy, and everyone can't buy more than five yuan a year, is this true?" ”

"Of course it's true." Shopkeeper Liu said very confidently, "This is a clear rule, but if I go to other pharmacies to buy it, I can't control it." ”

Zhao Yuanling didn't speak, and then asked Song Niang again: "You went to the pharmacy to buy cinnabar, didn't the shopkeeper tell you that you can't take this for a long time?" ”

"Yes...... If you are not feeling well, you can take any medicine as long as you can cure your illness. Her eyes were a little evasive, and then she said: "I'm just a woman, how do I know this, isn't it too late to see how good your body is getting better every day, it's too late to be happy, I'm your mother, what's the good of poisoning you?" ”

The more she spoke, the more she felt that what she said was reasonable, and finally snorted coldly, her eyebrows were full of arrogance, as if she was sure that she was messing around and couldn't find any evidence.

"Shopkeeper Liu is right, she just bought half a penny of cinnabar in Jiyuantang, maybe she can buy it somewhere else, can't she make do with it? Ignorance cannot be used as a justification for harm. The armadillo said indignantly.

The county order board was on the board, and he said in a deep voice: "Is it difficult to invite all the pharmacy managers in the world to ask about it?" Whoever denounces will provide evidence, since you are the first to sue, then show evidence, and if you can't produce evidence, you are framing. ”

The armadillo snorted coldly, "That's better than grass and human life." ”

"No need to look for it." Zhao Yuanling stopped in front of the armadillo, "I naturally have other evidence." ”

This half of cinnabar also costs nearly a tael of silver, plus the Song family is good at gambling on weekdays, if all the money given by the Zhao family is used to buy medicine, she will definitely be unwilling.

"Lord County Order, the people's daughter once said that the Zhao family had cut off the maintenance of our mother and daughter two years ago, and I have been sick in bed since that time, if I take cinnabar for two consecutive years, will it have accumulated a lethal dose?"

"That's natural."

"But if you've been taking cinnabar for two years, why are you still standing here now?" The prefectural magistrate asked.

"What if I say, I haven't eaten all that cinnabar?"

As soon as these words came out, Song Niang panicked all of a sudden, and she suddenly became cramped and uneasy.

"You...... What nonsense are you talking about? She clearly remembered pouring the medicinal powder into the pot every day for her to drink, and watching her drink it with her own eyes every time, how could she not eat it?

Zhao Yuanling turned his head to look at her, "I have been sick in bed for two years and have not left the house, and now I haven't been connected yet, so there is no need to question this."

In addition, the number of times I go to the pharmacy is very small, and there are only two pharmacy shops in the town that sell cinnabar, as long as I can take out this cinnabar and let the two shopkeepers testify for me that I have not bought such medicinal powder in the past two years, can it prove that this is the Song family plotting to kill me? ”

The prefectural commander replied, "Of course, but it's not a joke, you have to come up with enough evidence." ”

"Is that enough?" Under the watchful eye, Zhao Yuanling took out a pack of kraft paper from his sleeve pocket.

It was covered with many folds, and there was some handwriting on the paper, but it was now too worn to make out the handwriting.

It's just an ordinary piece of waste paper.

The official handed it over to the county order, and it seemed a little heavy in his hand.

When I opened it, it was a packet of red powder mixed with gray.

The county magistrate took it and looked at it, sniffed it again, and determined that it was also a bag of cinnabar.

Even if half of the ash is mixed, it can still be seen that the cinnabar content is not small, about five coins.

"Where did this come from?" Song Niang looked shocked, and fine beads of sweat flowed from her forehead.

She couldn't seem to believe it.

Impossible, impossible, she clearly watched her eat it. Every day, she carefully put it into the water, and the dosage is clearly marked, only she knows, how could Zhao Yuanling know?

"Song drugged me not just for a year, but for two years. However, after I found the cinnabar, I replaced it with arrowroot pink dyed red from madder root.

Its color cannot be said to be exactly the same as cinnabar, but it is also nine points similar, but the taste is a little light, if you don't smell it carefully, you can't tell it. The bag in my hand now is the real cinnabar, which I got from the Song family. If you don't believe it, let Shopkeeper Liu take a good look. ”

Shopkeeper Liu subconsciously raised his head and saw the gesture of the county magistrate, so he stepped forward with fear.

He didn't even need to smell it, just by looking at the color, he knew it was cinnabar. He swallowed his saliva in fear, and then knelt down and begged for mercy: "This cinnabar is definitely not bought from a child, please ask the county magistrate to know it." ”

Before the county order could speak, Zhao Yuanling took the lead and said: "It's true that I didn't buy it from you, but I bought it from Jiyuantang, of course you don't know that you have only been a shopkeeper for a year, as long as you take out the previous account book, you will know." ”

"This year's account book has been given to the government, and we have no way to get it." Shopkeeper Liu said with an embarrassed face.

"It's okay, I've borrowed it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Bai took out a thick account book from his arms, on which were written the three big characters of Jiyuantang, and there was also a public seal.

Shopkeeper Liu looked incredulous, carefully read all the official seals, and nodded, "This is indeed Jiyuantang's account book." ”

The account book was opened, Zhao Yuanling looked at the Song family and said in a deep voice: "It is clearly written that Song Liuqing bought cinnabar five taels in Jiyuan Hall, do you have anything else to say?" ”

"How is that possible? Zhao Deming said that he wouldn't write it down, you must be lying! ”

As soon as these words came out, the county commander's face immediately changed color, "Suppress the person for me." ”

"What's going on? Why are you holding me down? This must be a fake ledger, please be aware of it! Song Niang screamed and looked at the official who held her hands in horror.

"Drag me down."

"This ledger must have been forged, and since it could be taken from them, perhaps it would have been done in it...... My lord, please be careful, the women of the people have been wronged! ”

"Hmph." The county magistrate sneered, "I don't know if I moved my hands and feet, I just know that someone doesn't admit himself." ”

The blank ledger was exposed to everyone's field of vision, and Song Niang's brain was buzzing, blank.

"Don't, don't, I'm wrong, my mother is wrong...... Mother doesn't really want to poison you Let me go, I'll just give you back the title deed. ”

At this time, the county magistrate thought, "By the way, take the title deed, the Song family has no guardianship ability, and now the property is returned to the original owner." ”

Seeing that Zhao Yuanling was indifferent, the Song family cried and shouted: "Let me go, I'm just a ghost for a while, this Zhao family has no money anymore, what will I use to support you?" I can't support myself, so I have to do it!

Aren't you alive and well? I don't want to go to jail, I don't want anything, please, Ling'er......"