Mu Siyu was waiting at the gate of the county government office. Not long after, a serious middle-aged man came out and bowed his hand to Mu Siyu in a neither humble nor condescending manner.
"The Prime Minister's wife is here, and I am waiting for you from afar."
"County Magistrate Gu, I just came to learn about the case of my elders. I have no other intention. I would like to ask Magistrate Gu for my convenience," Mu Siyu said calmly.
"Madam, please come inside."
"Thank you."
The ancient county magistrate welcomed Mu Siyu into the county government office.
The people passing by looked at this scene and speculated who the person was.
"Why do I feel that that person is familiar?"
"Look at her majesty and the murderous guards behind her. She must be a lady from a wealthy family. How could you have seen her before?"
"It does look familiar, but I can't remember it."
"Blow it! You can blow it to the sky."
An old man passed by carrying a load. When he looked at the woman's profile, he suddenly stopped.
"What are you doing standing there stupidly?" Niu Mei noticed that Mu Dashan hadn't moved and urged impatiently, "Hurry up!"
At this time, even if Mu Dashan stood in front of Mu Siyu, he probably wouldn't be able to recognize him.
As for Niu Mei, the woman who married Mu Dashan as her stepmother looks like an old woman in her fifties or sixties, and there is a big gap between her and Tong.
"Your first wife's husband committed a crime and was imprisoned. She will no longer be able to live such a carefree life as a noble lady. Don't you feel relieved?" Niu Mei said gloatingly, "Last time I went to them
I went to the hospital to see a doctor and get to know each other, and I asked them to waive the cost of my medicine, but they actually refused. God will punish such a stingy person, and it didn’t take long for him to receive his retribution.”
"When you go to see a doctor, why shouldn't you pay for the medicine?" Mu Dashan interrupted her impatiently, "It's not like our family doesn't have the money, so why are we so embarrassed?"
"You are scolding me!" Niu Mei glared at Mu Dashan, "You don't even look at yourself like this. You are not even half as good as Dr. Zhu. Do you still miss your original wife? I tell you, Mu Dashan, anyone can do it.
You have no right to dislike me. I was not married when I married you. You are already married for the second time, and you still dislike me? Also, why should you take money when you can obviously save money? Let’s agree
Yes, as long as we save five hundred taels of silver, we will adopt my eldest sister's son to live with us until he is old. Now that we have saved four hundred and fifty taels, we can bring the child here if we have another fifty taels.
"
"Your eldest sister's son is already ten years old." Mu Dashan frowned, "Even if he brings him here, he will not recognize his biological parents. Instead, he will recognize us as fake ones."
"That's better than dying without a son." Niu Mei said, "Of course you don't want to raise him. You are still thinking about the son who is a high official! However, if you miss him, he won't want to recognize you. I heard that
, The Zhu family receives New Year’s gifts from their siblings from the capital every year. If they remember you, why haven’t they asked you? Not to mention New Year’s gifts, they haven’t even given you a piece of cloth.”
At the county government office, the news Mu Siyu received from the county magistrate was no different from what Tong said.
"I want to meet Uncle Zhu."
"I sent someone to send Madam over. But Madam, if you ask clearly, please don't interfere in this case." Magistrate Gu said with a straight face.
"If it is really Uncle Zhu's fault, of course I will not interfere with your Lordship's trial." Mu Siyu said, "The state has national laws, and families have family rules. I respect the laws."
Mu Siyu followed the government officer into the prison.
"Doctor Zhu, someone is here to see you."
Doctor Zhu thought it was Mr. Tong or two apprentices and looked up.
When he raised his head, he revealed a haggard face.
"You are..." Dr. Zhu was shocked, "Mother Shaoyu..."
Mu Siyu smiled lightly: "Long time no see, Uncle Zhu."
"It's been so many years." Dr. Zhu sighed, "I didn't expect that when we meet again, we will meet here. Have you met your mother? How is she now?"
"I've seen it." Mu Siyu didn't hide anything and said truthfully, "She was so anxious about this incident that she became ill. However, your two apprentices are both good and have been taking care of her and prescribing medicine for her.
Decoction.”
"Those two kids have a good character, so they are my closed disciples." The disciples I accepted before have already left. Instead of staying in Hubei City, they went to other places to open a shop and practice medicine.
"Uncle Zhu, let's talk about this case!" Mu Siyu said, "You are an old doctor. Things like grabbing the wrong medicine should not happen. Are you sure you really grabbed the wrong medicine? Is there anything suspicious at that time?
?”
"My eyes are good and bad. I had an eye disease that day and was a little hazy. However, I had prepared those medicines long ago without checking them carefully. I just took them to the back kitchen and fried them. Because of that medicine
It is necessary to control the heat and cook it before taking it. People who do not understand medical knowledge cannot do this well. If it is fried and the medicine is not effective, it will be a waste of suffering. Therefore, I cook it myself from beginning to end, and then let the servants deliver it.
I went to the room and gave it to the lady. Not long after she drank the medicine, she vomited blood and died. The people in the house took control of me and reported it to the officials. They invited another doctor to cooperate with me for examination. The medicine in the soup was
It's poisonous, just like what's in Madam's belly."
"So, you plead guilty?" Mu Siyu asked.
"Maybe I didn't check carefully when I received the goods and didn't find the poison hidden in the medicine, which led to the disaster. This is my mistake, how can I deny it? I have been practicing medicine for many years and have seen many lives and deaths.
Farewell, those helpless diseases are the pain in my heart, but this time...this mistake is a sin." Dr. Zhu looked at his palms, "My hands that practice medicine and save people are stained with the blood of innocent people.
It can’t be washed off anymore.”
"Uncle Zhu, I have two packets of medicine here, please help me take a look!" Mu Siyu winked at Shang Zhi.
Shang Zhi handed over two packets of medicine.
Dr. Zhu opened the first package and skillfully called out the names of the medicinal materials.
It was obvious that the medicinal materials had been cut into pieces.
Then I opened the second bag, which was also a bag of broken medicinal materials, but there was not just one kind, but three kinds.
Not only that, these three medicinal materials are very similar.
Medicinal materials, especially many medicinal materials with roots, will definitely be difficult to distinguish if they are chopped into pieces.
Dr. Zhu still called them by name. Not only that, he also separated them when distinguishing them. It can be seen that an old doctor like him can distinguish them indistinguishable by just smelling them with his nose, even if he cannot see them.
"Uncle Zhu, have you smelled the medicinal materials at that time?" Mu Siyu asked.
"I am used to smelling. Especially when I can't see clearly, I rely more on my sense of smell and hearing." Dr. Zhu was helpless, "I didn't expect that I still made a mistake."
"Uncle Zhu, have you ever thought about the possibility that there is nothing wrong with your medicinal materials, and you did not kill others by mistake." Mu Siyu said, "You can smell such broken medicinal residues and tell the difference between them. We all
With intact eyes, you can't see at all, so even if you can't see clearly, you're still much better than the rest of us. Why do you doubt your own judgment?"
"Is this really the case?" Doctor Zhu wondered, "But the government investigated and found no other clues."