bookrandom Chapter 169: Recruiting Others to Believe
Chapter 169: Recruiting Others to Believe
Imperial Physician Lin knew Imperial Physician Zhang all too well. He had no evidence at the time, but after a period of diligent study, he decided to enter the Imperial Hospital and contact Imperial Physician Zhang, hoping to gather evidence of his crimes from his immediate surroundings and attempt to bring him down through other means.
After meeting Imperial Physician Zhang, he realized his chances were slim. The Empress Dowager and the Annan Marquis's family were behind him, and they would protect him. Imperial Physician Lin felt lost for a long time. Later, when he met me, a kind and beautiful person, he felt hopeful again. If Imperial Physician Zhang had a backer, he also needed to find a way to secure a financial supporter as soon as possible. That's why he bravely came over when I was injured.
【I didn’t expect that I would be so popular. 】
[Hehe, but Doctor Lin should have recognized Madam Zhang. Doctor Zhang won't live long anyway. I wonder if these two can rekindle their past relationship.]
Listening to Gu Jianchu's smug voice, Xie Ci'an rubbed his brows helplessly.
The Queen is committed to bringing together every possible couple.
Doctor Lin had no intention of using me to investigate the truth about his father. He knew that even with me around, overturning the case would be difficult, given that much of the evidence had been destroyed. He simply wanted Doctor Zhang to make another mistake. Once he reached a certain position, given Doctor Zhang's petty mindset, he would surely take action. Then, he could use me to bring Doctor Zhang down.
Imperial Physician Lin might be a bit too trusting of me. After all, we're going up against that old witch, the Queen Mother. If I can't defeat her, I'll be finished.
[Doctor Zhang has a strong desire for revenge.]
Doctor Zhang knew that this situation could not be reversed.
He still had hope that the Queen Mother would definitely rescue him. "I have nothing to say. I did all these things, bribed Doctor Wu, and ordered the little beggar to do it. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
"Murdering a concubine is a serious crime. Your Majesty, please decide how to punish her." Gu Jianchu turned his gaze to Xie Ci'an.
"I don't want to fight with that old witch. Let's leave this matter to the emperor. Even if she wants to save people, she'll have to think twice."
Xie Ci’an:…
The queen is such a good person, she actually cares about him so much.
Xie Ci'an's cold and indifferent voice rang out again, "You dared to murder the concubine today? I can't guarantee that you won't murder me in the future. Imperial Physician Zhang is unfit to be a doctor. Effective immediately, he will be stripped of his title as Chief Physician of the Imperial Hospital and thrown into prison."
After hearing the emperor's decision, Doctor Lin, who was standing behind him, burst into tears of joy. He tried hard to hold back his tears, but his eyes were already red.
I clenched my fingers into fists, and the nails embedded in my palms still hurt. I couldn't help but look up at the sky.
After enduring for so long, he finally helped his father to get revenge.
At this moment, Madam Zhang knelt down again and kowtowed to Gu Jianchu, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have a grievance to complain about."
[Mrs. Zhang has thought it through. No, it should be Miss Zhou. She will divorce that scumbag sooner or later.]
Gu Jianchu handed the cat to Wen Nuan behind him, and slowly cast his gaze on Zhou. "I wonder what grievances you have to complain about?"
Zhou's eyes flushed red, and even her voice was filled with tears. "I want to sue Zhang Liaoliao. He poisoned beggars and framed my father. He then colluded with local officials to convict my father and murdered him, creating the illusion that he committed suicide in prison."
Gu Jianchu's eyes gradually turned cold, and he signaled to Yunhe beside him with his eyes.
Yunhe immediately understood what he meant and stopped Zhang Liaoliao from being taken out.
Zhang Liaoliao, who was brought back, looked at Zhou's sharp eyes, and a bad premonition instantly lingered in his heart.
"Who is your father?" Xie Ci'an asked coldly.
"Zhou Yu, a famous doctor in the Jiangnan area." Zhou's voice was filled with sadness.
Zhou Yu's name was very popular in Jiangnan. Many difficult and complicated diseases that could not be cured were cured by Zhou Yu's hands. People called him the living dead with flesh and bones. Later, he was recruited by the late emperor. However, Zhou Yu was a casual person and was unwilling to enter the palace as a royal physician, so he rejected the late emperor's invitation.
Later, someone named Zhou Yuzhi died, and people gradually forgot about this name.
"Zhongfeng asked Dou Wen to check the files about Zhou Yu sent from Jiangnan." Xie Ci'an narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Liaoliao.
Zhang Liaoliao stared at Zhou in surprise.
She hid this matter so well. How did Zhou know about it? When did she know about it? Could it be that she agreed to marry him at that time because she wanted to deliberately stay by her side?
But even if Zhou knew about it, it wouldn't matter. He had destroyed all the evidence of the master's murder.
Gu Jianchu asked, "You want to overturn the verdict of the case that was already decided back then. Do you have any evidence?"
"Yes, I have evidence."
When Zhou heard Gu Jianchu's words, her voice trembled with excitement. She tremblingly took out a tattered wooden box from her sleeve and held it in front of her chest with both hands.
The moment he saw the wooden box, Zhang Liaoliao stared at Zhou in horror.
"Where did you find these things? Give them to me." Zhang Liaoliao took advantage of Zhou's inattention and rushed forward, trying to snatch the wooden box from Zhou's hand.
Even though Zhou fell to the ground, he held the wooden box tightly in his arms, fearing that it would be snatched away by Zhang Liaoliao. After all, this was the only evidence to prove his father's innocence.
Yunhe reacted quickly. He stepped forward and kicked Zhang Liaoliao hard. Then he grabbed Zhang Liaoliao's collar, dragged him aside, and tied his hands behind his back.
Zhu Xia stepped forward and helped Zhou up, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Zhou handed the wooden box to Zhu Xia with trembling hands.
Doctor Lin stood outside the door, watching everything in the room nervously.
After making sure that everything was fine, Zhu Xia handed the wooden box to Xie Ci'an and Gu Jianchu.
Zhou continued, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this wooden box contains the medicinal herbs used to frame my father for poisoning a beggar. The letters underneath are evidence of correspondence between Zhang Liaoliao and local officials. I found this under the floor tiles in my home."
"When my father was arrested, I sneaked into the prison and saw that the poison in the beggar's body was the same as the medicinal herbs in the wooden box. This medicinal herb is good for treating tuberculosis, but if it is mixed with the medicine for treating dysentery, it will definitely kill you."
"Even I know this common sense, so my father certainly couldn't have been wrong. But before I could find the evidence, he had already been convicted and died in prison not long after."
Xie Ci'an waved his hand, and Cheng Song went out to bring Doctor Lin in. Cheng Song obediently handed the medicinal materials to Doctor Lin.
Doctor Lin put it to his nose and sniffed it. "Miss Zhou is right. If this herb is mixed with dysentery medicine and taken together, it will definitely be fatal. Judging from the color and smell of this medicine, it seems to have been aged for many years, at least ten years."