Madam Qian knew she was guilty of a grave sin, but she did not regret keeping it a secret from everyone.
She just wanted to do everything she could for her son and husband.
But she never expected that her husband would be killed first.
She crawled to Qian Wenbin's side using both hands and feet. She dared not look at the body of the wealthy man; she was afraid.
“Son, son, your mother was wrong. I shouldn’t have listened to your uncle, and I shouldn’t have listened to this fake monk.”
It was only when Lu Yuanzhong was mentioned that Su Luo realized that Lu Yuanzhong was missing; he had secretly escaped during the chaos.
“Lord Jiang, the Qian family’s steward has disappeared. He was in contact with Master Qian and Young Master Qian. If he has also been infected, things will be very difficult in Yongle County.”
Magistrate Jiang was also afraid; if tuberculosis spread from his jurisdiction, he would be guilty of a thousand deaths.
"Men, bring everyone from the Qian household to this courtyard, including those who empty the chamber pots."
And Lu Yuanzhong, dig three feet into the ground and find him for me too.
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing that the wealthy man was already dead, Magistrate Jiang ordered him to be burned on the spot.
Several soldiers pried open the iron pot, poured wine into it, and the fire suddenly shot up very high.
The two men lifted the money-grubber up, ready to throw him into the stove.
"Please wait, Your Excellency." Madam Qian knelt down and approached Magistrate Jiang.
"My lord, I beg you, please leave my master a whole body. Let me bury him with dignity. Please, let him go with honor."
Master Ma pulled Magistrate Jiang back two steps, trying to keep him as far away from Madam Qian as possible.
"How dare you! Master Qian suffers from tuberculosis. Do you want me to carry him out of here and then infect others?"
"Your own crimes haven't even been determined by the officials yet, but for the sake of all the people of Yongle County, Master Qian must be burned on the spot."
After saying this, Magistrate Jiang coldly said to the two soldiers, "Why haven't you made your move yet?"
The two men threw Master Qian into the fire, and the fire slowly consumed his body until the smell reached them, at which point Madam Qian burst into tears.
"Sir, what should we do with this person?"
Yu Feipeng also had Namo monk under his custody, and this man was clearly no good.
"Madam Qian, is this the master you invited?" Magistrate Jiang asked.
The way Madam Qian looked at Monk Namo at this moment was more terrifying than if it were poisoned; she even bit her teeth until they bled.
"My lord, it was him. He killed the master. He lied to me and said that steaming out the master's illness would cure him."
Now that the master is dead, he is the murderer. You must not let him go. I want him to pay with his life.
Namo glared at Madam Qian and said, "This was your own choice. I told you long ago that there was a certain degree of danger involved."
Furthermore, it was stated that the ritual should not be disturbed by others, and it was that young lady who disturbed him, which led to Master Qian's death.
What does this have to do with me? Don't drag everyone into this mess.
Su Luo was still performing acupuncture on Qian Wenbin and hadn't finished yet, and they were already trying to pin this huge blame on her.
"Shut up! Do you think I'm a county magistrate for nothing? I know exactly what's going to happen."
"Yu Feipeng, throw him in the dungeon. When the truth comes out, murder will naturally be punished with death."
"Yes, sir!"
Namor's lips trembled. He couldn't go to the dungeon; if he did, he wouldn't come back alive.
He finally managed to accumulate a little over two thousand taels of silver, and his current predicament is entirely due to Lu Yuanzhong's actions.
"My lord, I have something else to say. If you confess everything, could you spare my life?"
Master Ma and Magistrate Jiang turned around, wondering what else this monk knew.
"You go first!"
Namo felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss, and with his back against the wall, he had to try his luck. He had made such a huge mistake that he had to find someone to take the blame for him.
"My lord, I was brought to the Qian family by Lu Yuanzhong. He already knew that Master Qian and his son were suffering from tuberculosis."
Therefore, he constantly embezzled from the Qian family, and even tricked Madam Qian into selling their most valuable estate.
Half of the silver I received today belongs to him.
His plan was to wait until all the people in the Qian family were dead, then he would take all the silver and property for himself.
There's also the third concubine of the wealthy man, who lives with him and is still being raised in his courtyard.
"I was merely hired to act; my crime doesn't warrant death."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qian nearly choked on her breath.
Lu Yuanzhong is her own brother. Since the family tragedy, the person she trusts the most is her brother.
But Lu Yuanzhong actually wanted to see her family destroyed so he could take over Nestlé.
“Namo, how dare you betray me? Don’t forget the kind of life you lived before.”
Lu Yuanzhong was escorted in by two soldiers. He was already short, and he was pushed all the way to the backyard.
"Mind your own business; you can't even take care of yourself."
The officers pushed him again and said to Lu Yuanzhong.
"Sir, we caught the steward red-handed while he was crawling through the dog hole."
They also found the two people in the cellar.
Following the soldiers' gaze, Su Luo and Du Xiuyuan also saw the two disheveled men with blackened faces.
"Doctor Qin, Doctor Han, what are you doing here? What are you doing in the Qian family's cellar?"
Du Xiuyuan recognized the two men at a glance; they were doctors from two other pharmacies in the county.
"Doctor Du, Magistrate, please save us! We have been imprisoned in the Qian residence by Lu Yuanzhong."
It was only because we diagnosed that both Master Qian and his son had tuberculosis.
They were afraid the news would get out, so they tied us up and threw us into the cellar. "Sir, sir, save us!"
So that's why Su Luo didn't see the other two pharmacies open for two days.
It turns out that the doctors at both pharmacies have been kidnapped.
"Outrageous! The Qian family is incredibly audacious to do such a thing right under my nose. They've really gone too far."
Magistrate Jiang ordered his men to quickly untie the ropes binding the two doctors' hands.
"It's too chaotic here," Su Luo said to the magistrate, putting away her silver needles.
"Lord Jiang, we don't know if anyone in the Qian family is still infected with tuberculosis."
Right now, all the doctors in Yongle County are here, and they're taking the pulse of everyone here.
"If anyone is infected, lock them up in the back; if they're not infected yet, lock them up in the front yard and check on them in a few days."
“What Madam Su said is true. This matter must not be made public, otherwise the entire Yongle County will be in chaos.”
Although the county magistrate and his men were wearing masks, the Qian residence was not a place to stay for long.
As An Suluo suggested, she immediately showed it to everyone here.
Qian Wenbin was the most seriously injured, and they carried him directly back to his room.
Du Xiuyuan looked at Namo and Lu Yuanzhong, and neither of them had been infected.
Magistrate Jiang brought the two men back to the yamen. This matter, as well as the murder of Master Qian, were all inextricably linked to these two.
Neither Dr. Qin nor Dr. Han were infected. Madam Qian had just hugged Qian Wenbin, so she was moved to another room.
Four servants and two maids were infected.
No wonder people say the entire Qian mansion was filled with coughing in the middle of the night; with so many people, it would be strange if they didn't cough.
"Lady Su, there's no cure for tuberculosis..."
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