411 rescued the "dandy"
The group hurried and finally entered Yingtian City at noon 20 days later.
But as soon as they entered the city, they saw many people running towards Baicaotang. They stopped one of them and asked him, and found out that the eldest son of Xu family in Yingtian had poisoned his father. The poisoned man was on the verge of death and was being rescued in Baicaotang. The yamen runners had already controlled the poisoner.
The poisoner's biological mother died young, and because his stepmother came to power as a concubine, she had always been humble and careful with her stepson, holding him in the palm of her hand.
But this man is a well-known playboy in Yingtian, only sixteen years old this year. He has been wandering around and not going home three years ago. When he returned home this time, his father was annoyed that he was not doing his job properly, so he punished him to kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole night. But who would have thought that this unfilial son actually poisoned his own father as soon as he returned home.
Is this still a human being?
Ping An frowned, and the first thought in his mind was that this was an unlucky child and he must have been tricked by someone.
It's not that he has a bad heart and looks down on his stepmother, but he is not stupid. His biological mother is gone, and no matter how bad his biological father is, he is still his biological father. What good will it do him to harm him?
"Master, let Jixiang and the others take their people back to the mansion to settle down first. I will go with you to take a look."
Sun Sicheng had exactly this intention.
"Wanli, you follow Ruyi, Xiaowu, and Linfeng. The others will follow He into the mansion and settle down. Then send a visiting card to the Wang family. Ping'an and I will visit them at noon tomorrow."
He Jin quickly responded that the forty or fifty people would have to stay in the city for a few more days, and if there was really no room, some of them would have to stay in the inn.
Sun Sicheng took Ping An and others and rushed to the medical clinic. They arrived at the door in less than a quarter of an hour.
Sure enough, the place was already crowded with people.
There is no shortage of gossipers everywhere.
Wanli led the way: "Make way, make way."
Perhaps it was because Wanli had a strong evil spirit, the onlookers automatically made way for him and six people walked in.
Mr. Xu was seen leaning on a chair, looking dazed and confused. If it weren't for the man next to him supporting him, he would have slipped to the ground.
Xu Ping examined him with a frown on his face. An official and two yamen runners stood beside him.
"If I'm not mistaken, he did take arsenic, but..."
Before he finished speaking, a woman started crying, "Xu Song, your father only scolded you a few times and made you kneel in the ancestral hall for a day. How could you poison your father? Oh, God."
The young man, whose hands were caught by the yamen runners, was about to spit fire from his eyes: "You vicious woman, you are not satisfied with holding the family's financial power, and you even want to take my mother's dowry from me. Why did I poison my father? What good would it do me to kill my father? Why wasn't it your son who poisoned him?"
One of the runners pushed hard and the boy's face wrinkled.
Ping An couldn't help but ask: "Doctor Xu, can I see you?"
Xu Ping heard a familiar voice and looked up quickly: "Master Ping'an, Master, you are here."
He always felt something was strange, but he couldn't tell what it was. He was not very good at detoxification, and the best detoxification pills in the shop were gone, and the new ones had not arrived yet.
It so happened that his father, Doctor Xu, was not in the clinic today as he had gone to the next county to see patients. The other two doctors also went to the patient's home. Among the three doctors in the clinic, he was the only one with the longest experience.
When the people around heard it, they realized that it was the eldest son and the young man was the eldest son's apprentice Ping An. What else did they say?
Naturally, the yamen runners were not allowed to speak.
Ping An carefully examined the man's face and even checked his hands and feet.
After examining for a while, and combining the symptoms Xu Ping described when Master Xu first came, he said, "Master, this man is indeed poisoned by arsenic, but the arsenic he took should be very small, not so serious. The real cause of his condition is his own liver problem, and his liver damage is already quite serious."
Mr. Xu, who had been sliding down, sat up straight all of a sudden: "My liver, young master, what's wrong with my liver? Can it be saved?"
This confused everyone. People who were already unable to sit still reacted so quickly that even the yamen runner let go of Xu Song's hand.
Mr. Xu also realized that he had overreacted and slid down again.
Xu Ping took a deep breath and said, "Yes, yes, that's it. I always felt something was wrong. It turned out that something was wrong with my liver. My complexion, eyes, nails, etc. all showed symptoms, but the nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, etc. were similar to arsenic poisoning, and there was indeed a small amount of arsenic in my body."
The woman and the young man next to them changed their expressions instantly, but they quickly calmed down.
The officials also felt something was wrong.
But Xu Song is indeed Mr. Xu's legitimate son, and there is no need for Mr. Xu to harm his own eldest son like this.
Sun Sicheng also examined Master Xu and said, "Sir, the patient has indeed been poisoned by a little bit of arsenic. If you want to cure it, you don't even need silver needles to detoxify. I have a top-quality detoxification pill. One pill will be enough, but it costs at least twenty taels. Who will pay the silver?"
No need to think about it, it was just the secrets in the backyard, he didn't want to get involved, but since such a person used his good medicine, he had to give him money.
The official glanced at the woman calmly and said, "Of course I have to give it to you. Everyone knows that the eldest master's detoxification pills are the most effective."
The woman hurriedly took out two ten-liang silver notes from her purse and handed them to Sun Sicheng with both hands.
Sun Sicheng raised his head slightly and said, "It's safe. Take the silver and give him an antidote pill."
Ping An took the banknote, turned around, took out an antidote pill from the medical box and stuffed it directly into Mr. Xu's mouth. The waiter next to him quickly brought a glass of water, and Mr. Xu swallowed it with a gulp.
The man's arsenic poison was not severe, and Ping'an only took a good antidote pill. In this situation, the best one was not needed, which would be a waste. A pill of five liang was enough.
Otherwise, why would he need to put it into this person's mouth?
Ping An said, "Sir, I need to reiterate that this gentleman should have taken the arsenic an hour ago. As I said just now, the amount used was not large. It was his own liver that really caused him to be like this."
The young man became excited and said, "Sir, I came home yesterday evening and had a verbal conflict with my father and aunt. My father was so angry that he locked me up in the ancestral hall and found two people to guard me. He tied me up and took me to the government office an hour ago, and then brought me here. During this period, I haven't seen my father for a day and a half.
Dad, you asked me for my mother's dowry yesterday, and I told you that I couldn't give you this money. It was my mother's money that she left me. You haven't given me any money in these years. What would you not want to spend? There's not much left, and many things in the storeroom are gone."
The woman said angrily, "When your mother was alive, she sold most of the good things in the warehouse. How can there be anything valuable left? Your father lost money in his business, but he is helping you with some money. You..."
The woman may have realized that she had lost her composure, so she lowered her head and looked submissive. Almost everyone present understood what she meant.
Ping An looked at the boy, and the boy just stared at his father without saying anything.
The adult world is sometimes really frustrating. It is obvious that the father also participated in designing his child.
Ping An felt sad for the young man.
At the same time, I am glad for myself that I also have a stepmother. Although we can get along well on the surface, we cannot have a harmonious relationship. However, she clearly shows that she does not want to pretend to be a good wife and mother in front of her stepson, nor will she do anything behind his back or be two-faced.
This is very good. When he compares himself with others, all his grievances will immediately disappear.
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