"I think you're a demon who harms people!"
As Feng Yu spoke, he strode over, followed by Master Huang, who was being led forward by guards.
Upon hearing this, Doctor Ma turned around, and the moment he saw Master Huang, he panicked and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
“I saw this man acting suspiciously by the well, so I had him arrested. This is what we found on him.”
As Feng Yu spoke, he took a small medicine packet wrapped in paper from his waist. Upon seeing this, Detective Huang hurriedly stepped forward to take the packet.
"Go and invite the magistrate to open court and hear the case."
Li Youran said to Detective Huang.
After Detective Huang left, Wu Yong sent men to escort Master Huang and Doctor Ma to the yamen, leaving only Li Youran and Feng Yu.
Li Youran thought about what she had said to Feng Yu yesterday. Although she didn't think much of it at the time, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed now.
“Princess, I have figured out what happened yesterday.”
Just as Li Youran was feeling extremely awkward and wanted to find an excuse to slip away, Feng Yu slowly began to speak.
"Does the princess know the difference between humans and animals?"
Li Youran looked at Feng Yu with a puzzled expression, wondering what yesterday's events had to do with animals.
“Animals are driven by desires, while humans have their own reason.”
At this point, Feng Yu's face suddenly turned red, and he whispered.
“There are many things we can do together besides that incident.”
"I……"
Before Li Youran could open her mouth, Feng Yu finished speaking and left without looking back, leaving Li Youran standing there alone in a daze.
In the courtroom, the magistrate slammed his hand down with a sudden order to startle the proceedings.
"Your Highness, why don't you be the presiding judge?"
With the Second Prince present, the county magistrate felt quite constrained at the main table, so he stood up, bowed, and spoke to the Second Prince.
The Second Prince did not speak, but waved his hand at the county magistrate.
"Then I will handle this case. I hope Your Highness will give me your guidance."
The magistrate sat back down, looking uneasy. He turned around, put on a serious expression, slammed his gavel, and angrily rebuked Master Huang and Physician Ma, who were kneeling below the platform.
"Do you two know your crimes?!"
"Your Honor, I'm innocent! I was just resting by the well when I was arrested. Please, Your Honor, do me justice!"
Master Huang was clearly a seasoned veteran, and he began with a classic opening line: the magistrate slammed his gavel again and angrily rebuked him.
"Silence! No noise is allowed in the courtroom."
Just then, a doctor came up, took the medicine packet from Detective Huang, examined it carefully, and then knelt on the ground, speaking to the county magistrate and the Second Prince.
"Your Excellency, this is an extremely cold substance. Consuming it will cause persistent diarrhea and vomiting."
"With witnesses and physical evidence before you, Master Huang, do you know your crime?"
Upon hearing the magistrate's words, Master Huang's eyes flickered slightly, as if he were considering a response.
"This was indeed the work of a despicable person."
Li Youran, who was standing to the side, frowned slightly after hearing what Master Huang said.
Clearly, Master Huang wanted to take on this matter all by himself and wanted to keep Physician Ma.
Li Youran waved to Detective Huang, who hurriedly walked over. Li Youran whispered a few words to Detective Huang, who then quickly left.
Just as Doctor Ma was relaxing and thought he could extricate himself from the case, Detective Huang walked in carrying a bag.
"Your Highness, Magistrate, these are all items that were taken from Physician Ma's room."
"How dare you! You dare to trespass into my room without my permission!"
When Physician Ma saw that all those items were bribes from Master Huang, he was so frightened that he lost his composure and became furious, yelling at Detective Huang.
"How dare you be so presumptuous in the imperial court!"
As the magistrate spoke, he tossed out a token.
Twenty slaps to the face!
Two constables stepped forward; one forcibly restrained Physician Ma, while the other began slapping him.
In no time, Doctor Ma's face swelled up and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.
"Doctor Ma, the evidence and witnesses are all there, why don't you confess?"
Li Youran glanced at the contents of the bundle and said coldly to Doctor Ma.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch. You should have thought of that when you accepted the bribe."
Seeing that Physician Ma had no intention of admitting it, Li Youran then spoke to the Second Prince.
"As a physician, Doctor Ma has failed in his medical ethics. Not only did he fail to contribute to the fight against the epidemic, but he also poisoned the well. We beg Your Highness, Second Prince, to punish him!"
"The princess is absolutely right, take her out and execute her!"
Upon hearing the Second Prince's words, Physician Ma, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly moved forward a few steps and kowtowed in the direction of the Second Prince.
"Your Highness, please spare me! I was just confused for a moment. Please give me a chance to make amends."
As he spoke, Doctor Ma hurriedly recounted the whole story.
Kneeling to the side, Master Huang saw that Doctor Ma had revealed everything and thought to himself, "It seems we're completely finished now."
Ever since the prefect of Huangzhou was forced to donate all his wealth by the Second Prince, he couldn't swallow his anger. So he secretly instructed his advisor, Master Huang, to try and stop the Second Prince from quelling the plague.
In this way, the Second Prince will not only not be rewarded, but will be punished instead.
This led to the later incident where Master Huang and Doctor Ma conspired to poison the well.
"Your Highness, Magistrate, Physician Ma was deceived by me. I used my master's name to settle personal scores. It was all my doing and has nothing to do with my master."
Master Huang knew that if he could stop this matter, the prefect would definitely find a way to rescue him.
But if this matter involves the prefect, I'm afraid even the prefect's life will be in danger, let alone his.
So he hurriedly knelt on the ground and offered a forced explanation.
"Put them both in jail and try them again tomorrow."
After the Second Prince finished speaking, he got up and left.
Li Youran was puzzled. The truth was right in front of him, so why did the Second Prince suddenly stop the interrogation?
But then she realized what was going on.
The prefect of Huangzhou is just a prefect; how could he possibly contend with His Highness the Second Prince? He must have someone backing him up to make such a move.
The Second Prince suspended the trial at this time simply because he wanted to go back and devise a plan.
Originally indifferent to the battle for the crown prince's position, Li Youran suddenly expressed a desire for the second prince to succeed to the throne.
Because the other princes were far too selfish; in order to achieve their goals, they disregarded the lives of the common people.
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