"If this is the confession you want, then I will admit now that I was the one who ordered it. How about that?"
Jing Yuchen is tall and slender. Standing in front of Miao Qinghua, he has a powerful aura.
Although Miao Qinghua was the empress dowager, at this moment, Jing Yuchen seemed to be unable to feel her deterrent power at all. He just withdrew his gaze indifferently, and walked out in front of her, supporting Shao Lecheng.
He did not forget to speak as he walked: "Tomorrow morning, the Queen Mother might as well call all the Miao family members to come. This king, well, let me ask them how the Miao family raised their daughter to beat the late emperor's offspring so harshly."
Shao Lecheng was supported and walked out of the cell. Shao Lecheng also passed out, and Jing Yuchen carried him directly on his back.
A jailer stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please let me take over."
But Jing Yuchen just ordered: "Find a carriage."
After putting Shao Lecheng on the carriage, Jing Yuchen reached out and touched his forehead, and found that he also had a high fever.
After returning to the palace, Shao Lecheng was placed on the bed. He called out over and over again: "Gou Qiong...Gou Qiong..."
"Stop shouting. Worry about yourself first. I've made the journey back to the capital. I wonder if I've contracted the plague."
The next day, morning.
Jing Yuchen, wearing official uniform, arrived at the court early.
The Miao people came even earlier.
When he saw Jing Yuchen, he smiled and said, "Prince Regent, didn't you order us not to leave the palace without permission? Why did you change your mind so quickly? Do you think you can't handle the affairs of the court without us?"
Jing Yuchen's expression was indifferent. "What we are discussing today is of great importance. It would be better for everyone to be serious!"
Seeing that Jing Yuchen, a young guy, was acting like this and pretending to be mature, several people showed disdain, snorted, and looked away.
Afterwards, Miao Qinghua arrived with the little emperor.
"I pay my respects to the Emperor, long live the Emperor."
"Greetings to the Queen Mother, may you live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
"Everyone, please stand up. Today, the Regent has only summoned members of the Miao family. I wonder what major event the Regent is going to announce regarding the Miao family?"
Jing Yuchen looked straight ahead, his expression icy cold as he spoke calmly, "Yesterday, I brought Le Cheng back to the palace and consulted a doctor. The doctor diagnosed his pulse and concluded that the wound was contaminated with a large amount of white salt."
"And the whip marks were so severe that the bone was visible. Queen Mother, what heinous crime did he commit to deserve such punishment?"
Jing Yuchen's questioning voice was very harsh, and the Miao people present were all surprised when they heard it.
Then he looked at Miao Qinghua, who had a serious expression on her face and frowned, saying, "Prince Regent, I am truly wronged. I merely ordered him to be tortured, and I never imagined that he would be hurt so badly."
"As for the salt in the wound, it was only because I had someone splash it on him to wake him up. The jailer misunderstood. What has it to do with me? For injuring someone so severely, just execute him!"
The Miao family member standing by immediately spoke up: "Yes, the jailer should be beheaded for daring to use such a harsh method!"
However, with just a few words, he completely pushed away the responsibility.
Jing Yuchen curled his lips and said, "Okay, even if the jailer misunderstood, then the Queen Mother also ordered the prohibition of private trading of medicinal materials, and also purchased a large amount of medicinal materials from the pharmacy and prohibited them from being sold to others. What does this mean?"
Miao Qinghua snorted, "The Regent was away before, so he didn't know what was happening in and around the capital. These herbs are becoming increasingly scarce, and the pharmacies have drastically raised their prices. Ordinary people can't afford them, and many have tragically died at home."
"So, I have to think about the people. All the medicinal materials have been brought to the court, and they can be distributed by the court to the people to prevent them from being unable to afford the medicine and to prevent the pharmacies from raising the prices. Everything I do is for the people's sake."
"Then, Queen Mother, have you ever considered that during the time you've been wasting time, many people have died from illness because they couldn't get medicine?"
"But if I don't do this, people will still die from illness because they can't afford medicine!"
Miao Qinghua roared this sentence angrily. Jing Yuchen was just a minister, but he was forcing her with every word, which made her very unhappy.
Jing Yuchen clenched his fists and asked again, "Then can I directly assume that the Queen Mother has the correct prescription to cure the rampant illness in the city? Otherwise, how will you distribute the medicinal materials?"
Miao Qinghua frowned. She simply didn't want Jing Yuchen's people to get the medicinal herbs for treatment.
So far, the imperial doctors are still helpless, so how could she have a good prescription?
"The Imperial Hospital knows how to handle things properly. I don't need to worry about such trivial matters. Regent, you've asked me so many questions. Now it's my turn to ask you!"
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