Chief Secretary Xie's intention was simple: to escalate the situation further so that the Wen family would demand even more compensation.
But how could Shen Yu'an tell Prefect Qi such shameless words?
Shen Yu'an composed himself and bowed respectfully to Prefect Qi: "Prefect Qi, please, you must seek justice for our Wen family. Although we are outsiders, we have been in Changzhou for half a year. We have always abided by the law and never abused our power. We also made contributions during the snow disaster..."
Shen Yu'an secretly pinched the back of her hand, her eyes reddening again. Just as she was about to continue playing the victim, she heard someone in the crowd say, "Could it be that the clinic that was selling inferior goods was actually Li's? They were afraid of being discovered, so they framed the Wen family?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, someone else chimed in, exaggeratingly saying, "My God, what you said is so possible! Otherwise, why would Li's Medical Clinic need to have a doctor poison Wen's Medical Clinic?"
The Wen family's medical clinic was located on West Street. The locals on West Street knew more about the details, while the "high-ranking officials and nobles" on East Street had heard of it but did not know the details.
Upon hearing the news of poisoning, everyone was stunned. Was Li's Medical Clinic really that domineering and ruthless?
Think back to whether they've ever offended Li's Medical Clinic before, lest they be poisoned without even realizing it...
Things seemed to be developing in another direction, so Shen Yu'an simply shut his mouth and obediently played the role of a pitiful little bully.
Once the topic was started, others naturally added: "The Wen family's medical clinic has a miracle doctor. The Li family's medical clinic said that someone died, and that miracle doctor snatched the person back from the clutches of the King of Hell. That's why the people at the Li family's medical clinic resent them."
The people from Li's Medical Clinic, who were mixed in with the crowd, felt as if their faces had been slapped and swollen!
Is it interesting? Is it interesting?
Every time you compare two medical clinics, you bring up this issue. Can't you come up with a new topic?
The people at Li's Medical Clinic had just finished complaining when the person who started the trouble said, "Your Honor, you've investigated Wen's Medical Clinic, it wouldn't be right not to investigate Li's Medical Clinic, would it?"
The man at Li's Medical Clinic twitched; how could he not know whether his own clinic was clean or not?
Taking advantage of the crowd's anger, he quietly retreated.
We must hurry back and report, otherwise if Prefect Qi and his men arrive, Li's Trading Company will be finished!
Before the man could even turn the corner and start running, someone stuffed a sack over his head and dragged him into the nearby courtyard...
Everything was done without anyone noticing, but in front of the prefectural government office, the calls for Prefect Qi to lead men to search Li's Medical Clinic grew louder and louder.
When Prefect Qi saw that Shen Yu'an was just pretending to be a coward, he was so angry that he almost couldn't help but go up and duel with him.
Your Wen family is going too far!
The arrogant Shen Yu'an shrank back and said timidly, "Prefect Qi, I think you should send someone to inspect the medicinal herbs at Li's Medical Clinic. These herbs are related to every citizen of Changzhou Prefecture."
“As long as Li’s Medical Clinic is innocent, your inspection is also a way of clearing their name.”
The person who started the trouble spoke up again: "Young Master Wen is right. If we don't check Li's Clinic, I definitely won't feel comfortable getting medicine from Li's Clinic in the future."
After thinking for a moment, Prefect Qi sent someone to inform the head manager of Li's Trading Company, while he himself led his men to Li's Medical Clinic.
The people all call him the upright and just official, so how could he possibly refuse such a request?
The people are absolutely right. He took people to investigate in order to clear the name of Li's Medical Clinic!
The head manager of Li's Trading Company must understand his good intentions!
Prefect Qi led a large group of people to Li's Medical Clinic. After surrounding the clinic three times, Li Yanping finally set off from his residence.
His face was grim, but he couldn't even squeeze into the crowd. He could only watch helplessly as Prefect Qi's men inspected Li's Medical Clinic inside and out.
Half an hour later, several doctors came out with the substandard medicinal materials: "Your Excellency, these medicinal materials are all substandard. Some of these have even become moldy due to improper storage."
Another person, rummaging through the herbs, said, "And this one, the year clearly doesn't match, so the efficacy will be reduced."
Originally, three doses of medicine would have been enough to cure the illness, but with this discount, six doses are now required, and in the end, it's still the ordinary people who have to pay for it.
If the Wen family clinic was framed before, many people didn't think it mattered much, since there were plenty of clinics anyway, and the amount of money they had for medical treatment was the same before the Wen family clinic was established.
However, the fact that Li's Medical Clinic was exposed for selling inferior or moldy medicinal herbs directly affects the vital interests of these people.
Some clever people quickly realized that they had been giving money to Li's clinic all these years.
The two incidents combined to bring the people's anger towards Li's Medical Clinic to its peak. If it weren't for Prefect Qi, the clinic would probably have been smashed and destroyed as well.
With conclusive evidence, Prefect Qi naturally ordered the closure of Li's Medical Clinic. As he walked out of the crowd, he only vaguely saw a familiar figure boarding a carriage, and he sneered.
I'm not afraid of you moving fast now; in a couple of days, I'll make you vomit up everything you need to vomit.
After shutting down Li's Medical Clinic, Prefect Qi returned to his office full of fighting spirit to continue interrogating the criminals. Chief Secretary Xie had pushed things to this point, and if he didn't settle things with the casino's accounts, he would truly have no face to see the young prince!
Things were developing in a way that was good for the Wen family. The two men who had incited the people in the crowd took off their outer garments, circled around a few times, and entered the back gate of the Wen family mansion. They pretended not to know anything and continued their patrol, keeping their merits hidden.
The news of Li's clinic being shut down spread quickly in Changzhou. Those who criticized him would invariably praise Wen's clinic for its generosity. From that day on, Wen's clinic became a sensation in Changzhou.
Judge Qin only cared about Qin Shinan's medical skills and was not interested in anything else, but Mu Sheng had been laughing in his dreams these past two days.
The Wen family's medical clinic has high-quality medicinal herbs with excellent efficacy, which has been certified by the prefect. Not only do the people trust the Wen family's medical clinic more, but in the past two days, many clinic owners from other prefectures have also come to Changzhou one after another.
Over the years, Li Ji Trading Company has held a dominant position in the northern desert, opening one shop after another and dominating almost half of the industry. These small pharmacies rely almost entirely on Li Ji Medical Clinic for their survival.
Now that they have other options, these small pharmacies no longer hesitate and are eager to pay their respects, wanting to cooperate with Wen's Medical Clinic.
Letting the people know that our cooperation with Wen's Medical Clinic is a big deal, but it's also a good thing to be able to get better quality medicinal herbs at the same price!
There were so many invitations that Mu Sheng had to sift through them before heading to the Wen residence with the remaining ones. Only when the gates opened did Mu Sheng's lighthearted heart gradually settle down.
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