At dawn, Qingyan was awakened from her deep sleep by the noise outside. She opened her eyes and looked at the tent with a slightly confused expression.
“Sulan…” Qingyan called out to her with some concern.
"Princess, were you woken up?" Su Lan also despised those corrupt officials in the capital. Last night, a child had a stomachache. An old doctor among the disaster victims personally examined the child's pulse and prescribed medicine. The child's parents were afraid that the imperial physicians would treat the child as if he had the plague, so they went to the old doctor and asked him to help identify the medicinal herbs so that the men in the family could bring them back to decoct the medicine for the child.
The medicinal herbs piled up outside were mostly old herbs with little medicinal value. Seeing the family's pitiful state, the old doctor could only search among those herbs for some.
The child died after taking the medicine just once. This family only had this one precious son, so of course they were making a fuss.
Fei Yanggu and Yin were both summoned. Qingyan told Sulan to quickly change into casual clothes and asked Eshuo to go to the county town to call over several doctors who were stationed there.
In the early morning, after a standoff between the disaster victims and Fei Yanggu and others, they were trapped there.
“Father…” Qingyan’s clear voice came from outside the crowd. The disaster victims looked at Qingyan, not wanting to make trouble for a girl.
They voluntarily made way for Qingyan.
"Listen to me, everyone. We need to investigate this matter thoroughly. If it's our responsibility, we won't shirk it. If it's this person's responsibility, I hope everyone can apologize to Uncle Liu and Father." Qingyan used the system in her space to roughly scan the child, and sure enough, it was the old doctor's problem.
The old doctor glared at them arrogantly. He had been practicing medicine for decades, how could there be a problem?
"This can't be my problem. I've been treating the villagers for decades." The old doctor has a lot to lose; if his reputation is ruined, how can he practice medicine in the future?
Qingyan gave a cold laugh. He hadn't even said anything yet, and this guy was already getting upset?
Yin stepped forward and pulled her behind him. At this moment, the emotions of the disaster victims were at their peak, and Qingyan could not be allowed to take the lead.
"Look, they're scared!" the old doctor thought to himself. The prescription might have been a bit too strong, but the herbs were old and had lost their potency.
Qingyan broke free from Yin's control and stood in front of everyone.
"We won't use the imperial physicians, lest you think we're just defending ourselves. I've already sent people to the county town to invite all the resident doctors; let them comment." Qingyan looked at the old doctor; she wouldn't allow the royal family's reputation to be damaged.
The disaster victims knew that some of the doctors stationed in the county town were quite stubborn. Yin and his group had only been here a short time and were not as familiar with those doctors as they were with them.
They worried that Yin and others would allow the imperial physicians to intervene, as these were outstanding doctors from the common people, and they had intricate connections with them.
Absolutely not!
As soon as she finished speaking, the faces of the disaster victims softened.
"Hmph, who knows if you bribed the doctor when you went to fetch him?" The old doctor's family objected. If Qingyan proved that they were alright, then it must be their husband who had the problem. The old doctor's wife retorted directly.
Qingyan sized up the old woman who walked out of the line. She was in her fifties and her hair was already gray. The worry in her eyes made Qingyan remember it.
"Since everyone says so, besides this doctor, is there anyone else who doesn't know him?" Qingyan looked at the disaster victims. These disaster victims from several villages had gathered together, so there must be someone among them who knew medicine.
The disaster victims looked at each other, and two people were chosen by them.
"Wait a moment, the doctor will be here. You will examine the child together with the doctor and our imperial physicians!" Qingyan would not let the old man off the hook. He wanted to shirk responsibility, but he would have to see if she was willing.
Chang Ning and the others finally felt relieved. As men, they couldn't say too much, lest they inadvertently provoke the anger of these disaster victims.
Geng Shi was also indecisive; she was truly terrified after the incident. Trembling, she hid behind Chang Ning. Fei Yanggu and Saito watched Qing Yan's back and couldn't help but feel a little emotional; their little darling had really grown up.
"Good!" The two selected doctors were just barefoot doctors from the village; they were capable of diagnosing common ailments.
Yin stepped forward and held Qingyan's small hand tightly, hoping to give her strength. Qingyan returned the grip; the continuous problems of the past few days had put both Qingyan and Yin in a bad mood.
Half an hour later, E Shuo brought over the five doctors stationed in the county. Three of them were straightforward and honest, which put the disaster victims at ease.
"Dr. Cheng, something has happened to my son. You were the one who cured him when he was sick before!" The deceased's father was a man in his thirties. He looked at his son's untimely death and cried until his eyes were red. Beside him was a woman in her early twenties with a slightly protruding belly. Qingyan knew that this woman was probably pregnant.
Doctor Cheng looked at the two of them and sighed inwardly. Their child was born in a year of famine and was not in good health when he was young, which led to his exceptionally weak body.
"Liuzhuang, what happened? Tell me, Mai Mai. I, Lao Cheng, can't guarantee anything else, but I will absolutely not take sides!" Doctor Cheng said, looking at the eyes of the disaster victims with some discomfort.
"Doctor, we believe you." Liu Zhuang sobbed. Qing Yan felt a pang of sadness seeing the grown man crying like this.
A man doesn't easily shed tears!
Some of the disaster victims told several doctors what had just happened, hoping they could give them a fair answer.
Five doctors were the first to examine the child's body. The senior doctor believed he had done nothing wrong. Finally, several imperial physicians stepped forward to take a look and secretly shook their heads.
The parents probably didn't tell the doctor about the child's condition; this child is a typical case of being tough on the outside but weak on the inside!
"Fellow villagers, if you trust me, Old Cheng, then disperse quickly. This has nothing to do with the imperial court." Doctor Cheng's words were like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling oil.
Whispers arose from the crowd, and the old doctor's face looked extremely grim.
"Dr. Cheng, you can't be biased!" Liu Zhuang clenched his fists tightly, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at him.
"Liu Zhuang, you didn't tell the old doctor about your son's health condition, did you? During your stay here, you've been providing him with the best food and supplies, and while he seems healthy on the surface, he's actually weak inside," Doctor Cheng said directly.
Dr. Cheng shook his head at the dosages listed on the prescription written by the old doctor in his hand.
"What?!" the old doctor exclaimed in surprise.
Liu Zhuang stared blankly at Doctor Cheng. The child was getting healthier, and even his complexion was becoming more rosy. How could there be a problem?
"Impossible! Didn't you say the child was perfectly healthy?" Liu Zhuang was completely stunned. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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