Chapter 22 Backhand
As the name suggests, even though it is just a silhouette, it is still not difficult to see that the woman has a slender waist and an indescribable charm like a willow swaying in the wind.
No wonder Yang Zhen dotes on her so much, and all her outfits are in accordance with the standards of a principal wife.
Ye Chutang quickly withdrew his gaze and walked in with Wu Xu.
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There was another patient who appeared at the yamen today. I heard that the other three were seriously ill and could not come.
She was a woman in her thirties. When she saw Ye Chutang come in, she covered her stomach and cried out in pain.
"Mr. Magistrate! Please help us! Ye's Clinic gave us the spoiled medicine and harmed us like this. If this kind of clinic continues to operate in Jiangling, who knows how many more people will be killed!"
Ye Chutang couldn't help but laugh.
Although the laughter was light, it sounded particularly harsh at this moment.
The woman looked over and angrily cursed, "You can still laugh! You are so arrogant! Mr. Magistrate, you must give us justice!"
Yang Zhen's gaze fell on the girl who had just walked in, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He had long known that there was a Ye's Medical Clinic in Jiangling, where there was a doctor named Ye. He was only seventeen years old, but had excellent medical skills and a good-looking appearance.
If she hadn't brought along her younger brothers and sisters, people who wanted to propose marriage would have probably already knocked on her door.
He didn't think so before, but after seeing it today, he felt that it was not an exaggeration.
The woman was wearing a light white dress embroidered with crabapple flowers. She was graceful, quiet and beautiful.
As soon as she stood there, she seemed to be covered with a layer of soft light, making her particularly eye-catching.
Yang Zhen collected his thoughts and asked seriously, "Ye Chutang, what are you laughing at?"
Ye Chutang bowed, then looked up and explained with a faint smile: "I laughed at her for being so bold and talking nonsense in the court, in front of the county magistrate."
The woman suddenly became anxious: "What did you say!"
Ye Chutang turned sideways and looked at her: "You just said that if the Ye's Clinic continues to operate, who knows how many more people will be killed. Doesn't this mean that I have already lost a life on my hands? Maybe I am not well-informed. How come I don't know about such a big thing?"
The woman didn't expect Ye Chutang to keep harping on her words, and she was about to retort: "You——"
Ye Chutang didn't give her a chance to speak, and continued:
"Or maybe you just said that on purpose because you wanted to speak quickly? But this is a place where you can't lie in anything you say or do. You dare to lie like that in front of the county magistrate. Who knows how much of what you say is true and how much is false?"
Everyone was shocked.
No one expected that this seemingly gentle and docile woman could be so sharp when she opened her mouth.
But there was nothing wrong with what she said. The woman's crying and wailing were indeed exaggerating.
Perhaps because she knew she was in the wrong, the woman's eyes flickered, but the more guilty such a person is, the louder his voice becomes and the more high-profile his attitude becomes.
She raised her voice and cursed without showing any weakness: "Stop talking nonsense here! We are just ordinary people, we can't beat you with your sharp words! But it was after we went to your clinic for consultation and got medicine that we got even sicker! You must be held responsible for this!"
Ye Chutang glanced her up and down, and felt that she was full of energy at the moment, how could she be sick at all?
She said calmly, "You came to the clinic three days ago this morning. You said you had a headache because of the wind. Because the prescription was missing two herbs, I only wrote you a prescription and asked you to take it to the pharmacy to get the medicine yourself. Now you say that this matter is all my fault. That's easy to deal with. Take out the prescription from that day and show it to other doctors to see if there is any problem with the prescription I wrote. Then everything will be clear."
The woman didn't expect that Ye Chutang remembered everything that happened that day so clearly, and she was panicked for a moment.
But she quickly calmed down and snorted, "It's been several days. Who knows where this piece of torn paper is?"
Ye Chutang had expected her answer and nodded gently: "This is easy. When I prescribe medicine, I usually write two copies. One for the patient and one for the account. It just so happens that I brought the booklet with me, please have a look at it, Your Excellency the County Magistrate."
As she spoke, she took out a thin book from her sleeve and presented it to him.
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
Ye Chutang clearly came prepared! Who would have thought that she even kept a second copy of the prescription she wrote?
"This records all the prescriptions that the clinic has issued in the past half month, with the exact time down to the hour and minute. The magistrate will know at a glance."
Ye Chutang added further explanation.
Yang Zhen opened the booklet and found that every prescription given was neatly recorded on it.
He looked at Ye Chutang meaningfully and said, "You are quite smart."
Ye Chutang sighed inwardly.
The lack of electronic archiving here has caused a lot of trouble and has doubled her workload!
"Sometimes the clinic has a lot of patients, and sometimes dozens of prescriptions are issued in a day. Because in the past, there have been patients who lost their prescriptions and came back to ask about it. In order to avoid confusion, I took the extra effort and specially copied a copy in case of emergency."
Now it is really used.
Yang Zhen waved at Wu Xu and said, "Go and ask a few doctors to come over and see if there is any problem with this prescription."
Wu Xu immediately took the order and left.
Soon, three doctors were called over. After looking at the prescription, they all shook their heads and said that this was a normal prescription for treating headaches and there was nothing wrong with it.
The woman panicked and said anxiously, "Who knows if you added this later? You can write whatever you want!"
Ye Chutang blinked and said, "Good question. So all the prescriptions in this booklet are written in chronological order, with no room for alteration. And the magistrate has a keen eye, so he should be able to roughly infer the time of writing based on the degree of drying of the ink on it."
Yang Zhen nodded: "Yes, it can indeed be seen that it was written a few days ago, not a new trace."
He returned the booklet to Ye Chutang and began to look at her with a new respect.
It is rare for someone who is only seventeen years old to be so thoughtful.
If it weren't for provoking the Cao family, I wouldn't have gotten into such trouble.
However, he had already promised Yiyi that he would help her cousin vent his anger, so he would at least have to close her clinic for a while longer...
Just when Yang Zhen was thinking of an excuse, the woman suddenly raised her voice: "Even if there is nothing wrong with the prescription, there must be something wrong with the medicine you gave me!"
Ye Chutang narrowed his eyes slightly: "What did you say?"
The woman wiped away the non-existent tears from her eyes and cried, "Those herbs were taken from your Ye's Clinic. Who knows what kind of dirty, poisonous stuff they are! Sir! Send someone to search her clinic right now. We will definitely be able to find out the truth!"
(End of this chapter)
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