Even if they knew that the common people naturally feared the government, they would endure it if they could. Even if they succeeded in their lawsuit, at most the clinic would be fined, which wouldn't do them much good. What if the clinic refused to treat them at all?
Gradually, it became a situation where clinics could set prices arbitrarily, and as long as the public didn't complain, the authorities wouldn't investigate, and nobody even remembered the regulation anymore.
But now that Su Ruojin has brought this matter into the open, the Imperial Hospital has no choice but to take action.
Without giving Kang Taihe a chance to argue, Su Ruojin pointed to the medicine packets from the two families that the yamen runner had just brought, "Doctor Wang, the medicine is indeed the same, but Jishetang's price is sixty cash per dose, while Miaoshoutang's is two taels of silver per dose, far exceeding the highest price set by the Imperial Hospital. What do you say about this?"
Physician Wang frowned. He had been caught up in Kang Taihe's scheme and focused all his attention on the ownership of the prescription, neglecting this point. Only now, after Su Ruojin pointed it out, did he realize the problem.
There's not much to investigate here; the evidence is conclusive.
"Guards! Miaoshoutang has violated the regulations on drug pricing. The clinic shall be closed immediately, all proceeds from sales exceeding the limit shall be confiscated, and the owner shall be sentenced to fifty strokes of the cane."
Kang Taihe was completely dumbfounded.
He never imagined that his original intention to sue Jishetang for profiting from his prescriptions would end up destroying Miaoshoutang first.
At this point, he no longer cared about how his cousin would treat him after finding out; he only wanted to drag Jishetang and Wei Bainian down with him.
"Physician Wang, the evidence that Jishetang stole my apprentice's prescription is irrefutable. I implore you, Physician Wang, to handle this matter impartially!"
Physician Wang was in a dilemma. Both sides claimed to have written the prescription, but since the prescription had already been written and he couldn't find Kang Taihe's apprentice to confront him, it was really hard to determine who had written it.
Su Ruojin laughed, "Dr. Kang, you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. You keep saying that this prescription was written by your apprentice. What, do you think that you can solve everything by pushing the blame onto someone who never existed?"
After saying that, Su Ruojin took out a booklet from her bosom and handed it to Physician Wang. "Physician Wang, this is all the information about Doctor Kang. He is not a disciple of the Medical Sage at all, but just a distant cousin of the owner of Miaoshoutang. Physician Wang can send someone to verify this and see if what is written here is true."
Previously, everyone believed that Kang Taihe was the disciple of the Medical Sage, so no one bothered to investigate his background.
Now that he has offended Su Ruojin, the secret guards are not to be trifled with. It's one thing if they can't find Yuan Hong's whereabouts for a while, but what difficulty is there in investigating the background of the clinic owner's cousin?
After reading the booklet, Physician Wang flew into a rage and threw it at Kang Taihe. "Doctor Kang, oh no, I should say Doctor Qian, what else do you have to say?"
Kang Taihe took the booklet and glanced at it. His expression changed drastically, and he almost fell over.
It's over, everything is over.
"Guards, take him away!" Doctor Wang ordered the constables to take Kang Taihe away, intending to interrogate him to find out if he had committed any other fraudulent acts.
Qian Deren was leisurely listening to his concubine sing at home when disaster struck. Before he could even get dressed, he was taken to the government office by the bailiffs and given fifty lashes.
If he hadn't slipped the money beforehand, those fifty lashes would have killed him.
He had squandered a lot of the money he had earned before, and he couldn't possibly pay off so much debt in a short time. As a result, his entire house was confiscated, and he had to sell the house to barely pay off his debts.
Qian Deren was filled with remorse. He only wanted to take this opportunity to make some money and expand his family business, but he never expected to ruin it all.
He wanted to settle scores with that idiot Kang Tai, but Kang Tai was already dead in prison.
Anyone who dares to deceive the Imperial Advisor, can they possibly survive?
At this moment, Su Ruojin did not notice that some people in the crowd were looking at her in disbelief!
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