Su Ruojin pointed to the plate the coroner was carrying and shouted angrily, "Just because of this! Dr. Zhou, you have been practicing medicine for many years. The deceased had those symptoms, which were very obvious signs of phlegm. Not only did you not treat the symptoms, but you also prescribed all sorts of medicines to replenish qi and blood and promote blood circulation."
"It was your prescriptions that caused the patient's drooling to worsen so rapidly, allowing this thing in his brain to grow so large in such a short time, leading to his death! And you still say you didn't misdiagnose him!"
Zhou Lei glanced at the item in the coroner's hand, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes.
When Ang Lee came to him for treatment, he first asked about Ang Lee's family background. When he learned that Ang Lee's family was relatively well-off, he began to have wicked thoughts.
He wasn't unaware of the drooling, but he knew that Ang Lee's father's drooling wasn't too serious, and it wouldn't matter if it was delayed for a while longer.
They prescribed various tonics containing ginseng and lingzhi, hoping to make a fortune first.
But he never expected that his nourishing prescription would cause Li An's father's phlegm to become so severe in just over a month.
However, he wasn't worried. As long as he stuck to his guns, who could prove it?
“Princess, the deceased was not young and was already weak. What was wrong with me prescribing tonics to regulate his body? How can you prove that his phlegm was caused by the medicine I prescribed? It can't be that phlegm is so obedient that it grows just because I say so.”
Zhou Lei became more and more confident as he spoke, saying that without evidence, what could anyone do to him?
"Oh dear, Princess, what's wrong?"
Before Su Ruojin could answer, Lord Zhang had already rushed over.
Constable Liu stepped forward, bowed, and briefly explained the whole story to Lord Zhang.
Lord Zhang frowned. Why was Zhou Lei always causing trouble? He was going against Princess Chang Le, making things very difficult for him.
Thinking of this, Lord Zhang glanced at Zhou Lei with some displeasure.
If Zhou Lei knew what Lord Zhang was thinking, he would definitely cry out that he was innocent.
It wasn't that he was going against the princess, but rather that the princess kept coming to cause him trouble.
"Dr. Zhou, I really don't know where you got your reputation as a miracle doctor. If the deceased's phlegm was this severe a month ago, he would have been unable to get out of bed due to the headache, or even remained unconscious for a long time. How could he have come to He'an Hall to see a doctor in person!"
Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, Li An also realized what was happening. His eyes reddened as he rushed forward to hit Zhou Lei, yelling, "You quack doctor, give me back my father's life!"
Seeing this, Constable Liu quickly reached out to stop him. Zhou Lei was so frightened that he took several steps back and pointed at Li An, cursing, "You troublemaker! You troublemaker!"
"Dr. Zhou, we are all ordinary people. What right do you have to call people 'troublemakers'?" Su Ruojin's anger intensified. This Zhou Lei was just someone with some medical skills, yet he acted so high and mighty.
The rich may be heartless and cheat people out of their money, but if a doctor is heartless, he will take lives!
Before Zhou Lei could say anything, Su Ruojin looked directly at Lord Zhang and said, "Lord Zhang, since Doctor Zhou says I have no evidence, please invite Imperial Physician Wang here."
Since it involves medical treatment, it makes sense for the Imperial Medical Academy to make the final decision.
In the past, these were disputes between ordinary people and medical clinics. Lord Zhang dared not disturb the Imperial Hospital. Otherwise, if the Emperor heard about it and investigated it thoroughly, he would be in deep trouble.
But since it was the princess who made the suggestion today, Lord Zhang was already sweating profusely.
“Princess, in my humble opinion, there’s no need to bother Imperial Physician Wang with this matter,” Lord Zhang said somewhat ingratiatingly.
"So, Lord Zhang, what do you intend to do about this?" Su Ruojin glanced at Lord Zhang.
Lord Zhang glanced at Li An, then at Zhou Lei, and cautiously asked Su Ruojin in a consultative tone, "Princess, how about having Doctor Zhou compensate the Li family one thousand taels, oh no, two thousand taels?"
Now that things have escalated to this point, the Li family has spent a thousand taels on medical treatment. Since they are to compensate, the amount should definitely be doubled. If it can be settled with money, Lord Zhang certainly doesn't want to make a big fuss.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lei twitched the corner of his mouth. Two thousand taels! His heart ached!
He tried to say something, but Lord Zhang whispered a rebuke: "Shut up!"
Zhou Lei has lived such a long life and still doesn't understand the situation.
The princess has made it so clear that even without the Imperial Physician Wang coming over, Lord Zhang already understands the situation.
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