The next morning, in the imperial study.
This is where the emperor reviews memorials and handles matters. The emperor will personally hear cases involving royal family members here.
Of course, there are not many such cases, and the number of cases reported by Shuntian Prefecture to sue royal family members is even smaller.
In the imperial study today, the emperor sat upright with a serious expression. Those who came to participate in the trial of this case included Shuntian Prefecture Governor Lu Wei, Censor Yu Shiming, Grand Tutor Wu Yuanzhang, Imperial Physician Bai and several officials from the Ministry of Justice.
Everyone stood on both sides. Luo Lan and the plaintiff named Xu Tianhu stood in the main hall, facing the emperor, waiting for him to speak.
The emperor glanced at everyone and then spoke:
"Master Lu, you were the one who reported this matter. Please tell us what you think!"
Lu Wei walked from the crowd to the front of the hall, clasped his fists and bowed in greeting.
"Your Majesty, a few days ago I received a petition from this person named Xu Tianhu. He said his mother died less than a day after taking Princess Yu's medicine after visiting Huichun Hall for treatment. She was only suffering from a cold, but she died so suddenly. He couldn't accept it, so he came to your hall to beat the drum and complain."
Luo Lan clasped her hands in front of her and listened quietly to Lu Wei's words. When she saw Xu Tianhu just now, she was sure that this person was the man who yelled at his mother that day.
She was impressed by the beard on his face and his behavior towards his mother.
After Lu Wei finished speaking, the emperor looked at Xu Tianhu again.
"Xu Tianhu, you said your mother died after taking Princess Yu's medicine. Do you have any evidence to support your claim?"
Hearing this, Xu Tianhu took out a box of cold and flu capsules from his pocket, held it up to his eyes, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, please look! It was this unknown vegetarian medicine that killed my mother."
Seeing this strange medicine, the emperor and all the adults widened their eyes. Eunuch Liu took the medicine from Xu Tianhu's hand and handed it to the emperor.
The emperor took it and took a look. The medicine pills inside were red, green and yellow, which did not look normal.
He frowned and looked at Luo Lan, saying coldly:
"Princess Yu, give me an explanation."
Luo Lan curled his lips helplessly. Those were just ordinary typhoid and cold capsules. Not to mention that there were only two capsules missing from the plate. Even if people took ten or eight capsules, they would not die. If they could kill people, then there would be deaths everywhere in the era of his previous life.
She bowed slightly and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Your Majesty, this is just an ordinary typhoid medicine. It won't kill you."
"You're talking nonsense."
Xu Tianhu suddenly became angry. "You can't eat dead people? Then why did my mother die after taking this medicine? This is poison. Otherwise, why don't other clinics sell it?"
Seeing the emperor's unhappy expression, Lu Wei frowned and said angrily:
"Xu Tianhu, this is in the presence of the Emperor, you must not be rude."
Xu Tianhu then lowered his head and said no more.
The emperor paused for a moment, then said to Bai Tiancheng:
"Doctor Bai, have you ever seen this kind of medicine?"
Bai Tiancheng frowned and took a look, then shook his head and clasped his fists, saying:
"Forgive my ignorance, I have been practicing medicine for many years and have never seen such a medicine."
The other imperial doctors also shook their heads, saying that they had never seen such medicine.
The emperor looked at Luo Lan again and asked sternly,
"Princess Yu, where did you get this medicine?"
Luo Lan straightened his expression and replied again:
"Your Majesty, the ingredients in this medicine are not toxic and will not cause death. It is extracted from cinnamon twig, licorice root, jujube, and ephedra. I developed it myself."
Xu Tianhu looked at her relentlessly.
"Don't be alarmist here. If this herb is not poisonous, then my mother died after eating it. What's going on?"
Doctor Bai also echoed, "Your Majesty, this kind of medicine has never appeared in our Daning Kingdom. I wonder how Princess Yu developed it, and how she turned the originally black medicine into such a colorful color?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other imperial doctors echoed him, "Yes, this is obviously a poisonous medicine. I've never seen medicine with such a bright color. Moreover, it is wrapped in a hard shell. It looks very scary."
Luo Lan was speechless. They said that this small cold capsule was a poison that could lead people to eternal damnation. She felt really helpless.
The emperor looked at Luo Lan, his expression suddenly becoming serious. "Princess Yu, not only did you set up a private clinic in Prince Yu's mansion, you also ate someone to death. Do you admit your crime?"
"I don't recognize it."
Luo Lan raised his eyebrows, not a trace of fear. "I opened a private clinic because the Ministry of Revenue stopped the salary of my Yuwang Mansion. We have dozens of people in Yuwang Mansion, and we can't just starve. Besides, I've already said that my medicine can't kill people. This woman's death must have other reasons. I suggest that the Shuntian Prefecture's coroner conduct a thorough investigation."
When she mentioned that the salary of Prince Yu's Mansion had been cut off, the emperor felt a little guilty. He had already asked about this matter when he knew about it. The reply was: After the Ministry of Revenue learned that Princess Yu had set up a private clinic, they went to the house to dissuade her but to no avail, so they cut off the salary of Prince Yu's Mansion, so there was nothing wrong with it.
Besides, Leng Yu had already committed the crime of patricide. If he showed more care to him, it would instead cause gossip from others. If a crime like patricide could still receive the emperor's care, then where would his majesty as the emperor be?
Therefore, he just let it go and did not blame Princess Yu for setting up a private clinic. He also gave Prince Yu's Mansion a break!
The emperor pondered for a moment, then looked at Lu Wei. Lu Wei stepped forward and replied:
"Your Majesty, the coroner was unable to examine the body. When he arrived to beat the drum, his mother had already been buried."
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