Chapter 258 Who is Lu Qingqing?
Li Maosheng and his wife's legs went weak as soon as they entered the yamen (government office).
Especially when you see that Lu Qingqing wasn't kneeling, but sitting!
His cousin wasn't even in the hall.
Only the yamen runners on both sides stood solemnly.
"My lord, I'm innocent!"
"Whether there's been a wrongful conviction or not, we'll find out once we bring the fertility-granting healer here!" Magistrate Xu said sternly and impartially.
But the doctor who grants children can no longer be found!
Does this mean that the authenticity of the medicine cannot be verified?
The couple's eyes showed relief.
In just half an hour, a group of constables returned with a woman in her thirties.
The woman was the doctor who brought children.
"Sir, this woman has moved to a town twenty miles away. When I went there, there were several people buying medicine there. These are the pills we collected!"
The constable presented several bottles of medicine.
Magistrate Xu opened it, smelled it, and then handed it to Lu Qingqing.
The old woman doctor kept crying out that she was innocent.
She claimed that she had never harmed anyone, that the medicine she sold was genuine, and that everyone who bought her fertility pills had a son.
"Nonsense, my family gave birth to a freak!" Old Lady Li was still thinking about her three taels of silver.
"You promised to give me a son, but you haven't. Give me my money back now!"
“Giving birth to a freak is your own problem, what does it have to do with my medicine!” The old woman doctor suddenly remembered when she saw Granny Li.
"Oh, it's you. You stingily gave me only three taels of silver. I told you I needed five doses of medicine to be safe. You must not have taken enough to successfully change your baby. Who can you blame for that? But it's okay, take two more doses next time you have a baby, and I guarantee you'll have a son!"
Li Maosheng was trying to wink at his cousin, but his cousin ignored him completely, as if he didn't know him.
He was feeling uneasy when he heard the doctor say that he would have a son, and he was immediately captivated.
"Is it really true that eating two more doses will result in having a son?"
"Of course it's true! Who has ever heard of anyone saying that my medicine didn't work? If you have something to say, why do you have to make a scene in court?"
The old woman doctor thought the couple had sued her, but seeing that there was still hope, she was relieved.
The two of them actually started discussing having a son right there in the room.
Li Maosheng also blamed his first wife for being greedy and ruining everything, otherwise she would have given birth to a son this time!
Lu Qingqing was so angry she laughed.
Holding the pills, he said, "Cinnabar, Immortal Spirit Tablet, Realgar, Sheep Testicles... these are all tonics for men. Cinnabar and Realgar are highly poisonous. Would you dare give these medicines to a pregnant woman?"
The old woman doctor was startled.
Lu Qingqing was able to identify the ingredients in the pills!
"It seems you are also a healer. You should know that every medicine has some toxicity, and no medicine can be made without toxicity. The proper use of poison can also be a good prescription, as long as the dosage is controlled."
"Oh, so there won't be any problems with taking your medicine. Then why do you move so often and never stay in one place for long?"
"Yes, are you afraid the victims will come looking for you?"
This old woman doctor called herself Song Fu, which means "to bring blessings," "to bring children," and "to bring good fortune."
They also came to Ming'an County from other places, but only stayed in Fushui Lane for less than half a year. When business was booming, they suddenly moved.
This shows that she was afraid of being exposed, so she would make a quick getaway.
"What victim? I didn't harm anyone. I was delivering a child to someone, and I moved to a different location to help more people."
"We're both healers, you have your skills, and I have mine. Let's keep to ourselves. What good will it do you to bother me? Are you perhaps after my fertility formula?"
Lu Qingqing's gaze turned cold, and she stopped speaking to her.
She believed that someone who would prey on a pregnant woman had no moral bottom line.
Such a person deserves to die.
"My lord, this medicine is indeed a harmful poison, and it is also the culprit that causes fetuses to be deformed and become freaks."
I suspect this isn't an isolated incident; you could send someone to investigate.
Magistrate Xu slammed his hand on the table: "Song, who did you sell the medicine to? Confess the truth now!"
"Your Honor, you are innocent! The fertility pills I sell are genuine. If you don't believe me, you can check with the butcher on West Street, Granny Wang who sells tofu, and Mengjia Village..."
Song mentioned about ten households in a row, and then shamelessly said:
"Anyone who took the medicine gave birth to a son; otherwise, how could the news spread so quickly, reaching people dozens of miles away?"
"That's because the girls can't give birth at all; they've all been miscarried due to your drugs!"
Lu Qingqing said sternly, "Even if you survive by chance, you'll be a freak!"
Those families who gave birth to boys were already carrying boys; it has nothing to do with your fertility medicine!
Even if those children take your fertility-boosting medicine, they won't be normal. They might even die young!
Several lives have already been taken on your hands!
The voice and tone were both stern, and the echo seemed to reverberate throughout the hall, making one's ears ring.
There was a moment of silence in the room.
Li Maosheng and his wife looked at Doctor Song with surprise and uncertainty.
Song's eyes were filled with terror, her face as white as paint, but she still stubbornly maintained her composure.
"Nonsense, utter nonsense! Why would you say such a thing? We're both healers! Why are you trying to harm me?!"
"A female healer? We're not the same. One is a righteous cultivator, the other a heretical one."
Lu Qingqing looked at Magistrate Xu and said, "Your Honor, I think it is necessary to parade her through the streets to warn the world and see how many people she has harmed in Ming'an County, so that those deceived people can stop taking this medicine as soon as possible."
"I agree! However, before the parade, he shall first receive thirty strokes of the cane!"
Magistrate Xu threw away the order.
Two constables stepped forward and arrested Song.
Li Maosheng and his wife were so frightened that they shrank back and dared not move.
Song was also pale-faced. In her desperation, she remembered something and shouted, "My lord, all the female doctors who have been praised by you for disaster relief have gotten their medicine from me!"
Didn't the master say that female doctor was a miraculous healer with superb medical skills?
Even she took my fertility-enhancing medicine, isn't that enough to prove that my medicine isn't poisonous?
These words worked, and the two constables stopped.
Magistrate Xu and Lu Qingqing exchanged a glance.
Magistrate Xu couldn't help but glance at Lu Qingqing's stomach.
What are you looking at!
Lu Qingqing's eyes widened.
Magistrate Xu coughed and slammed his gavel: "When did the female doctor who provided disaster relief ever buy your medicine?"
"It was the day after the Heavenly Physician Festival when she came to pick up her medicine. She complained that my medicine was too expensive, but I gave her a 50% discount because we were both female healers."
What does she look like?
Song looked blank and shook her head.
"She was wearing a veil."
"You can tell she's the female doctor I praised just by looking at her face. You might as well become a shaman instead of a doctor!"
Magistrate Xu pointed at Lu Qingqing and said, "Look carefully, this is the female doctor I praised, Lu Qingqing!"
Mrs. Song was dumbfounded.
Is this Lu Qingqing?
No, that person also claimed to be Lu Qingqing that day!
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