Song Yi

Chapter 380

Du Wenhao said to the woman, Mrs. Zhou: "I heard that your mother-in-law was commended by the late emperor for her virtue of raising children alone, is that true?"

Zhou's face was full of pride: "Exactly."

Du Wenhao's face darkened: "Since your mother-in-law has such a noble character, why did she become a shrew when she came to you? Listen to the swear words you just typed, I'm afraid it's not much cleaner than the shit in the latrine, you are so Wouldn't this be discrediting your mother-in-law's chastity archway?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou's face flushed red, she lowered her head and dared not make a sound, most of the arrogance just now had gone.

Only then did An Yilong and the others understand why Du Wenhao had been turning a deaf ear to Zhou's scolding just now, but it turned out that there was such a trick behind him, and he wanted to use this to blow her arrogance. The next step is to do ideological work.Not only praised Du Wenhao for his thoughtfulness.

In fact, Du Wenhao didn't expect this move, it was master Shen who helped him come up with the idea.

Du Wenhao said to Sun Langzhong: "Come and see if the medicine in this medicine jar is the medicine you prescribed at the beginning."

"Yes! Thank you, Mr. Sun." Langzhong thanked Du Wenhao for speaking up for him just now, and scolded the shrew, which was regarded as a relief for himself, and he was very grateful.He got up and bowed to Du Wenhao.Then I walked over and looked at the medicine jar first.

The medicine dregs in the medicine jar were all mixed together, and the light in the lobby was not very good, so he couldn't see clearly, and he didn't dare to let the medicine be poured on the old man's case. He was thinking about what to do, Du Wenhao asked again He said: "Do you still remember what medicine you prescribed to Zhou's mother-in-law at that time?"

Sun Langzhong: "It's not that long ago. I should remember that day Mrs. Zhou brought her mother-in-law to Cyclamen for medical treatment. I only remember that the old lady was thin and frail, and she was half out of breath when she walked from the door to my desk. Only then did he speak."

Du Wenhao: "Then how did you argue?"

Sun Langzhong: "Asthma and cough, phlegm is abundant and thin, pulse condition is slow and weak, and the tongue coating is white and greasy. It is called phlegm drink, and warming medicine is used to counteract it. The prescription is prescribed to warm yang and resolve phlegm."

Du Wenhao said: "You haven't told me if you prescribed the medicine in this medicine jar?"

Sun Langzhong bowed and said: "My lord, Caomin... Caomin's nose doesn't work very well, I can't smell anything..."

"Well, you just said that you suspected that the Zhou family murdered her mother-in-law, and instead framed you. Do you have evidence?"

Sun Langzhong panicked and said: "This is also a reasonable conjecture, but when anyone murders someone, he never gives the evidence to others."

"That makes sense. However, in order to clarify the case, I did some investigation last night, which may help to clarify the case." After finishing speaking, Du Wenhao turned his head and looked at Master Shen behind him, winking.

Master Shen understood, turned his head and went out. After a while, he came out with two servants from the yamen, carrying something in his hand.

Master Shen said: "My lord, according to your instructions, the old man took two yamen servants to Yangliu Village last night, and asked Li Zheng to take them to Hong San's home."

Du Wenhao asked: "Is there any gain?"

Master Shen said: "Through investigation, Mrs. Zhou prescribed three medicines in total, one of which was given to Hong San's mother, Mrs. Zhao, and one is now in the earthen jar of the court, which has been used as evidence in court. At Hong San’s house, he found that there were still two sets of medicines that had not been tormented in the pile of firewood in the corner, so he took them back.” After speaking, he asked the yamen servant behind him to pass the two paper bags to the hall.

Du Wenhao opened it and took a look, then glanced at Sun Langzhong, Zhou Shi, and Hong San, and said, "Did you find anything else?"

Master Shen: "By the way, the old man inquired about Zhou's daily life with his parents-in-law in the village. He heard that he had a fierce quarrel with his mother-in-law on the first day he took her to see a doctor. Mrs. Zhou treats her parents-in-law very well on weekdays, but she is outspoken and often argues with her mother-in-law, but she has never heard of abuse."

Du Wenhao: "Let you go to Cyclamen to ask, can you gain anything?"

Master Shen: "The Cyclamen closed the door, probably because of this matter, the neighbors gossip too much, the shopkeeper of the Cyclamen was also a medical student, seeing the old man with two yamen servants, first he didn't open the door Later, the yamen servant said that he was going to smash the door and opened it, saying that Sun Lang is proficient in Chinese medicine, and he will definitely not prescribe any wrong prescriptions."

An Yilong: "Then if the prescription is correct, is it possible that the person who took the medicine made a mistake?"

Master Shen: "Master An is thoughtful, this old man also asked, the shopkeeper found the guy who fetched the medicine, they cyclists have a habit of fetching the medicine, that is, after taking the medicine, they must be checked again by Mr. Sitang, then The guy said he showed it to Dr. Sun, and he didn't find anything wrong."

Du Wenhao: "There is nothing wrong with being careful, after all, it is a matter of human life."

The sun doctor said tremblingly: "My lord, Xiaomin did check it. Just now, Xiaomin heard that the medicine in the earthen pot seemed to be laxative like rhubarb, but this was definitely not prescribed by Xiaomin, and he was caught. There is no such medicine in the medicine, so Xiaomin wonders."

Du Wenhao asked the yamen servant to pour the medicine in the crock on the ground, and then poured the other two undecocted medicines aside, and then went to the hall to let Lang Zhong Sun see it, and said: "Is there any medicine in it?" The medicine you prescribed yourself?"

Sun Langzhong quickly pointed to one of them and said, "This is the prescription that Xiaomin gave to that old woman."

Du Wenhao asked the Zhou family again: "Is anyone else in your family sick?"

Mrs. Zhou shook her head: "No, but this medicine... the woman can't remember why there was an extra medicine."

An Yilong on the side sneered and said, "You don't cry when you see the coffin, right? Since no one in the family takes medicine, where did the extra medicine come from? Someone here..."

As he said that, two yamen servants came out from both sides. An Yilong habitually reached out to grab the token, but he couldn't catch it. Only then did he realize that Du Wenhao was trying the case in the lobby, and the token was on Du Wenhao's case. .She cupped her hands and said, "From the point of view of a lowly position, if this kind of cunning woman doesn't give her some strength, she will definitely not recruit her."

Du Wenhao remained silent, An Yilong thought that Du Wenhao had acquiesced, so he raised his hand to grab the token in the box, Du Wenhao said coldly when he saw this: "Master An, why don't you sit here?"

An Yilong suddenly understood, smiled awkwardly and retracted his hand: "I'm sorry, my lord, I lost my temper in a humble position." He sat back in his seat embarrassingly.

Du Wenhao: "Mr. Zhou, did you and your mother-in-law ever quarrel before the incident?"

Mrs. Zhou said: "Back to the elder, the woman and mother-in-law had a quarrel with my mother-in-law because of disciplining my naughty child. My husband and uncle both knew about it, but the woman will never be hurt because of this. My mother-in-law's thoughts."

Du Wenhao: "Do you have any evidence to prove it?"

Mrs. Zhou thought for a while, and said, "Master, you can ask my husband and uncle, women are always like this, and women will chatter when they see something they don't like, you say, it's spring, The water in the river is very cold. My mother-in-law has always been very fond of my son. Seeing that my son wanted to go swimming in the river without stopping him but wanted to take him with me, I quarreled with her. The women also knew that my mother-in-law was not in good health. , but when I was in a hurry, I didn't care so much, so I attracted the neighbors to wait and see. Later, it was Aunt Wang next door who persuaded us to come. I cooked a delicious meal for my mother-in-law, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were fine in the evening, and the next day, the peasant woman took her mother-in-law to the city to see a doctor."

Du Wenhao: "Hong San, is your wife telling the truth?"

Hong San nodded: "My lord, the bitch has always talked like this, everyone in the family knows that sometimes we are angry when she says something, but she doesn't take it seriously, and she still jokes with us afterwards, but she doesn't know that we are still angry, so It was the same that day, and I did buy some meat back at night, my mother is also a soft-hearted person, seeing that her daughter-in-law wanted to make amends, she naturally didn't care about it."

Du Wenhao: "Then do you remember who is still taking medicine at home recently, or who took the medicine before and left it in the corner without finishing it?"

Hong San scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "Xiaomin really can't remember."

Sun Langzhong said: "Hmph, why are the medicines given to people placed in the corner, probably because they are afraid that people will see them, so they hide them on purpose."

Mrs. Zhou said suddenly: "My lord reminded the women that a few days ago, the sow in my family could not eat, so I went to the veterinarian in the village to have a look, and prescribed two medicines, and I only ate it for a while. That sow will be fine, I thought it would be a pity to throw away the one that didn't suffer, so I put it away, could it be..."

Du Wenhao groaned, and said to the Zhou family: "You said your livestock is sick?"

Zhou: "Exactly, probably a few days before the woman took her mother-in-law to the city to see a doctor."

Du Wenhao: "What's the name of the veterinarian in the village?"

Zhou's: "Wang Mazi"

Du Wenhao: "Okay, it seems that the case may come to light. Someone, come and bring Wang Mazi from Yangliu Village. Let's back out for now!"

Du Wenhao flicked his sleeves and went back to the back hall, and An Yilong quickly followed in.

When he arrived in the back hall, An Yilong hurriedly ordered the servants to bring tea and some snacks to Du Wenhao, then sat down opposite Du Wenhao with a smile on his face, first took a sip of tea, looked at Du Wenhao's expression, put down the teacup, and said cautiously: "I don't know." What does Master Du think of this case?"

Du Wenhao took a bite of a well-made lotus cake, put the rest on the plate, patted the cake crumbs that fell on his robe, and said, "I want to hear what Master An thinks. .”

An Yilong groaned, and said politely: "Before I was humbled, I also asked that Zhou family, and I also went to the village to investigate and asked the villagers in that village. I heard that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good. After a long time, the mother-in-law not only can't share the burden, but also quarrels with herself from time to time, so naturally she won't be happy, and it's normal to have this idea!"

Du Wenhao took a sip of the tea, and said: "The first dose of medicine was given to her mother-in-law by Mrs. Zhou, and there is no difference. How could the second dose of medicine eliminate the problem?"

An Yilong swallowed his saliva, and said: "Could it be that Zhou's murderous hand? Deliberately put the blame on that doctor."

Du Wenhao chewed the remaining cakes in his mouth, took a sip of water and swallowed, and said: "The case cannot be speculated, there is a big loophole here, Mr. An has not noticed it all the time. huh?—What does your lord think is going on with that extra dose of medicine?"

An Yilong spread his hands, and said: "It's not something I understand, it's just another medicine prescribed to the mother-in-law who came to Sun Langzhong to take the medicine before, and then let her find that it has improved and the disease has disappeared. Be careful, that's why Hong San decocted and swallowed another prescribed medicine for her to kill her."

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "Master An also has some truths in what he said."

An Yilong smiled smugly, and sat back on his seat, but found that Du Wenhao's smile was somewhat mocking, and that bit of smugness disappeared.Asked embarrassingly, "Can my lord give me some advice?"

Du Wenhao took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Perhaps, this case is not murder at all, so there is no murderer."

After hearing this, An Yilong was stunned: "How do you say that?"

"Based on my intuition, it should be an accident. When the veterinarian arrives in a while, he will know everything."

"Accident? Where did the adults feel that it was an accident?"

"It's unnecessary for Zhou's thief to call for a thief this time, because no one came to trouble her, including her family members, and no one suspected her. If it was her mother-in-law who murdered her, her first choice would be to calm the matter and cover it up. But she Come to the yamen to beat drums and complain, isn't she afraid to tell the truth?"

"My lord's analysis couldn't be more correct." An Yilong praised.

Du Wenhao calmed down: "The key to judgment is the prescription. According to the prescription, you can know a lot of things."

"Know what?"

"This, let's talk about it later in the lobby, I don't want to say it twice."

"That is that is!"

Not long after, the yamen servant came to report that Wang Mazi had brought it.

Du Wenhao was promoted again, and after asking Wang Mazi's identity, he said, "Have you ever treated the livestock of the Zhao family who just passed away in your village?"

"I have seen it, my lord. Their piglet is sick. Please let me go and see it. I prescribed some medicine and it was cured. Hehe"

"Oh, it looks like your medical skills are pretty good." Du Wenhao said, "What's wrong with this little pig? What medicine did you prescribe?"

"What I got was pullorum, and I prescribed the medicines I had conquered, such as rhubarb and Pu Nitrate."

Du Wenhao's eyes lit up: "Oh, there is rhubarb in the medicine you prescribed?"

"Yes."

Du Wenhao said to the yamen servants on both sides: "Come here, pour the medicine in the medicine jar on the ground, and let them identify what kind of medicine is in it! This is the dregs of the medicine that Mrs. Zhao took before she died. Take a look." Well, is it the medicine you prescribed?"

A yamen servant came over, took the medicine jar, and poured it in front of the two doctors and Mrs. Zhou.The dregs of the medicine are still there, so you can tell what kind of medicine it is.After the two saw it, they were all taken aback.

Sun Langzhong exclaimed: "No! The medicine in this medicine jar is definitely not the medicine I prescribed. The medicine I prescribed to Mrs. Zhao is Lingguizhugan Decoction combined with Erchen Decoction! There is a prescription to prove it!"

Du Wenhao nodded, then looked at the stunned veterinarian Wang Mazi.

Wang Mazi couldn't believe his eyes, and murmured: "This... These are the medicines I prescribed, but my medicine is... It's for their little pigs, why did it get to the old lady? Is it in the medicine jar?"

Du Wenhao said: "It's very simple. Someone got the medicine wrong! The old lady took the medicine that was given to the little pig. According to the investigation by my master, Mrs. Zhao has indeed been ill for many years and has visited Dr. Sun many times. They went to see a doctor at the pharmacy, and the master also extracted from the pharmacy the prescription left by Mrs. Zhao when she went to the doctor before. He learned that the old lady Zhao had always suffered from phlegm, and her attacks became worse every winter. The old lady Zhao was old and her yang energy was weak. , the phlegm drink is endogenous, and it acts as a warming yang drink. Therefore, the medicine prescribed by Dr. Sun is very suitable, and the first dose also has an effect, which proves to be effective. It is a pity that someone mistakenly gave the veterinary medicine to Mrs. Zhao as a human medicine Eat it, and you will have this result."

There were tears in Hong San's eyes, but he still didn't quite believe the result, he stammered and asked, "My lord, the medicine given to the little pig should not be a large dose, the little pig won't die after taking it, why would anyone take it?" die?"

Du Wenhao sighed: "Old Mrs. Zhao's yang declines in her old age, and drinking evil is like a haze. At this time, it is still too late to warm Yang Huayin. Why do you use rhubarb and Pu Nitrate instead of medicines that have been conquered by the bitter cold? That's a shame. Hurry up. As the saying goes: 'A good man can't stand three bubbles of shit', let alone an old man in his seventies and eighties?"

Hong San burst into tears: "Mother! My son is sorry for you! Why didn't you take a good look at the decoction..."

Mrs. Zhou also fell to the ground and cried loudly: "Blame me! I blame me for being stingy... why am I so reluctant, why don't you throw away the leftover medicine for pigs, what are you doing with it..."

Du Wenhao let out a long sigh, shook his head, and was about to speak when he heard footsteps behind him, a Zaoli hurried in and whispered a few words into Master Shen's ear.Master Shen's complexion changed, he hurried forward, and leaned into Du Wenhao's ear and said: "My lord, there is an urgent military situation at eight hundred miles!"

Du Wenhao groaned, flicked his sleeves, got up and said: "The case has been clarified, and Dr. Sun was acquitted. Retire!"

Du Wenhao came to the back hall in a hurry, An Yilong also followed in, he was beaming and wanted to say something to the horses, but seeing Du Wenhao's serious face, he quickly swallowed his words.

It makes sense for Du Wenhao and Master Shen's face to change drastically. Eight hundred miles of emergency military information is the fastest way to transmit information in ancient times. Money can be used, something must have happened.

Du Wenhao hurriedly ordered to invite the military sender in.

The person sending the military information turned out to be a school lieutenant, which further showed the urgency and importance of the military information. Du Wenhao couldn't help but feel his heart hang up.

The military academy was sweating profusely, with a rolling roll on its back, a sword in its waist and hips, and its body was completely soaked in sweat. It looked ashamed and embarrassed. When it entered the room, it knelt down on one leg and clasped its fists, saying: "The last general will see the judge My lord! Please forgive me for being rude, I need to check your official seal."

The recipient of Babaili Express must present a valid certificate, which can only be accepted after the inspection is correct, so as to ensure that it is delivered to the recipient.Du Wenhao hurriedly took out his seal of the criminal officer and handed it over. The military academy took out a piece of white paper with the seal on it, stamped Du Wenhao's big seal on the reverse side, folded and compared it, it was completely consistent, and then took it from the back. Lower the sealed metal roll, pull out the knife, remove the seal face to face, and pour out a long golden yellow paper tube from the inside, which is also fully sealed, and there is a wax seal on the seal.Handed the long paper tube to Du Wenhao with both hands.

(End of this chapter)