Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Jiu Jin unceremoniously pushed aside the woman blocking her way and, holding her mistress’s hand, moved a few steps forward.
Her immense strength shielded Yu Linlang, keeping others at bay, who could only stare and sigh.
The master and servant approached the entrance to Huichun Hall, where they saw the medicine boy wrestling with a burly man. Clearly no match for the young man, he was pinned to the ground and assaulted repeatedly.
An old woman was slumped over next to them, slapping her legs and crying, “The quack doctor at Huichun Hall couldn’t cure my child, and now he’s angry and hitting people.”
The old woman slapped her legs rhythmically with her hands, howling and shouting, “Oh my god, is there any justice here?”
A young doctor blushed, and supported the gasping old doctor, stammering in argument, “You, don’t mess around! Your child was clearly dead when she was sent here! We doctors are, we are not gods, how can we save a corpse?”
“Bullsh*t!” The old woman jumped up and cursed fiercely, “My second girl was clearly still breathing when she was sent here, but you misdiagnosed her, and my good child was ruined in the hands of quack doctors like you.”
“You!! How can you be so unreasonable!” The young doctor’s face turned purple, and tears welled up in his eyes with anger.
“Who’s being unreasonable?” The burly man, pulled away by two onlookers, turned and roared, “You, Huichun Hall, are killing people with your medicine and bullying us peasants. Is that right?”
“We know that in the eyes of you nobles, we are just the dirt in the fields, the grass in the corners! But my Erniu’s life can’t be let go like this!”
“Your child, did she hurt her head?”
A thin woman, holding her baby tightly and crying silently, suddenly froze at Yu Linlang’s soft question.
She had been standing a few steps away from Yu Linlang, and when she saw Yu Linlang approaching to investigate, she quickly retreated with the child in her arms.
“Yes, she just accidentally bumped her head.” The old woman strode forward, blocking the crowd, and howled at the top of her lungs. “It was just a minor bruise, but who knew that Huichun Hall quack doctor would kill her? Poor little girl, she’s only five months old and she’s dead!”
Yu Linlang glanced at the wailing old woman. “I just took a look and noticed that there are dents on both sides of your granddaughter’s head. This is clearly not an accidental bump, as you said. Let’s report it to the authorities.”
She raised her eyes to the old doctor at the entrance of Huichun Hall. “Since you have doubts, why not report it to the authorities? Invite a coroner to examine the injury. We’ll know the answer right away. Why bother arguing with them here and blocking the road? It’s really not right.”
“Yes, yes, report it to the authorities, report it now!” The old doctor nodded repeatedly, realizing what was happening.
He had been so overwhelmed by the family’s annoyance that he couldn’t focus on one thing at a time. Now, meeting the girl’s clear eyes, he felt a strange sense of calm.
The old woman was startled and shouted angrily, “Can’t report to the authorities? Who should I report to? Everyone knows that those of you who run medical clinics have connections in the court? What’s the point of reporting to the authorities? Isn’t it still the officials protecting each other!”
Yu Linlang almost laughed out loud, “Old lady, you are standing on the street in Weizhou Prefecture, shouting that the officials are protecting each other. Where do you put the Weizhou governor’s face? You are so outspoken and contemptuous of the court. Let me remind you that you will be beaten with thirty boards in the street and thrown into jail for slandering court officials.”
The old woman was confused, her face turning from green to yellow, and then she sat down on the ground, continuing to throw her tantrum and rolling on the ground, crying over and over.
The burly man quickly rushed forward to embrace his mother, then turned and glared at Yu Linlang fiercely. “Why are you trying to scare my mother? She’s just a peasant woman, how could she understand what’s a crime or not?”
Seeing a medicine boy running out of the crowd to report to the officials, the burly man grew anxious. “Forget it, forget it. I won’t argue with you anymore. Pay me a tael of silver, and I’ll go back to the village to bury my poor daughter, and we’ll be done with it.”
The onlookers couldn’t help but sigh.
“You’ve been blocking the road, preventing people from passing. You’ve caused such a big fuss, and now you’re trying to get away? It won’t be that easy,” Jiu Jin scoffed.
The man turned and glared at the master and servant. “What do you high-born daughters of noble families know? We’re just farmers, asking the infirmary for funeral expenses!”
“The officials are coming!” someone shouted from the crowd, startling the peasant woman and her son, whose faces turned pale.
“Ah, why are they here so quickly?” The old woman quickly stood up, patted her butt, and grabbed her son’s hand, calling out, “Let’s go, let’s go. Don’t bother with them. It’s our bad luck. Let’s go.”
The mother and son rushed forward, grabbed the clumsy woman holding the baby, and tried to run away.
However, the crowd was so dense that it was difficult for them to escape.
The people of Huichun Hall were no fools. Seeing that they were trying to escape, they naturally rushed to stop them.
One of the medicine boys was quick to snatch the child away, turning around and shouting, “Sir, the officials, the officials!”
The crowd was driven apart by the soldiers, and Jiu Jin, protecting her mistress, moved to the side.
A group of court officials in official uniforms arrived, escorting several dignitaries.
Everyone’s attention was immediately drawn to the handsome man, his figure like a pine or cypress, his hair like snow and silver frost. His youthful appearance with gray hair was a cause for regret for everyone.
“Please, Prince,” Yu Shoudao, sweating profusely, bowed, inviting the Mu brothers to pass.
Today was truly a day of bad luck. Arriving at the city gate to greet the Prince and his entourage, only to encounter a shrew hurling insults at court officials in the street. Even now, he felt uneasy.
Mu Zhao nodded. His deep and bright eyes, filled with the sea of stars, looked around. He then turned his head and whispered to his attendant beside him, “Go and invite Lord Lu and the others over.”
“Yes.”
The young doctor of Huichun Hall hurriedly helped the old grandfather forward and knelt down in front of Yu Shoudao. “My lord, we are innocent.”
Yu Shoudao frowned and bowed to look at Mu Zhao on the side. “This is the son of Marquis Xuanping, and he is also the chief pacification envoy appointed by the court. I am Yu Shoudao, the governor of Weizhou. Tell me everything and how you have been wronged.”
The young doctor narrated everything smoothly, telling the ins and outs of the matter and picking out the important ones. He then looked at Yu Shoudao expectantly, “My lord, we in Huichun Hall can swear to heaven that what they sent was a dead baby, and we are not lying.”
“Ha! Let Miss Yu check it out to know whether it was dead or not!” Mu Feng suddenly jumped in front of everyone, showing an expression of anticipation towards Yu Linlang and her servant.
Yu Linlang was standing quietly to the side, secretly observing her “good father” whom she had never met. She was taken aback when her name was suddenly called.
Yu Shoudao and the others turned to look at her when they heard the name “Miss Yu.”
As their eyes met, Yu Shoudao felt that the girl’s eyes were as clear as snow and as cold as ice.
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