This was the first time for Shopkeeper Lu to come to such a place, let alone the emperor of the entire Da Qi in front of him.
Now that the emperor was furious, the anger radiating around him was something that a commoner like him had never seen before, and he was trembling all over unconsciously.
"Grass, grass people have seen it, and they have seen the Holy One."
This sentence was forcibly broken into three parts by shopkeeper Lu before he could say it clearly, which made the emperor even more disdainful.
"Let me ask you, do you have any prescriptions for treating tuberculosis?"
The emperor did not take Shopkeeper Lu's reaction to heart. On the contrary, the emperor felt that a person like Shopkeeper Lu would definitely tell the truth in this situation.
When he finished speaking, Shopkeeper Lu's body was still shaking like a sieve, but he still nodded stumblingly.
"Yes, that's right."
Hearing this, the emperor snorted coldly and narrowed his eyes to look in front of him. Shopkeeper Lu stopped shaking now because he almost fainted from fright.
"Do you know what kind of disease tuberculosis is? I'll ask you again, do you know the consequences of the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Being threatened so blatantly, Shopkeeper Lu couldn't help crying anymore.
"Common people, common people will never dare to deceive the Holy One. Consumption was indeed incurable before, but common people are not just talking nonsense. Someone can testify on behalf of the common people. Please don't chop off the common people's heads!"
Seeing Shopkeeper Lu being so frightened, the emperor naturally believed that he didn't have the guts to lie, but he still wanted to know who the witness he was talking about was.
"Who will prove it?"
Shopkeeper Lu heard that the emperor was still asking, as if he was afraid that the emperor would regret it, so he hurriedly named a few people.
The emperor frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then he knew that Shopkeeper Lu was most likely not lying, because tuberculosis is a symptom that is difficult to treat nowadays, so if something like this happens to a family, everyone will always pay more attention to it.
But after confirming that this matter was true, the emperor became even more confused.
"Where did your prescription come from?"
As soon as these words came out, Shopkeeper Lu's body trembled violently, as if he had something unspeakable to hide, and he didn't speak for a long time.
The emperor lost his patience, and Eunuch Sun hurriedly walked out from the side, "The Holy One is asking you something, just say whatever you want. If you dare to tell a lie in front of the Holy One, watch your head carefully!"
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Lu didn't dare to hesitate anymore, but he still spoke hesitantly.
"The grassroots people also want to report truthfully, but the grassroots people are afraid. No one will believe it after the grassroots people say it..."
The emperor became more and more unwilling to wait any longer. Shopkeeper Lu trembled all over, closed his eyes and spoke without Grandpa Sun opening his mouth.
"The grass people dreamed of the medicine in their dreams!"
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, no one in the hall spoke.
Shopkeeper Lu saw that no one was speaking, so he simply continued, "At first, ordinary people didn't believe it, but when they thought of what if it was true, they found someone in private who wanted to try it. Anyway, they were all waiting to die. If it was true, If it is cured, wouldn’t it be a great merit?”
This statement vividly portrays Shopkeeper Lu as a man who is greedy for money and afraid of trouble. However, it is consistent with his current status and undoubtedly adds some credibility to his words.
"so what?"
Now that the emperor has spoken, it means that the emperor still believes in his words. Gu Cong was about to speak, but shopkeeper Lu turned his head and looked over.
However, the person Shopkeeper Lu wanted to find in the end was not him. Instead, he set his sights on the old woman.
"Well, that's her. I didn't expect her to be so lucky, so I felt relieved and went to find other companies."
After hearing what he said, the emperor asked again, "Then why don't you hear good news?"
"Although this prescription works, it will take some time to take effect. What's more, one of the medicinal ingredients is difficult to find, which is why it was delayed."
As the emperor's anger weakened, Shopkeeper Lu's answers became more fluent.
"What he said is true?"
The emperor then cast his gaze on the old woman. After she nodded, his eyes became a little displeased.
"Okay, I already know this. Let's take this person down first."
Eunuch Sun hurriedly stepped forward. With a wave of his hand, someone stepped forward and took Shopkeeper Lu away.
In the blink of an eye, several people heard a heavy sound above their heads. It was the emperor who was angry, and they all knelt down.
"Prince, you heard everything just now clearly. I ask you one last time, what else do you want to say?"
Gu Cong remained calm-faced and touched his forehead to the ground, "I was wronged. Is it possible that I could be convicted just by a random bite from a servant who came out of his palace?"
Seeing that Gu Cong was still unwilling to admit the matter, the old woman took a step forward and said, "If the Holy One doesn't believe it, I have evidence. I just have the guts to borrow some pen and ink from the Holy One."
The emperor looked at the figure in front of him, sighed helplessly and motioned to Eunuch Sun to hand over the things.
The old woman didn't talk nonsense. She picked up the pen and wrote a few big words on the paper, and then lowered her eyes.
When the paper was presented to the emperor, the emperor's anger could no longer be endured!
"Come on, imprison the prince in the East Palace. No one can come near without my order!"
Eunuch Sun was also surprised at how the emperor could suddenly become angry. He didn't want to look up and found that the handwriting on the paper on the table was almost the same as the emperor's. He was shocked and quickly closed his eyes to pretend that nothing happened. .
Gu Cong naturally guessed something, but he didn't understand why his people ended up siding with An Ruowan.
Until he was taken away, Gu Cong clenched his fists with unwillingness in his eyes.
After Gu Cong's figure disappeared, the emperor turned his attention to An Ruowan, "I should have noticed the clues in this matter from the beginning. It was my fault that Princess Rong suffered unjust injustice."
The emperor was currently in a rage, so it was not easy for him to say these words. An Ruowan didn't seek too much and quickly stood up to return the favor.
"Your Majesty's words are serious. After all, this matter is very involved. Your Majesty was not aware of it for a moment. My wife-in-law would like to thank Your Majesty for clearing my name."
After the words fell, the emperor's eyes became even more displeased, but An Ruowan had suffered a loss in what happened today, so he naturally did not let her continue to bear this infamy.
"You can go back for now, I will take care of this matter."
"Yes, I, my wife, will retire first."
An Ruowan also understood that it was not good to push this kind of thing too hard. Gu Cong was still the prince no matter what he said, so he leaned over to thank him and stepped back.
The old woman was naturally released, but Gu Beichen deliberately stood up half a step behind.
When there was no one else in the hall, Gu Beichen raised his eyes and looked in front of him.
"In this matter, I believe that the emperor will give me a satisfactory answer."
The emperor was stunned. He couldn't remember how long it had been since Gu Beichen spoke to him in this tone, and then he drove the person away with a wave of his hand.
