The next morning, in the imperial study room.
This is the place where the emperor hears memorials and handles matters. The emperor will personally hear cases involving members of the royal family here.
Of course, there are not many such cases, and there are even fewer cases reported by Shuntian Mansion to sue the royal family.
In today's royal study, the emperor is sitting upright with a serious face. Those who came to participate in the trial include Yin Lu Wei of Shuntian Prefecture, Yu Shiming, Yu Shiming, Taishi Wu Yuanzhang, Taiyi Bai, who is in charge, and several officials from the Ministry of Punishment.
Everyone stood on two sides. Luo Lan and the plaintiff named Xu Tianhu stood in the main hall, facing the emperor, waiting quietly for the emperor to speak.
The emperor glanced at everyone and then said:
"Master Lu, you reported this matter, please tell me!"
Lu Wei came to the front of the hall from the crowd, clasped his fists and bowed in salute.
"Your Majesty, I received a letter from Xu Tianhu a few days ago. He said that after his mother went to Huichun Hall for treatment, she took Princess Yu's medicine and died in less than a day. Originally, she just contracted the cold. The man died suddenly, and he couldn't accept it for a moment, so he went to the court to beat drums and complain."
Luo Lan held her hands in front of her and listened quietly to Lu Wei's words. When she saw Xu Tianhu just now, she had already determined that this man was the man who yelled at his mother that day.
The facial hair on his face, and his behavior towards his mother, impressed her deeply.
After Lu Wei finished speaking, the emperor looked at Xu Tianhu again,
"Xu Tianhu, you said that your mother died after taking Princess Yu's medicine. What is the basis for this?"
Hearing this, Xu Tianhu took out a cold capsule from his pocket, raised it to his eyes, and said loudly:
"Please see, Your Majesty, it is this unknown herbal medicine that will kill my mother."
Seeing this strange medicine, the emperor and all the adults' eyes widened. Eunuch Liu took the medicine from Xu Tianhu's hand and handed it to the emperor.
The emperor took it in front of him and looked at it. The pills inside were red and green, which did not look normal.
He frowned at Luo Lan and said coldly:
"Princess Yu, please give me an explanation."
Luo Lan twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly. Those were just ordinary typhoid and cold capsules. Not to mention that there were only two pills missing on the tablet. Even if he took ten or eight pills, he wouldn't die. If it could kill someone, then In my previous life, there must have been dead people everywhere.
She bowed slightly and saluted, raised her eyebrows and said, "To tell you the emperor, this is just an ordinary medicine for typhoid fever. This medicine will not kill people."
"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? You are poison, otherwise why don't other medical clinics sell it?"
Seeing that the emperor's face was not good-looking, Lu Wei frowned and said angrily:
"Xu Tianhu, this is in front of the emperor, you must not be rude."
Xu Tianhu then lowered his head and said nothing.
The emperor paused for a moment and then said to Bai Tiancheng:
"Mr. Bai, have you ever seen this kind of medicine?"
Bai Tiancheng frowned and glanced, then shook his head and clasped his fists:
"I'm sorry for my ignorance. I have been practicing medicine for many years and have never seen such a medicine."
Several other imperial doctors also shook their heads, saying that they had never seen this kind of medicine before.
The emperor looked at Luo Lan again and asked in a stern voice,
"Princess Yu, where did you get this medicine?"
Luo Lan straightened his expression and replied again:
"Your Majesty, the ingredients of this medicine are not toxic and will not cause death. It is extracted from cinnamon twig, licorice, jujube, and ephedra. It was developed by myself."
Xu Tianhu looked at her reluctantly,
"Don't be alarmist here. If this medicinal material is not poisonous, then my mother will die after eating it. What's going on?"
Doctor Bai also echoed, "Your Majesty, this kind of medicine has never appeared in our Great Ning Kingdom. I wonder how Princess Yu developed it and how she made the originally black medicine into such colorful colors?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several other imperial doctors also agreed, "Yes, this is obviously poisonous medicine. I have never seen such a brightly colored medicine, and it is also wrapped in a hard shell. It looks very scary. .”
Luo Lan was speechless. They said this small cold capsule was a poison that seemed to lead people to a point of eternal destruction. She really felt like she couldn't laugh or cry.
The emperor looked at Luo Lan and his face suddenly became solemn, "Princess Yu, not only did you set up a private medical clinic in Prince Yu's Mansion, but you also ate people to death. Do you admit to this crime?"
"I don't recognize it."
Luo Lan raised his eyebrows without a trace of timidity, "I opened the medical clinic privately because the Ministry of Revenue stopped my salary from Prince Yu's Mansion. There are dozens of people in Prince Yu's Mansion, so we can't drink from the northwest wind. Besides, I have already said, My medicine cannot kill people. There must be other reasons for this woman’s death. I suggest that the chief of Shuntian Mansion conduct a thorough examination."
She mentioned that Princess Yu's salary had been cut off, and the emperor felt a little guilty. He had already asked about it when he knew about it, and the reply was: After the Ministry of Revenue learned that Princess Yu had set up a private medical clinic, they came to dissuade her to no avail, so she cut off the matter. He received the salary from Prince Yu's Mansion, so there was nothing wrong he did.
Besides, Leng Yu had already committed the crime of patricide. If he paid more attention to him, it would arouse other people's opinions. If a crime like patricide can still be cared for by the emperor, then where is the majesty of the emperor?
Therefore, he just let it go and didn't blame Princess Yu for setting up a private medical clinic. He could be considered as letting Prince Yu's family go!
The emperor pondered for a while and then looked at Lu Wei. Lu Wei took a step forward and replied:
"Back to the emperor, there is no way to check the murder. When he came to play the drum, he had already buried his mother."
Buried?
Luo Lan suddenly frowned and looked at him,
"Since it was buried, why didn't Mr. Lu open the coffin and conduct an autopsy to find out the cause of death?"
Lu Wei glanced at her, and then said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, I believe that the deceased is the most important person. If we want to open the coffin, we should first report to the Emperor."
"no."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Tianhu roared loudly, "My mother is already dead. Do you want her to die uneasily? Anyway, my mother died after taking Princess Yu's medicine. She is a member of the royal family. We ordinary people The common people cannot afford to offend me, but now that we are in front of the emperor, we should ask the emperor to make the decision for the common people."
After saying that, he knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and shouted with runny nose and tears,
"Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for the common people and for my dead mother."
Seeing Xu Tianhu crying pitifully, Wu Yuanzhang stepped forward and cupped his fists:
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be groundless. Princess Yu's medicine is indeed suspicious. I believe that this matter should be handed over to the Criminal Division for trial."
As you can tell by the name, the Sentence Department is the place where people in the royal family are punished for making mistakes and refusing to admit them. The intention of Wu Taishi is to let the emperor punish Luo Lan.
After hearing this, Yu Shiming, the censor, stepped forward, cupped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, I think this matter cannot be concluded based on Xu Tianhu's words alone. Shunkai Mansion should open the coffin and conduct an autopsy to find out the cause of the deceased's death."
Hearing what he said, Taishi Wu was obviously dissatisfied. He frowned and stared at him, "Master Yu, tell me, what happened to Princess Yu's inexplicable medicine? How can she prove that it is not poisonous?"
"Whether there is poison in this medicine or not, we cannot make a conclusion based on just one sentence. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
"..."
After going back and forth, the two people actually quarreled over this matter.
"alright."
The emperor suddenly waved his hand, "Stop arguing, Princess Yu. Since you say your medicine is non-toxic, how can you prove it?"
