Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

The group of people came to the alley where Dr. Tan's house was located. Dong Jiafu only knew the general location, but not which house it was.

She got off the carriage and asked passers-by, "Sister, could you please tell me how to get to Dr. Tan's house?"

After hearing her words, the woman immediately frowned and looked at them suspiciously.

After a while, the woman pointed to the back and said angrily: "Go in and it's the third door."

"Thank you, sis."

The woman retracted her hand and muttered as she walked: "It's really unlucky..."

The woman's words and deeds made Dong Jiafu uneasy. Hui'antang has been in Linqing County for decades. People here used to be polite when talking about the master and his family. Why has their attitude changed so much now? Could it be that they also thought the master was guilty?

Cui Qiyan noticed that she looked wrong and said: "Let's go, don't think too much, let's go and take a look first."

Dong Jiafu came to her senses and continued walking forward.

one two Three--

When she walked to the third house, what she saw in front of her made Dong Jiafu almost stunned.

The black door was scrawled with shocking red letters.

"Quack doctor", "Killing for life", "Don't die well", "Get out of Linqing County"...

Dong Jiafu stood there, each word hurting her eyes.

Cui Qiyan stood up and knocked on the door.

After a long time, someone cautiously responded: "Who is it?"

Dong Jiafu heard Tan Hao's voice, "Brother, it's me."

Accompanied by urgent footsteps approaching, the closed door was opened.

"Miss Dong, Mr. Cui, why are you here?" Tan Hao couldn't believe it.

Dong Jiafu almost didn't recognize Tan Hao after not seeing him for half a year. His cheeks were sunken, his expression was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and he had lost his former look.

Cui Qiyan replied: "I received your letter and told Miss Dong. We are here to investigate clearly."

"Come in quickly." Tan Hao opened the door and let them in.

After entering the door, Cui Qiyan saw the hammer clenched in Tan Hao's hand.

Tan Hao put his right hand behind his back and explained: "Since the accident, many people have come to the house to cause trouble, and I have to guard against it."

Dong Jiafu looked up and saw that the yard was in a mess, with large and small stones on the ground.

Tan Hao said sheepishly: "The house is a bit messy and I haven't cleaned it up. I don't dare to come out because I am afraid that a stone will fly in from nowhere."

"Why is this happening? What if someone is hurt by throwing rocks into someone's house? Doesn't the Yamen care?" Dong Jiafu said angrily.

"At the beginning, some government officials came to warn us, but as time went by, County Magistrate Yang said that the government did not have the extra manpower to keep an eye on it every day, so that was it. We had to be careful ourselves."

"Why did those people do this? Didn't they seek medical treatment from the master and forget about it so quickly? And they are here to add insult to injury."

"One evil can cover up a hundred good things. They believed that my father was a quack. How could they remember that Hui'an Hall was their hope when he was suffering from illness." Tan Hao's eyes were filled with pain. It was now like this, but he comforted himself, "It's good. Not everyone is like this, there are also neighbors who quietly come to bring us food at night.”

Tan Hao led them into the house.

"Who is here?" A weak and old voice came from the back room.

Tan Hao turned back to them and said, "It's my mother. She fell ill after my father and eldest brother were taken away."

"Take us in for a visit." Cui Qiyan said.

"Please come in."

Cui Qiyan and Dong Jiafu followed inside, while Ji Bai and Xia Zhi stayed outside.

There was a strong smell of soup and medicine in the room. The old lady was lying on the bed, with a young woman and a three or four-year-old boy standing next to her.

Tan Hao walked to the bed and bent down, "Mom, Miss Dong is here. She is the Miss Dong who was in our medical clinic before. This is Mr. Cui, the eldest son of Duke Dingguo in the capital."

Hearing this, the old lady hurriedly raised her hand and said, "It's really rude for a distinguished guest to come to the door. Help me up quickly..."

Dong Jiafu took a step forward, leaned over and said, "Mrs. I'm not getting up because I'm sick. We're not outsiders. I'm really ashamed that I haven't been able to visit you while I'm in the hospital."

The old lady's hair was gray, and I don't know if it was because of illness, but she looked a little older than Dr. Tan.

Looking at Dong Jiafu, the old lady said slowly with a smile on her face: "I often hear my old man and second son mention you, saying that you are good-looking, smart, and a good candidate to study medicine. I finally met you today, you are considerate, and you even came here specially for our family’s sake.”

"Master, something like this happened, so I should come."

"Quickly, get chairs for Miss Dong and this young man, let them sit..." the old lady ordered.

Tan Hao covered the old lady with a quilt, "Mom, you rest first, I will take them outside to talk for a while."

"That's fine, don't let me get you sick, take them out quickly."

"Master, please take good care of your health and don't think too much about it. We are responsible for the master's affairs and everything will be fine after the rain." Dong Jiafu comforted her.

The old lady nodded with tears in her eyes, "Good boy, thank you -"

"Let's go outside and talk."

Tan Hao led Cui Qiyan and Dong Jiafu to sit down in the hall.

Not long after, the young woman brought them tea.

Tan Hao introduced: "This is my sister-in-law."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Dong Jiafu took the tea cup.

Sister-in-law Tan just smiled and quickly collected the tray and entered the room.

Tan Hao said: "Mr. Cui, I am writing to you to ask for your help to see if I can re-investigate this matter. I didn't expect you to come in person."

"The matter is a bit complicated. I'm not at ease, so I asked the Holy One for a thorough investigation." Cui Qiyan said seriously, "The letter doesn't say much. Please explain the matter to us in detail."

"Actually, I don't know the specific story. A few days ago, I went to the mountains to collect medicine. When I came back, my father and eldest brother had been taken away by people from the county government, and the medical center was also closed."

Recalling that day, Tan Hao still felt suffocated and out of breath.

"My mother couldn't bear the blow and fainted. I waited until she woke up and confirmed that she was not in danger before I dared to go to the Yamen to ask why."

"I learned from Magistrate Yang that a man named Zhang Shi came to the hospital to see a doctor. My father prescribed medicine for him, but he died the next day. His family said that he took the medicine prescribed by my father. If someone dies after taking the medicine, he will file a lawsuit with the Yamen."

"Magistrate Yang took people to Zhang Shi's home, took the prescription and medicine residue, and confirmed that they were consistent. He also asked the man to do an autopsy. The cause of death was heart palpitations."

Hearing this, Dong Jiafu couldn't help but wonder, "Even if it's heart palpitations, how can we prove that it was caused by drinking the medicine prescribed by the master? The causes of heart palpitations are very complicated, how can we come to a conclusion so quickly?"

Tan Hao sighed, "Magistrate Yang called in several doctors to look at the prescription. They all agreed that one of the ingredients in the prescription could cause heart palpitations."

"Which medicine?"

"aconite."