boyutpedia Chapter 240 Medicine Introduction
Chapter 240 Medicine Introduction
Although Leng Qingyu never participated in court affairs, he could understand the situation to some extent.
Now that Prince Rui holds the military power in the capital, all the princes would want to pull him into their camp.
The Third Prince would not offend King Rui for the sake of Lu Tingen.
Lu Tingen went to the Third Prince's Mansion again, and the answer he got was the same as Leng Qingyu thought.
However, this time the third prince's attitude was much better than before.
"Lord Lu, I already know about this matter. But the evidence is irrefutable, and I am powerless!"
The third prince said.
"Your Highness, my mother was indeed wronged. That maid was sent directly from the Rui Palace to the Ministry of Justice Prison. Someone must have secretly guided her in this process, so she could push the blame on an innocent old woman."
The third prince's expression changed.
"Lord Lu, be careful with your words! What you just said, do you mean to say that this matter was deliberately framed by King Rui?"
"I..." Lu Tingen was frightened by the third prince's expression.
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that maybe someone else had contact with the maid..."
"Lord Lu, don't think about overturning the verdict on this matter anymore."
The Third Prince softened his expression and looked at Lu Tingen with some sympathy. "When the prince of Rui Palace got into trouble, the Rui Prince must find someone to vent his anger. You pushed the responsibility onto a fictitious person. How can the Rui Prince vent his anger?"
"But I can't let my mother take the blame!"
"Lord Lu!"
The Third Prince interrupted him, "Why don't you understand? The Rui Palace is unwilling to investigate further, which is already giving great face to the Marquis' Palace.
Otherwise, just because this maid came from your mansion, your entire mansion cannot escape responsibility!"
Lu Tingen's heart sank to the bottom.
"Is there no room for reversal?"
He had previously wanted to send someone to jail to force the maid to change her testimony.
Now it seems that this confession cannot be changed.
"I'm advising you this way for your own good. Fortunately, you came to me first today. If you rashly ran to the Ministry of Justice and said what you just said, and offended Lord Lu, then even I wouldn't be able to protect you!"
"But as a son, how can I stand by and watch my mother being wrongfully imprisoned?" Lu Tingen lowered his head.
"A real man must be able to bend and stretch."
The Third Prince patted him on the shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Lord Lu, a little impatience can ruin a great plan. When I saw what you did to your wife, I thought you were a heartless man. Now it seems that it is difficult for you to get rid of those sentimental feelings. I am a little worried!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Tingen quickly leaned forward and said, "Your Highness's teachings are engraved in my mind. I know what to do now!"
Lu Tingen left the Third Prince's Mansion.
I am in a completely different state of mind than when I first came here.
Now, he understood one thing: there was no turning back.
It’s all Leng Qingyu and her daughter’s fault!
Lu Tingen thought bitterly.
If Leng Qingyu was willing to take the treasure out of the warehouse, if Lu Xinran was willing to go to Prince Rui's Mansion to plead for mercy, things would not be like this now.
Thinking of how Leng Qingyu had said that she had sent the maid out to do the work, Lu Tingen even began to wonder if Leng Qingyu had known about this all along and was actually lying to him?
When Lu Tingen thought of this possibility, his head buzzed.
It was because Leng Qingyu had been too obedient over the years that he had let his guard down.
Leng Qingyu had been behaving so abnormally during this period, but he didn't think much about it.
That mother and daughter are actually teaming up to deal with him!
No wonder Lu Xinran even asked him to give up his title.
If this title is really given to Lu Changqing, there will be no place for him in this marquisate!
Thinking of this, Lu Tingen shuddered unconsciously.
Fortunately, he came to his senses suddenly, otherwise, he would have really fallen into the trap of this mother and daughter.
The corners of Lu Tingen's mouth slowly curled up, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
“I didn’t want to act so quickly, and planned to keep you for a while.
Since you are so anxious, don't blame me for being rude!"
As he spoke, Lu Tingen turned around and walked towards Shun Medical Hall.
The shopkeeper of Shunyitang was also surprised to see Lu Tingen: "How come Lord Lu has time to come here today?"
"Take the things I left here."
Lu Tingen said.
When the shopkeeper heard this, his expression changed immediately, and he said cautiously, "Lord Lu, please go inside."
He led Lu Tingen to a secret room and lit a candle. Then he looked at Lu Tingen again, "Didn't Lord Lu say that it would take a few years before it was used? Why are you in such a hurry again?"
Lu Tingen looked at him with disdain: "Why? Can't it be used now?"
The shopkeeper said quickly: "It can be used, it can be used, but the longer the previous medicine has been taken, the better the effect of this medicine will be.
Mrs. Lu has been using the medicine for less than five years, and now she is using medicine guides. I am afraid she will need to use more medicine guides to make it effective.
But if this medicine is used too much, I am afraid that some residue will remain in the body and be detected by the imperial physician."
"Don't worry about this. I won't let the imperial physician have a chance to check."
Lu Tingen said.
"Since the Marquis is so sure, I won't say much."
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he went to the left wall and pressed the mechanism on the wall. The whole wall turned over, and there were more than a dozen boxes of the same size and material on the back.
However, there was a name printed on each box. The shopkeeper looked carefully before he found the one that belonged to Lu Tingen.
During this interval, Lu Tingen also looked at a row of boxes in the candlelight and actually saw a familiar name on it.
He was a little surprised, and looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Are these all guests introduced by the Third Prince?"
The shopkeeper did not hide it and nodded and said, "Someone's medicine here has been there longer than you, the Marquis. You are really getting a little anxious."
"You don't need to worry about this!"
After Lu Tingen finished speaking, he stood up and walked out.
When he got outside, he pretended to get a dose of medicine that could calm the liver and regulate qi.
Only then did he slowly return to the Marquis' Mansion.
It was dinner time when he arrived at the mansion.
Leng Qingyu couldn't help but change his expression when he saw him.
Lu Tingen also keenly sensed that hint of disgust.
He sneered in his heart, realizing how stupid he was only now.
At this time, Leng Qingyu had also regained his expression and said happily: "My Lord, why did you come back so early today?
Is everything settled?"
Lu Tingen shook his head. "I have been looking for help everywhere but to no avail. Only now do I realize that the only people who are sincere to me are my own family members."
"Except Xinran, no one can help me now."
Lu Tingen looked at Ye Xinran again.
"Will you agree to the request made by your daughter?"
Leng Qingyu's heart couldn't help but tremble.
If Lu Tingen agreed now, she wouldn't have to pretend to be nice anymore.
"I would like to agree!"
Lu Tingen sat down and wiped his hands with the hot towel handed to him by the maid.
"But the Emperor doesn't agree!"
Lu Tingen sighed, "Changqing is my only son, this position will be his sooner or later. For me, it doesn't make any difference whether it's one day earlier or later.
Anyway, my children are all filial, and if I really have some free time, I will have more time to spend with you!"
Lu Tingen said as he moved closer to Leng Qingyu.
Leng Qingyu turned around in disgust.
Lu Tingen smiled and said, "It's just that the situation in the court is unstable right now, and the emperor still has things for me to do. Even if I want to have some free time, I can't!"
"That old lady's matter..."
Leng Qingyu couldn't help but ask.
Lu Tingen claims to be a filial son, but is he just going to watch his mother go to jail and do nothing about it?
"We can only leave it to fate!"
Lu Tingen sighed.
This is not false.
After coming out of the Third Prince's Mansion, Lu Tingen knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.
If he does anything again, he might really get himself into trouble.
The Marquis' Mansion still needs him to revitalize it. If his mother knew about this, she would definitely forgive him.
……
A month later, the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion was sentenced to 50 lashes and exiled to Ningguta for poisoning the prince of Rui.
Taking into account her advanced age, the sentence of 50 lashes was reduced to 10 lashes.
Even so, when Madam Lu left, she was carried on the road.
Lu Tingen took three hundred taels of silver and gave them to the officials, asking them to take good care of the old lady on the road.
The official looked at the money bag in his hand and responded with a smile, "Don't worry, my lord. We will not treat the old lady badly during our journey."
Lu Tingen gave the officer a few more instructions.
Taking advantage of this gap, Leng Qingyu went directly to Madam Lu.
Madam Lu seemed to have had all her energy drained away.
She had lost weight visibly, and even her cheeks were sunken.
Her eyes were cloudy and she was about to faint from the pain. She could no longer see who was around her.
But when she saw Leng Qingyu, her eyes still flashed with infinite malice.
It was this woman who had occupied her son for so many years.
Now, because of the bastard she gave birth to, he has fallen into this situation.
"You, you vicious woman!"
She hissed under her breath.
Leng Qingyu saw her expression clearly, but he didn't care at all and even had a smile on his face.
"Mother, the journey to Ningguta is long, and the weather is getting worse. I don't have anything good to give you, so I asked someone to make two sets of cotton-padded clothes for you to take with you on the journey!"
After saying this, she signaled to the maid with her eyes, and the maid immediately came forward and placed a bundle on the bamboo chair where the old lady was lying.
"Who wants your rags?"
Madam Lu reached out to push the bundle to the ground, but she gasped in pain because she pulled her wound.
"Mom, I know you are dissatisfied with me, but for so many years, your daughter-in-law has been very filial to you. Don't you want to leave and refuse to forgive me?"
Leng Qingyu wouldn't normally say such things.
In the past, when Old Madam Lu scolded her, even though she was angry, she only made a few excuses.
If you are really angry, just keep silent.
I didn't expect that he would be so sarcastic now.
Madam Lu felt as if her throat was on fire. She laughed dryly:
"You can marry into our mansion because of your dowry, your father's shop and money. Otherwise, as a merchant girl, how can you be qualified to marry into our mansion!
Now that the Lu family is in trouble, not only do you stand by and watch, you also use a few rags of clothing to humiliate me. You are not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of our Marquis' Mansion!"
"I don't deserve it?" Leng Qingyu pointed at his nose, "Don't you think about it, all the food and drinks in the mansion these years didn't rely on me?
Besides, if your son hadn't taken the initiative to show his affection to me, how could I have married you?"
Madam Lu was furious: "It's you, a vixen, who seduced my son!"
Leng Qingyu smiled when she heard this, "Thank you for the compliment, mother. I never thought that I have such great charm!"
"you!"
Mrs. Lu was so angry that she punched her chest.
"Mom, don't be angry. In this family, no one can compare to me in filial piety. Otherwise, look up and see which of the second and third sons has come.
When they heard that you were in trouble, they hid away from you.
He even didn’t dare to ask for the monthly salary, saying he didn’t want to have anything to do with us! ”
Old Madam Lu had not thought of this at first, and only after Ye Xinran reminded her did she look around.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the second and third sons' families had not come.
"Their family backgrounds are better than yours, so it's normal for them to be afraid of being implicated. For a merchant girl like you, even if something happens, it won't involve your family."
Hearing that the old lady still looked down on her background at this time, Leng Qingyu was so angry that she laughed.
But when he saw her curled up on the recliner, Leng Qingyu felt happy again.
She lowered her head slightly and whispered, "It doesn't matter. Although I am a merchant's daughter, my son is the future marquis. When Changqing inherits the title, he may be able to earn an imperial decree for me.
Then wouldn't I be defying the will of heaven and changing my fate?"
"You, you vicious woman, you actually have such thoughts!
I tell you, you are dreaming. You will never be able to become a royal consort in your lifetime! Your son will never be able to become one either..."
"Mother, what are you talking about?"
Madam Lu was speaking happily when she was suddenly interrupted by Lu Tingen.
He was arranging things over there when he heard the conversation between the two people. When he heard his mother say that Leng Qingyu would never be able to become a noble lady in this life, he hurried over to stop her from continuing.
"Mom, I have arranged everything for the journey.
I have also written letters to the county magistrates of the various counties along the way, and they will make good arrangements for you when you arrive."
"You unfilial son!"
Mrs. Lu finally got up and scolded her son.
"If your father is still alive and sees me like this, he will not let you go!"
"Mother!"
Lu Tingen grabbed the old lady's hand and his eyes turned red.
"I am an unfilial child and I am sorry that you have suffered.
One day when my son has accomplished great things, I will ask the emperor to release you!"
Seeing Lu Tingen like this, the old lady felt distressed again, "As long as you can make achievements and make our mansion better and better, there is nothing for me to worry about!
I am an old man, it doesn't matter whether I come back or not!"
"No, mother, don't worry, your son will definitely do what he says!"
Lu Tingen made a promise.
Madam Lu nodded, then looked at Leng Qingyu who was standing behind Lu Tingen, and said, "Then mother will wait for that day, but by that time, I hope that the people in our house will be what I want to see!"