Chapter 11 Out of prison!
Xie Huaichu had a clear view of these undercurrents, and he said: "Since the officials are worried about the concubine's spiritual body being damaged, I have another way. I recommend Ji Yutang, a female doctor from Tai Hospital, to examine the concubine. She was born in the world of medicine. "My ancestors once had the world-famous widower Ji Feng. She is also able to do her work under the influence of her ears and eyes, and her work is meticulous and gentle, and it can be tested without damaging the imperial concubine's spirit body."
"Monsoon? I seem to have heard of it." Li Jie thought.
"It is a famous work in the Southern Dynasty. He once performed an autopsy on a concubine of Emperor Liang Wen of the Southern Dynasty. He did not dismantle the body, but found out that the concubine was first poisoned and then burned to death, so it became famous all over the world." Xie Huaichu answered without changing his expression.
Wang Xuan wanted to refute, but the ministers jointly stopped him. Wei Zheng, the Minister of Punishment standing behind him, almost reached out to cover his mouth.
"Officials and ministers think this method is very wonderful. I heard that Ji Feng can 'understand' the voices of the dead, and his autopsy techniques are unparalleled in the world. He can detect the cause of death without disembowelling the body. Since the female doctor Ji Yutang is his descendant, she must have If you inherit Ji Feng's secret method and let her test it, you won't be afraid of desecrating the imperial concubine's spirit body." Zhao Huaibang spoke sincerely, and all the ministers nodded in unison, and Wang Xuan, who had come to think of it, also nodded.
"If the imperial concubine's spirit body is not harmed, then the inspection is allowed." Li Jie felt that the name Ji Yutang was familiar, and he did not connect her with the female doctor he ordered to be executed at the Muxian Night Banquet.
It wasn't until Zhao Huaibang flattered him and said: "Thanks to the benevolence and generosity of the officials, this female doctor almost died, but it was only because the officials ordered her to be detained temporarily that she saved her life. If she learned that she was reused by the officials regardless of past suspicions, , it must be a mess of the liver and the brain, and it must be dead.”
Only then did Li Jie come back to his senses: "Is it that female doctor?"
Xie Huaichu said: "Yes, once the red butterfly marks on the imperial concubine and Cuizhu are found, it means that they were committed by the same murderer. And the female doctor Ji Yutang has been locked in a cell in Dali Temple for a while, and has no time or opportunity to commit crimes."
Li Jie felt uncomfortable. When he first found out that Concubine Shu had been poisoned and died, he was extremely cruel to the female doctor and almost wanted to execute her. Can the female doctor still do her best for him?
Xie Huaichu saw Li Jie's grudge, and he glanced at Xue Zhong. Xue Zhong quickly said: "Although the female doctor has been cleared of suspicion, she may not be completely innocent, so she still can't let her go easily. It's better to let her go first. Serving by Xue Sizheng's side is considered as a sacrifice of merit?"
Li Jie nodded.
Xie Huaichu was overjoyed and nodded gratefully to Xue Zhong.
Not long after, Ji Yutang, who was hotly discussed by the ministers, was released.
"Really? Can I go home?" Ji Yutang's face turned red with excitement.
Zhang Qing was also happy for her: "Yes, Mrs. Ji, you can go home. But our Lord Xie said that if you go back and rest for a while, you will go and investigate the case with him."
"Huh? So I'm not truly free yet." My mood suddenly hit rock bottom.
"There is nothing we can do about it. Mr. Xie said that you have not been completely cleared of suspicion. You are now on parole. It is a great grace to allow you to go home first."
Ji Yutang thought about it. Before the case of Concubine Shu was investigated, it was already very difficult for a person who was initially considered to be the murderer to get out of this prison.
By the time Xie Huaichu came to the Dali Temple cell to look for Ji Yutang, Ji Yutang was already squatting at the door of his house, eating biscuits. She was biting a piece of biscuit and was laughing loudly. She was busy breaking the biscuit into pieces and feeding it to the kitten on the ground.
"Third sister, we don't have enough to eat, why are you feeding a sick cat?" Wenjuan, the sister-in-law with a big belly, came out with a basin of water boiled with grapefruit leaves.
Ji Yutang raised his head and smiled at her, his eyes sparkling: "Raise it and keep it at home to catch mice! Sister-in-law, didn't you say you were afraid of mice in the house a few days ago? My brothers are not at home, and no one is catching mice. Now Well, this little orange cat can come in handy!”
Wenjuan felt so warm that she was about to cry when she heard that she missed her so much. She put down the basin with red eyes, dipped a cotton cloth in water and wiped the stains on Ji Yutang's face. "It's useless to blame my sister-in-law. You have been in jail for three days, and my sister-in-law has not been able to visit you. I heard that you were involved in a big case in the palace and were almost executed..." Wenjuan As she spoke, she was speechless and began to cry.
Ji Yutang was at a loss: "Oh, sister-in-law, I'm fine. Didn't I come back well?"
Wenjuan cried even harder: "It's all my fault. I'm not in good health and I'm pregnant. You wanted to earn more money to buy me nourishing herbs, so you went to work as a female doctor in Longtan Tiger's Den. It was me who dragged you down. You two My two brothers haven’t come back yet. If they come back and see you like this, how heartbroken they will be, my Tang’er.”
Ji Yutang took the cotton cloth in Wenjuan's hand and wiped her face clean, then quickly helped Wenjuan back into the house.
"Okay, sister-in-law, please stop crying. I've been hungry for several days. Can you make me something to eat before crying?" Ji Yutang asked sincerely.
Wenjuan choked and burped: "Hey, I forgot, just wait, I will make you soup noodles, and you can eat some biscuits." Wenjuan hurriedly went to the kitchen to work.
Ji Yutang touched his twice-wrapped head, teased the kitten that was also wrapped tightly, and sighed contentedly.
She was an orphan in modern times and had never enjoyed the care of her parents or relatives. Although she was lucky enough to meet a group of good friends, there was always an emptiness in her heart. In an accident, she penetrated the body of the original owner. Although the original owner had no parents, he had two brothers who held her in their hands, and a sister-in-law who loved her as a daughter. She wanted to live a good life in such a promising day.
Xie Huaichu waited until the flowers had withered: "Brother Zhang, didn't I tell Dr. Ji to go home and rest for a while, then come back here and wait for me? How come it's been a long time and she hasn't come back yet?"
Zhang Qing scratched his head: "Thank you, Sir, I forgot to mention it."
Xie Huaichu waited and waited for Ji Yutang to return to Dali Temple, so he had to check Ji Yutang's address and go find it himself.
At this time, Ji Yutang was drinking mutton soup. There were a few slices of coriander floating on the thick white mutton soup, which gave it a unique flavor. This was the mutton chop that Wenjuan spent a lot of money to buy to nourish Ji Yutang's body. People in Bianjing like to eat mutton as a tonic in autumn, but mutton is expensive and ordinary people cannot afford it.
Ji Yutang ate very seriously, gnawing cleanly on the meat on the bones. Wenjuan laughed at her and competed with Fu Tuan for the bones. Fu Tuan is the name they gave the little orange cat together.
When Xie Huaichu knocked on the door of the second courtyard on the left side of Chunying Lane, he saw such a happy and warm scene.
"Who are you?" Wenjuan only opened the door halfway and used her body to cover Ji Yutang in the yard.
"I'm thanking Huaichu from Dali Temple for asking Madam Ji to assist in investigating the case." Xie Huaichu bowed his hands.
Wenjuan's face fell: "Isn't my sister acquitted? Why are we still investigating? You guys are done, you have only been back for a few hours, and you have to go away to investigate. How do you want to investigate? Do you want to let the person go?”
Her series of questions made Xie Huaichu step back repeatedly: "Madam, please calm down. I didn't express myself clearly. I would like to ask Madam Ji to lend a helping hand and help our Dali Temple investigate the case. Now this case needs Madam Ji's help to solve it." , I’m here to ask for help.”
"Oh, that's it. You should have told me earlier." Wenjuan immediately became friendly and her words were like a breath of fresh air. "Then please come in and talk."
(End of chapter)