The doctor said with great confidence, "Because the prescription I prescribed for the patient was Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction). This prescription is mild, and in my ten years of practice, no one has ever died from it. The same is true of my master and fellow apprentices!"

"So I am sure that the patient did not die from taking the medicine I prescribed. Please investigate thoroughly, Your Majesty!"

The hall was immediately filled with discussion.

Of course, the ministers were not debating whether what the doctor said was correct.

No one understood this kind of professional knowledge, but based on the doctor's confident expression, most of the ministers believed what he said.

Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Summon the imperial physicians!"

He wouldn't be as arbitrary as the ministers, so he had to find a professional to cooperate with the whole process.

After saying that, Jiang Chen stared at the expressions of the doctor and the rich merchant's son.

He saw that the doctor still had a calm look, but the rich merchant's son's expression had changed slightly.

Jiang Chen already had a guess in his mind.

Soon, three imperial physicians arrived.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Jiang Chen raised his hand to signal the three to dispense with the formalities, and then asked, "I ask you, what is the efficacy of Guizhi Tang? Will it harm human life?"

The three imperial physicians shook their heads without hesitation. "Your Majesty, this prescription is extremely mild. In our decades of medical practice, there has never been a case of death caused by this prescription."

Jiang Chen nodded, already having a judgment in his mind.

Jiang Chen raised his voice and questioned the rich merchant's son, "What do you say now?"

The rich merchant's son's expression was now flustered, but he still said, "Your Majesty, I don't know, but my father indeed died after taking the medicine he prescribed."

He had already made up his mind to stick to this point.

In any case, there was no other evidence, and at most, the doctor would be found not guilty.

But Jiang Chen would not let the rich merchant's son's plan succeed.

Jiang Chen looked at Wu Zuo, "Wu Zuo, did you send someone to examine the body?"

Wu Zuo hesitated, and said, "Your Majesty, when I received this case, the rich merchant had already been buried, so..."

"So what?"

Jiang Chen snorted in dissatisfaction, "If he's buried, then dig him up!"

There was an uproar in the hall.

In this era, the most important thing was to be buried in peace.

If you dig up someone who has been buried, you will be punished.

The rich merchant's son even said, "Your Majesty, no! My father has already been buried, and he must not be dug up again!"

Jiang Chen didn't listen at all, and said in a deep voice, "This matter concerns life, and we must get to the bottom of it!"

Saying that, Jiang Chen's gaze swept over the ministers.

The ministers who were seen by Jiang Chen lowered their heads in unison.

Everyone knew very well that Jiang Chen was choosing someone to dig up the victim, and they didn't dare.

Jiang Chen looked around and found that even the Minister of Justice, Wu Zuo, had lowered his head.

Jiang Chen was a little speechless and shouted outside the hall, "Shi Ping!"

Shi Ping strode in and clasped his fist, "Your subordinate is here!"

"Take people and quickly dig up the victim and send him to the capital!"

"Yes!"

Others were afraid of this kind of thing, but Shi Ping, a general who had fought on the battlefield, was not afraid!

"Take the two of them into custody temporarily!" Jiang Chen ordered.

The early court ended, and Jiang Chen returned to the Qinzheng Hall.

Just as he sat down, Feng Jin reported, "Your Majesty, Concubine Le is already waiting outside, wanting to see you."

Jiang Chen took a sip of tea and nodded, "Let her in."

Concubine Le quickly walked in, knelt down without saying a word, and cried with tears streaming down her face.

"Your Majesty, someone must have framed this matter, not only wanting to harm my senior brother, but also wanting to harm me!"

Jiang Chen didn't speak, but Jiang Chen had also thought of this.

However, before the matter was clarified, Jiang Chen couldn't make a conclusion.

"Beloved Consort, rest assured, I will definitely find out the truth."

Jiang Chen gave Concubine Le a reassurance.

"If there is guilt, I will not protect you. But if you are indeed framed, I will never let go of the person behind the scenes!"

Concubine Le breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Concubine Le left, a flash of inspiration flashed in Jiang Chen's mind, and he sat down and wrote a secret letter and handed it to Feng Jin.

"Deliver this to He Fengkui, the General of Jiangnan, as quickly as possible!"

Feng Jin was a little surprised, not understanding what Jiang Chen was doing suddenly looking for He Fengkui.

With a belly full of doubts, Feng Jin went to arrange it.

Jiang Chen looked out the door with a faint smile on his face.

He had basically judged that this matter was a frame-up, but Jiang Chen couldn't tell whether the real purpose of the person behind the scenes was to target the rich merchant and accidentally hurt the doctor, or to target Concubine Le and have the rich merchant killed.

But Jiang Chen was sure that the person behind the scenes must have known his order from the early court today.

The other party would definitely take countermeasures.

And Jiang Chen's secret letter to He Fengkui was to strike first!

Just as Jiang Chen asked Feng Jin to send an order to He Fengkui, the heir of the Qiao family found the head of the Qiao family with a face full of panic.

"Father, something bad has happened!"

The head of the Qiao family was eating breakfast, and his face sank when he heard the words.

What bad news could there be early in the morning?

The heir of the Qiao family was in no mood to pay attention to these details. He said anxiously, "Your Majesty has sent someone to Yicheng!"

The spoon in the head of the Qiao family's hand stopped.

Of course, he knew exactly what was going on in Yicheng.

"Your Majesty sent someone to investigate that matter?" the head of the Qiao family asked.

"It would be good if it was just an investigation." The heir of the Qiao family's face was full of anxiety: "Your Majesty sent someone to dig up the grave!"

"What?!"

Hearing this news, the head of the Qiao family stood up abruptly.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" he asked incredulously.

Digging up graves, could His Majesty do such a thing?

"It's absolutely true! It was said in the early court in front of all the civil and military officials!" the heir of the Qiao family said quickly.

The head of the Qiao family's face changed.

If the rich merchant's body was dug up, it would definitely be possible to find out that the other party died from arsenic poisoning.

At that time, not only would he not be able to frame the doctor, but it might even involve the Qiao family!

The head of the Qiao family paced back and forth and soon had an idea.

"Immediately send a letter to the people in Yicheng and let them dig the people away first!"

The heir of the Qiao family's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll go arrange it!"

Without the body, of course, there would be no way to find out the real cause!

In this way, although the purpose of framing the doctor was not achieved, at least he was not involved.

The heir of the Qiao family left in a hurry, but the head of the Qiao family behind him was still full of solemnity.

It seems that if you want to deal with Concubine Le, you have to think of another way!

Two days passed in a flash, and the head of the Qiao family called the heir of the Qiao family, "How is the situation in Yicheng?"

The heir of the Qiao family shook his head and said, "I haven't received a reply yet."

At this moment, a servant came over with a homing pigeon in his arms and said, "Master, Young Master, this is a homing pigeon from Yicheng."

The father and son were overjoyed. What you want comes true.

The heir of the Qiao family took off the secret letter and quickly opened it to check it.

Just after taking a look, the heir of the Qiao family's face changed drastically.