"You must be colluding to fool us!" the family member reacted and shouted loudly, "If we don't go to the yamen, who knows if the coroner just found someone to impersonate him?"
If they went to the yamen, who knew if they would be beaten, who knew if they would have to pay money, they wouldn't go.
The coroner's face darkened, and he took out his waist token. "Take a good look, this is a waist token from the Jingzhao Prefecture! This is murder. If you cause trouble and don't report it, then you are protecting the murderer. According to the Great Feng laws, accomplices will also be punished!"
The family was stunned. Their family member was dead, and they were becoming the murderers?
"If you report the crime, you might be able to find the person behind it and get your compensation. It has now been confirmed that the deceased's cause of death was not from drinking the prescription from Baicaotang, so continuing to make a scene will not get you the results you want. If Baicaotang pursues the matter and sues you, you will be charged with gathering a crowd to cause trouble," Gu Sinian said slowly. "At that time, not only will all of you be thrown into prison, but you will also have to compensate Baicaotang for their losses."
It wasn't that Gu Sinian was exaggerating, but the Great Feng laws indeed had such provisions.
These words successfully stunned the troublemaking family. Not only could they not get money, but they also had to compensate for losses, which was absolutely unacceptable.
"Then you mean, if we report it as murder, we can get compensation?"
"I dare not guarantee it, but after reporting it to the authorities, the government will take over and arrange for officials to investigate the truth of the matter. Once the real culprit is found, you can naturally demand compensation from them," Gu Sinian said calmly.
The family members huddled together to discuss, not daring to continue making a scene here. They carried the deceased and followed the coroner to the Jingzhao Prefecture yamen.
After they left, the shopkeeper came out to greet the onlookers. "Everyone who needs to get medicine or see a doctor, please come in. Those who are healthy and have no ailments, please disperse. Our Baicaotang is not a newly opened small clinic. It has been many years, and everyone knows the reputation of Baicaotang. We have also reported the incident to the authorities, and those who were noisy and incited trouble earlier will not escape."
"Shopkeeper, please continue your business. We won't bother you any longer."
Someone in the crowd shouted, and soon everyone dispersed. As for those who originally wanted to see a doctor and get medicine, they were indeed affected. Thinking that Baicaotang was not the only clinic, they decided to go elsewhere. The once bustling Baicaotang suddenly became quiet.
The shopkeeper sighed, and Luo Wanqing comforted him, "Don't worry, it's just a temporary impact."
The quality of Baicaotang's medicine was better, the prices were more reasonable, and most importantly, the doctors at Baicaotang were all highly skilled, at least better than the doctors at the other clinics.
After comforting the shopkeeper, Luo Wanqing said she was going to the Jingzhao Prefecture yamen. "I have people keeping an eye on the wife of Prince Qin's heir and Lu Jingning."
Luo Wanqing had not expected them to be so audacious as to disregard human life, so she hadn't thought much of it.
Now that the person had died from poisoning and she had been slandered, she was not so kind as to remain indifferent.
"What do you need me to do?" Gu Sinian asked.
"You've already helped a lot. I'll handle the rest myself," Luo Wanqing smiled. "Since they've targeted me, I'll have to see what they're capable of. Hurry back with Zhenzhen. She's pregnant and shouldn't be tired. Oh, and drink some soup to cool down when you get back. Don't let yourself get angry about this."
"Then you must not hide anything from us," Qi Zhenzhen reminded him with concern.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. I am, after all, the Crown Princess of the Southern Chang Kingdom. If I use my title, won't the Jingzhao Prefecture do its best to investigate? It's not me who's in trouble, it's the people who are plotting against me," Luo Wanqing winked.