Chapter 372: Chapter 372: Something’s Gone Wrong!
Prime Minister Wen smiled.
"Your Highness, I am a bit curious. In such a situation earlier, if we hadn’t encountered Historian Wang and if we had no money, what would we have done?"
Bai Zhi’er blinked: "Uncle Prime Minister brought guards along, didn’t he? They must have some."
The little one said nonchalantly, "Don’t worry, even if no one came along, someone would pay for me."
Prime Minister Wen was somewhat surprised.
When the Princess said this, she was quite confident.
Bai Zhi’er’s long eyelashes were jet black, and her small round face was adorably charming.
Anyway, she had never gone hungry or suffered hardships.
What she wanted, and what she wanted to achieve, she always could.
Next, Bai Zhi’er and Prime Minister Wen went to the clinic where Yang Zhuang was treated back then.
The doctor who treated Yang Zhuang was their clinic’s old doctor, a very respectable man.
Being older now, he no longer consulted but had trained a few apprentices and stayed at the clinic himself.
Upon learning of Bai Zhi’er’s purpose in coming, the old doctor immediately took out the records from the house call back then.
In black and white, it clearly stated that after Yang Zhuang was beaten, the old doctor was immediately summoned to his home.
But at that time, the person was already on the brink of death, bleeding from the mouth and nose, and had an eye blinded.
He was breathing out but not in.
The old doctor stayed there for thirty minutes and confirmed he couldn’t save him.
"His wife was heartbroken, and because I didn’t manage to save him, I didn’t charge the consultation fee that time."
The old doctor sighed as he said this.
Prime Minister Wen said, "After he died, his wife had nowhere to appeal for justice and took her own life."
The old doctor was momentarily stunned, his aged eyes filled with the compassion of one unwilling to bear it.
He repeatedly shook his head, sighing, "If there could be justice, I would willingly testify. After all, I’m just an old bag of bones, not afraid of offending anyone."
"Back then, I also wanted to testify at the government office, but news came from the office that Yang Zhuang had reconciled with that young master."
Bai Zhi’er’s voice was soft: "That’s false, Grandpa Doctor, Yang Zhuang was already dead, so it’s impossible for him to reconcile."
The old doctor remained silent.
The progress of the matter was smoother than Bai Zhi’er had imagined.
Unlike the hesitation of that woman, the old doctor showed no such reluctance.
Instead, upon learning of their intention, he was quite supportive and in favor.
Thus, they agreed that early tomorrow morning, Prime Minister Wen would send someone to bring the old doctor.
After resolving everything, Bai Zhi’er and Prime Minister Wen returned to the palace.
Meanwhile, the government official who had been beaten thirty times limped back to the Wei Residence.
His grandmother saw him beaten and burst into tears immediately.
"Who dares to beat you? I’ll tell the master to stand up for you!"
The government official, unable to concern himself with much else, said anxiously, "Something’s gone wrong, something’s gone very wrong! Where is the master? I need to inform him of this news."
His grandmother quickly took him outside Master Wei’s study.
Upon learning the old nurse was there, Master Wei personally came to receive them.
Seeing the government official had been beaten, Master Wei’s expression became immediately ominous.
"That office, after receiving so many benefits from me, still allowed others to beat you?"
The government official hurriedly said, "Master Wei, it’s not good. Today, Prime Minister Wen brought people to the office to investigate the case of the second young master beating that commoner to death!"
Master Wei’s expression changed drastically: "What? Why is Prime Minister Wen, out of nowhere, investigating last year’s case!"
Feeling uneasy, he waved his large hand, "Investigate! Immediately find out where Prime Minister Wen went after leaving the office!"
The next day.
Bai Zhi’er had just woken up.
Qingmei said, "An hour ago, the Prime Minister came. He looked very anxious and asked me to tell the Princess that the witness has disappeared, and the house was burned down."
"Prime Minister Wen asked me to pass on after the Princess wakes up that he went to Fanjin Alley to check the situation first, and the Princess can find him there when she wakes up."
Bai Zhi’er abruptly sat up, her young voice exclaiming, "The house was burned down?"
Without caring much, she lifted the quilt with her small hand and ran barefoot to the ground.
Could the witness who could testify that Wei Zian indulgently allowed the house servant to beat a person to death have been burned to death?