Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Thanks to the eldest daughter-in-law's propaganda, it soon became known to everyone that the Zhu family, the Gu family, the Fan family and others had colluded with the Shan Kingdom and intended to use the jade pendant to control the people of Hongyuan County to rebel.

There are still many people seeking medical treatment in the lobby. Fortunately, with the joining of Chan Yi, the speed of seeing doctors has increased a lot.

Chen Shao responded to the greetings from everyone in the lobby, then went around to each doctor's office, and after making sure everything was in order, he went out to the side hall.

The Seventh Master is still patrolling everywhere.

The guys were all very busy.

With no one to wait on him, Quan Shuyu brewed a pot of tea by himself. After pouring a cup for Chen Shao and Li Tianliu respectively, he sat down and jokingly said, "If I hadn't reminded you just now, would you not have mentioned the matter of the green jade pendant?"

Li Tianliu leaned against the chair and looked at her.

Chen Shao drank half a cup of tea slowly, warmed up his body which was frozen by the cold wind, and replied with a smile: "But the fact is, you reminded me."

Her original plan did not include this reminder, and the reason why she never mentioned the green jade pendant was because she had already noticed the eldest daughter-in-law.

When they first arrived at Huimin Pharmacy, the eldest daughter-in-law was chatting with someone several straw huts away from them. When she saw them enter the straw hut next to her, she almost immediately came over. After coming over, she was afraid of missing something, so she kept asking the people in the original straw hut questions.

Such a nosy person is simply a natural gossip spreader.

She intentionally left the eldest daughter-in-law's mother-in-law to be the last one to be questioned. Her original intention was to pretend to take a few steps after questioning her, to attract the attention of her eldest daughter-in-law who was chatting with others, and then mention the matter of the jade pendant at the right time. Unexpectedly, by such a coincidence, she mistakenly thought that she had really forgotten, so she brought it up first.

Quan Shuyu was also a smart man. After hearing her words, he immediately understood the coincidence. He curled his lips, poured her more tea, and said slowly, "The purpose of the green jade pendant will surely be known to everyone in a few days after you have said it. Once everyone knows it, it will not be so easy for the princelings of the previous dynasty to use the green jade to do things again."

"It's not that easy," Chen Shao shook his head. "There are many people coming to see the doctor, but they only add up to about 100 or 200 people. How big is Hongyuan County? How many jades did the Zhu family, Gu family, and Fan family buy? With only 100 or 200 people, let alone whether the news can be spread to everyone, even if everyone knows about it, what does it matter? It's none of my business. After ten days or so, the excitement will pass. Who will take what I said today to heart?"

Nothing lasts three days. When something more interesting comes out, it is questionable whether anyone will still remember the jade pendant.

and……

Even in modern times, when agencies at all levels are promoting anti-fraud knowledge every day, there are still tens of thousands of people who are deceived. These deceived people have at least received nine years of compulsory education, right? But they still have a fluke mentality, thinking that they must be the exception. If they are like this, what about the people here?

"What should we do then?" Quan Shuyu asked.

Chen Shao did not answer, but asked her: "How long will it take Liu Deming and his men to deal with those manors?"

Quan Shuyu calculated and said, "It should take about 20 days."

"Around the 20th..." Chen Shao thought for a moment and turned to Li Tianliu. However, before she could speak, Li Tianliu said, "Don't look for me. I don't know any jade carving masters."

Chen Shao had originally frowned, but after hearing his words, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I don't know any jade carving masters, so let's put it this way, later... Um, is Zhao Liangzhu coming back soon?"

"We are already on our way back," Li Tianliu replied, "If it goes fast, we will arrive in the next two days. If it goes slow, we will have to wait another three or four days."

"Then let's wait until he comes back," Chen Shao decided, "He is more familiar with Jiannan Road than we are, so we can ask him then."

"Liang Zhu is coming back?" When Qi Ye came to the side hall after his inspection, he happened to hear the two people talking. He sat down on the chair diagonally opposite Chen Shao, took the tea handed to him by Quan Shuyu, and immediately asked, "When will you be back?"

Quan Shuyu repeated Li Tianliu's words.

Master Qi's brows relaxed and he said, "I'm finally coming back."

Chen Shao laughed: "Are you short of manpower again?"

"There is definitely a shortage of people, but not that much." The Seventh Master glanced outside and said truthfully, "Since everyone knows that if they work hard, they will get a letter of appointment from the government and become a government official, they are more motivated to work than before. It's just that although everyone is diligent, there is no one in control of the overall situation. When faced with a situation like the past two days, it is inevitable that they are a little flustered."

Quan Shuyu said, "Aren't you the one who controls the overall situation?"

"I'm still a little short of the mark." Seventh Master said frankly, "When I was in the village before, everyone respected me and came to me for help, but they were all trivial matters. It's different in the pharmacy. It's easier when there are fewer patients, but these past two days, the weather has suddenly turned cold, and many people have caught a cold. Everyone has flocked to the pharmacy. I'm a little lacking in how to arrange for everyone to see a doctor quickly and not get even colder."

"The speed of seeing patients is indeed a bit slow." Chen Shao nodded in agreement and asked, "Most of the patients who come to see the doctor are suffering from colds. For such diseases, do the doctors in the pharmacy prescribe the same medicine?"

"I'll go ask." Master Qi put down his teacup, went out to the pharmacy to ask a few questions, and then came back and answered, "It's different."

Chen Shao raised his eyebrows: "Why is it different?"

The Seventh Master smiled, "Everyone is vying for that bit of pride, trying to see who's better."

Seeing that he did not understand what Chen Shao meant by his question, Quan Shuyu glanced at Chen Shao and reminded him in a low voice: "If they want to fight for their dignity, they can fight for it at any time. Now so many sick people are freezing in the cold wind. What they should do is to unify the prescription so that the people who have seen the doctor can get the medicine as quickly as possible and then go home quickly."

The smile on Qi Ye's face froze for a while before he stood up and said, "I'll arrange it right away!"

Chen Shao nodded, "Go ahead."

After a long time, Master Qi returned and said with shame, "I need to reflect on this matter. The original intention of opening the pharmacy was to make it convenient for the people to see a doctor. But I didn't know when I developed a competitive mentality and threw the original intention behind my mind."

"The temperature dropped the night before yesterday, and I have only caught a cold for the past two days. We have a thatched hut outside and a fire, and today we have installed straw curtains. I am a little slower in treating patients, but I can't say that I have completely forgotten my original intention." Chen Shao first said a few words of gentle comfort, and then changed the subject, "But this incident also reminds us that in the future, whether it is formulating assessment standards or conducting formal assessments, we must put our original intentions first. Comparisons are good, but when it comes to scoring."

The Seventh Master nodded in agreement and decided to have a good talk with everyone about this issue tonight after sending all the people away.

Master Qi was an elderly man, and this matter was just a momentary oversight. Chen Shao made a few remarks and quickly changed the subject: "Last time I asked Master Qi to count the children in the pharmacy, I wonder how the statistics went?"

When Master Qi knew she was coming, he stuffed the list into his sleeve. When she asked, he quickly pulled it out and handed it to her, saying, "There are a total of sixty-seven children aged six to fourteen, including twelve aged six to eight, seventeen aged eight to ten, twenty-five aged ten to twelve, and thirteen aged twelve to fourteen. Of the sixty-seven, twelve are already in school, and they are all grandchildren of the first batch of doctors."

Chen Shao looked at the list and asked Quan Shuyu, "Did Chan Yi come to any conclusion about going to the Imperial College to look for those teachers?"

"Yes," Quan Shuyu replied, "Most of the teachers are still staying at the Imperial College, and the few who have returned home have been invited back. Because the young master has been investigating Qingyu's affairs, Chanyi did not arrange for them to come and disturb him."

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, pick a time and invite them to the prefect's mansion to see me." Chen Shao ordered.

The whole book is good.

"I asked Master Qi to help check Liu Chengxi earlier. Did you get any results?" Chen Shao asked again after reading the list.

"There is a result." The Seventh Master replied, "He is an upright man with a chivalrous heart. You can use him without worry."

Chen Shao nodded, and after asking a few more questions about the investigation, he naturally turned the topic to the green jade. "I said before that the green jade pendant was a scam. I'm sure Mr. Qi has heard it. Recently, many people should have talked about it when they see a doctor or come to ask you about it. In order to avoid you not knowing how to answer, I will also tell you. You go back and tell the people in the pharmacy, and make sure to tell everyone. I can't teach the people outside and then my own people don't know anything when asked."

The Seventh Master responded immediately.

After asking Quan Shuyu to take out the two jade pendants and hand them to him, and asking her to prepare some paper and pen, Chen Shao repeated to the Seventh Master exactly what he had said in the straw shed. After that, he asked him to digest it for a while by comparing it with the jade pendants, and then continued: "In fact, it's not just this kind of low-quality jade, there are also medium and high-quality materials. Of course, the important thing is not the jade, but the lotus pattern on the jade."

The Seventh Master paused while flipping through the jade, "Pattern, those in the medicine storehouse..."

"Yes." Chen Shao nodded. "So are the wooden boxes used to store medicinal materials in the medicine store. Huimin Pharmacy was formerly known as Huichuntang, which was owned by the Wen family. It's not surprising that there are wooden boxes there."

"Then I will deal with those wooden boxes later." Master Qi said quickly.

"Don't worry," Chen Shao comforted, "when we go back to modify those jades, it won't be too late to deal with them together."

As he spoke, Quan Shuyu also brought over paper and pen.

Chen Shao drew two patterns based on the jade pendant, and then drew two patterns based on the lotus pattern on the jade pendant, and gave them to Quan Shuyu and said, "Take them out and post them outside the medicine shop, so that they are more conspicuous."

After Quan Shuyu left, Chen Shao continued to talk to the Seventh Master: "If someone comes to ask about the green jade pendant, you can tell them in detail. If no one comes to ask, you don't have to take the initiative to talk about it. As for the fact that the pattern is not only found in green jade, just mention it briefly, there is no need to say too much."

The Seventh Master agreed, but was afraid that she would not remember, so he asked her a lot of questions.

When Quan Shuyu came back after pasting the pattern, and he had asked almost all the questions, Chen Shao stood up and said, "I'm busy in the pharmacy, so I won't bother you any more. If you have any questions, just be brave and deal with them. If you really can't handle them, come back to me."

Mr. Qi agreed with her but still sent her out of the pharmacy.

Before getting on the carriage, Chen Shao looked around deliberately.

After all the people in the shops of the Zhu, Gu, Fan, Qi, and Wen families were detained for falsifying accounts, they all closed down. There were hundreds of shops under the names of several families, and after they closed down, the streets became deserted and looked a bit empty.

As for Huimin Pharmacy, there is a large empty space in front, behind, left and right.

It's better to leave some space free, because it will give you more room to play with.

Chen Shao sighed silently as he got into the carriage.