The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Sun Shiche held a cup of tea and drank it sip by sip without saying a word. Sun Shaoyuan and Sun Shaochen did not dare to say much either. The atmosphere in the room was very solemn.

After a while, Sun Shiche said, "Only I can handle this matter. Only then can Zhen'er be saved."

"Why?" Sun Shaoyuan was anxious. "Father, you are the pillar of the family. If anything happens to you, the Sun family will be finished."

"Even if you go, I will still be guilty. If a son does not teach his parents well, it is the fault of his father. I will still be in the court and in front of His Majesty, so why should I drag you into it? Your father will handle this matter. You two should do your own things. The Sun family will rely on you in the future."

"Father…"

Sun Shaoyuan and Sun Shaochen knelt down together.

"Everyone, get up. Things haven't gotten to the worst yet. You must keep calm. If someone comes to investigate, you must insist that you knew nothing about it. Do you understand?"

Sun Shiche put down the teacup, stood up, and sighed. He blamed himself for being bewildered and believing the words of the quack. Not only did he fail to save Zhen'er, but he also got himself involved. But as long as Zhen'er could get better, everything would be worth it.

Sun Shiche walked out with a staggering step, and suddenly seemed to have aged a lot.

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Dingbei Palace.

Chu Yunxi changed into comfortable clothes again, took off the complicated jewelry on her head, and regained her capable appearance.

"Your Majesty, have you brothers collected statistics on the total number of hearts lost in the past month?"

"Yes," Xiao Mubei took out the file, "Shaoqing Li arranged for the Dali Temple and the Imperial Guards to open all the tombs of people who died within a month with the government's order. A total of 1,169 people died in the capital this month, and 831 people had their hearts dug out. The rest were too old to be killed."

"So many?" Chu Yunxi was shocked. "What on earth do they want to do with so many hearts? Sun Shaozhen can't eat so many, right?"

"There must be something we don't know. It depends on how Sun Shiche plans to deal with it this time." Xiao Mubei sorted out the files. "More and more people have come to the palace to seek medical treatment in the past few days. What are you going to do?"

"Let Dr. Lu handle it," Chu Yunxi picked up a piece of jade bean cake and took a bite. "I gave him my medicine and explained in detail the usage, dosage and efficacy. I also asked him to take Yanran with him to give her some practical experience. Otherwise, Yanran only has theoretical knowledge from books and will never be able to cure diseases and save lives."

Xiao Mubei laughed and said, "In order to solve the case, you turned my Dingbei Palace into a clinic."

"I have an idea," Chu Yunxi had a sudden thought, "Isn't Ruyun Building about to open? I want to reserve a room in Ruyun Building and use it as a clinic. On weekdays, I will let Doctor Lu and Yanran Hongyu stay there. If the Dali Temple is closed, I can go there occasionally. If the patient is rich, we will charge the consultation fee. If the patient is poor, we will provide free medical treatment. What do you think?"

"Of course I have no objection, as long as Senior Brother agrees."

Chu Yunxi took another bite of the jade bean cake. "He has to agree even if he doesn't agree. We are all shareholders. Those who pay less money have no say."

Wen Rulan, who had no say, sneezed a few times for no apparent reason. He rubbed his nose. That girl must have said bad things about me behind my back again. Never mind. She was the only fellow villager from the same place as me. Let her go.

Wen Rulan resigned herself to her fate and continued cleaning. Ruyunlou would be open soon.

On the second day, Sun Shiche did not attend the court. He wore white clothes and knelt at the door of the imperial study waiting for Emperor Sui Ming to leave the court.

Xiao Mubei had just finished court and was summoned back before he even reached the Dingbei Palace. He did not return to the Dali Temple until the afternoon, and he brought back the haggard-looking Sun Shiche.

After putting Sun Shiche in jail, Xiao Mubei returned to the study. Chu Yunxi was already waiting in the study. As soon as they met, she couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Did Sun Shiche confess?"

Xiao Mubei didn't even have time to change into his court clothes. He just took off his official hat, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Chu Yunxi hurriedly asked Bai Yu to bring some food. She also personally refilled Xiao Mubei's glass of water before sitting opposite him, looking at him expectantly.

Seeing her anxious look, Xiao Mubei couldn't help laughing. He reached out and rubbed her head, then said, "Sun Shiche admitted to stealing the heart, but he said it was all because he believed the charlatan who said that the heart of a dead person could be used as medicine to treat heart disease. He was confused for a moment because he loved his daughter so much. He is willing to use all the Sun family's wealth to compensate the victim's family. I beg Your Majesty to punish him and spare the Sun family. He said that no one else in the Sun family knew about it."

"This man is really cunning. He went directly to His Majesty and used his beloved daughter to gain His Majesty's sympathy. Although it seems that he admitted his guilt, it is not a serious crime. In addition, he is willing to spend all his family wealth to protect his family. Even if His Majesty is angry, he can only be angry at him for being confused. He can't find fault with other things. Once His Majesty speaks, the Dali Temple will have no way to investigate. This man is too smart."

Chu Yunxi couldn't help but admire these old foxes in the court. Each of them had eight hundred schemes.

Xiao Mubei said, "That's true. Father scolded him, but he could do nothing. He just told me to put him in the Dali Temple Prison and wait for his fate. I guess next, Father will ask the Imperial Observatory whether the crisis has been resolved."

"Sun Shiche was caught in this case, but you were not hurt. I'm afraid Yuan Rubai will not let it go. Although the case seems to be solved on the surface, in fact, no one knows where so many lost hearts have gone. I always feel that there is still some crisis waiting for you."

Xiao Mubei held Chu Yunxi's hand and said, "It's okay. We can definitely get to the bottom of this case and make the Imperial Observatory's conspiracy fail."

Chu Yunxi nodded.

Hongyu's voice sounded outside the door, "Prince, Princess, the eldest son of the Sun family, Sun Shaoyuan, is in Dingbei Palace and wants to see the princess."

"They must want me to go to the Sun Mansion to treat Sun Shaozhen," Chu Yunxi curled her lips, "Okay, I'll go to the Sun Mansion again to see what else they are up to."

"Sun Shiche's two sons must have been involved in this matter. Sun Shiche was imprisoned in the Dali Temple today. I'm afraid the two brothers have a grudge against you. How about I go with you? With me here, the two brothers won't dare to act rashly."

"Your Highness, you still have to deal with the Imperial Observatory, which is the biggest crisis. The Sun family is fine, I have my senior brother with me, and they are counting on me to treat Sun Shaozhen, so they won't offend me. Your Highness, don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Chu Yunxi comforted Xiao Mubei and asked Bai Yu to find Wen Rulan. She then followed Hongyu back to the palace to meet Sun Shaoyuan.