People looked towards the sound as Luo Muchen walked over.
Some even exclaimed in hushed tones, "Young Master Luo is here."
Wherever Luo Muchen went, a commotion would follow.
And this person possessed an aura of his own. As he walked, no one dared to approach, not out of fear, but because they didn't want to disrupt the sense of "peaceful serenity" he exuded.
"Uncle Luo!"
The moment he saw Luo Muchen, little Yi Hao, with his short legs, rushed towards Luo Muchen, tears and snot streaming down his face.
His two little arms immediately wrapped around Luo Muchen's trouser legs.
Luo Muchen bent down, holding little Yi Hao in his arms, and looked at Yi Hao's wronged expression.
He smiled faintly, raised his hand, and stroked little Yi Hao's head, his voice very gentle, "It was your fault, yet you still look wronged?"
Luo Muchen's movements were very gentle as he held little Yi Hao.
This made the surrounding onlookers' jaws drop.
They were all discussing the relationship between this mischievous child and the divine physician Luo Muchen.
However, before the crowd could make a big fuss, a scream erupted from the other side.
"Miss! Miss! What's wrong with you? Don't scare your servant!" "Ah..."
The little maidservant kneeling on the ground walked to her young lady, Du Qingyue, and shook her vigorously, trying to wake her.
But as she turned Du Qingyue's body, she saw blood... Blood was flowing from her eyes, nose, and ears, from all her facial features.
The little maidservant let out a "Ah!" and, startled, released Du Qingyue, falling to the ground. She pointed a trembling finger at Du Qingyue, who was bleeding from all seven orifices.
"My young lady, she... she..."
The maidservant's cry drew more exclamations from the crowd.
The leader of the Du family who appeared later, the eldest son Du Yuhang, stepped forward, crouched down, and felt Du Qingyue's nose with his finger. As he looked down, no one could see his true expression. When he looked up, his face showed a hint of grief, "My little sister, she... she is dead."
Everyone was shocked.
Duan Xifeng was startled, staring at the Du family's young lady lying on the ground in disbelief.
"No... impossible... what happened?"
His nephew had only thrown a stone at the woman, how could she have suddenly died?
Little Yi Hao's whimpers abruptly stopped, his face showing as much shock as Duan Xifeng's.
"She's dead?"
Impossible!
With the force he used earlier, he couldn't have possibly hit someone to death.
"It was you... it was you... who killed our young lady!"
The little maidservant cried, pointing at Duan Xifeng, her words broken.
Du Yuhang immediately pointed at Luo Muchen and little Yi Hao, "You are all in this together! You killed my little sister!" His malicious gaze fixed on Luo Muchen, "Luo Muchen, I didn't expect that beneath your refined and gentle appearance lies such viciousness!"
Having said that, Du Yuhang pointed at Luo Muchen and shouted to the surrounding crowd, "Everyone, take a good look at what kind of venomous heart Young Master Luo Muchen of the Luo family possesses, and how can he be worthy of the title of divine physician!"
The tide turned.
The crowd's attention shifted from little Yi Hao and Duan Xifeng to Luo Muchen.
"Divine Physician Luo couldn't possibly be that kind of person, right?"
"Yes, no way?"
"You know a person's face but not their heart, who knows?"
"Moreover, I heard that Master Luo has a bad temper. Just two days ago, he beat up a few people over a jar of wine. How good can the child raised by such a person be?"
The crowd murmured, and from a few words about the Du family's young lady being poisoned to death, they directly escalated to Luo Muchen's family background.
This caused the physicians who came out of the Poisonous Medical Sage Hall to watch the spectacle to split into two factions. Some believed that Divine Physician Luo Muchen could not be such a wicked person.
Another group thought that Luo Muchen had been faking it all along.
The two groups, each holding their own opinions, argued endlessly.
Xiao Bai Qi, the book boy following Luo Muchen, immediately panicked, squeezed out of the crowd, and ran towards the Luo mansion.
Meanwhile, imperial physicians serving in the palace, upon hearing that the divine physician Luo Muchen had committed a crime, quickly reported the matter to the palace via letter.
Before the people sent from the palace arrived, someone here had already reported it to the authorities.
A murder had occurred, and the constables quickly arrived.
"Who killed someone?"
The leading constable, with one hand on his saber, led several constables in official robes through the crowd.
"Officer... it's them! They poisoned our young lady."
The little maidservant cried, pointing at Luo Muchen and Duan Xifeng, the three of them.
"Guards, take them away!"
The leading constable gave the order.
Several constables stepped forward.
Duan Xifeng's eyes turned cold. He walked to little Yi Hao's side, ready to fight the constables present.
Luo Muchen stepped forward, "Wait, there is a misunderstanding."
Bleeding from all seven orifices, black blood, it must be poisoning.
"Officers, allow me to examine."
Luo Muchen put little Yi Hao down and was about to step forward to examine, but little Yi Hao was a step ahead of him.
"She wasn't hit to death by me, she was poisoned!"
The extremely intelligent little Yi Hao quickly noticed the abnormality of the woman lying on the ground, poisoned to death.
Little Yi Hao ran over, but before he could get close, Du Yuhang pushed him away, "Get lost, don't touch my little sister."
Du Yuhang's strength was great, and little Yi Hao, pushed away by him, leaned back and almost fell to the ground.
Duan Xifeng quickly stepped forward, intending to embrace little Yi Hao.
However, someone was faster than him.
Little Yi Hao's little arm felt heavy, and he felt someone grab his little wrist.
He suddenly looked up and met a pair of cold eyes.
"Mom... Daddy... I... I didn't kill anyone."
His small body trembled and burrowed into the arms of the person in front of him, his little face still bearing tears of grievance.
"You didn't kill anyone, but you injured someone!"
Gu Qianying's voice was clear and cold, devoid of warmth.
Little Yi Hao's small body trembled even more, his little face rubbing against Gu Qianying's embrace, his back to everyone, his bottom sticking out.
"I'm sorry, Daddy, little Yi Hao was wrong."
Gu Qianying looked coldly at the back of Yi Hao's head, "Apologizing to me is useless. If you've done something wrong, you must bear the consequences."
Little Yi Hao revealed his head, tears still on his face, and nodded very solemnly, "Yes, little Yi Hao understands, Daddy."
Then, Gu Qianying put little Yi Hao down.
Little Yi Hao wiped his tears with his sleeve.
He ran to the still crying little maidservant and bowed deeply, "I'm sorry!"
The little maidservant looked surprised and forgot to continue crying.
Little Yi Hao originally wanted to run to Du Qingyue's side, but Du Yuhang blocked him. So he stood far away and bowed deeply to the woman lying on the ground, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have thrown a stone at you."
Seeing Gu Qianying appear.
Beside him, Duan Xifeng's shoulders trembled. He lowered his gaze and stood behind Gu Qianying, looking like a scolded child.
Seeing that little Yi Hao had been held by a man just now, Luo Muchen met Gu Qianying's gaze and was startled.
He hadn't expected the little bun's father to be this gentleman, this gentleman he had met briefly earlier?
At the same time, Luo Muchen couldn't help but feel confused. Earlier, the little bun had vowed to find a husband for his mother and a father for himself. But if he already had a father, why would he still look for someone else to be his father?
He shook his head helplessly.
It seemed that children's words could not be trusted.
Suddenly another person appeared, and was called "Daddy" by the child in front of him.
Du Yuhang's face showed anger, "Don't think that by making a child apologize, you can erase the evil deeds you wicked people have done to our Du family!"
"Officer, quickly arrest these people! They killed my little sister... What... what are you doing!"
Before he could finish his words, Du Yuhang turned to see Gu Qianying walking towards Du Qingyue. He angrily stepped forward to stop him, but before he could get close.
Gu Qianying spoke coldly, "Noisy!"
He lifted his sleeve and flicked his fingers in the air.
"You..."
Du Yuhang instantly became immobile.
Acupuncture from a distance!
His slender fingers landed on Du Qingyue's wrist.
Gu Qianying frowned slightly.
The poison of "He Ding Hong" could cause the poisoned person to bleed from all seven orifices.
However, this person was not poisoned by "He Ding Hong," but rather... had taken an overdose of "He Shi," and was poisoned by "He Shi."
"It's He Shi!"
A voice suddenly came from above.
Gu Qianying turned his head and saw Luo Muchen's handsome face.
Their eyes met, and both were stunned.
At this moment, Luo Muchen's mind flashed back to the moment he had "grabbed hands" with the gentleman in front of him.
His ears turned red unconsciously.
"Cough cough..."
Luo Muchen quickly averted his gaze, covering his current embarrassment with a light cough.
"That's right, it's He Shi! This woman died of poisoning due to an overdose of He Shi. He Shi itself is a poisonous herb that requires only three qian for medicinal use. One more qian is poisonous. This medicine can save lives when used correctly, and kill when used incorrectly."
"What? It's He Shi poisoning? How could this be?"
Among the people present, many were medical students who were watching from the Poisonous Medical Sage Hall and were about to participate in the medical competition.
These people had some research on herbs.
A small portion of them even used this opportunity to show off their medical skills.
"The poison of He Ding Hong and the poison of He Shi, both cause bleeding from all seven orifices. Although these two poisons appear similar on the surface, in reality, they are also quite different."
Those with higher medical skills took this opportunity to explain to everyone the differences between these two poisons, and some could even distinguish between them.
But the most important point, which these people showing off their medical skills did not mention.
At this moment, Luo Muchen also bent down and squatted in front of Du Qingyue. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and placed it on Du Qingyue's wrist, reaching out to feel her pulse.
Gu Qianying beside him glanced at him, said nothing, and directly lifted Du Qingyue's skirt in front of Luo Muchen.
Luo Muchen immediately turned his face away.
Seeing this, the crowd pointed fingers at Gu Qianying's actions.
"What is he doing... How shameless for a man."
Du Yuhang's eyes darkened. Before he could stop Gu Qianying.
"What are you doing!"
The little maidservant beside him, her eyes filled with anger, lunged forward to push Gu Qianying away, but her outstretched hand accidentally grabbed Gu Qianying's white hair tie and pulled it off...