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Yun Heting choked on his words, then quickly waved his hand: "Of course not."

He had someone take Doctor Du out first, then turned to Chu Wanqing and said with concern, "Madam, I know you're angry, and I'm angry too. Lang'er is also my son; I'm more heartbroken than you that he was poisoned."

He shouldn't have brought it up; once he did, Chu Wanqing could no longer suppress her anger, and her voice suddenly rose:

"You still know he's your son? All these years, I've told you so many times to get him a different doctor, and you always say that Dr. Du is a good doctor. If he's so good, how could he not diagnose Lang'er's poisoning? Did you know Lang'er was poisoned but pretend not to know? Or... is Lang'er's poisoning related to you?"

That's too harsh a statement.

Yun Heting's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed several times.

But he was convinced that Chu Wanqing had no evidence, and after a moment of panic, he calmed down.

She secretly resented Dr. Du, who insisted that his prescriptions were correct and that he wasn't afraid of being investigated when she asked him to find an excuse to quit his job.

Now look what's happened; not only have I gotten myself involved, but I've also dragged him down with me.

He composed himself, feigning injury, and clutched his chest as he looked at Chu Wanqing: "Madam, I know you're heartbroken to hear that Lang'er was poisoned, but you can't assume such things about your husband. We've been husband and wife for over a decade, don't you know me? If I had known Lang'er was poisoned earlier, I would never have let that Du fellow deceive me for so many years."

Chu Wanqing stared at him coldly for a long while before finally speaking: "You mean, you're just going to let it go like this?"

Yun Heting dared not say let it go, and hurriedly said, "Absolutely not! But... we have no evidence to prove that he did it on purpose. We had someone look at his prescription before, and there really wasn't anything wrong with it. If we insist on sending him to the authorities, I'm afraid the government will have no choice but to release him in the end."

He was incredibly grateful that he had advised Chu Wanqing to have someone verify the prescription; otherwise, things would be even more complicated now.

Chu Wanqing was furious: "What do you mean? Lang'er's suffering was for nothing?"

Yun Heting said awkwardly, "Of course not. It's just that I really don't have any evidence."

Chu Wanqing was so angry that she trembled all over, pressing her hand to her temples, feeling a splitting headache.

No matter how you go around in circles, you can't escape the word "evidence".

Just then, Yun Jin pushed open the door and walked in. She had been listening at the door for a while and knew that Yun Heting had planned everything all along. She only blamed herself for not being good enough at medicine and not noticing this loophole.

She calmly bowed to the two men: "Godfather, Mother."

These two titles made Yun Heting frown. Calling Chu Yaqing "mother" but calling him "godfather" was clearly intentional.

Yun Jin glanced at his -54% favorability rating, then looked at Chu Wanqing without showing any emotion:

"Mother, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

Yun Heting frowned. "You're just an adopted daughter, why are you worrying about so many things?"

Before Chu Wanqing could speak, he waved his hand first: "It's okay, you can go back to your room."

Chu Wanqing immediately exploded: "Jin'er is also a girl of my Yun family, how can she not know?"

Just then, Yunxiu walked in.

She returned a little earlier than Yun Jin and had already heard about the commotion at Qing Shui Yuan from the maids.

Hearing that Yun Jin had gone straight to Qing Shui Yuan upon her return, she didn't want to fall behind, so she hurried over as well.

She entered the room, bowed to Yun Heting and Chu Wanqing, and asked curiously, "Yes, Father, what happened? I saw Doctor Du being escorted outside. Father, my second sister and I are both children of the family; we should know what's going on in the family."

Despite Yun Heting's objections, Chu Wanqing briefly recounted the diagnosis made by Imperial Physician Zhou and the discovery of medicinal powder in the kitchen.

After saying that, she looked at Yun Heting: "Your father actually said we shouldn't have reported it to the authorities. What do you think, should we have reported it to the authorities or not?"

Yun Heting coughed lightly and said, "You should advise your mother that without evidence, reporting to the authorities will only cause her more trouble..."

Yunxiu blinked and spoke before Yunjin could: "No wonder my brother has been in poor health for so many years. That Doctor Du is truly hateful. However... Mother, in my opinion, Father is right. There is indeed no evidence to take to court."

Chu Wanqing looked up at her: "You mean, we're just going to let it go like this?"

Hearing her mother's unfriendly tone, Yunxiu quickly shook her head and explained, "No, we absolutely cannot let this go. Mother, we won't have any evidence if we go to the authorities now, but we can interrogate them ourselves. As long as we use the right methods, they'll confess. Also, all the servants in my brother's courtyard should be arrested and interrogated one by one, especially those who take care of his daily needs. If they don't confess, beat them to death!"

Chu Wanqing stared at her blankly, remaining silent for a long time.

How come she never noticed before that her daughter could be so vicious? It's true, children who aren't her own are no good.

She didn't bother to correct her, and simply turned to Yun Jin, asking, "Jin'er, tell me your thoughts."

Yun Jin glanced at Yun Heting, and carefully said, "Mother, what Godfather said makes sense."

Chu Wanqing was stunned, and Yun Heting was also taken aback, not expecting her to speak up for him.

Yun Jin continued, "Mother, did Doctor Du really have someone review the prescription he wrote earlier?"

Chu Wanqing nodded: "When he first came to the manor, we did have someone examine him to confirm his medical skills."

Yun Jin then asked, "Did Imperial Physician Zhou also say that his prescription does indeed have a warming and nourishing effect?"

Chu Wanqing had already realized why Yun Jin had asked this question, so she could only nod and say, "That's true."

Yun Jin thought for a moment and said, "Mother, in that case, there is indeed no evidence to prove that Doctor Du intended to harm anyone. Moreover, he is not a servant of this household and has no indenture, so we cannot torture him. However, he has indeed neglected his duties, and the household can no longer employ him."

She paused, glanced at Yunxiu, and said, "As for what you said about interrogating the servants in Langdi's courtyard, I agree. But I don't agree with extracting confessions through torture. That might get us the answers we want, but it might not be the truth."

Yunxiu was unconvinced: "Does my sister think that appeasement will make them tell the truth? They won't tell the truth if we don't beat them."

Yun Jin naturally understood this principle, but she didn't need to explain it to Yun Xiu. She simply looked at Chu Wanqing and made the decision.

Chu Wanqing glanced at Yun Jin with a complicated expression, knowing that she wouldn't say such a thing without a reason.

She thought for a moment, then called Qinghe over: "Have Chai Hu keep an eye on Doctor Du for now, we'll deal with him later. Also, have him hand over the servants in the young master's courtyard to Chai Qing for interrogation one by one."

Qinghe responded and left.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Yun Heting turned to Chu Wanqing and said with a smile, "Madam, please rest today. I'll make arrangements for Lang'er; send a few more people to guard him. This time, there won't be any more problems."

Chu Wanqing didn't even glance at him, only saying indifferently, "No need for you to worry, sir. I will take care of Lang'er's affairs myself from now on."

Yun Heting stood there awkwardly for a while, and seeing that Chu Wanqing had no intention of paying attention to him, he could only say, "Then... I'll go to the study first."

After saying that, he turned and walked out, his steps much faster than when he came.

As he reached the door, he glanced back, his gaze lingering on Yun Jin for a moment before quickly looking away and turning to leave.

Chu Wanqing then said to Yunxiu, "Go and see how the arrangements for Bitao's family reunion banquet are going. You're fifteen now, it's time you learned about these things."

Upon hearing this, Yunxiu immediately left with a cheerful smile.

After she had walked away, Chu Wanqing let out a long sigh, leaned back in her chair, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Jin'er, why did you stop me just now?"