Blake's Blind Faith and Ethan's Unyielding Spirit Chapter 143

When Pei Fangyuan later recalled those three nightmarish days, he always felt as if he was possessed by a ghost, which made him unbelievable.

On the third day of October, Pei Fangyuan was still outside collecting medicinal materials when he heard that Jishidiang had suddenly started an internal conflict. Pei Siqing, along with several apprentices and several doctors on duty, suddenly started making trouble. The two groups started to expose each other's secrets and curse each other, and later they just fought each other. When he rushed back after hearing the news, Doctor Liu and his men were already furious. Without any explanation, they gathered together to report to the government that Jishidiang was cutting corners and selling counterfeit materials for profit. Pei Fangyuan knew almost nothing about this matter and thought that the innocent would be cleared, but he did not expect that Doctor Liu and his men would lead the officials to raid their pharmacy and hand over the backup medicine book flow. With both witnesses and evidence, no one would believe Pei Fangyuan even if he cried out that he was innocent.

He was afraid that the matter would get out of hand, so he thought of spending money to avoid disaster and to bribe the officials and doctors. However, he did not expect that to make matters worse, it rained overnight. For some reason, he suddenly attracted public anger. Former patients and some unruly people who took advantage of the chaos gathered together and took down the signboard of Jishidiang. They went to the gate of the yamen in groups to demand an explanation and complained. At that time, the prefect was alarmed.

Pei Fangyuan was powerless to save the situation and could only watch as the government confiscated the Jishidiang, which he had run for twenty years.

Pei Fangyuan was also taken away by the officials for questioning, but he really knew nothing about the counterfeiting of drugs at Jishidiang. He was mostly involved in purchasing medicinal materials himself. He dared not say that there were no mistakes, but he definitely did not intentionally adulterate them. He had probably guessed the reason, and sure enough, later doctors Liu and others testified for him, saying that they had been instructed by Hui Niang and Pei Siqing all along, and it had nothing to do with him, Pei Fangyuan.