All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 179 She Didn't Suicide
Mrs. Zhou's heart was full of anger, grievance and unwillingness.

Her daughter entered the palace for the man in front of her, and now she lost her life in vain. Not only did this man not feel sad at all, he even defended another woman in front of his daughter's dead body.

"Your Highness, Xue'e was infatuated with you during her lifetime, and Baba rushed from the capital to the palace for the selection of a concubine." She complained in a sobbing voice, "Are you indifferent to Xue'e's death at all?"

Chu Yan frowned deeply, and his whole body was instantly filled with chilling gestures, even his voice became cold, "There is no love between Gu and Bingqing county master, the emperor wants to choose a concubine for Gu, and Gu also explained the reason to the emperor Declined. In the daytime, Chunjun even told Cheng Engong face to face that Mrs. Zhou's remark was beyond the bounds."

Mrs. Zhou has been dazzled by grief and anger, so she can't care about being afraid, "But Xue'e..."

"Cuiqin." Cheng Engong Mu Tiangang interrupted her in a deep voice, "You must not be rude in front of Your Highness."

It wasn't until this moment that Mrs. Zhou realized that she was trying to die.

She shuddered, lay down on Mu Xue'e's body, and cried again, not daring to say any more.

Seeing this, Dong Lixin hurriedly smoothed things over, "Please forgive me, Cheng Engong and Madam, it is raining too much tonight, and the Peihe Bridge was destroyed by the flood, and it is under repair. The Peixian county government on the other side will not be able to arrive until dawn."

"The emperor is very concerned about this case, and is still waiting for an answer, and...whether County Lord Bingqing committed suicide or not, you still need to do an autopsy to see the corpse. Wei, so we can track down the murderer in time."

After Madam Zhou heard this, her crying finally slowed down a little.

Cheng Engong Mu Tiangang already understood that an autopsy as soon as possible is the best for the case, and said solemnly: "My wife doesn't understand these things, and everything depends on His Highness and Commander Dong."

Chu Yan looked cold, "What Madam Zhou said is also reasonable, it's better to wait until tomorrow morning when Wu Zuo comes to have an autopsy."

He originally wanted Shen Lingxi to perform Mu Xue'e's autopsy, but seeing Zhou's ignorant appearance, he didn't want Shen Lingxi to intervene.

"Gu is tired too. Deputy Commander Dong will send someone to call Gu and Daoist Miaoling after the autopsy is finished."

As he said that, he turned around and wanted to leave, making it clear that he didn't want to meddle in the family's business.

Although Shen Lingxi wanted to see Mu Xue'e's body, but in the current situation, she knew it was better to stay away, so she also turned around.

The two were about to leave——
"Miss Shen, please stay still."

Mu Huai'an, who had never spoken a word, walked up to Shen Lingxi in a few steps, and bowed to her upright.

"Miss Shen, please take into account the fact that you and I have known each other for an examination of the body of my sister. Miss Shen has always been kind-hearted, upright, and jealous of evil. My sister is not a person who commits suicide. There must be something strange about this case. I believe the girl I also don’t want the murderer to go unpunished, so I ask the girl to help.”

After finishing speaking, he winked at her seriously.

This is the secret code that Mu Huai'an and Shen Lingxi sang the double reed together before.

Shen Lingxi turned her body backwards.

She had already seen that Mu Huai'an was not close to his younger sister, Mu Xue'e.

This was the first time that Mu Huai'an asked her for help with such an attitude.

It turned out that Shen Lingxi had previously promised to help Mu Huaian investigate the case.He only needs to use this promise to ask her to do it.

But at such a time, what do you say about "kind-hearted, upright, and jealous of evil"...

If it were changed to before, he would never be able to say such words anyway.

But at this moment, saying this in front of Mrs. Zhou is tantamount to slapping his stepmother in the face.

Shen Lingxi knew that there must be a reason why Mu Huaian insisted on asking her to perform an autopsy on Mu Xue'e.

Since he opened his mouth, since he helped her a lot in the past, she had no reason to refuse.

"Since Shaoqing begged, it would be better to be respectful than obedient." Shen Lingxi nodded in response.

Chu Yan had a panoramic view of the expressions of the two of them, his eyes darkened slightly.

If it was before, since he said he wanted to leave, he would definitely leave in stride.

But now, seeing that Shen Lingxi agreed to stay, he took back his step without hesitation, turned around and returned to the hall, and sat down on a chair at random.

Chun Junyuan was still standing at the bottom of the steps, waiting to follow his master back to the palace.

Seeing Chu Yan walking back again, he was stunned for a moment, and then returned to the hall.

With Chu Yan's repetitive attitude, he made no secret of his actions following Shen Lingxi, making all the discerning people in the palace see the clue.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou felt even more bitter and aggrieved for her daughter in her heart.

Cheng Engong Mu Tiangang's complexion is not very good-looking.

Mu Huai'an had expected this to happen, his eyes drooped slightly, and he made a "please" gesture to Shen Lingxi.

Shen Lingxi turned around and walked towards Mu Xue'e's body.

With Mu Huai'an in front, Mrs. Zhou didn't stop her anymore, she held the hand of the servant girl beside her and moved her aside, wiping away her tears.

But in the end, he was worried about Shen Lingxi, and he still hated her very much in his heart, so he didn't go far away, his eyes fixed on her.

Cheng Engong Mu Tiangang took a look at Mu Huai'an, walked up to Chu Yan with a sullen face, and sat down.

Shen Lingxi stood beside Mu Xue'e's body.

Chao Chuyan and Dong Li said: "I came in a hurry this time. I didn't bring any autopsy tools. I just did a simple inspection. It is only for the reference of the embroiderer and the inner guard to investigate the case. The details will be discussed after Wu Zuo comes. I also ask you to do a re-examination."

Chu Yan nodded, pointing to Chunjun following behind Shen Lingxi to record.

Dong Lixin respectfully said: "It should be so, Mr. Lao Daoist."

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou covered her face with a veil to conceal the look of contempt on her face.

Sure enough, she is a foxy girl who can only play tricks.

It seems that the so-called "post-mortem" is just her trick to seduce men.

Shen Lingxi didn't care about other people's attitudes at all. Seeing that the person in charge of the case responded, she lifted the white cloth covering the body.

Mu Xue'e's face instantly caught her eyes.

Shen Lingxi had looked around since the first time she found Mu Xue'e's body, but she didn't find her dead soul nearby.

And those female ghosts obviously haven't seen Mu Xue'e, otherwise, they would have told her immediately.

On the way here, Shen Lingxi had asked them to find Mu Xue'e. If they could find Mu Xue'e and ask the reason, it would be more convenient than an autopsy.

But now, before finding her dead soul, she can only start with the corpse.

Shen Lingxi lightly touched the cheek of the corpse with her fingertips, inspected it, and dictated it for Chunjun to record.

"The eyes are closed, the lips are black, the lips are parted and the teeth are exposed, and the tip of the tongue protrudes from the teeth..."

She looked up at Dong Lixin, "Is the rope tied down your throat?"

Dong Lixin's face was full of solemnity: "The Taoist priest is right, the rope is indeed tied under his throat."

Shen Lingxi nodded.

If she restrains others, at this moment she should push her tongue back to help the deceased.

But after all, she was performing an autopsy on behalf of her this time, and she still needs to have a forensic officer come and see it, and record it on the government documents before the corpse can be restored to its pre-life state.

Apart from the exposed tongue, the other parts of the body also showed the state of death. After all, it was a violent death, and the state of death was very embarrassing.

As she inspected it, she continued:
"The face is purplish red, and there are saliva on the corners of the lips and chest..."

"Thumbs must be held with both hands, there is blood on the legs, there is discharge of urine and urine..."

"There are two scars under the throat, one is purple-red, with the shade of blood, the other is white, without the shade of blood..."

Seeing this, Shen Lingxi raised her eyes to look at the crowd, with a solemn expression, and said firmly: "She definitely did not commit suicide."

　Blood shade: refers to subcutaneous bleeding.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)