A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Did the deceased have an affair? (Chapter 6)
Registrar Zhang felt resentful. The same flattering words, when spoken by Coroner Mu, made the adults' upturned lips impossible to suppress. But when it came to them, they always got kicked—what kind of logic was that!

But no one paid attention to Zhang the Registrar's resentment. Lin the Clerk exclaimed first, "Did the deceased have an affair?"

Mu Qingcheng also found it unbelievable, "My husband has been dead for half a year, and the child is only four months old. It's obvious that the child's father is someone else!"

"Is the information accurate?" Song Shuyu's face was extremely grim.

Registrar Zhang presented the inquiry record and said solemnly, "Sir, this matter was reported by An Fu, the purchasing manager of the Liao residence next to the Ningyuan General's Mansion. I have already had An Fu sign it, and we can verify it clearly when people from the Ningyuan General's Mansion arrive later."

After reading it, Song Shuyu turned to look at Mu Qingcheng and said, "Is it possible that Doctor Yunci made a mistake? The child is not four months old, but six months old, and is Liu Pei's bloodline."

Mu Qingcheng stood there, stunned. When she met Song Shuyu's complicated and expectant gaze, her throat felt blocked, and she couldn't say a word for a moment!
Today's Song Shuyu is completely different from what she usually sees. Or rather, ever since Song Shuyu learned that the deceased was pregnant and that it was possible that she committed suicide, he has lost control and is stubbornly trying to change the outcome and to salvage the image of the "mother" represented by the deceased, which is as majestic as a mountain in his heart.

She hesitated for a moment, then said softly, “My lord, please…please calm down. We can investigate this matter again. Once we return to the yamen, we can have several midwives confirm it separately. Also, according to the normal procedure, after Liu Pei’s death, the Liu family should report to the Jingzhao Prefecture immediately. The Jingzhao Prefecture will then send a coroner to conduct an autopsy. If it is determined that it was not a homicide, the Jingzhao Prefecture will issue a ruling document, and the Liu family can then proceed with the funeral arrangements.”

"so what?"

"But doesn't Your Excellency find it strange? Xu Shaoyin was the deceased's cousin. His cousin's husband passed away, yet Xu Shaoyin didn't mention it at all? Liu Pei was the eldest son of the Ningyuan General's Mansion. His status was extremely noble. His funeral couldn't possibly be simple or not held at all, could it? At the very least, there should be quite a few people who know about his death, and quite a few people should have come to pay their respects."

Upon hearing this, Song Shuyu immediately asked Zhang, the registrar, "Does the yamen have any official ruling on Liu Pei's death?"

Six months ago, the former Prefect of the Capital was in power. After Song Shuyu took office, he was busy familiarizing himself with government affairs and had not yet had time to investigate the old administrative affairs.

Registrar Zhang thought for a moment, then replied with certainty, "Sir, I have not seen any documents from the Liu family in the archives, nor have I ever heard of Liu Pei's death. Therefore, upon hearing Anfu's words, I felt something was amiss, and that's why I hurriedly reported this to you." "Upon returning to the yamen, verify and confirm immediately!"

"Yes!"

"Bring Anfu here for questioning."

"Yes!"

Registrar Zhang rushed towards the crowd on the periphery.

Mu Qingcheng added, "My lord, I worked in the capital for three years as a body collector. Whenever a family did not wish to hold a public funeral, they would hire me to come into the mansion to take the body away, either to place it in the mortuary or to bury it hastily in a random place. But I can confirm that I have never been to the Ningyuan General's mansion."

Song Shuyu's brows remained furrowed. "In such a vast capital city, are you the only mortician? What if other morticians take over the jobs?"

"No, that won't happen. I've formed a mortician's group, recruiting all the morticians in the city. They just find jobs, and I handle the morticians' burials. I give them a monthly stipend, and they earn more than they would by mortifying corpses themselves, so..."

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