A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 75 Enlightenment
As Zhang, the registrar, recorded the confession, he felt a lump in his throat. "How could a clumsy person come up with such a method? He is clearly a wise and loyal man!"

"The short, fat man may have looked weak, but he was actually strong inside. He chose the most brutal and direct way to die a tragic death, which was probably the most appropriate and useful method in his opinion!" Despite saying this, Mu Qingcheng still felt that she had to bear some responsibility for the short, fat man's death.

Song Shuyu couldn't bear to see Mu Qingcheng trapped in this self-loathing, so she deliberately changed the subject, "Sanhu, what's this about the ghost fetus?"

"Not long after the eldest son's death, the first wife became pregnant. The servants who served the eldest son and the first wife knew that they had never slept together since their marriage, so how could they have a child? The first wife said that one night she dreamed that a man was in her bed, but when she woke up the next day, the room was empty and there was no trace of the man. Later, the first wife showed signs of pregnancy. The master said that it must be because the eldest son had been harassing her that the first wife was pregnant with a ghost child. For the sake of the General's Mansion's reputation, he asked the first wife to be buried with the eldest son. The first wife refused and insisted on giving birth to the ghost child to find out the truth! Neither side was willing to back down, so it was delayed until today. I don't know why the first wife suddenly agreed to be buried with him, so she committed suicide."

"How many people in the Liu family know about this?"

"Few people know this. Apart from the masters, it's probably just me, the short, fat man, and Xia Yu who know, because we are the people who are closest to the First Madam."

"The First Madam is pregnant with a ghost child, but the Eldest Young Master appeared in your dream to you and the short, fat man, ordering you two to take care of the First Madam and seize the opportunity to take her away?"

"Yes."

"Where to take it? Are the dreams I entrusted to you two exactly the same?"

“There are no secrets between me and the short, fat man. We checked and the content of the eldest young master’s dream was basically the same. He told us to take the first wife away from the capital and stay temporarily at the country estate. That estate is the eldest young master’s private property, and none of the master and the others know about it.”

"Where did the First Madam commit suicide? What did you and the short, fat man do before and after her suicide? Did you try to dissuade her?"

"After the short, fat man acted as the First Madam's double and covered her as she went up the mountain, the First Madam seemed to have guessed our intentions. She firmly refused and demanded that we take the opportunity to leave the capital and break away from the Liu family forever, and not care about her life or death. She also said that she had her own way to take revenge on the Liu family, and that once the Liu family fell, we would be free!"

As Sanhu spoke, he burst into maniacal laughter. He raised both hands, his voice distorted, "Do you believe it? The First Madam died by my hand, in the outhouse between the Guanyin Temple and the northwest temple gate. The First Madam was holding a knife, forcing me and the short, fat man to leave. We didn't obey, so I reached out to take the knife away, and the First Madam suddenly stabbed me! At that moment, I was still holding the First Madam's hand; I was just a hair's breadth away..."

"Besides you and the short, fat guy, were there any other people present at the time?" Mu Qingcheng's breathing tightened as she stared intently into Sanhu's eyes.

Sanhu shook his head. "No."

"What about Xia Yu?" Mu Qingcheng raised her voice. "Wasn't Xia Yu accompanying the First Madam to the outhouse?"

She remembered that Shuanzi had said that Xia Yu was actually the second young master, Liu Xiao, in disguise!
Sanhu paused for a moment, then shook his head again. "Xia Yu is indeed not here. The short, fat man and I finally found a chance to get close to the First Madam. We didn't have time to think too much. After getting the First Madam's approval, we went straight into the outhouse to take her away, but she didn't agree."

(End of this chapter)