Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Chen Shao saw that they all came over, and was afraid that they didn't understand, so she explained it in more detail. After explaining how to distinguish gender, she picked up a tooth and two long bones and explained to them how to judge age.

The most accurate way to determine age is through the pubic symphysis.

But more often than not, the pubic symphysis needs to be removed from a corpse that has not been completely decomposed by a forensic doctor. After removing excess human tissue, it is boiled in water to completely remove the tissue before it can be used for judgment.

Therefore, even though there were piles of bones in front of him, Chen Shao still chose to conceal it.

Never test humanity.

After everyone heard this, including Li Tianliu and Fu Jiu, when they were digging out the bones, they all used the method she taught them to determine the gender or age of the bones they dug out.

The earlier atmosphere of compassion and sadness also dissipated a lot.

but……

As the ages of the people were determined to be between 11 or 12 and 17 or 18, the atmosphere gradually became dull.

Everyone was still judging gender and age, but no one was showing off like they did just now.

Until the Yulin Guards came back with the straw mats.

"There are only the Ren and Wen families' villas here. The owners don't usually live here. There is only a steward and a few cleaning women guarding it." The imperial guards carried straw mats into the garden. "When we went to ask for straw mats this morning, they said they would go back and ask because of our status, but their faces were really ugly. Just now when we went to get the straw mats, they changed. Their faces were as smiling as flowers. They also said that these 150 rolls would be used first. If we don't have enough later, we can go to them for more."

"At least 70 to 80 skeletons were dug out from this garden. There are seven more gardens like this. One hundred and fifty scrolls are not enough!" Chen Shao ordered, "Go and get them now, and bring back another 300 to 500 scrolls. If the two families are unwilling to give, you can go a few more steps and ask other families to see who is willing to give."

In the morning, they looked grim because she had stored the corpse in the ice cellar, which disgusted them. In the afternoon, they smiled like flowers because they wanted to compete for the right to operate the official pharmacy.

It is true that they are nobles, but they can only live in a small place. If they want to climb up and make their family more prosperous, they must make friends with the powerful. But are the powerful so easy to make friends with? Especially the powerful in Beijing.

So, she threw out the bait of official drugstore operating rights.

She is not afraid that they will not fight.

Just because they were united in dealing with her didn't mean they weren't competing with each other.

As long as there is competition, the initiative to deal with them will fall into her hands.

He only took out 150 rolls of straw mats because he wanted her to exchange the management rights of the official pharmacy for the difference. The two families wanted to control the competition for the management rights between themselves, and at the same time curb her actions.

Apparently, they had been dominating Hongyuan County for too long and had forgotten that something as worthless as a straw mat might threaten others but not her!

Didn't they want the right to operate the official medicine shop? Okay, now not only would she not give them the right to operate the shop, but she would also ask them to rush to deliver the straw mats, and at the same time, she would also make the evil deeds of these eight gardens known!

After the Yulin Guards moved all the straw mats into the garden, they left as ordered.

The twenty-one who were digging the bones immediately started talking.

There are six more gardens like this, how many people are there?

Chen Shao did not stop their discussion. After Fu Jiu dug out the last flower bush, she said, "It's getting late. You can take them to the Peach Garden to dig for another hour at most, and then send them to Juxian Building for dinner. Let them rest in Juxian Building tonight, and bring them here early tomorrow morning."

Li Tianliu did not follow them to the Bi Tao Garden. After Fu Jiu led her people away, he came over and started to piece together the skeleton like her.

After Chen Shao taught him a few tips on how to piece bones together, he explained to Xu Guang how to use the pubic symphysis to determine age. When Li Tianliu heard that if a body was not made of bones, the pubic symphysis should be cut open and then put into a pot and boiled until all the meat on the bones was melted, he looked at her in a way that was no longer like looking at a human being.

Xu Guangze's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Have you ever dissected a corpse before?" After saying that, Chen Shao deliberately glanced at Li Tianliu's pelvis, which startled him so much that he jumped up and hid aside, then he asked Xu Guang.

"No." Xu Guang shook his head, and said with infinite longing and infinite regret, "I have only dissected the corpses of pigs, dogs and other livestock."

"Don't worry, I'll teach you when I have the chance." Chen Shao said, "While there are so many skeletons now, you should quickly accumulate experience. Only when you have a sufficient understanding of the human body can you more accurately determine the cause of death and catch the murderer more quickly and accurately."

Xu Guang agreed.

At the end of the day, Xu Guang barely put together four skeletons, Chen Shao put together eleven, and Li Tianliu put together one.

Return to the prefectural government at night.

Chen Shao took a look at the dirt on his body, went back to the house to wash, changed his clothes, and then went to the east wing. The injured woman woke up in the afternoon, and just took the medicine given by Chan Yi, and was about to go back to sleep. When she saw Chen Shao coming and heard Chan Yi calling her Master, she immediately supported herself and got up.

Chan Yi held her down and said, "If you have anything to say, just lie down and talk."

The injured woman insisted that she was fine and wanted to get up anyway.

Seeing that she had a determined look on her face and knew she was not someone who would give in easily, Chen Shao gestured to Chan Yi to help her up, and then helped to get a soft pillow to support her back.

The injured woman bowed to Chen Shao while sitting.

Seeing Chen Shao's surprise, Chan Yi said, "She is the granddaughter of Hanyuan County Magistrate Quan Li'an, and her name is Quan Shuyu."

Quan Shuyu corrected, "She is his illegitimate granddaughter."

Chen Shao poured her a cup of white tea and handed it to her, motioning her to speak slowly.

Quan Shuyu bowed again and said slowly, "I am the third granddaughter of Quan Li'an. Although he and my father did not think highly of me, I never lacked food and clothing. The turning point happened five years ago. Five years ago, the fourth son Wen went to Hanyuan County to hunt and stayed at the county government office at night. In order to curry favor with him, Quan Li'an asked us grandchildren, both men and women, to accompany him. It was at that banquet that the fourth son Wen specifically asked for me. That night, despite my aunt's pleading, Quan Li'an sent me to the fourth son Wen's room, and then I followed the fourth son Wen to the county city."

Chan Yi interrupted, "Quan Li'an and her father are both threatening her with her aunt's life."

Quan Shuyu disagreed and said, "Even if they didn't threaten my aunt's life, I wouldn't resist. With a background like mine, marriage is originally an exchange of interests. The fourth son of Wen is extremely outstanding in both status and appearance. Even if I marry him as a concubine, it is already the best choice for me, but I didn't expect..."

Quan Shuyu was silent for a long, long time, so long that Chanyi thought she would not say anything more, then she said, "He did not take me back to the Wen family, but took me to the Plum Garden."