After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Early the next morning.

Cao Yuan and her entourage arrived at the entrance of the government office. The guards bowed respectfully upon seeing Cao Yuan and led them toward the morgue.

Walking through the narrow corridor into the backyard, a faint stench of decay filled the air.

When they arrived at the morgue, the guard called out, and the door slowly opened, revealing a solemn-faced coroner who walked out.

His apron, which he hadn't had time to take off, still smelled of blood.

Upon seeing Cao Yuan and the others, the coroner bowed slightly in greeting.

"It's Your Highness! I'm so sorry for not greeting you sooner."

"This case will now be investigated by me. Please give me the autopsy results of Rong Xiaoniang."

"Yes! Take it out quickly."

A young apprentice ran out and reluctantly took it from him.

"Your Highness, please take a look!"

Just as Cao Yuan was about to leave, the young apprentice from before said to her, "Your Highness, you must watch carefully!"

The coroner kicked him, saying, "You talk too much. I think you're asking for a beating."

Cao Yuan and the others boarded the carriage directly.

Inside the carriage, Cao Yuan opened the paper.

There were two bruises on the neck, and the back of the neck was crossed, indicating that the neck was strangled from behind, causing death by suffocation, and then the body was hung from the roof beam.

The numerous bruises on his body were caused by long-term beatings.

The long-term beatings are just as Luo Jiulan said.

Cao Yuan looked down again, frowned, crumpled up the pile of autopsy results, and threw them away, saying, "What kind of nonsense is this?"

Suddenly the carriage stopped.

Just as Cao Yuan was about to go out to see what was going on, Chu Yan sat down inside.

"What are you doing here again?"

Chu Yan took out the autopsy results he had just thrown out and said, "How can you just throw away such important autopsy results like that!"

Cao Yuan turned her head away, not intending to pay him any attention.

Chu Yan opened it and looked through it. "It seems we'll have to test it again tomorrow."

"Do you need to tell me? Of course I know."

The prefectural government and the governor's office here are in cahoots; how can their autopsy results be trusted?

"See you at the government office tomorrow night at 9 PM. I have other matters to attend to tonight."

Cao Yuan retorted, "It's too late. If you don't want to go, fine. I'll go by myself tonight."

"Your Highness, you've actually learned how to perform autopsies now?"

Jinzhu opened her eyes wide and asked with a face full of doubt.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was met with a fierce glare from Cao Yuan, full of anger.

His eyes seemed to spit fire, which frightened Jinzhu so much that she dared not say another word and obediently shut her mouth.

Chu Yan said coldly, "In that case, Princess, you may go alone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yan slowly stood up and got off the carriage.

Cao Yuan crossed her arms and muttered to herself, "Fine, I'll go myself. It's just an autopsy, right? I've known how to do that for ages."

-

The night is getting darker.

Cao Yuan sneaked into the morgue of the government office alone.

It was pitch black inside. Cao Yuan pulled a tinderbox from her chest, let out a long breath, and encouraged herself, "It's just an autopsy, right? It's not like we haven't done them before."

Cao Yuan looked at Rong Xiaoniang lying in front of her and was shocked. She said to Rong Xiaoniang, "Don't worry, I will definitely find the murderer and avenge you."

"The first step in an autopsy should be... to remove the clothes."

Cao Yuan politely said to the corpse, "I apologize."

Should I take off my top or my skirt first?

Just as she was struggling with this decision.

A trembling voice came from inside the morgue, "Maybe I should do it!"

"Who is speaking!"

Cao Yuan felt a chill run down her spine, and looked around but saw no one.

"Explosion! It's come back to life! Ah..." Cao Yuan screamed in fright. Just as she was about to run away, she bumped into a man's arms.

"Ah, Chu Yan, Chu Yan!"

"Shh! Do you want to recruit people?" Chu Yan whispered.

Only then did Cao Yuan realize that the man she was holding was Chu Yan.

"why you?"

"Clothes," Chu Yan reminded him.

Cao Yuan was startled to realize that she had leaned her entire weight on Chu Yan's body. She subconsciously wrapped her arms tightly around his waist and held onto his clothes tightly on both sides.

When she realized all this, Cao Yuan hurriedly jumped away from Chu Yan.

She hurriedly tidied her slightly messy hair and calmed herself down.

After a moment, Cao Yuan spoke up, "Weren't you not coming? You actually dressed up as a ghost to scare me!"

Chu Yan stared at Cao Yuan with icy eyes, his gaze filled with helplessness.

"What's with that expression...?"

Before he could finish speaking, a figure suddenly emerged from under the bed where the body had been placed. He appeared without warning, like a ghost rising from the ground.

Cao Yuan and Chu Yan stared wide-eyed as he crawled out from under the bed.

Yes, it's me!

Cao Yuan took a few steps back.

“It is I, Your Highness. We met during the day.”

Cao Yuan stared intently and finally realized that the person in front of her was the young apprentice who had been standing next to the coroner during the day.

A surge of surprise and anger welled up within her. "Why...why are you pretending to be a ghost?"

The young apprentice quickly waved his hand and explained, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. It's just that the government office refused to arrange a place for me to stay, so I had nowhere to go and had to secretly hide here to rest."

"You're quite different from other people."

"Your Highness, don't be fooled by the gloomy atmosphere here. It's actually quite quiet and comfortable to live in. I've gotten used to it."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yuan slowly scanned the gloomy surroundings, pondering to herself.

Falling asleep in such an eerie environment is indeed very peaceful.

For someone who is homeless, having a place to stay is already a difficult thing.

Thinking of this, Cao Yuan's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

"Your Highness, please don't tell the people in the government office that I'm here."

"Pretend you've never seen us before!" Cao Yuan said.

The young apprentice nodded.

"What's your name?" Chu Yan asked.

“I have no name. I’ve been a beggar on the street since I was a child. Ever since my master picked me up, I’ve been determined to become a coroner. People in the government office laugh at me for overestimating myself and call me Little Coroner.”

Are you here to re-examine the body?

"Didn't you tell me to carefully review the autopsy results? But you felt there was something wrong with them?" Cao Yuan asked.

"Of course, but my master wouldn't listen to me. He even beat me up." The young coroner touched his face, feeling wronged.

"Then we need to check it again, but you can't tell anyone."

Are you going to test it yourselves?

Cao Yuan and Chu Yan looked at each other.

Neither of them had any intention of performing an autopsy.

"Princess, come here."

"Why is it me again? It was me in Chen last time too. There was no bloodshed, so why do you, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, always order me around?"

Who exactly is the strategist?

"The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review! You are the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review!" The junior coroner's eyes lit up the moment he heard the name of the Court of Judicial Review.