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Chapter I

The next day, a torrential rain poured down in a torrential downpour. The overcast clouds covered the sky, completely covering the sky. The cold wind mixed with a mournful aura blew through the courtyard, creating crackling sounds.

However, if he could get the reward of fifty silver taels, it would be worth the effort. After all, coroner was a lowly citizen, not a yamen official. Furthermore, once a day was a day, all future generations would be a lowly citizen, even if they were the only third grade coroner. As a result, coroner, who only had access to the corpses, did not have any other means of livelihood. If she did not think of a way to take over a private job, his family would probably run out of food.

The Zhang Clan was actually a good person, worried that the coroner of the county magistrate would practice favoritism, afraid that the county magistrate would close the case hastily for the sake of her political achievements, and also worried that she would also have to investigate the case personally. Therefore, it was not surprising that the Zhang Clan came to her, a person who desperately needed money and had inherited her father's skills as an autopsy victim, to help investigate the corpses and find out the truth.

Xu Chu was truly worried about his family's plans, and after seeing that the Zhang Family had promised fifty taels of silver, she reluctantly agreed.

A cold wind blew past, causing her to shiver uncontrollably. Thinking that life was at stake, she had taken the job, and there should be no delay. Therefore, he did not think much, only pulling on his half wet clothes, and Xu Chu continued to travel through the rain.

By the time Xu Chu rushed to the Qian Family residence, it was already almost noon, and it was almost time to bury him. The members of the Zhang Clan and the Qian Clan were all at loggerheads. One side wanted to be buried on time, so the other side naturally tried to stop them with all their might.

Originally, the white silk in the yard should have been a miserable scene, but now it was in chaos. There were a few bailiffs at the side, but they did not dare to put their lives on the line for the Zhang Clan. As for the county magistrate who was invited by the Qian Family, he had a dark expression on his face but was unable to vent out his anger. What could he say? After all, the Zhang brothers were listed in front of the King Jing'an. If anything happened to them, they might not even be able to keep their black muslin hats anymore.

Old Master Zhang's bloodshot eyes obstructed the entrance of the main hall. The atmosphere was extremely tense, and all the servants who were supposed to be crying in grief were at a loss of what to do. When he saw Xu Chu appear, Zhang family's old master relaxed and immediately went forward to welcome him.

"Lady Xu, you're finally here. This old man's daughter has been pampered ever since she was young, by a person who has been taking care of her daughter using all the resources in the world. After she had married into the Zhang Family, her old wife had found a reliable means of upbringing. She had a doctor take her pulse for three to five days to recuperate, only hoping that she was healthy and healthy.

Perhaps he was afraid that Xu Chu would be deceived by the Qian Family, or was afraid of the County Magistrate and the yamen runners, although Master Zhang was not in the mood to exchange greetings, he was the first to raise doubts. They only hoped that Xu Chu could understand the pain and suffering of his father.

In the end, it was the white-haired man who sent the black haired man. With these words, not to mention the tears that had flowed down Master Zhang's face, even the old lady's face was pale and sorrowful, on the verge of collapse.

Xu Chu nodded, sshe glanced at the people around him who were either curious or doubtful, and then set her gaze on the few people who were carrying the coffins, wanting to forcefully close it. The leader of the group was not young, and had a worried expression on his face. Although there was no sadness, his face was also full of depression. As for the young man behind him, his eyes were red and swollen, and right now, he was clearly grieving. Xu Chu guessed that Master Qian and the Qian Family Young Master were together.

She understood the expression of the people in the hall, so she did not linger. She asked concisely: "When will it be convenient to examine the corpse?"

"Right now, this old man will personally bring the Lady Xu."

However, before Master Zhang could even step forward, Master Qian said angrily, "Brother Zhang, are you really going to humiliate my Qian Family like this? "You know, it's fine if we can't find the problem with this autopsy, but if we can't, then the Qian and Zhang Family will really fall out. In the future …"

There was no doubt about the unspoken threat in her words. With regards to the battle between the two families, Xu Chu had no intention to get involved, he could only watch coldly from the sidelines.

At this time, before Old Master Zhang could say anything, his wife pointed at the Qian Family with a trembling body and screamed, "What happens next? The daughter of my direct kin has already been killed by someone. Even if there are great benefits in the future, what's the use of it? Could it be that you are letting others take advantage of you? "

Ever since she found out about her daughter's death, Old Madam Zhang had been heartbroken to death. However, she also knew that the world was unpredictable. If she had suddenly died, her daughter's fate would have been the same. However, the day before her unborn daughter died, she had asked the doctor for her daughter's pulse. At that time, she was afraid that her daughter would delay her son's death, so she had immediately heard of her daughter's death. How was she supposed to control herself?

He had already restrained himself and calmed down.

The old master's face was covered in dirt after being scolded like that. Seeing the guests who had come to offer their condolences, he immediately left in anger. Only the Young Master Qian was left to follow the Qian Family's wife.

As for the Qian Family's successor, his wife, whose eyes were brimming with tears, tried to persuade the Zhang Family with a sorrowful face. She repeatedly said that her daughter-in-law was truly a pitiful person. Only Xu Chu looked at her coldly. Although she did not say anything, he still frowned and was a little impatient.

With the tacit approval of the Qian Family, the autopsy went well. The County Magistrate who came with the yamen runner ridiculed Xu Chu from time to time, but did not receive the slightest response. In the end, he coughed dryly and stood to the side, waiting to see the little girl make a fool of herself.

Since the ancient autopsy, things had always been unlucky. In addition, the Qian Family had fallen out with the Zhang Family, so the guests who came didn't want to get involved, so they all followed Butler Qian's arrangements to leave. Naturally, the county magistrate had long since left behind a few words of concern and went to the Qian family's study room to rest. Therefore, there were only Xu Chu and a few others in the hall, as well as the Zhang family's guards and servants.

Xu Chu ignored the cries and sobs that entered her ears, directly opening the Toolbox and taking out the tweezers and gauze. When everything was ready, she took a step forward and faced the female corpse in the coffin.

"I'm going to go through the autopsy. Perhaps there will be some disrespect. If there are any taboos or if you question my method of doing the autopsy, please explain as soon as possible." Xu Chu removed the gorgeous silk cloth from the corpse, put on a simple glove on one side, and observed the corpse's condition, while coldly speaking.

"What's the problem? They're all dead, what's there to be afraid of? Just test and see if you can return justice to my daughter."

Following Old Master Zhang's order for the servants to leave, the hall was instantly filled with a cold and gloomy aura. However, this was nothing to the few people who were left in the hall.

"If there are no problems, I'll have to trouble you to find someone to help me record it down."

Ever since she had become a teacher, she had tried her best to follow this habit. Whenever she investigated corpses, whether it was in a poor family or a high courtyard, she would write down autopsy order s as proof, and would even write down two copies later. One was sent to the yamen for filing, and one was left for him to write a handwritten letter. If the family needed it, she naturally wouldn't be stingy enough to give out a portion.

However, at this moment, whether it was the Zhang family's old mistress who was crying or the Zhang family's old master who was enduring his grief, neither of them had the mood to raise a brush, much less personally write down the state of their daughter's death.

It was obvious that Xu Chu had thought of this, and couldn't help but frown and sigh, but just as she was about to extend her hand to bring the pen and paper back, she saw a pair of joints in her hands taking the static brush and paper.

"Let me remember."

Everyone was startled, they raised their heads to look, only to see a man with a raised body striding in, holding a pen and paper, looking at Xu Chu with an unchanging expression.

The man had a jade hairpin and was dressed in a dark gold-striped robe. His elegant figure was outstanding, and even though he didn't have any other extravagant accessories, it was still difficult to conceal his elegance and noble aura. As the man moved forward, his cold and clear voice rang out, and his expression was light, yet, it was difficult to conceal the scrutiny he had given to Xu Chu.