A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 239 Headless Female Corpse (27)

"Why look in the mirror?" Mu Qingcheng asked, puzzled. Was he implying that she not only had poor taste but was also unattractive?

Song Shuyu said irritably, "Beauty is not important. What's important is that you have to look like someone else to catch my eye!"

"Huh?" Mu Qingcheng was taken aback. "Does Your Excellency mean that you don't care about appearances, and that as long as it's me, it's fine? Even if I'm ugly, Your Excellency won't mind?"

Song Shuyu nodded without hesitation, "Yes."

"Hmm... In this respect, I'm different from adults. I'm someone who judges by appearance, and I pay particular attention to a person's looks." Mu Qingcheng thought for a moment, then said seriously and earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Song Shuyu's eyes widened. "Then the reason you're with me is..."

"Because I'm attracted to your good looks," Mu Qingcheng replied matter-of-factly.

"Mu Qingcheng, how could you be so irresponsible with your feelings?" Song Shuyu's handsome face flushed red with anger. He snatched the teacup from her hand and slammed it heavily on the table, accusing her in a fit of rage, "You were lustful! You shallow, heartless person!"

Mu Qingcheng couldn't help but chuckle, "You're after me, and I'm after your looks, isn't that fair? Didn't you say yourself that every girl has to want something from you..."

"Yes, I did say that, and I stand by that principle, but..." Song Shuyu placed her hands on the table, slowly moving closer to Mu Qingcheng, her teeth clenched slightly, "But how can you only be after my looks? According to you, when I reach middle age or old age, when my beauty fades, you will despise me and abandon me?"

"Ahem... My lord, one shouldn't be too greedy." Mu Qingcheng coughed twice guiltily, slowly leaning back, trying to distance herself from him.

But Song Shuyu reached out and grabbed the back of her neck, his voice deep and cold, "Is it that you fall in love with someone else whenever you see a man more handsome than me?"

"I……"

The moment she opened her mouth, he kissed her firmly.

Mu Qingcheng couldn't help but regret it. Why did she have to tell the truth? Even if she did, she should have told the whole story. Now she had angered someone, and wasn't she the one who suffered the consequences?
"My goodness..."

Unexpectedly, just as Song Shuyu was deeply moved and kissing Bai Zhizhi passionately, Bai Zhizhi suddenly barged in and interrupted them!
The two were startled and separated instantly!

The little girl reacted quickly, immediately crouching down and turning around, covering her face with her hands, muttering, "Don't look at what you shouldn't see! Don't look at what you shouldn't see! I'm just a child, I don't understand anything, I didn't see anything!"

Song Shuyu's eyes reddened, and he rebuked her unhappily, "Is there no one guarding this administrative hall? Barging in without permission, do you have no manners at all?"

There were guards, of course, just a few steps away from the hall. Upon hearing the reprimand, the constable rushed in, knelt down, and begged for forgiveness: "This humble servant failed in his duty and begs for punishment, Your Excellency!"

Bai Zhizhi didn't dare to say anything more. She was a sensible person, and she would never provoke the adults when they were in a bad mood. But she couldn't let the constables be punished either, so she quietly turned to the side and winked at Mu Qingcheng for help!
Mu Qingcheng blushed crimson with embarrassment. The shame of being caught cheating by her best friend made her want to dig a hole and bury herself! No, she also had to add Song Shuyu, the culprit, to the mix!
So she wanted to pretend she didn't see Bai Zhizhi's glare, but looking at the innocent constable, she had no choice but to plead, "Sir, the constable only let Zhizhi in because of my position. It is my fault."

Song Shuyu glanced at Mu Qingcheng out of the corner of his eye and saw her swollen lips and flushed face. His heart surged with emotion, and he waved his hand, saying, "Don't let this happen again! Step back!"

"Thank you for your leniency, Your Excellency!" The constable kowtowed and then quickly withdrew.

Like a thief, Bai Zhizhi tiptoed towards the door, taking the opportunity to get away from this troublesome place.

Once again, only the two of them remained in the hall.

The atmosphere was truly awkward!
But Song Shuyu was thick-skinned. He walked around the table to Mu Qingcheng, took her hand, and whispered, "I'm sorry, I'll remember to lock the door next time."

"There's going to be a next time?" Mu Qingcheng glared at him. "You made me lose face, shouldn't you be punished?" Song Shuyu was embarrassed. "Uh, yes!"

"Alright, Your Excellency is forbidden from having any physical contact with me for a month!"

Mu Qingcheng slapped the man's lewd hand away and walked out without looking back.

Song Shuyu was shocked, "No, I won't agree..."

However, Mu Qingcheng didn't give him a chance to refuse. By the time he caught up to the entrance of the hall, she had already taken Bai Zhizhi and walked away into the distance.

Song Shuyu sighed inwardly, "Bai Zhizhi is such a troublemaker, she has really done me a lot of harm!"

Little did they know, Bai Zhizhi was also protesting her innocence. She grabbed Mu Qingcheng's arm, her little face contorted with tears, "Sister Mu, this is broad daylight, and it's the government hall! How could I have known that the magistrate would be such an unruly person? I just happened to stumble upon him; I didn't mean to ruin his plans..."

Mu Qingcheng swallowed her rambling words with one hand!

Mu Qingcheng's cheeks flushed red as she whispered, "If you keep talking, all the hundreds of people in the yamen will know that my behavior and that of the magistrate are improper!"

"Mmm." Bai Zhizhi nodded, indicating that she understood.

Mu Qingcheng released her grip. "Let's get down to business. Did you know that Wu Fei is skilled in tattooing?"

"Tattoo?" Bai Zhizhi was taken aback, then shook her head and said, "I don't know. Although I am the eldest daughter of the Bai family, my mother is in charge of the household affairs. I only know the general details of the servants' affairs and don't pay attention to everything. The reason I know about Wu Fei's mother's affairs is because someone died in the incident, and that's when the news reached my ears."

Mu Qingcheng said, "Why don't you write another letter to your father?"

"Sure, I'll head to the Bai Family Merchant Guild right now."

"Once you return, we will set off for Chenjia Village."

"it is good."

Bai Zhizhi left immediately.

Mu Qingcheng went to the Southern Prison to coordinate manpower.

She summoned Xiao Linzi, Li Daguo, Wang Tianzhu, and Zhao Chengsi, and carefully instructed them, "Take off your official robes and disguise yourselves as ordinary people. Sell vegetables, sell tofu, beg—do whatever you want, just make sure you conceal your identities! Zhao Chengsi, you monitor the main gate of the Pingnan Earl's residence, Xiao Linzi, monitor the back gate, and Li Daguo and Wang Tianzhu, monitor the Xu Imperial Censor's residence! I need to know when the Earl's wife and Xu Yuying left, where they went, who they met, and what they did. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys!" The four men bowed in unison.

Mu Qingcheng pondered for a moment and said, "This task may not take long. You guys go and keep watch first, and I will send another group of people to rotate with you."

The four left immediately.

After arranging the remaining matters, Mu Qingcheng met up with Zhang Zhubu. Unexpectedly, Lin Shuban also arrived and volunteered to join them. Mu Qingcheng asked the constable Xiao Luo to drive the car, picked up Bai Zhizhi, and the group rushed to Chenjia Village without stopping.

(End of this chapter)