A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 27: She took on this big job!
After being busy for several hours, Mu Qingcheng only remembered that Song Shuyu had fainted and almost fallen into the courtyard when she saw Song Li.

Out of courtesy, she stepped forward and greeted him, "Greetings, Guard Song."

Song Li turned around, surprise in his eyes, "Coroner Mu, what brings you here?" Before Mu Qingcheng could answer, his tone became cheerful, "Are you here to visit the Lord? The Lord has been sent back to the Duke's mansion to recuperate. I can take you there."

"I..." Mu Qingcheng hadn't expected her arrival to cause a misunderstanding with Song Li. The denial was on the tip of her tongue, but she felt it wasn't appropriate, so she went along with the tone and expressed her concern for her superior, "I wonder how your condition is, sir? Has it improved?"

Song Li said with a distressed expression, "The lord was already in poor health, and this time the corpse was too gruesome, causing the lord to have a high fever and constant nightmares, and he has not woken up yet."

"It's that serious!" Mu Qingcheng was astonished. Previously, pinching his philtrum would wake him up, and although she had taken precautions this time, she hadn't expected it to still fail. It seemed that no matter how strong he tried to be in the future, she couldn't allow him to take any more risks.

"Yes, so, Coroner Mu, you should go visit the master, right?" Song Li asked cautiously.

To everyone's surprise, Mu Qingcheng shook her head and said, "I'm quite busy. After finishing the official business at the Li residence, I still have to go back to the yamen to examine the body."

Song Li was speechless and choked with emotion. "Is a bedridden adult less important than an autopsy?"

“If the master is sick, there will be doctors to treat him. I don’t know medicine, so even if I went, I wouldn’t be able to help him,” Mu Qingcheng said with a good reason. “Besides, the body is already highly decomposed and cannot be delayed any longer.”

Song Li couldn't refute it, but she just wouldn't give up, "Then... what happens after the autopsy is over?"

"After the autopsy, I plan to meet with a friend."

This wasn't Mu Qingcheng's excuse. When she left Wangjing Tower this morning, she had promised Bai Zhizhi she would have dinner with her. Coincidentally, she needed Bai Zhizhi to deliver a letter to her father. The contents of the letter were too important, and going through the Bai family's secret route would give her much more peace of mind.

Song Li felt a tightness in her chest, her voice weak and powerless. "Coroner Mu, is your heart made of iron? You... even if not for the sake of the lord, for your own future, shouldn't you take the initiative and be more attentive in visiting your superiors?" Mu Qingcheng was equally helpless. "I'm a coroner. If I go to visit the lord, wouldn't that just bring him more bad luck? Besides, even if the Duke's mansion doesn't throw me out, I don't have the money to buy expensive tonics. I can't just go empty-handed, can I?"

"What bad luck? You are the lord's savior. The entire Duke's mansion is grateful to you for saving the lord's life in time!"

In a moment of desperation, Song Li took out a silver note from his sleeve and stuffed it into Mu Qingcheng's hand without saying a word, earnestly instructing, "It doesn't need to be expensive, nor does it need to be a tonic. Buy whatever you like, just don't go empty-handed."

"Uh……"

"Also, I will arrange for someone to meet you at the main gate. No matter how late it is, you just need to come once."

Fearing that Mu Qingcheng would refuse again, Song Li left hurriedly with the medicine bag after saying that.

Mu Qingcheng was completely confused. Was this really necessary? Did she think that Song Shuyu wouldn't wake up unless she went to visit him?

Lost in thought, she glanced down at the silver note, then her eyes widened in shock—it was one hundred taels!

This deal is a great one!

No problem, it's just a small errand. She'll take on this big job!

Please support me, my darlings!
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(End of this chapter)