A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 35 Testing
Mu Qingcheng was startled, but calmly asked, "Could it be that your enemy is also a coroner?"

"Not necessarily." Song Shuyu gave an ambiguous answer. He raised his chin and pointed to the stool at the foot of the bed. "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, sir."

Mu Qingcheng sat down, no longer as relaxed as before. She carefully chose her words and said, "Since I cannot help you, sir, I will not interfere further. My household registration is on file at the yamen. I am from Wuzhou in Jiangnan."

Song Shuyu paused, then asked, "Who taught you your autopsy skills?"

My father was a coroner in Wuzhou.

"Oh, you come from a family with a strong academic tradition."

"Yes."

What was your childhood nickname?

"I...I don't have a nickname."

Song Shuyu suddenly looked at Mu Qingcheng, her eyes sparkling with laughter, "Mu's accent doesn't sound like the soft Wu dialect of a woman from Jiangnan, but rather like that of a local from the capital."

If Mu Qingcheng still can't understand Song Shuyu's probing at this point in the conversation, then she really lacks intelligence!
When she was seven, her father, Mu Yan, was dismissed from his position as Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and demoted to a post in Jiangnan. Her mother, burdened by grief, fell ill with a cough and passed away. Her father sold his family property, resigned from his post, and moved away from the capital with her, disappearing into the Jiangnan region.

Nine years later, her sworn brother Mu Xun went to the capital to take the imperial examination and achieved the highest rank of third place, but unexpectedly died. When the news reached Jiangnan, she defied her father's instructions and returned to the capital alone as a mortician. After three years of hiding in the capital, she finally found an opportunity to work as a coroner in the Jingzhao Prefecture, waiting for the right moment to investigate the truth behind Mu Xun's death. However, after starting her job, she learned that Mu Xun's case file had already been taken and archived by the Dali Temple!
Therefore, she set her sights on Song Shuyu, hoping that he could help her access the case files.

But now, he is digging into her background. Is his action well-intentioned or malicious?
Mu Qingcheng dared not gamble.

Over the years, her father had strictly ordered her to conceal her identity. She didn't know the reason, but she knew he must have had his own compelling reasons. Thinking this, Mu Qingcheng suddenly smiled, her eyes alluring, her voice soft and sweet, "My lord is joking. I'm a native of Wuzhou, but because I work as a coroner, it's inconvenient for me to speak like this, so I learned Mandarin. Besides, I've lived in the capital for three years; isn't it normal to have a bit of a Beijing accent?"

Song Shuyu's face was already slightly flushed due to a fever, and Mu Qingcheng's coquettishness made his blood boil and gave him goosebumps!

He quickly stopped him, "You...you should speak normally!"

"Yes, sir." Mu Qingcheng still smiled sweetly, thinking to herself, she didn't believe that this move wouldn't dispel his doubts!
Song Shuyu was momentarily lost in thought!

Fortunately, Song Li came in just in time to bring some snacks, giving the two of them some time to process their thoughts.

After Song Li left, Song Shuyu immediately warned Mu Qingcheng, "From now on, speak to people properly. No acting cute, no... no laughing like that just now!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you, sir. Do you believe me now, sir?" Mu Qingcheng blinked her eyes, looking very obedient.

Song Shuyu did not answer, but his handsome face became increasingly flushed, and his voice became hoarse, "Coroner Mu, today at the Li residence, it was you who saved me."

Mu Qingcheng nodded, "Yes."

Song Shuyu paused, then said, "You also hugged me."

"Protecting you, sir, is my duty!" Mu Qingcheng immediately expressed his heartfelt sentiments, hoping to move Song Shuyu and thus fulfill his wish.

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