A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 382 Ending (51)

Guo Xuan glanced at her briefly before quickly looking away, and replied with a relatively calm expression, "This is my daughter, Guo Yuanke."

"Are you sure?" Mu Qingcheng asked again.

Upon hearing this, Guo Xuan's agitated state of mind became slightly out of control. "What kind of talk is this? Since the incident, I have identified the body multiple times. When have I ever been uncertain? My daughter was murdered, and I am in extreme pain. You..."

"I was merely asking a question as a matter of routine. Lord Guo is a former Minister of the Court of Judicial Review; have you forgotten the procedures and rules for handling cases in the public sphere?"

Mu Qingcheng didn't give Guo Xuan much of a chance to throw a tantrum. She asked a question calmly, her eyes seemingly containing a compelling force that silenced Guo Xuan.

Immediately, Mu Qingcheng changed the subject, "However, I am curious, can Lord Guo determine that the deceased is Guo Yuanke based solely on her legs?"

"What, what do you mean?" Guo Xuan was stunned at first, then his expression turned panicked. "Isn't this the corpse found in the wine jars of the Jade Brewing Pavilion?"

Mu Qingcheng nodded, "Of course."

"Then... then that's settled, isn't it? So many people saw it with their own eyes that day, even the Emperor saw the face of the deceased, and it was indeed my daughter, Guo Yuanke! Why is Master Mu deliberately creating a smokescreen here to confuse the public?" Guo Xuan felt a sense of humiliation from being played, and his old face flushed slightly from excessive excitement.

Song Shuyu coldly shouted, "Guo Xuan, watch your attitude!" Guo Xuan immediately felt a chill run down his spine. In his eyes, Song Shuyu was a demon, even more difficult to deal with than Mu Qingcheng!
Unexpectedly, Mu Qingcheng gave Song Shuyu, who was protecting her, a cold look, "Lord Song, you are a murder suspect, what right do you have to discipline others? Please stand aside and keep quiet!"

From the presiding judge to the observers, everyone was dumbfounded!
Mu Qingcheng's impartiality extended even to Song Shuyu!

As a result, the people who already trusted her regarded her even more as a just and upright judge who could distinguish right from wrong!
Guo Xuan felt much better. He glanced smugly at Song Shuyu, eagerly anticipating that Song Shuyu would argue with Mu Qingcheng on the spot to save face!
However, Song Shuyu, who didn't even respect the Empress Dowager, surprisingly didn't lose his temper and obediently bowed and admitted his mistake: "Yes, I will follow Master Mu's teachings!"

Mu Qingcheng nodded and didn't say anything more.

The emperor almost couldn't help but curl his lips into a smirk. He cleared his throat forcefully, trying his best to maintain his imperial dignity. This was the first time he had seen Song Shuyu so afraid of his wife. It truly lived up to the old saying: "One thing subdues another."
Song Shuxing, a doting brother, could never bear to see Song Shuyu suffer even the slightest grievance. But seeing this scene, he wasn't angry at all; instead, he found it novel and interesting. In this world, no one could possibly control Ayu but Mu Qingcheng.

However, Mu Qingcheng had no time to ponder the thoughts of the various parties. She calmly reminded Guo Xuan, "Everyone who identified the body that day made their judgments based on the deceased's appearance, not on the deceased's legs. Lord Guo, after the coroner Chen from the Ministry of Justice completed the autopsy, I personally conducted a second examination of this body!"

At this point, she reached out her hand toward the judge's table, saying, "Give me the two autopsy reports."

Liang Ruoming took over the clerk's job, slipped out from backstage, handed two case files to Mu Qingcheng, and said solicitously, "Please be at my service, Master Mu."

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