A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 65 How to appease an angry adult?

Liu, the head constable, was visibly excited. He accepted the scroll with both hands and replied in a firm and resonant voice, "Thank you, sir! It is my honor to have your trust!"

Song Li secretly rolled his eyes. The official was just trying to get rid of irrelevant people. Liu Heng was lucky to have run into the official trying to use his position for personal gain, which allowed him to take advantage of the situation.

"Liu Heng, you should do your job diligently in the future. You should be ready to act when necessary, but don't act on things you shouldn't!" Song Shuyu glanced at the smiling Mu Qingcheng and gave her a gentle reminder.

Since she was so eager to plead for Liu Heng, he decided to grant her wish, lest she deliberately try to get close to Liu Heng in order to maintain a good working relationship with him.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will certainly keep it in mind!"

This time, Liu Heng truly understood and immediately put it into action. In front of the adults, he sincerely invited Mu Qingcheng to a banquet, saying, "Coroner Mu, I'm very sorry that I was busy with the interrogation today and missed your lunch. How about this, I'll treat you to a hearty meal at Wangjing Tower? After the case is over, we can both take a day off, and I'll invite you to the Pear Garden to see a play, and also..."

"Officer Liu!"

Song Li immediately called a halt, and roughly grabbed Liu Heng's arm, forcibly dragging him out, saying, "Now that you've taken on the task, get to work!"

"Song Qinwei, didn't you say even an iron man needs to rest..."

"You should rest on your own. You don't need to worry about Coroner Mu. You don't need to invite her to the opera during her days off. The master still has official business to attend to her!"

"My lord, Guard Song..." Mu Qingcheng watched as Liu Heng was forcibly taken away, her mind blank for a moment. What had Liu Heng done wrong this time? Even if the search for her father-in-law was urgent, surely they wouldn't stop her from finishing her sentence?

Song Shuyu's expression was unreadable, and his tone was cold, "Song Li saved his dog's life, he should be grateful to Song Li."

Mu Qingcheng prided himself on his intelligence, but for a moment he couldn't figure out what the master meant by these words. He could only sigh inwardly that serving a ruler was like walking on thin ice.

Song Shuyu tapped the table. "Coroner Mu." "Your humble servant is here. What are your orders, sir?"

"sit down."

Mu Qingcheng was taken aback. When she saw Song Shuyu gesturing for her to sit down to his right, she didn't dare to think too much and quickly did as he said.

After all, given the precedent of Liu Heng being dragged away, she must be careful with her words and actions to avoid becoming the next Liu Heng.

Song Shuyu was pleased with her obedience, but her upright and serious posture displeased him. "I'm asking you to sit down and eat, not to sit like a prisoner on trial."

"Lunch?" Mu Qingcheng asked in surprise, then remembered that when Song Li came to invite her, he asked if she had eaten lunch. So, the master is providing lunch today!
Thinking of this, before Song Shuyu could react, she smiled and squinted her eyes, saying, "This humble servant thanks you for your consideration, sir! Since you are providing meals, and Officer Liu hasn't had lunch yet, it's just a matter of adding another person and another pair of chopsticks, so why not..."

"Shut up!"

Song Shuyu slammed the teacup he had just picked up back onto the table, his eyes red with anger. "Mu Qingcheng, are you brainless or heartless? I'm warning you, you are not allowed to have any private dealings with Liu Heng except for official business!"

Mu Qingcheng instinctively wanted to argue, but the man, in his rage, showed signs of going mad again, so she didn't dare to speak and nodded perfunctorily, "Yes."

Seeing this, Song Shuyu angrily shouted towards the door, "Bring the dishes!"

Mu Qingcheng's heart pounded. The adult was still angry. How should she coax him?

(End of this chapter)