A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 110 The Mu Residence is a Hidden Place of Filth (4)

Mu Qingcheng thought Bai Zhizhi wanted to get rid of Song Shuyu and sleep in the same bed with her, so she quickly stopped her, "Zhizhi, it's cold outside, and the adults have a fever, you can't..."

"it is good."

However, Song Shuyu readily agreed. He glanced at the medicine box that was partially sticking out of Bai Zhizhi's arms, then took the sheepskin water bag and went out.

Mu Qingcheng was stunned. Had these two people changed their personalities?

Bai Zhizhi placed the medicine box on the low stool and said, "Sister Mu, take off your clothes and I'll help you apply the medicine."

Seeing this, Mu Qingcheng understood completely. She couldn't help but laugh and sigh, "You clever girl, you finally figured it out."

“It wasn’t just me, Lord Song found out too. Otherwise, why would he be so obedient?” Bai Zhizhi said, taking out wound cleaning tools and wound medicine, her expression extremely serious. “Sister Mu, you shouldn’t have kept it from me. I forgive you this time, but next time if you get hurt, you must tell me immediately!”

Mu Qingcheng reached out and touched the little girl's face, her heart overflowing with emotion. "Okay, Sister Mu will remember this."

There were multiple abrasions on his shoulders, back, and arms, and much of the blood that had seeped out had already dried.

Bai Zhizhi carefully cleaned the wound, then applied wound medicine, bandaged it with gauze, and then helped Mu Qingcheng get dressed.

"Sister Mu, I'll keep the rest of the medicine for you. I'll stay with you for the next few days and help you apply the medicine on time. You can't send me away."

"Okay, thank you, Zhizhi."

Having received permission, Bai Zhizhi couldn't stop smiling as she went out to call Song Shuyu back to her room.

Before entering, Song Shuyu sincerely said, "Miss Bai, thank you! I will remember this kindness and repay it in the future."

"Hmm? What does my affection for Sister Mu have to do with Lord Song?" Bai Zhizhi asked back, then said with a smug look, "Sister Mu is my wife, Bai Zhizhi's wife. It's only natural for me to do anything for Sister Mu. I don't need anyone to thank me."

After saying that, she skipped and jumped towards Mu Qingcheng on the bed.

Song Shuyu closed the door, strode over, and asked with a slightly pale face, "What 'bandit's wife'? Mu Qingcheng, explain yourself clearly!"

Mu Qingcheng was stunned for a moment. When she saw Bai Zhizhi making a face and snuggling into her arms, she suddenly laughed. "As for this 'bandit queen,' it's true. Back then, Zhizhi ran away from her arranged marriage because she was unhappy with it. She went to the mountains, disguised herself as a man, and became a bandit king. Then she used a trick to kidnap me, who happened to be passing by, and made me her bandit queen. She even prepared wedding clothes and wine and married me."

Song Shuyu felt as if his precious cabbage had been eaten by a pig. He was so angry that he pointed at Bai Zhizhi and scolded her without thinking, "Ridiculous! Who gave you permission to act so recklessly? Did you even ask me? How dare you go through with this marriage ceremony with her?"

Jealousy drives people crazy!

At this point, Bai Zhizhi finally understood that this corrupt official harbored ill intentions towards her Sister Mu and had designs on her!
A direct confrontation won't work, after all, this corrupt official is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and he enjoys Mu Qingcheng's deep trust.

Then, Bai Zhizhi's eyes darted around, and she clung to Mu Qingcheng, saying in a tearful voice, "Sister Mu, Lord Song is bullying the weak, Zhizhi is so scared!"

"My lord, what are you doing?" Upon hearing this, Mu Qingcheng felt sorry for Bai Zhizhi and quickly stopped the lord from continuing his madness. "Zhizhi is just a little girl who hasn't grown up yet. She was just playing house with me. Why are you angry, my lord? It's getting late. My lord, please make do and get some sleep." Filled with resentment, Song Shuyu lay down on the floor and drifted off to sleep.

"Zhizhi, you go to sleep by yourself."

Mu Qingcheng removed Bai Zhizhi's hands and feet from her body, got off the ground, and reached out to check Song Shuyu's temperature. He still had a fever, but fortunately it was a low-grade fever and had not yet reached an uncontrollable stage.

She skillfully retrieved two cloths from a hidden compartment by the bedside, soaked them in water, and then applied them to Song Shuyu's head in an attempt to lower his fever.

Bai Zhizhi lay on the bed, propping her chin up with her hand and swinging her legs, subtly probing, "Sister Mu, you seem to care a lot about Lord Song! It's obvious that Lord Song listens to Sister Mu!"

“It’s not easy for you, sir. You’re dragging your sick body around, personally investigating the case. You even have a fever, but you refuse to go back to the manor to rest. What if you ruin your health?” Mu Qingcheng lowered her voice, afraid of waking Song Shuyu.

Bai Zhizhi felt a pang of melancholy. Her sister Mu was slow-witted and clueless when it came to love, but her sincerity towards someone couldn't be faked. But she wondered if Song Shuyu, born into the Duke's mansion, was truly sincere. Could a mansion of such high status truly accept a woman from a coroner's background?
The night was relatively peaceful.

Song Shuyu remained unconscious. Mu Qingcheng slept for only an hour before going out to relieve Jiang Zhan, and then Bai Zhizhi took over. The three of them took turns on duty until dawn, when Song Shuyu's fever finally broke. As dawn broke, she regained consciousness.

A new day has begun, time for them to get to work!

Song Shuyu ordered, "Captain Jiang, immediately return to the Jingzhao Prefecture to mobilize manpower. If everything is normal on Liu Xiao's side, then have Liu Heng escort the person here to identify the body. Also, check on the condition of Registrar Zhang and ask Madam Liu to take good care of him."

Jiang Zhan cupped his hands in greeting, "Yes, sir!"

"Open the main gate of the Mu residence!" Mu Qingcheng straightened his back and said slowly, "These evils cannot remain hidden in darkness forever. They should be brought into the sunlight and brought to justice!"

Song Shuyu gazed at her intently and nodded with satisfaction.

Jiang Zhan is gone.

Mu Qingcheng regrouped and, posing purely as a coroner, once again entered the underground room of the stilted building.

The spacious interior has no partitions, offering an unobstructed view.

Besides the three glass jars containing specimens of young girls, there were two long tables filled with various bottles and jars, as well as many precious herbs.

A row of bookshelves stood against the west wall, and most of the books on them were covered in dust.

Mu Qingcheng picked up a book at random, but the paper was yellowed and the binding was loose, clearly an old book from many years ago. However, the title made Mu Qingcheng frown. How could it be "The Medicine King's Classic"? She randomly pulled out a few more books and found that they were all medical books!
She remembers that her mother loved to explore all sorts of novelties, but had no interest in medical books, always saying that studying medicine was too boring and lacked the joy of life.

So, all these medical books were brought by Li Mu? But judging from their age and the thickness of the dust, they seem to have been left by his mother.

Li Mu is skilled in pharmacology. If his mother also studies pharmacology here, then it makes logical sense that Li Mu would open a secret passage and come to the stilted building to do these evil things related to pharmacology!

Thinking of this, Mu Qingcheng looked at the glass jar and couldn't help but shiver. Li Mu used living people to test medicine, so what was her mother researching?
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