A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 387 Ending (56)

Guo Xuan, who was already dejected, was spurred on by Madam Guo's actions and began to struggle again!

The constables held the man in place like pigs to be slaughtered for the New Year, making a great effort to prevent him from rushing forward!

Guo Xuan's lips moved as he kept saying something. To others, he seemed like a madman, but Mu Qingcheng curled her lips in interest.

Because she understands lip reading.

"Madam, don't believe her. I will give you an explanation for Pingping's death, but for Yuanke's sake, and for the sake of our Guo family, you must not reveal Pingping's true identity!"

Mu Qingcheng stood with his hands behind his back, his meaningful gaze lingering on Guo Xuan's face for a moment, causing Guo Xuan to unconsciously shut his mouth and his pupils to shrink again and again.

Satisfied, she withdrew her gaze and began her formal inquiry: "Mrs. Guo, are you sure the deceased is Pingping? What is the relationship between Pingping and Guo Yuanke?"

With tears in her eyes, Madam Guo replied, "I am certain that the deceased was my daughter Pingping. Pingping and Yuanke were twins, and they were both my biological daughters."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingcheng turned to Qin Songyang and asked, "Minister Qin, has the transfer certificate been verified?"

Qin Songyang nodded: "Of course." After saying that, he looked at Liang Ruoming, who was currently keeping all the documents and evidence.

However, Liang Ruoming seemed lost in thought, reacting slowly as if he hadn't heard anything at all.

Qin Songyang's brow furrowed, and his tone became slightly harsher, "Minister Liang, give the household registration records to Master Mu!"

"Yes!"

Liang Ruoming snapped out of his daze, quickly picked out the relevant documents, and hurried over to hand them to Mu Qingcheng.

Mu Qingcheng showed no intention of accepting the document. She raised her eyes thoughtfully and asked, "Lord Liang, have you seen Miss Guo's household registration certificate beforehand?"

Based on his understanding of Mu Qingcheng over the past few days, Liang Ruoming couldn't help but feel nervous. "I haven't seen it."

At this moment, Madam Guo interjected, "Master Mu, I can tell you anything you want to know. No, there's no need to check the household register or ask anyone else."

With her back to Liang Ruoming, she spoke rapidly, her eyes darting around, revealing her panic.

Mu Qingcheng saw this but chose to ignore it. She said, "Please, Lord Liang, check the household registration documents now and make them public after you have finished." "Master Mu!" Madam Guo exclaimed urgently.

Liang Ruoming also felt that the household registration certificate in his hand had become a hot potato, leaving him at a loss.

Mu Qingcheng pondered for a moment, then reached for the property transfer document, opened it, and carefully examined it. "Guo Xuan has one wife and three concubines, and only one daughter, Guo Yuanke, whose birthday is..."

"Master Mu!"

Madam Guo interrupted with a sharp shout, her shrill voice sending chills down one's spine. But she immediately knelt down and cried out, "We concealed Pingping's whereabouts, it was our fault, but... but we had our reasons. Please, Master Mu, give me a chance to plead our case!"

Mu Qingcheng sighed, "Madam Guo, then please tell me the whole story from beginning to end! Remember, don't lie. I, Mu Qingcheng, am not someone who can be easily fooled."

"Rest assured, Master Mu, everything I have said is true, and I would never dare to lie."

Madam Guo secretly breathed a sigh of relief before truthfully recounting the past: "When I was pregnant, I accidentally took the wrong medicine. During childbirth, the baby was breech, and I went through a life-threatening ordeal before finally giving birth to twin daughters safely. Unexpectedly, the eldest daughter was perfectly healthy, but the second daughter was born with a limp!"

“If a young lady from an official’s family has a disability, she will not only be subject to criticism and ridicule, but it will also affect the reputation of the other girls in the family. Therefore, the master only reported the eldest daughter to the Ministry of Revenue and the Jingzhao Prefecture, kept the second daughter a secret, and sent the second daughter to the estate to be raised.”

After waiting a few moments, Madam Guo still didn't continue. Mu Qingcheng lowered her eyes, her expression displeased. "Why aren't you continuing?"

Madam Guo was taken aback. "What else...what else do you want to say?"

“Tell me some things I don’t know. For example, the different fates of your two daughters, and your favoritism, selfishness, and cruelty as parents.”

Madam Guo's face turned deathly pale!

The embarrassment of having her veil torn away made Madam Guo lower her head, no longer daring to meet Mu Qingcheng's eyes. She remained silent for a long time before finally speaking haltingly: "On the second day after I gave birth, my master secretly sent Pingping to a nunnery, while publicly announcing that I had only given birth to a legitimate daughter, named Yuanke. All the midwives, nannies, maids, and doctors who knew about this were silenced by my master and sent out of the capital. My body was severely damaged, and I was bedridden for more than a month before I could finally get out of bed and learn the whole story."

“I was devastated. Regardless of whether Pingping was disabled or not, she was my own flesh and blood. How could I bear to abandon her? I had several big fights with the master, and he finally agreed to take Pingping back, but she couldn’t be raised in the mansion, and the outside world couldn’t know about Pingping’s background. I had no choice but to compromise. So, Pingping was secretly raised on a farm in the eastern suburbs, where she was raised by the steward and his wife. Pingping originally didn’t have a name. The master didn’t like her, but I hoped that she could grow up safely, so I named her Pingping.”

"Master dotes on Yuan Ke, but Ping Ping is forgotten on the farm. Every two years, Master takes me to the farm to visit Ping Ping, but in terms of food, clothing, and shelter, he doesn't neglect her. Apart from not being with her parents, she lives very well in every way..."

Hearing this, Mu Qingcheng frowned deeply. "You're doing very well?"