Chapter I

On that day, the torrential rain poured down, and the dark clouds covering the sky were gloomy and gloomy, and the cold wind mixed with the bitter cold was blowing and the debris in the courtyard crackled.

Xu Chu carried the toolbox brought by the county government on his back and hurried away on the mud all over the ground. The oil-paper umbrella in his hand has been used for many years, and he has long been unable to withstand the invasion of the storm, and now two umbrella bones have been broken with two thunderbolts. Xu Chu looked up at the broken paper umbrella helplessly, sighed and thought that he would have to spend dozens of dollars to buy a new one.

The gloomy sky indicates that the wind and rain will get stronger and stronger, but Xu Chu can't find a place to hide from the rain. She glanced at the umbrella and felt raindrops leaking down the broken umbrella bones, and was blown by the cold wind, so she couldn't help but shiver and gathered her clothes.

But if you can get the reward of fifty taels of silver, it will be worth the hard work. After all, it is a lowly status, and it is not a yamen official, and if it is a work for a day, future generations must be lowly, even if it is the only third-grade inspector in the court, it is the same. Therefore, in addition to the autopsy, there is almost no other means of making a living, and the little dowry hired by the Yamen is pitiful. If she doesn't want to find a way to take over a private job, I'm afraid that the family will run out of food.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu couldn't help but feel helpless. Daddy's body has become worse and worse over the years, and he simply has a post-mortem ability, and he wanted to enter the yamen to replace his father's job, but Daddy wanted to keep her away from the bad morgue and find a reliable family to marry earlier.

But it is said that there is no family that does not dislike her background, even if there is such a son, she is never willing to marry blindly and dumbly.

The reason why she got such a job today is only because the father of the Xu family was seconded by the prefect to investigate the case a few days ago, but as for the case, she is not very clear. However, according to Daddy's temper, this time it will not be good, and it will even strain his body, if he can't save some money quickly, I'm afraid that he won't even be able to get the money for Daddy's medicine at that time.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of what she heard from the errand when she went to the yamen to borrow tools before, it was also the original reason why she was going to go to the autopsy this time.

It turned out that the Qian family's daughter-in-law Zhang died violently two days ago, and the Qian family also reported to the official at that time, and the county magistrate sent a servant to investigate, and finally concluded that he died violently due to illness. Because it was not determined to be a homicide, and there was no lawsuit, it was also determined that he died accidentally, and Xu Qian's family was mortuary.

But just yesterday, the Zhang family stopped the burial, not only sent people to the county office, but the old couple of the Zhang family even ran to the royal palace of Jinzhou City to shout grievances. If it is looking for the sun, it will be enough, and King Jing'an, who has been in charge of the world's prisons for the past few days, is recuperating in the palace. Isn't this just a bump? After reading the dossier, King Jing'an ordered the county magistrate of Cangyan County to retry the case, and it was necessary to ensure that there were no grievances.

The Zhang family is also a well-behaved person, worried about the county government's favoritism, and afraid that the county lord will hastily close the case for political achievements, and her reputation for taking on private detectives, so it is not surprising that the Zhang family looked for her, a person who urgently needed money and inherited her father's autopsy skills, to help insect the body and find out the truth.

And Xu Chu was really worried about his family, and saw that the Zhang family promised fifty taels of silver, so he reluctantly agreed.

A cold wind blew, making her delicate and shiver. Thinking that human life is at stake, since she took the job, there should not be a moment's delay. So he didn't think much about it, just tightened his half-wet clothes, and Xu Chu continued to hurry in the rain.

By the time Xu Chu hurried to Qian's house, it was almost noon, and it was about to be buried. The people of the Zhang family and the people of the Qian family are all fighting against each other, one party must be buried on time, and the other party is naturally desperate to block it.

Originally, the courtyard was full of white silk, which should have been a miserable and miserable scene, but now it is already chaotic. There were a few errand officers on the side, but they didn't dare to use force because of the appearance of the Zhang family's risking their lives. As for the county master who was invited by the Qian family, his face was full of black anger, but he couldn't get angry. What can he say, after all, the two old men of the Zhang family have registered in front of King Jing'an, but if there is a bad one, maybe his black yarn hat will not be able to keep it.

The old man of the Zhang family did not let people enter or leave the lobby with red eyes, and the atmosphere was extremely tense for a while, and the people who should have been crying and mourning were also sincerely afraid and at a loss. stayed until he saw Xu Chu appear, and the old man of the Zhang family was relieved and hurriedly greeted him.

"Miss Xu, you are finally here, the old husband has come to have a daughter, and she has been pampered since she was a child. Later, after she married into the Zhang family, the old wife even found a reliable upbringing grandmother and a doctor for three or five days to diagnose and recuperate, just asking her to be healthy. ”

Xu was worried that Xu Chu would be deceived by the Qian family, or he was afraid of the county lord and the officials, although Master Zhang didn't have the heart to greet him, he also took the lead in raising all kinds of questions. I just want Xu Chu to understand his painstaking and grief as a father.

In the end, it was a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, and after saying something, don't say that Master Zhang has already been in tears, but even the old lady is also pale and sad.

Xu Chu nodded, glanced at the people around him who were either curious or questioning, and finally fell on the few people who were carrying the coffin and wanted to forcibly cover the coffin. Look at the head of the year, his face is full of sadness, although he is not miserable, but his face is also full of depression. And the young man who followed him was red and swollen in his eyes, and his eyes were dark and blue, and he was sad. Xu Chu guessed that it should be the master of the Qian family and the young master of the Qian family.

She understood the expression of the person in the hall in her heart, so she didn't linger any longer, and asked concisely, "I don't know when it will be convenient for the autopsy?" ”

"Right now, the old man will take Miss Xu personally."

However, before Master Zhang stepped forward, he saw the Master of the Qian family and said angrily: "Brother Zhang, do you really want to lose the face of my Qian family like this?" Do you know that if this autopsy finds the problem, if it can't be found, then the Qian family and the Zhang family can really tear their faces, and they will ...... in the future."

There is no doubt about the unfinished threats in the words. For the battle between the two families, Xu Chu had no intention of getting involved, and only stood aside coldly.

At this time, before the old man of the Zhang family could speak, he saw his wife trembling and pointing at the Qian family and shouting angrily: "What about the future? My daughter-in-law has been killed by man, even if there is great benefit in the future, what is the use? It's hard to be cheaper, and others can't do it. ”

Since knowing the news of her daughter's death, the old lady of the Zhang family has been sad to death, but she also knows that the world is impermanent, and if she dies violently, it should be her daughter's life. But the day before her daughter's death, she also asked her mother to ask the doctor about the pulse, thinking that she was afraid that her daughter would delay the heir's big event, but the next day she heard the news of her daughter's funeral. How does this make her self-reliant?

At the moment, there is no shrew scolding the street, it is already restrained and calm.

The old man of the Qian family was disgraced by this reprimand, and when he saw the guests who came to mourn and talked about it, he immediately left angrily. Only the young master Qian and the wife of the Qian family were left to deal with the aftermath.

Let's say that Mrs. Qian Jiaji was in tears, and persuaded the Zhang family with a sad and regretful face, and her daughter-in-law was really pitiful. The old couple of the Zhang family really softened their attitude towards her, but only Xu Chu looked at her coldly, although he didn't say a word, he frowned and was quite impatient.

Because of the acquiescence of the Qian family, the next autopsy went smoothly. It's just that the county officials who came with the followers mocked Xu Chu a few words from time to time, but they didn't get half a response, and finally stood aside with a dry cough that was boring and waited to see the little woman make a fool of herself.

Since ancient times, autopsies have been an unfortunate thing, and the Qian family and the Zhang family have turned their faces, and the guests who came here don't want to be affected, so they all leave with the arrangement of the Qian housekeeper at this time. Naturally, the county magistrate also left a few words of painless concern early and went to the Qian family's study to rest for a while. Therefore, in the hall at the moment, there are only a few people from Xu Chu, as well as a few nurses and subordinates of the Zhang family.

Xu Chu ignored the cries and sobs in his ears, and directly opened the toolbox and took out tweezers, gauze and other materials. When she was ready, she stepped forward and faced the female corpse in the coffin.

"I'm going to do an autopsy next, maybe there will be disrespect, if there are taboos or questions about my autopsy method, please explain it earlier." Xu Chu lifted the gorgeous silk cloth covering the corpse, put on simple gloves, observed the condition of the corpse, and said coldly.

"What's the problem, everyone is dead, what is taboo, you just have to check and just ask for justice for my daughter."

As the old man of the Zhang family ordered his subordinates to retreat, there was a little more chill and coldness in the hall in an instant. However, this is nothing to the few people who remain in the hall.

"If there is no problem, then I will bother to find someone to help me record it."

Since she left school, she has fulfilled this habit, but whenever the body is examined, whether it is a poor family or a high-gate compound, she must always write down the autopsy sheet as evidence, and then transcribe two copies. One was sent to the Yamen for archiving, and one was kept for himself to facilitate the writing of the codex. If the bitter master's family needs it, she will naturally not be stingy to give one.

However, at this time, whether it was the old lady of the Zhang family who was crying and dying, or the old man of the Zhang family who was enduring grief, he didn't have the heart to put pen to paper, let alone write his daughter's death by hand.

Obviously, Xu Chu also thought of this, and couldn't help frowning and sighing, and was about to reach out to take the pen and paper in front of him, but saw a pair of big hands with clear joints taking the pen and paper that were standing in front of her.

"I'll remember."

At this time, everyone was stunned, and when they looked up, they saw a man with a promoted posture striding forward, taking a pen and paper and looking at Xu Chu with an impermanent face.

The man's hosta hair is tied up, and he wears a dark gold silk robe, with an excellent appearance, even if there are no other luxurious accessories, it is difficult to hide his elegance and luxury. As the man moved forward, his cold voice sounded, and his expression was faint but could not hide his scrutiny of Xu Chu.