Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The two arrived at the main entrance of Chang Le Gambling House and saw Yu Shoudao bent over, leaning against the doorframe, vomiting violently.
Upon seeing Prince Mu and Lord Lu approach, Yu Shoudao’s old face flushed slightly as he bowed and apologized, “My apologies, my apologies.”
Mu Zhao thought to himself, thankfully Xiao Feng hadn’t gotten up yet and hadn’t made a fuss by coming along, otherwise he would have had to vomit along with this Governor Yu…
Jiu Jin, carrying a basin of water, passed by them and said quietly, “I’ve never seen anyone like this, vomiting just watching someone read bones! Governor, I’m not trying to be mean, but you really should get more experience, lest you become a laughingstock.”
Yu Shoudao had already been ridiculed by this girl a few times, and now he felt even more annoyed.
Mu Zhao and Lu Qian exchanged a glance and went inside.
Chen Buyu and Wei Ling stepped forward to greet them.
“How did things go?” Lu Qian glanced inside; from their angle, they could only see Miss Yu’s busy figure at the long table.
Chen Buyu smiled and said, “This Miss Yu from the Prefectural Governor’s Mansion is truly remarkable. Fortunately, Lord Lu reminded us not to move the body. After Miss Yu re-examined the body, she provided us with some detailed clues. We have now confirmed through bone examination that the deceased was around thirty years old.”
“Most importantly, Miss Yu said that we can conduct a preliminary craniotomy to reconstruct the body’s appearance today. Although I don’t know what this craniotomy means, I feel that Miss Yu is about 70-80% confident in restoring the body’s appearance.”
“However, Miss Yu said that the earliest we can completely draw the deceased’s appearance is tomorrow evening.”
Lu Qian’s eyes lit up.
“The murderer smashed the deceased’s face to pieces, so someone in the gambling den must have known him.” Mu Zhao also nodded and said, “Once the portrait is ready, we can confirm the deceased’s identity as soon as possible.”
“She has indeed helped us a lot.” Chen Buyu nodded, showing admiration.
Just then, Chen Buyu saw Governor Yu approaching, his face pale, and flattered him with a smile, “I never expected that Governor Yu’s daughter, so unassuming, would possess such a remarkable skill in bone palpation.”
Upon hearing the words “bone palpation,” Governor Yu’s stomach churned again.
He had just witnessed Yu Linlang meticulously examining the disfigured head.
Earlier, when he saw her burning atractylodes, washing her hands with soap, and putting on protective gloves, Governor Yu had felt something was amiss.
He never imagined his delicate daughter would be so adept at the profession of coroner.
Then he saw her cover her face with a cloth, have someone bring clean water to wash the head, and even… meticulously polish the messy flesh on the corpse’s face with a small knife.
Governor Yu couldn’t help but rush out to vomit.
He felt he might dream of that scene tonight.
Mu Zhao and Lu Qian approached and looked but didn’t disturb them.
All they saw was a girl with cold eyes and an ordinary face, standing indifferently beside the corpse.
With her slender, jade-like hands, she cradled the mangled remains of the deceased’s face.
As she examined the bones, she had her maid record the findings, her expression solemn and dignified, her gaze intensely focused.
The group watched for a while before quietly withdrawing.
Wei Ling’s face held a strange expression.
Seeing her hesitation, Chen Buyu couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “Wei Ling, is there something you want to say?”
“Even if my master were here, he might not be able to reconstruct the deceased’s mangled face by tomorrow night.”
Mu Zhao said calmly. “While the Red Hare Judge of the Demon Suppression Division is indeed skilled in autopsy, there are still reclusive masters in this world.”
“Your Highness is right, I just find it too strange…” Wei Ling couldn’t help but glance at Yu Linlang again.
A daughter of a wealthy family, yet so skilled in autopsy— was that normal?
Not only did Wei Ling find it strange, but the Governor himself found it incredibly odd.
What had his daughter, raised on the estate since childhood, experienced? Where did she learn such remarkable autopsy skills?
He recalled the look on his daughter’s face as she intently examined the bones, her face close to the mangled corpse, and a chill ran down his spine.
This scene lingered in his mind, and the Governor felt he wouldn’t be able to eat dinner that night.
….
When Zhao, the dowry maid from Yuchun Garden, led Mama Hu, in, Yu Pianpian was sitting on a small stool, comforting the disgruntled Huo Shi.
Mama Hu, being a clever old woman, saw the First Madam’s state and her eyes darted around. She immediately rushed forward, tears streaming down her face, and cried, “Madam, you’ve suffered so much!”
“Now everyone in the manor knows that woman; she’s only been back a few days and she’s already made you faint twice from anger.”
Madam Huo grabbed a teacup and threw it at her feet.
She was really hitting a nerve!
Mama Hu shrank back, obediently kneeling and letting the teacup shatter at her feet, not daring to move.
“Tell me again in detail about Mama Fang and Hong Wei.” She had underestimated her daughter who had returned from outside; she hadn’t expected her to be so capable, causing so much trouble for the Governor’s mansion.
Mama Hu dared not hide anything and recounted everything from picking up Yu Linlang to the journey there and back.
Finally, she added, “This old servant secretly summoned several of the stewards from the estate and questioned them all.”
“What did they say?”
“They were all utterly stupid, like pigs! After three questions, they knew nothing!” Speaking of this, Mama Hu was filled with resentment. “They’ve served the young lady for so many years, and they know nothing! They know nothing about what the young lady does or who she knows!”
Madam Huo was about to smash her cup again. “How could they know nothing? They’ve lived on the estate for so many years, what do you mean by ‘know nothing’?”
“Yes, this old servant thought so too. But the stewards said that the young lady always lived in a separate courtyard, and no one except Jiu Jin and a few maids could enter.”
Yu Pianpian, looking curious, interjected, “I noticed that Jiu Jin maidservant beside my sister is quick-witted and seems to have some martial arts skills? Is she a maid the estate bought for her?”
“Oh, my dear Miss Pianpian! The head maid said that Miss Yu picked up that girl from outside seven years ago. She’s incredibly strong, like a bull, and beats up this old servant at the slightest provocation. I’ve had enough of her on this journey!”
Madam Huo clutched her handkerchief tightly. “They don’t know anything about her?”
“That’s right. They only know that Miss Yu has been in poor health since childhood, and that she loves reading and taking medicine. They say she reads all kinds of books and often makes some strange and unusual medicinal soups based on them.”
“Oh, by the way, the villagers of Xiaofu Village like her very much because she can make refreshing soups and knows a little bit of medicine. They say she even saved the third daughter of a family in the east of the village last summer, so the villagers usually respect her quite a bit.”
Yu Pianpian’s eyes flickered slightly as she interrupted softly, “You mean she knows medicine? Do you know who she learned it from?”
“I don’t know. She just likes to make some strange and unusual soups, and her medical skills seem to be quite mediocre. Maybe she learned a little bit from some itinerant doctor?”
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