The next second, the coroner panicked and hurriedly said...

"Sir, I misremembered. The deceased was beaten to death before being eaten by stray dogs! After all, stray dogs don't just kill living people randomly!"

This put the prefect in a difficult position; the confession had been changed far too quickly…

Unexpectedly, Qin Qing couldn't help but laugh again. The prefect was getting fed up with this woman! He would never bring her in again if anyone reported a crime!

"Mu Qin Shi!"

Qin Qing suppressed a sarcastic smile and waved her hand, indicating that she really couldn't help herself.

"My lord, please don't be anxious, please listen to me!"

When she looked at the coroner again, her eyes turned cold and carried a strong sense of pressure!

"The deceased did not die from being beaten with a wooden stick. The skin on his body showed only bruises, with no internal damage whatsoever. It's like a normal person who falls a few times and is slapped; he wouldn't die at all!"

The coroner's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. Wasn't this a sign of doubt regarding the results of his autopsy?! He couldn't help but speak up!

"Don't talk nonsense, you shrew! I've been in this business for so many years, I could never make a mistake!"

Qin Qing looked at him with cold, sarcastic eyes.

"Ha! Is that so? Then how come you can't tell that the deceased died from a single stab wound? The cut was neatly healed, clearly made by a man. Ordinary women don't have that kind of strength, not to mention that I used a wooden stick to hit people!"

Each forceful word made the coroner's face even uglier... Seeing that he was still trying to argue, Qin Qing interrupted him and continued.

"Assuming I got the knife later, assuming I really used that much force, and assuming I killed the person, then I ask you: why did I cut off his head? The person was already dead, why would I bother with that?!"

After she finished speaking, the onlookers couldn't help but sigh. They found her words unbelievable, not to mention that every word she said made sense. If it was confirmed that the deceased had been beheaded, it would completely prove her innocence!

The prefect was exasperated. He looked at the coroner with disdain. He had said that Mu Qinshi would not return, but this guy had even skipped the autopsy? That was far too perfunctory!

The thought that he himself had given the order made him even more upset, and in the end he could only cough lightly and say.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and look!"

The coroner's face paled, and suppressing his nausea, he gently lifted the white sheet, quickly seeing the clean cut on the neck. His pupils instantly contracted...

Was what the woman said true?

"Your Excellency...it is indeed as she said! The deceased was beheaded."

This proved that what Qin Qing had just said was true, and for a moment all the people looked as if they had suddenly realized the truth.

The prefect's face turned ashen upon seeing this. He hadn't expected her to escape punishment after all! His attempt to frame her had failed, and he had not only ruined his reputation as a coroner, but she had also been able to swagger around in his territory... He had lost all face and dignity!

I was just about to announce her acquittal immediately, so she wouldn't make me dizzy from walking around in front of me!

"Criminal woman..."

He had barely finished speaking when Qin Qing stared at him threateningly, making him so angry that his face turned red and he almost couldn't hold it in! Finally, he gritted his teeth and said!

"The commoner Mu Qin is hereby released without charge..."

"Reporting, sir!"

A soldier rushed in and interrupted the prefect, whispering something to him. The prefect's eyes lit up immediately, and he stared intently at Qin Qing, looking very pleased.

Qin Qing felt slightly uncomfortable watching this!

After the soldiers left, the prefect slammed his gavel loudly, as if he were on steroids.

"Even if what you say is true, and there are no witnesses and no physical evidence found, we cannot rule out the possibility that you have no connections or that you hired someone to commit murder! This court has decided to detain you pending trial until the evidence is conclusive! Court adjourned!"

After saying that, he immediately ordered his men to lock Qin Qing in jail. The people at the gate were dumbfounded. This reversal came too fast and too far-fetched!

Qin Qing couldn't help but frown, wanting to say something more, but the prefect fled without a word. Everything happened too suddenly, and she didn't have time to think.

As she was leaving, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the coroner's relieved expression, then looked up at her with a slightly apologetic gaze.

Sorry? Why would I apologize?

Even after Qin Qing was imprisoned, he was still thinking about this question! What did that soldier say? The coroner must have been ordered by the prefect to frame him, but his gaze was rather strange!

Time passed quickly, and the girl, who hadn't received her cake by noon, couldn't help but go out onto the street. She found the old woman from yesterday wasn't there, and after asking around, no one knew her. She was utterly disappointed…

In the courtyard, after waking up, Peony discovered that Qin Qing was missing, and the tools for making the cake were scattered in a mess, not like they had been finished.

Filled with a bad premonition, Peony could only comfort the two little ones before going out to inquire. When she learned that Qin Qing was imprisoned, she felt dizzy and her vision went black.

Right now, in the prison! Qin Qing sat on a pile of hay, listening to the squeaking of rats not far away, a stench filling his nostrils, the surroundings dark and terrifying…

Everything felt incredibly oppressive, not to mention she was worried about the little ones at home, whom she hadn't even informed that morning.

In a daze, she felt a little drowsy, and in her hazy state, she heard someone approaching!

"You may all step back. I will go and take a look!"

Not long after, she felt the person stop beside her.

"I'm sorry, but for my future, I can't let you ruin it. I've had enough of those hard times, enough of other people's ridicule and disdain. You'll forgive me, won't you? After all, I'm your most beloved son..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qing, who was almost asleep, was suddenly startled. Her mind quickly cleared, and her eyelids twitched slightly... but because she was in a dark prison, the person in front of her did not notice.

After the man said a few more words and got up to leave, Qin Qing suddenly opened her eyes. A mix of emotions—longing, bitterness, sorrow, and disappointment—was spreading through her heart…

Tears welled up silently as she stared at the departing figure, her gaze calm and serene.

Because those emotions came from the original body, not from her!

Perhaps, at this moment, the original owner of this body also saw through it all. At this moment, a feeling of great relaxation came from her limbs, and the uncomfortable feeling in her heart gradually dissipated...

She suddenly had a feeling that the original owner of this body had probably left for good this time. Perhaps she had looked back on everything she had done with resentment, but at this moment, she had completely disappeared.

No one knew that at this very moment, Mu Tian, ​​the original owner's most beloved youngest son, personally caused his mother to leave this world.

Although the original owner of this body was vicious, she was genuinely good to her youngest son. Perhaps she harbored some ulterior motives, hoping he would succeed, but as a mother, she owed Mu Tian nothing...

But in the end, her last vestige of emotional awareness was brutally extinguished by Mu Tiansheng.