Chapter 95 There Will Be a Day When We See the Light
"So it's tea leaves. This princess doesn't think it's a rare treasure. Even if it is a treasure, it's just a matter of opening your mouth."
Princess Yutan said to Xie Zhao, "Please wait at the palace gate for a quarter of an hour, I will be back soon."
Princess Yutan chuckled and left, going to the Queen Mother's bedroom to ask for something first.
The Empress Dowager preferred flower and fruit tea, and all the fine teas that came as tribute were collected by Princess Yutan and put into a box. In addition to Gaoshan Yunwu, there was also Qianyu Longjing, etc., a total of more than a dozen kinds.
Xie Zhao gained a lot and thanked Princess Yutan: "Thank you, Princess."
Princess Yutan waved her hands carelessly, "Why thank me? We are all family."
In the palace, Xiao She was sipping tea. When he heard that Princess Yutan had snatched away all the good tea, he felt a pain in his heart and stamped his feet and beat his chest: "Yutan is an outgoing girl with a crooked mind. It's really hard to guard against a thief in your own home, no matter how much you guard against him!"
After finally winning a game, someone in his family turned against him and his house was robbed. Xiao She looked extremely sad and hated it!
Princess Yutan went to visit the Xie residence, and all the Jiang family members were there.
Since Shen came to the capital, he has been organizing parties from time to time.
Chen often brought her daughter-in-law to visit Xie's house, where they played cards and chatted, and also visited her daughter Jiang Yuzhu.
When Princess Yutan saw her future mother-in-law, her face turned red and she felt a little embarrassed: "Aunt Jiang, I asked someone to buy a batch of shrimps and crabs. Yuzhu said she would prepare the sauce for spicy shrimps and crabs."
It was hot, and the ladies were feeling a bit summer-sweet and just wanted to eat cold dishes.
When Princess Yutan heard that the frozen food had arrived from the cold storage, she was very excited.
The capital city is not near the sea, so if you want to eat shrimps and crabs, you have to fish them from hundreds of miles away, then use ice to keep them fresh all the way and transport them non-stop.
Xie Zhao just returned home. He stepped forward and untied the wooden strips nailed to the box. A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to his normal state: "It's hot, and the ice inside will melt. It's better to send it to the big kitchen."
After he finished speaking, he called the servants in the mansion and asked them to lift the box without any explanation.
Shen and Chen were chatting enthusiastically and didn't notice what was happening here.
After Princess Yutan and Jiang Yuzhu looked at each other, they quietly left the reception room.
Seeing Princess Yutan following her out the door, Xie Zhao bowed and said, "Princess, I'm afraid this box cannot be left in your house. It needs to be sent to the Jingzhao Yin Yamen."
Princess Yutan was stunned at first, and then asked in amazement: "Could there be a corpse inside..."
"No, but it's almost the same. It's a human head."
Fortunately, Chen and Shen didn't stand by and watch, otherwise they would have been frightened to death.
I don’t know how long she had been frozen, but her head had turned slightly white with a layer of frost floating on it, making her look particularly creepy.
"Who on earth wants to frame this princess?"
Princess Yutan was not a good-tempered person. She was completely furious after hearing this. If she offered her head to her future mother-in-law, how would she enter the Jiang family in the future? Those who didn't know would think she was trying to intimidate the Jiang family.
Jiang Yuzhu thought more: "Although we were framed yesterday, we must analyze each case individually and not become frightened birds, associating all accidents with the mastermind behind the scenes."
If the mastermind behind this was really that powerful, he would have rebelled long ago. Why would he lie dormant in the dark?
It can be seen that the other party has manpower, but not as powerful as imagined.
We should not underestimate the enemy, but we cannot always deify them. It is good enough to treat them as human beings.
Xie Zhao turned his head and was slightly moved: "Madam, what you said is absolutely right."
"Last month, a headless body was found in a farmland in Beijing. The coroner determined that the deceased was a young woman in her twenties, but it was difficult to identify her because she was headless."
Just now, Xie Zhao took a quick look and realized that the head belonged to a female, and might match the body, so he prepared to take it back for comparison.
"It has been more than a month, and it has become more difficult to solve the case."
Xie Zhao first had to find out who mixed the human heads into the shrimps and crabs, and whether it was an accident or a plan.
The three were discussing when Manager Xie came in hurriedly: "The boy delivering seafood outside, I heard that the box was wrong!"
The princess ordered the largest box, and the rest were to be sent to restaurants and other places in the city.
Princess Yutan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Wrong?"
Fortunately, it was Xie Zhao who was scared, what if it was the others?
The nature of this matter is extremely bad and must be thoroughly investigated.
Seeing the heads, Jiang Yuzhu's occupational disease came back. She wanted to watch from the sidelines, but finally decided to follow her heart and go to the yamen.
Xie Zhao did not stop him, but ordered Manager Xie to prepare the carriage.
The couple went all the way to the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, and the coroner Zhang Song had already received the news.
After seeing Jiang Yuzhu, Zhang Song's expression remained normal. He bypassed his master and introduced the case to Jiang Yuzhu: "Madam, our government only has three months to accept cases like this."
"So if the head is found three months later, does that mean the murderer will be at large?"
Jiang Yuzhu didn't quite understand and humbly asked for advice.
Coroner Zhang Song patiently explained: "That's not the case. The case still needs to go through the normal procedures, but our yamen's cold storage space is limited."
In some murder cases, the murderer cannot be found for a while, and the family members ask to bury him in peace.
In the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, corpses could be stored for up to three months.
The government offices in small places do not have cold storage, which makes it even more difficult to solve the case.
It's not so bad in the north, as they store ice every year. But in the border counties in the south, the county magistrates are reluctant to use ice in the summer, let alone build cold storage in the government office.
After understanding the situation, Jiang Yuzhu followed Zhang Song into the cold storage.
The officers carried out the corpse and put the head back together to make a complete body.
"The neck is broken and the joints match."
Jiang Yuzhu put on gloves and spoke very professionally.
An expert can tell whether there is any problem at the first try. Zhang Song followed and helped, and sighed: "Madam, if it weren't for your noble status, you would be a good candidate for a coroner."
These days, no one wants to deal with the dead. No matter if they are coffin operators or paper horse shops or coroners like Zhang Song, they all belong to the lowest class.
Who would be willing to deal with a corpse if it wasn't for making a living?
Zhang Song's family has inherited the craft from their ancestors, and he feels a sense of accomplishment every time he solves a case.
"I only have daughters at home, so I'm afraid this craft will be lost in the future."
After Zhang Song finished speaking, he sighed sadly.
Jiang Yuzhu has great respect for her colleagues. In Da Qi, the status of coroners is far lower than that of modern forensic doctors, but in fact they are all doing the same thing.
"Zhang Song, I see that you have good skills. Have you ever thought about promoting the profession of coroner?"
The coroners of Da Qi relied entirely on inheritance, passed down from generation to generation. Some people couldn't stand this job and chose to change careers along the way.
In several counties surrounding the capital, there is only one decent coroner, Zhang Song, and he has to travel to several places every time there is a case.
Even if coroners disappear in the future, the murderers will still be around, so this profession must be passed on.
Zhang Song shook his head. "It's not that I'm being self-deprecating. On the way home, I saw little kids running away from me, fearing that they would be contaminated by bad luck. My little daughter is not that young either, and she is still unmarried."
This line of work is destined to be looked down upon.
Jiang Yuzhu sighed silently: "Don't worry, there will be a day when you can see the light of day."
After she finished speaking, Jiang Yuzhu's gaze paused on the dead woman's hand.
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