Under the cover of night, the carriage slowly circled the alleys and finally stopped in front of the Dali Temple.
Hua Yuanzhao jumped out of the car with great effort, looked up at the heavy and gloomy plaque, and couldn't help shuddering.
"What brought you here?"
Everything that happened in the Dali Temple that day was like a nightmare to her. Is it too late for her to go back now?
Rong Xiu jumped out of the car behind and handed over the veil and the thin cloak.
"Miss Hua, why are you running so fast? Come, block your peerless beauty." Rong Xiu said jokingly.
Hua Yuanzhao pinched the fat on his wrist and glared at him, then took the thing in his hand and put it on himself in a bad mood.
Rong Xiu leaned against the bicycle frame with his arms folded, waiting for her, and couldn't stop muttering to himself.
No matter how much I praise her, I will still get glared at?
After entering the Dali Temple, Hua Yuanzhao couldn't help feeling weak in the knees.
She followed Rong Xiu closely, but after just a short distance, her palms were already covered with sweat.
Rong Xiu brought her to the coroner's room with familiarity. Before she entered, fire suddenly appeared all around.
Rong Xiu subconsciously raised his arm to protect Hua Yuanzhao behind him, looked ahead vigilantly, and said in a long voice with an infuriating tone: "Oh, it's the middle of the night and you still want the Third Prince to bring people to greet you. It's really a sin to mobilize such a large army."
Gu Changsu walked out of the firelight with a dark face, his teeth aching from anger.
If he had not received the news in advance, he would not have known that Rong Xiu would be so arrogant that he could come and go to the Dali Temple as he pleased!
"Rong Xiu! You are such a bully! Bringing people here in the middle of the night, are you trying to rob the prisoners again?"
Hua Yuanzhao lowered his head, trying to reduce his presence, and felt puzzled.
——Why is this guy Gu Changsu here?
"How can that be possible!" Rong Xiu lied with his eyes open: "It's enough to do something illegal once. I've always been very disciplined."
Gu Changsu was almost so angry that he laughed - he was well-behaved? Then there was no one in the world who was not well-behaved!
Rong Xiu admired Gu Changsu's dark complexion and said lazily, "The maid who died today had a strange death. I suspect it is related to Miss Han's murder. So, I have invited an expert to perform an autopsy."
Gu Changsu frowned and didn't believe a word he said.
"That palace maid jumped into the lake and died in public. It was just suicide. What's the problem with that?" Gu Changsu snorted coldly.
"Someone, come here, Rong Xiu broke into the Dali Temple at night with the intention of kidnapping prisoners, arrest him for me!" Gu Changsu flicked his sleeves and gave the order in a sinister tone.
He wanted to see how Rong Xiu was going to get out of this situation.
"Oh." Rong Xiu touched his nose and said calmly, "The emperor has already agreed to the autopsy. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask in person."
He said slowly, "However, does Your Highness deserve the charge of disturbing the Emperor in the middle of the night?"
Gu Changsu was choked, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false.
If he really had the emperor's permission, why would he come to perform an autopsy in the middle of the night? But if he said no, Rong Xiu's attitude was too calm...
Seeing that the two sides were confronting each other and were about to fight at any time, Hua Yuanzhao silently clenched the small spray bottle in his hand.
Seeing that there were only three people on his side, Hua Yuanzhao coughed lightly and said in a low voice: "The cause of death may be difficult to find out, but whether a person drowned can be seen at a glance. It won't take long. Why don't you let me take a look first?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Changsu was slightly startled. His eyes fell on the fat man who was wrapped tightly beside Rong Xiu, and he had a guess in his mind.
For a woman this fat who can perform autopsies, I'm afraid there can only be one Hua Yuanzhao in the entire capital.
Gu Changsu took a deep breath and forced himself to regain his senses.
Because this case involves the harem, it has not yet been transferred to the Dali Temple. However, putting the body over here is an attitude, and I am afraid that he will take over sooner or later.
He was also troubled by this matter and did not expect to see Hua Yuanzhao at this time.
I guess it must be something that Prime Minister Hua said after he returned home that made her want to perform an autopsy to help him find clues, right?
Gu Changsu shook his head and looked at Hua Yuanzhao with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
This woman, knowing full well that there was no possibility between them, was still completely obsessed with him.
In order to help him, she even went to Rong Xiu and asked him to take her to the Dali Temple at night...
This infatuation is also pitiful.
Thinking of this, the anger in Gu Changsu's heart suddenly dissipated a little, and when he looked at Rong Xiu, there was only a strange sympathy in his eyes.
"Okay, go ahead." Gu Changsu agreed.
Rong Xiu and Hua Yuanzhao looked at each other, both of them were puzzled.
——When did Gu Changsu become so easy to talk to?
Gu Changsu signaled his men to move aside and put Hua Yuanzhao into the coroner's room, but he stretched out his hand to stop Rong Xiu who was following beside him.
"Mr. Rong, it's better for you not to come to a place like the coroner's office."
As Gu Changsu spoke, he followed Hua Yuanzhao inside and glanced at her several times.
Apart from anything else, this woman's medical skills are indeed good, and maybe he can use them.
"Hua Yuanzhao." Gu Changsu took out a token from his sleeve and threw it over: "In the future, if you have any problems, just bring the token to me directly, and don't ask for help randomly, understand?"
Hua Yuanzhao took the token in a daze, and barely managed to resist the urge to throw sulfuric acid on his face.
Seeing that Hua Yuanzhao didn't say anything, Gu Changsu sighed again. Could it be that this woman was so happy that she went crazy?
"If you need an autopsy or rescue in the future, I will send someone to pick you up directly."
After Gu Changsu finished speaking, he did not forget to warn: "But this king is only interested in your medical skills, so don't have any inappropriate thoughts, understand?"
Hua Yuanzhao silently clenched his small spray bottle. This guy is so shameless. Is a bottle of sulfuric acid enough?
Why does he think he can use me?
"Fifty taels of silver for each transaction." Hua Yuanzhao said coldly, "Bring your own medicines for medical treatment and rescue."
"Fifty taels?" Gu Changsu raised his voice and asked. At this price, why didn't she just rob it?
Rong Xiucai had just knocked down the two people guarding the gate and sneaked in. Hearing the sound, he chuckled and looked at Gu Changsu with a gloating look.
When Gu Changsu heard the laughter, he became angry and was about to argue, but then he thought that these fifty taels were nothing to him.
Maybe Hua Yuanzhao was just afraid of causing trouble for him, so he wanted to settle the matter with money and goods. He asked for a symbolic little more just to avoid gossip.
"Okay, I promise you." Gu Changsu said.
Rong Xiu smiled with his hands in his pockets, looking at a fool as if he were being taken advantage of.
As he spoke, Hua Yuanzhao lifted the shroud, held a candle and took a closer look, then said with certainty, "This man did not drown."