But Ding Zhiyuan didn't think that way. He thought it was very simple. Putting aside how much Minister Wei trusted this Miss Hong, even Minister Gu, with Miss Hong's secret technique for identifying blood relatives, was able to make him, who had already climbed to the position of a second-rank minister, resign and return to his hometown.
This is enough to prove that Miss Hong's bloodline identification technique is real. Is someone who can reach the rank of a second-grade official an ordinary person?
Becoming an official is not an easy thing; it cannot be achieved simply by studying hard in one's youth and passing the imperial examinations.
Being an official is not easy, and staying in office for a long time is even more difficult.
Once you enter officialdom, you must learn to use the unspoken rules of officialdom to secure your position and make a living. You also need to choose sides and maintain the network of relationships you build. Official relationships require money to maintain. Since officials themselves do not produce money, they must find ways to extort money from those below them to use for their connections in officialdom.
To get promoted, you need to achieve some political accomplishments, which naturally requires some effort.
Being a corrupt official is more difficult than being an honest one; you have to embezzle money while also finding ways to avoid giving anyone grounds for complaint.
It was obvious that Minister Gu was skilled in this area. However, after decades of hard work and struggle, he had reached the second rank and was only one step away from the first rank, but all his efforts were in vain in just three days.
All of this stems from this young lady, Hong, and her secret technique for identifying blood relatives.
The only fortunate thing about Minister Gu was that he didn't resign because his corruption was exposed, so he didn't lose money.
However, he did indeed embezzle a lot over the years, but he still wanted to climb higher. He also knew that you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, so he gave away most of the money he embezzled, in order to have the right to embezzle even more in the future.
He's reportedly vomited blood several times now, and even if he can bring the money back to his hometown, he probably won't live long enough to enjoy it.
Therefore, Ding Zhiyuan had no doubt about Hong Xiaoduo's abilities.
He naturally understood what those adults thought of him, but he didn't care. He was quite looking forward to the scene of them being proven wrong after the results came out.
Hong Xiaoduo has said what she needed to say; now it's up to them to decide what to do and how to proceed.
Unsurprisingly, after exchanging views, the officials ordered that everyone who had been in the Peony Garden that day be summoned according to the list.
During the waiting period, the items retrieved by the coroner were kept within the sight of the adults.
"Should we find a place to change and take a shower?" Mu Rongjing asked softly.
Back in the back room, the cotton balls that had been stuffed in my nostrils had been removed and thrown away, but I still felt like I smelled of a corpse.
Hong Xiaoduo shook her head and said, "No need for that trouble, let's wash it after today's business is over."
"What, not confident? You don't need to put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best." Mu Rongjing recalled the time before the autopsy when she was looking at the case file and Lord Ding greeted her, and she was distracted with her furrowed brows.
"I'm fine, it's just that if I had known three days earlier, I could have identified one more important thing. Now, it's too late to do it." Hong Xiaoduo still feels quite regretful.
"Oh? What is it?" Mu Rongjing asked curiously.
Previously, I only saw her use her fingernails. Just now, I saw the coroner collect human skin flakes, bloodstains, and hair. Now she says there's another method that can also be used for identification.
After returning from the autopsy, Hong Xiaoduo wanted to stand next to him, but he insisted that she sit down.
At this moment, the two were sitting side by side.
Hearing his question, Hong Xiaoduo leaned her upper body to his side and lowered her voice, saying, "It's your male essence, your vital essence, that can also be used for blood kinship identification."
However, it's best to wait until within two days; after that, it becomes impossible to identify the source. Hong Xiaoduo said this without hearing a response from Murong Jing.
I assumed he hadn't understood, and since there was nothing else to do while waiting, I asked Brother Dong before, "After waking up, did you show any signs of having sex with a woman? He said no."
"If the victim was indeed raped, there will naturally be the perpetrator's semen in her body. If it hasn't been too long and that test can be done, it can prove that Brother Dong is not the murderer." "Surely he can understand that?"
After Hong Xiaoduo finished speaking, she turned to look at Murong Jing and saw that his face was flushed, his earlobes were red, and his neck was red.
"Young Master, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Hong Xiaoduo blurted out.
Mu Rongjing raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment, and hurriedly replied, "No, no, you sit and wait, I'll be right back." After saying that, he got up and walked out.
Watching his hurried departure, Hong Xiaoduo belatedly realized that it might be because of what she had just mentioned—essence, vital essence? That couldn't be right!
As she looked at Mu Rongjing, the attention of Minister Geng and the others was also on her. Just who was this woman? She wasn't very old, and she knew Lord Wei. It was said that Lord Wei treated her as an honored guest.
The relationship between the usually aloof Prince Mu and her seemed unusual, but after hearing what the jailer said that morning, it turned out that her relationship with the youngest son of Prime Minister Dong was also quite extraordinary!
Whether it's Lord Wei, Prince Mu, or Prime Minister Dong, these three are no ordinary people; they are all pillars of the nation. It's unlikely that they would be fooled by a mere young woman from the martial arts world!
And what's with Lord Ding's adoration for her?
We went to perform an autopsy together. I thought she was more skilled at autopsies than the coroner, but it turns out she just instructed the coroner to take something from the body.
After leaving the back hall, Mu Rongjing stood outside in the autumn breeze for a while. Feeling the temperature on her face drop, she couldn't help but shake her head in self-reproach. What was wrong with her? She had just been discussing the case and had only mentioned essence; why was she blushing? How embarrassing!
Outside the Ministry of Justice, Dong Yuejie, the second son of Prime Minister Dong who had just replaced his fourth brother, watched as the Ministry of Justice's yamen runners left and returned, each with their own people. He recognized some of them; they were the same people who had been hanging out with his sixth brother.
"Wasn't it supposed to be a joint trial tomorrow? What's going on?" Dong Yuejie pulled a familiar constable aside and asked in a low voice.
Seeing that the witness he had brought back had already gone inside with the others, the yamen runner lowered his voice and said, "The joint trial by the three judicial departments is indeed tomorrow, but today the Censorate and the Court of Judicial Review have both come."
Oh, and Young Master Mu has been ordered to assist in the trial of this case.
I was ordered to summon the people who were in the Peony Garden that day, but I truly have no idea why.
After saying that, the yamen runner hurriedly into the Ministry of Justice. Dong Yuejie frowned as he looked at the gate of the Ministry of Justice, then turned and strode towards the carriage not far away: "Quick, go back and tell my father..."
At this moment, Wei Junpei and Kaiyang had just stepped out of the mansion and were about to get into their carriage.
“Father, perhaps we should just let it go. I think Kaiyang probably won’t be able to get into Qishan Academy. Why should you lower yourself to beg for help?” Wei Zizheng hesitated for a long time before finally speaking up to persuade him…
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