Chapter 1528: Betrothal, an unexpected person

Medical Official Mu was definitely not a soft-hearted person.

But looking at Qiu Gui's state of death, he still couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy.

Chen Guanlou stared at Qiu Gui's corpse for a long time before saying, "Cover it up if you can! If you really can't cover it up, push it to the Ministry of Justice. Just say that when Qiu Gui was being interrogated, he was beaten to a pulp by a yamen runner who didn't know the weight of his hand and had no sense of proportion. If they want to pursue it, let them pursue the people from the Ministry of Justice. Don't even think about framing the Heavenly Prison."

The coroner agreed readily; as long as he wasn't the one taking the blame, anything would do.

Medical Official Mu was a bit worried. "What if the Ministry of Justice doesn't admit it?"

"Rest assured! The Ministry of Justice will definitely carry this black pot. Do as I say, and have Mu Qingshan send the document to the Ministry of Justice early tomorrow morning."

Sun Daoning was in a hurry to close the case and would definitely not allow the Ministry of Justice to drag his feet, so he would definitely pass Qiu Gui's death document readily.

With his guarantee, Medical Official Mu finally felt relieved.

Sure enough, the Ministry of Justice was very straightforward, sending a coroner to perform an autopsy, just taking a casual look. For the abnormal traces on the corpse, he turned a blind eye and signed and stamped it readily.

Next, they just had to wait for the Ministry of Justice to give the order, and the corpse could be dragged to the mass grave for burial.

With the crime of exterminating the nine clans, it was impossible for relatives to collect the corpse.

Qiu Gui's corpse could only be disposed of by the Heavenly Prison.

In the middle of summer, Chen Guanlou hoped to bury it quickly. The morgue was so far away, and he could smell the stench of the corpse from his office. He had to seal his five senses every day, otherwise, he couldn't even serve for a day.

Others were fine; their five senses weren't that sharp, and they hadn't noticed the faint stench of the corpse.

But the dog at the gate had been barking very fiercely these past few days.

Chen Guanlou found it noisy; he glared, and the big yellow dog whimpered, immediately lying down, showing a submissive appearance.

"If you dare to bark again, I'll slaughter you!"

The big yellow dog was so scared that it whimpered, becoming even more obedient.

Chen Guanlou smiled with satisfaction.

That's much better!

He didn't know what the Ministry of Justice was doing, but there was no document coming down for a long time, and Qiu Gui's corpse had been left in the morgue; it wasn't a good thing. The ice cubes couldn't suppress the stench.

"Master, we can't let Qiu Gui's corpse continue to be left like this. It's very easy to trigger an epidemic. It must be buried!"

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly. "Mu Qingshan, go to the Ministry of Justice and urge them. Find someone, let the funeral home send a thin wooden coffin, and bury Qiu Gui's corpse shallowly in the backyard of the morgue first."

At least cover up the smell first.

The dead cannot poison the living!

The living cannot be kidnapped by the dead.

There were several funeral homes that cooperated with the Heavenly Prison; they found the nearest one, transported a thin wooden coffin into the Heavenly Prison, encoffined, and buried it. They started disinfecting and deodorizing, and lit charcoal fires to fumigate the morgue inside and out. At least most of the stench was removed.

Mu Qingshan made a wasted trip to the Ministry of Justice and felt quite aggrieved.

"Master, those grandsons from the Ministry of Justice, none of them are good things. When asked, it's just 'wait for notification.' The person is already dead; in such hot weather, how long do we have to wait? A bunch of turtle grandsons, not doing human things! Just bullying our Heavenly Prison!"

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly. "Besides telling you to wait for notification, did they say anything else?"

"No."

"Didn't you ask when Qiu Gui's nine clans will be punished according to the law?"

"I heard it will be at least next month. Do they want to whip the corpse? Dragging a corpse that has been dead for more than a month out to whip it—aren't they afraid of an epidemic?"

Chen Guanlou looked stern. "Even if it's whipping the corpse, it's whipping the corpse in the Heavenly Prison. The ones who will stink are the people in the Heavenly Prison!"

These official masters from the Ministry of Justice really didn't do human things.

It couldn't be dragged on like this.

Even if they wanted to whip the corpse, they couldn't wait until next month. By then, how could the corpse be seen? The Heavenly Prison was waiting to be sealed, and the epidemic would spread! The consequences would be unimaginable.

If they wanted to whip the corpse, whip it now!

Whip it quickly!

After whipping, drag it out and bury it! Once and for all!

He went to the Ministry of Justice to find Sun Daoning, but didn't see anyone. He was told he had gone to the palace and wouldn't be back for a long time.

Chen Guanlou simply made an appointment with Sun Daoning to drink on a flower boat and settle Qiu Gui's funeral affairs.

When they met, he got straight to the point; before they even drank, he asked, "Whipping the corpse?"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Sun Daoning choked on his wine, almost angered to death, and glared at Chen Guanlou with unkind eyes. "If you want me to die, please say so directly."

"Clearly, you want me to die." Chen Guanlou's temper flared. "You calculate it yourself: how many days has Qiu Gui been dead, and you still won't let us handle the corpse. Do you know that the Heavenly Prison is filled with the stench of corpses? In such hot weather, if you want the Heavenly Prison to die out, please say so directly."

Sun Daoning coughed lightly. "Is it that serious?"

"Why don't you go to the Heavenly Prison and experience the taste of being surrounded by the stench of corpses."

Sun Daoning frowned immediately.

The Heavenly Prison was indeed a filthy place, and the prison guards of the Heavenly Prison were indeed in a lowly profession!

It was a pity that Chen Guanlou could endure it.

"In such a filthy environment, have you never thought about changing to another office?"

"Stop changing the subject." Chen Guanlou didn't give him any face, not showing a good expression. "Just say it directly: when will Qiu Gui's corpse be handled? Don't tell me to wait for notification."

Sun Daoning put down his wine cup. "In these few days! The case closing report has been submitted to the palace, and His Majesty has also read it. There should be an imperial decree coming down in these two days. Don't be anxious!"

"The person who died isn't you, so of course you aren't anxious."

"How are you talking? I went to the palace today just for the Dou family case. Guess who I saw in the palace?"

"Who?"

"The Dou family's orphan daughter!"

Chen Guanlou was surprised. "What is she doing in the palace?"

"His Majesty wants to grant her a marriage, so the Empress summoned her and gave her rewards."

To put it plainly, it was to support Dou Shu. Let her future in-laws know what's what; this person has support from the palace, so they can't bully her just because she's an orphan, dreaming of eating up her family's property!

Oh!

Chen Guanlou nodded knowingly. "That's also good!"

"Then guess, who is His Majesty preparing to grant her a marriage to?"

"Who? Could it be someone I know?"

"It really is someone you know. The eldest son of the Dongping Prince's mansion who was abducted."

"You mean Song Shizheng?"

Chen Guanlou was greatly surprised; he never expected the Emperor to grant Dou Shu to Song Shizheng.

He couldn't understand it at all.

If you don't understand, ask.

"Is there any story behind this marriage?"

Sun Daoning was silent for a moment before whispering, "The Dongping Wang Fei, Wei Shi, has been disliked by His Majesty. The Dongping Prince had the heart to depose the Wang Fei, but was scolded by His Majesty. He scolded the Dongping Prince for having no responsibility. The Wang Fei Wei Shi was awkwardly trapped in the backyard.

The Dongping Prince is not considered smart, otherwise he wouldn't have been played around by a woman. He thought that instead of deposing the Wang Fei, it would be better to depose the Prince's mansion heir and return the heir position to Song Shizheng."

"Can this matter succeed?"

Chen Guanlou had always been optimistic about Song Shizheng. He thought that after Song Shizheng returned to the Prince's mansion, he would start a massacre. Unexpectedly, that kid was very calm; after the imperial examination, he had been working in the Ministry of Rites, working diligently. He looked like an honest person!

He guessed he was addicted to playing an honest person.

For so long, there had been no movement.

"His Majesty didn't oppose it, but didn't approve it either. He left the Dongping Prince's memorial in the palace without issuing it. Seeing this situation, the Dongping Prince no longer had the courage to mess around, and the situation remained deadlocked. Now His Majesty has granted the marriage... I guess..." ===== CHAPTER 1529 =====