Rumor Has It That I'm Pregnant with His Highness' Child

314 Survival

Although Yu Niaoniao had never done work related to autopsies, she had read some documentation on the forensic dissection of corpses in the past. She could tell Lo Pingsha that information.

With his rich experience with autopsies and the theoretical knowledge she had provided, it should work.

Yu Niaoniao said confidently.

“Even if there’s only a skeleton left, we can find out the real cause of Imperial Concubine Yue’s death. As long as we know how she died, won’t the rest be easy?”

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Xiao Juan fell into deep thought as if he was thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

Yu Niaoniao took another bite of rice.

She spoke as she ate.

“The biggest problem now is not how to do the autopsy, but how to get the emperor to agree to let us open the coffin for the autopsy.”

Now that Imperial Concubine Yue was buried in the imperial mausoleum, they had to obtain the emperor’s approval if they wanted to open the coffin and perform an autopsy.

But it didn’t take a genius to know that the emperor would definitely not agree to this.

Xiao Juan said, “I have a way to get the emperor to agree to open the coffin for an autopsy.”

Yu Niaoniao stopped eating.

She widened her eyes and looked at Xiao Juan in disbelief.

“What ideas do you have?”

Xiao Juan kept him in suspense. “I won’t tell you for the time being. I’ll talk to Little Lo later. If he can really do what you said, I’ll agree to your suggestion.”

Yu Niaoniao hurriedly said, “I’ll go with you!”

After dinner, the two of them found Lo Pingsha and explained their intentions.

Lo Pingsha was in a difficult position.

“Although I’ve examined many corpses, they’re all recently deceased. I’ve never examined remains of someone who had died for more than twenty years, and I can’t be sure I can find any clues.”

Yu Niaoniao pulled him aside and began to tell him theoretical knowledge about autopsies.

She didn’t know anything about autopsies, but she had a photographic memory. Now she could memorize even the books she had read before she transmigrated.

The layman watched the scene. The insider watched the ropes.

Lo Pingsha was an expert, so he was naturally entranced.

He knew very well how important the autopsy techniques provided by Yu Niaoniao were. This was a huge wealth that he could not ask for!

Xiao Juan listened and did not understand the professional words related to autopsies at all.

Seeing that the two of them were engrossed in their conversation, he decided to let them discuss slowly. He had other things to do. When Yu Niaoniao and Lo Pingsha were done talking, he would continue to discuss the opening of the coffin and the autopsy with Lo Pingsha.

Yu Niaoniao and Lo Pingsha chatted about the autopsy for the entire afternoon.

When the two of them came back to their senses, the sun was almost setting outside.

Yu Niaoniao’s voice was hoarse.

“I can’t anymore. I have to go back and rest. Put together the knowledge I mentioned. We’ll talk about the rest later.”

Lo Pingsha looked at her with admiration, as if he were looking at an otherworldly expert.

“I thought you were only good at painting and cooking. I didn’t expect you to be so knowledgeable about autopsies. You know so much!”

Yu Niaoniao felt very guilty.

“Actually, I don’t really understand it. I just read more.”

She was telling the truth.

Although she could memorize the forensic literature, she had not been systematically trained. She could only understand the general meaning through the words. If she really had to explain it, she would be helpless.

But Lo Pingsha took her words as modesty. She knew so much, but she was still so humble. She really had the demeanor of an expert!

Lo Pingsha’s admiration for her increased.

“Thank you for being willing to teach me this knowledge. Whether you’re willing to take me in as your disciple or not, I’ve decided on you as my master in the future.”

Yu Niaoniao smiled in embarrassment.

Pan Dafu had said something similar to her before.

She couldn’t explain how she knew so much, so she shut up and turned around to rest.

Just as Yu Niaoniao reached the door, she heard Granny Xiu Yan’s voice coming from inside.

When did Granny Xiu Yan arrive?

Just as Yu Niaoniao was feeling curious, she heard Granny Xiu Yan say.

“Your Highness, just listen to my advice. Don’t interact with women outside anymore.”

“Those women outside are vixens. They love to seduce men like you. Don’t fall for their tricks!”

Yu Niaoniao stopped and pricked up her ears to eavesdrop on the conversation in the house.

Xiao Juan’s tone was very helpless.

“I’ve already said that I don’t have a woman outside.”

Granny Xiu Yan said, “You still don’t admit it?

“Everyone outside knew that you took a woman to the lantern festival night.”

“And they said you raised another woman behind the Princess Consort’s back. There are no outsiders here. Can’t you tell me the truth? Who is that woman? How long have you been together?”

Xiao Juan asked, “Where did you hear this rumor?

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“It’s not like you don’t know that those people out there love to gossip.”

“They could also spread rumors about her.”

“Back then, nothing happened between me and Niaoniao. It’s all because of the nonsense of those people outside that the emperor bestowed a marriage on us.”

Granny Xiu Yan asked.

“If there’s really nothing between you and the Princess Consort, will the emperor have given you a marriage?”

“Could you have accepted the County Princess so quickly?”

Xiao Juan was speechless.

Even through the door, Yu Niaoniao could feel Duke Lang’s depression.

Granny Xiu Yan was still talking.

“That’s why I said that rumors might not be fake. There might be some truths among the rumors!”

Xiao Juan had to tell the truth.

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“The person who went to the lantern festival with me last night was actually Niaoniao.”

Granny Xiu Yan was stunned. “Really?”

Xiao Juan said, “Niaoniao can’t leave the Justice Department, but she wants to see the lanterns, so I asked her to put on a mask and quietly brought her out to play.”

Granny Xiu Yan was still skeptical.

“Are you really not lying to me?”

“If you don’t believe me, ask her yourself.”

Xiao Juan called out to the door.

“Niaoniao, stop hiding. Come in.”

Seeing that she had been discovered, Yu Niaoniao walked into the room.

She poured herself a cup of tea and drank it before asking.

“How did you know I was outside?”

Xiao Juan pointed to his ear. “I heard your footsteps and breathing.”

Forget the footsteps. He could even hear the breathing outside the door. There was no one else with such hearing.

Yu Niaoniao was impressed. “Impressive, impressive!”

Granny Xiu Yan asked.

“Is what His Highness said just now true? Did you really go to the lantern show with him last night?”

“Don’t be afraid. Tell me the truth. Don’t lie to cover for him.”

Yu Niaoniao looked at Xiao Juan. Seeing his helpless expression, she could not help but smile.

“Last night, His Highness and I went to the lantern festival. We even ate glutinous rice balls, sent out a river lamp, and watched the fireworks.”

She did not look like she was lying. Granny Xiu Yan pressed her chest and heaved a sigh of relief. She looked like she had survived a disaster.

“That’s good, that’s good!”