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When King Dai left, Zu An waved his hand and ordered, “Open the coffin and examine the corpse!”
“Yes, sir!” Dai Seventh and Chen Eighth replied with a bow, then led their men to the center of the mourning hall where the coffin was. They knew that they were just going through the motions, but it had to be done.
When she saw them crudely push aside the coffin, Madam Jin almost fainted. She exclaimed, “Please be gentle, don’t disturb King Jin!”
Zu An said with a serious tone, “The madam has no need to worry; they know to not go too far. I suggest that the madam leave for a bit.”
It was a bit too cruel for her to watch such a scene, after all.
“No, I want to be here,” Madam Jin said, holding her head high stubbornly. She looked at her husband’s coffin with grief, tears trickling down her face uncontrollably.
Zu An thought to himself, Is this woman made of water or something? She was crying the whole time earlier, and she’s crying again. When he saw that she insisted on staying, however, he couldn't say much and gestured for his subordinates to begin.
Soon after, the Embroidered Envoy examined the corpse with the help of a specialist. Because it hadn’t been long since King Jin’s death, and the coffin’s jade was ice-cold, the corpse...
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