"The Princess Consort sent me to inquire about information. You old woman, don't try to fool me."

Upon hearing this, Granny Gui rolled her eyes and said:

"My concubine has always treated me well, and I know that much about it."

"Alright, then let me ask you, have any other princesses or concubines been frequently entering and leaving the secondary consort's courtyard these past few days?"

After thinking it over carefully, Granny Gui realized that her concubine was taking extra care of herself during this pregnancy and was not willing to see anyone easily.

However, there were a few who, seeing that the concubine was pregnant again, assumed that there was some secret to having a child, and would occasionally bring gifts to this courtyard to subtly inquire about it.

Princesses and concubines, including those from the Song and Qian families, have all visited.

Granny Hao told the Fujin all this news, and soon after, the head maid Cuizhu also returned to report.

Because Li was in her postpartum period, they didn't dare to disturb her. They searched all the rooms except for Li's main house and found nothing suspicious.

However, several pieces of valuable jewelry were found in a hole in the corner of the maid's residence.

Ulanara picked up several items and examined them one by one, then smiled.

"Granny Hao, go check the storeroom and see who these jewelry pieces were given to."

"yes."

Granny Hao went down to investigate the origin of the jewelry and bumped into Xiao Shunzi, who had run back to deliver the news, at the courtyard gate.

"Why are you being so clumsy!"

"Please calm down, Granny. I was in a hurry to report to my master and accidentally offended you."

"Go quickly, your master is waiting for you."

Xiao Shunzi scrambled into the courtyard, and after receiving permission, he went inside to report what he had found to Ulanara.

It turned out that after receiving the news, he immediately went to the courtyard where those people were being held, but to his surprise, those people there didn't take him seriously at all.

Not only did he remain silent, but some troublemakers even called him a eunuch.

Just as he was stomping his feet in anger, Gao Wuyong, who was serving the Fourth Prince, entered.

Although Gao Wuyong was a servant, he had served the Fourth Prince since childhood. As for his thoughts, Gao Wuyong could guess what even the Prince's wife couldn't.

Especially being by the side of a royal prince, simply surviving is part of the success.

"You brat, you can't even do this simple thing right!"

Xiao Shunzi was hit a few times and stood behind Gao Wuyong, not daring to make a sound.

"Xiao Shunzi has already said everything he needed to say, and I'm sure you all heard it. Since you heard it but didn't say anything, don't blame me."

Gao Wuyong waved his hand, and several burly men and women came in and dragged the kneeling people into the room one by one for 'interrogation'.

Hearing the screams from inside the house, Xiao Shunzi was so frightened that he quickly covered his ears, while repeatedly chanting "Amitabha."

Gao Wuyong sat on the chair next to him, drinking tea, seemingly unaware of the sounds coming from inside.

He glanced at Xiao Shunzi and sighed inwardly.

Xiao Shunzi was originally a eunuch assigned by the Imperial Household Department. He followed the Fourth Prince when he established his own residence.

Seeing that Xiao Shunzi was sensible and diligent, Gao Wuyong assigned him to work for Fujin.

But being young and inexperienced, he missed a golden opportunity to earn merit.

"Xiao Shunzi, go in and see how the interrogation of those old women is going."

"Eunuch Gao, this..."

Gao Wuyong glared at him directly.

Xiao Shunzi had no choice but to walk in, trembling.

Unexpectedly, in just a short time, four people had already fainted, and several others had wet themselves from fright before any treatment could be administered.

"Grannies, how is it?"

"Hey, Xiao Shunzi, you've come in at just the right time."

An old woman pointed to a young maid who had fainted on the ground and said:

"She tampered with the medicine, but she'd rather die than reveal who instructed her. And now, she's passed out."

Xiao Shunzi glanced at the little maid who had fainted on the ground. Judging by her height, she didn't seem to be as old as him.

He sighed, went outside, and told Gao Wuyong about it.

Gao Wuyong smiled.

"It's okay, as long as we've found the right person."

Afterwards, Gao Wuyong followed the clues and found the maid's relatives, and told them that the maid had died.

To Xiao Shunzi's surprise, these people said she had done something heinous and deserved to die.

"Are you even human? She's your own daughter!"

The reason why Xiao Shunzi is acting so strangely is because he was also sold by his family back then, but he was lucky enough to have a good master.

Everyone present remained silent, except for a little girl who was quietly sobbing.

Gao Wuyong gave Xiao Shunzi a look, and Xiao Shunzi immediately called the child over.

"You know something, don't you?"

The little girl could no longer hold back and told the truth.

It turns out they were servants of the Qian family.

Although the Qian family did not come from a prominent family, they were wealthy.

She learned from her mother that among the people who worked for her family, there was a girl from one of the families who worked in the Fourth Prince's residence.

After that, Madam Qian secretly continued to search for this maid.

When the maid was first approached, she thought it was a heinous crime and politely declined.

But little did Qian know that her family favored sons over daughters, and that her daughter was starving while her son was eating meat.

So he threatened the maid, saying that if she didn't poison the girl, he would sell her into a brothel.

Anyway, their family doesn't treat the little girl well on a regular basis.

The young maid, resigned to her fate, agreed to Qian's request.

After investigating everything, Xiao Shunzi reported all of this to the Fujin (wife of the deceased).

Ulanara was a woman with a cold exterior but a warm heart. She was shocked to hear that Qian, who was always obedient and compliant, was actually doing such a thing behind the scenes.

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