Mother Zhang thought for a moment, "When we left, we put everything back in its place in the kitchen. Zhuyue was in charge of covering the water tank. She went out first and waited outside..."
Xiao Lingyu frowned. Zhu Yue was still the most suspicious. "Mother Zhang, do you always carry the key to the small kitchen with you?"
"Yes!"
"Did anyone come near you between breakfast and lunch that day?"
Mother Zhang subconsciously touched the key hanging inside her clothes and said, "No, this key is hanging around my neck and hidden inside my clothes. No one can take it away."
"Sister Princess, Zhuyue is now the biggest suspect. It must be her, there is no mistake."
"Princess, this... this is unlikely." Mother Zhang couldn't believe it. "Zhuyue, Qinglian and the others are all elders in the mansion. Back then, it was this old servant who accompanied the prince to the Charity Bureau to personally select them."
"Mother Zhang, when the prince was exiled, the four maids all returned to the Charity Bureau to volunteer. This was the easiest time for them to be bribed. After the prince was rehabilitated and returned to the capital, they were brought back and taken to Yongcheng together. It was also in Yongcheng that the prince was poisoned. I have also investigated the servants who were bought into the mansion later, and none of them showed any abnormality. Only the elders in the mansion could have the opportunity to harm the prince."
Mother Zhang lowered her head. Zhuyue did come into contact with water every day, and it was she who took the initiative to give her this simple task.
Why is it her?
"Sister Wanyi, since we've confirmed it's Zhuyue, there's no need to test the water in the tank. Just interrogate her carefully and make her confess the person behind the scenes. Be careful not to let them silence her."
Xie Wanyi felt inexplicably uneasy when she heard this.
"Sister Princess, we still need to test the water in the tank to convince Zhuyue."
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