Empress Dowager Zheng's myriad emotions were frozen on her face. She forced herself to remain composed and said, "That happened a long time ago. Didn't we investigate back then? My long corridor had been in disrepair for many years, and the palace servants were frightened, which led to the accident."
Jing Huaixu didn't necessarily want to hear Empress Dowager Zheng's explanation. He quickly said, "Summon the head female official in charge of the two dead palace maids in Liushang Pavilion. I will interrogate them personally."
"Your Majesty, shall we interrogate him now?" Empress Dowager Zheng felt a sudden surge of unease; her son was showing her absolutely no mercy.
When Jing Huaixu heard his mother say this, he felt a sense of disappointment, but his expression remained cold.
"The Crown Princess almost got into trouble at Liushang Pavilion. If we don't interrogate her here now, where else can we hide her for interrogation?"
Before long, the person Jing Huaixu wanted to see was brought in. A female official of about forty years old bowed to everyone with trepidation, and the bodies of two dead palace maids were also brought to the scene.
Jing Huaixu asked directly, "Two palace maids died at Liushang Pavilion today. Do you recognize them?"
The female official glanced at it quickly and nodded in reply.
"Your Majesty, this servant knows them. Luzhi and Luzhu entered the palace at the same time three years ago and often worked together."
Jing Huaixu asked again, "Did these two palace maids ever receive anything valuable, see any strangers, or have any close palace maids with them?"
The female official pondered for a long time before saying, "Liushang Pavilion is a place for banquets. Since the palace has not issued an edict to hold a banquet, the palace maids of Liushang Pavilion will not receive any additional rewards. This servant has not discovered that they have received any unexpected wealth recently."
"As for strangers, I cannot keep an eye on them all the time, so I really don't know."
As she spoke, the female official began to wallow in her own sorrow.
"These two maids are stupid and lazy. I have to teach them every day. If it weren't for their young age and my reluctance to punish them, I would have made them do laundry and other rough work long ago."
“Wait a minute,” Yue Jiang noticed something amiss, frowned, and stepped forward to share her impressions of the two palace maids: “Father, those two maids cooperated perfectly after spilling the wine, and they were quick-witted and not stupid at all.”
"This female official is lying."
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