"Miss Lu, Miss Jiang, didn't you invite Miss Li to the teahouse today?" Officer Gao, who was waiting to take over Ah Wang's arrest, frowned upon hearing Lu Ni and the others' words and stepped forward to ask.
This constable was different from ordinary constables in the government. He had an aunt who was a concubine in the palace, a virtuous concubine second only to the Noble Consort. However, he never relied on this status. The virtuous concubine was also quite Buddhist in the palace and did not compete for favor. She was the only one who was made a concubine without having children.
It's not that the emperor particularly liked Consort Xian. Apart from Empress Xue, the emperor's interest in other concubines was only fleeting. Consort Xian was initially granted the title because she was pregnant, but Consort Lin ruined her life. Her full-term baby boy was lost just like that, and Consort Xian could no longer have children.
When the emperor discovered that it was Consort Lin, he did not punish her, but instead promoted her to the rank of Virtuous Consort.
After the Lin family fell, all the power in the harem returned to the Empress. The Empress trusted Consort Xian and allowed her to assist her in handling some harem affairs.
Consort Xian was powerful and had no children, so she naturally cared a lot about her nephew, whom she had raised from childhood. If it weren't for Constable Gao asking his mother to go to the palace to express her unwillingness, Consort Xian might have asked the Empress to help give her nephew a good future.
Head Constable Gao liked working at the Jingzhao Prefecture, and because of Consort Xian's status in the palace, ordinary people didn't treat him like an ordinary head constable, which made it convenient for him to do his work in many situations.
Lu Ni and Jiang Hong knew Gao the constable's identity, so they answered his question: "No, we did not arrange to meet at the teahouse."
Li Yuyan pointed at the two of them: "You're lying! When we parted yesterday, we agreed to meet at the teahouse this morning. Xiao Cui just said that you'll be there soon. Jiang Hong, you should tell Xiao Cui to come and wait for me first."
Officer Gao looked at Li Yuyan: "Miss Li, where did you part ways yesterday? Is there any witness who can prove that you made an appointment?"
Li Yuyan immediately shut up.
Lu Ni's lips curled slightly, but she didn't dare say it aloud: "Yu Yan, you can't say Xiao Cui is a witness, can you? She's already dead, how can she be a witness? Yu Yan, I believe you wouldn't kill anyone, I trust you, please don't drag me and my cousin into this, okay? Aren't we friends?"
Jiang Hong had just asked Li Yuyan why he killed Xiao Cui, but now she realized what was going on: "Yuyan, are you sick? We didn't even see each other yesterday. When did we make this appointment? Yuyan, I also believe you didn't kill Xiao Cui."
Li Yuyan glared at the two women with resentment, wondering if they were certain that she dared not admit that the three of them had met yesterday.
She really didn't dare to say it. If she did, and it was confirmed, it wouldn't just be a matter between the three of them; it might implicate their entire family.
"Miss Jiang, right? Why aren't you worried at all about the death of your personal maid? Instead, you seem concerned about what Miss Li might say. Do the three of you have some unspeakable secret?" Gu Xin crossed her arms and looked at Jiang Hong and Lu Ni with a smile.
Lu Ni and Jiang Hong were taken aback by Gu Xin's question and couldn't control their expressions, both of them turning pale.
Officer Gao looked at Gu Xin with surprise; Princess Xin Xin seemed to know quite a lot.
“Miss Gu, we…” Lu Ni tried to explain, but was interrupted by Gu Xin.
"Miss Lu, I'm sorry, I'm here now as Princess Xin Xin." Gu Xin's expression changed, becoming as expressionless as her grandmother's.
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