Many wives of officials and princesses came to the palace to keep vigil for the Empress's funeral. On the last day of the vigil, an old nanny, reeking of alcohol, appeared in the mourning hall, saying, "Your Majesty, please don't come looking for me. It was the Empress Dowager who wanted to harm you. It wasn't that I refused to help you; I was powerless to do anything!"
These words exploded like a thunderclap among the crowd!
Who is the "Empress" the old nanny is talking about?
This is the question on everyone's mind!
Today is the day the Empress retires, and Yinzhen is also present. Naturally, he heard it too!
Yinzhen sent people to imprison the old nanny. Seeing the Emperor's expression, the official's wife and the princess's wife knew that today's events must not be revealed, so they pretended not to have heard anything!
Yinzhen saw the Empress off expressionlessly before asking, "What's the situation with that old nanny?"
Liang Jiugong had already investigated the old woman's identity, and the result surprised him. Liang Jiugong said somewhat fearfully, "The old woman was a palace maid of the Empress Dowager when she was alive. She was drunk today and somehow ended up here. She is currently fast asleep!"
Yinzhen was also startled. This was his maternal grandmother's former palace maid, so what she was saying was...
Yinzhen's face darkened: "It's confirmed that she was a palace maid from before the Empress Dowager's death!"
Liang Jiugong was quite certain; it was he who had arranged the place, and he still had a vague recollection of this old woman: "This servant is certain!"
Yinzhen's expression was rather unpleasant: "Keep a close eye on her! Seal off her identity. I remember I had the little palace maid in Consort Dong'e's palace released, didn't I!"
Liang Jiugong instantly understood the Emperor's meaning: "This servant has discovered that the old nanny who caused trouble today was once a palace maid serving Consort Dong'e!"
Yinzhen grunted in acknowledgment, signaling him to go and do it!
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