Concubine Kang slowly closed her eyes.
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Imperial Palace, Ganxin Hall.
"Your Majesty, news has come from Qingchi Palace that Concubine Kang has drowned!" Xiao Guizi hurried in to report.
Ning Wanyin frowned, "What's going on?"
"The eunuch in charge of the palace reported that there were no palace servants serving at the time, only the eldest prince and Concubine Kang. The eldest prince said that he accidentally slipped and Concubine Kang went to help him, and during the tug of war, she accidentally fell down." Xiao Guizi replied.
Ning Wanyin's eyes darkened. Accident?
"Send Wu Mi to Qingchi Palace to investigate carefully." Ning Wanyin said.
After receiving the Queen Mother's order, Wu Mi rushed to Qingchi Palace as soon as possible.
The eldest prince is no longer afraid of being intimidated, and Wu Mi cannot torture a prince. Even if he is imprisoned, he is still a prince, and he cannot be tortured without evidence.
However, according to the "One Hundred Articles of Investigation Manual" issued by the Empress Dowager to the Criminal Justice Department, Wu Mi did investigate everything that needed to be investigated, and then returned to the palace to report:
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince and Concubine Kang have not had any quarrels recently, nor have they had any conflicts of interest."
Article 5 of the "100 Articles in the Investigation Manual": Investigate in detail whether there was any conflict between the people present and the deceased. (Whether there was a motive for committing the crime)
"Everything is the same as usual in Qingchi Palace today. There is no change in the staff in the palace, except for the vegetable delivery vendor who came once. However, according to the testimony of the gatekeeper, he left after delivering the vegetables and did not enter the inner hall of the palace."
Article 13 of the "One Hundred Articles of the Investigation Manual": Investigate in detail all events that occurred at the scene on the day of the incident.
Article 15: If something or someone appears that is different from the past, even if it is not related to the case, it must be investigated.
Therefore, Wu Mi went to check whether the vegetable vendor had come in.
Wu Mi reported all the information he had found out.
It sounds like there was no conflict between the eldest prince and Concubine Kang, and nothing special happened.
But after Ning Wanyin heard it, she asked:
"What is the name of the vegetable vendor delivering vegetables today? Where does he live? Is he a regular customer or a newcomer? Who is the person who selects the vegetable vendors?"
Wu Mi was stunned, "This... has not been clarified yet."
Ning Wanyin looked at him quietly.
Wu Mi immediately bowed his head and apologized, "I failed to do my job well. I will check it out right now!"
He thought that as long as he could determine whether this person was related to the case, he would have found out everything. But the Queen Mother wanted to get to the bottom of the matter and even find out where the person lived.
Wu Mi realized it!
Even if there was one more dog in the palace, he would have to search the doghouse three times.
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