The experienced secretary had been by Marshal Maurice's side for many years and naturally recognized his gesture at a glance. She immediately left the room, gently closing the door to leave the two of them with a quiet space.
"Your Highness, is there something you need from me?"
Although he knew she was most likely asking about the Second Prince's death, asking her the most basic questions had long since become a habit.
Upon hearing Marshal Maurice's question, Zhao Li did not answer immediately. Instead, she walked to a chair in front of his desk, sat down, and then spoke:
"As the person in charge of all the empire's intelligence forces, you should know who killed my son!"
Hearing Zhao Li's question, Marshal Maurice sighed inwardly, even though he already knew what she would say.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince died in the palace by accident. There is no murderer involved."
Marshal Morris shook his head slightly, explaining as if to Zhao Li that he could not reveal that Gu Changqing was the murderer of the Second Prince. Whether for the sake of the empire or for the life of the princess, he could not reveal the murderer.
Upon hearing Marshal Maurice's words, Zhao Li merely sneered and said:
"Heh, Marshal Maurice, do you take me for a three-year-old, or my son for a three-year-old? How could you, the most powerful person under the emperor, utter such an excuse as 'accidental death in the palace'?"
To this, Marshal Maurice could only say with a hint of apology:
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I know you may not believe it, but that's the truth."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Li stopped pressing for details about who had killed her son. She knew that Marshal Maurice's words meant he couldn't possibly tell her the truth.
"Regardless of how my son died or where his body is, as a mother, I have the right to see my son's body."
Zhao Li no longer trusted Marshal Maurice. She planned to search her son's body for information about the murderer and the cause of his death.
Upon hearing that Zhao Li wanted to see the Second Prince's body, Marshal Morris naturally refused to let her see it. Of course, the Second Prince did not leave behind a body, not even a trace.
Helpless, Marshal Maurice could only gently rub his tired head and, still with a hint of apology, speak to Zhao Li sitting across from him:
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but His Highness the Second Prince died unexpectedly without leaving a body."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Li abruptly stood up, her hands gripping the desk in front of Marshal Maurice tightly. Her eyes, filled with anger, were fixed on the exhausted and apologetic Marshal Maurice.
"Do you know what you're saying? An accidental death without leaving a body? Maurice! Who killed my son? Is it someone you can utter such words about? Is it an emperor?"
Upon hearing the princess suspect that the emperor had killed the second prince, Marshal Maurice's expression changed, and he immediately turned serious to Zhao Li, who seemed ready to explode at any moment, and said:
"Your Highness, I, Marshal Maurice, swear on the honor of the Empire that the Emperor is absolutely not the murderer of His Highness the Second Prince!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Li's anger subsided slightly. After all, she could at least rule out the possibility that the emperor had killed her son. She knew Marshal Morris's character well; he might lie, but he would never betray the honor of the empire.
"I'm going to see the Emperor. You should know where he is, Maurice, right?"
At this moment, Zhao Li was no longer as furious as before, and instead asked Marshal Morris with a calm expression.
"Sigh~"
Marshal Maurice sighed softly. Although he didn't want to disturb the emperor, he naturally had to answer the queen's question about the emperor's location.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is currently in the Imperial Palace, in seclusion. Please do not disturb him."
Although these words were somewhat inappropriate, Marshal Maurice still uttered them for the sake of the emperor.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Li merely snorted coldly, then turned around and walked towards the office exit.
However, just as her hand gripped the doorknob, preparing to open the door, she suddenly turned her head and said coldly to Marshal Maurice:
“Maurice, you are very good. As the Imperial Marshal, you are undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. You are very loyal and willing to give everything for the Emperor and the Empire. But let me tell you, as a mother, I will find the murderer who killed my son, no matter how important he is to the Empire!”
Zhao Li said these words because she already knew that the murderer was not the emperor. Since Marshal Morris was willing to offend her to help the murderer cover up the crime, there was only one possibility: the murderer's value to the empire was far greater than that of her, the queen, and her dead son.
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