Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 418 Investigation

Although Dugu Jingyao accidentally lost her baby due to emotional excitement, this did not affect her determination to thoroughly investigate the truth of the matter. She had said firmly that she would do her utmost to protect her unborn child and, of course, Li Chu, whom she loved deeply.

As expected, Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao were on the same page, their thoughts colliding. Just before Li Chu prepared to bathe, he had already made all the necessary arrangements. He solemnly instructed Feng Shengyi, "Feng Shengyi, quickly go find those maids in the garden who dared to gossip about this! Remember, interrogate them rigorously and uncover the true mastermind behind this!"

Feng Shengyi knew that this matter was of great importance, so he didn't care whether he was tired or not. He nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, Your Highness, don't worry. I will take people to do it right away!" Before he finished speaking, Feng Shengyi turned around and hurried away with a group of guards, swiftly launching the arrest operation.

Meanwhile, Dugu Jingyao, undeterred, decisively ordered her attendant, Shijian, to investigate the matter. However, at this moment, Liu Jingyue, standing nearby, suddenly spoke up, "Sister, you don't have to bother with this. Seeing the situation was dire, I've already had those two gossiping maids detained. There's no need to go through the trouble of arresting them; we can simply bring them to trial."

Dugu Jingyao didn't expect that her sister was so thoughtful. In such a panic situation, she could think of looking for Murong Linzhi and taking him down. She was different from the quiet and weak sister in her previous life.

A thought flashed through her mind, could it be that Yue'er was also... She decided to test it when she had time, but that was all for later.

Since there was no need to arrest anyone, Dugu Jingyao sent Si Jian. After all, everyone had his own strengths, and Si Jian was very ruthless in interrogation.

Si Jian followed the order and soon arrived at the room where the maids were imprisoned. The two maids trembled with fear when they saw Si Jian walk in with a stern face.

Without saying anything, Si Jian first picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it on the ground, then asked sternly, "Who ordered you to talk nonsense in the garden?"

One of the maids was about to speak tremblingly, but the other glared at her fiercely. Seeing this, Si Jian pulled out the whip from his waist and swung it in the air, making a crisp sound.

This completely broke down the two people's psychological defenses. The maid who spoke first cried and said, "It was... Mo Xin, who was beside Cui Liang Di, who gave us the money and asked us to say so."

Si Jian was puzzled and asked again, "Cui Liangdi? Wasn't she under house arrest by His Highness? How did she give you the money?"

Seeing that the maid who had spoken first had already spoken, the glaring maid confessed part of the story, so she also confessed part of the story, which was considered leniency. So, she said, "We used to work at Linglong Pavilion and were employed by Cui Liangdi. That's why Mo Xin asked the guards at the gate to look for us. He gave us two pieces of jewelry and asked us to say something when the princess passed by. We really didn't mean to harm her. If we had known she was pregnant, we would never have harmed her for such a small favor! Please spare our lives, princess!"

Hearing this, Si Jian chuckled and said, "If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? I will report this matter in detail to His Highness and the Princess. As for whether you live or die, whether you stay or go, my say has no say. Come on, take them away and lock them up!"

A guard came over and took the two maids away. Si Jian did not go back to report to Dugu Jingyao until he could no longer hear the two maids' cries.

On the other side, Feng Shengyi heard that Si Jian had already gone for interrogation, so he changed another approach, but got the same result.

Li Chu's face darkened after learning the truth. He hadn't expected Cui Caiping to be so audacious. Dugu Jingyao sneered inwardly after hearing the report. It seemed Cui Caiping couldn't be kept alive and must be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent future trouble. As for whether there were other people behind her, they also needed to slowly investigate.