Hearing this, Mo Li nodded and said, "First tell me what happened before and after Fang Gui was poisoned today."
"Yes." Ting'er nodded and said: "Today, after my little master took a nap, he felt bored, so he invited a gentleman to play chess. The two of them played three games in a row and didn't even bother to eat dinner. So, slave and slave,
Then I ordered the small kitchen to cook some porridge for the two young masters, and then serve dinner after the two young masters have finished cooking..."
As she said that, Ting'er started to cry. "After giving the instructions, the small kitchen said the porridge was ready after a while, so I went to the small kitchen to serve the porridge. When I came back, the two nobles ate the porridge, and then..."
Li Qiye frowned when he heard this and said: "During this period, the two of you have been playing chess? Did you see anyone entering the small kitchen, or did you see any strangers when you went to serve porridge?"
Ting'er shook her head and said: "No strangers came in tonight. It's just that when I went out to serve porridge, I saw Cui'er hurried to the end of the corridor and never came back."
"Who is Cui'er?" Mo Li asked
"Cui'er is Mr. Liang's personal maid." Ting'er paused and said, "Later, I came out of the kitchen and saw Mr. Liang walking back. I also asked her if she had seen Cui'er. She said no, until she came out.
I haven’t seen Cui’er again until now.”
Li Qiye nodded and looked at Dugu Chen. Dugu slowly closed his eyes and said nothing.
Mo Li understood and said: "You go and find this palace maid named Cui'er first."
The guard on the side responded. Li Li glanced at Ting'er and said, "Have you ever poisoned her?"
Ting'er was startled when she heard this, and then burst into tears, "Master Mo, this slave is unjust. I have been with my master since I was a child. The master treats me like a sister. Even the master and his wife treat me like a daughter. How could this be possible?"
I poisoned my little master, and this servant was wronged..."
Li Qiye sighed and said: "That's all, don't cry now. Who are working in the kitchen? Who cooked the porridge tonight?"
At this time, a little palace maid came out tremblingly, her eyes red, "Yes... she is a slave."
"You're the only one?" Mo Li asked doubtfully.
"Because it's getting late, I'm leaving only my slave on duty..." the palace maid said.
Li Qiye walked forward, walked around her, looked around, and said slowly: "Where did you work as an errand before?"
"My lord... this slave... this slave used to..." the palace maid's voice trembled as she said, "this slave used to work in Concubine Yin's palace."
Hearing this, Dugu Chen opened his eyes, and Li Moli nodded slowly, "Is this the current palace of the Queen Mother?"
"Exactly." The little palace maid nodded fearfully and said: "But... I have no second thoughts about my mistress! I really didn't poison you. My mistress is usually very good to me. It's impossible for me to harm my mistress."
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"Who have you been in contact with today?" Li Li asked.
The little palace maid thought for a while and said: "I have been working with a few sisters in Zhongcui Palace today. Apart from that..."
Suddenly, a trace of panic flashed across her eyes, and Mo Li took a step forward and said, "Who did you think of just now?"
"No... no one..." the little palace maid said hurriedly
Li Qiye stared at her sharply and whispered: "I'm warning you, if you don't tell the truth and delay Fang Guiren's treatment time, if anything happens to Fang Guiren, let alone you, the entire Zhongcui Palace will be affected."