She had just taken control of the Royal Residence and was at the height of her power.
Moreover, her maternal family had already received the news that all of the Liu Family’s property had been seized for the state treasury; the Liu Family was finished, and the Princess Consort, even without further effort, was absolutely unlikely to make a comeback.
How could she possibly do something so foolish as to poison the Princess Consort at this time? Did she need to?
Prince Jing leisurely drank his tea, listening to the two women bicker and shove blame at each other here.
After a moment, he finally lost his patience, "Lady Bai, you must see clearly, this girl is your personal maidservant, who loudly claims she followed your orders to poison the Princess Consort!"
Prince Jing’s tone was grave, and seeing such a terrifying side of Prince Jing for the first time, Lady Bai felt her heart skip a beat.
Just at this time, her own maidservant stubbornly accused her directly, truly leaving her unable to clear her name even with ten mouths.
Lady Bai continued to cry injustice, and seeing that Prince Jing had already ordered someone to seize her, she suddenly rushed toward the bound maidservant like a madwoman, hitting and cursing her, "You bitch dare to slander me? Have you forgotten who gave you the silver coins to treat your mother’s illness, or who arranged work for your brother? Today, I shall act as heaven and kill you, a treacherous bitch who betrays her own master..."
Prince Jing’s hand paused with his tea cup, and he instructed someone behind him, "Go, bring this girl’s mother and brother here."
After one person left, Prince Jing, annoyed, watched the frantic Lady Bai, and then commanded, "Pull this woman away and lock her up to the side for now."
"Yes." Facing a guard skilled in martial arts, Lady Bai, a woman incapable of binding a chicken, naturally had no chance of resistance.
After Lady Bai was taken away, Prince Jing then stood up, his gaze angrily cold as he looked at the maidservant covered in blood and tightly bound, "I’m giving you one more chance. You’d better tell who instructed you, otherwise, think about your mother and your brother."
The maidservant scoffed coldly, her eyes showing a dead expression, yet she remained silent.
Seeing her so obstinately silent, Prince Jing spoke no further, but a bad premonition arose in his heart.
Sure enough, when the guard returned, he reported, "Sir, there’s no one left in the girl’s family home."
Prince Jing’s expression didn’t change because he had already anticipated this when the girl kept silent.
Just thought, does this mean I have no option left?
Prince Jing turned his head, his expression cold as he looked at the maidservant, "You can choose to remain silent, or hide your mother and brother, but you must know one thing: there’s no place that is not under the heavens, and they may hide momentarily but not for a lifetime. There’s no one I seek whom I cannot find. If you reconcile yourself to it, I can have your mother and brother join you in death!"
In an instant, even though brutal interrogation had not made her speak, the maidservant’s body shuddered violently, "Sir, if you promise me one thing, I guarantee I will withhold nothing."
"Speak," Prince Jing said.
"Promise me first, sir."
"Do you think you have the right to bargain with me?" Prince Jing scoffed coldly.
The maid smiled in despair, "I’ll tell, I’ll tell all. It has nothing to do with Lady Bai; it was Lady Wang who captured my mother and brother to threaten me into poisoning the Princess Consort. She also told me if I were exposed to pin it all on Lady Bai, otherwise, she would kill my mother and sell my brother into a brothel...
I know my crimes are unforgivable and I don’t dare ask for my life, I only beg you to save my brother’s life, I beg you, sir..."