Queen Liu was so angry that she couldn't even care about maintaining the queen's demeanor. She stood up and scolded Gu Zhao, "Are you planning to rebel?"

Gu Zhao smiled at her, with a meaningful smile, "The He Control Division specializes in arresting those who rebel and disobey."

"I'm here today with an order to arrest Aunt Qu in the Queen's Palace. This matter is important, so I ask the Queen to calmly cooperate. Don't let me misunderstand and think that Aunt Qu is doing something because of you.

Giving instructions. That would be bad for the queen."

The concubines who had just turned around stared at Gu Zhao with their eyes wide open. Isn't this really threatening the queen?

Empress Liu said, "Aunt Qu?" She actually calmed down, and the anger on her face gradually subsided, "Go and bring Aunt Qu over."

The little eunuch received the order and ran out quickly.

Queen Liu calmed down her anger and looked calm: "Master Gu, please sit down. I just want to talk to you about what Nanny Qu did and what crime she committed."

Gu Zhao cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the seat. But ladies and gentlemen, how can I have a place to sit here? I can just stand here."

"As for the crime that Aunt Qu committed, for now, I can't tell the queen and ask her to forgive me."

Gu Zhao spoke in a very polite tone, but almost every sentence he said was in opposition to Empress Liu, which made the concubines who were watching on the side couldn't help but look at each other with strange expressions in their eyes.

The expression on Queen Liu's face remained the same, but her eyes concealed traces of anger and hatred.

Not long after, the little eunuch ran back quickly, knelt down as soon as he entered the door, and replied with a trembling voice, "Mother, Grandma Qu just left."

"Going? Where are you going..." Queen Liu finally realized what she was saying and asked in shock, "What did you say? What's going on?"

The little eunuch lay on the ground tremblingly. "Mother Qu took the poison. They said she has been gone for almost half an hour."

Queen Liu seemed to be in disbelief and leaned back on the chair absently, "This, this...how could this happen?"

Gu Zhao seemed to have expected such an outcome. He cupped his hands to Empress Liu and said, "My Lady, there is obviously something fishy about the death of Grandma Qu. I must find out the truth and ask for your permission."

Queen Liu looked at Gu Zhao, and after a while she asked, "If I don't allow it, what will happen to Master Gu?"

Gu Zhao smiled and said, "How could it be? Your Majesty is not an accomplice of Aunt Qu. Is it necessary to help them cover it up? Wouldn't it be misunderstood by everyone and think that Aunt Qu was doing things for the Empress, and then she was killed and silenced by the Empress?"

Is it done?"

"Your Majesty is so wise and intelligent, how could she do such a stupid thing?"

Empress Liu looked deeply at Gu Zhao. Gu Zhao met her gaze with a smile on his face that was as if carved with a knife, without any change.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became dangerous, as if something was about to explode and collapse at any time.

However, Gu Zhao's expression did not change at all, and his eyes did not dodge or move at all. He kept looking at Queen Liu's eyes quietly.

Suddenly, Queen Liu laughed, and her laughter circled in the hall, seeming to set off a gust of cold wind. Even the heat brought by the earth dragon could not suppress the coldness. "Master Gu, what you said makes sense."

Gu Zhao cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Gu Zhao is too embarrassed to deserve it."

Queen Liu's eyes flashed with anger. She really wasn't praising Gu Zhao!

Gu Zhao turned a blind eye to her anger, "Since the Queen has given permission, I will temporarily retire and go to see the scene of Grandma Qu's death."

"I will definitely find out the truth, find the murderer, and bring these criminals who dare to attack the palace to justice! Please rest assured!"

After saying that, Gu Zhao strode out and threw Queen Liu's tall figure directly behind her.

Empress Liu gritted her teeth, but tried her best to put on a smile, "Everyone must be tired today, so let's disperse."

The concubines below winked at each other. It was worth the trip today to see with my own eyes how a rare female official in Bei'an confronted the queen face to face, but the queen did not gain the upper hand at all.

Those who had heard of the reputation of Lady Gu before secretly lamented that Lady Gu was well-deserved.

Gu Zhao led people to Grandma Qu's room.

Aunt Qu took poison and committed suicide while lying on her bed.

Another nanny who was in the same room with her was on errands today and did not come back, so we could only infer from the testimony of the little palace maid that the last time Aunt Qu appeared was half an hour ago.

The imperial doctor came over after hearing the news, panting from exhaustion.

"It's arsenic." The imperial doctor judged, "In terms of time, it basically matches the time mentioned by the little palace maid."

Some of the people Gu Zhao brought were good at detecting drugs, and the conclusion they gave was the same.

"Take everyone under guard and interrogate them separately." When Gu Zhao first arrived, he had already given an order using hand gestures to his subordinates and blocked all the entrances and exits of Queen Kunning Palace.

Before entering the palace, Gu Zhao had already guessed that Aunt Qu, who had been in contact with Lin Xuerong many times and gave instructions to Lin Xuerong, would probably not survive.

But this is not like what Empress Liu and the others thought. Once Aunt Qu dies, all the clues will be lost.

In Gu Zhao's case, as soon as Aunt Qu died, everyone in the Queen's Palace became suspects, and the Control Bureau had sufficient reason to interrogate and investigate them all.

It is impossible that there were no witnesses to the meeting between Aunt Qu and Lin Xuerong.

And these witnesses will not have any secrets in front of Gu Zhao.

As for Queen Liu, Gu Zhao is waiting for her.

Gu Zhao had a lot of people today, and they had arranged their respective divisions of labor in advance. After giving the order, they immediately rushed out like tigers and leopards.
Chapter completed!