Other than the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, everyone else had to tell the truth.
This showed just how much the Emperor and Empress Dowager valued Princess Changping, and how fond they were of her.
Otherwise, the Emperor and Empress Dowager would never have jointly granted such authority.
Of course, although they had been granted such immense authority, they were also placed under the constant watch of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
They were being watched to prevent them from using this authority to do unnecessary things unrelated to solving the case.
For example, inquiring into the Emperor's and Empress Dowager's secrets, or threatening certain people and planting informants.
Ever since receiving the Gold Token, every question they asked and everything they did had been recorded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and submitted to the Emperor for review.
The four began compiling the information they had gathered.
Xiao Mei spoke first. "The Princess died three days ago."
"That was according to the Princess's personal maid..."
"At the time, the Princess had been resting in the Imperial Garden. Before long, she wanted some time alone, so she drove all the Palace Maids and Eunuchs out of the Imperial Garden."
"After a full half hour, the Princess suddenly screamed."
"Everyone hurried over."
"They found the Princess collapsed on the grass."
"What was the garden like?" Xiao Shuai asked.
Xiao Mei quickly replied, "The Imperial Garden was surrounded by High Walls, each over five meters tall."
"An ordinary person could not possibly climb over them."
"I checked. There were no signs of anyone scaling the walls."
"There were no hidden passages or mechanisms in the garden either."
As she spoke, Xiao Mei even drew a floor plan.
"Then the garden was basically a secret chamber," Xiao Shuai said, resting his chin on his hand.