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    It wasn''t until Zoey questioned her about having coffee with a friend from her hometown the day before Reba''s funeral that Le realized what was happening.


    She quickly dropped to her knees and confessed, "Madam Zoey, that day, the person I had coffee with was a close friend of mine. She''s a maid at Lester Estate. She mentioned she''d be returning to our hometown and asked if I had any messages for my family. She also invited me to go shopping for some gifts together..."


    Having been questioning for a long time, Zoey grew a bit impatient. She interrupted and asked bluntly, "Did she ask you to pass on any messages to Aurora that day?"


    Le thought for a moment, then replied, "Yes, she asked me to tell Madam Aurora that Mrs. Lester would also be attending Madam Reba''s funeral."


    "Did she give you anything to deliver to Aurora?"


    "Yes, she gave me a package of herbal medicine."


    "What kind of herbal medicine?"


    "I remember it was Moonroot."


    "Was there any note or message hidden in the package?"


    Le shook her head. "I don''t know. After I ryed the message, Madam Aurora dismissed me right away."


    After finishing, she suddenly eximed, "Oh! Wait, there might have been something. Later, when I returned to serve her, I noticed some ashes on the ground, like burnt paper.''


    Zoey asked if there was anything else, but after thinking for a long time, Le confirmed there wasn''t. Zoey then instructed someone to escort Le out.


    Vi had beening to the side hall repeatedly, asking the servants questions. This time, she arrived just in time to hear Zoey ordering someone to take Le out.


    Vi frowned and asked, "Zoey, what exactly are you investigating? You haven''t exined anything to me, yet you''ve turned the whole household upside down. The servants are all either hiding or cking off. I can''t even get someone to bring me coffee, let alone prepare dinner. It''s alreadyte and the kitchen staff hasn''t even started cooking!"


    Zoey nced at her and replied coolly, "I''m done questioning. You can handle the servants however you see fit."


    With that, she instructed Jane to take Le along and turned to leave.


    "She''s a maid from Valor Estate. What are you taking her for?" Vi called out from behind, but Zoey ignored her and hurried off.


    Le was nervous and confused. She had no idea what was going on, but with both Barrett and Aurora arrested, she was terrified.


    In the carriage, Zoey said gently to her, "Don''t be afraid. I''m taking you to see the Hell Monarch''s princess consort, Lady Carissa will just ask you a few questions. Whatever you told me earlier, repeat it to her exactly as you said it."


    Le was relieved when she realized she was being taken to see Carissa.


    When Carissa managed Valor Estate in the past, she had never made things difficult for the servants. In fact, she was always generous with rewards and treated them with kindness. She had always been the most gentle and considerate of mistresses.


    Once they arrived at Hell Monarch Estate, Le was introduced to Carissa and Violet. Zoey shared the findings of her investigation.


    "I thought you might still have questions for Le, so I brought her along," Zoey said.


    Violet immediately turned to Le and asked, "The woman you mentioned, Mrs. Lester. Is she Mnie Lester''s sister-inw?"


    "Yes, Ms. Spencer," Le quickly replied. "That''s her. My friend serves her as a maid." Noticing the sudden change in Violet''s expression, Carissa asked, "What''s wrong?"


    Violet''s face grew serious as she exined, "I didn''t mention this to you before because I didn''t think it was important, but I learned that earlier this year, when Mrs. Lester and her husband went to the outskirts of the city to pray, their carriage lost control and felt down a hill. Four people died-Mrs. Lester, her husband, the coachman, and a maid."


    She nced at Le. "I''m not sure if one of them was your friend from the same hometown."


    Le''s face paled. "My friend''s name is Maeve. But... she said she was going back to our hometown."


    "I don''t know the maid''s name, but you can find out for yourself," Violet replied.


    Her heart racing, Le quickly excused herself to head to Lester Estate in search of her friend. Violet secretly sent someone to follow her.


    Seeing that Carissa didn''t ask Le any further questions, Zoey realized that Carissa trusted her investigation and understood that she and Violet would need to discuss the matter privately. Smiling, Zoey said, "If there''s nothing more you need from me, I''ll return home and have dinner."


    Hearing that Zoey hadn''t eaten yet, Carissa quickly took her arm. "Please stay and dine here. I''ll have someone prepare something for you. I''m sorry you''ve been dyed and missed your meal." Zoeyughed, "You don''t need to be so formal. You all continue with your business. I''ll eatter when I get back."


    Carissa was about to insist, but Zoey waved her hand dismissively. "No need to insist. There''s no rush. Once everything''s settled, we can have a meal togetherter."


    Carissa reluctantly nodded. "Alright. Then, let me escort you out."