County Magistrate Tang sent some people out to stroll around, but they couldn't pry out any news. He thought for a while, then went to the back courtyard and had two loyal servants go out to gather some intelligence from the Prince of Yizhou's mansion.
The maids bowed and accepted the order, went out to gather news for County Magistrate Tang, and that evening, they were secretly called into Madam Tang's room for a discussion.
Maid A said, "He asked us to find out about today's flower viewing event, to understand the whole story from beginning to end."
Maid B said, "He also wanted us to find out what the Prince of Yizhou and his consort had eaten these past few days, when they had left the house, and what the young princes were playing with in the mansion."
Madam Tang slightly furrowed her brow, "He had you find out about all this?"
The two maids bowed and replied in unison, "Yes."
Madam Tang pursed her lips slightly, then asked, "So did you find out anything?"
