Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

"Alan?" Hu Jinghui rushed to Li Qingxia's body and ripped off the white sheet.

The corpse had its eyes closed and its face was pale.

She was still wearing the palace dress that Zhou Yi had dressed her in when she died.

Because she was lying flat, the two milky-white mounds of snowflakes spread out in all directions, like two white pancakes.

It is no longer as profound as before.

The skin regained its elasticity.

Hu Jinghui lay on Li Qingxia's body, his tiger-like eyes wet with tears.

Zhou Yi placed a torch in a certain spot in the room.

They retreated behind Hu Jinghui and Di Renjie.

Seeing Hu Jinghui so heartbroken, Di Renjie sighed deeply, never expecting that this tough man could have such a tender side.

Hiding behind the two, Zhou Yi's lustful eyes were completely focused on Li Qingxia's ample bosom.

Although she is dead, she was undeniably a stunning beauty.

"What a beast!" Even Zhou Yi had to admit he was a beast.

When faced with a dead person, the focus is different from others.

"Di Chun, let's go out first and leave them some space." Di Renjie suddenly turned around and said to Zhou Yi, whose eyes were wandering around.

"Yes, sir."

He replied softly, and the two walked out of the morgue.

Outside, Di Renjie's face was full of emotion.

"If it weren't for His Majesty, perhaps the two of them would have been a happy couple."

Zhou Yi glanced at it; Di Renjie really dared to speak his mind.

That is to say, there is no one around right now.

There were only two of them present; otherwise, if others had heard these words, who knows what the consequences would have been.

After waiting for a long time without hearing a response from Zhou Yi, Di Renjie felt a little uneasy.

Normally, by this time, someone like Zhou Yi or Li Yuanfang would have already stepped forward to agree.

Just as Di Renjie was about to say something, the door to the morgue suddenly opened.

Hu Jinghui came out from inside, and by the moonlight, you could see tear stains on his rough face.

He walked out of the room and approached Di Renjie, about to kneel down respectfully.

"My lord, Jinghui has a request."

"Jinghui, no need to say more, I understand everything. You can take Princess Yiyang's body with you."

"I'll find another corpse to use later." Di Renjie helped him up, guessing his thoughts before Hu Jinghui could even finish speaking.

"Thank you, sir. Actually, there's something I've always wanted to say, but I've always considered you my own father." Hu Jinghui looked up at Di Renjie's aged, wrinkled face with a touch of emotion.

"Jinghui, I've always considered you and Yuanfang as my own sons." Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere, Di Renjie was also a little emotional.

Zhou Yi watched the passionate scene unfold before him and felt a little like complaining.

These three people had only known each other for less than twenty days.

Although he had experienced life and death, Zhou Yi still felt a little uncomfortable with the constant use of terms like "father" and "son".

Perhaps it was because he had traveled from another era and possessed Di Chun's body that he was unable to understand the emotions of men from this era.

After a passionate conversation, Hu Jinghui took away Li Qingxia's body.

Di Renjie had someone find another corpse and had Zhou Yi disguise himself.

With the major case in Youzhou concluded, all that remains is for Jili Khan to lead his army back to quell the rebellion.

Di Renjie continued to handle the military and political affairs of Youzhou.

When Zhou Yi had nothing to do, he would practice martial arts or go out to provide free medical treatment to hone his medical skills.

The matter here was quickly resolved.

A few days later, in the Daming Palace in Chang'an.

Di Renjie sent his memorial to Wu Zetian.

A palace eunuch was reading aloud nearby.

"Your subject Di Renjie humbly reports: The case of the murder of the Turkic delegation began on September 15th and ended on October 10th. The traitors Jin Mulan and Liu Jin…"

Although Li Yuanfang, the former guerrilla general of Gannan Circuit, was unjustly framed...

Princess Li Qingxia of Yiyang County...

……

... "

It means that it tells the general outline of the matter.

This helped Li Yuanfang escape punishment and also provided some cover for Li Qingxia and Hu Jinghui.

Finally, there's the matter of the I Ching.

"Your humble servant, Steward Di Chun, has helped me deduce the villains' plots on several occasions during this mission."

When he cracked the rebellion, he made great contributions. I request that he be relieved of his status as a servant of Di Chun and be granted the position of Registrar.

Serve at my side.

I am currently in Youzhou, and I look up to the imperial palace, hoping to meet Your Majesty as soon as possible. I would be extremely fortunate.

... "

The mission was originally scheduled to conclude on October 20th.

This time, due to the principles of the I Ching, it was moved up by ten days.

This was one of the significant changes brought about by his time travel.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

After the memorial was read aloud.

Seeing that Wu Zetian did not move, Zhang Jianzhi, who was standing below the stage, called out softly a few times.

"Huh?" Wu Zetian suddenly woke up with a start.

"Your Majesty, what is the request made by Lord Di in his memorial? What do you think?"

"Hmm, such a major case, solved by Di Huaiying in just a month, truly remarkable!"

After listening to the memorial, Wu Zetian was once again impressed by Di Renjie's abilities.

"Pass down the message: Di Huaiying's request does not need to be reviewed by the Ministry of Personnel; simply approve it."

Zhang Jianzhi responded, "Yes."

Just as Wu Zetian was about to continue speaking, a man suddenly stepped forward from among the ministers.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment."

Wu Zetian stared intently and saw that it was her good nephew, Wu Sansi. She immediately narrowed her eyes, seemingly a little displeased.

"Think it over, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, the others are one thing."

But Di Chun was nothing more than Di Renjie's servant before.

What merit or ability did a mere servant possess to help Di Renjie solve such a major case?

If he has such abilities, why didn't he show them before?

Your humble servant suspects that Di Renjie shared some of his credit with Di Chun.

This is deceiving the emperor!

Relying on the emperor's favor, Di Renjie dared to elevate his own servant in such a way.

Their actions are truly chilling.

Your Majesty, I humbly request that you suspend Di Renjie's request and first investigate whether there is any suspicion of collusion or favoritism involved.

Then we'll take further action.

Wu Sansi and Di Renjie were political enemies. A few years ago, Di Renjie was framed by Lai Junchen and demoted to the position of magistrate of Pengze County.

At the time, I thought that Di Renjie was too old to return to the court, but who knew that several years would pass.

Di Renjie was reinstated to his original position.

Since Wu Zetian ascended the throne, all the princes of the Wu clan had been thinking about how to become the crown prince.

They hoped that the Wu clan would eventually seize power in the Tang Dynasty.

Di Renjie was a member of the Li Tang faction and supported Crown Prince Li Xian.

It doesn't necessarily have to be Li Xian; any descendant of Emperor Taizong will suffice.

This is what Wu Sansi resented the most.

That old rascal is always jumping around because he wants to be the crown prince.

He was always looking for an opportunity to bring Di Renjie down.

He hadn't wanted Di Renjie to return to the capital, but he couldn't stop him because he lacked the ability to solve such a major case.

After listening to the report, he immediately noticed something amiss.

Thinking about Di Chun, he was just a mere steward of Di Renjie, and he had been by Di Renjie's side for more than a year or two. How come I had never heard of him having such abilities before?