Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 332: Night ends and dawn begins
A lot has happened tonight. The waning moon is like a hook, slowly sinking into the west.

A light blue-gray hue appeared on the eastern horizon, heralding the approach of dawn and the end of night.

The wind blew gently through the window, blowing Zhao Ji's clothes. No one spoke in the hall, and there was silence for a while.

After a long time, Hu Jinghui and Zhao Ji placed the remains of Li Shouli, Kui Wenzhong and others neatly in an empty area of ​​a side hall.

Di Renjie's eyes slowly swept across the remains of the two members of the Li Tang royal family, and he felt mixed emotions and a lot of emotion in his heart.

The two men had calm expressions, as if they were feeling a sense of peace and relief. The sins and evils they had committed in their lives seemed to have disappeared with the passing of their lives.

But what about those who are still alive?

After a sleepless night, Di Renjie's face was full of fatigue, and there was an imperceptible sadness hidden deep in his eyes.

He thought to himself: "After tonight, many people may never have a peaceful life. Even the tranquility after death will become a luxury..."

"Sir," Zhao Ji still addressed Di Renjie, "it's almost dawn. According to Yuan Tiangang, there will be a solar eclipse at 3:30 am today. The Luo River will surge and will attack the palace. We need to prepare early to avoid a disaster!"

As soon as these words came out, Di Renjie suddenly woke up from his deep thoughts. He frowned slightly, then nodded in relief: "Well, this matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed!"

After saying this, Di Renjie took a step forward, as if he was ready to set off immediately, but Zhao Ji seemed a little hesitant, as if he was about to speak.

Seeing this, Di Renjie turned around and smiled, "What's wrong? What is Chengyuan worried about?"

Zhao Ji smiled and asked, "I am going to see His Majesty this time. How should I report what happened tonight?"

Di Renjie also smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Just report the truth. We have seen through the conspiracy of Yuan Tiangang and She Ling, and then we used their tricks to destroy the She Ling rebels in the East Palace!"

"What about Prince Xiang?" Zhao Ji asked this question out of the blue, revealing his true intention.

Obviously, this was the question he really wanted to ask.

Hu Jinghui's heart moved. He looked at Di Renjie with interest and asked without asking, "Sir, do you want to take the blame for His Royal Highness the Prince of Xiang again?"

Just like when he indulged Hu Jinghui in Youzhou.

Zhao Ji was also waiting for Di Renjie's answer, looking at Di Renjie straight.

Di Renjie sighed: "Alas... How can this be hidden from the emperor? I just hope that the Prince Xiang's Mansion has not done anything treasonous tonight..."

Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and replied, "Don't worry, sir. In order to prevent the snake spirit from causing trouble and protect the Li clan, I asked General Wang Xiaojie to send troops to surround the Prince Xiang's mansion. People outside can't get in, so naturally people inside should not be able to get out either."

After hearing this, Di Renjie's face remained calm, and he smiled and said to Zhao Ji: "Well, Chengyuan, you have saved the life of His Royal Highness the Prince of Xiang, so that he would not make any further mistakes!"

Zhao Ji smiled awkwardly, not daring to take credit for it: "It was just a coincidence, I stumbled upon it by accident..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Ji and Hu Jinghui looked outside the hall at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, Di Renjie also heard the footsteps of a large group of people approaching outside.

So Hu Jinghui bowed to Di Renjie and said goodbye: "Sir, Jinghui's identity is inconvenient, so I will leave first!"

After all, he was a "dead" man, and there were many people in the court who knew him. It was not convenient for him to appear in public, as this would arouse suspicion.

So Di Renjie didn't stop him, but hurriedly reminded him: "Then go back to Di Mansion and wait for me!"

Hu Jinghui smiled and nodded. After signaling to Zhao Ji, he flashed and disappeared into the shadows.

"Marshal! Marshal! Chengyuan! Xiaojie is late!"

Before seeing the person, he heard his voice first. Wang Xiaojie left the officers and soldiers of the Right Guard outside the palace and walked quickly over accompanied by Shen Tao.

Di Renjie quickly stepped forward and helped the polite Wang Xiaojie up: "Xiaojie, there's no need to be so polite!" Wang Xiaojie's face was filled with joy, and he asked: "I heard from Shen Tao that the snake spirit rebellion hidden in the East Palace has been eliminated?"

Zhao Ji smiled and replied, "Yes, this matter just ended not long ago."

Wang Xiaojie slapped his thigh in annoyance and sighed, "Ah! I'm a step late!"

Di Renjie laughed and said meaningfully: "Not too early, not too late! Xiaojie came just in time!"

Zhao Ji noticed the bloodstains on Wang Xiaojie's clothes and asked with concern, "Looking at the general's condition, the remaining snake spirits in Qianyifang must have been eliminated, and Xiao Qingfang has also been brought to justice?"

Wang Xiaojie immediately became excited: "That's right! Brother He Chengyuan said exactly what he said, not a single fish that slipped through the net was spared! Miss Ruyan even killed the traitor Xiao Qingfang with her own hands!"

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie and Zhao Ji looked at each other, then smiled and nodded.

However, Wang Xiaojie's joy was short-lived. He turned to Di Renjie with some apology: "General, there is just one thing that Xiaojie is sorry for. The two sisters in your house were taken back to the palace by Shangguan Cairen..."

After hearing this, Di Renjie was still able to remain calm. He turned to look at Zhao Ji, only to see that Zhao Ji's face was already full of frost.

Wang Xiaojie couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw this.

He swallowed and continued, "Chengyuan, before the two girls left, they asked me to tell you not to be impulsive."

Zhao Ji then looked up at Wang Xiaojie and asked, "Did Shangguan Wan'er decide on her own to take the sisters away, or did His Majesty issue an order?"

"Of course it was His Majesty who ordered it, otherwise how could I let her take the person away?"

Zhao Ji sighed immediately and walked away quickly.

"Hey! Chengyuan!" Wang Xiaojie tried to stop him, but Zhao Ji ignored him and went away on his own.

Di Renjie quickly patted Wang Xiaojie on the shoulder and comforted him in a calm tone: "Xiaojie, let me handle this matter. You will be responsible for evacuating the people near the East Palace and the tunnel according to our previous plan to prevent flooding."

As he spoke, he quickly chased after Zhao Ji. Wang Xiaojie stayed where he was, touching his head.
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It was just as Wang Xiaojie said, it was impossible for Shangguan Wan'er to bring two blood-covered people to see the emperor.

She simply brought them into Shangyang Palace and ordered the servants to bathe and change clothes for the two sisters, taking care of everything meticulously.

Xiaomei and Xiaofeng had been in the martial arts world for a long time and had never received such royal treatment before, so even though they were a little worried, they had no choice but to take things as they came and enjoy themselves for the time being.

After bathing, the blood-stained clothes and the weapons of the two men naturally disappeared.

A group of silent and skilled palace maids helped them dress up in new palace costumes and dressed them up in front of bronze mirrors.

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er quietly appeared behind the two of them, glimpsed the faces of the two sisters from the bronze mirror, and immediately had an expression of astonishment.

Then, she stroked her cheek and smiled slightly, but for some reason, a trace of sadness quickly passed across her face.

Xiaomei and Xiaofeng were just manipulated by the palace servants at first, but when they saw Shangguan Wan'er appear behind them in the bronze mirror, they couldn't help but look back and happened to catch her sad expression.

The two sisters looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with this woman.

Shangguan Wan'er noticed the gazes of Xiaomei and her sister and quickly collected her thoughts.

She coughed twice to hide her embarrassment, and then praised: "As expected, I feel pity for you."

Xiaomei just smiled calmly when she heard this: "You are too kind, my friend. We are just rural folks, and I am afraid we are not worthy of your attention. If you have anything to say, just tell me!"

Shangguan Wan'er then put away her smile and said seriously, "Your Majesty, please come over!"

　It can be considered as resurrection and basically recovered.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)