Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Just as Di Renjie was pondering, Liu Chuanlin stood up: "Please come to the front hall, sir. I will personally preside over the banquet."

"Oh, thank you very much, young master."

"You're too kind, sir. Please."

Guided by Liu Chuanlin, the three followed him into Liu Family Village.

After passing through the inner courtyard and then crossing a moon arch bridge, the group arrived in the garden.

The garden features winding corridors, flowing water, and meandering among Taihu stones, exuding elegance.

"This garden is truly beautiful; it seems the garden's creator had a grand vision."

"Oh, to be honest, this garden was designed by the students."

"Oh? To be honest, young master, the three of us actually came here following the swarm of bees."

"Oh? A swarm of bees. There really was a swarm of bees in the garden this morning, and they almost stung someone."

"That's really strange, nothing like this has ever happened before." Liu Chuanlin looked puzzled.

Just as the group was talking, Liu Da, the steward of Liu Family Village, suddenly ran over.

He whispered a few words in Liu Chuanlin's ear.

"Oh?" Liu Chuanlin immediately looked at Di Renjie and the other two: "Sir, something has suddenly come up in the front yard. I'll have my steward, Liu Da, accompany you for a stroll."

I shall take my leave now.

"Please proceed, young master."

"Please follow me, gentlemen." Liu Da stepped forward to guide the three.

Looking at Liu Da's outstretched left hand.

He remembered that this person was an imperial guard, and that he was quite skilled in martial arts.

However, he is far inferior to Li Yuanfang.

He was easily injured by Li Yuanfang with his Youlan Sword.

This also led Di Renjie to discover his identity.

Guided by Liu Da, the three of them wandered through the flower bushes.

Di Renjie, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed the difference: "Liu Da? You're left-handed?"

"Hey, your eyesight is really good, that's a habit you've had for years."

It can't be changed now.

The three of them passed through a stone cave, and a huge flower garden appeared before them.

Next, Di Renjie showed off again, naming all the famous flowers in the flower garden.

Finally, he said, "This is Nalan Tihua."

Liu Da was immediately stunned.

Just then, a sound of weeping came from the corridor in the distance from the flowerbed.

Attracting the crowd, Di Renjie stepped forward and saw an old man and a young woman.

The old man appears to be arguing with a young woman.

Suddenly, I looked up and noticed the situation here.

He immediately took a few steps forward and came to the flower bed.

He stepped forward, his face contorted with rage, and demanded, "Where did these three come from?"

Liu Da quickly replied, "Oh, these three are the young master's friends."

"A friend of the young master? Since he is a friend of the young master, we should lead him to the front hall. Why did he come to this flower garden?"

"It's the young master..."

"Young master, young master, I am the master of Liu Family Village, and I am not dead yet..." After saying this, seemingly very angry, the old man stepped forward and slapped Liu Da across the face.

"Oh, sir, please calm down. We only came to take a look because we admire the reputation of Liu Family Village Flower Garden."

If this causes any inconvenience, we will leave now.

"Hmph, please make yourselves at home."

After saying that, the old man left angrily.

They returned to the young woman's side.

Following the old man's path, the young woman happened to turn around and glance back, and Zhou Yi noticed her appearance.

Her face was round and full, with a touch of baby fat.

Her skin was delicate, her eyebrows and eyes were distinct, and her expression was lively and bright.

She had a well-proportioned and upright figure, wearing a traditional Chinese dress with a slightly low neckline that revealed a glimpse of her snow-white skin.

Fang Yingyu is played by Jiang Xin. Zhou Yi suddenly remembered that she and the actress who played Li Qingxia previously played mother and daughter in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

Shura Blade Qin Hongmian and her daughter Mu Wanqing.

Both of them seem to have good figures.

As a maidservant of the Crown Prince, she was sent by Li Xian to this Jiangnan region to search for the whereabouts of Li Gui.

It's astonishing that Li Xian, who has a woman of Fang Yingyu's beauty by his side, would send someone out to search for Li Gui's whereabouts.

what a pity.

Did Li Xian never possess Fang Yingyu?

Otherwise, how could he have become so infatuated with Xiao Hui, the snake spirit, later on?

Xiao Hui's appearance and figure are clearly very different from Fang Yingyu's.

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After being rebuked by Liu Chali, Li Yuanfang was furious: "Your master is truly unreasonable. We just came to look at the flower garden, and we were insulted like this."

"What's wrong with this old man today? He's acting so weird, like he took the wrong medicine?"

Liu Da covered his face, which was still sore from the beating, and complained angrily.

"Well, since the host is not willing, we will take our leave now."

After saying this, Di Renjie gave Zhou Yi and Li Yuanfang a wink.

The three of them walked outside.

Although Liu Chuanlin came out to stop them, the three of them still left Liujiazhuang.

On the way back to the county town.

Li Yuanfang shook his head, chuckled, and burst out laughing.

"What's wrong?"

"Haha, sir, I thought I could get some freebies today, but instead I got a lot of flak and ridicule."

You, the imperial envoy, have truly lost face today.

"Haha, that makes sense. We've lost face. Looks like we'll have to find a small country shop to fill our stomachs."

"Not only that, you lost the bet to Brother Di, so you're treating everyone to dinner tonight!"

"By the way, Brother Di, how did you know that a young man in his twenties would come out to greet us?" Li Yuanfang looked at Zhou Yi, his face full of doubt.

Not only him, but Di Renjie was also a little puzzled.

Previously, Di Renjie explained his couplet with reason and evidence.

However, Zhou Yi's prediction that Liu Chuanlin would appear was based on no evidence whatsoever.

Zhou Yi smiled slightly: "My lord, Brother Yuanfang, have you forgotten who I am?"

The proofreader of the Secretariat.

Responsible for storing and accessing archives.

Before we went to the south of the Yangtze River, I worked in the Secretariat for a few days.

I looked through some materials at the time.

I happened to have seen information about Liujiazhuang.

The owner of Liu Family Village, the old man Liu Chali who just angrily drove us away, was the Minister of Agriculture in the Ministry of War before he retired.

The records show that he had a son.

Now, if I calculate my age, I should be in my early twenties.

That's Liu Chuanlin, the young master.

I imagine that Liu Chali, an old man in his sixties, had a wife, and after all, he didn't have the leisure or inclination to understand the meaning behind the couplet, so he came out to meet the official.

If anyone were to come out, it would likely be that young master Liu.

"Well, Brother Di, I thought you deduced it from somewhere, but it turns out you've been looking at the files." Li Yuanfang shook his head, seemingly speechless.

Zhou Yi looked at Di Renjie: "My lord, you lost our bet, so remember to treat us to dinner tonight."

"You, Di Chun, you've tried to cheat me!" Di Renjie said with a hint of anger.

"Haha, sir, it's because I happened to have looked at Liu Chali's file before I came here," Zhou Yi laughed heartily.

"It's not easy to get the master to treat you, sir. There were no rules before the bet, so you have to pay," Li Yuanfang chimed in, trying to help Zhou Yi out.