Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Having spent so long by Di Renjie's side, Di Chun had long since developed a thick skin.

He lies without blushing or panicking at all.

He understood Wu Zetian's meaning very well.

It's nothing more than a gentle nudge.

Even if you learn the whole truth from Xu Shide, and know what Di Renjie did.

At present, Wu Zetian will not do anything to Di Renjie and him.

I just wanted to tell the two of them that I could spoil them and tolerate some of the things they did, including protecting some members of the Li Tang royal family who wanted to rebel.

But whatever you do, don't cross my bottom line.

That was to personally help the Li Tang royal family rebel.

As long as they didn't cross this line, Wu Zetian could tolerate almost anything the two of them did.

She knew very well that although Di Renjie was loyal to the Li Tang royal family, he was also loyal to her, which was why she doted on him.

However, those who need to be disciplined still need to be disciplined.

Seeing Di Chun's calm expression, without the slightest panic.

Wu Zetian laughed and scolded, "Little fox."

Being around that old fox Di Renjie, you've learned to be slippery too.

Hahaha."

After laughing a few times, Wu Zetian's expression immediately changed, becoming ruthless and decisive once again. She looked at Xiao Qingfang with a cold expression and said, "Drag this dog out for me, tear it apart by five horses, and throw the corpse out to feed the dogs."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Qingfang hurriedly went out to call for someone.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Xu Shide was still begging for mercy, but Wu Zetian remained unmoved.

After dealing with Xu Shide, Xiao Qingfang entered the main hall again, holding two pieces of silk paper in her hand: "Your Majesty, these are maps obtained from Xu Shide."

"Just leave it there, you can go down too."

It's astonishing that such a treacherous villain as Xu Shide emerged from within the Imperial Guard.

You are guilty of negligence, but we will spare you because you caught Xu Shide.

This time, the merits and demerits cancel each other out; I will neither reward nor punish you.

Xiao Qingfang inwardly grumbled.

You sent your own people out to do the job, what does it have to do with me?

Although Xiao Qingfang is the Grand Commander of the Inner Guard, he cannot control all the Inner Guards.

Wu Zetian would never allow one person to control all the inner guards.

As a result, when the bodyguard got into trouble, even though he wasn't one of his bodyguards, the blame was placed on her.

She'd been busy for so long, and yet she was still scolded.

What bad luck!

Even after being reprimanded, one must still express gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty. This humble subject takes his leave."

With a gloomy face, Xiao Qingfang left the Guanfeng Hall.

Wu Zetian took the two pieces of silk paper handed to her by Xiao Qingfang, got off the bed, and took out a piece of silk paper that Di Renjie had previously handed over from somewhere in the palace.

When the three were combined, the complete treasure map appeared before the two of them.

……

Inside Luoyang City, there was a mansion, which belonged to Xiao Qingfang.

Upon seeing Xiao Qingfang return, someone immediately stepped forward to greet her.

"Big sister, you're back?"

"Um."

Seeing that Xiao Qingfang looked unwell, the man immediately asked, "Sister, what's wrong? Did that old hag Wu Zetian upset you?"

"Hmph, Xu Shide was clearly just following her orders, but when problems arose, he blamed me for it."

If she weren't still useful, I would have had her assassinated long ago.

"Old man." Xiao Qingfang snorted coldly.

Upon hearing this, the man immediately said indignantly, "Big sister, if all else fails, I'll step in once."

Xiao Qingfang waved her hand: "Never mind, that old man is still useful."

Assassinating her now would only benefit the Crown Prince or the Prince of Liang.

This empire will not fall into our hands.

After saying that, she suddenly remembered something, looked at the person next to her, and kept looking him up and down.

"Big sister, what's wrong?" the man asked, puzzled.

"Shadow, do you remember what I told you before?" Xiao Qingfang asked with a smile.

That's right, this person is none other than Dongling, one of the six snake heads of the Serpent Spirit, nicknamed Shadow.

Like Mo Ling, they were both Xiao Qingfang's confidants.

Of the six serpent heads, Sword Spirit Hu Jinghui is dead, Flash Spirit Hui Wenzhong is Yuan Tiangang's man, as is Blood Spirit, but Xiao Qingfang mistakenly believes he is one of her own.

The three snake heads behind them—the Demon Spirit, the Transformation Spirit Su Xian'er, and the Moving Spirit—are all Xiao Qingfang's confidants.

Upon hearing this, Shadow thought for a moment and immediately understood what Xiao Qingfang meant.

"What my elder sister meant was for me to disguise myself as one of Di Renjie's men, infiltrate his inner circle, and observe his movements, is that it?"

Xiao Qingfang nodded: "That's right, we're at the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace today."

I saw Di Chun, Di Renjie's former steward.

He was right next to Wu Zetian.

This person was one of Di Renjie's acquaintances.

Li Yuanfang's martial arts skills are too high; he is not easy to replace.

The steward Lu Dayou was only responsible for matters within Di Renjie's residence and did not spend much time with Di Renjie.

After much thought, I realized that only Di Chun was suitable.

Moreover, I've inquired about it, and this person's martial arts skills were previously inferior to even one of our Snake Spirit's hall masters.

More than a year ago, Wu Zetian had two black iron weapons made for her and Li Yuanfang.

He was learning martial arts from Li Yuanfang.

How much progress can martial arts make in such a short time?

Taking him down would be relatively easy.

The shadow understood: "I understand what you mean, elder sister."

From today onwards, I will keep a close watch on that Di Chun.

They observed his every move, and when the time was right, they disguised themselves as him.

They infiltrated Di Renjie's inner circle.

Xiao Qingfang nodded in satisfaction: "Good, Shadow, you are my confidant. I feel at ease entrusting this kind of thing to you."

"Don't worry, big sister, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

"Just a mere Di Chun."

Shadow patted his chest and assured him that he didn't take Di Chun seriously at all.

……

Guanfeng Hall.

Just as Wu Zetian and Di Chun were studying the treasure map.

Suddenly, a palace attendant announced that Princess Taiping had arrived.

Di Chun's eyes darted around, and he immediately realized that he had ruined her plans.

So she came to find out what was going on.

"Oh? Let her in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A few breaths later, Princess Taiping, dressed in palace attire, entered the Guanfeng Hall.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."

In fact, Di Chun really disliked this kind of world in TV dramas, where people kneel down all the time.

During the Tang Dynasty, Mingming would only kneel when meeting the emperor on important occasions.

However, in movies and TV dramas, they are often depicted kneeling down.

This led him to have to perform a grand ceremony when he met Wu Zetian.

Then it suddenly dawned on me that it wasn't entirely without its advantages.

For example, inside the palace, almost all the women are dressed in palace attire, with their high breasts slightly exposed.

It's a feast for the eyes.

Princess Taiping is kneeling and bowing, and Xuezi in front of her is almost bursting out due to gravity.

Get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." With Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne, Princess Taiping could no longer be called Empress Dowager.

You can only address him as Your Majesty.

When Princess Taiping stood up and looked up, she saw Di Chun standing right in front of Wu Zetian. Her face remained expressionless, but in her heart, she wished she could cut him into a thousand pieces and mince him into meat paste.

Seeing that the two were looking at something, she curiously stepped forward and asked, "Mother, what are you looking at?"