Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Upon hearing this, a meaningful smile appeared on Di Chun's face.

Princess Taiping's words were clearly a test for him.

Perhaps she believed that even if Di Chun discovered the presence of hallucinogenic drugs in the previous calming soup, it wouldn't matter.

It's impossible that she was the mastermind behind it all.

That's why I dared to be so bold as to come and test him.

Seeing the expression on Di Chun's face, Princess Taiping's heart skipped a beat, and she became slightly nervous: "Lord Di, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing."

However, Her Highness's guess does have some merit.

I have some suspicions and some clues, but I cannot be sure yet.

Therefore, I haven't told His Majesty yet." Di Chun said with a smile.

Seeing the smile on Di Chun's face, Princess Taiping became even more nervous.

It's just not visible on her face.

"Oh? What clue?"

"Well, before the matter is investigated clearly, I can't say much. Let's wait until the matter is cleared up before reporting to His Majesty."

And I think, Your Highness, you might know more about this than I do, right?

After saying this, Di Chun left the front of the Shangyang Palace's Tixiang Gate with a meaningful smile.

Inside the Princess's residence.

Inside a room, Princess Taiping was somewhat restless, pacing back and forth.

He suddenly stopped, his mind racing: "What does he know? Does he know that I'm the mastermind behind this?"

No, that's impossible.

I kept this extremely secret; even Chunxiang didn't know that it was I who gave her the order.

Only Wang Zhiyuan and He Yun knew my identity.

They would never betray me.

How could Di Chun possibly know about this?

After thinking it over for a while and just managing to calm myself down, my mind started racing again.

"No, he knew, otherwise why would he have said that to me at the end?"

That sentence was clearly implying to me that he already knew everything.

But I was the one behind it all.

But how did he know?

With a "bang," Princess Taiping, whose mind was becoming increasingly confused, suddenly became agitated.

He picked up a vase from the table and smashed it.

The vase shattered into countless pieces.

With another bang, all the chairs and stools in the room were overturned.

"Princess, are you alright?" The maid outside the room heard the commotion and rushed forward to ask.

Several angry roars came from inside the room, where Princess Taiping, with disheveled hair and a ferocious expression, shouted: "Get out, all of you get out!"

Hearing this furious voice, the maids outside dared not delay and quickly left the area around the room.

He simply allowed the princess to vent her frustrations in the room.

"what……"

Inside the Di Mansion.

After leaving Shangyang Palace, Di Chun quickly returned to the Di residence.

"Dayou, is the master not here?"

"Oh, yesterday morning, Lord Zeng came and asked you to go and solve the case."

Sure enough, he went out again this morning; he must have gone to Lord Zeng's place.

"Oh? You went to Yongchang County?"

"Yes." Lu Da nodded.

After asking the questions, Di Chun returned to his room and pondered carefully. Di Renjie had gone to Yongchang County to investigate the case of the Bloodstained Eagle.

Suddenly, he thought of Princess Taiping again, guessing that she must be quite unsettled by his words.

Although Wu Zetian doted on this daughter more than on her sons.

But when it comes to things like rebellion...

No one can say what the consequences will be if Wu Zetian finds out about this.

……

Di Chun's guess was correct; Princess Taiping was indeed very frightened.

She thought of her older brother, Li Xian, who, when he was the crown prince, was rumored in the palace to be not Wu Zetian's son.

He was the son of Wu Zetian's elder sister, Lady Han, and Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi.

This led to a strained relationship between mother and son, and later, it even resulted in Li Xian being deposed.

After Emperor Gaozong's death, Empress Wu Zetian first deposed Li Xian, then installed Li Dan as emperor. Not long after she took control of the government, she sent Qiu Shenji to execute Li Xian.

These things are widely known.

Even if Wu Zetian favored her, if this matter were discovered, she could still be executed.

Princess Taiping grew increasingly anxious the more she thought about it. After thinking about it all afternoon, she finally couldn't contain herself any longer.

"Guards! Guards!"

After calling for a long time, there was no response.

She then realized that she had scolded all the maids around her away.

He immediately opened the door and went out into the courtyard, grabbing a maid at random: "Go and fetch Commander Zhao Yi for me."

"Yes, Princess."

Inside the room, Princess Taiping sat in a chair looking annoyed. A moment later, Commander Zhao Yi entered the room.

This man, named Zhao Li, was the commander of the inner county of the princess's residence, a figure similar to a head steward.

"Princess, you wanted to see me?"

Observing her expression, this person could easily see a trace of lingering anger on Princess Taiping's face, and immediately asked cautiously.

They were afraid of offending Princess Taiping.

"Could you help me think about this?"

The position of town commander is reserved for trusted confidants.

As a confidant of Princess Taiping, this person naturally knew about the princess's plans.

He even participated in this rebellion plot. It can be said that if the plot is exposed, the princess may be killed, and he will inevitably be executed along with his entire clan.

After hearing what the princess said, and thinking of Wu Zetian's ruthless methods, he couldn't help but shudder.

"Do you think he already knows I'm the mastermind?"

At this time, Princess Taiping desperately needed someone to give her advice.

Within the entire mansion, only Zhao Li, who knew her plan, could offer her advice.

Thinking about the consequences of his plan being exposed, Zhao Li's mind raced.

"Princess, it's not hard to tell from Di Chun's words that he does indeed know your plan."

"This, this..." Her body slumped completely in the chair. She had still held onto some hope, but it was all shattered.

Seeing Princess Taiping's ashen face on the chair, Zhao Li raised his head and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, things haven't reached the point of no return."

Di Chun mentioned this matter but did not report it to His Majesty, which clearly indicates that he harbored some ulterior motive.

Maybe……"

As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Taiping straightened up again.

His eyes lit up: "You're right."

There is still a chance to salvage the situation.

Why didn't he report me to His Majesty? Instead, he reminded me of something.

Princess, having thought of this, fell into deep thought once again.

He carefully recalled every scene he had witnessed since meeting Di Chun over the past two days.

Suddenly, something occurred to her, and anger flashed in her eyes.

"How dare this bastard..."

Princess Taiping slammed her hand on the table. If her suspicions were true, she would have wanted to tear Di Chun to pieces on the spot.

"Your Highness, the best course of action now is to keep His Majesty from knowing about this matter. We must contact Di Chun immediately," Zhao Li said boldly.