Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

In Huzhou County, the emperor's headquarters had already been set up, right near the headquarters of the deposed envoy.

Zeng Tai, who had never had the opportunity to meet the emperor up close, had a chance to do so.

This is a good opportunity, Di Renjie looked at Zeng Tai with encouraging eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Zeng Tai slowly stepped forward, knelt down in front of Wu Zetian, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, I, Zeng Tai, the Magistrate of Huzhou County, come to pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "Stand up, Zeng Tai. You have contributed a lot to this case. Do you want any reward?"

"I, your humble servant, want to follow my mentor, Lord Di, and serve him day and night!" Zeng Tai said loudly.

"You are not a practical internal guard. If you want to quit, then quit. Since you are willing to follow Di Huaiying, then follow Di Huaiying."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You go out first. I have something to ask Huaiying."

Watching Zeng Tai leave and close the door, Wu Zetian frowned immediately.

"The Crown Prince has left the capital, and Li Gui's body has not been found. Huaiying, how are you going to explain this to me?"

Di Renjie bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, I did not know that the Crown Prince had left the capital, and I heard about Li Gui's death from Liu Chuanlin."

"Haha, you old fox, I won't continue investigating this matter, but the crown prince must be confined to his room for a year and is not allowed to leave the East Palace." Wu Zetian suddenly said angrily, "I don't see him greet me on weekdays, but he goes to find Li Gui when he has something to do. I really gave birth to a good son!"

"Prince...no merit or fault."

"Humph, if I hadn't suppressed him, I'm afraid he would be worse than Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian!"

When it comes to Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian, Wu Zetian becomes even more furious.

That rebellious son is not a good guy either. He actually dared to doubt whether he was Wu Zetian's biological child.

Wu Zetian has been through thick and thin in the deep palace, and has seen all kinds of storms. Don’t you suspect that I’m not your biological mother? Then I’ll just force you to death!

Then, Duke Yingguo Xu Jingye rebelled and Li Xian also died.

"Oh, if only Cunxi was my child!"

Wu Zetian waved her hands angrily, signaling Di Renjie to leave quickly.

……

On the outskirts of Huzhou County.

In the carriage of King Wei.

As Wu Chengsi was about to arrive at the west gate of Huzhou County, he took out two Huzhou silk handkerchiefs from the secret compartment of the carriage and handed them to Li Cunxi.

The two handkerchiefs were embroidered with "White Crane in the Clouds" and "Green Dragon in the Wind" respectively.

Li Cunxi's facial expression froze for a moment.

No wonder when we went to Liujiazhuang to investigate the case two days ago, we didn’t find the two Hu silk handkerchiefs in the small garden where Liu Da was beheaded.

It turned out that it fell into the hands of King Wei.

"Master, are you giving me this so that I can wipe my sweat?"

In a flash, Li Cunxi's expression turned into joy, and he reached out to take the two handkerchiefs.

The two handkerchiefs had obviously been handled, and there was not much dirt or water stains left on them.

"This is dirty, mentor," said Li Cunxi.

"When I got it, it was a hundred times dirtier than it is now," Wu Chengsi said. "The night I first arrived in Huzhou, I sent Lao Hei to Liujiazhuang. Isn't it a coincidence that we found this?"

Wu Chengsi seemed to be smiling, and now his smile was very gentle, even though he used to be so imposing without being angry.

He said with a smile like an amiable elder:

"I think this thing must be very important to you. It would be bad if Di Huaiying found it."

Li Cunxi happily picked up the handkerchief and wiped the dense beads of sweat on his forehead and neck without any care.

While wiping, Li Cunxi thanked:

"Thank you, Master. It's late autumn now, but it's still so hot. I'm sweating all over. The two handkerchiefs you gave me are just right for wiping my sweat. But these two handkerchiefs are probably too much. I'll just use one to wipe my sweat."

Wu Chengsi: (???w???)

For a moment, Wu Chengsi began to wonder whether these two handkerchiefs had nothing to do with Li Cunxi.

It would have been fine if he just used a not-so-clean handkerchief to wipe his sweat, but he even said that he gave it to him.

Either this has nothing to do with it, or Li Cunxi is just pretending.

"Cunxi, do you really not know where these two handkerchiefs came from?"

"Isn't this what you gave me, Master?"

Li Cunxi carefully wiped the sweat from the back of his neck, and a happy expression gradually appeared on his face.

"Finally I feel better. I'm all sweaty now. I must wash myself thoroughly when I get home."

"Then these two handkerchiefs are for you. Just use them."

"Thank you, Master! Hehe, I'll use this too."

Wu Chengsi looked at Li Cunxi carefully and found that this boy's every move did not seem like he was acting, so he put his thoughts aside... and continued to observe quietly.

The carriage had entered Huzhou County and was heading towards the emperor's temporary headquarters.

The journey was smooth and the carriage stopped steadily outside the camp.

Wu Chengsi and Li Cunxi left the carriage one after another and asked Zhang Huan at the door:

"Where is His Majesty now? We are going to meet His Majesty."

Zhang Huan cupped his hands, bowed his head and said:

"Your Highness, Prince Wei, His Majesty is now resting in the main hall."

Wu Chengsi waved his hand and led Li Cunxi inside.

After walking a few steps, I saw the majestic Hu Jinghui standing guard outside the main hall.

"General Hu, please report to His Majesty that Wu Chengsi and Li Cunxi want to see you."

"Your Highness Prince Wei, please wait a moment. I will report to His Majesty right away."

Hu Jinghui entered the main hall and through the gaps in the doors and windows, he could vaguely see Wu Zetian inside, who looked unhappy.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei and Lord Li request an audience."

"Oh, Chengsi and Cunxi are back? Then let them in."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hu Jinghui walked out holding his sword and said to the two of them:

"Your Highness the Prince of Wei, Lord Li, please come in."

In the main hall, Wu Zetian, who had originally looked very unhappy, actually smiled, a rare smile, after seeing Wu Chengsi and Li Cunxi.

She looked at Wu Chengsi and Li Cunxi, her fox-like eyes wandering around them.

Seeing that Li Cunxi was following Wu Chengsi obediently, and the relationship between the teacher and the student was harmonious, without any sign of discord between the two families due to the hatred between the Li and Wu families, the smile on Wu Zetian's face became more and more intense.

"Your Majesty, your servant Wu Chengsi pays respect to you!"

"Your Majesty, I, Li Cunxi, pay my respects to you."

"Stand up, we are all relatives, why should we be so polite?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Since you have something to ask me, please sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When Wu Chengsi sat down, Li Cunxi stood diagonally behind Wu Chengsi, motionless.

"Zezhou, sit down." Wu Zetian said softly.

Li Cunxi was stunned for a moment before he said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Li Cunxi sat at the last seat, Wu Chengsi began to explain his purpose.

"Your Majesty, you have come all the way to Huzhou. Although Zhang Jianzhi and Sansi are in charge of the court, and there are also various armies guarding the court, at this critical moment, it is not as calm as it seems on the surface."

"In my opinion, since the situation in Huzhou has been clarified, it would be better to return to the capital as soon as possible to prevent the scoundrels from causing trouble."

"I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"