"I don't agree to close the case!" Di Xue slapped the sword on the table, looking like a stubborn donkey who couldn't pull it back.
Zhu Mao, the minister of Dali Temple, said with a bitter face: "Di Si, if you don't think about your colleagues in Dali Temple, you have to think about Prince Heng's palace."
"Master Zhu, you knew there were twists and turns behind this case, but you still wanted to forcefully close it. How do you let the deceased rest in peace? How do you give an explanation to the people!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, Zhu Mao rubbed his hands and saw Han Shu in the corner. As if he had finally found a punching bag, he kicked him out.
"Master Di, just listen to my advice and settle this case first, and then you can continue investigating the others!"
Zhu Mao sighed and said in compromise.
"Um......"
Di Xue looked embarrassed and thought for a while and finally relaxed:
"In this case, I can't embarrass you, sir. But now that this case is over, where should I start?"
Seeing Di Xue's tone slow down, Zhu Mao felt relieved:
"Let's see. Xu Lai's case was handled by Yue Si Cheng. Now it's up to you to take over."
"That's the only way it can be. Your Excellency, please write the order." Di Xue had a look of reluctance on her face.
"You! Hey!" Zhu Mao sighed helplessly, and then gave the order to Di Xue with a wave of his pen.
After leaving the door, Han Shu hurriedly greeted him: "Master, is it done?"
"You must be smart, look at what this is." After speaking, Di Xue threw the warrant in his hand over.
After taking it, Han Shu did not open it but happily put it into his arms:
"I knew you did it on purpose, Master, just to continue the investigation."
"If you are smart, go and ask Yue Sicheng for someone, no, for a body. Remember to collect as much information from him as possible!" After Di Xue said Han Shu, he was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, tell Zhang Ying to find out what's going on with Xu Lai and the Zhou family!"
After giving the instructions, Di Xue walked out of the gate of Dali Temple and rode eastward.
There was no urgent matter in the city, so Di Xue slowed down a little, and it was almost noon when we arrived at Hongxiu Tower.
Although it was not yet evening, there were still customers coming and going in twos and threes in front of the Hongxiu Tower.
Today, Di Xue is wearing a green brocade robe with entangled branches and dark patterns, a white jade-embedded gold crown in her hair, and blue-soled gold cloud-patterned boots, which makes her look quite luxurious and exquisite.
The young man at the door knew as soon as he saw that it was a distinguished guest, so he hurriedly ran forward and said, "Sir, please come inside and invite me!"
"We have food, wine, and beauties from all over the Soochow Kingdom. You see..."
After the boy finished speaking, he paused for a moment and waited for Di Xue to speak.
Di Xue smiled and did not answer, but continued walking inward without stopping.
In the past, I only knew that Hongxiu Tower received visitors from all over the world, but I never thought that there were delicacies from all over the world. For a while, Di Xue couldn't help but change her view of this place.
Although I had heard of this place in my previous life, and even dissected the corpse of the "so-called courtesan" in the building, I had never gone inside.
Di Xue thought about it and followed the boy to the building. Inside, red silks were intertwined, there were many lanterns, there were mostly scattered tables on the first floor, and there were many separate small rooms at intervals. The doors were covered with gauze curtains, and a group of people sat inside. Beautiful and elegant, playing silk and bamboo with bare hands, surrounded by fairy music, so brilliant!
Seeing that Di Xue didn't reply, the boy immediately went on to introduce:
"Look, sir, on the stage here, in addition to the performance of the Queen Dancer, we also specially invited a troupe to sing. This troupe is the same as the one used by Jinyuan, the largest restaurant in Yuanjing!"
The boy raised his finger and pointed at the stage: "You are here today. The theater troupe has been prepared and the show will start later. How about I arrange a private room on the second floor for you?"
"Okay, do you have any of Shu's steamed elbows, steamed pork with rice flour, and sweet roasted pork?" Di Xue thought about it and thought that it had been more than two months since she came to Beijing, and she actually missed the food at home!
"Okay, sir, don't worry. We have hired a new cook from Shu. The dishes he makes are absolutely authentic. Please come here."
The boy's words led Di Xue to a private room on the second floor. The view here was quite bright, and he could just see the front of the stage.
After sitting down, Di Xue ordered a few dishes, and then the stage downstairs began to be busy setting up.
After the food was served, Di Xue tasted it and it was indeed authentic. It even tasted very authentic and even made her feel familiar.
Without waiting to think about it carefully, I heard the waiter downstairs talking about Zhang Huaizhi.
"Hey! As soon as something happened to this pillar, Akira, the number of people who came to see him was reduced by half. Look at how few guests there are in the private room upstairs."
have to! I asked why this little boy led me to such a good position. It turned out that none of the regular customers were here!
Di Xue was just thinking about another woman when she spoke out:
"That's right, even old man Li isn't here anymore."
"As you said, Shoemaker Li is here to see the theater troupe. He is clearly here to see Qingluan, the queen of dancers!"
"Hahaha, that old shoemaker is already in his twilight years, can Miss Qingluan like him?"
"That's right, the young master's family who likes Jin Yuan is pretty much the same."
"It's just how infatuated Master He is!"
The two beauties below were laughing and talking non-stop. After a while, the sound of orchestral music sounded on the stage, and everyone in the building was attracted to it.
Today's play is a one-man show, singing "Moon Worship Pavilion". I think the performer today is Jin Qiao, another pillar of the troupe.
Jin Qiao on the stage has a melodious voice and a petite figure, but every move is extremely powerful. It seems that the entire troupe has some martial arts skills!
After the song ended, Di Xue called the boy, took the reward, and invited Jin Qiao to come and talk. After a while, the boy led her in.
I could see that he was dressed in a costume that contrasted with pearls and emeralds. Although the oil paint was not removed from his face, his delicate appearance could still be felt.
After Jin Qiao thanked him for the reward, Di Xue invited him to sit with him.
"What I ordered today are all dishes from Shu. What's Miss Jin Qiao's habit of eating?"
After Di Xue asked, Jin Qiao smiled:
"Thanks to your honor, my ancestral home is also from Sichuan. This dish is very authentic, and it makes my daughter miss her hometown a little!"
"Why did Miss Jin come all the way to Yuanjing when her family is in Shu?"
"The little girl's family was poor, so she was bought to learn opera from her old troupe since she was a child, and later she came to Yuanjing with the troupe."
Di Xue nodded, then changed the subject:
"I have had some dealings with the old leader. I heard that the girl is a close friend of Miss Xu who had an accident a few days ago. I believe you will be extremely sad when you find out about this!"
Perhaps it was because of the paint on his face that Jin Qiao showed no change but said softly:
"My little girl did know Miss Xu. Although we can't be called close friends, we can be regarded as helping each other in this pink street and willow alley. She left so suddenly. If she is buried, I will definitely go to pay homage!"
Di Xue then asked a few more questions, but couldn't get any useful information, so she had to go home.
This Jin Qiao was really well-rounded and never said anything unfavorable to the troupe, which made Di Xue pay more attention to her.
After returning to Dali Temple, Han Shu immediately greeted him.
"Master, this is the autopsy result obtained from Yue Si Cheng."
Di Xue took it and read it carefully, frowning.
"There's something wrong with the autopsy results!"
