"County Lord, don't talk nonsense. This dress was given by His Majesty himself. It is the only one in Soochow. This Su embroidery cannot be copied at all!"
After Concubine Li finished speaking, she looked proud, and Di Xue felt that the golden cloud-patterned hairpin on her head was very dazzling.
Tao Li was choked by her words and could not reply, so Di Xue received:
"My dearest concubine, I am the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, Di Xue. There are many doubts about this matter, and we can't draw a conclusion yet. It's just that the county master is still young. If she said that she had an affair with a guard, it may be difficult to explain. Besides, His Majesty has just left and has to return. Isn’t it too dangerous at this time!”
Di Xue gave a salute, and Concubine Li was choked by Di Xue's words and could not speak. However, she thought about it and continued:
"The county master is not responsible for her own indiscretion. She can't blame anyone else. It's even more unreasonable for her to try to mess with me."
After Li Guifei finished speaking, Di Xue ignored her, but raised her hands to Chu Yun and said:
"Your Majesty, I only have a one-time relationship with the county lord, so there is absolutely no favoritism. There are doubts about this case. I hope your Majesty will allow me to investigate!"
As soon as Di Xue finished speaking, Chu Yun responded:
"I can trust Di Aiqing to handle matters, so I will leave this case to you. However, I often have nightmares in the palace at night. Aiqing will solve the case as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, Xu Chen will find out the truth within an hour."
After Di Xue finished speaking, she walked towards the guard, and then said to Tao Li:
"The County Lord is investigating the case. I'm afraid my words may be a little offensive. I hope the County Lord can forgive me."
After getting Tao Li's permission, Di Xue turned to the guard:
"Since you said you have a deep affection for the county leader, when did you meet the county leader and when did you start to contact him?"
The guard met Di Xue's gaze and said, "The lower official and the county chief met three months ago, but I can't remember the exact location!"
Di Xue smiled slightly, looked at the guard with half-squinted eyes, and then asked:
"Then do you know when the county lord is born and what is his favorite thing?"
"This... the county master didn't tell me about it."
After the guard finished speaking, Di Xue's speculation increased and he continued:
"The county princess is the noble daughter of our Soochow Kingdom. You, a person who doesn't even know the place where the so-called beloved first met, nor remember the birth date, would it not be a big joke to say that the county princess is interested in you."
"What's the point? The county master is naturally dissolute. Although we are deeply in love, we are a casual couple!"
After the guard said this, Di Xue was filled with anger. He stepped forward and pinched the joint between his upper and lower jaws. With a little force, the joint broke.
The severe pain made him shed tears. Looking at his ugly appearance, Di Xue said coldly:
"This is a punishment for your lack of respect. Say less, otherwise the book will break immediately and you won't be able to close your mouth!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, she entered the hut. Although she knew that she had been a little impulsive, she did not regret it. That face really deserved a beating.
After calming down, Di Xue looked around the room carefully. After opening the curtain on the table, Di Xue saw a pair of footprints, so she made a guess.
At this time, Chu Ran also entered the room: "Thank you just now!"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, Di Xue waved his hand: "Is there any drug in this room?"
Chu Ran nodded after hearing this: "It is true that there are drugs."
"Then you go out and search the guard. He must have this kind of mouth and nose."
After Di Xue finished speaking, Chu Ran walked out, while she herself was lost in thought. What Tao Li said was most likely true, but how did Concubine Li let her clothes catch fire without leaving any traces on her clothes?
Di Xue thought and walked out, only to see that Chu Ran had already found the linen covering his mouth and nose from the guard. The linen was still a little wet, and it had obviously been used recently.
Emperor Chu Yun looked at Concubine Li with a livid face, but he insisted that she did not know the guard and did not know that there were drugs in it. With a set of excuses, she could completely shirk herself.
Di Xue walked up to Tao Li, who had already regained her composure.
"County Master, can you recall where the flames burned on the imperial concubine's clothes? Was the fire bigger or smaller?"
Tao Li thought about it and said:
"At that time, the flame was burning on Concubine Li's left sleeve. The flame was not big. I was a little anxious and went into the house. I didn't know when the fire was extinguished!"
Di Xue nodded, and now most of the time had passed.
Chu Yun was sitting aside with his eyes closed and concentrating, while Concubine Li was accompanying her and sarcastically said:
"Master Di, they say you are the Yuanjing Detective. Now that most of the time has passed, can you do it?"
Di Xue smiled slightly, did not answer, but walked towards Concubine Li:
"My dearest concubine, I need to check your clothes."
After Di Xue finished speaking, Concubine Li looked at Chu Yun. Chu Yun nodded. Di Xue pulled up Concubine Li's left sleeve, rubbed it, then put her hand under her nose and smelled it.
Then he raised his hands to Chu Yun and said, "Your Majesty, the case has been solved!"
Chu Yun immediately opened his eyes after hearing this, looked at Di Xue and said, "Oh? Di Aiqin really didn't disappoint me, tell me!"
Di Xue nodded: "I wonder if Your Majesty has ever heard of the folk trick of burning clothes to see off guests."
"My dear, just tell me."
After Chu Yun finished speaking, Di Xue continued:
"The scene when burning clothes to see off guests is performed in folk performances is that the hacker is on his way, but his family is poor and has no lights, so he burns his own clothes for lighting, but the guests send away the burned clothes without damage."
Di Xue paused and looked at Concubine Li, seeing a slight sweat on her forehead and tightening her fists.
"Then how did you do this trick?"
Tao Li had a curious look on her face, as if what happened just now was completely over. At this moment, her curiosity restored her vitality.
Di Xue smiled slightly and continued:
"Actually, this trick is very simple to do. You only need to wrap a piece of camphor in the corner of your clothes, light a fire on the outside of the clothes, and the fire will burn the camphor inside, but the outer clothes will not be damaged in a short period of time."
Di Xue turned to Concubine Li: "This must have been the method used by Concubine Li at that time."
"You are slanderous, why should I do such a thing!"
After speaking, Concubine Li's voice trembled slightly.
"The lower officials don't know what the imperial concubine's intentions are. They only know that the imperial concubine's sleeves smell of camphor. I heard that the imperial concubine loved tricks when she was in the boudoir and often hired people to perform in the palace. I think she learned this at that time."
After Di Xue finished speaking, Concubine Li's face turned pale and she felt a little unable to stand. When she saw Chu Yun out of the corner of her eye, she immediately threw herself in front of her:
"Your Majesty, my concubine has been wronged!"
Chu Yun did not respond, but kicked him away and said in disgust:
"Stop being pretentious!"
"Your Majesty, as for this guard, he hid under the table in the hut in advance and used smoke to stun the county master!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, Chu Yun nodded, and then waved his hand:
"The guards tried to insult the county lord and killed her husband. Concubine Li has misbehaved. She will be confined in the palace from now on. All expenses will be kept simple. She cannot leave the palace without an imperial edict!"
With the emperor's decree, the case came to an end.
Chu Ran and the others were ready to leave the palace.
Chu Ran suddenly saw Tao Li staring at Di Xue intently, then chuckled and patted her head: "What are you looking at?"
Tao Li blushed slightly and said in a low voice: "I thought the adults in Dali Temple were all vicious. I didn't look at Master Di carefully just now. Now that I look closely, I never thought that Master Di is so beautiful and beautiful!"
Chu Ran laughed loudly, as if all the fatigue of the day had disappeared, and formally introduced to Tao Li: "This Lord Di Xuedi is the only female official in our court!"
Chu Taoli's face turned even redder after understanding Chu Ran's joke, she pinched him hard, and then said angrily: "So what, I see Master Di is better than you stinky men!"
Just as the two were joking, they heard Qian's palm print behind them calling to the three of them: "County Lord, please wait a moment, Your Majesty has something to tell you!"
