This was the first time Xiao Jiading entered Wu Zetian's bedroom. He saw that the floor in the wide hall was inlaid with bluestone slabs carved with the sun and the moon. Xiao Jiading immediately understood that this was the meaning of Wu Zetian's word "四".

Wu Zetian listened quietly to the maid Wang's explanation of the purpose of the visit, and nodded calmly, "Your Empress is very thoughtful. It is the most appropriate to let Xiao Zhiyi take charge of this case. Compared to the emperor, the emperor would agree." After that, he turned his head to look at Xiao Jiading: "Xiao Zhiyi, in addition to the three palace maids sent by the Empress to me, there is also a palace maid in my palace who disappeared on the same day. You should also find it together. What's going on. I will send orders to the people in the palace and must cooperate with you in investigating the case. I hope to find a few of them as soon as possible and give me a clean heart. Don't let the Empress think that I killed her and affect the friendship between our sisters."

Xiao Jiading knew that Wu Zetian and Queen Wang were now incompatible, but he pretended to be intimate. This was the ability of a good scheming person.

Wu Zetian waved to Shu Juan, the female official in the bedroom, and asked her to accompany Xiao Jiading to investigate everywhere.

Xiao Jiading was not in a hurry to investigate. He finally met Wu Zetian, and the first person to be asked was her.

Logically, it is too likely that Wu Zetian would execute these three maids. She fought openly and secretly with Queen Wang, and Queen Wang sent three maids to Wu Zetian, so she naturally monitored her whereabouts. How could Wu Zetian keep three spies by her side? She couldn't just refuse it directly, because this was given by the queen. In theory, she had to do so, and of course she could not execute her directly. Queen Wang refused. The smartest thing was of course to make her mysteriously disappear. No one could blame this. Even if Queen Wang had an objection, there was no way.

At present, Wu Zetian sent someone to commit the crime is the most likely, so the first thing to ask is naturally her.

Xiao Jiading said, "Empress, I just want to ask you first in a few words, I wonder if you are not allowed?"

"Of course." Wu Zetian replied with a smile.

"When did these three maids come to the Empress's bedroom?"

"A year ago, I just entered the palace shortly after I entered the palace. I was invited back by the Empress. The Empress treated me like my sisters, so I sent three capable maids, Chuntao, Xia He and Qiu Ju, to command me. These three people have a deep relationship with me. When she disappeared, I felt very sad. This palace is so big. Where can they go?"

Speaking of emotional things, Wu Zetian's eyes were red, which opened Xiao Jiading's eyes again. Wu Zetian was so good at acting, so beautiful and so good at acting. If she were in modern society, she would definitely be a popular movie star.

Xiao Jiading asked again: "Where are these three people doing their business in the Queen's bedroom? What are they responsible for?"

"The three of them are all following me, my personal maid. When the Empress said this, I naturally had to listen to the Empress, so I left them by my side. The place where they live is also in my bedroom, and it is easy to summon it at any time."

"When did they disappear?"

"About a month ago." Wu Zetian sighed. "That day the maid came to report that she didn't see the three of them. The door was also covered in a false sense. She pushed it open and saw that there was no one in the room. The bedding was neatly stacked."

"When was the last time I saw them?"

"The night before, they served me to bed and went back."

Xiao Jiading nodded and asked again: "Does the three of them have any enemies in the palace?"

"No. At least I don't know they have enemies."

"What did the missing palace maid in the Queen's bedroom do? When did she disappear?"

"I am a maid who is a slut, and she is responsible for cleaning the yard. She is also missing on the same day. I asked, and the night before someone saw her go out, but she never came back. She didn't come back the next day, so she reported me. Although Xiangtao is just a maid, she is still a very responsible person. Although she is a little stupid, she is cautious and timid. I am worried that she will obey Chuntao and the others' instigation and go out to do something together. As a result..., Alas, where can they go from the high walls and deep courtyards of the palace? Could it be that it is haunted?"

Xiao Jiading said: "The palace is the emperor's residence, the emperor is the son of heaven, and the yang energy is the most vigorous, so there is no possibility of ghosts and gods."

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "What you said is reasonable. If you are afraid, you will be afraid. There are no ghosts and gods, and people deliberately pretend to be mischievous!"

Xiao Jiading glanced at it and said, "What does Empress mean..."

"There are many concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards. There are quite a few people who are jealous of the empress and the empress who are like sisters. Perhaps someone secretly makes a secret trick and wants to use this to distract me from the relationship between me and the empress. Xiao Zhiyi must find out such a person, and I will never let him go. I will argue with her in front of the emperor. I will ask you for this matter."

Xiao Jiading felt a little nervous. What Wu Zetian said meant was that he hoped that he could find out that it was a certain empress or Empress Wang who sent someone to execute these three people and then blame Wu Zetian. In this way, Wu Zetian not only eliminated the suspicion of these three empresses, but also killed two birds with one stone, and took the opportunity to mobilize other concubines and even the empress himself.

Xiao Jiading looked at Wu Zetian very well and saw that there was indeed a hidden expectation in her eyes. It was an self-evident feeling. Xiao Jiading could understand the connotation of it, which was exactly what he had just guessed.

However, then again, although the biggest suspect in the murderer who executed these three people was Wu Zetian, it could not evade what Wu Zetian said, that is, Queen Wang called for catching the thief, and sent someone to execute the three maids he sent, and took the opportunity to falsely accuse Wu Zetian.

So what's going on in this case?

No matter what you should do later, first clarify the truth of the matter, and then decide what to do.

Xiao Jiading said: "I want to go to the residences of these four maids now and then ask the people around them."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Jiading followed the female official from the bedroom and asked for his name. When he learned that the female official was named Chunshan, he asked her some questions about these three people. Chunshan's answer was very appropriate. He spoke according to Wu Zetian's ideas and gave Xiao Jiading any useful information. Xiao Jiading understood that this female official should be Wu Zetian's confidant, and he was a very cautious person.

When we came out, the sky was clear after the rain. The sky after the rain was particularly blue. Only in ancient times could we see such a blue sky. Now the sky in society is shrouded in haze.

When I arrived at Chuntao and the others, I was in the bedroom. The room was still the same and there was no change. The room was very simple, but it was very neat, and the bedding was neatly stacked there. There was no trace of damage to the doors and windows. Xiao Jiading asked the maid who lived next door again, and said that he had not noticed any strange behavior or words of the three of them before, and it was always normal. The three of them were kind to others, without any enemies, and they had never even quarreled with others. In the mouths of these people, these three people were role models of morality.

Seeing that nothing was found, Xiao Jiading went to the maid's residence to investigate again. The result was almost the same and there was no progress.

It seems that the external investigation cannot find any good news. The key problem is to find these four people, regardless of their life or death.

Although the palace was large, the scope was limited after all, and the palace was very cautious, so there was no possibility for them to go out for four opportunities. Although Queen Wang had already said that the officials of the Imperial City had verified that these people had not left the palace, Xiao Jiading still found the Imperial City defender again to investigate the situation that night. The city guardian checked the records of the night for him, and no one entered or left the Imperial City that night. Moreover, the guardian was a team of people guarding the gate, and it was impossible to let people go out and others did not know.

There was no progress in the investigation this day, but Xiao Jiading was not in a hurry. Even if the case could not be solved, he would not care. Because this involved the struggle within the palace, his investigation result would inevitably make one of them dissatisfied, and that would not be of any benefit to him. Of course, from the perspective of future development, if the result of the case is beneficial to Wu Zetian, Xiao Jiading was still willing to announce the result.

Now, he just needs to do his best. Since there is no clue, there is no way. Seeing that it is getting late, Xiao Jiading decided to go home.

When he got home, the maid Nengzhu gave him a surprise: "Young master, guess who is here?"

"Who?"

"Guess!" Neonzhu said angrily with a pout.

"Give me some tips."

"Female from Yizhou, very famous."

"A very famous woman?" Xiao Jiading's eyes rolled, "Isn't it Huang Shiyun, the number one talented woman in Yizhou?"

"Young Master, you are so smart! It's her! She and her father are here to visit you! Now they are talking to Miss Ya in the flower hall."

Xiao Jiading was really surprised and happy. Huang Shiyun, the woman she had just come here, changed slowly and became reasonable later, and had two close contacts with her. During the separation period, she still thought of her from time to time. Perhaps it was time that had diluted the barrier of the past, but friendship was fermenting, and sometimes she even missed her a little. Now that she suddenly heard her coming, her heart couldn't help but jump up.

Xiao Jiading quickly came to the flower hall, stood at the door open, and saw Huang Shijun and his father Huang Dong sitting there, and spoke to Ya Niang with a humble attitude. He bowed and said, "Huang Sifang! Xiaoyue! You are here."

When Huang Dong saw Xiao Jiading coming in, he quickly got up. Huang Dong stepped forward and bowed his fists and said, "Xiao Zhiyi! Don't be fine!"

"TOEFL, Huang Sifang has always been good? What kind of wind has blown the two of you to the capital?" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!