The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

After Zhao Xuan finished speaking, she waited for Gu Zhanghua's reaction. She wanted to think about where to start based on Gu Zhanghua's reaction so that she could explain everything clearly.

But Gu Zhanghua didn't react at all. He stood there motionless, but his eyes were suddenly empty. What Zhao Xuan had imagined, such as being stunned, frightened, overjoyed, or simply not believing it, did not appear at all.

When Zhao Xuan realized that the situation was not good, Gu Zhanghua's lips were already trembling, muttering: "Sister Xuan... Aunt Zhao... Brother Prince..."

Immediately afterwards, Gu Zhanghua shouted, "Brother Crown Prince!"

Suddenly he closed his eyes tightly, tears welled up in his eyes, his brows furrowed, he covered his chest, and his whole body began to tremble!

Zhao Xuan was completely frightened!

She recalled the morning she had transformed into Princess Tian Shiliu of Yue and arrived at the Xia Kingdom for her wedding. To ruin her marriage to the True King Gu Jingfeng, Gu Zhanghua had exploited his own strange illness to deliberately injure himself. The sight of blood caused him to faint! It also caused him to suffer from extremely severe convulsions, nearly costing him his life!

But now, neither of them was injured, not even a hair had fallen out. She had only mentioned the three words "Sister Xuan", so why did Xiaowu suddenly become ill?!

Could it be that she couldn't even mention the three words "Sister Xuan"?!

Zhao Xuan jumped off the desk and hugged Gu Zhanghua directly, pressing Gu Zhanghua's philtrum with her fingers.

"Don't faint! Don't faint! Please don't faint! I was just joking with you! I was kidding you!"

Sure enough, Gu Zhanghua suddenly opened his eyes wide, his eyes became lively, and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't catch his breath and fainted in Zhao Xuan's arms, but his body stopped shaking.

The secretary who was guarding outside the study pushed the door open and rushed in when he heard Gu Zhanghua's scream. He and Zhao Xuan hurriedly helped Gu Zhanghua lie down on the beauty bed.

Qing'e, who was on duty at that hour, also followed in. When she saw Gu Zhanghua's expression, she immediately understood.

Qing'e was the first to admit her mistake: "Princess, it's my fault. I have already reminded you of the prince's taboo!"

Zhao Xuan hurriedly covered Gu Zhanghua with a blanket.

"Don't mention any taboos for now! Is he in this state serious? Should we call a doctor?!"

The secretary said confidently, "No need! Your Highness's illness is mild, and he will be fine after a good night's sleep!"

"Really?!" Zhao Xuan was worried.

"Really!" This time, it was Qing'e who explained Zhao Xuan's confusion. "I've been with Consort Shu for many years, and I'm used to it! Consort Shu often says the wrong thing, which triggers the prince's strange illness. As soon as the prince starts to get sick, Consort Shu quickly changes the subject and guides him to think about other things, and the illness is always under control! But if the prince sees blood, it's hard to say!"

Zhao Xuan finally slumped down on the bed, head bowed, and took a moment to relax. Cold sweat dripped onto the floor. She was terrified and wanted to burst into tears. What had happened to her? Last time, while rescuing Qiqi, she had accidentally kicked Xiaowu. This time, she'd intended to tell Xiaowu the truth, but she'd almost caused a relapse! Concubine Shu had said she was Xiaowu's nemesis. Could she really be?

Zhao Xuan looked up at Qing'e and Shishu.

"Tell me, what are the prince's taboos? I can be prepared in the future."

Qing'e spoke first, "We must not mention anything related to the Crown Prince, Zhao Xiaoman, and Zhao Xuan."

The secretary added, "Zhao Xiaoman was the only daughter of Zhao Cheng, the Minister of Revenue. She was the head escort of the Wuwei Escort Agency and had the best relationship with the Concubine Shu. Zhao Xuan was picked up by Zhao Xiaoman, and the two of them were like master and disciple. You should know about the attack on the Xia Kingdom delegation more than ten years ago. Zhao Xiaoman and Zhao Xuan disappeared at that time and have not been found to this day."

When Zhao Xuan heard this, her heart ached so much that she wanted to faint like Gu Zhanghua!

But Zhao Xuan gritted her teeth and forced herself to say, "Zhao Xuan, I know. The prince told me that they were very close when they were young, so close that I was a little jealous. I just joked with the prince that I was his sister Xuan..."

She wasn't kidding, she was. But would she dare to say she was Zhao Xuan again? Gu Zhanghua's reaction was terrifying! Of course, she wouldn't dare to do that again!

Qing'e and Shishu both had expressions of sudden enlightenment.

The attendant couldn't help but complain, "I see. But you're joking too much! Don't you know that our prince still treasures the dagger that Sister Xuan gave him, and he's obsessed with finding his sister Xuan. You say you are who you are? How can our prince not be anxious? How can he not be angry?"

Zhao Xuan drooped her head. "I won't dare to do it again next time! No, no, there won't be a next time! I promise!"

The next morning, Gu Zhanghua slowly woke up and saw his infuriating princess sitting on a cushion on the ground, hugging her knees with her hands, looking at him anxiously. When she saw that he was awake, she immediately stood up and leaned over to look at him.

"woke up?!"

"It's such a big deal, and you're still joking!"

"It's my fault!" Zhao Xuan helped Gu Zhanghua sit up. "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Gu Zhanghua didn't answer Zhao Xuan's question, but asked, "Can you talk seriously now?"

Zhao Xuan quickly moved a chair and sat next to Gu Zhanghua with a very cooperative attitude.

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth. I'm the little heroine who saved you."

"I guessed right!"

Zhao Xuan continued, "I am also Princess Tian Shiliu of the Kingdom of Yue."

Gu Zhanghua asked, "Where did Tian Shiliu go?"

"She's dead."

Gu Zhanghua's head suddenly buzzed and he almost fell back onto the beauty bed.

Zhao Xuan quickly supported Gu Zhanghua and explained, "Don't worry, listen to me! I saved Tian Shiliu before. I didn't lie to you! When the Yue Kingdom's envoys arrived at the border town, Tian Shiliu fell ill and recuperated in the Qi Mansion. However, several doctors couldn't cure her, and her condition worsened. I even found someone to treat her, but it was no use. She died, and I buried her."

Gu Zhanghua took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and asked a series of questions.

"And then what? Did those people from the Yue Kingdom delegation not cause you any trouble? Did they even conspire with you? Did they help you transform into a pomegranate and send you to the Xia Kingdom for marriage?"

Zhao Xuan sneered, "True! Tian Shiliu is dead, and they're afraid they won't be able to report back and take responsibility. When I suggested impersonating Tian Shiliu, they immediately agreed, without a second thought! As long as Tian Shiliu gets married in Xia Country, whether it's true or not, what does it have to do with them? Anyway, in that border town, anyone who's seen Tian Shiliu has been killed by them!"

Gu Zhanghua was shocked: "How cruel and ruthless!"

"you do not say!"

Although Zhao Xuan cannot admit in front of Gu Zhanghua that she is Zhao Xuan, she must admit her identity as Huang Huali. The big guys in Jiaoyang Valley are still waiting for Gu Zhanghua to rescue them!

"There's something else I need to tell you. Be mentally prepared."

Gu Zhanghua shuddered. He had just been talking about how Princess Tian Shiliu of Yue had died. To protect the secret of the fake princess, so many lives had been implicated. Anyone who had the slightest chance of revealing the truth had been wiped out. What was the little heroine saying to him now? She was telling him to prepare himself mentally? Could something even more terrifying be about to happen?

Gu Zhanghua immediately took a deep breath, sat up straight, and put his hands on the beauty bed to steady his body.

"I'm ready, you say."

"Not only am I the little heroine who saved you, I'm also the head of Jiaoyang Valley, Daylily!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhanghua immediately stood up and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Zhao Xuan was quick-witted and supported Gu Zhanghua, complaining a little.

"You call this being prepared?"

Gu Zhanghua pushed Zhao Xuan away and looked her up and down, another series of question marks in his mind.

"You said you were Daylily? The one who won the Tiandao League martial arts competition? The one who won the Evil-Slaying Sword? The one who immediately pawned the Evil-Slaying Sword? The one who was the head of Jiaoyang Valley and whom I was trying to recruit? Daylily?"

Zhao Xuan patted her chest and said, "That's right! It's me!"

Gu Zhanghua covered his face with his hands and couldn't help sighing: "Oh my God!"

Zhao Xuan decided to press on with the victory. As long as she didn't mention her identity as Zhao Xuan and caused Gu Zhanghua to have an attack of illness, nothing else mattered. She might as well tell Gu Zhanghua everything, and she could also unload half of the burden!

"There's one more thing I'll tell you by the way!"

Gu Zhanghua was hunched over, his hands on his knees, breathing heavily. Upon hearing this, he immediately gestured to Zhao Xuan to stop her. "Don't say it, don't say it yet. Give me some time. You're spewing too much information! I can't handle it all at once!"

Zhao Xuan revealed the truth: "I think you are just weak and hungry because you didn't eat! You must eat breakfast! You can't skip the medicinal food!"