The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Qiuju went to the kitchen to help Xia He and told Xia He about the current situation. Xia He was relieved. With the help of the wise king, Jiaoyang Valley would have a good way out.

Soon, the noodles were ready.

Zhao Xuan likes spicy food, so she ordered oil-splashed noodles. Gu Zhangmian couldn't imagine what臊子面 was, so he ordered a bowl out of curiosity.

Zhao Xuan gulped down half a bowl of noodles and saw Gu Zhanghua still staring at the bowl in a daze.

"What are you daydreaming about? Pick up your chopsticks and eat! I already said it's my treat!"

The noodle bowl was huge, a truly massive one. Gu Zhanghua felt like it could fit his head in it! The noodles in the bowl were piled up like a small mountain. Red oil coated them with diced potatoes, diced tofu, and something else he couldn't identify, all covering the mountain of noodles. It looked oddly colorful, but this bowl of noodles must have weighed at least eight or nine ounces, if not a pound. He simply didn't have a stomach that big.

"This is too much, I can't eat it..."

Zhao Xuan understood immediately: "No problem! Just wait!"

Zhao Xuan immediately turned into a foodie, holding the bowl of noodles and started eating in big mouthfuls.

Gu Zhanghua wanted to hold his forehead again.

"No one's competing with you, so why bother? I've never seen you act like this when we're eating together in the palace. Don't you always chew your food slowly and carefully?"

Zhao Xuan swallowed the last mouthful of noodles and said, "It tastes delicious if you wolf it down. If you don't believe me, try it later!"

As Zhao Xuan spoke, she moved her empty bowl closer to the bowl of noodles in front of Gu Zhanghua and picked noodles from it into her own bowl.

"I don't want to pretend with you anymore. It's exhausting! Anyway, you all know I'm the boss," Zhao Xuan asked, looking at the half bowl of noodles left in Gu Zhanghua's bowl. "Can you finish it now?"

Gu Zhanghua paused and saw that most of the noodles in his bowl had already found a home in the boss's bowl. Forget it, the boss didn't mind sharing a bowl of noodles with him, so why was he still being so pretentious.

"I can finish it," Gu Zhanghua picked up her chopsticks and decided to remind the boss before eating the noodles, so she said earnestly, "I understand what you said, but don't be too outrageous! I haven't figured out how to explain your identity to my father. The matter of Jiaoyang Valley's surrender hasn't even started yet, so you still have to pretend to be a princess!"

Zhao Xuan grinned at Gu Zhanghua, "You already know everything. If I do something wrong in the future, you have to help me out! Your Majesty, my future happiness depends entirely on you!"

"Why do I feel like you're being dishonest?"

Zhao Xuan rolled her eyes at Gu Zhanghua: "Are you going to eat it or not? If not, give it all to me! Don't waste it!"

As he said this, he was about to grab Gu Zhanghua's bowl of noodles. Gu Zhanghua quickly protected it. He was also very hungry, so he chose to shut up! Eat noodles!

On the return carriage.

Zhao Xuan was still playing dirty, saying to Gu Zhanghua, "Anyway, today's my treat. I mean what I said. Next time it's your turn to treat me!"

Gu Zhanghua agreed readily.

"Okay! I'll treat you next time! I was just thinking, after hearing what Xia He said, the people in Jiaoyang Valley really have a hard time. It seems that I have to go to Jiaoyang Valley myself! After thinking it over, the best excuse is that my husband and I go on a honeymoon to travel around the mountains and rivers. Only then will the emperor allow us to go."

Honeymoons and the like weren't the most reliable, but sightseeing was Zhao Xuan's forte! Finally, she could escape the prison of the Xianwang Mansion! Finally, she could shed her identity as the Xianwang Consort!

Zhao Xuan held Gu Zhanghua's hand tightly with both hands, shaking it up and down, almost crying with excitement.

"Thank you! Thank you, Your Highness! That's a great excuse! Thank you so much!"

Gu Zhanghua gritted his teeth and tried to pull his hand away.

“It hurts! It hurts, it hurts!”

Zhao Xuan quickly let go, but pouted with a hint of disgust: "Why are you so sensitive to touch? Your pain point is so low? If you were a woman, you wouldn't be able to get over the hurdle of childbirth, right? You're dying of pain before the baby is born!"

Gu Zhanghua really wanted to reason with the boss. Without that, he would never be able to become a woman in his life. First of all, the boss's assumption was not true. But then he thought, forget it. Ever since the princess returned to her true form and became the boss, she has been eloquent and quick-witted. It would be a waste of time to argue with her. Let's get down to business.

Gu Zhanghua replied perfunctorily: "You really know a lot!"

"Of course!" Zhao Xuan approached Gu Zhanghua, boasting, "Let me tell you, I helped deliver several babies in our valley!"

Gu Zhanghua looked incredulous: "You?! You're so strong, you could even rip the legs off a fetus!"

Zhao Xuan's eyes widened immediately, and she retorted, "What do you know?! Babies always come out head first! How can they come out legs first? They're just a bloody lump of flesh. They need to be cleaned to look good!"

Gu Zhanghua had just pictured the scene in his mind when he held his head in his hands.

"Oh no, I feel dizzy..."

Zhao Xuan then realized that she seemed to have violated Gu Zhanghua's taboo again. It seemed that the word "bloody" could not be said!

Zhao Xuan hugged Gu Zhanghua's head and made Gu Zhanghua look directly into her face.

"Look at my face, the expression on it, isn't it incredibly sincere? I'm telling you the truth, I'm just helping out Little Medical Fairy. All the work like carrying basins and pouring water is my responsibility! Little Medical Fairy won't even let me touch the child! I was definitely a bit boastful just now! My bad!"

Gu Zhanghua's eyes began to focus and he pulled Zhao Xuan's hand away. Zhao Xuan hurriedly sat back in her seat obediently, still looking at Gu Zhanghua with some worry.

"Are you okay?"

Gu Zhanghua looked at the Jiaoyang Valley leader who had saved hundreds of people by her own efforts with an indescribable expression. What could he do to her?

He had once thought his consort was Princess Tian Shiliu of Yue. Although Tian Shiliu had grown up in the imperial court, she was still bound by palace rules. But this head of a family who had emerged from a remote mountain village, had gained experience, led a group of common people to find a way out, and ruled the mountain as a king, was able to exert all her energy and act like a consort to the fullest extent. He already considered it a blessing from heaven. How could he make any more unreasonable demands? He could only guide her slowly.

Gu Zhanghua thought of his third brother and recalled the way he taught him earnestly. He then sat up straight, resting his hands on his knees, and said calmly:

"From lying to bragging, he always takes the initiative to admit his mistakes. He has made progress and is a teachable person."

Zhao Xuan smiled brightly, her eyes curved, and asked, "When are we going to Jiaoyang Valley?"

"Since you think it's okay, let's go back home and start preparing. I'll go to the palace and report this to my father. We'll set off tomorrow morning!"

"I think it's okay! I'll do as you say!"

Gu Zhanghua pondered again: "I think Chunlan and Qiuju don't need to come with us. I'll let Shishu accompany us. If anything, she can help. Let's travel simply and get to Jiaoyang Valley as soon as possible. What do you think?"

Zhao Xuan jumped up happily: "Of course! I can't wait to leave tonight! Ouch!"

Zhao Xuan's head hit the ceiling of the carriage. She touched her head and stuck out her tongue at Gu Zhanghua.

Gu Zhanghua smiled. He thought this big boss was quite cute.

After returning to the palace, the two went their separate ways. Gu Zhanghua went to the palace to meet his father, while Zhao Xuan packed her things at home.

As soon as Zhao Xuan walked into the room, Chunlan came towards her mysteriously.

"Boss, Xiaoling just sent a message saying he has something urgent to discuss with you!"

Zhao Xuan understood as soon as she heard it. The urgent matter Xiaoling was talking about must be related to the attack on the diplomatic mission that he asked him to inquire about!

Zhao Xuan couldn't sit still anymore and turned around and walked out.

Chunlan asked hurriedly, "Where are you going?"

"Moon Landing!"

Chunlan grabbed Zhao Xuan and said, "You need a ticket to go to the Moon Landing Tower!"

"Take the silver and follow me!"

Chunlan held onto Zhao Xuan tightly, "My dear princess! Tickets to the Moon Landing Tower were completely unavailable on the day of purchase. They were sold out three days ago!"

"Then I can fly in..." Zhao Xuan said this, looked at the sky, and rejected it herself. "It's still so bright, it's really not good to fly around so blatantly!"

Chunlan suggested: "Princess, why don't you wait for the prince to come back and let him think of a solution? He knows many more dignitaries than we do, so getting a ticket shouldn't be a problem. Besides, Xiaoling is in the Moon Tower, so he won't run away for a while!"

Zhao Xuan finally suppressed her anxiety and replied, "You're right!"