The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Before Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua reached the brick house where Xiangcao lived, they saw Hao Xiong sitting on the ground outside the door from afar, crying at the top of his lungs.

Zhao Xuan said, "Hey," "Why are you still crying?"

When Zhao Xuan approached, before she could say anything, Hao Xiong had already seen Zhao Xuan, immediately wiped away his tears, and complained to Zhao Xuan.

"Sister! Little Doctor Fairy is so inhumane! I wanted to spend more time with Xiangcao, but she insisted on changing into new clothes while I was still weak. She thought I was in the way and kicked me out! Sister, do you think this is fair?"

After saying that, he hugged Zhao Xuan's thighs and burst into tears again.

Zhao Xuan raised her hand and hit Hao Xiong on the head.

"You know shit! Whether we're dead or alive, we have to listen to the Little Doctor! If we don't change clothes while they're still warm and soft, won't our arms and legs break when they get cold and hard?"

Gu Zhanghua frowned as he listened. "Boss, could you please go inside and rest for a while so I can talk to Hao Xiong?"

"I don't want to go in either. It's uncomfortable to watch."

Zhao Xuan sat down against the wall as she spoke. She was also sad about Xiangcao's death, but she seemed to be used to it and buried her sadness deep in her heart. After her master passed away, she only cried loudly like Hao Xiong when she saw Huang Shuo. After that, she never cried like that again because she knew that no matter how sad or upset she was, her master would not come back to her.

At this time, Gu Zhanghua said to Hao Xiong.

"Hao Xiong, I know you're feeling bad. I've lost loved ones just like you. I don't want to comfort you. Vanilla will be alive and well in heaven. The dead cannot be resurrected, that's for sure, but she will live in your memory. As long as you can always think of Vanilla, she will live in your heart. Whenever you think of her, she will appear in your memories, don't you agree?"

Hao Xiong's crying became quieter, and he asked Gu Zhanghua with a sob.

"Brother-in-law, are you saying that she will appear whenever I think of her?"

Gu Zhanghua answered with certainty.

"Of course, as long as we are alive, they will live in our memories. And you also heard Vanilla say that the days since you rescued her were the happiest days of her life. Life is short, Hao Xiong, you have to know that not everyone in this world will feel happy. Vanilla is very happy. She came to Jiaoyang Valley when her life was the most painful and difficult. You treated her like your own sister, took care of her, and loved her. She left with a smile. What you should do most now is to live well for Vanilla!"

Hao Xiong's crying gradually subsided.

Dongtian came back with a basket in her hand. Zhao Xuan looked at the white steamed buns and a plate of stir-fried vegetables in the basket.

"I went out for a while and came back. Our food has improved."

Dongtian was happy: "If I had known that the boss would come back today, it would be better than this. Let's just make do with it for today."

Zhao Xuan took the basket and said, "Give it to me. Go inside and see if you can help."

When Zhao Xuan walked over to the two of them, she saw that Hao Xiong had stopped crying, but Gu Zhanghua was wiping her tears again. She felt helpless.

"How come you're trying to persuade others but you're making yourself cry?"

"I just feel really sad. Vanilla is so miserable!"

Zhao Xuan handed the basket to Hao Xiong and asked him to eat first. Then she leaned against the wall and stood next to Gu Zhanghua.

"Let me ask you something. Do you know why Hao Xiong recognized you immediately when you brought Shishu to Jiaoyang Valley?"

Gu Zhanghua sniffed and looked at Zhao Xuan blankly.

Hao Xiong was chewing on a steamed bun, then came over and stuffed another one into Gu Zhanghua's hand.

"Of course we've seen you before, but you just don't remember us."

Gu Zhanghua stopped crying, but he became even more confused.

"When?"

"Do you remember a year ago when you set up a porridge shed in Fucheng to distribute porridge? It was at that time that you gave Hao Xiong your own rations so that he could get a few more bowls of porridge for the sick people who were unable to get out of bed."

Gu Zhanghua remembered. He looked at Zhao Xuan intently and vaguely remembered that there was a ragged girl that day, looking at him with tears in her eyes. He asked the girl if she had a place to stay, and the girl told him that she would stay in Jiaoyang Valley for the time being.

He looked at Zhao Xuan and recognized her immediately.

"So it was you! You went to the porridge stall with Hao Xiong and the others, and later you sent someone to bring me two prescriptions for preventing and treating the plague, right?"

Zhao Xuan smiled and said, "Yes, I asked Little Medical Fairy for the prescription. I gave it to you because I wanted you to save more people infected with the plague."

Gu Zhanghua stood up and bowed to Zhao Xuan.

"Boss, I admire you and I'm even more grateful for your help back then."

Zhao Xuan hurriedly raised her hand to stop Gu Zhanghua.

"Stop it, things have changed. Jiaoyang Valley is in trouble now. I hope Your Majesty can help us!"

When Hao Xiong saw the two men being polite to each other, he sighed.

"I'm reminding you two, once you leave the palace and leave Liyang, it's best to act like a married couple. Don't let us both call you Prince and I call you Big Boss after we're done. If you're fine, Big Boss will be finished!"

"I actually think that's a good name, Your Majesty. Since we're on my territory, let's relax and continue pretending when we get back to the palace."

The three of them had a simple meal, and Xiao Yixiang had already prepared everything, so they went to the cemetery in the valley together.

In the end, according to Hao Xiong's wishes, everyone buried Xiangcao next to Tian Shiliu, hoping that the two unfortunate sisters could accompany each other and not feel so lonely and helpless.

The secretary was tidying up the arranged room. When Zhao Xuan heard about it, she took the initiative to send Gu Zhanghua back to rest.

On the way, Gu Zhanghua couldn't help but mention his sister Xuan to Zhao Xuan.

"You know, the words I used to persuade Hao Xiong were all the words Sister Xuan used to persuade me back then. My cat named Pili died of illness, and that's what she said to me. I didn't quite understand it at the time, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that Sister Xuan was right."

Zhao Xuan turned and looked at Gu Zhanghua in the moonlight.

"Can I mention you, Sister Xuan, now? Don't you feel dizzy? Uncomfortable?"

"It's not like I get sick every time I mention her. It's fine when I'm calm. But if you stimulate me directly like you did last time, then I won't be able to bear it."

Zhao Xuan rolled her eyes. "Your illness is really capricious. It comes and goes as it pleases. I really can't defeat it."

Gu Zhanghua smiled bitterly: "I can't beat it either."

Zhao Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Then let me ask you, if that incident hadn't happened and you and Sister Xuan had grown up together, would you have married her?"

Gu Zhanghua was stunned when Zhao Xuan suddenly asked this question.

"I, I haven't thought about this question. Besides, nothing like this happened. Your assumption is not valid."

Zhao Xuan asked again, "Okay, let me put it another way. If one day, Sister Xuan suddenly came back to you, would you marry her? That's a possibility, right?"

Gu Zhanghua blurted out: "Then what are you going to do?"

Yeah, what should she do? What can she do? What she just said was just nonsense!

Zhao Xuan felt upset again. She was really addicted to being jealous of herself. Wasn't she asking for trouble?

Gu Zhanghua only heard him say softly, "I know I liked Sister Xuan when she was little, but I'm not sure if I'll like her when she grows up. I can't imagine what she looks like, and I don't know what her personality or temper will be like. Everything is unknown, so I still can't answer your hypothesis."

Is everything unknown? Zhao Xuan's heart trembled. Indeed, the future was unpredictable, even she couldn't predict it. How long could they walk together? How far could they go?