The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

As soon as Gu Jingfeng stepped into the moon gate in the back garden, he saw the eldest lady walking around the door, muttering to herself.

"Where's the sword? Where's my sword? Prince, you're here? Did you see my sword? How did it suddenly disappear after it was thrown out?"

Gu Jingfeng thought of the murder weapon that almost killed him and looked at the eldest lady with fear in his eyes.

He subconsciously dodged to the side and happened to see the big water tank behind the lady.

The large water tank that was usually used to raise fish and store water had now become the territory of the Eighth Lady.

The Eighth Lady's arms, which usually held Yaoqin, were now stretched out to the sides of her body. Her small feet stepped on the edge of the water tank and she walked slowly along the edge of the tank. Her body was swaying, and it was obvious that she was a little out of balance.

Gu Jingfeng widened his eyes and stared at the Eighth Madam's trembling feet.

Just when Gu Jingfeng felt his eyes sore, in the blink of an eye, with a "splash", the Eighth Madam fell into the big water tank, splashing a large amount of water.

Before Gu Jingfeng could go forward to save the Eighth Madam, he heard the Sixth Madam scream "Ouch!"

Gu Jingfeng looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the Sixth Madam, who was trying to bend down, and the chief guard of the palace who was holding her fell to the ground together.

The captain of the guards was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, pressing the Sixth Madam to the ground, and their mouths were about to touch.

Gu Jingfeng immediately became furious and rushed over to pull the captain of the guards off the Sixth Madam.

When the Fourth Lady saw Gu Jingfeng right in front of her, she stomped her feet while dragging the meteor hammer in her hand, her lips pouted.

"Your Highness, this hammer is incredibly heavy. I can't swing it at all. What should I do?"

Gu Jingfeng looked at the meteor hammer on the ground, which was bigger than a watermelon, and his heart trembled.

Seeing that Gu Jingfeng didn't say anything, the Fourth Lady pointed at the Second Lady who was holding two swords in front of the rose bushes.

"How about I practice dual swords too?"

At this moment, the second wife was wielding a knife to chop down a field of roses, laughing triumphantly towards the sky.

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Gu Jingfeng gritted his teeth as he looked at the crazy looks of the ladies in front of him and roared.

"You all stop it!"

The other ladies then saw Gu Jingfeng and hurriedly stopped waving their weapons. They all ran towards Gu Jingfeng and stood in a neat row in order.

The captain of the guards and two other guards also ran over and clasped their fists towards Gu Jingfeng.

"Good morning, Your Majesty!"

Gu Jingfeng stretched out his leg and kicked the captain of the guards.

"You don't go to the guardhouse early in the morning, but are being affectionate with the ladies. Do you want to die?"

The captain of the guards bent over and rubbed his calf, looking miserable.

"Your Highness, I am wronged! How dare I disrespect the ladies? They threatened to die, forcing me to teach them martial arts. I had no choice but to agree to teach them for an hour every morning."

Gu Jingfeng was completely confused.

"Martial arts? What martial arts?"

The chief guard answered honestly.

"Every lady wants to learn something different. Some want to learn swordsmanship, some want to learn martial arts, and some think holding two swords is more majestic.

Fortunately, I am quite proficient in all eighteen martial arts, and I will definitely teach you all I know."

Gu Jingfeng looked at the various weapons the ladies were carrying and finally understood. What rouge and powder? What autumn clothes? It was all nonsense!

All the silver was used to make weapons. Are they planning a rebellion?

Gu Jingfeng jumped three feet high and yelled at the ladies.

"Are you guys crazy? Isn't it good to practice music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs? Why are you talking nonsense about learning martial arts? Look at each of you, what are you wearing?"

The ladies were all dressed in black.

Gu Jingfeng pointed his fingers at them one by one.

"Where are your graceful, ethereal steps? Where are your graceful demeanors? What's the difference between you and a bunch of bandits? Go back to your rooms and change clothes! Disband!"

Unexpectedly, the ladies did not disperse, but instead bowed to Gu Jingfeng in unison, and the eldest lady who led the group reported loudly.

"Your Highness, we will practice diligently and learn from the virtuous princess, striving to become heroic and valiant chivalrous women as soon as possible! Your Highness, please grant us your blessing!"

Gu Jingfeng looked at the ladies in front of him with shock.

"Wait, wait a minute, what does this have to do with the virtuous princess?"

The ladies all looked at Gu Jingfeng, their eyes like those of a resentful woman who had been alone in her room for many years.

The eldest lady once again expressed the thoughts of all the ladies.

"Your Highness, on the anniversary of the Crown Prince's death, weren't you drooling over the sight of the Virtuous Princess mounting her horse? Did you think she looked so impressive?

How can we let the prince down? We can only practice martial arts more and strive to help the prince achieve his wish as soon as possible! "

Gu Jingfeng fell to the ground with a thud. It turned out that he was the culprit of all this?

He swore that from now on, he would never have anything to do with Princess Xian again, and would not even look at her, otherwise he would dig out his eyes!

The unlucky Gu Jingfeng swore a curse in the Zhenwang Mansion because of the huge changes caused by Zhao Xuan.

In the green valley.

Early in the morning, Gu Zhanghua accompanied Zhao Xuan to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms in the mountains.

After returning, Gu Zhanghua was responsible for cleaning. Zhao Xuan cooked a pot of rice porridge and finally added mushrooms and wild vegetables to make a pot of fragrant vegetable porridge.

Zhao Xuan cut some of the braised meat and pickles that Guo Da brought, and a simple and delicious breakfast was placed on the table.

Huang Shuo and Guo Da were leisurely drinking tea on the lounge chairs at the door, enjoying the filial piety of the young couple as a matter of course.

After finishing breakfast and cleaning up, the four of them sat around the table, and Guo Da looked at Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua.

"Now that you two have talked it out and reconciled, let's get down to business. Xuan'er, go over the clues you found."

"Okay. First of all, my master died of poisoning. The poison arrows were a common pattern used by the elite archers of the Xia army. At the time, my master said it wasn't a single group attacking the delegation.

Secondly, after the embassy was attacked, the Crown Prince of Yue, Tian Yuan, secretly came to see the Emperor of Xia. Qin Shao, Ma Baoguo, and Yang Liuming were also present.

Third, shortly after the secret talks, the Jigongshan bandit was identified as the sole murderer and beheaded in public, Xia and Yue began to trade, and Jinyang City returned to Xia without a single soldier.

There was pain in Huang Shuo's eyes.

"Let me add one thing. After the incident, the Zhao family was wiped out overnight because Zhao Cheng committed suicide out of fear of being convicted of smuggling!"

Zhao Xuan held Huang Shuo's hand and patted it comfortingly.

Guo Da pondered for a moment.

"I analyzed that the Jigongshan bandits were only one of the perpetrators of the attack on the delegation. As for the other two groups, one group should be from the Xia army, and the other group is related to the crown prince of Yue.

I suspect it was the Crown Prince of Yue who sent someone to assassinate Crown Prince Gu Deming, and that Xiaoman's death and the downfall of the Zhao family were most likely orchestrated by Emperor Xia, with Qin Shao carrying them out because the Zhao family's achievements were greater than their own, and this was detrimental to the country!"

Huang Shuo sighed.

"There were indeed rumors back then that the Zhao family had monopolized the financial power of the Xia Kingdom, and that if they stomped their feet, the Xia Kingdom would be shaken."

Guo Da interjected, "That's true. Otherwise, Xiao Man wouldn't have prepared to close the escort agency in advance and persuaded the master to retire and return home as soon as possible, taking Xuan'er back to Xiangzhou and never getting involved in court affairs again."

Gu Zhanghua held his head in pain.

"I know your analysis makes sense, but I still find it hard to believe. Father has always been kind and generous. How could he be involved in such a tragedy?"

"Xiao Wu, I don't want to make you sad, but do you remember? My master once exchanged carriages with the prince due to allergies. If he hadn't done so, my master would have died on the spot.

Furthermore, as the ruler of a country, your father is understandably willing to resort to some means to ensure the long-term stability of the country."

Gu Zhanghua opened his red eyes and clenched his fists.

"How can this be considered a trick? This is simply a disregard for human life! That's Aunt Zhao. My father has always made me call her Aunt Zhao since I was a child. Aunt Zhao and my mother are like sisters!

If Father felt that the Zhao family was meddling too much, he could have directly asked Aunt Zhao why he publicly allowed her to accompany the Crown Prince on his diplomatic mission to Yue, but secretly sent someone to kill her.