The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Late at night, in the bedroom of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Liuming had already changed into night clothes.

Jian Qiu was watching anxiously.

She knew that once the master made a decision, there was no way to persuade him, but she still had to say what she had to say, otherwise she would feel suffocated.

"We have only found Zhao Xuan, but we don't know where Zhao Xiaoman is.

The fact that Zhao Xuan was able to make the leap to become the virtuous princess right under our noses must have been the work of Zhao Xiaoman, and should not be underestimated!

If you rashly go to Prince Xian's Mansion, you may not be able to get the truth from Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan is a skilled martial artist. Tiandao League has offered a huge reward to so many assassins to kill her, but she manages to escape every time. You can't help it!

I think we should discuss this further and try to get Zhao Xuan to come out for a face-to-face meeting."

Yang Liuming sat on the edge of the bed and put on his boots.

"I never do anything without confidence. She is no match for me. Besides, I won't show my true face to her. I must test her tonight.

Why did she become involved with the Yue Kingdom's marriage delegation and transform into Tian Shiliu to marry into the Xianwang Mansion? Then I will consider whether to spare her life or not!

Yang Liuming suddenly made a gesture to Jian Qiu to keep quiet.

Soon there were footsteps outside the door and the voice of a manservant was heard.

"Master, Madam, Eunuch Han from the palace is here!"

Yang Liuming looked at Jian Qiu in confusion.

"Eunuch Han? What is he doing here so late?"

"Could it be that something big happened in the palace?"

Yang Liuming hurriedly took off his nightgown and said something towards the door.

"Please ask Eunuch Han to go to the study first, I will be there soon."

In the study, Han Gu was pacing back and forth anxiously. When he saw Yang Liuming walk into the study, he hurried forward to greet him.

"Prime Minister, His Majesty has ordered you to come to the palace immediately to discuss an important matter!"

"Does Eunuch Han know what's going on?"

"Your Majesty, let me tell you one thing. Zhao Xiaoman and Zhao Xuan have both been found!"

In the Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace.

Gu Jiancheng and Ma Baoguo were present, looking at each other anxiously, staring at the door of the imperial study, eagerly waiting.

On the way here, Gu Jiancheng picked up Ma Baoguo and told his father-in-law everything he knew.

The two of them went to the imperial study and told Gu Li everything. Now they were waiting for Yang Liuming to come and discuss it together.

Jiang Song, the former prefect of Kyoto, had been promoted to the Minister of War, and at this time he was reporting government affairs to Emperor Xia, Gu Li.

"This time, I went to the southern border to inspect the military situation. The number of our cavalry has increased to 200,000, and it will be difficult to increase it further."

Gu Li immediately understood the key point.

"Is it still a problem with the warhorse?"

Jiang Song spoke sincerely.

"Your Majesty is very perceptive. I still hope that Your Majesty will consider reopening the market with the Rongdi tribe."

At this moment, Han Gu led Yang Liuming hurriedly into the imperial study.

Gu Li waved towards Jiang Song.

"There's no rush for the market. Prime Minister Yang is here, so let's sort out the matter of the virtuous princess first."

Jiang Song stepped aside and sat down.

Gu Li gestured for Yang Liuming to sit down as well, then turned to look at Gu Jiancheng.

"Cheng'er, tell Yang Xiangguo the whole story again."

At this time, Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua were the only two people on the main street leading to Prince Xian's Mansion.

After chatting and laughing happily with Ma Zhenzhen, both of them felt better.

The biting cold wind felt like a knife cutting on his face. Gu Zhanghua stopped and turned around to help Zhao Xuan cover her head with the cloak.

"Are you cold? Can we walk faster?"

Zhao Xuan grabbed Gu Zhanghua's hand and touched it. Fortunately, he was wearing more clothes, so his hands were not cold.

"Xiaowu, it's almost Chinese New Year, and there hasn't been any snow this year. The crops won't grow well next year, and life will be hard for the people."

Gu Zhanghua held a lantern in his hand and looked up at the dark night sky. Suddenly, white stars fell in the dim light of the lantern.

Gu Zhanghua stretched out his palm, and a snowflake as big as a goose feather fell on his palm. Ironed by the warmth of his palm, it quickly turned into a small drop of water.

He shouted in surprise.

"Sister Xuan, it's snowing! It's snowing!"

Zhao Xuan also quickly stretched out her palm and watched the falling snowflakes turn into water droplets.

"Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest! Winter snow will melt into spring water next spring, nourishing the crops. Next year will surely be a good year with a good harvest!"

Gu Zhanghua handed the lantern to Zhao Xuan, held one of Zhao Xuan's hands in both hands and put it to his mouth to blow on it.

"It won't be cold now, will it? You see, nothing you worry about will happen.

Father and my second brother will definitely come up with a good plan to prevent you from returning to Yue Kingdom and prevent the Emperor of Yue from getting suspicious."

Zhao Xuan took Gu Zhanghua's hand and they walked towards Prince Xian's Mansion.

She is not as optimistic as Gu Zhanghua. She always expects the worst and strives for the best.

"Xiao Wu, you think too simply. There are not so many things in this world that can be achieved in both ways.

Do you remember when I told you how hard it was for me to pawn the Evil-Slaying Sword?

If he pawns himself, he will definitely be targeted by the Tiandao League. If he doesn't pawn himself, he won't be able to save the refugees in Jiaoyang Valley, but he must make a decision no matter how difficult it is!

Then I must bear the consequences of my choice. Since my current identity is Tian Shiliu, I must return to Yue State for her. I have no choice at all! "

Gu Zhanghua turned his head to look at Zhao Xuan. Zhao Xuan's face at this moment revealed a sense of heroism in her calmness.

Gu Zhanghua discovered that he liked Zhao Xuan the most because she exuded a vigorous and heroic spirit, and Zhao Xuan's temperament became more and more like Zhao Xiaoman of the past.

On weekdays, he loves to laugh, make noise, likes food and is a little bit of a money-grubber, but at critical moments, he is brave, strong and loyal.

Gu Zhanghua suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart, and he made a promise to Zhao Xuan.

"Sister Xuan, if the emperor finally decides to let you go to Yue, I will definitely accompany you and share the hardships with you!"

Zhao Xuan turned and smiled at Gu Zhanghua.

She didn't want to dampen Gu Zhanghua's enthusiasm, but she didn't want to take Gu Zhanghua to take risks in Yue State at all.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, snowflakes danced in the wind, and the road was soon covered with white.

The cloaks worn by Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan were covered with snowflakes.

The two of them were like two little walking snowmen, taking firm steps, hand in hand, striding towards the unknown future.

In the imperial study of the palace.

After listening to Gu Jiancheng's story, everyone fell into deep thought.

Gu Li looked at Yang Liuming with red eyes.

"Lord Yang, twelve years have passed since I ordered you to use the people in the martial arts world to find the whereabouts of Master Zhao Xiaoman and his apprentice.

I never expected that Xiaoman has passed away a long time ago, and now her only disciple and relatives are involved in such a chaotic situation.

Tell me your thoughts first. How can we break the deadlock?"

Yang Liuming cursed Zhao Xuan in his heart for being such a troublemaker!

If you wanted to save Tian Shiliu, you should have saved her. If you failed, instead of trying to shift the blame, you tried to take it from the Yue delegation.

Even a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, but you are not like that.

Are you trying to show off your ability by bringing such a big trouble to Xia Country for no reason?

Ah! What a headache!

This Zhao Xuan has been the most trouble-making person in the palace school since she was young. She has been beaten by him many times, but she has not learned any lesson. She just grows older, and the older she gets, the more she becomes more regressive!

Stupid! Childish! Infuriating and hateful!

If you can do it, go for it!

Yang Liuming appeared calm on the surface. He stood up and bowed deeply to Gu Li.

"Putting aside Zhao Xuan's true identity, she is now known as Princess Tian Shiliu of Yue State. Therefore, I believe that the virtuous princess must go to Yue State.

It is not difficult to guess that the identity of the fake princess will definitely be exposed by the Emperor of Yue.

After much thought, I believe that the best solution to the diplomatic relations between Xia and Yue is for Zhao Xuan to tell the truth to the Emperor of Yue.

And it is necessary to make it clear to the Emperor of Yue that the Xia court and the people there are completely unaware of this matter, and it is not wrong to be ignorant.

I believe that the Emperor of Yue will not launch a war against our Xia Kingdom because of this.

We are powerless to influence Zhao Xuan's ultimate fate, and we can only wait and see what the Emperor of Yue does."

A cold wind suddenly blew open the window lattice, and flying snowflakes drifted into the imperial study.

The chief eunuch Han Gu hurried forward to close the window and said to Gu Li happily.

"Your Majesty, this is a good omen. Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest!"

Gu Li just nodded slightly, thinking about what Yang Liuming had just said.

Tian Shiliu died in Jiaoyang Valley, which belonged to the Xia State. This is an established fact and cannot be changed.

When the Yue State envoys sent their princess to propose marriage, they did not inform the Xia State about the fake princess in advance, and the Xia State court knew nothing about it.

Zhao Xuan and the Yue State delegation jointly staged a drama of substituting one person for another, and they bear certain responsibilities.

On the surface, sacrificing Zhao Xuan in exchange for continued peaceful coexistence between Xia and Yue seems to be a good deal.

But is this really good?

Gu Li weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

In the past, for the sake of peace between the two countries, he didn't even avenge the Crown Prince Gu Deming. Now, he couldn't bear to abandon Zhao Xuan.

Seeing Gu Li lowering his head in thought, Ma Baoguo became extremely anxious, fearing that Gu Li would agree with Yang Liuming's idea.

He had discussed this with his son-in-law on the carriage coming here. Zhao Xuan was his daughter's childhood friend, and they still have a close sisterly relationship.

If anything happens to Zhao Xuan, my daughter will be the first to be sad.

From this point of view, Ma Baoguo, who loves his daughter as his life, and Gu Jiancheng, who loves his wife as his life, will do their best to protect Zhao Xuan.

As everyone knows, the entire Qiankun Continent knows that Zhao Xuan is still the virtuous Princess of Xia State. It is a pity that Yang Liuming could say that his own princess allowed Yue State to deal with her!

He has no shame, but the Great Xia Kingdom still has some shame!

Who is Tajima Baoguo?

Having served as the Imperial Censor for more than 20 years, it would be a lowering of his rank to directly refute Yang Liuming.

He had to refute Yang Liuming from the root to show his strength and make His Majesty follow his line of thought.

Ma Baoguo stood up and bowed to Gu Li.

"Your Majesty! I do not agree with Prime Minister Yang's proposal!"