The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Tian Shang finally experienced what it meant to shoot himself in the foot. It was like seeing a piece of beautiful candy, but when he put it in his mouth he realized he was chewing feces, and he couldn't spit it out.

At this time, Shi Xiaofu walked quickly from the back hall to Tian Shang and whispered to him.

Tian Shang's eyebrows twitched. He looked at Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua calmly, and spoke to the ministers in the hall.

"I have something important to attend to, so please all of you go away today, Shi Xiaofu!"

Shi Xiaofu hurried forward and knelt in front of Tian Shang.

"I am here, what do you want, Your Majesty?"

"Take the princess and her husband and go see the Queen Mother immediately. I will be there shortly."

Xiao Yixian and Hao Xiong, who were waiting outside the hall, were originally very nervous, but when they heard the wave after wave of flattery about Zhao Xuan in the hall, they couldn't help but be shocked.

Hao Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Xiao Yixiang.

"It looks like my sister is safe for now."

"The ministers of Yue State are very kind."

The Little Medical Fairy couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, the eunuch led Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua out of the hall. Xiao Yixian and Hao Xiong hurriedly followed and headed towards the empress dowager's bedroom.

The audience in the hall was only the first step. Everyone knew that Tian Shang knew at first sight that Zhao Xuan was not Tian Shiliu, but due to the support of the ministers, Tian Shang acquiesced on the surface.

The next step is to meet the Queen Mother.

Thinking about the information revealed by Tian Yuan at that time, Tian Shiliu was able to marry into the Xia Kingdom because of the recommendation of Tian Shang's mother, Concubine Nie Zhaoyi, now the Empress Dowager Nie.

From this we can see that Empress Dowager Nie must know Tian Shiliu. If Empress Dowager Nie exposes Zhao Xuan's tricks, how should they respond?

Gu Zhanghua slowed down his pace, quietly distanced himself from the eunuch leading the way, and then whispered to Zhao Xuan.

"If the Queen Mother says you are not Tian Shiliu, you must not admit it. With so many ministers from the previous dynasty endorsing us, we must hold on until Tian Shang meets us privately!"

That’s right, facing Tian Shang in private is the most difficult third level!

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In Fengxiang Palace.

Empress Dowager Nie paced back and forth in the main hall, looking anxiously at the hall door from time to time. She had sent Nanny Feng to inquire about the situation in Yongning Palace early on.

What is Tian Shiliu's current situation? She needs to know everything in advance. People's hearts will always change. After nearly a year, what is His Majesty's attitude towards Tian Shiliu now?

She would also know how to deal with it next.

Nanny Feng walked quickly into the hall, and Empress Dowager Nie immediately waved to the palace maids and sent them away.

Nanny Feng immediately walked up to Empress Dowager Nie, knelt on the ground with a happy look on her face and reported.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, His Majesty has already met with the Princess and her husband in Yongning Palace. They are all very happy. All the civil and military officials have given the Princess their most sincere blessings!

The princess has given gifts to every minister, and Your Majesty is very happy. Let the princess and her husband come to meet you first to reminisce about the past, and Your Majesty will be here soon!"

Empress Dowager Nie stroked her chest and sat down on the couch.

"Get up! This is very good! My son still loves his sister as much as ever!"

Nanny Feng stood up and covered her mouth with her hands, laughing secretly.

"Empress Dowager, I've seen that the princess and her husband are very close and have always been holding hands. The princess has blossomed, like a withered flower bud that has suddenly bloomed!"

"She suffered a lot back then, and was so thin she looked unrecognizable. Now she has a good life and is loved by her husband. Isn't it true that appearance reflects the heart?"

Empress Dowager Nie said this while stroking her half-white hair.

"Now that my son has ascended the throne, I have much less gray hair. Tell the palace maids to be alert and ready. Report immediately when the princess and her husband arrive!"

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The rear hall of Yongning Hall.

A man who looked to be around fifty years old was sitting at the table sipping tea. He was not wearing official uniform, but ordinary Confucian attire. He had a calm face and a slightly gray beard.

When Tian Shang walked into the back hall, the man immediately stood up and saluted Tian Shang.

Tian Shang quickly held the man's arm, his face warm, and pulled the man to sit down at the table.

"Sir, there is no need to be so. If you had not been assisting me wholeheartedly for more than ten years, I would not have been able to clear all obstacles and ascend the throne so quickly.

If you are unwilling to be my Imperial Master, you will not have to pay respect to me in the future. I should pay respect to you as my disciple!"

"Wang Huai, what virtue have I inflicted upon you that Your Majesty values ​​me so highly? I feel ashamed and unworthy! I only wish to secretly assist Your Majesty in planning matters, and I do not covet the empty title of Imperial Master. I hope that one day I can witness Your Majesty unify the Qiankun Continent with my own eyes!"

Wang Huai looked at Tian Shang with burning eyes, as if he was looking at a sapling he had planted with his own hands. After going through wind and rain, the sapling finally grew into a towering tree.

Tian Shang's eyes revealed a ruthless determination to win.

"I have never forgotten what you said, sir! The day you have been waiting for will soon arrive!"

Wang Huai stroked his long beard with satisfaction, and then a look of worry gathered between his brows. He hurried into the palace to see Tian Shang today. There were two main things, and he planned to talk about the relatively unimportant one first.

"Your Majesty, I have hurried into the palace today to remind you of something. Rumors have been circulating since who knows when that your Majesty, in order to fight for the throne, was so ruthless as to kill off his own brothers one by one!

Furthermore, they sent assassins to hunt down the deposed Crown Prince Tian Yuan for thousands of miles, refusing to stop until he was dead! These remarks truly undermine Your Majesty's reputation!

If public opinion is one-sided and your Majesty's image as ruthless and merciless becomes deeply rooted in people's minds, it will likely have a certain impact on your Majesty's plan for unification!"

Tian Shang suddenly slammed the table, and the teacup jumped up, which showed how angry he was.

"Damn it! Who is behind this, throwing dirty water on me? Sir, can you find the source?"

Wang Huai was stunned for a moment. The towering tree he planted was growing very well. How could something he had actually done be considered dirty water?

Wang Huai didn't mind. The students he taught carefully had to do whatever it took to achieve their goals and accomplish great things. He was happy to see this.

"It's hard to investigate. The people are spreading the news by word of mouth. You can't just kill them all, right? I'm just reminding Your Majesty to be more careful in the future and not give people anything to talk about."

Wang Huai pondered for a moment and said.

Tian Shang rubbed his eyebrows anxiously, and the hostility in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"Tian Yuan is nowhere to be found alive or dead, but even if he were alive, he wouldn't cause much trouble. Let's call back all the people we sent out."

"Yes, Your Majesty is absolutely right."

Wang Huai poured a cup of tea for Tian Shang and presented it to him personally.

"Your Majesty, drink some of the finest white-hair golden needles to calm your nerves. I heard Your Majesty just summoned Princess Pomegranate to Yongning Palace. Is the princess all right?"

Tian Shang took the teacup and took a sip, his expression softened. But when he heard Wang Huai asking about Princess Pomegranate, his face suddenly became ferocious and he threw the teacup hard to the ground!

"Ridiculous! Truly ridiculous! That Tian Shiliu is clearly a fake, yet not a single person in the entire court can see it, and they're even putting on a show in front of me! If you were here, you'd definitely be laughing your ass off!"

When Wang Huai heard this suddenly, he was shocked and his eyes widened.

"Fake? How dare Xia send back a fake princess so brazenly? How will the virtuous king react?"

"They're both doing fine! They've been holding hands the whole time! That woman also has a calm expression, as if she doesn't care about her fake princess identity at all. She's not afraid of me either, and she looks like a cynical person watching the fun!"

At this point, Tian Shang remembered the woman with a smile on her face, who kept calling him "Royal Brother", and he was so angry that his head was buzzing.

Just now in Yongning Palace, he had to grit his teeth and swallow his blood to barely hold back the emperor's rage, with blood splattering a hundred steps away!

Tian Shang was so angry that he was breathing heavily and couldn't speak clearly.

"I really want to kill her right then and there! My little pomegranate, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that by now..."

Tian Shang thought of the worst possibility, that Tian Shiliu might have died, and he felt unbearable heartache.

All the forbearance and anger he had just shown in Yongning Palace were nothing compared to the love he felt for Tian Shiliu. The pain was so severe that he could no longer control himself and burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, please do not act impulsively!"

Wang Huai's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This matter seems to be full of mystery. Where is the fake princess now?"

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In Fengxiang Palace.

Empress Dowager Nie stared blankly at the bright and flamboyant woman in front of her, her heart in turmoil.

She didn't quite remember Tian Shiliu's appearance, it was very vague, but she had nothing in common with the woman in front of her, whether in appearance, figure or temperament, there was a world of difference.

Tian Shiliu's appearance is average, not good-looking, but pretty. The woman in front of him is so bright and beautiful that it is not an exaggeration to call her a stunning beauty.

Tian Shiliu had a small frame, not even as tall as the woman's shoulders. The woman had a straight and upright posture like a pine tree. Tian Shiliu had been tortured in the palace for many years and had become a little hunchbacked.

Tian Shiliu is timid, cowardly, weak and cowardly, while the woman in front of him is dignified and has her own style.

It's only been less than a year since she got married, and she's already become like this?!

How can I describe it? There’s no way weeds can turn into peonies, no way cabbage can turn into bird’s nests, no way crabs can turn into koi!

Empress Dowager Nie began to believe that all the myths and legends in this world were true, that there was a heaven, fairies and officials, and that there were spells and magic weapons!

Otherwise, how could a mortal suddenly become a god-like figure?!

Then Empress Dowager Nie began to doubt her life.

Is she seriously presbyopic, mistaking cucumbers for the Queen Mother's peaches?!