The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

The Little Medical Fairy withdrew her hand without even looking at Tian Shang. Her eyes were filled with sadness as she looked towards a distant place outside the window.

"I was the doctor who diagnosed Tian Shiliu at that time. Because I practiced medicine outside for many years, the people gave me the title of Little Medical Fairy.

I have carefully examined Tian Shiliu's body. She was born with a deficiency and suffered from long-term malnutrition, which led to qi deficiency and physical weakness, and she had tuberculosis for a long time.

The long journey and unfamiliar climate caused her to become seriously ill, and by the time I took over, it was too late to save her. Furthermore, she still had scars from being whipped, new wounds covering old ones.

When Xiao Yixian said this, she withdrew her gaze, her face showing reluctance. She paused for a moment before continuing.

"She must have been abused a lot in the palace over the years. What a pitiful girl. If Your Majesty had not chosen her for marriage, her old illness would not have been triggered. Perhaps she would still have a chance of survival in the palace now!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Shang suddenly collapsed in his chair. What the Little Medical Fairy said matched Tian Shiliu's symptoms, so he had to believe it.

"I heard that she fell ill when she passed through the border town, but the prefect of the border town had already found a famous doctor to cure her. How could this happen..."

How could he be dead? Could it be that the prefect of the border town and the chief and deputy envoys who escorted the bride were all lying to him?!

Hao Xiong took out a jade hairpin from his arms, walked forward and presented it with both hands.

"Your Majesty, do you recognize this jade hairpin?"

Tian Shang took the jade hairpin from Hao Xiong and looked at it carefully. It was made of emerald jade with five pearls inlaid on the jade like flowers. It was the wedding gift he had someone custom-made for Tian Shiliu.

He still remembered that on the night of their departure, he gave the lily hairpin to Little Pomegranate.

Little Pomegranate looked up at him with a happy face and said to him.

"Thank you, Brother Jiu. I will definitely keep it well!"

What did he say? He said.

"What are you cherishing? Wear it on your wedding day! It's a pity that I can't personally help you wear it on your wedding day. Remember to take good care of yourself and wait for me to take you home one day!"

Little Pomegranate had a playful look on her face. She placed the jade hairpin in her palm and pointed at her bun.

"Don't wait until the wedding, put it on for me now."

He gently inserted the lily hairpin into Xiao Shiliu's bun, held Xiao Shiliu's face in his hands, and admired her carefully, he said.

"It's so beautiful! My little pomegranate will definitely be the most beautiful bride in the world on our wedding day!"

Tian Shang recalled the past, his eyes turned red, and his chest felt a piercing pain. His little pomegranate would never come back.

He murmured to Hao Xiong.

"How did this jade hairpin end up in your hands?"

"From the moment I met Princess Pomegranate, she held this jade hairpin tightly in her hand and refused to let go. On her deathbed, she kept calling out, 'Brother, Brother!' and gave me this jade hairpin."

Hao Xiong still feels sad when he thinks of Tian Shiliu's death. He sniffed and then continued.

“I always thought that she recognized me as her brother because I took care of her so often during those few days and was grateful to me. She eventually left the jade hairpin to me as a souvenir, and I have always carried it with me.

Now that I know that Your Majesty and Princess Pomegranate had a deep brother-sister relationship, and I think back to when the princess was in a trance on her deathbed, the one she kept thinking about was not me, but Your Majesty. I'm sure this jade hairpin is what she wanted to leave for you."

When Tian Shang heard this, he thought that Tian Shiliu must have wanted to see him again before she died. He closed his eyes and let the tears slide down his cheeks.

The jade hairpin was returned to its original owner and came back into his hands, and the last bit of hope in his heart was shattered into ashes.

"Little Pomegranate...where did you bury her?"

Hao Xiong took a step forward and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I buried the princess in Jiaoyang Valley with my own hands. Everyone has their own share of responsibility. My sister was unaware of this at the time. It was all my willful behavior! I will leave it to Your Majesty to decide! I only beg Your Majesty to spare my sister and the others!"

"I'm his sister, I'll share the responsibility with him if anything happens!"

Zhao Xuan pulled Hao Xiong up and spoke loudly.

The Little Medical Fairy walked slowly forward and stood side by side with Zhao Xuan.

"According to what you said, I am still your sister and Hao Xiong's sister. I should protect my younger brothers and sisters. I am also responsible for this matter."

Tian Shang stared at Yuzhin intently, as if he didn't hear what everyone said at all. He kept saying it to himself in his heart.

Little Pomegranate died, and she would never come back. He would never see his only sister again...

Yes, that’s right. He looked down on none of the other half-princesses. In his heart, he only had his sister Tian Shiliu.

Wang Huai was an outsider and could see things clearly. Tian Shiliu had died on the way to the marriage, and a fake princess was married in her place. The chief and deputy envoys of the delegation were definitely involved in this matter, and even the prefect of the border town was one of them.

As Tian Shang's strategist, he had the foresight to choose Tian Shang from among many princes. From then on, he devoted himself to assisting Tian Shang to ascend the throne and then complete the plan of unification.

He didn't want to see Tian Shang going to great lengths for a mere princess, and there was no need to offend the wise king because of this.

Being obsessed with Tian Shiliu's death is not the way of a king, but the kindness of a woman!

He walked to Tian Shang and reminded him quietly.

"Your Majesty, the cause of Princess Pomegranate's death has been revealed. What do you think we should do now? Why not just let it go?"

Tian Shang then raised his head. Wang Huai's words not only failed to calm him down, but made him feel even more deeply that Tian Shiliu's death was aggrieved and unworthy!

He looked at everyone with a cold gaze.

"Every one of you is responsible for Little Pomegranate's death!"

"Your Majesty, your words are wrong!"

Gu Zhanghua frowned, stood up and walked to Tian Shang.

"If we want to deliberately conceal Tian Shiliu's death, there are plenty of ways to do it, and I guarantee that Your Majesty will not be able to find any loopholes!

But we ultimately chose to come before His Majesty and speak the truth without making any excuses or even thinking of escaping. This demonstrates our sincerity and integrity!"

Gu Zhanghua really looked down on Tian Shang at this time. He didn't believe the obvious facts and put the blame on them. If Hao Xiong hadn't handed Tian Shiliu over to Xiao Yixian for treatment, Tian Shiliu would not have survived the daybreak in Qi Mansion.

Gu Zhanghua glanced at Tian Shang and said in a deep voice.

"Besides, if it weren't for the Yue Kingdom's envoys who wholeheartedly helped Hao Xiong and the others, how could they dare to pretend to be the princess of Yue Kingdom?

After learning about this, I personally went to Jiaoyang Valley for an on-site investigation and indeed saw Tian Shiliu's tomb. They have done their utmost to be kind and righteous. Your Majesty, as the ruler of the State of Yue, don't you even understand this principle?"

Tian Shang sneered repeatedly when he heard this.

"Are you questioning my confusion?"

"I dare not! Your Majesty is certainly very clever!"

Gu Zhanghua put on a sarcastic smile and didn't want to argue with Tian Shang anymore, so he went straight to the point.

"Your Majesty sent assassins to impersonate the Guze Town garrison to assassinate our Xia Kingdom envoys. That plan was absolutely flawless!

My father asked me to bring a message to His Majesty. If the four of us can return to Xia Country safely, my father will forgive us!

Otherwise, such evil deeds will be announced to the entire Qiankun Continent. Not only will Your Majesty lose face, but the whole world will condemn You!"

Tian Shang looked at Gu Zhanghua in surprise and doubt, then suddenly burst into laughter. He stood up and walked in front of Gu Zhanghua with an angry look on his face.

"I admit it! I was the mastermind behind that incident! My goal was to frame the then Crown Prince Tian Yuan and prevent the Xia Kingdom's envoys from entering Vietnam, but I never intended to kill anyone!"

Tian Shang gritted his teeth in anger when he thought of this.

It would have been better if Gu Zhanghua didn't mention it. Once he mentioned it, it reminded him of the time when he heard that the entire Xia Kingdom delegation was wiped out. He was so scared that he was scared out of his wits and couldn't recover for a long time.

Now Emperor Xia is even using this matter to threaten him. How can he let Emperor Xia get his wish? He must clarify this matter!

It really pissed him off!

Xiao Shiliu's death just now made him extremely sad, and now Emperor Xia's threat made him furious. Tian Shang felt dizzy for a while.

He swayed a little, reached out to hold the imperial desk, rubbed his eyebrows to calm himself down, and then heard Gu Zhanghua questioning him harshly.

"You haven't thought about killing anyone? How ridiculous! My brother the Crown Prince, the deputy envoy Zhao Xiaoman, and a total of 106 people in the delegation, if it wasn't the assassins you sent who killed them, then who was it?!"