The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Tian Xueyan kept holding Huang Shuo's arm, crying out "repay the favor", which reminded Huang Shuo of something that happened many years ago.

That year, he had just come down the mountain to gain experience and met a caravan escorted by Zhao Xiaoman passing by the foot of the mountain. He was attracted by the aroma of several jars of wine pulled on an ox cart.

He had no idea that you couldn't drink other people's wine for free. You had to either spend money to buy it or have someone give it to you as a gift. He thought it was just like in the mountains, where he could drink whatever wine he wanted.

So he jumped onto the ox cart lightly, drank all five jars of Drunken Immortal Liquid, and was then caught red-handed by Zhao Xiaoman.

After Zhao Xiaoman scolded him, he finally realized that five jars of Drunken Immortal Liquid were worth fifty taels of silver, and drinking without being asked was stealing. If he didn't want to be a wine thief, he had to pay Zhao Xiaoman for the wine.

But he only had ten copper coins given by his master in his pocket, which was not enough to pay for the wine. So Zhao Xiaoman suggested that he follow Zhao Xiaoman as a bodyguard as a way to repay his debt.

He had spent half his life on those five jars of wine, and now the girl in front of him said that he had done her a favor, so it seemed reasonable for her to stay with him to repay him.

But Huang Shuo still felt something was wrong, something felt weird.

Huang Shuo scratched his hair and thought hard.

"What you said seems to make some sense..."

Tian Xueyan suddenly stopped crying. Happiness came unexpectedly. She opened her red and swollen eyes and looked at Huang Shuo in disbelief.

She was about to ask Huang Shuo: What did you say? Are you willing to take me with you?

But she immediately shut her mouth. Huang Shuo's words clearly meant that he only reluctantly accepted her to be by his side. If she asked back, would it alert Huang Shuo and make him not want her anymore?

Tian Xueyan thought about it for a long time and decided to confirm Huang Shuo's idea. Of course, one should repay a favor in the right way.

She knelt down in front of Huang Shuo, looked up at him, and acted pitifully with full sincerity.

"Master Huang! Thank you for taking me in! Xueyan has no way to repay you, so she is willing to be your slave and servant. She will definitely serve you well in the future!"

When Huang Shuo heard the thud of Tian Xueyan's knees hitting the ground, he immediately jumped to the side. Before Tian Xueyan could finish her words, Huang Shuo had already reached out and pulled her up.

"It's okay for you to follow me, but I can't guarantee that I can feed you. You have to think carefully and don't cry if you're hungry."

Huang Shuo is telling the truth.

He was a grown man, sleeping in the open air, hungry and full, picking some fruits and catching some fish, and if he was lucky, he would catch some pheasants and roast them, which was enough for a meal, and he had a young girl with him...

How could someone who looks delicate and tender endure the suffering he endured?

Huang Daxia got a headache just thinking about it and said that life is not easy!

But it’s okay. If Tian Xueyan can’t stand the hardship and runs away, he will be happy and relaxed!

Tian Xueyan had wiped away her tears and her face was full of joy. She agreed without hesitation.

"I promise not to cry!"

Then Tian Xueyan thought of another key issue.

"Mr. Huang, can you promise me one thing? Don't tell anyone that I'm the princess of Yue..."

Huang Shuo was confused.

"Are you the princess of Yue?"

How could he just pick up a princess?

Is his luck so bad?!

"Not anymore, never again!"

Tian Xueyan's eyes revealed determination and resoluteness, and she looked up at Huang Shuo.

"From now on, my last name won't be Tian. My mother's last name is Yang, so I'll be called Yang Xueyan. I'm the poor, starving person you saved on the roadside!"

Huang Shuo thought about it very seriously, and shook his head at Tian Xueyan with some distress.

"I may not tell anyone else, but I must tell my daughter, my son-in-law, Old Guo, Little Doctor Fairy, and Bear Cub. They are all my closest relatives!"

Huang Shuo finished talking about it like he was counting on the back of his hand, and then he counted on his fingers.

"If necessary, we can't hide it from Uncle Wu in our village. Xiaoman must know it even more! We can't hide it from anyone else, but she!"

Tian Xueyan's face darkened when she heard this. She might as well not have made the request. She originally only wanted you, me, and the heaven and the earth to know about it. But now, it feels like everyone in the world will know about it soon.

She is Princess Tian Xueyan of Yue State. What secrets can she have?

Fortunately, she is safe with Huang Shuo, and she will not have any intersection with Tian Shang when she goes to Xia Kingdom in the future. As long as Tian Shang cannot find her at the crime scene that night, what does it matter if someone knows that she is the princess of Yue Kingdom?

Now she can only believe Huang Shuo and the relatives he talked about.

Tian Xueyan couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Huang, the Xiaoman you just mentioned is your wife's maiden name, right?"

"No."

Tian Xueyan looked confused.

"Then who is she? Why can't I hide it from anyone else?"

Huang Shuo's face, which was slightly tanned by the sun, suddenly turned red, and he spoke frankly.

"She's the one I love most."

Tian Xueyan was even more confused.

"Your favorite isn't your wife. Could it be that your wife is someone else?"

"I don't have a wife."

Tian Xueyan was completely confused.

"Where would the daughter come from without a wife?"

Huang Shuo answered confidently.

"Picked it up!"

Tian Xueyan was suddenly speechless, because Huang Shuo's expression was too sincere, and there was also an unconcealable sense of pride and pride. She really couldn't doubt that Huang Shuo was lying, and there was no need for Huang Shuo to lie to her.

Therefore, Tian Xueyan quickly accepted a new knowledge: it is possible to have children without getting married.

But she still didn't understand one thing, so she asked Huang Shuo again.

"You said that Consort Xian is your daughter, and your daughter was adopted. Isn't Consort Xian my half-sister, Tian Shiliu?"

Huang Shuo: “…”

Oh no! How could he have forgotten this? He had accidentally revealed his daughter's big secret to this princess of Yue. Would it bring trouble to his daughter?

For the sake of his daughter's safety, Huang Shuo, who had just reluctantly accepted Tian Xueyan's gratitude, was now determined to keep Tian Xueyan by his side and not leave her even for a moment!

In the future, even if Tian Xueyan doesn't want to repay the favor, she will have to. If she can't bear the suffering and wants to run away, no way!

In this way, Tian Xueyan cannot reveal her daughter's secret to outsiders!

When Huang Shuo thought of this, he smiled broadly at Tian Xueyan.

"Tian Xueyan..."

"My last name is Yang Xueyan!"

Tian Xueyan, who had changed her surname, saw Huang Shuo's beautiful smile and his attitude towards her change 180 degrees, and her heart trembled.

Could it be that Mr. Huang is two-faced and thinking of selling her for money when he's hungry?

Tian Xueyan, who considered herself intelligent and able to read people's expressions, began to doubt her own judgment for the first time.

At this moment, she no longer cared about why Huang Shuo did not answer her previous question. Perhaps she did not want to get to the bottom of it at all.

Who is the virtuous princess and what does it have to do with her?

"Okay, I'll call you Yang Xueyan from now on. Let's go, we'll set off back to Xia Country immediately!"

Tian Xueyan glanced at the sky outside the window. The last rays of sunset were about to be shrouded by darkness. It was too dangerous to travel at night.

"It's getting late. Can't we leave tomorrow morning?"

Huang Shuo didn't waste any words and just raised two fingers.

"First, if we stay at the inn for another night, we won't have money for food tomorrow. Second, I can take you flying at night. There will be too many people during the day, so it's inconvenient!"

These two reasons sounded so reasonable that Tian Xueyan couldn't refute them.