The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan were secretly gossiping about Huang Shuo. Gu Li brought Han Gu into the imperial study, and the two of them hurriedly stood up and saluted Gu Li.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"

"Sit down!"

Gu Li sat down at the desk first. Gu Zhanghua hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Gu Li and handed it to him with both hands.

"Father, please have some hot tea first."

"it is good!"

Gu Li took a sip of tea and looked at the two children in front of him with a look of satisfaction, and finally his eyes fixed on Zhao Xuan.

"Xuan'er, I have already properly handled your master's matter. Soon everyone will know about your master's heroic deeds. However, I still have something I want to discuss with you."

"Father, please speak."

"I want to move your master's grave back to the imperial mausoleum for a proper burial, so that old friends can pay their respects and express their grief. Xuan'er, what do you think?"

Zhao Xuan pondered for a moment, then looked up at Gu Li, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Father, General Qin has mentioned this to me, but I can't make the decision. My father buried my master with his own hands and later raised me with great difficulty.

He has been living in a hut in Qingshan Valley for the past few years, accompanying my master. He and my master have a deep bond, so I must obtain his consent."

A flash of disappointment passed through Gu Li's eyes, and he quickly understood Zhao Xuan's intentions.

"You're right. It's not too late to make plans after you ask your father."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. My father is currently staying at the Xianwang Mansion. I will discuss this with him as soon as I return."

Gu Li had an idea and made a suggestion to Zhao Xuan.

"Why don't you invite your father to the family dinner tonight? I'd really like to meet him, too. He and I are relatives, so it's only natural that we should sit down and have a good chat!"

"Alright, Xiaowu and I are going back home soon to tell him about Master and ask him if he wants to attend the family dinner. But I can't guarantee it, my father is quite shy."

When Zhao Xuan said this, she couldn't help laughing when she thought of Huang Shuo's behavior as a hermit master.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether you come or not. Just tell him my feelings!"

Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua immediately said goodbye to Gu Li.

After returning to Prince Xian's Mansion, Zhao Xuan went to the guest room where Huang Shuo was staying alone and told him that Emperor Xia had invited him to a family dinner.

Huang Shuo's head immediately shook like a rattle, and his hands moved so smoothly that afterimages were left.

"No, no, no, no!"

Huang Shuo said three times that he would not go.

Seeing that Huang Shuo was so resistant to entering the palace, Zhao Xuan didn't even bother to ask why he didn't go, and directly asked Huang Shuo about the relocation of Zhao Xiaoman's grave.

Huang Shuo was silent for a long time. He was wondering where would be the best destination for Zhao Xiaoman?

Is it the Qingshan Valley or the imperial tomb in the imperial capital?

Zhao Xuan did not urge Huang Shuo. She could probably guess what Huang Shuo was thinking. In fact, Zhao Xuan herself was also thinking, is it really a good idea to move her master's grave back?

But here are the old friends of the master, and they are buried in the imperial mausoleum, which is an incomparable honor.

For Zhao Xuan herself, she will live in the Xianwang Mansion for a long time in the future, and it is definitely more convenient to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to her master than to go to Qingshan Valley.

Zhao Xuan thought about it for a while and didn't know what to do. She looked up at Huang Shuo, who happened to be looking at her with his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

"Everyone thinks this is a good thing, and Xiaoman is indeed worthy of such an honor."

Huang Shuo paused here, his expression gloomy, and when he spoke again, his tone was filled with endless sadness.

"But back then, because I was in a hurry to take you back to Liyang, I had to bury your master hastily. Furthermore, under the circumstances, I couldn't even find a straw mat, let alone a coffin. All I could do was cover your master with a layer of dead leaves... Now, more than ten years have passed, and the body must have long since..."

Huang Shuo really couldn't say the four words "turned into dry bones". He felt heartbroken, but this was the fact. He believed that Zhao Xuan could understand the unspoken meaning in his words.

Huang Shuo didn't look at Zhao Xuan again. He stood up and walked to the window, staring at the void outside the window, and spoke again with difficulty.

"Xuan'er, are you really willing to let your master be exposed in broad daylight in front of everyone?

Your master was such a proud person when she was alive. I can still remember her bright smile, every frown and smile was so intoxicating...

She dared to love and hate. I think she wanted to die with dignity. She wanted us to remember her past appearance only. She didn't care about the posthumous glory!

At the end of his speech, Huang Shuo couldn't help but wet his clothes with tears.

Zhao Xuan walked to Huang Shuo and suddenly realized that Huang Shuo was crying silently. She subconsciously reached out to hug Huang Shuo, buried her face in his arms, and couldn't help crying.

Yes, her master has always been a bright, beautiful, cheerful and generous woman. Since she has sunk into the darkness underground and lived quietly for so many years, why bother to disturb her peace and mobilize a large number of people to travel hundreds of miles to bring her back to Liyang?

Relocating the grave meant digging up the remains. She could still vividly remember the scene of burying her master, and whenever she thought of it, she would feel a sharp pain in her heart.

Huang Shuo only erected a monument for his master a few years ago after saving enough money and asked a local stonemason in Qingshan Valley to do it.

Zhao Xuan sighed and tightened her arms around Huang Shuo.

"Dad, you're right. I'll do as you say!"

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Zhao Xuan briefly mentioned Huang Shuo's idea to Gu Zhanghua. After a brief thought, Gu Zhanghua immediately agreed with Huang Shuo's decision.

"Twelve years have passed. There's really no need to disturb Aunt Zhao's spirit again."

The two of them hurried into the palace together.

Zhao Xuan finally told Gu Li that she and Huang Shuo agreed that the grave would not be moved and everything would remain as usual.

Upon hearing this, Gu Li no longer insisted, but ordered that Zhao Xuan accompany him after the family dinner, and ordered Qin Shao to represent them, Zhao Xiaoman's old friends, to go to Qingshan Valley to pay tribute to Zhao Xiaoman.

After Gu Li summoned Gu Zhanghua and his wife and Qin Shao, he thought for a moment and then went to the Buddhist temple where the queen in the harem worshipped Buddha.

As soon as he walked into the Buddhist hall, a familiar sandalwood scent immediately made him feel refreshed, as if all his worries could be thrown behind him at this moment.

The queen, dressed in plain clothes, bowed to Gu Li.

"I am late in welcoming you, Your Majesty, please punish me."

Gu Li helped the Queen up: "Queen, please don't be so polite."

The couple sat down in the side hall of the Buddhist temple and waited for the palace maids to prepare hot tea and cakes. Gu Li signaled the queen to send her attendants away, and then he slowly spoke.

"I came here to tell you something. Xiaoman and Xuan'er have been found."

The queen looked at Gu Li in surprise.

"How are the master and disciple now? Why haven't we heard from them in all these years?"

Gu Li sighed, held the queen's hand, and spoke softly.

"On the day the diplomatic mission was attacked, Xiaoman fought desperately against the assassins. Unfortunately, the incident happened suddenly and many assassins gathered. Not only did she fail to save Ming'er, but she was also struck by a poisoned arrow. She had no choice but to flee into the mountains with Xuan'er, where she died of the poison that night."

The surprise on the queen's face froze instantly, and she couldn't accept this fact for a moment.

She took a deep breath, then looked at Gu Li with sorrow in her eyes. Her nose felt sore and her throat was blocked. Two lines of hot tears slowly slid down uncontrollably.

What a brilliant and beautiful woman she was back then, but when we heard from her again, we found out that she had passed away forever!