The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Zhao Xiaoman couldn't help laughing when she saw Gu Zhanghua burping continuously with a silly look on his face. She stood up and walked to Gu Zhanghua.

"Xiao Wu, take a deep breath. Yes, just like that. Hold your breath as hard as you can until you can't hold it anymore, then exhale!"

Xiao Aiyue wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, puzzled: "What are you doing?"

"Cure hiccups."

Xiao Aiyue looked at her son's little face seriously until her son exhaled and stopped hiccuping, then she smiled.

Zhao Xiaoman took the opportunity to push Xiao Aiyue's shoulder and said, "Aiyue, do you think you're really that bad? You secretly put a piece of cake in Xiaowu's pocket, and look how greedy he was. Now he's trying to steal my Xuanxuan's."

"You still think you're right? Only you dare! Only your Zhao Xuan dares! Yang Liuming has repeatedly warned children not to bring snacks to eat in class! You knowingly broke the law and yet you're blaming my Xiaowu?"

Zhao Xiaoman rolled her eyes. "That's right! Anyway, you refused every gift I gave you, and even after repeated apologies, you still didn't feel relieved. But you asked me to beat up my Xuanxuan, and I definitely can't do that! How about this, I'll give you an idea that will definitely satisfy you, and it guarantees to be very satisfying!"

Xiao Aiyue looked at Zhao Xiaoman in disbelief: "Really?"

Zhao Xiaoman nodded confidently: "Really! When my Xuanxuan and your Xiaowu grow up, you can decide to let Xiaowu marry Xuanxuan. That way, you, as the mother-in-law, can torture her to death! I will definitely not stop you!"

Xiao Aiyue stood up in fear, holding Gu Zhanghua and took several steps back.

"No, no, no! This is absolutely impossible! When we were little, my Xiaowu was bullied by your Zhao Xuan from time to time. Now you want to marry her when he grows up?! Aren't you trying to kill our Xiaowu? Who knows who will bully whom by then! You are giving such a stupid idea! As long as I am his mother, my Xiaowu will never marry your Zhao Xuan!"

Zhao Xiaoman was delighted. She came over and put her arm around Xiao Aiyue's shoulders, saying with a smile, "Come on, I'll show you something good!"

When Gu Zhanghua saw Zhao Xuan quietly peeking out from the door and waving at him while in his mother's arms, he started to make a fuss about getting out of bed.

Xiao Aiyue put Gu Zhanghua down and Gu Zhanghua ran towards the door.

Xiao Aiyue asked hurriedly: "Where are you going?"

"Pee!"

Zhao Xiaoman hugged Xiao Aiyue into her arms again and coaxed her:

"Don't be angry, it's not nice to be angry! It's not easy to go out of the palace for a walk. We sisters haven't seen each other for a long time. Did you miss me so much that you took advantage of the children's mischief to go out of the palace to catch up with me? Little sister, you are smart enough, I like you!"

Xiao Aiyue rolled her eyes at Zhao Xiaoman in disapproval. "Your mind is full of the escort agency and caravan all day long. If you have time, take good care of your Zhao Xuan. If you let her grow up wild and unruly like this, who would dare to marry her in the future?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Sister, you are right. I really have something great, a legendary treasure that can prolong life! Come and take a look?"

Xiao Aiyue's curiosity immediately overcame her anger to "avenge" her son, and the two of them walked out the door hand in hand.

In Zhao Xuan's boudoir, Gu Zhanghua was sitting intimately with Zhao Xuan at the table, gazing at the six plates of various pastries on the table with greed. Zhao Xuan picked up a piece of radish cake, took a big bite herself, and then stuffed the remaining half into Gu Zhanghua's mouth.

"We'll give you all the leftovers today. Take them back to the palace and enjoy them slowly. You said you couldn't steal my date paste cake no matter how greedy you are. I didn't hit you on purpose. My master taught me that. I didn't think twice before I threw the punch. It's all my master's fault."

"It's okay. It doesn't hurt anymore."

"You're just too slow to dodge. Otherwise, if you hit me with a punch, I'm sure I can dodge it!"

"Don't fight, what if you get hit?"

"Nothing will happen. I'm sure I can get away with it."

"Do not hit."

Zhao Xuan said this and raised her fist viciously.

"Do you want to fight? Do you believe I will beat you up?"

"I'd rather die than fight."

Yulan, who was serving on the side, hurried forward and pulled away Zhao Xuan, who had a fierce look on her face.

"Miss, how could anyone in this world force someone to beat you? Also, Miss told me you could only have two cakes a day. I packed one for you when you went to school, and now you've..." Yulan counted hurriedly, "You've eaten all of them, six! If Miss knew, she'd definitely blame me again!"

Zhao Xuan smiled cunningly: "I didn't eat it, it was Xiao Wu'er who ate it. I treated Xiao Wu'er to it as an apology. If you say that, my master won't blame you."

Yulan looked at the two people who were eating voraciously and felt like crying but had no tears.

Zhao Xuan asked Gu Zhanghua, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"

"Become a pastry chef, so that you can make delicious pastries for yourself every day. What about you?"

"I don't want to practice every day, but Master forces me to. It's too tiring. As long as I don't have to practice every day, I'll do anything. It would be best if I could have something delicious and fun every day."

"Then marry me when you grow up. I'm a prince and I have everything in the palace."

"The food in your palace is not as delicious as Aunt Lan's. I won't marry her."

"Then when I grow up I won't be a pastry chef but a chef."

"Then... let's do it."

Compared with the two unsuccessful children, sisters Zhao Xiaoman and Xiao Aiyue are much more idealistic.

At this time, Xiao Aiyue was taking out a flower that was as crystal clear as jade but cold to the touch from an open jade box, her face full of surprise.

"Is there really such a flower in the world? Can it prolong life and keep people young forever?"

"Of course, this flower is called Ice Crystal Chalcedony. It only grows on the tops of snow-capped mountains that are covered in ice and snow year-round. It blooms only once every hundred years. Monsters often appear around it, so it's not easy to find. It requires great luck. Otherwise, even the highest martial arts skills will be devoured by the monsters. And this flower only works on women."

"Then why don't you keep it for yourself?"

"Just tell me if you like it or not. If you do, I'll give it to you."

Xiao Aiyue looked gossipy: "Who gave it to you? Was it Qin..."

Zhao Xiaoman pretended to grab the flowers: "Such nonsense, I won't give it to you, sister!"

Xiao Aiyue hurriedly and carefully placed the flower into the jade box, and said with a sweet smile: "Sister, you are a heroine, you must keep your word!"

Zhao Xiaoman suddenly felt mischievous and pinched Xiao Aiyue's pretty face.

"Come, tell me how you found your little five from the rose bushes. You made our Xuanxuan feel so wronged. She said that since Xiaowu was picked up by his mother, he can call her mother, but why can't I, who was picked up by my master, call her mother?"

Xiao Aiyue was stunned when she heard this, then blushed: "Then what do you want me to say? Did he do that with his father, and then did that, and then came out of that? But you got the advantage!"

"I admit it, it's like a pie in the sky, and it just happened to fall right next to me. However, my Xuanxuan is not a pie in the sky, she is a priceless treasure!"

"Look how beautiful you are!"

Zhao Xiaoman burst into laughter.

Xiao Aiyue couldn't help laughing, but immediately became worried again: "Oh, don't laugh yet, I just remembered something. How am I going to explain this to His Majesty when I get back?"

"Then what's so hard to explain? Just say I missed you, so I asked my Xuanxuan to beat up your Xiaowu. As a mother, you will definitely come to me to ask for an explanation. I left the palace secretly in desperation. Your Majesty is kind and will definitely be able to fool me."

Xiao Aiyue was speechless. She looked at Zhao Xiaoman and said, "I really doubt that Zhao Xuan is your biological daughter. Master and disciple are of the same character!"

On the carriage back to the palace, Xiao Aiyue clutched the jade box tightly in her arms. She looked at her son, who was clutching a large bag of assorted pastries, and grinned. She asked him, "Son, do you think we've been fooled by that master and disciple again? Are we just letting Zhao Xuan's beating go?"

Gu Zhanghua grinned, "Are you unhappy, mother? Ageless goddess?"

Xiao Aiyue smacked her lips and said, "Alright, let's do this. We won't lose anything, and we'll make a fortune this time!"

The carriage suddenly stopped. Xiao Aiyue frowned and asked outside the carriage, "What's wrong?"