The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

The Yue State delegation returned to the luxurious guest rooms, gathered in the envoy's room and closed the door.

The envoy picked up a cup of cold tea from the table and gulped it down.

One deputy looked anxious.

"Sir, you only gave us three days. What if Mr. Qi can't find the princess? This time is too short! How about extending it for a few days?"

The envoy snorted coldly.

"Do you think everything will be fine once we find the princess? Yanwangzhai is a rape! Even if we find the princess, can she be intact? We give this second-hand piece of clothing to the prince of Xia Kingdom as his concubine? Do you have the guts or do I have the guts?"

Everyone gasped.

Another deputy envoy said with hope, "What if, what if the princess is fine..."

The envoy raised his head to the sky and sighed: "Thanks to your good words, let's take a gamble on this one-or-one chance!"

Another deputy envoy suggested: "Then don't let Master Qi work alone. Why are we still staying in the house? Let's go out and look for it together!"

"That's right! Let's go! Let's go together!"

Several people nodded frequently, echoed the voice, and were about to walk out.

He slammed the table in frustration.

"Stop! Stop everyone!"

Several people turned around and looked at the envoy blankly.

He fell into a chair.

"Don't you want to die? Yanwangzhai! That's Yanwangzhai! It's full of vicious bandits! We are all civil servants, can we fight or kill? Besides, Princess Pomegranate is in a position where people step on her even if she falls into the mud. How can she get any good treatment? I've noticed that the guards we brought with us are all ugly. Can they protect us? Or can they work for us? Even so, you still want to go to Yanwangzhai to ask for people? If you go there, you will just stick your neck out and get chopped off!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but shrink their necks, stepped back one after another, and gathered around the envoy.

The chief envoy looked at a deputy envoy.

"Well, you go find Master Qi right now and give him a death order! The princess's kidnapping must not leak out! If it gets out, his head will be the first to be chopped off!"

The deputy envoy agreed and hurriedly turned and left the room.

The others looked at the envoy eagerly.

The envoy beckoned to the crowd, and they took a few steps forward and listened attentively.

The envoy then whispered, "I have come up with a good idea, but it's a little difficult to actually implement..."

Several people then began to whisper.

Besides, Chunlan followed Zhao Xuan's instructions and hurried to the border town. She wandered around the gate of Qi Mansion for two days and finally found an opportunity.

That evening, in the alley behind the Qi Mansion, Chunlan was pretending to pass by the back door while eating melon seeds. As she wished, she saw a flatbed truck delivering wine coming out of the back door, and the empty wine barrels on the truck were shaking and rattling.

The man driving the carriage reluctantly held the hand of a maid from the Qi mansion. The two of them talked in a sweet and affectionate manner for a long time before the man drove away.

But the maid still stood at the door, staring at the man's back.

Chunlan then slowly walked forward and followed the maid's gaze, looking towards the end of the alley.

"Your man? He's quite handsome! You and I really look like a perfect match!"

The maid was stunned and looked at Chunlan nervously.

"well enough……"

As the maid turned around and was about to leave, Chunlan hurriedly stuffed the melon seeds in her hand into the maid's hand.

"Come, have some melon seeds! You can make a lot of money delivering wine to the Qi Mansion! You are so lucky!"

The maid subconsciously picked up a melon seed and started eating it.

"What kind of blessing is this? The envoys are here these days, so I can drink a lot. I don't know when I can collect enough money to redeem myself..."

Chunlan smiled.

"What's there to worry about? If the delegation stays at your house for a few more days, there might be enough people! I heard the delegation is escorting the princess to the Xia Kingdom for a marriage alliance. Have you seen the princess? Is she as beautiful as you?"

The maid touched her face embarrassedly.

"Sister, please don't talk nonsense! She's a princess! How can I compare with her? But I don't know if the princess can come back..."

Chunlan asked calmly.

"The princess is not in your house?"

"A few days ago..." The maidservant said this and quickly covered her mouth, "No more, no more!"

Chunlan grabbed the maid's arm.

"You've left me in suspense, it's so frustrating! I'm so curious! I'll definitely have to eat and sleep poorly to find out the truth! How about this, my sister is the housekeeper of the prefectural government. I'll talk to her and ask her to let your man deliver wine to the prefectural government and make a little money. How about that? My dear sister, please satisfy my curiosity!"

The maid was delighted, but she still looked around cautiously to make sure that no one was in the alley. She turned back and looked through the door before asking Chunlan, "Do you mean what you said?"

Chunlan immediately took out a piece of silver from her bosom and stuffed it into the maid's hand.

“Consider it a deposit!”

The maid pinched the silver.

"Let me tell you, the Qi family is in big trouble this time. The princess was kidnapped by people from Yanwangzhai a few nights ago!"

Chunlan widened her eyes.

"Ah? There's such a thing? Is it true?"

The maid made a hushing gesture towards Chunlan.

"Keep your voice down! Of course it's true! The mansion is in chaos now!"

That night, Chunlan rushed back to Jiaoyang Valley and reported what she had learned to Zhao Xuan. As Zhao Xuan listened, she felt cold all over, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Zhao Xuan was furious: "This Hao Xiong! He's really capable! He's also really lucky! He easily kidnaps a prince! He easily rescues a princess!"

Chunlan asked in a deep voice, "Boss, what should we do now? If the Yue princess was still alive, we could still return her secretly, but now she is dead! Neither the Yue nor the Xia will forgive us!"

"Where's Hao Xiong?"

Chunlan said, "When I came back, I saw him walking towards the cemetery. He should still be there now."

Zhao Xuan looked at Chunlan and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Take a short rest and then rush back to the border town. Continue to inquire about the situation of the Qi Mansion and the diplomatic mission. Report any changes at any time!"

In Jiaoyang Valley, on the sunny side, far away from people's living area, there is a cemetery area, where people who died of plague and other causes were buried.

When Zhao Xuan arrived, she saw Hao Xiong adding soil to a new grave, wiping his tears.

Zhao Xuan walked to Hao Xiong, squatted down, and planted a wild flower in the ground in front of the grave. She saw a tombstone standing in front of the grave, which was empty with nothing written on it.

Zhao Xuan said, "It's confirmed. This girl is a princess of the Kingdom of Yue. The Kingdom of Yue intends to send her to the Kingdom of Xia for marriage. Her name is Tian Shiliu. You can engrave her name on the tombstone."

Hao Xiong looked at Zhao Xuan in shock, then turned to look at the new grave in front of him.

"Princess?! Sis, I'm sorry... I messed up again on my own!"

Zhao Xuan shook her head slightly, pulled Hao Xiong up, and stared at the new grave like Hao Xiong.

"It's not your fault. Xiangcao is so pitiful. She was a bloody mess when she was rescued, and now she is still paralyzed in bed. We can't seek justice for Xiangcao through proper channels. Should we go to the authorities? Who would care about the life and death of a maid? Master Qi bullied a maid, but his wife even falsely accused Xiangcao of seducing her first...Hao Xiong, you did the right thing!"

"Sister! Please stop comforting me! The princess couldn't be rescued and died here. What should we do now?"

Zhao Xuan sighed.

"Dongtian told me the past two days that when he was patrolling the mountains, he kept seeing people sneaking up the mountain. He led a few of them away, and I also fought with a few of them, and even defeated one. That person said he was hired by the Qi Mansion at a huge expense to come to our Yanwang Village to look for a kidnapped woman. Combined with the information Chunlan brought back, they are looking for this Pomegranate Princess. Hao Xiong, we are in big trouble. The Qi Mansion has plenty of money!"

Hao Xiong murmured: "Money makes the world go round... I know..."

Zhao Xuan calmed herself down.

"The Yue Princess's case concerns both Xia and Yue. No matter which country investigates this matter later, Jiaoyang Valley will be blamed! We're definitely shouldering the blame! I've made up my mind. The best plan right now is to find a way to evacuate everyone safely as quickly as possible! By then, Jiaoyang Valley will be a deserted city! But I still need to discuss this with Uncle Guo! Pack up and follow me to Fengcheng immediately!"

Hao Xiong fell into deep thought, and suddenly turned to look at Zhao Xuan.

"Sister! Do you know which prince this princess is going to marry?"

Zhao Xuan was annoyed: "That's the virtuous king you kidnapped and married a few days ago!"

Hao Xiong's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The Virtuous King? Hello, the Virtuous King! Sister, think about it, I've already married the Virtuous King for you! All that's missing is the bridal chamber! Sister, why don't you just pretend to be the Princess of Yue and marry the Virtuous King for her? That way, it'll be good for you, for me, and for everyone! All the troubles will be gone!"

"I……"

Zhao Xuan was almost choked to death by Hao Xiong's words. She jumped up and slapped Hao Xiong's head hard several times.

"What the hell is wrong with your brain?! Your idea is really! Weird!"