The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Gu Zhanghua curled up his legs, hugged his knees with his hands, leaned his back against the car, and then recalled.

"She was my adopted sister when I was little. She was also my mother's best friend and Aunt Zhao's apprentice. Her name was Zhao Xuan, and I called her Sister Xuan. Back then, we did almost everything together. She took good care of me. She would think of me when she had delicious cakes, and would take me along when she had fun games. My mother controlled everything for me. Only when I was with Sister Xuan did I realize how colorful and interesting life could be."

Gu Zhanghua paused at this point, with a smile on his face. After a while, he continued:

"One day, I was ill, and she came to see me and gave me this dagger. I was really shocked at the time. Who would give a dagger to a patient? Only she would think of that. Later I figured out that the dagger must be very precious to her, so she gave it to me. I have kept it ever since. It is the only gift she has ever given me."

After hearing what Gu Zhanghua said, Zhao Xuan realized that her master had casually given her his dagger as a gift, but Gu Zhanghua regarded it as a treasure.

Fortunately, she did not continue to be fooled by her master at that time. She was very careful in choosing the scabbard and even asked the people in the weapon shop to carve the word "Xuan" on the scabbard to prove that she had prepared it carefully and not just perfunctorily.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan felt a little ashamed. She was embarrassed to look directly at Gu Zhanghua, lowered her head, and didn't know what to say.

Gu Zhanghua looked at Zhao Xuan: "I've finished what I said. Shouldn't you return the dagger to me?"

Zhao Xuan's mind was in turmoil. She really wanted to get a definitive answer. What was the current attitude of the virtuous prince, Gu Zhanghua, towards her? Did he always miss his sister Xuan?

Zhao Xuan imagined what Tian Shiliu's reaction would be if she heard what Gu Zhanghua said, then she raised her head and looked at Gu Zhanghua.

"Let me be clear, I'm not jealous. I just think, since you two are so close, could you please let me meet her?"

Gu Zhanghua's eyes immediately dimmed.

"Let alone taking you to see her, I don't even know where she is now. More than ten years ago, she...she suddenly disappeared, and there has been no news since. I thought, maybe she's somewhere I don't know, living well."

Zhao Xuan felt a pang of heartache. To her now, "Zhao Xuan" had already died when her master passed away. She couldn't help but mutter, "She's been missing for so many years... maybe she's already dead..."

When Gu Zhanghua heard this, his face changed immediately and he started yelling at Zhao Xuan.

"A dragon has a reverse scale. If you touch it, it will be angry! Do you understand? I won't waste my words with you! You are unreasonable!"

After Gu Zhanghua finished speaking, he stood up angrily and walked out of the car, shouting, "Shishu! Stop the car!"

The secretary quickly grabbed the reins, and before he could jump out of the carriage to put the footstool, Gu Zhanghua had already jumped out and almost fell. He quickly steadied himself and then strode forward.

The secretary hurriedly shouted, "Your Highness! Where are you going?"

Gu Zhanghua didn't even turn his head.

"It's unreasonable! It's absolutely unreasonable! If you say one more word to her, I won't be named Gu! It's like talking to a cow! It's like talking to a deaf person! It's a waste of words! And it makes me so angry!"

The secretary shrank his neck in fear and glanced into the carriage.

"I've never seen His Highness so angry in my life... The princess is truly capable."

Zhao Xuan chased out and saw that Gu Zhanghua had already gone far away, so she gave instructions to the servant.

"If he wants to walk, let him walk. It's a good opportunity for him to exercise. Keep up!"

Zhao Xuan retreated back to the carriage, thinking of Gu Zhanghua's angry look just now. She wanted to laugh, but her nose was sore. For the first time, she felt that Tian Shiliu's identity was a hindrance. Even though Gu Zhanghua had deep feelings for her and had been thinking about his sister Xuan for so many years, could he accept the drastically changed Tian Shiliu?

She had been a daylily for over ten years since she was six years old. When she first entered the martial arts world, she ran into the tough Tiandao League, and it was still a mess until now...

Zhao Xuan was just thinking about these bad things when she heard someone knocking on the carriage. She lifted the curtain and saw that it was Qing'e, the big trouble she had been looking for, trotting towards her from the back of the carriage.

When Qing'e saw Zhao Xuan show up, she immediately asked with a gossipy look on her face, "Princess, what happened? Why did the prince jump out of the car and leave first? He almost fell down! If Concubine Shu knew about this, she would definitely be heartbroken!"

Zhao Xuan couldn't help but press her forehead. She didn't care whether Concubine Shu would feel sad if she knew about it. She just had a headache now!

Until she returned to the palace and entered her room, Zhao Xuan still hadn't thought of a good way to deal with Qing'e. She had no choice but to hypnotize herself and think, forget it, just take it one step at a time. As long as she didn't reveal her true identity and acted carefully, Qing'e wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

Zhao Xuan was just about to change into casual clothes and go for lunch when she saw Chunlan walk in and close the door behind her.

Zhao Xuan asked hurriedly, "Didn't I ask you to prepare lunch? Is there something wrong?"

Chunlan became a little anxious when she saw Zhao Xuan acting as if it was none of her business.

"What a commotion today! You're not worried at all? Princess, I think you should stay out of the sight of Concubine Shu from now on!"

Zhao Xuan said nonchalantly, "That's all? It's just a few words of scolding. It's not like anything serious will happen."

"Then let me ask you, do you know where your jewelry went?"

Zhao Xuan finally took it seriously.

"you know?"

Chunlan said, "Every servant in the mansion has one!"

Zhao Xuan finally realized: "No wonder! I remember it now, it seems to be true!"

Chunlan continued to help Zhao Xuan recall.

"It's the only jade hairpin you insisted on giving to Qiuju. Qiuju accepted it, so I could put it in your hair. Otherwise, you won't even have a jade hairpin, and your hair will be dry and clean!"

Zhao Xuan asked curiously, "What did I give you?"

"Now it's my turn, and you don't have any jewelry to give me, so you gave me five taels of silver... Isn't that the point? Don't you want to think about how to get those jewelry back? Or buy a few new ones quickly? Otherwise, what will you wear next time the Concubine Shu summons you?"

Zhao Xuan waved her hand as if nothing had happened.

"Why would you come back? Money is something outside of your body. You can't bring it with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die. Just give it away. Besides, the Xianwang Mansion is the mansion of the prince after all. I'll ask the prince for money later and we can buy new ones. It's not a big deal. Don't worry about it. Besides, I won't go to the palace to seek trouble unless it's absolutely necessary. I'm not stupid!"

As Zhao Xuan spoke, she had already changed into casual clothes. She saw the dagger hidden under her clothes. After thinking for a moment, she took out the dagger, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and walked out the door.

Chunlan followed behind and shouted, "Dinner is almost ready. What are you doing with a dagger?"

"I'm going to go find the prince. You guys can eat first. Don't wait for me."

As expected, Zhao Xuan saw Shishu at the door of the study, and saw that Shishu was chewing a big steamed bun.

"What's the matter? Your Highness is so angry? He won't even eat? He wants you to starve too? Let me go in and take a look."

The secretary hurriedly stopped Zhao Xuan and said in embarrassment, "Princess, the prince doesn't want to see anyone, especially you!"