The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Zhao Xuan showed the painting to everyone and praised loudly: "Can't you see it? Isn't this a true self-portrait of Prince Zhang Huoduo? Don't you think it looks like it?!"

Gu Zhanghua was the first one who couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Yes! It's exactly like him! My third brother does have this smirk on his face on a normal day!"

The ladies suddenly realized the truth and scrambled to take the painting for themselves.

Zhao Xuan turned to look at Gu Jingfeng and teased, "Third brother, which lady are you planning to give this masterpiece to?"

Gu Jingfeng calmed down again and said proudly, "Don't make any noise! ​​Don't make any noise! ​​I'll draw one for each of you later! Everyone will have a share, and then hang them up for me! Hang them in the main hall! Hang them high! You can see them as soon as you enter the door!"

Gu Zhanghua said, "Alright, that matter has been resolved. After all this time, it's time to start the feast, right? Third brother, we're here just for this sumptuous feast in your house!"

Finally, everyone had a lively and happy dinner together. After dinner, they chatted for a while. Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan said goodbye to Gu Jingfeng and the ladies. The ladies all rushed to see the couple off to the gate of the mansion. So a large group of people walked towards the gate of the mansion with laughter and noise.

Just as they reached the edge of the waterside pavilion and rockery, they heard a shrill cat cry. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw two maids holding lanterns, trembling as they knelt down in front of everyone. On the rockery behind them, a fat cat could be vaguely seen, its body stuck between the rocks, struggling and twisting its body, and screaming one after another.

"Qiqi! It's Qiqi!"

Gu Zhanghua shouted in panic.

"It's Qiqi! How did Qiqi get stuck in the rocks?" The Twelve Madam, who had been responsible for taking care of Qiqi, was terrified. She pointed at the two maids and scolded them, "I told you two to take good care of Qiqi. What the hell is going on?"

The two maids just kept kowtowed and couldn't say a word.

When Zhao Xuan heard Gu Zhanghua call Qiqi, she immediately thought of the cats that Gu Zhanghua had raised in Qilan Palace and loved as if they were his own lives. If Gu Pili hadn't died of illness, Gu Zhanghua wouldn't have been so heartbroken and sick. Worried about Gu Zhanghua's condition, she pestered her master to visit him in the palace. It was on that day that she gave him the dagger. At that time, Gu Zhanghua was suffering from a strange disease. He fainted when he saw blood and couldn't stand the slightest stimulation. If Qiqi had an accident at this time, would he...

Zhao Xuan didn't dare think any further. Chaos reigned around her. Gu Jingfeng was furiously yelling for someone to fetch a ladder and a stool, but Zhao Xuan stared intently at Gu Qiqi. She hadn't struggled any more, her screams growing weaker. "Oh no! If it's any later, she'll be dead!" she thought to herself.

In a hurry, Zhao Xuan jumped up as soon as she touched the ground, but she heard Gu Zhanghua's scream. She didn't have time to check and thought that the strange disease must have come back. She had to rescue Qiqi quickly. Seeing that Qiqi was safe and sound, Gu Zhanghua thought that her condition might improve immediately!

When Zhao Xuan thought about it, she became even more anxious. She stretched out her arms and used her internal energy to fly up, leaping onto a rock very close to Qiqi. Then she steadied herself, held Qiqi with one hand, and slapped the rock that was trapping Qiqi with the other hand. With a loud crash, the rock collapsed.

But Zhao Xuan had already flown back to where she had just stood, holding Qiqi, and was not hit by the collapsed rocks. She turned to look for Gu Zhanghua, but there was no trace of him, so she hurriedly looked around.

Only then did he see Gu Jingfeng and two attendants struggling in the water in a stream in front of him. Suddenly, they worked together to pull the soaked Gu Zhanghua out of the water.

Gu Zhanghua wiped the water off his face and saw Qiqi in Zhao Xuan's arms. He immediately shouted breathlessly: "Quick! Find the imperial physician! Save Qiqi! Save Qiqi first! I'm fine..."

Everyone frantically dragged the Gu Zhanghua brothers up. A doctor ran towards Zhao Xuan. The Twelfth Lady hurriedly took Qiqi from Zhao Xuan's arms and asked the doctor to treat her. Servants came and went with ladders and stools. The ladies and maids were busy helping the two brothers, who were soaking wet, to change clothes and wash up...

There was chaos in the Zhenwang Palace for a while.

Seeing that she was the only one with nothing to do, Zhao Xuan walked to the door and sat down on the steps, watching the people coming and going. She thought to herself, "What a close call!" Fortunately, everyone was busy treating Qiqi, Gu Zhanghua, and the others, and no one noticed the Qinggong she had just displayed. Otherwise, after having just resolved the Hongmen Feast for the ladies, she would now face questions about her Qinggong. How would she explain herself in front of so many people?

The night gradually enveloped every corner of Liyang City, and lights came on in front of Prince Zhen's palace.

Zhao Xuan then stood up and wanted to go into the mansion to check on Gu Zhanghua. As soon as she turned around, she saw a large group of people behind her. Leading them was Gu Zhanghua. He was holding Qiqi, who had a bandage wrapped around her waist, in his arms. The man and the cat looked at Zhao Xuan with gratitude and confusion in their eyes.

Zhao Xuan asked, "Is Qiqi okay? Your Highness, are you not catching a cold?"

Gu Zhanghua didn't say anything, and Qiqi certainly didn't say anything either. In the dim light of the lantern, Zhao Xuan looked carefully and found that except for the man and the cat just now, Qing'e, Shishu, Gu Jingfeng, the ladies, and all the servants in the palace were all looking at her with obsession.

"What's wrong with you all? I..." Zhao Xuan looked at herself, "Is there something wrong with me?"

Gu Zhanghua took a step forward, and everyone followed suit.

Gu Zhanghua looked Zhao Xuan up and down, and suddenly asked, "Princess, can you fly?"

So, early the next morning, a legendary story began to spread in Liyang City:

The virtuous princess can fly! Before she took off, she even kicked the virtuous prince for leverage! Do you know why? Because there's a cat in the real prince's palace that's become a spirit! It can also fly! But it landed on a rock mid-air and nearly died! The princess saved the cat! A fairy possessed her! The virtuous prince risked his life for justice! They're both really good people!

Since this was about the virtuous prince, someone immediately reported the story to the palace. Xiao Aiyue soon found out and was furious! What kind of good person?! Was the point about the princess saving the cat? The point was that the son was kicked into the water by his daughter-in-law! This was domestic violence! Confirmed domestic violence!

So before noon, Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan were greeted by the furious Xiao Aiyue.

Gu Zhanghua was about to speak when Xiao Aiyue immediately said, "Shut up! I won't listen to you. You only know how to protect her!"

Zhao Xuan shrugged: "Okay, then ask me if you have anything to say!"

Xiao Aiyue sat down on the chair and said, "No hurry, let's go through it one by one. Let's first talk about how you can fly, shall we?"

"They asked me about it the night it happened, which was last night, and I explained it..."

"Then say it again! Want to get away with it? No way! Also, where are the rules I taught you the other day? Have you forgotten them all?!"

Zhao Xuan could only sigh and answer seriously, "My Lord Mother, the fact that I can fly is related to my childhood in the Imperial Court. It was a dark and windy night when I was just six years old. During the day, I was scolded and beaten by the palace maids for not cleaning the corridor properly. I received a full twenty lashes, was not given any food for the entire day, and was locked in a small dark room as punishment..."

Xiao Aiyue suddenly said: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhao Xuan chuckled: "I was just about to get to the point when you interrupted me..."

"Still talking nonsense?!"

"Suddenly, the door opened!" Zhao Xuan continued vividly, "and then I saw a young woman who looked unfamiliar walked in. Guess what?"

"continue!"

"Oh, she came to secretly bring me food and help me heal my injuries. Later I learned that this woman was actually a female knight! A hermit master! From then on, she quietly came to me every three days in the dead of night to teach me martial arts. She taught me for a whole year without anyone noticing! After a year, she never appeared again. She didn't tell me her name, but she earnestly warned me not to tell anyone else that she taught me martial arts... Of course, Mother and the Prince are not outsiders, so I told them the truth!"