The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Chapter 376 The Infinite Possibilities of Life

Little Fairy Doctor stepped forward and methodically removed the gauze from Shi Shu's wound, examining it as she spoke slowly and deliberately:

"Heaven may not always favor you, but it will favor me, allowing my medical skills to once again work their magic and save you! Shishu, remember this well, you owe me a life!"

Even the most careful Little Fairy Doctor could aggravate her wounds. Shi Shu, in pain, grinned at Little Fairy Doctor, a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Thank you, Little Fairy Doctor..."

The Little Fairy Doctor gave a faint smile.

“At that time, you were forced to kill your prince, but you just couldn’t bring yourself to do it. Your emotions were too turbulent, and the dagger you used to stab your prince had little force. When you stabbed yourself in return, although you were determined, you missed. Although it looked deep, it didn’t hit any vital organs.”

Only when Shi Shu woke up from her coma did Gu Zhanghua finally feel relieved. He diligently helped the little fairy doctor by handing her gauze and ointment.

Shi Shu looked at Little Fairy Doctor and murmured to herself.

"You figured I wouldn't die?"

"Yes!"

Little Fairy Doctor answered decisively.

"I've already calculated that as long as I treat you within half an hour, you won't die from excessive blood loss. The reason I made you and your prince mistakenly believe that you were beyond saving and would surely die is because only when you are about to die will you tell your prince all the secrets buried in your heart, so that you won't die with regrets!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Shu felt no joy. Instead, she pushed away the little fairy doctor's hand that was changing her dressing, feeling utterly disheartened.

"Now you all know... I... I have no face to live anymore... I'm sorry, Your Highness... all these years..."

Zhao Xuan, who had been standing silently to the side, was immediately enraged when she saw Shi Shu's dejected state and her "I don't want to live, why are you telling me to die, why did you save me?" attitude. She interrupted Shi Shu directly.

“Shishu! Listen to me! Even if Qi Kai is your uncle, he never raised you or loved you. You were raised by farmers in the mountains of Yue, your adoptive parents. You are loved by us, your friends and family! Is it worth it to be so desperate for a relative with only blood ties?”

Shi Shu's face was somewhat distorted, as if she was filled with resentment but also helpless.

He felt that Zhao Xuan was right. From the time he could remember until he was nine years old, he always thought that the people who took good care of him and cared for him were his biological parents, until his uncle told him that the couple were just farmers from the mountains.

Back then, Qi Kai was on the run and couldn't raise him on his own, so he left him at a farmer's doorstep and put a few taels of silver in his swaddling clothes.

The farming couple had no children of their own, so they naturally cherished the child they had found, believing it to be a gift from heaven.

But Shi Shu felt that Zhao Xuan was wrong. After all, Qi Kai was his uncle, his only blood relative in the world. If he didn't trust his uncle, who else could he trust?

Zhao Xuan noticed Shi Shu's shifty eyes and knew the inner turmoil Shi Shu was experiencing.

Putting herself in Shi Shu's shoes, she would also be struggling with the same dilemma. However, Zhao Xuan thought of another possibility and, without hiding anything, told Shi Shu her idea directly.

"Besides, he says you're the little prince of the Chen Dynasty, so you are? Who can prove that what that person said is true? Maybe you were just an abandoned baby he picked up on the roadside years ago, and he made up a tear-jerking story for you for his own selfish desires, with the aim of making you work for him one day!"

Shi Shu stared at Zhao Xuan in shock. Zhao Xuan's words were like a bolt from the blue, striking him directly in the head and leaving his head buzzing.

It seems like all those years of struggle and unspeakable pain have been a joke!

“But my uncle… he said that I was wearing a jade pendant back then, which was left to me by my mother, and it could prove my identity…”

"You believed it just because of a jade pendant?"

Gu Zhanghua sensed doubt about Shi Shu's true identity from Zhao Xuan's questioning. He held Shi Shu's hand, his eyes filled with pity.

"Shishu, have you never thought about this? He was the prime minister of the Chen Dynasty, the brother of one of Emperor Chen's concubines. Couldn't he have had a jade pendant representing the royal family? And then put the jade pendant on you, fabricating a royal identity for you?"

Shi Shu covered her head with both hands, seemingly sinking into an abyss of pain.

Zhao Xuan's doubts are quite plausible, and Gu Zhanghua's speculations are not without merit.

So who is he?

Could he just be a boy who grew up in the mountains?

The stark contrast overturned Shi Shu's worldview. If he had known this earlier, why would he have almost lost his life for Qi Kai's orders?

Why bother? !

The three of them were at a loss as they looked at Shishu's pained expression.

In the end, it was Little Fairy Doctor who reached out and removed Shi Shu's hands from her head, looked directly into Shi Shu's eyes, and said, word by word:

"Shishu, what your true identity is doesn't seem important now. You've already completed the task that person gave you, and you've already died once!"

Furthermore, have you considered that since he could give you such an order, it's clear he doesn't care about your safety at all? If you lay a hand on your prince, it means your identity as an undercover agent will be exposed, and you might even lose your life!

Little Fairy Doctor sighed softly as she finished speaking.

That's all I have to say. Think about it carefully. In that person's heart, you've long been a discarded pawn!

"A pawn...a pawn? Am I just a pawn?"

Shi Shu silently looked at the three people in front of her who genuinely cared about her, and tears welled up in her eyes once again.

At this moment, Chunlan came in carrying a bowl of porridge. When she saw that Shishu had woken up, she was so happy that she burst into tears.

Zhao Xuan quickly pulled Chunlan to the soft couch.

"Alright, you two stop crying. It's better that everyone is alright. Chunlan, you can take care of Shishu. We're going back to our rooms to rest."

Chunlan nodded to Zhao Xuan with tears in her eyes. Only then did Zhao Xuan pull Gu Zhanghua and Xiao Yixian out of the study quietly, leaving Shishu and Chunlan alone. She knew that the two of them must have a lot to say to each other.

Chunlan placed the bowl of porridge on the table next to her, helped Shishu sit up and lean against the soft couch, then moved a stool to sit beside the couch herself before speaking softly to Shishu.

"Little Fairy Doctor said your wound isn't deep. You fainted because you were too emotional. You'll be fine after a few days of rest..."

Chunlan picked up the bowl of porridge next to her as she spoke.

Shi Shu asked nervously, "You... you know everything?"

Chunlan nodded gently.

"The princess told me that I don't care who you are, but when I first met you, you were the prince's personal bodyguard, deeply trusted by him. Although you are a bit shy, you are serious and patient in your work, and we get along very well..."

Chunlan scooped up a spoonful of porridge to feed Shishu, who was a little embarrassed and reached out to take the bowl.

"I will do it myself……"

Chunlan gently pushed Shishu's hand away with her arm and fed the porridge directly into Shishu's mouth.

"You once told me you liked me, does that still count?"

Shishu swallowed the porridge in her mouth, but dared not look at Chunlan's face.

"I said...I..."

"What's with all this stammering, you grown man?" Chunlan said, her face unusually stern. "Just give me a straight answer, whether you like it or not!"

"like!"