Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1114 - 1111_1

Chapter 1114: Chapter 1111_1

Prince An’s Mansion

Shangguan Ruixi kicked open the door to Shangguan Wanru’s room.

Shangguan Wanru was in her room painting. She was startled by Shangguan Ruixi’s abrupt action. Seeing his face full of anger, and looking at her as if he would kill her, she was frightened inside but put on a calm façade. "What’s the matter? Who irritated you?" she asked.

Looking at Shangguan Wanru’s nonchalant face, Shangguan Ruixi was filled with unspeakable disappointment. "You were the one who did this, weren’t you?"

At his words, Shangguan Wanru’s heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her head, pretending to continue painting to avoid Shangguan Ruixi’s gaze. "What are you talking about? What have I done?"

"There’s no need for you to pretend anymore! You leaked the route for the medicinal supplies, didn’t you!" As Shangguan Ruixi spoke, he felt his disappointment growing. He saw Shangguan Wanru pretending to be ignorant and blurted it out.

Originally, when Shangguan Xuanyi came to him and said that the recent mishap with the medicinal supplies might be linked to Shangguan Wanru, he could not believe it! Shangguan Wanru was Princess of Minze Country! How could she commit such a treasonous act?

But now, faced with undeniable proof, he had to believe it!

"I don’t know what you’re talking about. How could I know about the delivery route for the medicinal supplies, let alone leak it? Who would I leak it to?" Shangguan Wanru forced herself to remain calm. She denied it all. Shangguan Ruixi was likely just suspicious and testing her!

"Everyone in this mansion trusts you implicitly, including father and I. You have unrestricted access to my study; it would be easy for you to eavesdrop on the route. And as for how you leaked the information - don’t tell me I’m wrong about the Fengxiang cosmetics shop!"

At his words, Shangguan Wanru’s face darkened. "I don’t know what you’re talking about. I didn’t do such a thing. Yes, I went to the Fengxiang cosmetics shop recently, but only to buy cosmetics. Is that not allowed? Did Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er say something to make you suspicious of me?"

Could Xiao’er have seen her at the Fengxiang shop and begun to have suspicions, leading to an investigation against her?

"Still trying to deny it!" Shangguan Ruixi, seeing her denial, produced a piece of paper from his robe and tossed it onto the table.

"This musical score, you wrote it, didn’t you? You translated the route into musical notation and leaked it that way!"

"Yes, I wrote this, but it’s just a flute score. How imaginative of you to see it as a route for delivering medicinal supplies!"

Seeing her defiant attitude, Shangguan Ruixi was filled with complete disappointment. He didn’t bother to argue with her.

The music it played was unremarkable, hardly pleasing to the ear. If she composed it, why didn’t she discard it? Why did she secretly give it away? For what?

"Do you really understand who you are? Have you forgotten your identity? How could you do such a thing? You are betraying your country, do you know that? Does what you’ve done honor the late king, the late empress, or the thousands of people in Prince An’s Mansion? Because of what you’ve done, countless Minze soldiers could die from their injuries! You, as a princess of Minze Country, how could you do such a thing! Have you lost your mind?" At the end, Shangguan Ruixi was shouting, so furious he was nearly incoherent.

The thought that his own sister could stoop so low was unfathomable! With her actions, where did that leave the Prince An’s Mansion? She had just condemned thousands of lives in the mansion to death! She had shown disregard for the lives of those soldiers who were fighting and dying on the battlefield for their country! How could she do this? If the medicinal supplies could not be delivered promptly, how many soldiers would lose their lives!

If they had not discovered this in time, the entire Minze Country might have been destroyed by her actions!

As a princess of Minze Country, living a life of supreme honor and glory, how could she commit such acts of treason!

Shangguan Wanru was equally angered by Shangguan Ruixi’s words. She stood up and retorted passionately, "I am a princess of Minze, but I am also the Crown Princess of Nangong! What position are you putting me in with this war with Nangong! All I wanted was to stop a war between the two countries; what’s wrong with that? Why do you have to wage war with Nangong? If Nangong is not attacked, the soldiers won’t be injured, and the people won’t suffer. You are the one disregarding the lives of those millions of soldiers! All I wanted was to stop this war as soon as possible, to prevent more people from being hurt!"

The absurdity! Shangguan Ruixi was furious and on the verge of exploding several times over.

"A crown princess of Nangong my foot! You are no one in Nangong! Stop being so naive, will you? Even if we don’t attack Nangong now, they will attack us. They’ve been secretly recruiting soldiers for a long time. We simply moved faster than them, planning a surprise attack, that’s all! Nangong’s rulers have always been bent on unifying the world! Don’t you know that?"

A crown princess, indeed! If she were truly a princess, could her life be as miserable as this? What kind of life was she living in Nangong! And to think that she still considered herself a princess!

Look at Princess Rui, Princess Qi, Princess Xian, and look at the Empress, his own queen, and his wife! They are all living a life of contentment and happiness – people who truly deserved the title of Princess!

Because the men in their lives truly loved them!

Would a man who truly revered her as his princess allow her to live in such torment? Gong Zixuan had not given her any place in his heart. Why couldn’t she see that?

Although Shangguan Wanru wanted to rebut that Gong Zixuan was still alive, and thus she was still the Crown Princess Of Nangong, she held back her words. She couldn’t risk revealing this secret. If it somehow got out, Gong Zixuan could be in danger.

"Can’t our two countries coexist peacefully like before? War will devastate the lives of the people. Don’t you know that?"

"No! All I know is if we didn’t start this war, sooner or later the battlefield would be in Minze, and that would bring even more ruin to the Minze people!

We enjoy the support of our people because we protect their safety, ensure their peace, and it is the duty of the Imperial Court! I hope you remember your identity and remember why you have been honored since you were young! Without this identity, do you think you could become the Crown Princess Of Nangong? And do you really think Gong Zixuan is genuine with you? Think about it!"

"Of course he is sincere with me! How dare you slander him just to justify attacking Nangong!"

It was impossible to continue the conversation. Shangguan Ruixi lost his patience, "Guards, take the princess to the dungeon for some self-reflection!"

"Shangguan Ruixi, how dare you throw me in the dungeon? Does the king know about this?"

Two bodyguards walked in and grabbed Shangguan Wanru.

"It’s merciful of me not to send you to the Imperial Clan Court. You had better watch yourself!" Shangguan Ruixi left with these parting words.