Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1130 - 1127_1

Chapter 1130: Chapter 1127_1

By then Xiao’er had already changed her clothes. She and Yang Liu had used their Qinggong abilities to jump back onto this sightseeing boat, just in time to hear Fang Wanping’s words. Xiao’er looked at Fang Wanping and rebutted coldly, "What’s the matter? Isn’t it them who saved you and pulled you up? Are you disappointed? So now you can’t play the victim, having been seen and touched by them, and then shift the blame onto them!"

The reason Xiao’er had changed her clothes and returned to the sightseeing boat was because she was worried that Fang Wanping might cause trouble for Zhiwen and Zhiwu.

She had already recognized Fang Wanping in the water, so Yang Liu rescued another woman instead, ignoring her.

Indeed, this person is like a cockroach that simply won’t die. She’s appeared again!

Originally, they had been reported to the government by Master Fang and were locked up in jail, doing hard and tiring labor every day. The emperor was overjoyed by the birth of his four golden grandsons and, in a moment of foolishness, declared an amnesty across the whole realm, which led to their release.

Indeed, this was not an act of virtuous behavior for the children. Just look at how shortly after these two were released, they started causing trouble!

Xiao’er found it even more unbelievable that these two were so audacious. After such an incident, she thought that even after their sentences had been served and they were released from the jail, they wouldn’t have the nerve to remain in the Imperial Capital. They would certainly have gone elsewhere to live.

To her surprise, these two had come up with the idea of performing on the sightseeing boat for their livelihood. This indeed provided a good opportunity for them to wreak havoc on others!

"How can Princess Rui slander my daughter like this? She nearly drowned! Who would joke about their own life! I know we offended Princess Rui in the past, but we have received our punishment. Now that the emperor has pardoned us, why does the Princess keep bringing this up? We are performing on the sightseeing boat to survive. Although it can’t compete with Princess Rui’s high status, we haven’t committed any crime. Princess Rui, please, let us mother and daughter go. Our life now is already hard enough!" Seeing the arrival of Xiao’er, Mrs. Fang had a fear in her heart, they had never benefited where Princess Rui was involved.

Upon hearing her title, everyone on deck quickly began to pay their respects.

Xiao’er thought it was remarkable that people would still remember their manners at a time like this.

On hearing Xiao’er’s words, a flash of hate crossed Fang Wanping’s heart.

Hadn’t this woman obstructed her time and time again? Would she be reduced to performing on the sightseeing boat to survive if it was not for her?

Tonight, upon hearing that the new scholars were coming to the sightseeing boat, she had intentionally arranged with Zhang Yanqing, who shared a room with her, to perform a drama. She would pretend to have misunderstand her for stealing her hairpin, and then start arguing. She slapped herself, her body hit the guardrail and she accidentally lost her footing and fell into the lake. Then, with the pretext of trying to hold onto something, she pulled Zhang into the river as well, thus giving the new scholars a chance to save her. And then, having seen her body, they would naturally have to take responsibility for her. Such a perfect scheme was about to succeed until Shen Xiao’er showed up again!

Her plan was thwarted again. That woman was simply her nemesis!

If it was not for her, how would she have ended up in jail, serving labor? She was finally released and left with no choice but to perform on this sightseeing boat, living a dejected life.

Of course, she knew many literati and scholars liked to visit the sightseeing boat, so she had come here to meet a rich heir and hopefully go back to leading a better life again.

She understood that this was her only chance to remain in the Imperial Capital.

However, she didn’t understand why Shen Xiao’er always stepped out to ruin her affairs whenever she had an opportunity.

It was absolutely hateful!

Xiao’er didn’t fear Fang Wanping’s gaze at all. After waving off the courtesy, she turned her gaze to Mrs. Fang and responded sarcastically, "Really? I don’t know how I have slandered you. In fact, I wanted to give Mrs. Fang and Miss Fang a way out!"

"Mrs. Fang, you just said that Young Master Liu and others could have rescued your daughter but didn’t, right? Actually, you are mistaken. I requested them to return to the boat because men and women should not interact too closely. I was worried that if they saved your daughter, her reputation would be ruined."

"You must be aware that both the Shen and Liu families are not allowed to take concubines. It is impossible for your daughter, given her status, to become their legal wife. Instead of saving her and ruining her reputation while unable to offer her a proper status, wouldn’t it be better if someone who could afford your daughter a proper status saved her?"

"Just now, Miss Fang mentioned that her clothes were washed away by the water and her body has been seen by someone. What could she do? In fact, it is easy to handle! Who saved Miss Fang? Just agree to marry him. After all, you were practically not wearing anything. What should not have been seen has already been seen by others. It is nothing if you were not touched. The most crucial factor is the person who saved Miss Fang. If Miss Fang wants to protect her reputation, other than committing suicide to prove her integrity, she has to marry the man who just rescued her. Of course, this still needs the good guy to be willing to marry you!"

The sailor, upon hearing these words, quickly nodded in agreement, "I am willing!"

Such a beautiful girl, how could he refuse? It just so happened that no one ever wanted to marry him. So, he sincerely added: "Indeed, it was an emergency just now. To save this lady, I had to touch her body and kiss her mouth. It’s only right that I take responsibility."

He wanted to tell everyone that he had touched and kissed her just now. Apart from marrying him, this lady had no other options.

"Well then, congratulations to Miss Fang on finally finding her perfect mate! From now on, you two won’t need to perform for a living and lead such a tough life!"

"I don’t want that! Mother, what’s going on? Did he really rescue me just now? Were the things he said true?" Fang Wanping glanced at the sailor. His mouth full of yellow teeth and face covered with acne already made her want to vomit. Who would marry him!

Mrs. Fang nodded helplessly. When her daughter was unconscious just now, she couldn’t do anything anyway.

"Mother, how could you let such a man touch me!"

"If he hadn’t saved you during that moment, you would be dead by now!"

Wrapped in a cloak and sitting on the deck, Fang Wanping felt like crying from despair. She would rather be dead than marry such a man!

Seeing Fang Wanping’s reluctance, the sailor assured her, "Miss, you can rest assured, as long as you marry me, I will certainly treat you well. I will also work hard to earn money to provide you with a good life!"

"I don’t want it, don’t harbor any illusions!" Fang Wanping yelled angrily.

The sailor, hearing these words, fell silent. If she didn’t want it, she wouldn’t. Who did she think she was? Wasn’t she just a high-ranking lady who had committed a crime and fallen from grace? She wasn’t even as good as him now! Now that she had been touched by him, who would want her? Eventually, she would have to seek him out!

By the time she came to him asking to be married, she wouldn’t have the same kind of treatment anymore! It served her right for looking down on him!