Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 323 - 321

Chapter 323: Chapter 321

All eyes are on the chessboard.

The Emperor: We won?!

The Empress: Just like that, we won?!

Minister of the Left: What?! We won!

Everyone: Did we really win?!

Li Yunning, looking at the chess pieces on the chessboard, her face filled with disbelief: We won?! How could this be?

She lowered her head to take a closer look, they really did win!

The Empress wanted to examine how Xiao’er was able to win without everyone noticing.

Li Yunning, however, couldn’t help but mess up all the chess pieces on the board, "This round doesn’t count. The Master of Rui’an County always takes back moves, let’s play another round!"

"Why doesn’t it count? Mrs. Chen, you didn’t say at the beginning that we couldn’t take back moves! If you had made it clear upfront, I wouldn’t have taken back any move. Ah, playing chess with you is absolutely pointless! I’m done playing, I’d rather play with like minded individuals!"

From now on, the Empress, you won’t be lonely.

The Empress unconsciously hid behind the Emperor when she heard these words: Is she referring to me as the like-minded individual? No, please no!

"Did that need to be stated beforehand? Anyone with a shred of sportsmanship wouldn’t take back a move!" Who would say upfront when playing chess, that you can’t take back any move? Normal people play by the principle of ’play a piece and don’t regret it’!

The Empress was not too pleased to hear this, are they saying she lacks sportsmanship? What’s wrong with taking back moves! It’s about having fun! Chess can be so boring, you have to find entertainment.

"Mrs. Chen indeed didn’t say we couldn’t take back moves, so this round is considered a win for the Master of Rui’an County!" The Empress spoke up, siding with reason rather than allegiance.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunning’s face paled, it was over! Her death immunity token was gone, stolen by the shameless Shen Xiao’er.

The Empress, setting an example for women all over the world, is actually uttering such biased words, talking about maternal virtues!

"Mrs. Chen, do you value the bracelet of Jade beads too much? Now I’ve won that jade bracelet, but I am not a greedy person. Instead, I shall give the jade beads to you as a wedding gift!" Xiao’er gracefully said.

A wedding gift? Is Rui’an County master purposely trying to make her feel disgusting? Li Yunning couldn’t help but glance at Shangguan Xuanyi.

Sensing a gaze on him, Shangguan Xuanyi turned his head and saw Li Yunning. His gaze, devoid of any emotion, quickly diverted elsewhere.

Meeting Shangguan Xuanyi’s gaze, all Li Yunning saw was the indifference in his eyes, complete and absolute indifference. She felt worse than ever!

Xiao’er took out the death immunity token, tenderly touching it, "Thank goodness, I didn’t lose you. Otherwise, I would be crying my eyes out!"

Li Yunning’s eyes returned to the death immunity token in Xiao’er’s hand, her gaze filled with fervor.

The Emperor laughed upon hearing Xiao’er, "If the Master of Rui’an County is so fond of it, if you ever lose it, I’ll just give you another one!"

"As a subject, it is my duty to show gratitude, thank the Emperor, long live the Emperor!" Xiao’er cheerfully curtsied in appreciation.

Seeing all this happening, Li Yunning felt a pinch in her heart with each passing moment.

Why does she easily get everything that I have desired?! Why does she keep snatching away everything that belongs to me?!

Looking at Xiao’er’s smug face, the seed of resentment in Li Yunning’s heart was rapidly taking root and sprouting.

The Minister of the Left was also surprised at the Emperor’s deep affection for the Master of Rui’an, logically, the Sixth Prince who won the death immunity token and then passed it on to the Master of Rui’an, should have upset both the Emperor and Empress due to such emotional favoritism.

The Minister of the Left felt quite perplexed by the Emperor and the Empress’s motives. If it were his son, he would certainly have not approved.

Gentlemen should have broader aspirations, if you have to give away such a valuable death immunity token, you should do so to the right person at the appropriate time!

This incredibly useful item, if used rightly, can bring immeasurable gains.

Now, if used to please a woman is such a waste!

The Minister of the Left looked at Xiao’er’s ethereal face, truly a beauty that brings chaos. He noticed the Sixth Prince and shook his head: even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman.

After the hunt, the Minister of Left quickly discovered the "truth" about the snake incident.

Those snakes were bred by a farmer near the royal hunting ground, who was a supplier for snake soup. He bred not only venomous but also non-venomous snakes.

The royal hunting grounds normally were open to the public and only closed during the Emperor’s orders of hunting. At those times, entry was prohibited to commoners.

Those snakes, from birth to adulthood, were taken to that area daily for free-range upbringing, he allowed them to find their own food.

As the Emperor was hunting, and the hunting grounds had been closed for many days, the snakes were restless from being confined for so long. When the man was feeding the snakes, he seemingly forgot to lock the cage, and all the snakes crawled out.

"That man is quite capable, he dares to raise venomous snakes!" The Emperor complimented: "Since it was unintentional, as they say, the unknowing are not guilty. This matter should not cost him his life! But he can’t keep the snakes any longer! My life is valuable, and so are the lives of others. If one day he neglects again and the snakes escape, it could harm many commoners."

The Minister of the Left nodded: "The Emperor is right. I was thinking the same thing."

This was as far as he could investigate no matter how much he tried, he believed the Emperor’s people could only go so far as well.

His daughter truly did not know anything beforehand, but who was this masked man? He secretly investigated but found no leads.

But it was good that there were no leads. If there were, he would have to find a way to eliminate them before the Emperor’s people found them!

His daughter caused a huge disaster due to a moment of folly, he hadn’t slept well for several nights. Now, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief!

Shangguan Xuanyi’s investigation was the same as the Minister of the Left’s. The snake breeder was indeed not suspicious. Although he said after feeding the snakes, he remembered locking the cage, who knew he remembered it wrong! He thought maybe his mind wandered after thinking about doing it, and then forgot about it immediately. When he came back to his senses, he thought he had already done it. He could sometimes be that confused.

"Withdraw the people I had assigned to keep a close watch on the residence of the Minister of the Left! Go on, leave!" ordered Shangguan Xuanyi, after listening.

"Yes!" The person knelt on the ground and disappeared.

"Master, why do we want to withdraw the people from the Minister of the Left’s residence?" Xiao Fuzi asked the question that had been puzzling him.

"Lure the snake out of the hole by lowering its guard." Shangguan Xuanyi said this and then lowered his head to continue sketching a portrait of a woman.

If you walk down a dark road enough times, you will inevitably encounter a ghost.

Besides, Li Yunning is too stupid. That person may not use her again.

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t hesitate while sketching because every gesture and smile of that woman were deeply etched in his mind.

Xiao Fuzi suddenly realized, the master is so clever. Instead of keeping a close watch, it’s better to let their guard down and make them careless to commit crimes again!

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