Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 360 - 358 (Additional Update)

Chapter 360: Chapter 358 (Additional Update)

As soon as Xiao’er returned home, the gatekeeper said, "Miss, the Sixth Prince is waiting for you in the front yard’s main hall."

Upon hearing this, Xiao’er pulled back the foot that had just crossed the threshold.

Should she take the back door?

"Miss Xiao’er, have you just returned? The master has been waiting for you for a long time." Xiao Fuzi’s voice rang out behind Xiao’er while she was still hesitating.

Xiao’er turned around to see Xiao Fuzi’s anxious expression and quickly asked, "What happened? Is something wrong?"

"The Emperor just received an urgent report and has ordered several princes and generals to immediately enter the palace for a meeting."

An urgent report? Is there another war? Xiao’er’s heart tightened.

Yes, it’s the time of the autumn harvest, just when the new grain has been harvested. Winter is coming, and those people in the northwest are about to face another period of deprivation. Isn’t this the perfect time for raiding and looting?

Shangguan Xuanyi left hastily. Before he left, he said to Yang Liu and Yang Mei, "Kneel down, slap yourselves, keep doing it until your mistress promises not to do dangerous things anymore!"

Threats! Naked threats!

Hearing this, Xiao’er turned around and went to her room. Let them kneel and slap themselves. It’s not her who’s going to feel the pain!

Behind Xiao’er came:

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

The sound was so loud that Xiao’er’s heart quivered!

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

Xiao’er immediately turned around, "My goodness, you guys really did it! Stop it!"

Are these two so servile? They started slapping themselves right after being told to do so, how stupid!

Can’t they just pretend to do it?

Look! Both sides of their faces swelled up just like fermenting dough!

Brutal, indeed brutal. Being brutal to others is not real cruelty, but being brutal to oneself confirms it.

Yang Liu and Yang Mei raised their hands, ready to continue slapping themselves.

Xiao’er quickly grasped their raised hands.

The two raised their other hands...

"I promise, okay?" Xiao’er surrendered.

"What exactly do you promise, Miss?" Yang Liu asked.

"To not jump off the building anymore!" Xiao’er said reluctantly. It was just a jump from several meters high, that’s nothing!

However, Yang Mei didn’t give Xiao’er much leeway, "Miss, it means not to take any dangerous actions, such as jumping from a building, a river, a lake, a mountain, a tree..."

Jumping off a mountain, a tree? Where do these absurd ideas come from!

"Fine,! I promise you everything! I won’t jump from anything! Okay, now stand up!" Can she do anything else than jumping?

"You should promise that you won’t take any dangerous actions!" Yang Liu restated.

"Fine, fine, I promise everything you ask!" These maids are even worse than the mistress herself!

Upon hearing this, Yang Liu and Yang Mei finally stood up.

"You two are just taking advantage of me!"

"Yes." The two agreed modestly and obediently.

"You’re just betting on the fact that I don’t have the heart to punish you!" Xiao’er was getting angry by their subservient attitude.

"Yes." The two admitted modestly.

"You’re really bold!"

"Yes!" The two couldn’t help but laugh.

"You don’t respect me as your mistress!"

"We wouldn’t dare. We’re just concerned about the Miss." They both said in unison.

"I thought you two could only say ’yes’!" Looking at their faces, swollen like a pig’s, Xiao’er handed them a jar of ointment, "You may leave, it’s quite bothering to look at you."

"Yes." The two exchanged a look and laughed.

The Miss is really a soft-hearted person.

Actually, to them, slapping themselves was not a big deal!

Xiao’er shook her head. Even with their faces swollen like this, they could still laugh; it was a true case of servitude.

The next day, Di Shaowei came to Xiao’er’s house to ask for medicine.

"What’s the matter? Who got injured?" Xiao’er asked, hoping General Di hadn’t injured himself on the battlefield. She had never seen him look so desperately anxious.

"There was a spy in the army. A long-planned massive assault on Xiyue Country failed. There were heavy casualties! General Li and Miss Li have been seriously injured and are hanging by a thread." Di Shaowei couldn’t hold back the urgency in his eyes. He wished he could fly to northwest and swore countless times at the spy who leaked the deployment plan.

"Wait here, I’ll bring the medicine."

Xiao’er quickly went back to her room, locked the door and then took out a bunch of healing medicine from her space. She packed them into a bundle, having sealed them in gourds to keep them safe and undamaged.

Xiao’er put a bundle of medicine on the table and then handed two bottles of medicine separately to Di Shaowei. "These two bottles of medicine, as long as there’s a breath left in the injured person, one pill is enough to save a life. As for the bundle, you can decide how much to use based on the severity of the injuries. Twenty pills are equivalent to one pill from these bottles in terms of efficacy."

Looking at the large bundle of medicine, Di Shaowei drew in a deep breath, bowed to Xiao’er and quickly left.

His bow was a salute to her on behalf of the soldiers. Only those who have personally fought on the battlefield know how difficult are the lives of those soldiers who build city walls with their flesh and blood, defending their homes and nation, and allowing the people to live and work in peace.

Watching Di Shaowei’s departing figure, Xiao’er’s mood also became heavy.

Di Shaowei couldn’t have acted in such a manner if the situation wasn’t really serious.

Di Shaowei, carrying the bundle on his back and followed by several guards, took a shortcut and hurried towards the northwest border.

Xiao’er returned to her room, locking the door behind her, and then entered her space to start making medicine.

Compared to those soldiers, producing medicine is the only thing she can do.

She will save one more life by making one more pill.

Xiao’er looked at the Ashoka tree and was a bit worried. The Ashoka fruit hadn’t grown yet; she hoped she wouldn’t run out of its leaves either!

By evening, Shangguan Xuanyi arrived at the mansion of Marquis Ping.

"Girl, I’m going to war tomorrow."

Xiao’er paused upon hearing this, "Has the army been assembled so soon?"

"No, I’m going to bring some food and grain first. The enemy army has cleared out all the granaries in the northwest. As a matter of fact, not only the military granaries have been robbed, but the newly harvested food from many villages has also been taken. Moreover, they have abducted many children!" Shangguan Xuanyi’s veins popped up as he spoke.

"Abducting children?" Why would they abduct children? Xiao’er was confused at first.

"The people of Xiyue country abduct the children of our people and raise and train them as soldiers. In the northwest border, it is common for fathers and sons, brothers to meet each other in the battlefield." Shangguan Xuanyi explained when he saw Xiao’er was confused.

This is really outrageous! Xiao’er had never imagined it could be like this.

"General Li has been defending the northwest for many years, and the forces should be comparable. Why were the casualties so heavy this time?"

"The deployment map and the shift change times of the city guard soldiers were leaked."

If the enemy knows the deployment of the soldiers, then the enemy can easily penetrate all defenses. It’s like giving them a winning ticket.

The switch of city guard soldiers is the weakest time of city defense, and it easily allows the enemy to penetrate the city’s defenses!

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