Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 469 - 467

Chapter 469: Chapter 467

"Gong Qinghua? So his name is Gong Qinghua." Xiao’er looked at the jealous expression on Shangguan Xuanyi’s face and then remembered her own absent-mindedness. Brother Shangguan wasn’t thinking that she was smitten with that man and hence was getting jealous, was he?

She couldn’t resist stretching out both hands, teasingly pinching on a certain someone’s face, and joked, "Brother Shangguan, are you jealous?"

"Yes, I’m jealous! You’re not allowed to be distracted by other men again!" Shangguan Xuanyi’s face had been deformed from her pinches. He pulled away her playful hands and honestly admitted.

Recalling their first meeting, she hadn’t been so enthralled when she had seen him!

Now, finding her being entranced for a long time by the smile of another man, he felt quite unhappy.

He touched his face, wasn’t he handsome enough? That man did look quite good, especially when he smiled, like a peacock displaying its splendid tail.

However, he supposed he should look pretty good, too. Otherwise, why would he attract the eyes of so many girls wherever he went?

Pfft! Xiao’er couldn’t help but laugh. How could someone be so adorable! Admitting so seriously that he was jealous!

"Brother Shangguan, you don’t think I fell in love with him at first sight, do you?"

What love at first sight! If there was love at first sight, it would only be towards himself! Shangguan Xuanyi sternly retorted, "Nonsense! I am just mad that you were so absorbed in thinking about another man! Even when we first met, you weren’t such a distracted soul!"

Shangguan Xuanyi inadvertently revealed his real thoughts.

Xiao’er: "..."

So, when she first saw him, the fault was hers for not showing any infatuation!

Handling the jealous Shangguan Xuanyi proved to be too much for Xiao’er. He was bringing up long-standing issues, which was unreasonable.

"Brother Shangguan, I’m hungry, let’s go eat." Xiao’er could only change the subject.

"You haven’t explained why you were reminiscing about that peacock man for so long!"

Peacock man? Xiao’er kept quiet for a moment. That was quite an apt description.

"When he smiled at me, I found it annoying, but I didn’t know him, and I couldn’t understand why I’d find it annoying. I just felt I have seen such an annoying smile on someone before, that’s why I thought about it for so long."

So she was actually annoyed! Shangguan Xuanyi heaved a sigh of relief, "You are annoyed, then just be annoyed. Don’t bother with whom he resembles. Some people are born annoying. I find him annoying too! Weren’t you saying you’re hungry? Let’s go eat!"

"Brother Shangguan, do you know him? Who is he?" Xiao’er asked curiously.

She had to find out whether he was from her hometown so that she could be prepared.

"I don’t know him." The color of Shangguan Xuanyi’s face, which had just relaxed a bit, darkened once again.

This girl had the guts to openly question him about another man!

"Then how do you know he is Gong Qinghua!" Xiao’er had a look on her face that seemed to say, ’you probably couldn’t fool me if you tried’.

"I had someone investigate him."

"So who is he?" Xiao’er persisted.

"If you are not afraid of having swollen lips, still wanting to question me during dinner about it, then continue asking!" Shangguan Xuanyi threatened. He wanted to keep her quiet now and not to listen to her inquiries about another man anymore!

"Let’s eat, let’s eat!" Hearing this, Xiao’er quickly covered her mouth and ran out.

During the meal, Yang Liu, noticing that Zhao Yong had not come down for a long while, went to invite him, only to find out that Zhao Yong had not returned.

"After dinner, Yang Liu, you go to the Government Office and find out." said Shangguan Xuanyi after some thinking.

Zhao Yong went to the Government Office to receive his reward silver this morning; it was unlikely that he hadn’t returned even after so long.

Yang Liu returned quickly with information. Zhao Yong had been summoned by the county magistrate when he went to receive his reward silver. The county magistrate immediately became friendly with him and invited him to a meal at his residence before letting him leave.

Zhao Yong had a bit too much to drink at the banquet. When leaving the Government Office, he ran into the county magistrate’s concubine and couldn’t resist teasing her a little, which angered the county magistrate who then imprisoned him in jail!

Everyone was stunned after hearing this. Clearly, this was just a ridiculous excuse to arrest him!

Who was Zhao Yong? Didn’t they know well enough by now! Eating, drinking and teasing women? No way!

What’s the reason behind the county magistrate’s arrest of Zhao Yong?

Everyone first thought of the imperial green jadeite.

"Zhao Yong doesn’t seem like that kind of person; there must be some kind of misunderstanding here!" Jingrui commented.

It seems that the county magistrate of Yunshi County is Xu Zhongtian. Shangguan Xuanyi tapped lightly on the table with one hand.

Xu Zhongtian was a scholar from a few years ago. He came from a humble background, and it was only with the financial aid from a noble that he miraculously ranked first in the imperial examination. Otherwise, he would have been unable to continue his studies.

Shangguan Xuanyi only knew these things about him because he had attended the Qionglin Banquet that year, where Xu Zhongtian said he wanted to be a good official dedicated to the welfare of the people, and wanted to repay the noble who had helped him.

Just how "noble" was his noble, Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t know much. His gaze shifted and noticed someone at the opposite table watching them.

The man lowered his head nonchalantly when he noticed Shangguan Xuanyi looking at him.

Xiao’er also noticed this out of the corner of her eye. She sneered, "That may not be the case. You never know what secrets someone is hiding. After all, aren’t all men creatures controlled by their base instincts?"

"Watch your tongue. How can you speak such vulgar things? Don’t you care about your reputation?" Hearing what Xiao’er said, Jingrui glared at her.

Xiao’er stuck out her tongue. Jingrui was becoming increasingly reserved!

Shangguan Xuanyi casually wandered his gaze back, pouring himself a cup of tea, he took a slow sip before opening his mouth to say, "Dares to torment even the county magistrate’s concubine, extremely audacious! Let him suffer in the jail for a bit!"

"It’s my fault. Zhao Yong’s getting older; I should have found a wife for him earlier. That way, he wouldn’t be unable to tear his eyes away from a pretty woman. He usually seems responsible, but once he drinks, he cannot control himself." Xiao’er sighed.

"A servant who can’t control himself is not worth keeping. I’ll find you a new coachman later to avoid any potential troubles!"

"Maybe that won’t be necessary, I’ll just find him a wife. Zhao Yong is usually a commendable person."

"Replace him, I won’t feel at ease otherwise!"

Jingrui watched as they went back and forth, deciding it would be smarter to remain quiet.

"So when are we going to save him? Aren’t we planning to leave here tomorrow? Surely we need someone to drive the carriage!" Yang Liu asked worriedly.

"Let’s see how it goes tomorrow! Let him stay in jail for a night!" Shangguan Xuanyi dropped this line and stood up, "Xiao’er, didn’t you want to try some of the local snacks? We are leaving Yunshi County after we’re done with our affairs. Let’s go for a walk now!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao’er couldn’t help exclaiming, "Really? Well, I’m going to change my clothes first."

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, he knew she would understand his intention.

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