Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 519 - 517

Chapter 519: Chapter 517

Xiao’er withdrew her repeatedly scrutinized hand and thick-skinnedly said, "Princess, I’m simply not interested in dancing. I prefer sword and spear dances. Besides, I was born with a delicate beauty, I wouldn’t want to roughen up my hands."

Why did this feeling of being treated as a confidante feel so bad?

"Your face is thicker than the skin of a pig!" Princess Ling’er rolled her eyes after hearing Xiao’er’s words.

Xiao’er glanced at her and then at her hands. On purpose, she raised one hand and spun it in front of Shangguan Xuanyi, "Brother Shangguan, is my hand pretty?"

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "It’s as beautiful as it can be!"

The color drained from Princess Ling’er’s face after hearing this. She must have done it on purpose!

"Are you jealous of my natural beauty? After all, no matter how much the Lord of Rui’an County practices martial arts, his hands will always be slenderer, softer, and more boneless than yours. Look at your hands, they’re like pig’s trotters. You should be jealous!" When Shangguan Wan’er spoke, she hated it when people interrupted.

Princess Ling’er wanted to refute Shangguan Wanru’s words, but her hands, though pretty, were indeed not worth showing off. They were chunky, so she couldn’t help hiding them.

After Shangguan Wanru finished speaking, she put on a smiling face, embraced Xiao’er’s arm, and said to Xiao’er, "Lord Rui’an, since you’re naturally beautiful and martial arts don’t roughen your hands, then keep practicing. But don’t waste your talent. Also, practice dance! To thank you for teaching me the violin, I’ll teach you to dance. I am really good at it!"

It wasn’t just Xiao’er who had a thick skin.

Xiao’er:...

Elder Yue, didn’t this girl come back to the Imperial Capital to find a match? Quickly find a man who is the furthest away from the Imperial Capital and arrange their marriage. Let the man take her away and accompany her in practicing dance.

"Stop it Shangguan Wanru!" Seeing Xiao’er being manhandled again, Shangguan Yixuan frowned and warned.

What’s the deal with how this girl was so enthusiastically clinging to his wife?

"I’m very serious, I’m not messing around! Don’t interrupt our important discussions!" Shangguan Wanru waved her hand at Shangguan Yixuan as if swatting a fly.

Shangguan Xuanyi: Is it because of the southern climate that girls grow up this way? The girl who used to seem quite reliable, how she has changed now!

Xiao’er withdrew her arm: "Princess, let’s watch the performance below!"

Xiao’er is powerless with girls like Shangguan Wanru. Wanru means well, but she is a bit too much to handle, so Xiao’er has to shift her focus!

Shangguan Ruixi, who knew his sister’s character very well, interjected: "Let’s watch the performance quickly. It’s about to end. Now is the best part."

Upon hearing this, everyone headed to the guardrail to look down.

In this way, they could capture the full view of the hustle and bustle of the street.

Yangge dance, ..., playing with fireworks, performing martial arts, dragon and lion dances, and the grand opera, troupes went by one by one.

"How is the man able to spit fire?"

"What if the plate in that girl’s hand accidentally falls to the ground?"

...

Fu Ranhui and Princess Ling’er were conversing back and forth.

Xiao’er just watched quietly, at scenes she had never seen in the modern world.

Indeed, every era has its own excitement.

"Ah, a rat!" The maid behind Princess Ling’er suddenly exclaimed.

A huge rat was running around on the ground.

Shangguan Wanru and Fu Ranhui were extremely scared of rats. After hearing what was said, they started to scream.

Princess Wanru, not seeing the rat, was so scared that she grabbed Shangguan Ruixi’s sleeve and spun in circles on the ground.

Shangguan Ruixi was almost dizzy from being spun around.

Even the rat was scared by the sudden appearance of people and darted about in panic.

Fu Ranhui also jumped up in fright.

Everyone scattered to avoid the large rat darting towards them.

Two bodyguards quickly chased after and attacked the rat.

Xiao’er was only afraid of snakes, not rats, so she calmly watched the rat scampering around on the ground.

The rat ran past Princess Ling’er’s feet, startling her into a scream as she waved her arms and hopped about.

Shangguan Xuanyi drew his darts to kill the panic-stricken large rat.

In the chaos, Xiao’er quickly leaned back to avoid being hit in the face by Princess Ling’er’s flailing hands.

Unexpectedly, the guardrail, shiny and new, could not bear Xiao’er’s weight. It snapped with a crack, and Xiao’er fell downward.

Shangguan Xuanyi had been standing next to Xiao’er. When she began to fall, he lunged forward and caught one of her hands in time.

The force was too great, and the guardrail that Shangguan had hooked his foot around also broke.

Shangguan Xuanjun reacted swiftly, attempting to grab Shangguan Xuanyi’s foot, but was a step too slow.

The sudden incident even made Shangguan Wanru and Fu Ranhui forget their fear!

Shangguan Wanru glared at the dumbstruck Princess Ling’er and shouted furiously, "What have you done!"

"It’s not my fault! I have no idea why she fell." Princess Ling’er was near tears, shocked that Shangguan Xuanyi had also fallen while trying to save the ruler of Rui’an County.

They wouldn’t die, would they! She certainly hadn’t done it on purpose!

Shangguan Xuanhao ignored them and turned to run downwards.

"If I find out you’re responsible for this, I will kill you!" Shangguan Wanru threw these words at Ling’er before also turning and running downwards.

Princess Ling’er had been scared silly, standing still.

She really had no clue why the ruler of Rui’an County had fallen!

Shangguan Xuanjun also stood up and started running down.

The others, now realizing what had happened, also hastily followed downwards.

Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er had fallen down one level, Shangguan Xuanyi reached up and grabbed the guardrail on the sixth floor.

Luckily, the guardrail on this level was not infested with insects and was still solid.

The two of them swung in mid-air, horrifying the tourists on the sixth floor. Some girls screamed, and the timid ones fainted.

Shangguan Xuanyi looked down at Xiao’er and said, "Just a little longer."

Shangguan Xuanyi extended his long leg, hooking it on the guardrail.

Xiao’er nodded. Then she drew out her whip, swung it up, and wrapped it around the guardrail on the sixth floor to prevent further falls.

At this point, the people on the sixth floor came to their senses. Someone quickly squatted down and offered a hand, "Young Master, let me pull you up!"

"No need!" Shangguan Xuanyi wasn’t certain of this person’s strength and decisively declined. He had already hooked one leg over the guardrail. As long as the guardrail was firm, he could pull himself up with a push of his knee.

Shangguan Xuanhao, Shangguan Xuanjun, and the bodyguards had also run down at this point. He shouted sternly, "Clear out!"

Everyone immediately scattered.

Shangguan Xuanhao walked to the edge and reached out to grab Shangguan Xuanyi’s arm.

"I’ll pull the girl up first! You guys, assist her!" Shangguan Xuanyi ordered his royal brothers.

"Don’t worry! She won’t fall again!" Shangguan Xuanjun nodded in response.

Shangguan Xuanyi grabbed Xiao’er’s hand and pulled her up. Shangguan Xuanjun immediately grabbed her arm and pulled her up from his side. Two bodyguards also stood guard on either side of Shangguan Xuanjun to prevent accidents from happening again.