Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 539 - 337

Chapter 539: 337

The burn scars couldn’t be removed, and the Princess of Rui’an had gotten them on her hands, those hands that were as smooth as white jade, were now ruined.

"Princess of Rui’an, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you. Now your beautiful hands will have these ugly scars... what do we do?" Shangguan Wanru said, her face filled with guilt.

She herself had only burned her foot, which didn’t need to be shown to others, so it didn’t matter as much.

"It is I who caused you harm." Xiao’er said, when she heard what was said.

She had been careless, how could she let someone who had never been in the kitchen, handle such as dangerous task of starting a fire.

Xiao’er took out a bottle of pills, a box of ointment, and handed them to Shangguan Wanru’s maid through Yang Liu.

"Take one pill at a time, apply the ointment to the wound, it will heal within seven days, and there won’t be any scars, the Princess doesn’t need to worry." Xiao’er said, as she then took one pill herself.

Yang Liu cut away half of Xiao’er’s pant leg with scissors.

The broken porcelain had already been removed by Xiao’er herself, but the wound was still bleeding.

Yang Liu used a clean handkerchief to clean the blood around the wound, then carefully applied the ointment.

Shangguan Wanru’s maid also learned and did the same.

"No scars? Really? That’s great. This is indeed a blessing in disguise." Shangguan Wanru swallowed the pill, her face contorted in pain as she applied the ointment, but still spoke cheerfully.

Xiao’er overheard these words, smiled, and thought to herself, after all, these are girls, they all love beauty, even when they are hurt, they still worry about if they will leave scars.

Xiao’er misunderstood this time, Shangguan Wanru was happy that she would not have any scars, not for herself.

After Xiao’er took her medicine, and applied ointment to her wound, the pain soon subsided.

Yang Liu left her side to fetch clothes from the carriage for her.

Upon receiving the news, Shangguan Wanru’s maid had already brought her clothes, so there was no need to fetch them again.

After she changed clothes, she felt no pain in the burn on her foot. If it weren’t for the cool sensation from the ointment, she would have thought she hadn’t been hurt, and that all that had happened was only a dream.

"Princess Rui’an, your medicine and ointment are really effective, they are faster-acting than the ones prescribed by the imperial doctors."

Xiao’er smiled:"It was just right for this kind of injury."

After the two of them treated their wounds and changed their dressings, Xiao’er’s clothes were brought back.

After they both changed clothes, they headed for the private room next door.

As soon as the door to the private room opened, a table full of people cast their concerned gazes at them.

Shangguan Xuanyi saw that Xiao’er was moving around freely, and the worry in his heart finally eased.

He beckoned her and signaled her to sit next to him.

Shangguan Ruixi saw that Shangguan Wanru was laughing and chatting while holding onto the arm of the Princess of Rui’an, he also heaved a sigh of relief.

Seeing that they could still laugh, not crying, it was evident that their injuries were not severe.

He had been so scared when he heard that her pants had caught fire earlier.

Although he let go of his worry, Shangguan Ruixi still asked concernedly: "Wanru, how is your wound?"

"It’s fine."

The others also asked in concern: "How are your injuries?"

The fire in the kitchen had been put out, and Di Shaowei had returned to the private room: "Miss, are you alright? How did the fire start?"

After sitting down next to Shangguan Xuanyi, Xiao’er shook her head and laughed, "I’m fine, it’s just a minor injury, it will heal in a few days. I also don’t know how the fire started."

After Xiao’er finished speaking, she looked towards Shangguan Wanru.

Shangguan Wanru briefly explained the situation, and everyone commented that good intentions led to bad results, what a coincidence it was.

"According to what you said, your burn should be severe, but I feel like you don’t seem to be in any pain? Is it that you’ve grown up, and learned to endure?" Upon hearing Shangguan Wanru’s explanation, Shangguan Ruixi felt that his sister’s injuries were definitely not as light as she made them out to be. Has she grown up and learned to endure?

"The ointment from the Princess of Rui’an is very effective, the pain stopped as soon as it was applied. The Princess of Rui’an said it’ll be fully healed in seven days, and it won’t leave a scar either." These words elicited surprise from some, and expectation from others.

Upon hearing, Shangguan Ruixi stood up and saluted Xiao’er. "Many thanks to the Princess of Rui’an for the timely assistance and the medicine."

Avoiding the salute, Xiao’er stood up and said, "Don’t make a fuss, if I hadn’t left the Princess alone to watch the fire, there wouldn’t have been any issue, this matter is my fault."

"It’s because of Wanru’s stubbornness which always causes trouble for you." Shangguan Ruixi was not one to muddle truth and falsehood.

"Brother! Where am I stubborn?" Upon hearing these words, Shangguan Wanru was displeased.

"Princess is straightforward! She helped a lot in the kitchen." Xiao’er immediately jumped to the defense upon seeing the offended person.

"See, I am straightforward! Moreover, we wouldn’t have been able to have our meals so quickly if I hadn’t tried to make the fire."

Fu Ranhui giggled upon hearing these words: "Are you sure you didn’t make things worse?"

The Fifth Princess gave a disdainful look: "Are you sure we had our meals quickly?"

Shangguan Xuanhao scornfully said, "As I said earlier, it’ll be good as long as you don’t burn down the kitchen. However, you ended up burning the kitchen! You not only burned the kitchen, but also burnt yourself. To think that you managed to cause such a big problem just by keeping watch over a fire...that’s unheard of!"

"It’s all because you jinxed me, which is why I ended up burning the kitchen! You’re not allowed to eat this food!" Shangguan Wanru shouted angrily! How did this person become a brother, why is he always rubbing salt in his sister’s wound?

"Why can’t I eat it? The food was cooked by Xiao’er for me to eat!"

"Shameless! Do you think the Princess of Rui’an would cook for you? With so many people here, even if she does cook, it would never be your turn, who do you think you are?" Feeling wronged with no place to vent, Shangguan Wanru spouted her anger onto Shangguan Xuanhao.

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So noisy! Why do these two always argue? Shangguan Xuanyi frowned.

"Don’t you all find it strange that the cat suddenly shrieked?" After mulling it over for a while, Di Shaowei voiced his suspicions. He had been involved in fighting the fire, so he knew what happened at the scene.

The fire hadn’t reached the stove at the time. Who would have had time to pay attention to whether a stray cat was stealing food or not? If nobody had attacked that cat, why would it have jumped away with a shriek, knocking over the oil container in the process?

"Are you suggesting someone deliberately attacked the cat?" Shangguan Ruixi asked in surprise.

"Are you suggesting that their fall was not an accident?" Shangguan Xuanhao frowned, he had no time to carry on the spat with Shangguan Wanru anymore.

"It’s just a mere guess." Di Shaowei shook his head, and then looked at Shangguan Xuanyi, "You were also in the kitchen at the time, what do you think?"

Shangguan Xuanyi had already asked Yang Mei about what happened.

"I have sent someone to find the cat." Shangguan Xuanyi said, while preparing food for Xiao’er. He needed to reserve the best dishes for her. As soon as these people start eating, they would eat like starving ghosts.

This implied that he had already had his suspicions earlier.