Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 716 - 714

Chapter 716: Chapter 714

The staff of the zoo came forward and seized Ruxue.

"I told you it wasn’t me! You got the wrong person! Stop fabricating and blaming innocent people!" Ruxue struggled vehemently, refusing to admit to anything!

In the middle of her struggle, she saw Shangguan Ruixi and Fu Ranhui standing nearby, quickly begging them: "Young Master Shangguan, Miss Fu, help me! I really didn’t do it!"

Upon hearing this, Du Yijin looked up at them, recognizing the people she had bumped into earlier. Who exactly was this Shangguan?

Du Yijin was familiar with Fu Ranhui, she knew she was a princess, and had a close relationship with the Sixth Prince’s wife.

The man with the Shangguan surname walking beside her must be a prince or young master.

Du Yijin was somewhat relieved, since they had a close relationship with the Sixth Prince’s wife, they weren’t likely to favor this maid.

"I didn’t falsely accuse her. When I saw the little boy eat that packet of something, clutch his stomach, I immediately went after her! Even the little boy should remember whether it was her who threw that beef jerky!"

At this point, the little boy had stopped vomiting up white foam and his stomach pain had lightened quite a bit; it was no longer unbearable.

Everyone listened to her and turned to look at him.

Shangguan Ruixi naturally recognized the maid as Princess Ling’er’s servant. He crouched down to the little boy and asked, "Was it her beef jerky that poisoned you?"

The little boy saw Shangguan Ruixi’s refined and gentle demeanor, without any trace of menace, like the friendly boy next door, and nodded: "Yes, she threw it away. My mother has bought beef jerky for me before, I had no idea it was poisonous.

My mother told me not to waste food, so I picked it up and ate it when I saw it wasn’t dirty." The most important thing of course was that he was hungry, and beef jerky was one of his favorite foods.

The boy’s mother: ...

She had indeed told him not to waste food, but she hadn’t told him not to waste food thrown away by others!

"You little rascal, why did you pick up other people’s trash to eat?"

The boy lowered his head, "I won’t do that next time."

He was just so hungry.

The boy’s mother, seeing that her son realized his mistake, didn’t say anything more.

"Are you able to recount what happened?" Du Yijin also crouched down and asked at this point.

This boy looked about seven or eight years old, old enough to express himself clearly.

If what he said was the same as what she had witnessed, it proved that she hadn’t lied.

Shangguan Ruixi glanced at her and saw her looking gently at the little boy, her face full of encouraging smiles.

The little boy nodded: "I wandered around the zoo for most of the day and was already hungry. My mother went to buy me some food, so I ran over to look at the tigers. Then, I saw this sister take out a packet of something. She looked poised to open it, glanced around, and, upon seeing me, was startled. She threw away the packet and ran away!"

Shangguan Ruixi straightened up and looked at Ruxue: "What else do you have to say now? Did your mistress instruct you to do this?"

Princess Ling’er, who had been hiding in the shadows, was unsettled by his words. She quickly ran out pretending to be unaware of what had transpired, demanding angrily: "What on earth is going on? Why are you grabbing my maid?"

"Miss..." On seeing her mistress emerging, Ruxue couldn’t help but choke up. She had botched things.

Princess Ling’er gave her a reassuring look, indicating that she should not speak out of turn, that she had already thought of a way to shirk responsibility.

Despite many years of master-servant relationship, there was an understanding between them. Upon receiving a glance from Princess Ling’er, Ruxue immediately understood her meaning.

Ruxue held her tongue, only crying... She wept out of gratitude for Princess Ling’er standing up for her. However, to the outsiders, it appeared that she felt wronged.

Could it be that they truly wronged her? And that this lady had accused the wrong person? The onlookers thought.

"Speak up! Why are you grabbing my maid?" Princess Ling’er eyed Du Yijin in challenge, her pressure-filled demeanor daring her to speak.

On seeing that the maid was Princess Ling’er’s, Du Yijin became even more certain that they had intended to poison the tigers in the zoo to seek revenge on the Sixth Prince’s wife. She stood tall, loudly stating, "Your maid..."

She repeated what she had told everyone earlier; she had seen everything with her own eyes, not one word was a lie! She’d dare to say it a hundred times, she would never be intimidated!

Her father was a justice official in the Imperial City, although his rank was low, he always upheld justice, captured the real criminal, and cleared the names of the wronged.

Because of this, her father had angered many and hadn’t been promoted in years, but he didn’t care, and she was proud to have such a father!

So even if she was facing a princess, she would still reveal the truth.

Shangguan Ruixi watched as Du Yijin’s delicate face filled up with righteous fervor, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

He was intrigued to see what this lady would do next. Hence, he, who was about to speak, kept quiet. He opened his fan, fanned it gently, and stood leisurely on the side, observing how the situation would unfold.

...

Naturally, someone had informed Xiao’er of the commotion.

What had our protagonist been doing during this time?

Shangguan Xuanyi went straight back to his room after dinner without saying a word.

Upon seeing this, Xiao’er hurried after him in fear of angering the big devil. She had to smooth his feathers in order to defuse his anger.

Xiao’er followed Shangguan Xuanyi into the room and closed the door behind her.

Then she took a ruler out of her space, one hand holding the ruler, the other hand open in a plam, and both hands extended before Shangguan Xuanyi. She pleaded pitifully, "Husband, I was wrong! I will never do it again."

Xiao’er, who was already a half-head shorter than Shangguan Xuanyi, stood before him with her head bowed, looking exactly like a child who had done something wrong.

Shangguan Xuanyi was amused by her actions, but he knew she was pretending to be pitiful! Although his anger subsided a bit, he had to teach this girl a lesson, otherwise, she would become even more aggressive.

He deliberately darkened his face and barked, "Come here!"

Xiao’er shuffled forward a couple of steps, sneaking a glance at him. Seeing his face clouded with anger, she didn’t dare to approach him anymore.

Seeing her reluctance, Shangguan Xuanyi’s face darkened further. He swiftly stepped forward, forcefully pulled her into his arms, and effortlessly lifted up her buttocks. Then he raised his hand high and smacked her buttocks lightly, twice.

He definitely couldn’t bear to hit her hard! Shangguan Xuanyi flashed a bitter smile.

The moment Xiao’er realized Shangguan Xuanyi’s intentions, she tensed up her buttocks. But after Shangguan Xuanyi finished hitting her, she realized that his bark was worse than his bite.

"Pfft!" Knowing he wouldn’t dare to hit hard, Xiao’er couldn’t help laughing.

This laughter sparked a nuclear-level explosion!

Just as expected, she didn’t learn her lesson!

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