Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 735 - 733

Chapter 735: 733

"Is there really no solution?" Fu Ranhui frowned, trying to think of a way out.

"Princess, don’t bother. An ill-born child is considered a bad omen, no family would risk it." Xiao’er sighed in her heart. If Shangguan Ruixi truly loved her, she might be able to help, that was her initial plan.

But Shangguan Ruixi does not love her, and as far as she knows, he already has a consort, which means he is not a man of chastity.

If the woman he marries is not the one he truly loves, he is likely to be like other men – keeping a harem alongside his main wife without violating any law!

"Xiao’er, if I really give birth...can the pill you gave me cure it?" Fu Ranhui thought of something and asked hopefully.

Xiao’er remained silent, still clinging onto hope? However, she wasn’t going to deceive her friend: "It should work."

Hearing this, a radiant glow emerged on Fu Ranhui’s face: "Then isn’t there nothing to worry about? Thank you, Xiao’er."

"But there’s only one pill!"

"I can’t possibly need a pill for every child I have!" How unlucky would she be if that was the case!

Xiao’er thought: This girl is really optimistic!

"Princess..." Xiao’er looked at her, feeling somewhat reluctant to burst her bubble.

Fu Ranhui looked at Xiao’er, "What is it?"

"What will you do if the prince already has someone he likes?" Xiao’er asked half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Hearing this, Fu Ranhui laughed, "Don’t worry! That won’t be the case."

If Shangguan Ruixi had a woman he loved, he would have proposed by now. He wouldn’t have waited till now! The Qixi Festival has already passed!

Shangguan Wanru had told her about the arrangement between Shangguan Ruixi and the wife of the prince, so she knew about it.

Darn! Where does this girl get her confidence?! It’s obvious now that Shangguan Ruixi does have someone he likes! And it’s not her! Xiao’er felt a headache!

What to do? They’re both her friends, she doesn’t want to see either of them get hurt!

"What if the prince really has a girl he loves?"

Fu Ranhui: "..."

Really loved a girl? She didn’t know what she would do. But there is no ’if’ about this!

"This is impossible." Fu Ranhui still thought it was impossible.

"Why is it impossible, all normal men will fall in love with a woman! Besides, I think the prince has..."

Just as Xiao’er was about to say that Shangguan Ruixi had someone he liked, the Fifth Princess ran in.

"Ranhui, come, let’s go to the garden, it’s so beautiful!" The Fifth Princess grabbed Fu Ranhui’s hand and started to run out.

Fu Ranhui had no choice but to quickly stand up and follow: "Slow down, don’t rush, it’s not our first time seeing it."

Watching the two of them leave, Xiao’er sighed. They were both difficult! She hadn’t even started persuading the Fifth Princess yet! Nevermind, she will seize the opportunity to remind Fu Ranhui later.

However, she speculated this based on Shangguan Ruixi’s unusual behaviour towards Du Yijin. Whether Shangguan Ruixi really liked Du Yijin, he, being the one involved, hadn’t said it out loud. Would it be inappropriate for her to voice her speculation? Xiao’er was indecisive.

However, she still needed to prepare Fu Ranhui mentally. The way Shangguan Ruixi looked at Fu Ranhui was very ordinary, not like a man looking at the woman he loves.

Even if Shangguan Ruixi didn’t like Du Yijin, who could guarantee that he wouldn’t fall for another girl in the future?

It would be best to remind her so that she is prepared.

With those thoughts, Xiao’er also stood up and walked out.

However, she had not expected that she wouldn’t have a chance to talk to Fu Ranhui privately until the banquet ended.

That night,

Xiao’er sat by the round table, resting her cheek in her hand, thinking about Fu Ranhui’s situation.

Shangguan Xuanyi came in and put two yellow dragon fruits on the table, "What are you thinking about? You’re frowning so much, you could trap a fly."

"I’m thinking about how the princess likes the prince and the prince likes Miss Du, what is the princess going to do?" Xiao’er responded instinctively.

"What’s that got to do with you? They’ll figure it out themselves. You’d better not get involved," Shangguan Xuanyi pulled Xiao’er up, sat down, and let Xiao’er sit on his lap.

"Hmm, it’s just that I see the princess is still holding onto hope, and I’m worried that she might not be able to accept it later. I just want to give her a heads up."

"Don’t worry, in a few days, Father should issue an edict prohibiting close relatives from marrying. She’s not a little girl, she’ll figure it out."

An ill-born child is considered a bad omen in this era, and the mentality of marrying within the family is common among the people. No Emperor would be willing to see this happen.

In the past, it might have been overlooked due to lack of confirmation, but now it’s verified, it’s definitely about to be forbidden.

Upon hearing this, Xiao’er felt relieved.

As long as the Emperor issued the prohibition, Fu Ranhui would have no choice but to give up, even if she wanted to hold onto her hope.

However, Xiao’er did not expect that Fu Ranhui would find out even before the Emperor issued the edict.

"These are the yellow dragon fruits that Father just gave us as a reward. They were a tribute from a foreigner, there are only ten in total. Try one and see if you like it, if you do, I’ll send someone to buy some more."

There were only ten fruits in total with the Emperor, indicating how precious these fruits were.

Xiao’er looked at the two yellow dragon fruits on the table. They were pitayas, also known as bird’s nest fruit.

Her space didn’t have this type of fruit either.

The yellow dragon fruit is nutrient-rich, has unique functions and fills the air with a pleasant fragrance when its flower blooms.

This is a tropical fruit. Xiao’er had eaten it in the modern world too.

A few days ago Shangguan Xuanhao was still lamenting in front of her about his difficulties in helping the southern folks prosper, once he got there.

Maybe these two fruits can help him.

"Don’t bother sending someone to buy more, we can grow these fruits by ourselves. Or we could get the second emperor to grow them in large quantities in the south," Xiao’er said excitedly.

"I guess he’ll be overjoyed!" This was the first time Shangguan Xuanyi had seen these fruit too.

But with Xiao’er saying this, he didn’t doubt for a second and firmly believed that she would be able to grow them.

"I heard that these yellow dragon fruits are extremely valuable in the land of the foreigners, rare, with one fruit equal to the price of a pound of bird’s nest.

While bird’s nest can be purchased, these fruit are hard to come by even with money.

In the foreigner’s countries, only the royal family members are qualified to eat it," Shangguan Xuanyi explained.

Hearing this, Xiao’er’s eyes sparkled.

If our country can grow these yellow dragon fruit and sell them overseas, wouldn’t money be flowing in like waves?

"We should buy more sandy lands in the south, we are sure to rake in a huge profit next year!" Xiao’er said with a gleaming smile.

Seeing her greedy look, Shangguan Xuanyi couldn’t help but kiss her on the mouth.

"Hmmm, I haven’t eaten the yellow dragon fruit yet!" Xiao’er quickly said.

"The fruit isn’t as delicious as you." Shangguan Xuanyi whispered.

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The following ten thousand words are omitted. The author says: Use your imagination.

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