Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 769 - 767

Chapter 769: Chapter 767

"Enough, where is the Crown Prince?" said the Princess of Prince An, cutting off the maid’s words. She wanted to drag her unfilial son back and make him apologize to the Du Mansion.

"The Crown Prince has just received the Crown Princess, and they, along with the wedding procession, are on their way back to the mansion! Princess, you should get ready for the wedding ceremony and prepare to drink tea with your daughter-in-law!"

The Princess of Prince An was left dumbfounded by the maid’s words. One moment, Shangguan Ruixi had kicked the bride away, the next moment, the Crown Princess was on her way back. What exactly was happening? Could the Du Mansion be so magnanimous that, even after Ruixi had kicked Miss Du away, they still allowed their daughter to marry into her family?

Impossible!

"How did things come to this? Can you please tell the story in one go instead of in bits?" said the annoyed Princess of Prince An.

The maid felt somewhat wronged. It was the Princess’s impatience that had interrupted her and prevented her from explaining everything. However, she dared not voice these thoughts and quickly narrated the entire story!

The Princess of Prince An was relieved and furious at the same time after hearing the details!

Who could be so audacious to impersonate the bride and try to marry into the Prince An’s Mansion? Absurd!

The Princess of Prince An hadn’t considered the possibility that the Du Mansion would arrange a substitute. After all, a marriage to the Prince An’s Mansion was a great honor for any girl from the Du Mansion. Why would they arrange a stand-in?

Before the Princess of Prince An could inquire further, someone reported that the wedding procession had returned. The auspicious time was almost up, so she couldn’t waste any more time. She needed to hurry and have the newlyweds perform the wedding ceremony. Once they completed the ceremony, they would officially be husband and wife, and Shangguan Ruixi could no longer back out!

The Princess had only heard a brief summary of the events, and she didn’t believe that Shangguan Ruixi would recognize the fake bride. Her son wasn’t that competent! He must have tried to sabotage the marriage and accidentally kicked the wrong person! Having missed the opportunity to make another move, he had no choice but to accept his fate!

In conclusion, she believed it was best to have the two perform the wedding ceremony as soon as possible, to avoid any potential issues!

Whenever she thought about her son’s vigor towards another man, she couldn’t bear it!

It had to be said that in this regard, the mother and son were very well synchronized.

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The wedding ceremony went smoothly. However, everyone was surprised to see the bride’s hand, wrapped up like a rice dumpling. After the procession ended and the bride was sent off to the bridal chamber, people gathered in small groups, whispering amongst themselves.

Some people had heard the real story from the wedding procession and were astonished that someone had dared to impersonate the bride. How outrageous and fearless!

People who had only heard bits of the story made wild guesses and assumed that Shangguan Ruixi had kicked his wife, causing her to be seriously injured and her hand to be fractured and wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

As a result, the next day, rumors spread throughout the Imperial City about the Crown Prince beating the Crown Princess’s face to a pulp during the wedding procession.

...

After the ceremony was completed and the bride was taken to the bridal chamber, at the banquet, Shangguan Ruixi saw Xiao’er and remembered that Shangguan Wanru had said Xiao’er’s pills were miraculous.

He had a thought, and after a while, he pretended to be drunk and rushed back to the inner courtyard. Meanwhile, he sent a maid to find Xiao’er while he waited at the secondary entrance.

This was just as Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er were about to return to their mansion. Upon hearing the maid’s words, both of them followed the maid.

Shangguan Ruixi bowed to both of them and then said, "I have heard that the sixth imperial sister-in-law has miraculous healing pills, so I have taken the liberty of asking for one."

Xiao’er already knew the general truth from Shangguan Xuanyi. She knew that Du Yijin was bound by Gu Hongxia but she did not know that Du Yijin’s injuries were not serious. Seeing his hand all bandaged up like a ball, she surmised that the injury on his hand must not be light. However, he was walking as usual, which indicated that his life wasn’t in danger. Nevertheless, if the tendons in his hand were injured and not treated properly, his hand might not be flexible in the future, which would indeed be a problem. As she fetched some healing pills, she joked: "Seeing you so imposingly in a fit of rage for a beauty is really impressive, Your Highness!"

"Do not make fun of me, sister-in-law!" Shangguan Ruixi was embarrassed upon hearing this. He had always portrayed himself as a refined gentleman, and indeed from childhood to adulthood he had never quite acted impulsively like this before!

He realized that he was especially prone to impulsive actions when it comes to matters related to Du Yijin.

Xiao’er took out a pill and was about to give it to Shangguan Ruixi but then withdrew her hand. She jokingly asked, "Your Highness, this pill is extraordinarily precious. Each pill used is one pill less. How do you intend to repay me?"

"Whenever sister-in-law requires my assistance in the future, I promise I won’t refuse," Shangguan Ruixi pledged.

Watching from the side Shangguan Xuanyi added, "Pills can save lives at critical moments, so don’t waste them on minor injuries! Several ingredients required to make these pills cannot be found anymore, you should cherish them. You might not even be able to get them the next time, don’t use them unless your life is in danger!"

Though the maid has many pills, if everyone wanted those miraculous pills and thought she had plenty, they would run out eventually and that could lead to serious problems. After all, those pills are too potent!

Now that Shangguan Xuanyi was aware of Xiao’er’s unique space, he realized that he needed to be even more cautious in the future.

Shangguan Ruixi didn’t realize these pills were so potent. He just thought that Shangguan Wanru said they were miraculous because they had good hemostatic and pain-relieving effects.

"I wasn’t aware that the pills were so precious, in that case, nevermind."

Xiao’er still gave it to him and said, "Treat it as a wedding gift! If it’s just a superficial wound, you can use this improved version of the Jinchuang ointment. It works better than the tribute one."

Xiao’er then took out a small bottle and handed it to Shangguan Ruixi.

"If my sister-in-law and my sixth brother ever need my help in the future, I swear I won’t hesitate to go through fire and water for you," Shangguan Ruixi solemnly pledged as he accepted the pills.

Such a life-saving treasure was priceless. During Shangguan Wanru’s wedding, sister-in-law Xiao’er gifted her one and that pill saved Gong Zixuan’s life. Now she was giving him one. He knew he must not and could not forget this kindness.

"Please, don’t! I hope we never have to ask you to go through such hardships for us, don’t curse us!"

At Xiao’er’s words, Shangguan Ruixi stiffened his facial expression, "I didn’t mean it that way, what I meant was... "

When Xiao’er saw his reaction, she laughed: "Alright, I was just joking. A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold, you should go back quickly to embrace your newlywed wife! Otherwise, you might get anxious and start dragging people into alleys again!"

No wonder sister-in-law Xiao’er saw that! Really, it was so embarrassing that he wished he could just crawl into a hole in the ground! When Shangguan Ruixi heard her words, his handsome and clean face quickly reddened.

He quickly thanked her and then ran back to his bridal chamber to apply the medicine to his wife’s injuries.

Xiao’er can really be relentless with her words. He decided to avoid her in the future!

Even though he has a thick skin, his face felt hot at that moment.

Xiao’er couldn’t help but laugh as she watched a blushing Shangguan Ruixi run off hastily.

"Naughty!" Shangguan Xuanyi gently knocked on Xiao’er’s head with the back of his hand, expressing his affection.

Then he took Xiao’er’s hand, walked through the brightly lit corridor, left behind other people’s bustling excitement and headed back towards their own little nest of happiness.

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