Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 805 - 803_1

Chapter 805: 803_1

Seeing the constipated expression on Jiang Yuheng’s face, Xiao’er asked, "Doesn’t Brother Shangguan have any pleasant memories? Why don’t you talk about the token of love that Young Master Jiang gave to the Fifth Princess?"

Jiang Yuheng quickly nodded, deciding it was better to talk about his past with the Fifth Princess rather than remember other things which he truly did not want to.

Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at Xiao’er, saying helplessly, "He gave it to the Fifth Princess, not to me, how should I know what it was? What I remember is all about his embarrassments! He used to study in the southern study room where he would always fail to complete the assignments from the tutor and couldn’t recite the articles. So, he would be disciplined with the ruler every day." Although Jiang Yuheng could memorize military tactics and battle formations at a glance, Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t mention it because he himself could also do so, therefore, he didn’t find it special.

Both of them: "..."

Jiang Yuheng was worried that if Shangguan Xuanyi continued to talk, he might not want to regain his memory for the rest of his life.

What a joke! These embarrassing events should be buried in one’s belly! Didn’t he see that Princess Rui had already begun to tease him!

Jiang Yuheng decided not to give Shangguan Xuanyi any more chances to talk. The jabs were too much to bear! Now that he had remembered a fragment, he believed he could soon recall everything else. He didn’t need Prince Rui’s help to regain his memory, especially when it was of all these messy things! He didn’t want to remember them at all!

Jiang Yuheng stood up and made a saluting gesture, "Prince Rui, Princess Rui, I still have official duties to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first!"

"That’s fine, recovery of memory cannot be rushed. We still need to stay here for a while, I’ll make Brother Shangguan think more about your past affairs, and tell you more, to help you recover your memory sooner."

Jiang Yuheng didn’t dare to agree. After finishing his salute, he quickly left.

"Brother Shangguan, you scared him away!" Xiao’er said, looking at the fleeing Jiang Yuheng.

Shangguan Xuanyi helplessly said , "You’re the one who wanted me to talk."

Xiao’er pretended to be innocent, "But I didn’t ask you to tell such embarrassing stories! Who would want to remember such humiliating things? It would be better to forget them all!"

It’s really mean to force someone to recall things which they’ve happily forgotten.

"The only things I remember are these incidents, what can I do! Who would have thought he would have never done a single normal thing all this time!"

"Young Master Jiang really is a talent, by the way, has he done any other abnormal things?"

Shangguan Xuanyi shook his head, "No more talking, let’s go!"

Xiao’er didn’t insist, "Alright, should we write to the Fifth Princess about it now?"

As he pulled Xiao’er’s hand and walked out, Shangguan Xuanyi said, "The death of the former Duke of Zhen might not be so simple, let’s wait for Yuheng to regain his memory before discussing it!"

"That’s true too." The Fifth Princess has been waiting for so many years, and if she suddenly knew that Jiang Yuheng wasn’t dead, she’d probably rush here regardless of the consequences.

If the death of the three members of the Duke of Zhen’s family wasn’t an accident, but a targeted murder, the Fifth Princess’s reaction could easily raise suspicions.

Xiao’er thought the current Duke of Zhen and his heir were highly suspicious. After all, with the death of Jiang Yuheng and his family, they were the biggest beneficiaries.

Moreover, everyone was on the battlefield together, why were the two of them able to come back safely with all the merits, while Jiang Yuheng’s family either died or disappeared?

The actual situation at that time would only be clear after Jiang Yuheng regained his memory.

Before he recovered his memory, it was better not to cause any trouble.

After ten years, even a newly established nation would be able to find its footing as long as the emperor was not foolish. Let alone a Duke’s Mansion? The current Duke of Zhen’s Mansion had already undergone regime change, and the people had changed.

It would be suicidal for Jiang Yuheng to return there without any memories.

...

After leaving the tea house, Jiang Yuheng went around for some inspections.

Trying to remember the story Shangguan Xuanyi had told him earlier, he couldn’t recall anything.

"Robbery! Robbery..." A woman chased after a man down the street and shouted loudly.

Jiang Yuheng snapped back to reality and quickly gave chase.

Jiang Yuheng was a young general skilled in martial arts. Despite losing his memory, his innate chivalry was still present. Also, martial arts had become his second nature. After assisting an officer in catching a murderer one time, the constable saw his excellent skills and hired him as a bailiff, as the office happened to be recruiting at the time.

As a bailiff, he had caught numerous thieves and criminals, and was considered the most skilled among the bailiffs in the office.

Therefore, he easily caught up with the petty thief.

Jiang Yuheng cornered him in a dead-end alley.

Seeing that there was no way out, the thief, who had some skills, quickly climbed over the wall and jumped into a courtyard of a house.

"Trying to run?" Jiang Yuheng sneered and hopped over the wall. As he landed, a memory flashed through his mind.

He was chasing a thief on a bustling street. The thief had some skills and in a desperate situation, he too jumped over a wall into a house. He followed him over, kicked the door open and said, "Where can you run to now!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!" Two piercing screams echoed from inside the room.

The maid dropped the half-bucket of water she was carrying!

"Help! How dare you peep on me when I’m bathing!" The woman in the bath started splashing water at him.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t see anything, I’m here to catch a thief!" He quickly turned around and covered his eyes.

Just then, a man carrying a bucket of dog’s blood came and doused him in it.

Then, the man swung the entire wooden bucket at him.

"You little shit! How dare you peep at my woman bathing when you’re not even fully grown yet, I don’t care what it takes, I’ll make sure you pay for it!"

"Uncle, it’s a misunderstanding! I’m here to catch a thief!" As he deflected the incoming bucket, he quickly leaped over the wall and ran off.

Outside the wall, the three princes, Di Shaowei, Zhao Youhe were all laughing uproariously.

Jiang Yuheng shook his head, stood up and thought, so the "doused in dog’s blood" incident that Prince Rui mentioned was this?

Wait, the thief! Snapping back to reality, Jiang Yuheng discovered that the thief had already disappeared.

The memory of being doused in dog’s blood was too shocking, he absolutely didn’t want to re-experience that, so he quickly climbed back over the wall and returned to the alley.

At this moment, the woman from the street caught up with them, seeing only Jiang Yuheng present, she inquired, "Where’s my stuff? Have you got it back?"

"Sorry, the thief got away!" Facing the questioning of the woman, Jiang Yuheng said apologetically.

If he hadn’t just recalled a piece of his memory, he would have definitely caught that thief.