Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 825 - 823_1

Chapter 825: Chapter 823_1

"I don’t know." Zhao Yong also found it strange; he just couldn’t figure it out.

Only a few of them knew about Jiang Yuheng not being dead, and none of them would reveal it.

If they knew the Duke of Zhen was taking precautions out of fear from a dream, they’d probably cough blood.

What a timely and quite accurate dream.

"Could it be that someone discovered when Crown Prince Jiang was in contact with us in Xiang County, and we didn’t know it? Just like when we coincidentally met Mrs. Li on the boat," Yang Liu ventured.

"If that’s the case, the Duke of Zhen must know that the person by Zhao Yong’s side is Young Master Jiang!" Xiao’er shook her head.

Moreover, the encounter with Mrs. Li might not have been coincidental.

Mrs. Li and Madam Li were rescued by someone that day, and no matter how hard they searched, they couldn’t trace their whereabouts. They didn’t see them at General Li’s place either; perhaps it was Gong Qinghua who saved them.

If you happen upon two acquaintances on a ship, Xiao’er thinks she doesn’t have the fate to be that close to them. It must not have been coincidental, but an arrangement.

If Gong Qinghua did save them, that could explain why they couldn’t trace their whereabouts — because their people didn’t search in the direction of Nangong Country!

But what’s the relationship between Gong Qingnian and the Li family? What happened to Mrs. Li, and where did Madam Li go? Shangguan Xuanyi had already dispatched people to investigate these things.

But after all, Gong Qinghua is a prince of Nangong Country. It won’t be easy to investigate his affairs.

"Aside from assigning people to guard, has the Duke of Zhen made any other moves?" Shangguan Xuanyi asked after thinking for a while.

"No," Zhao Yong shook his head.

"The Duke of Zhen doesn’t know Yuheng isn’t dead. If he knew, he wouldn’t guard but attack," Shangguan Xuanyi assured after listening to him, "Did you encounter any assassination attempts on your way here?"

"No, except when we passed through Qinghe County, someone questioned Jiang Yuheng several times before letting him go."

"Did that person have any suspicions?" Yang Mei asked, worried.

"Probably not. Didn’t the young lady give me a box full of disguise potions? I turned myself into an old man with white hair on the way, and changed Jiang Yuheng’s hair to brown and his skin to black. Even if that man reported to the Duke of Zhen, he wouldn’t believe it was Jiang Yuheng. Who in the Imperial City doesn’t know that Jiang Yuheng is famously sunproof! His white face has been made fun of by other young masters and coveted by the girls."

Xiao’er laughed out loud, unable to stop herself.

Sunproof? White face? Ha ha...

Yang Mei and Yang Liu also burst out laughing.

"Zhao Yong, that’s because you don’t appreciate it. Young Master Jiang is not a white face, he should be called a fresh meat, I think he’s quite handsome!" Xiao’er said after her fits of laughter.

Yang Mei nodded in agreement: "Crown Prince Jiang is such a handsome man, and you called him a white face. You’re clearly jealous!"

"Hmph!" Shangguan Xuanyi scowled, thinking about the ’fresh meat’. How could he be handsome? That’s disgusting!

Feeling the high pressure of coldness next to her, Xiao’er quickly held onto his arm and leaned her head on his shoulder, flattering, "Of course, in my eyes and heart, my husband is the most handsome. He’s incredibly, universally undisputedly handsome! So handsome that people would want to pounce on him! Right, everyone?"

The corners of the other three’s mouths twitched: Sometimes when you say something too exaggerated, it seems false!

But Shangguan Xuanyi’s face wasn’t as gloomy as before when he heard Xiao’er’s words!

It shows that the flattery was on point! Seeing this, Zhao Yong said half-heartedly: "Hehe, yes, my master is the closest, I also want to pounce on him!"

Xiao’er suppressed her laughter when she was shot a freezing glance by the person beside her — she dared not laugh anymore.

Pounce on him? My foot! Shangguan Xuanyi’s face instantly darkened, he sternly glared at Zhao Yong.

More than just releasing cold air, it was like a strong gust of chill!

In the hot summer days, Zhao Yong felt icy cold.

"Cough cough, how did we change the subject? Let’s talk about the main point. How did the Duke of Zhen know about Crown Prince Jiang not being dead?" Yang Mei changed the subject under the cold high pressure, trying to shift everyone’s attention.

Zhao Yong cast a grateful look at Yang Mei.

Xiao’er, with a mentality of rejoicing in the misfortune of others, added fuel to the fire: "Zhao Yong is talking business, where did your mind wander to! You even dare to pounce on my husband, aren’t you afraid I won’t let you off?"

Zhao Yong looked at Xiao’er with grievance, "Young madam, could you not mention it please? Can you spare this coachman? Wasn’t it just a slip of the tongue?"

Not afraid of death, Zhao Yong retorted: "Young madam, weren’t you the one who changed the subject? Who let you praise other men for being handsome! What ’fresh meat’, you also thought he was very handsome, you just looked like you wanted to pounce on Young Master Jiang and take a bite!"

Intense cold air continued to affect our province~~

Yang Liu and Yang Mei looked at each other, a bitter smile on their faces. It’s so cold, they really wanted to run away and let the young madam and Zhao Yong dig their own graves!

"Ahem..." Xiao’er, startled by his words, quickly glanced at Shangguan Xuanyi: "Zhao Yong, what are you talking nonsense about? When did I want to bite into ’fresh meat’? Everyone knows I don’t like meat, I’m a vegetarian! Yang Liu, Yang Mei, right?" Xiao’er quickly sought allies.

Yang Liu lowered her head: The young lady can’t live without meat!

Yang Mei agreed against her conscience: "Yes, the young lady indeed dislikes meat and prefers vegetables!"

"That’s right, ’fresh meat’ is not to my liking! I prefer men like Brother Shangguan who are cool and aloof! In my eyes, Brother Shangguan is one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable!" Xiao’er hastily expressed her love.

Everyone was left speechless by her proclamation.

Shangguan Xuanyi glared at Xiao’er, but anyone with discerning eyes could see that he was pleased!

"Get back to the point!" Shangguan Xuanyi said flatly.

Everyone: Our master is hopeless! Just a few sweet words from the young lady and he immediately loses his temper!

Is this still their master?

"Ahem, how did the Duke of Zhen come to know that Young Master Jiang did not die?" Yang Mei pulled the conversation back on track once again.

Hopefully, the two wouldn’t derail the topic this time!

"The Fifth Princess also firmly believes that Jiang Yuheng is not dead, right? It’s a woman’s intuition. Maybe the Duke of Zhen has an innate intuition for danger, or he suddenly dreamt that Jiang Yuheng is not dead and came back to seek revenge, so he suddenly deployed more people, who knows?" Xiao’er said thoughtfully, but was mostly just making it up! Of course, apart from this explanation, she couldn’t think of anything else.

Yang Mei: "..."

Why did it feel like the young lady left her brain on the bed after waking up this morning!

When Xiao’er saw that they all looked unconvinced, she reassured them: "Don’t disbelieve. Intuition, sometimes it’s real. Not just intuition, some people’s dreams even have precognitive abilities, it’s not nonexistent!"

Admittedly, Xiao’er was right! The Duke of Zhen was indeed scared because of a dream!

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