Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 860 - 858_1

Chapter 860: Chapter 858_1

It took Shangguan Wanru quite a while to stop her labor pains.

Seeing this, Shangguan Xuanyi opened his mouth and asked, "What restrictions must pregnant women abide by?"

Quite surprised that he still remembered this question?

Xiao’er looked at Shangguan Xuanyi with a hint of impatience, "Why should I care about the restrictive taboos of pregnancy? I’m not pregnant yet. When the time comes, we can ask the imperial doctor, right?"

Pretty embarrassing for a grown man to be concerned about pregnancy taboos!

"Isn’t this something we’ll inevitably deal with? Even the imperial doctor may miss something. I’ll remember in advance and then verify with the doctor to ensure no mistakes happen!"

No mistakes indeed! Xiao’er felt like rolling her eyes! She had space abilities, it wasn’t just a matter of no mistakes, it was absolute perfection!

Shangguan Wanru gave Xiao’er a sympathetic look, guessing that Xiao’er might have a tougher time than her in the future.

However, looking at it from another angle, she could understand, a few years from now when they wanted to have a child, by that time, Shangguan Xuanyi would be an old man looking forward to his offspring. How could he not worry about Xiao’er’s pregnancy?!

Although Shangguan Wanru was thinking this way, out of her cleverness, she dared not to voice her thoughts!

She found out today that he, being a cold-natured person, actually did not like being referred to as old.

Shangguan Wanru recited all the pregnancy taboos that the nanny had taught her, "There are quite a lot of restrictions for pregnant women. This is forbidden, that is unacceptable, making it more uncomfortable than being in prison. Firstly, a pregnant woman cannot...".

Shangguan Xuanyi listened carefully, noting down every single detail.

Perhaps it wasn’t time yet. Xiao’er thought that none of these matters were important. Pregnancy only lasted ten months, and it would pass with some tolerance! This is the classic perspective of not understanding pain until you’ve experienced it.

When Xiao’er was finally pregnant later on, the hardships she faced in less than three months made her wish she could immediately give birth to the baby. After giving birth, the hassles of child-rearing made her wish to push the child back into her womb!

Of course, these are stories for later.

In the room, Shangguan Wanru and Xiao’er were chatting and laughing. After Shangguan Wanru finished passing on what to pay attention to during pregnancy, Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t intervene much. He just waited patiently for Xiao’er and Shangguan Wanru to finish reminiscing before excusing himself.

Not long after, Gong Zixuan returned. After giving each other courtesies, Gong Zixuan apologized to Shangguan Xuanyi, "I’m really sorry, something came up, and I only just returned."

Shangguan Xuanyi shook his head, signaling that it was no problem.

"What kept the Crown Prince occupied?" Shangguan Wanru couldn’t resist asking.

"The second prince vowed in front of the Emperor that those hundreds of thousands of pounds of grain were indeed stolen by someone, seeking the Emperor’s assistance in mobilizing troops to quickly recover them. Seeing his willingness to swear an oath of such magnitude, the Emperor believed him, dispatched soldiers to conduct thorough searches everywhere. He asked me to assist him in promptly recovering the stolen grain."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wanru frowned, "Can oaths truly be trusted? Gong Qinghua is untouchable! Even the heavens can’t punish him!" Otherwise, he would be dead by now.

Feeling deep hatred for Gong Qinghua, Shangguan Wanru didn’t say the last sentence out loud! He had not only framed her but had also thought of attacking Xiao’er. He wanted to get the breeding method for the super rice from Xiao’er, which was simply disgusting!

Upon hearing her words, Gong Zixuan didn’t say anything. He just comforted her by soothing her frowns, "Don’t frown, what if you give birth to an old man?"

Upon hearing his words, Shangguan Wanru immediately loosened her eyebrows, but something crossed her mind, and she grabbed Gong Zixuan’s clothes, "Do you think there might be another plot brewing? Could he be trying to frame us again? Claiming that we stole those grains?"

"That is unlikely. How could I possibly transport such an extensive amount of grain overnight!"

"You might not have the ability to move the grain, but others certainly have the ability to frame you!" Hearing his words, Shangguan Wanru became anxious.

At this moment, a maid hurriedly reported, "Crown Prince, Crown Princess, the Second Prince is outside the mansion with several wolfdogs barking non-stop, claiming that his grain is hidden in the mansion!"

Xiao’er almost laughed out loud when she heard the maid’s words. Could the maid’s words be interpreted as the Second Prince barking with the wolfdogs? So, was it the Second Prince and the wolfdogs barking together? Or was it just the dogs barking?

Shangguan Xuanyi looked at Xiao’er, failing to understand what made her laugh.

Xiao’er quickly regained her composure, which diverted his attention away from his confusion.

"I’ll go and have a look!" Gong Zixuan said, trying his best to keep his facial expression from betraying his anxiety. This was precisely the situation he was worried about!

"I’ll go with you!" Xiao’er knew the wolfdogs were barking because of their presence at the Crown Prince’s mansion. She didn’t want to create trouble for Shangguan Wanru and decided to step in personally.

"I’ll go too!" Hearing this, Shangguan Wanru also stood up.

"Wanru, you should stay in the room. The wolfdogs can be ruthless, what if they hurt you? I’m sure you don’t want our child to be born with rabies!"

Upon hearing these words, Shangguan Wanru also thought it made sense. She was not in the condition to run now, in case Gong Zixuan purposely let the dogs bite her, how could she escape!

Outside the main gate

The wolfdogs barked even more fervently when they saw Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi appear.

But with one glance from Xiao’er, the wolfdogs, bizarrely, dared not make a noise anymore. It was as if they saw the eyes of the Wolf King in her.

Seeing all three of them come out together, and his wolfdogs barking even more fiercely, Gong Qinghua became more certain that this matter was inseparable from Shangguan Xuanyi!

No wonder so much grain was moved overnight! It turns out Gong Zixuan was part of it!

"Crown Prince, my wolfdogs claim that the grain is here, how would you explain this?"

"That’s impossible!" Gong Zixuan denied immediately, pointing out that although the Crown Prince’s Mansion was vast, there was no granary large enough to hold hundreds of thousands of pounds of grain!

"What do your wolfdogs say? How come I didn’t hear anything? " Xiao’er interjected.

"They were barking towards the Crown Prince’s Mansion just now. This indicates that the grain is inside!"

Upon hearing his words, Xiao’er gave Gong Qinghua a meaningful look.

Gong Qinghua felt uncomfortable under her gaze, fearing that she would say something he wouldn’t like to hear next.

"Is the Second Prince a dog? How can he understand what a dog is saying!" A soldier behind Gong Qinghua could not help laughing after hearing her words,

Gong Qinghua’s fierce eyes swept past him, the man hurriedly covered his mouth, scared and bowing his head.

Gong Qinghua suppressed his brimming rage and said sharply, "Don’t divert the subject! My wolfdogs have been guarding the granary all this time. They are very familiar with the smell of that grain. If they are barking here now, it proves that the grain must be hidden inside!"

"Really? But I haven’t heard them barking!"

"They were barking just now!" Gong Qinghua realized that he could not continue speaking with Xiao’er. Otherwise, the topic would easily be diverted!

He turned his head to Gong Zixuan and said, "Crown Prince, the Emperor ordered us to find the whereabouts of the grain at all costs. You won’t refuse to let me send people to search the Crown Prince’s Mansion, will you? Are you feeling guilty?