Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 976 - 974_1

Chapter 976: Chapter 974_1

After the Fifth Princess made her hasty departure, everyone else also left one by one.

Little Xiaoxiao stood on the ground reverently giving Xiao’er a bow, seriously bidding them farewell in her sweet, sticky voice. Xiao’er’s heart melted in an instant.

And there was the son of Shangguan Xuanhao, about two years old, still unsteady on his feet. He attempted to run and couldn’t speak properly, only managing to hum and grunt. Every time someone tried to get him to talk, he would stare with his round eyes, looking blankly at them, and hum questioningly, "Hmm?"

If he saw you with something to eat, he would forget about his mother, toddle over and mumble, "Want eat! Want eat!"

His excited expression could make anyone laugh to death!

They were just so adorable!

Xiao’er really wanted to just pick them up and make them her own children!

After she had sent them off, Xiao’er couldn’t help but touch her stomach. In the past few days, Shangguan Xuanyi had been trying so hard, she wondered if there was a tiny life budding inside her.

With that thought, Xiao’er couldn’t help but lean on the table and daydream about what her and Xuanyi’s child would look like?

For a girl, she would be smart, beautiful, cute, and just like herself!

A boy would definitely be handsome and cool! With a serious face all day, just like Xuanyi.

Xiao’er found it amusing to picture a miniature Shangguan Xuanyi always wearing a stern face, as if the world owed him a fortune.

When Shangguan Xuanyi returned to the mansion and walked into the room, he saw Xiao’er lying on the table with a laughing face, evidently amused by some thought.

He walked over, sat down next to her, then naturally reached over and held her in his arms, placing her in his lap, and gave her a kiss on her lips. "What are you thinking about that’s making you so happy?"

"I’m thinking about our children! I’m worried if our son turns out to be like you, always wearing a cold face. What if he can’t find a wife in the future?"

Shangguan Xuanyi, upon hearing this, wasn’t concerned. "Can’t find a wife like me? I did marry the most wonderful woman in the world."

Who doesn’t like to hear flattery! Xiao’er couldn’t help but perk up. "But not everyone in the world is like me, brave enough to spend time with a block of ice without feeling cold! And who else would have the vision like me, to see past your icy exterior to your passionate heart!"

Not everyone has the ability to see beyond appearances to grasp the essence!

"Ice block? Hm?" Shangguan Xuanyi narrowed his eyes dangerously upon hearing this. He breathed directly into her ear, his hot breath against her skin. His tone was threatening, as if he would bite off her ear if she said the wrong thing.

Xiao’er was frightened and quickly backtracked. "I misspoke, you aren’t an ice block!"

"Then what am I?" Shangguan Xuanyi leaned in and took Xiao’er’s ear lobe between his lips.

Xiao’er was so frightened that she didn’t dare move, blurting out instinctively, "You’re my husband, the man I love!"

Shangguan Xuanyi’s pupils contracted minutely upon hearing these words. He couldn’t help but give Xiao’er’s earlobe a tender kiss, then wrapped his arms around her even tighter. "Say it again!"

Say it again? Remembering what she had just said, Xiao’er turned her head to the side, pouted her lips, and flatly refused. "No way! That’s too unfair!"

He had never told her "I love you". She was already at a loss because she had said it first, let alone saying it one more time. Absolutely impossible.

Unfair? Shangguan Xuanyi was a bit confused. Unfair about what?

Xiao’er noticed that he didn’t respond for quite a while, and couldn’t help but pinch his waist. "Why aren’t you saying anything?!"

"Say what?" Wasn’t she the one who was supposed to speak? He was still waiting for her to say that she loved him.

Xiao’er was so annoyed. This silly goose! She refused to talk to him anymore!

Xiao’er wriggled free from his embrace, attempting to run away, but Shangguan Xuanyi deftly caught her and held her firmly in his arms again. He couldn’t help but tease her, "Are you angry? Are you pregnant already, and that’s why you’re so moody?"

Of course, Shangguan Xuanyi was just kidding. He had "accidentally" forgotten to take the antidote, so how could she possibly be pregnant?

Xiao’er couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him. "There wouldn’t be symptoms so soon!"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi deliberately misconstrued her words. "So it doesn’t happen that quickly? Are you disappointed that it’s too slow? So it must be because I haven’t been trying hard enough!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Shangguan Xuanyi made a move, Xiao’er quickly grabbed his hand and changed the subject. "Don’t move around, let’s talk about serious things!"

"Hmm, you speak, I’m all ears!" Shangguan Xuanyi easily broke free from Xiao’er’s grasp and began to unbutton his clothing.

Xiao’er grabbed his hand again. "Be serious! I want to talk about the Fifth Princess and Young Master Jiang! Stop messing around."

"I’m not messing around. The affairs of husband and wife are the most important. How can other people’s business be considered important?" Shangguan Xuanyi said very seriously, but he held still under Xiao’er’s grasp, letting her small hand grip his larger one tightly.

"I’m serious. Now that Young Master Jiang has returned, we should settle his family issues as soon as possible, and then we should properly arrange his marriage with the Princess!"

"Did the two meet face-to-face today?" Today he went to the Imperial Palace early in the morning and saw the Fifth Princess leaving the palace. She said she was coming over for a visit, which clearly wasn’t her real intention!

When he left the palace in the afternoon, he saw the Fifth Princess again who had just returned to the palace. Her demeanor was completely different from before. She looked enthusiastic and full of life, like a young girl experiencing her first crush.

Although she was trying hard to conceal her emotions, the sparkle in her eyes was undeniable!

There’s no doubt anyone who’s been watching her carefully would already guess that Jiang Yuheng is staying at his house.

For the past half year, the Duke of Zhen has been clever. There are rumors that Jiang Yuheng didn’t die, and he played along by saying he also dreamed Jiang Yuheng was not dead. Because of this, he was able to openly inquire about Jiang Yuheng’s whereabouts everywhere under the pretext of finding his lost nephew. Even the elderly Duke was moved, and arranged a group of bodyguards for him to command.

However, the place Jiang Yuheng went to was a training place for Shangguan Xuanyi’s personal guards, and was very hidden and secluded. There was no way he could have found him at that place!

"Today, the two of them talked all day at the book pavilion. With eleven years worth of experiences to share, it’s impossible to cover everything in just a day. That’s why when the Fifth Princess left, she said she would come back often to borrow books." The Fifth Princess came to her plainly because she wanted to ask about Jiang Yuheng. But how could Xiao’er explain his situation to her? So she arranged for them to meet in secret.

Being so close yet unable to see each other, it must have been very frustrating!

"Leave it to the two of them. The Duke of Zhen has been searching for Yuheng for half a year, and his patience is already worn thin. Now that Yuheng is at our house, the Duke may worry that I will join forces with him. It’s more likely he will act rashly now, which makes it easier to see his true colors."

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