Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 248 - 246

Seeing Xiao’er look at him with suspicion, Shangguan Xuanyi gently tapped her forehead: "She’s the daughter of General Li and the not-yet-wed wife of Shaowei."

Xiao’er nodded.

The Li family was famous for its loyalty and courage.

General Li, one of the founding generals, had two sons. One of them had been killed early in battle, leaving no descendants. The other was the current General Li, who was stationed in the far northwest for many years. He had one son and one daughter. His daughter, Mingfang, had grown up in the military camp and was resolved to become a female general.

"Why didn’t we see her at the Longevity Festival?"

"The country of Xiyue was unstable at that time. General Li could not leave."

"Does that mean it’s now pacified? Otherwise, they wouldn’t be presenting sea buckthorn fruit."

"Yes." Shangguan Xuanyi nodded.

The country of Xiyue, sea buckthorn fruit!

Shangguan Xuanyi’s eyes darkened! He’d been feeling he had overlooked something, and now he knew what it was!

Xiao’er also realized it. She felt compelled to give a warning.

"Brother Shangguan, Consort Yang seemed very familiar with sea buckthorn fruit. Did Xiyue often pay tribute with it?"

Shangguan Xuanyi looked at Xiao’er, admiration in his eyes! This girl had come to the same conclusion as he had.

"This is the first time."

Xiao’er nodded, and the two intuitively did not continue discussing this topic because: ears are everywhere!

At this moment, Shangguan Xuanhao cornered them again.

"Girl, what did you say to that horse just now?"

"To come first." Actually, her exact words were if it came first, she’d give it lots of sweets.

It actually worked!

"Girl, the upcoming team competition is too important to me. You must help me!"

"How important is it?" Xiao’er asked, undaunted.

"It’s about my happiness!" Shangguan Xuanhao said earnestly. He had already lost to Shangguan Xuan Jun. He must win this round no matter what.

"That does sound important, but what exactly is your happiness?"

"To travel across oceans, seek medical wisdom, explore the true essence of medicine, and then benefit all people!" Shangguan Xuanhao proclaimed with righteousness.

"It is indeed important and noble! But you want to go overseas?"

"Yes, but I need time! So, this competition is too important for me!"

"Okay, I’ll help you, but you’ve to help me too!"

"No problem. I’m ready to go through fire and water for you! Now, give me two pills that can make horses obey commands!"

"That’s settled, then. You don’t need to die, I just want you to bring me back some things from overseas. But, do you really think a horse can run first just because it listens to you?"

"Why not?" Shangguan Xuanhao figured that no matter how impressive Xiao’er was, she couldn’t possibly surpass Li Mingfang. If they were able to overtake Li Mingfang halfway, it must be because of the horse’s obedience!

"Big brother! Only if the horse has such an ability! The horse you picked, even if it ate a hundred of these pills, it’s still doubtful!" Xiao’er gave Shangguan Xuanhao an exasperated look. So stupid!

"..." Shangguan Xuanhao.

"What are the rules of the team competition?"

"There are six people in each team, four men and two women. As long as four of them win, the team wins."

"Who are in our team?"

"For men: the Sixth Prince, Shaowei, Jingrui, and me; for women: you and Lin Yingyi."

"Why did you drag my brother into this?" How long has Jingrui been practicing horse riding? Most of his time was spent on reading. He barely ranked in the middle of the list earlier.

"The rules require at least one boy under the age of twelve." Shangguan Xuanhao didn’t know Shen Jingrui’s situation! Seeing Xiao’er’s impressive riding skills, he assumed Jingrui wouldn’t be much worse! Wasn’t he said to be great in academics too? Who knew his equestrian skills were just elementary level!

"You’re trying to win against the team of the Fourth Prince?"

"Isn’t it obvious! How could other teams possibly be our competitors! It’s only the two brothers from the Lai family who have decent horse riding skills!" The others are just trash!

"Who are in Fourth Prince’s team?"

"The males are the Fourth Prince, the Zhao brothers, and Li Mingjun. The females are Li Mingfang and Zhao Minhua."

"They’re all from general’s households! Our opponents are formidable!"

"That’s right! This is all the fault of that idiot Di Shaowei, who can’t even handle his own mother! Otherwise, if we had Li Mingfang on our side, wouldn’t victory already be ours!"

Upon hearing this, Di Shaowei’s face darkened, and he ground his teeth, saying, "Don’t involve that androgynous person with me, or else I’m out of this competition!"

How scandalous! Xiao’er rarely saw Di Shaowei showing a stern face. She quickly walked up to him with a gossipy look, "Brother Di, I want to hear a story!"

"What story?" Di Shaowei felt a bad premonition.

"The story between you and Miss Li!"

"Who has a story with her! I don’t even know her!" Di Shaowei categorically denied.

"The more you deny, the more suspicious it seems!" Xiao’er looked at him knowingly.

"What suspicion? That’s nonsense!" Di Shaowei avoided Xiao’er’s gaze.

"Girl, I’ll tell you about it later. Let’s deal with the current situation first!" Shangguan Xuanhao felt like there’s a fire under him.

But none of them seemed to care!

"Try saying one more word!" Di Shaowei threatened explicitly.

"All right, I won’t. But girl?" Shangguan Xuanhao winked at Xiao’er, implying he would tell her later.

"Understood." Gossip could wait, the current issue was more urgent.

"Are there any bets placed on this competition?" Such a big event would surely have some bookies, right? Xiao’er shifted the topic again.

Shangguan Xuanhao: "..."

Shangguan Xuanyi smirked, "There are."

"Xiao Fuzi, place a bet of 1,000 taels for me, no, make it 2,000 taels! Bet on the Fourth Prince’s team to win."

Xiao Fuzi: "..."

"Girl~" Shangguan Xuanhao wailed.

Seeing that Shangguan Xuanhao was teased enough, Xiaoer said with a serious face: "Just kidding, Xiao Fuzi, place a bet of 2,000 taels on our team to win."

Xiao Fuzi nodded, then looked towards Shangguan Xuanyi. Shangguan Xuanyi also nodded.

Recalling the last bet, Di Shaowei hurried to place his.

Shangguan Xuanhao naturally wouldn’t be left behind.

Now they finally got back to the main topic.

After reviewing the performances of those competitors, Xiaoer announced the order of appearance, from Shangguan Xuanhao’s initial confusion to eventual approving nods.

Incredible!

So incredible!

He could already visualize how brilliant Shangguan Xuanjun’s face will be!

Thank God she’s on their team, or else they would surely be suffocated to death!

"You are so shameless!" Shangguan Xuanhao was ecstatic, accidentally speaking his heart out.

"What did you just say?!" Xiao’er glared at Shangguan Xuanhao.

What a gabbler!

"I said you are really awesome, super intelligent!" Shangguan Xuanhao realized what he just said and hurriedly corrected.

"Shut up! If you say I am super intelligent again, I will make you pay!" Xiao’er felt that communicating with him always made her see a bunch of crows flying in front of her.

"What’s wrong with being super intelligent?" Shangguan Xuanhao looked at Di Shaowei.

Di Shaowei shrugged, shook his head. He was also confused.

"You bring me a razor, I’ll shave your head clean, and then you will be ’super intelligent’!" She had to educate them, otherwise they were always out of sync!

Pfff! Di Shaowei couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"Super intelligence!" Yes, that is really "super intelligence"!