Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1192 - 1189_1

Shangguan Xuanyi was not far from Zichen Palace when he ran into his seventh brother.

"Sixth Brother!" Shangguan Xuanyao came over to Shangguan Xuanyi and greeted him seriously.

Upon recognizing him, Shangguan Xuanyi asked, "Have you finished your lessons?"

The Seventh Prince had been burdened with extraordinarily heavy assignments every day since the age of four. He had to study the Four Books and Five Classics, the Four Arts, the art of being an emperor and also practice martial arts and horseback archery every single day.

The emperor was very strict with him, and so was his Imperial Master. He only had four days off per month.

"Today is my day off, and my tutor said that I have finished learning all the theoretical knowledge. It’s time to apply what I’ve learned to real life." Shangguan Xuanyao laid the groundwork for what he was about to say next.

"Exactly! What is learned on paper should be practiced in real life!" Shangguan Xuanyi nodded in agreement.

"Sixth Brother, I kind of miss my nephews. Can I visit our home with you?" Shangguan Xuanyao had been shut in for a month for his studies and had planned to spend his four days off playing with Xi’er. Unexpectedly, he heard the shock news as soon as he came out—Xi’er had gone to Zezhou with Shen Jinghao!

This was completely shocking to him!

How could she leave him behind and go to Zezhou! And how dangerous it was there! What if she was hurt by a sword?

Knowing this, Shangguan Xuanyao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan!

Then, just now, he had overheard a conversation between his sixth brother and their father, finding out that Shangguan Xuanyi was planning to go south. This was like a godsend—he could tag along!

He wasn’t at ease with not being by Xi’er’s side!

Xi’er was notorious for doing anything daring just because she knew a bit of poison arts. She had no resistance against beautiful things. He had heard that the Nangong Country was full of handsome men, and this troubled him.

That heartless little thing might accidentally be charmed or even be sold without knowing it! Therefore, he must convince his seventh brother to take him to Zezhou.

As long as he can persuade the seventh brother to bring him to Zezhou, the emperor would definitely agree!

However, persuading his seventh brother might be a little difficult. Strictly speaking, the seventh prince was the one who hated trouble the most. So convincing him was not just a little difficult, it was extremely difficult! That’s why he changed his words just now and suggested visiting the twins. It would be better to start by convincing his seventh sister-in-law!

As long as he can deal with his seventh sister-in-law, he doesn’t need to worry about the seventh brother. If the seventh sister-in-law says east, the seventh brother definitely won’t say west—this was the experience summarized by Xi’er, and he found it to be extremely accurate!

After hearing these words, Shangguan Xuanyi gave his younger brother a meaningful glance. Humph, he thought he wouldn’t know what he was up to.

However, this child has been living in the palace for so long. It’s time for him to go out and see the world. Otherwise, like a flower in a greenhouse, how can he bear great responsibility?!

Shangguan Xuanyi just glanced at him and didn’t say anything, but walked away.

Seeing that he didn’t object, Shangguan Xuanyao knew he had agreed and quickly followed him.

Shangguan Xuanyi brought the Seventh Prince back to his residence. Xiao’er was quite surprised when she saw him, but she guessed why the Seventh Prince was there.

As the saying goes, one wouldn’t visit a temple without a cause!

Shangguan Xuanyi still had things to deal with. After bringing Shangguan Xuanyao back, he went to his study to work.

"Seventh Brother, don’t you have to study today?" Xiao’er asked the wet nurse to bring the children out.

"I’ve finished learning all the theoretical knowledge. The tutor said I did well! Now it’s time to practice." Shangguan Xuanyao took a giraffe-shaped rattle and teased the four children lying in the crib.

Now all four children knew how to reach out and grab it.

Listening to this, Xiao’er agreed and nodded: "Indeed, practice makes perfect. It’s better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books."

Hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyao looked at Xiao’er happily: "Does Sixth Sister-in-law think so too? Sixth Sister-in-law, where do you think I should go and take a look!"

"Go to the north. The scenery there is superb! And it’s a relatively peaceful place now!" Xiao’er deliberately mentioned a location in the opposite direction.

Shangguan Xuanyao was speechless: "..."

"I’m not planning to go there just to have fun. As a prince, I bear the responsibility for the rise and fall of the country and I must serve the country! I want to contribute something to Zezhou. Seventh Sister-in-law, you know I have achieved advanced martial arts already, don’t you?"

This little brat, talking about contributing to Zezhou was nothing but an excuse to chase after his wife!

If Xi’er had not gone to Zezhou with Jinghao, but had run to the northwest, she didn’t believe that Shangguan Xuanyao would think of going to Zezhou!

He actually dared to be dishonest in front of her! He needed a lesson!

"I couldn’t be happier that the Seventh Prince thinks this way. My original plan was to have you and Xi’er, who have been playmates since childhood, to venture the northwest together as travel companions, and also because I know how capable Xi’er is of getting herself into trouble. If you were there to look after her, I would feel more at ease. However, since you can prioritize national affairs, I’m very glad. I will definitely convince your Sixth Brother to take you to Zezhou!"

This was absolutely shocking to him!

Xi’er went to the northwest? But how did he hear that Xi’er had gone to Zezhou?

"Is Xi’er in the northwest? Wasn’t she going on assignment in Zezhou with Brother Jinghao?"

"That’s just what we told the public. If a girl ran alone to the northwest, how bad would it be for her reputation if word got out? In order to protect her reputation, we could only say she went to Zezhou with Jinghao. In fact, she went to the northwest to see the prairie!"

Xi’er had always been clamoring about wanting to see the scenery of the frontier. She wanted to see how vast the world was, the endless grassland, and the cattle and sheep on the grassland. It was indeed possible that she took this opportunity to run to the Northwest!

This really was a miscalculation. He didn’t expect this to be a bluff!

He coughed: "Actually, wherever you go is our territory. The northwest is part of our territory too. It’s alright for me to go there and learn. And since Xi’er is there, if the Sixth Sister-in-law feels uneasy, I can go there..."

Under Xiao’er’s all-revealing teasing gaze, Shangguan Xuanyao found it hard to continue speaking.

"So, is national affairs more important, or are personal feelings more important?" Xiao’er suddenly put on a serious face and asked coldly.

"Of course, national affairs are more important!" Shangguan Xuanyao quickly responded when he saw this.

But he added in his heart: however, it’s also right to start a family first before focusing on your career!

First comes the family, then the country, look at his seventh brother, isn’t he going to the south with his wife and children? National and family affairs are not contradictory at all!

"So, where are you going to go in the end?"

"I’ll first go to the northwest to fetch Xi’er, then go to Zezhou!"

"You really have a vivid imagination!" Xiao’er glared at him irritably!