The Lucky Farmgirl

Manbao, whom Bai Er mentioned incessantly, was gossiping with a few others, including Qi Jue and Shan Yu, about the various affairs of the Guan family—and not just the Guan family but the prince’s mansion as well.

The country bumpkin Bai Erlang listened to the various rumors, some true, some false, with a bewildered expression.

Therefore, when he saw Bai Shan again that afternoon, he stared at him with a very strange gaze, sighed and shook his head after watching him for a while, then took another glance and repeated the same reaction.

Unable to restrain himself, Bai Shan took the initiative to ask, "What are you doing?"

It seemed as if Bai Erlang was just waiting for him to ask that question. With a leap, he moved from across to sit beside Bai Shan, nudged him with his shoulder, and queried, "Do you want to seek refuge with the Prince of Yizhou?"

Bai Shan scooted aside with disdain and questioned, "Don’t make wild guesses if you don’t understand, why would I seek refuge with him?"

Having grown up together since childhood, Bai Erlang naturally knew Bai Shan wouldn’t stoop to lying about such matters. So he frowned and said, "Then why are you looking for the Guan family?"

Bai Shan perked up, asking, "What does this have to do with the Guan family?"

Surprised, Bai Erlang replied, "You don’t know? Old Master Guan is a retainer to the prince’s mansion. It’s said he was deeply trusted by the Prince of Yizhou in the past, and lots of people sought favor through Old Master Guan and gained prosperous futures in the prince’s service." He cleared his throat gently and continued, "So I thought you wanted to join the Prince of Yizhou as well. It’s fine if you aren’t; it’s fine. I don’t know why, but I just don’t like the Prince of Yizhou’s mansion. I always feel like we clash with it."

Bai Erlang rambled on, "Today, when I heard Qi Jue mentioning some rumors about the Guan family, I was really afraid you might be like those people in the rumors, seeking to make connections with Old Master Guan and then turn to the prince’s mansion. I seriously thought about it; we have never had any good encounters with the prince’s mansion, like last year when we went to see the procession in the street and met with the assassin. You saved Ji Hao and were then threatened by the princess’ people, and then there was the flower selling incident a few days ago..."

Bai Erlang was counting on his fingers, and just as he finished, the carriage stopped. Daji lifted the curtain and called out, "Have we arrived?"