The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1081 - 1081 522 Return to the Capital (Third Update)

Chapter 1081: 522 Return to the Capital (Third Update) Chapter 1081: 522 Return to the Capital (Third Update) Gu Changqing had given the anesthetic to the wounded soldiers, explaining that he didn’t need it. As someone accustomed to martial arts, injuries were inevitable for him, and occasionally when he sustained a severe one, he would need to drink a bit of anesthetic potion. However, no matter the type, anesthetic potions were ineffective for him.

Gu Jiao couldn’t help recalling her initial days in Capital City when she first stitched up Gu Changqing’s wounds, and there were no anesthetics in her first aid kit either.

She hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now she realized the first aid kit might have already determined the patient was intolerant to anesthesia.

So all of his wounds, both large and small, had been sutured without any anesthesia?

Gu Changqing gazed at Gu Jiao and smiled gently, “It doesn’t hurt, really.”

“Mhm,” Gu Jiao responded very seriously, though her hands became much gentler.

The battle was over, and the plague patients had recovered; now it was time for Gu Jiao and her group to return to Capital City.

Tang Yueshan had left a portion of his troops behind, and Gu Changqing had left twenty thousand soldiers from the Gu Family army to help with the post-disaster reconstruction in the three cities.

The governors of Beiyang City and Ye City had been killed, and the court had issued decrees overnight, appointing two new governors.

After the new governors arrived at their respective mansions, the Gu Family troops and the court’s troops were also ready to depart.

Princess Ning An was to return to the Capital with them.

Rescuing Princess Ning An back to the Capital was Old Marquis’s mission, and since the Old Marquis was still confined to his bed recovering, Gu Changqing stepped forward to ask Princess Ning An for instructions.

Inside a side room of the Governor’s Mansion, Gu Changqing met with Princess Ning An in the study room.

Since descending from the mountain, Princess Ning An had stayed in her room, not going out or talking to anyone.

Gu Changqing understood that the remnants of the previous dynasty had greatly affected her, so he never mentioned the war or the consort in her presence.

Gu Changqing bowed respectfully and said in a serious tone, “We will depart for the Capital tomorrow morning. Does the princess have any other commands?”

Princess Ning An stared blankly at the snowy scene outside the window and after a long while, murmured, “Could we go to Ji City on the way back to the Capital… to pick someone up?”

As she spoke, seemingly worried about troubling Gu Changqing, she added, “It won’t need many people, just a few will do, he won’t be difficult to retrieve.”

Gu Changqing had a rough idea of who she wanted to pick up. He said, “I will personally make the trip.”

“I want to go too!”

In another side room of the Governor’s Mansion, Gu Chengfeng, whose arm splint had finally been removed and who was lively again, exclaimed excitedly.

He had just recovered from his injuries, eager for a hearty battle on the Battlefield, only to be informed that the enemy nation had surrendered!

He had just taken up a position in the Gu Family army, only to be left carrying an empty title!

Most of all, he wanted to let his elder brother witness his strength.

“Alright,” Gu Changqing agreed.

Gu Chengfeng chuckled excitedly all evening, finally getting the chance to go on a mission with his elder brother. But when he, decked out in armor, emerged from the Military Camp, he saw Gu Jiao accompanying his elder brother.

Gu Chengfeng’s face darkened in an instant, “Is she going too?”

Wasn’t it supposed to be just me?

Why should an additional girl share the honor of fighting alongside my elder brother!

“Mount up,” Gu Changqing said, patting his horse.

Hmph, that’s more like it.

Gu Chengfeng pouted and walked towards his brother’s horse, having coveted it for a long time. Aside from his grandfather’s horse, his brother’s horse was the best.

It was even better than the one seized from the consort.

“Not you,” Gu Changqing said mercilessly blocking him. He lifted Gu Jiao by the waist and gently placed her on the back of the horse, speaking tenderly, “Sit tight.”

Gu Jiao nodded.

Then, Gu Changqing mounted Gu Jiao’s horse.

And the two of them rode off into the distance!

Leaving behind a dumbfounded Gu Chengfeng: “…”

Hey!

Are you forgetting something!