The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1083 - 1083 523 The couple meets (second watch)_2

Chapter 1083: 523 The couple meets (second watch)_2 Chapter 1083: 523 The couple meets (second watch)_2 “Bacon,” said Gu Jiao.

“I want some too,” said the youth.

Gu Jiao flipped the meat on the grill, “Once it’s cooked, I’ll bring it inside for you.”

The young man refused, “No, I want to eat it here.”

There were steps from the house to this spot, and he couldn’t come down on his own. Gu Chengfeng steadied himself and walked over, then picked up the boy with the wheelchair and carried him down the steps. Afterward, he pushed him over to the fire.

“The wind is strong here, go back inside after you’ve had a bit,” Gu Chengfeng kindly reminded.

The youth didn’t take his advice but instead looked at Gu Jiao, who was seriously grilling the meat. “Why do you wear a mask? Are you ugly? Can’t be seen by others?”

Gu Chengfeng stiffened in protest, “Hey! How can you speak like that! Who’s ugly!”

The young man retorted with a sneer, “If you’re not ugly, why cover your face?”

Gu Chengfeng was so angry he wanted to hit him, and with a cold face, he huffed, “That’s our choice! Just because we cover our faces doesn’t mean we’re ashamed. So, are you in that wheelchair because you can’t walk?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chengfeng noticed the boy’s expression stiffen for a moment.

Gu Chengfeng suddenly realized he might have said something wrong. He opened his mouth, trying to make amends, but it was already too late.

The youth slowly curled his lips into a mocking, wry smile.

Then, under Gu Chengfeng’s somewhat guilt-ridden and astonished gaze, the boy lifted his pale hand and pulled away the blanket that was on his legs.

A gust of cold wind blew by, lifting the empty legs of his pants.

…

The military report of a great victory at the border had arrived at the Imperial Palace by urgent delivery in early December, and both the Emperor and the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.

The remnants of the previous dynasty had colluded with pirates and the army of Chen Country, causing battles to break out simultaneously at two of Zhan Country’s borders. Zhan Country was attacked from both front and rear, and upon hearing that the old Marquis and Princess Ning An had been captured, everyone had very little confidence in this war.

But unexpectedly, the Gu Family’s army won so quickly.

The Emperor began to look forward to the return of Princess Ning An, Gu Changqing, Tang Yueshan, the old Marquis, and the military officers.

Of course, there was also the young doctor.

The Imperial decree allowing the young doctor to leave the Capital City was issued by him, and at that time, he truly had no idea she had gone to the border. If it weren’t for the message from Yuegu City stating that two officials sent by the Empress Dowager had arrived with a token from Renshou Palace, he would have remained in the dark.

If he had known she was going to such a dangerous place, he would have never issued her the decree to leave the city.

Little did he know, he had almost been worried to death by the Empress Dowager, whom he hadn’t seen for three days already!

“Hasn’t she arrived yet? Hasn’t she arrived yet?” the Emperor paced restlessly in the Imperial Study Room.

“Soon, soon, they said it would only be a few more days,” Eunuch Wei said with a smile.

The Emperor looked at him reproachfully, “That’s what you said last time too!”

Eunuch Wei gave an embarrassed smile, “Well, that’s because… there was a sudden snow that sealed the mountain passes, making travel impossible, right?”

The weather was colder on the return journey than on the way there, and snow sealed the mountain passes more frequently.

Normally, with the army’s forced march pace, they would have reached the Capital City by the 20th, but day by day, even the Minor New Year passed by without a trace of the army’s return!

The Emperor collapsed back in his chair in despair, “If the young doctor doesn’t return soon, the Empress Dowager might never speak to me for the rest of her life.”

The Emperor was wrong, whether Jiaojiao returned or not, the Empress Dowager had no intention of paying any mind to this foolish son!

He had actually sent her Jiaojiao to the border!

How had she not managed to smother him with a blanket in his youth!

In Bishui Alley, the family also longed for Gu Jiao’s return, each day feeling like an eternity.

They had all gone to sleep on the night Gu Jiao left; it was only the next day that Xiao Hen informed them that Gu Jiao had gone to the border.

Madam Yao almost fainted on the spot.

There was a war at the border; how could her daughter go to such a place?

Gu Yan had grown accustomed to Gu Jiao’s presence, and suddenly, with her gone, he felt as if half of him had been cut away and taken with her.

Gu Xiaoshun was also very worried and saddened.

Having grown up with Gu Jiao, and having spent the most time with her, he was the one who found it hardest to adapt to her absence among them all.

When Little Clean Awakened woke up and discovered Gu Jiao was not there, he almost burst into tears. Then he saw the letter Gu Jiao left for him and held all his tears back.

With Jiaojiao not in the Capital City, crying was no use.

He would save his little tears to cry in front of Jiaojiao when she returned.

Nowadays, Xiao Hen held positions both at Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Justice; the information from the Ministry of Justice was more up-to-date than that from Hanlin Academy. Whenever there was news from the front lines, the Ministry of Justice would be among the first to know, along with the Ministry of War.

Whether it was for official purposes or personal reasons, Xiao Hen spent more days at the Ministry of Justice than at Hanlin Academy these past two months. He broke the seal on perhaps the umpteenth letter…

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