The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1251 - 1251 610 Divine Assist (Second Update)

Chapter 1251: 610 Divine Assist (Second Update) Chapter 1251: 610 Divine Assist (Second Update) “`

At the hour of the rooster, Xiaoba returned from Guozijian after school was over.

“Jiaojiao!”

His first action upon entering the door was to fling his bookbag aside and flap his little arms around, searching for Gu Jiao everywhere.

Lately, the household had been plagued with sickness, with Gu Jiao staying at home unless called out for a severe medical condition.

Not finding Gu Jiao in the courtyard, Xiaoba went to her east room.

The room was empty as well, and Xiaoba, not giving up, searched around it, even under the bed. Squatting on the ground, he scratched his little head in confusion, “Eh? Where’s Jiaojiao? Where did she go?”

Xiaoba decided to continue searching in other rooms, but as he was about to rise, he unexpectedly spotted a little thing lying on the ground.

Blue, and somewhat familiar.

Xiaoba picked up the soft little blue bottle, “Wow! It’s something tasty!”

To help Xiaoba grow tall, Gu Jiao had tried everything, such as giving him calcium supplements to drink.

However, they had only lasted for half a month before they ran out.

Xiaoba dearly missed that sour-sweet taste.

“Slurp~” Xiaoba salivated at the thought.

Jiaojiao would only let him have one bottle at a time, but here were two bottles. Mmm, he should hide them!

Xiaoba sneakily stuffed the two little bottles into his pocket.

His secret stashing was just like how the Empress Dowager hid her preserved fruits.

Having hidden his treasure, he placed his hands behind his back, tilted his head upward, and walked out as if nothing was amiss, with a gait mirroring that of an old aunt, “Old Zhao! Ready to play cards?”

With more and more people at home, and the side being too cramped, they were lucky to have broken through to the neighboring house, whose rooms and courtyard were being utilized to their maximum potential.

The reason Xiaoba couldn’t find Gu Jiao was that she had gone to the Backyard next door to construct a rehabilitation area for Huangfu Xian.

Xiaoba caught the sound of ding and dong and his eyes lit up, “Jiaojiao!”

He dashed towards the Backyard, which was now conveniently interconnected between the two houses.

Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun were busy among the wood materials, and seeing him running over, Gu Jiao hastily said, “Xiaoba, don’t come here! There are nails all over the ground!”

“Oh.” Xiaoba, disappointed, halted his steps and, peering over a pile of wood on tiptoes, watched Jiaojiao.

Gu Jiao told him, “Go do your homework first, and by the time you finish, I should be done here.”

Xiaoba sighed, “Alright.”

Xiaoba returned to the front courtyard to find Xiaoba and Xiaojiu gnawing and pecking at his bookbag, a dog and an eagle who to this day hadn’t ditched the habit of creating chaos.

Xiaoba picked up his bookbag, which he had thrown on the ground, hung his little head, and dragged the bag to the west room.

The problems today were a bit difficult; there was one he couldn’t solve.

He thought for a while, hopped down from the chair, and went to the Study Room to look for his wicked brother-in-law.

The door was ajar.

Pushing it open, there was indeed someone in the Study Room.

But instead of the wicked brother-in-law, it was Princess Xinyang, his mother.

“Princess?” Xiaoba approached and greeted her politely.

Princess Xinyang was standing in front of a row of bookshelves, with her back to the door.

She raised her hand to wipe her eyes and turned around with a gentle voice, “Is that Xiaoba? What brings you here? Are you looking for your brother-in-law?”

Xiaoba looked at her and nodded honestly, “Yep, there’s a problem I can’t solve.”

Princess Xinyang extended her hand and said softly, “Your brother-in-law isn’t here, but I can help you look at it.”

“Okay.” Xiaoba handed her the problem sheet.

After studying it carefully, Princess Xinyang said, “This line is from the ‘Book of Songs.’ You haven’t learned this part yet, have you?”

Xiaoba nodded again, “Yep!”

“Come here, let me teach you.” Princess Xinyang beckoned him over.

Xiaoba came to Princess Xinyang’s side, sat on the chair, and while she explained the sentence to him, he looked straight at Princess Xinyang.

Noticing his gaze, she asked, “What’s the matter?”

“Have you been crying?” Xiaoba asked.

“No,” Princess Xinyang instinctively denied.

“Oh.” Children are often easy to convince, especially someone as credible as Princess Xinyang. After thinking, Xiaoba added, “You look a bit unhappy. Are you worried about something?”

Princess Xinyang paused before responding, “Nothing too worrisome.”

Xiaoba said, “So it’s a little bit of worry. Are you concerned about my wicked brother-in-law? Ah, don’t worry, although he’s a bit clumsy and cooks terrible meals, and isn’t very smart, always coming last in his tests, he still managed to land an official position! Look at Old Zhao next door, his grandson about the same age as my wicked brother-in-law, lazing around all day, turning his grandfather’s hair white with worry!”

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