The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1277 - 1277 621 Intimacy (First Update)

Chapter 1277: 621 Intimacy (First Update) Chapter 1277: 621 Intimacy (First Update) Gu Jiao didn’t say he was wrong or anything like that; it was not her nature to argue with others, especially over things she didn’t care about.

Apart from the allocation of dormitories, Zhong Ding also told them their class schedule and locations, and he stressed that they must remember to attend class tomorrow morning and not be late.

“Being late will be recorded as a demerit, and the rules at Tianqiong Academy are very strict. Accumulating more than three demerits will result in expulsion.”

Having listened to him go on and on, at last, they received some important information.

They couldn’t afford any demerits or to be expelled, after all, Tianqiong Academy was Gu Jiao’s only way to stay in Yan Country.

Upon leaving the eastern courtyard, Gu Xiaoshun still wanted to check out the southern courtyard, but Gu Jiao wasn’t that interested anymore: “They’re all the same; there’s nothing special to see.”

Gu Xiaoshun thought about it and seemed to agree. Being from Zhan Country, could the dormitories assigned to them really be that different?

“Then let’s hurry and rendezvous with Master’s wife and them.”

In front of others, Gu Xiaoshun called them Master’s wife and Master, but only referred to them as mom and dad when alone with Nanxiang.

The two of them returned the way they had come to the back door of Tianqiong Academy.

Honestly, besides the purpose of Gu Yan’s surgery, Gu Jiao was indeed very interested in Shengdu of Yan Country. It was just that she had no intention of sightseeing before resolving Gu Yan’s issue.

Master’s wife Nan and Master Lu’s carriage was already parked nearby.

Picking up their carriage with the token, Gu Xiaoshun, lamenting the cost, said, “Sister, it was just for a moment, and they charged me a tael of silver. Everything in Yan Country is so expensive; they charge for everything!”

Gu Jiao reached out and brushed a leaf off his shoulder, “No matter, it’s just a tael of silver.”

Gu Xiaoshun said, “Still, we need to save every penny. We need to keep the silver for Gu Yan’s treatment.”

Before they left, they didn’t realize how expensive things were in Yan Country, especially in Shengdu. A plain steamed bun costs two taels, a meat bun three taels, and lamb buns four taels…

Master’s wife Nan had lived in Shengdu over a decade ago, but back then, wasn’t it three buns for a tael? Why had the price increased so much?

“Don’t worry, I have some savings at the bank as well,” Master’s wife Nan told Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun.

Gu Jiao didn’t act reserved with Master’s wife Nan, but even with her addition, it likely wouldn’t be enough for their long-term expenses. It seemed they would need to find a way to earn some money.

That was a concern for later; the immediate issues needed to be addressed first.

Ever since entering the territory of Yan Country, Gu Jiao had been inquiring about operating rooms along the way, but no Medical Hall had the operating room she needed.

Either the operating rooms hadn’t been built, or the equipment was so astonishing that it couldn’t be revealed to the outside world.

Gu Jiao hoped for the latter.

At least that way, there was still hope for Gu Yan.

Master’s wife Nan said, “I’ve already found a mansion, not far from the Academy. Just go out the back door and walk for about a mile, and you’ll be there.”

It was a modest two-section mansion with a front and backyard, connecting to a kitchen area and firewood room; not very large, but sufficient for the few of them.

Three side rooms, a small study, one room for Master’s wife Nan and Master Lu, one for Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan, and the remaining one was for Gu Jiao.

“Master’s wife, how much is the monthly rent for this mansion?” asked Gu Xiaoshun.

Master’s wife Nan smiled, “Not much, a hundred taels per month.”

“What? A hundred taels!” Gu Xiaoshun was completely stunned!

Master’s wife Nan couldn’t help but laugh at his dumbfounded expression, “Every mansion near the Academy is rented out by the room. The least you would pay for one room per month is twenty taels, so for our four rooms, plus the kitchen, firewood room, and both front and backyard, a hundred taels isn’t expensive.”

Gu Xiaoshun clicked his tongue: “Bishui Alley is so much bigger than this place, and it’s only thirty taels for clear space, plus Guozijian nearby is also a good location.”

In just one day, Gu Xiaoshun had also started to compare locations.

If Zhan Country also had the distinction of inner and outer city regions, Bishui Alley where they lived definitely belonged to the inner city, while Vermilion Bird Avenue where Princess Xinyang lived was exceedingly close to the Imperial Palace, the innermost part of the inner city.

Gu Jiao said, “No worries, we can earn more silver. Let’s go and sort out our things first.”

“Alright!” Gu Xiaoshun was quick to agree.

“We can handle the sorting. Aren’t you two starting classes tomorrow? Go and prepare the things you need for class.”

“There’s nothing to prepare; we’ll receive our books in the classroom tomorrow.”

“Then rest for a while,” Master’s wife Nan insisted, sympathetic to the exhaustion of the two children from the journey, she wouldn’t let them lift a finger any more.

Gu Jiao had no choice but to let it be and after a pause, said, “Then I’ll go and inquire about the Medical Halls nearby again…”

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