The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1287 - 1287 626 Secret History (First Update)

Chapter 1287: 626 Secret History (First Update) Chapter 1287: 626 Secret History (First Update) By this time, Gu Jiao and Mu Qingchen had already boarded the carriage leaving the Duke Residence, unaware of the Duke’s activities.

The young man known as official Shao also left with them, taunting Qingchen before he left, but ultimately failing to catch any dirt on Qingchen and riding away on his horse.

“Do you have a grudge against each other?” Gu Jiao asked.

“Family conflict,” Mu Qingchen said casually, without going into detail.

Gu Jiao didn’t bother to dig deeper, as she wasn’t genuinely interested in his affairs.

“A thousand taels?” Mu Qingchen looked at Gu Jiao indifferently.

Gu Jiao waved her hand, “If you don’t want to give it, forget it. We were classmates, just consider it a favor I did for you.”

“Heh,” Mu Qingchen almost laughed in exasperation, “Where did you learn to lie with such a straight face?”

“And who did you learn it from?” Gu Jiao countered.

When it comes to lying with a straight face, you’re not much better.

Mu Qingchen decisively looked away, not delving further into the topic.

Gu Jiao spoke up, “Can I make a trip to the Medical Hall?”

Mu Qingchen glanced at her and said, “It’s over, no need to pretend to be a doctor anymore.”

Gu Jiao: Would you believe me if I said I’m a real doctor?

“Speaking of which, you did a pretty good act back there.” If it wasn’t for her miraculous method of healing through conversation, Mu Qingchen would have almost believed her to be genuine, “Don’t do that again next time. I can’t cover for you if you get exposed.”

Gu Jiao: “Oh. Then, can I go to the Medical Hall? I want to buy some medicine.”

Mu Qingchen looked at her, “Are you sick?”

“My brother,” Gu Jiao replied.

Gu Yan’s request for sick leave was not a secret, though not publicly known, it wouldn’t be difficult for Mu Qingchen to find out if he inquired.

Mu Qingchen, seeming to think of something, said nothing further and directed the coachman to a Medical Hall.

“I’ll wait for you in the carriage,” Mu Qingchen said.

“Okay,” Gu Jiao did not refuse.

The Medical Hall Mu Qingchen found for Gu Jiao naturally wouldn’t be a poor one. With plenty of patients and doctors, and all kinds of rare medicinal materials available, if she really came to buy herbal medicine, she would likely not leave empty-handed.

Unfortunately, she was there to inquire about the Operating Room.

“Do you have these things here?” Gu Jiao handed over the blueprint of the Operating Room.

The doctor from the Medical Hall shook his head repeatedly, “I’ve never even seen these.”

Gu Jiao put away the blueprint and got back on the carriage.

“Didn’t they have the medicinal materials you were looking for?” Mu Qingchen asked, seeing Gu Jiao returning empty-handed.

“Yeah,” Gu Jiao responded succinctly.

“There are two more Medical Halls ahead,” Mu Qingchen said.

“Thank you,” Gu Jiao replied.

This was the most sincere response Mu Qingchen had heard from her so far, despite its brevity.

Mu Qingchen ordered the coachman to visit the other two Medical Halls, but disappointingly, they had also not seen the Operating Room shown on the blueprint.

So, had the Operating Room not yet been constructed, or was it not yet popularized among the public?

Mu Qingchen said, “What exactly is the medicine you want to buy? Tell me the names, and I can inquire for you later.”

“No need,” Gu Jiao said, preferring to investigate on her own. She wasn’t comfortable having her secrets in the hands of a stranger from the Academy.

Seeing that Gu Jiao was unwilling to disclose more, Mu Qingchen did not press her.

Soon, the two of them left the inner city.

“Where do you live?” Mu Qingchen asked.

“Just take me back to the Academy,” Gu Jiao said.

Mu Qingchen looked intently at Gu Jiao, seemingly aware of her cautiousness and vigilance, but he said nothing and left after dropping her off at the Academy.

By this time, the Academy had already ended a whole day of classes, however, Gu Xiaoshun was holding his bookbag, insistently waiting for Gu Jiao at the entrance of Mingxin Hall.

“Xiaoshun,” Gu Jiao walked over.

“Sis!” Gu Xiaoshun’s eyes brightened, and he ran over with his bookbag, “They just said that you were taken away by the officials, what happened?”

“Nothing much, just went to the inner city to treat someone,” Gu Jiao replied as she gathered her bookbag.

Hearing this, Gu Xiaoshun finally let down the guard he had held all afternoon, and said quietly, “So it was for a treatment, I was worried that you were discovered doing… that thing you secretly go off to do.”

Gu Jiao’s lips curved into a smile.

“Whom did you treat?” Gu Xiaoshun asked.

“A Duke,” Gu Jiao picked up her bookbag.

“Let me carry that!” Gu Xiaoshun quickly took Gu Jiao’s bookbag without another word, “What was wrong with him? Did you cure him?”

The siblings chatted as they left Tianqiong Academy and headed towards their home.

After returning home, Nanny Nan also inquired about their late return.

Gu Xiaoshun, bursting with pride, announced, “Sis went to the inner city to treat someone! It was a Duke!”

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