The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1312 - 1312 640 the first watch of the night

Chapter 1312: 640 the first watch of the night Chapter 1312: 640 the first watch of the night “Hasn’t anyone reported this to the authorities?” Gu Jiao asked.

The coachman was startled, “Miss, those are people from the Nangong Family, and reporting it would be useless.”

“Is that so?” Gu Jiao looked in the direction of the street, murmuring indifferently.

The coachman could not help but turn to glance at Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao was wearing a veil, her face concealed, revealing only a pair of calm, unruffled eyes.

To say such a thing might seem impertinent, but the coachman had never seen eyes that were both so beautiful and so cold.

She looked at the people from the Nangong Family without a trace of fear in her eyes.

The coachman had the vague impression that if he was careless, this girl he was carrying might just draw a sword and charge at the people from the Nangong Family.

The coachman was startled by his own speculation!

Impossible, impossible! Although the Nangong Family hadn’t entered the ranks of Shengdu’s top ten noble families, it was only because their heritage wasn’t deep enough. This did not mean they lacked strength now.

How could an ordinary commoner possibly have the power to contend with them?

“People from the Duke Residence are here!”

Someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed loudly.

The incident where the young master of the Nangong Family assaulted the horse servant concluded with the arrival of Second Master Jing from the Duke Residence. The Duke Residence was nearby, and it seemed Second Master Jing had chanced upon the incident when returning from an outing.

After a negotiation between the two parties, the young master of the Nangong Family left.

The coachman said, “Second Master Jing is a well-known wastrel in Shengdu; only he could stop the people from the Nangong Family. Nobody else would have the guts to do it.”

Since the matter concluded so soon, Gu Jiao decided to meet with this young master of the Nangong Family—she would do it first.

Gu Jiao left the fare in the carriage and quietly got out. She then found a Ready-Made Clothes Shop and changed into a set of men’s clothing more suitable for traveling.

She trailed behind the young master from the Nangong Family.

But plans could never keep up with changes—just as she found a suitable place for ambush, she was suddenly blocked by a carriage.

The carriage stopped at the mouth of the alley, and Gu Jiao intended to go around it, but the person inside the carriage lifted the curtain and exclaimed in surprise, “Is it you?”

Gu Jiao cast a cold glance at her, recognizing the other party as Miu Ruoxin whom she had met once at the Duke Residence.

Gu Jiao had no intention of dealing with Miu Ruoxin. She turned to go around from the rear of the carriage, but a maid jumped down, blocking Gu Jiao’s path, “Stop! My young mistress is talking to you! Didn’t you hear her?”

A cold look from Gu Jiao sent chills down the maid’s spine, causing her to tremble and to retreat a few steps, clinging to the carriage for support.

At that moment, another carriage slowly approached and stopped next to Miu Ruoxin’s carriage.

The person inside opened the window and asked softly, “Dr. Miu, what happened?”

Miu Ruoxin looked at Gu Jiao and said to her, “I’ve encountered the physician whom Master Mu invited from Zhan Country.”

“The physician invited by my fourth brother?”

The girl looked astonished as she leaned halfway out of the carriage window, turning her gaze towards Gu Jiao.

Next to her, another head squeezed out, “Which physician? Let me see! Eh? Xiao Liulang!”

Gu Jiao held her forehead, wondering how Su Xue had also turned up.

The young lady turned to Su Xue, “Do you know him?”

Su Xue spoke excitedly, “Second Sister! He is the schoolmate I mentioned to you, the one from fourth brother’s school! He is my fourth brother’s friend!”

Miu Ruoxin looked at Gu Jiao, “So you are a friend of Young Master Qingchen. I must apologize for any offense last time.”

Gu Jiao was the one who had slapped her, and although Miu Ruoxin’s words were polite, her true feelings might be different.

But Gu Jiao didn’t care anyway.

The second young mistress of the Su Family asked Miu Ruoxin, “Dr. Miu, have you met before?”

Miu Ruoxin smiled and said, “We met once at the Duke Residence. Young Master Qingchen brought this Mr. Xiao to treat the Duke… Young Master Qingchen had good intentions, but unfortunately, someone made use of him.”

Made use of him? Was she implying that the young man here had either schemed to ingratiate himself or cause trouble at the Duke Residence?

The second young mistress’s face immediately looked displeased.

Su Xue rebuked, “Watch your mouth! Who has used my fourth brother? Is my fourth brother the kind of person to be used by others?”

Miu Ruoxin was left at a loss for words.

The second young mistress said, “Third Sister, mind your manners!”

Miu Ruoxin was a disciple of the divine healer Chen Guoluo, and now she enjoyed the status of an honored guest at the Duke Residence. Her position was not comparable to that of an ordinary person from a lesser state, especially since they were also hoping to have her treat Master Meng’s eldest disciple for his cough.

“Humph! What’s so great about that!” Su Xue dismissed her second sister and ran down from the carriage, holding her skirts. She stopped in front of Gu Jiao, smiling brightly, “So you know medicine too? Why haven’t you ever mentioned it?”