The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1336 - 1336 651 Scheming Xiao Hen (First Update)_2

Chapter 1336: 651 Scheming Xiao Hen (First Update)_2 Chapter 1336: 651 Scheming Xiao Hen (First Update)_2 Last time she had bandaged him, he seemed to be able to react slightly to the outside world through his fingers, but the progress wasn’t as significant as today.

Gu Jiao could be certain that the Duke was improving.

Although she didn’t know whether his improvement was due to Miao Ruoxin’s treatment or something else.

But his physical and neurological reflexes were still very poor, a consequence of brain injury; whether he could speak again or fully recover was something Gu Jiao couldn’t yet determine.

Gu Jiao packed the used cotton swabs and silver needles in a separate purse, and after tidying the First Aid Kit, she planned to get off the carriage.

As soon as she moved, she felt a slight tug.

Looking back, it was the Duke’s trembling fingers that had somehow caught onto the hem of her clothes.

It was strange that she, who could easily push a door bolt out of place, was held back by such a trivial force.

She frowned curiously.

Then she looked at the Duke and asked, “Is there somewhere else you’re uncomfortable?”

The Duke could not speak; he just held on without letting go.

Gu Jiao gave him another check. His strength was nearly spent, his fingers were trembling, but he still clung on with his last bit of strength.

Gu Jiao didn’t quite understand this phenomenon; was it just an irregular muscle reflex?

After thinking for a while, she took a candy from the First Aid Kit, opened the Duke’s palm, and placed the candy in his grasp.

…

After the Cuju competition ended, the players left one after the other, and the spectators gradually dispersed as well.

Xiao Hen wasn’t fond of crowds, so when three female classmates suggested returning to the Academy, he let them go ahead.

“Strange, you were so eager coming here, so why aren’t you in a hurry to leave? Don’t tell me… you’re planning to secretly meet someone without us knowing?”

One of the female students asked gossiping.

Xiao Hen didn’t even glance at her and just carried on drinking his tea.

The female student pursed her lips, “Humph, he’s ignoring us. Let’s go!”

“And to think after sitting with her for a day our relationship would be different.”

“As if she’d notice us.”

The three of them muttered and rolled their eyes as they walked down from the stands.

Little Jingkong grasped the railing of the stands with both hands, pressing his little head against the gaps, sighing heavily.

“Jiaojiao.”

He hadn’t been able to talk to Jiaojiao; he missed Jiaojiao so much.

But there were still ten days until the holiday.

School was really too cruel for children.

People had almost all cleared out when Xiao Hen finally stood up, holding Little Jingkong’s hand as they walked down.

“Miss Gu, please wait a moment.”

A maid hurriedly walked up to them.

She had been the Maid attending in the Pavilion all along, she didn’t call out to Xiao Hen earlier nor later, but waited until everyone had left to do so.

There was no way Xiao Hen would believe she had no agenda.

Xiao Hen looked at her, his gaze inquiring, is there something?

The Maid smiled politely and said, “My Young Master also came today, but he did not appear in the stands. Now is the time for dinner, and my Young Master would like to invite Miss Gu to join him on the lake to enjoy Shengdu’s lakeside scenery.”

Xiao Hen gestured with his eyes towards Little Jingkong.

Little Jingkong dramatically reached into his own little pocket and pulled out a charcoal pencil and a small notebook to hand to Xiao Hen.

The same kind Gu Jiao had.

Xiao Hen wrote, “Who is your Young Master?”

The Maid replied with a smile, “You will know once you go.”

“Is the lake tour fun?” Little Jingkong asked.

The Maid’s face was full of smiles as she said, “It’s fun, you can fish, enjoy the lanterns, and even set your own lotus lanterns afloat on the lake.”

Little Jingkong’s little arms flapped behind him, whirring, “I want to go! I want to go!”

Xiao Hen gave the little guy a look, heh, no going.

“It’s getting late, I should be going back,” he wrote.

The Maid was momentarily stunned, clearly not expecting that even after her Young Master revealed such exceptional capabilities, Miss Gu would still remain indifferent.

But she was a well-trained Maid and quickly recovered, saying, “Indeed, it’s getting late. How about this, I will arrange for someone to take Miss Gu back to the Academy.”

Returning to the Academy was just a short walk away.

Little Jingkong clung to his leg, “I can’t walk anymore, won’t you carry me?”

Xiao Hen ultimately agreed to take the Maid’s carriage.

Whoever that Young Master was, he was mysterious enough to reserve the best stands for himself, to attend the entire match without showing his face, and managed to unobtrusively bring a seemingly inconspicuous yet luxuriously-appointed carriage right into the Lingbo Academy’s Cuju field.