The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1364 - 1364 663 Little Crybaby (Third Update)_2

Chapter 1364: 663 Little Crybaby (Third Update)_2 Chapter 1364: 663 Little Crybaby (Third Update)_2 The little girl had climbed high up into the branches, which the servants didn’t dare to climb because the branches were very thin and would break under their weight.

“Little Princess.”

Mu Qingchen spoke softly.

The little girl whipped her head around to look, her large eyes lighting up, “Mu Qingchen!”

Hmm, she actually called him by his name directly.

Mu Qingchen walked over, and the little girl opened her arms and jumped down without hesitation.

The maids screamed in fright.

Mu Qingchen caught her with ease and set her down on the ground.

The Little Princess raised her little head and asked very seriously, “Why haven’t you come to see me for such a long time? Are you trying to be lazy and not teach me?”

Her voice was milky.

Mu Qingchen smiled softly and said, “I’ve been busy these days, but I came over as soon as I was free.”

The Little Princess nodded, “Mmm, I heard about it, you went to participate in the cuju game, did you win?”

Mu Qingchen answered earnestly, “Thanks to the princess’ good fortune, I won two matches.”

“Then you’re not bad,” the Little Princess remarked, and turned her head only to see Gu Jiao walking towards them, “Huh? Who are you?”

Mu Qingchen introduced, “He is the tutor I selected for the princess. His riding skills are excellent.”

The Little Princess tilted her head to look at Gu Jiao, then turned back to ask Mu Qingchen, “Better than yours?”

Mu Qingchen nodded with a smile, “Yes, even better than mine. He tamed the wild stallion king of our Academy, and he was also in the cuju game this time.”

Mu Qingchen was a gentleman who rarely joked, and his warm, jade-like smile was especially heartwarming.

The maids’ eyes were glued to him.

Young Master Qingchen only showed such a gentle side when facing the Little Princess; he was truly charming!

The Little Princess folded her arms and said with a sly look, “Actually, you just don’t want to teach me, that’s why you brought someone over, right?”

Mu Qingchen kept a straight face as he plucked a leaf from her hair, “The princess might as well give it a try.”

The Little Princess looked at Gu Jiao again, sizing her up with some curiosity about the thing on her face, “Why do you have flowers on your face?”

She was clearly younger than Xiao Jingspace, yet she didn’t use doubled words.

“Painted?” Gu Jiao said.

The Little Princess stated imperiously, “Later, you should paint one for me as well.”

The maids pursed their lips and stifled giggles.

The job Mu Qingchen introduced to Gu Jiao was to teach the Little Princess how to ride horses. Mu Qingchen himself wasn’t very good at teaching children, but the previous day, from the stands, he saw Gu Jiao got along well with the younger brother of her roommate, Su Xue, and felt that Gu Jiao had a gift for communicating with children.

“Just this?” Gu Jiao said.

Mu Qingchen said, “The Little Princess has asthma. You know medical arts, and there’s no one more suitable than you.”

“Oh,” Gu Jiao understood, “Do I come every day, or—”

Mu Qingchen shook his head, “No need, just come once every three to five days. Decide how long to practice based on the Little Princess’s condition. Fifty taels a month.”

Gu Jiao was very pleased with the work intensity and compensation.

Since it was the first day, Mu Qingchen was also worried about whether Gu Jiao could really handle the job, so he stayed with her.

The two went to the stable to accompany the Little Princess in picking a horse.

The Little Princess had her own private stable.

All the horses in the stable were docile ponies, and the Little Princess let Gu Jiao choose. Gu Jiao picked a white one, “You’re wearing a white fairy dress today; it matches perfectly.”

Not sure whether it was the words “fairy” that pleased the Little Princess, but she lifted her chin, “Right, that’s what I thought too!”

The stable servants brought the Little Princess’s special saddle, and Gu Jiao fixed the saddle securely and lifted the Little Princess onto it.

Before the Little Princess could settle in properly, she kept throwing herself at Gu Jiao, “Wait wait wait wait wait! I’m scared!”

Gu Jiao gave a grunt and said, “What’s there to be scared of? It’s very tame. Just hold the reins and you won’t fall off.”

The Little Princess was hanging onto Gu Jiao, her little arms tightly wrapped around her neck, afraid to look back, “I I I I’m just scared!”

She was dead set against getting on the horse.

Mu Qingchen wasn’t surprised; he had taught the Little Princess a few times, and each time it ended without her getting on the horse.

Gu Jiao paused, then asked the Little Princess, who was shaking in her arms, “If you’re scared, why do you still want to learn? Children don’t have to ride horses.”

The Little Princess’s voice was fierce but tinged with vulnerability, “I just want to learn!”

Gu Jiao looked at Mu Qingchen. Mu Qingchen helplessly raised his eyebrows, indicating he was at a loss too.

Gu Jiao pondered for a moment, then said, “How about you watch me ride first?”

“Okay.” The Little Princess slipped down from Gu Jiao’s body.

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Gu Jiao asked a servant at the stables for a mature steed, and she rode it around the grassland at a medium pace, neither too fast nor too slow so as not to scare the children.

Sure enough, her valiant and dashing appearance on horseback made the Little Princesses restless.

Mu Qingchen gave a servant a meaningful glance.

The servant led a small white colt over.

Mu Qingchen picked up one of the Little Princesses, “Give it a try, Little Princess.”

“No, no, no!” The Little Princess burrowed into Mu Qingchen’s embrace.

Gu Jiao spurred her horse over and with a swift move, she snatched the little one up onto the horse.

“Ah—”

The Little Princess lay on the saddle flailing for a while!

The strong wind whistled, puffing up her little cheeks.

The children at home were all tough, including the several-months-old Gu Xiaobao. Gu Jiao lacked experience in dealing with delicate little girls, and in the end, she successfully made the Little Princess cry.

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After leaving the grassland, Gu Jiao got into Mu Qingchen’s carriage.

The Little Princess cried so hard she was gasping for breath, and Mu Qingchen went to soothe her.

About a quarter of an hour later, Mu Qingchen returned to the carriage.

Gu Jiao pondered whether this counted as a failed interview. She really hadn’t expected little girls to cry so easily.

“I’ve wasted your kindness, next time…”

“The Little Princess is asking when you will come next time?”

Gu Jiao was stunned.

Mu Qingchen gave her a sidelong glance, “You don’t want to come?”

Gu Jiao said, “It’s not that, I’m just surprised. She cried so much, why does she still want me to come?”

Mu Qingchen slightly curled his lips, “The Little Princess said that only you dare to pull her onto a horse. No one else dares to do it, and if she follows them, she’ll never learn to ride. With you, perhaps the day she learns is not so far off.”

Uh, still a stubborn little crybaby.

Gu Jiao turned her head to look at Mu Qingchen.

Mu Qingchen, feeling puzzled by Gu Jiao’s gaze, asked, “What is it?”

Gu Jiao inquired, “What is the Little Princess to you?”

Mu Qingchen replied, “Her father, Lord Yun Shan, and the Duke of An Guo are close friends. Years ago, he stayed in the Duke’s manor and taught me chess. He also taught chess to Yinyin.”

“Yinyin?” Gu Jiao paused, “Your childhood friend?”

“Yes.” Mu Qingchen nodded.

This was the first time Mu Qingchen mentioned his childhood friend by name.

Gu Jiao felt the name sounded a bit familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

“Lord Yun Shan has been away from his residence recently, he went on a long journey,” Mu Qingchen said as if explaining why he hadn’t taken her to meet Lord Yun Shan.

Gu Jiao responded with an “Oh.”

She didn’t really care about that.

What she was thinking about was that name.

Yinyin.

It seemed somehow difficult to shake off once heard.

The carriage left the residence.

“Young Master, where are we going now? Back to the Academy?” the coachman asked.

Mu Qingchen looked towards Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao said, “Let’s head back to the Academy.”

She still wouldn’t give him her address.

Mu Qingchen said nothing.

The carriage made its way back to Tianqiong Academy. They had come through the South City gate earlier, so naturally, they had to pass through there on their return.

It was hot, and Gu Jiao kept the window open.

As they approached the city gate, a mighty procession appeared on the Official Road. Leading the procession were several officials on horseback, with a group of ragged men with their hands bound behind them being dragged along by ropes.

Gu Jiao usually had little curiosity about the affairs of the government, and she only glanced over indifferently until that glance let her spot a familiar figure.

She swiftly pushed the half-open window to its widest!

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