The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 644 - 644 307 The Truth Revealed (second update) _6

Chapter 644: 307 The Truth Revealed (second update) _6 Chapter 644: 307 The Truth Revealed (second update) _6 Their voices were neither too loud nor too quiet, both Gu Jiao and the old eunuch Qin had heard them.

Old Eunuch Qin holding his Buddhist whip sighed: “This old servant does not know everything, but… it probably wasn’t the dowager empress.”

“Why?” Gu Jiao turned her head to look at Old Eunuch Qin, indicating for him to continue.

Old Eunuch Qin hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Gu Jiao anyway.

He sighed, “The Empress Dowager once promised Princess Ning An that no matter what, she will always spare the Emperor’s life. The Empress Dowager might confront the Emperor, suppress the Emperor, confine the Emperor…Even if she ruins the Emperor to the point of annihilation, she would never kill the Emperor.”

The old priest did not stay here after the Empress Dowager Zhuang ordered him to leave, so he didn’t hear the conversation between Gu Jiao and Old Eunuch Qin.

However, he also believed that the assassination last night was not orchestrated by Zhuang Jinse.

It’s not that he knew about the agreement between Empress Dowager Zhuang and Princess Ning An, but rather that he understood Empress Dowager Zhuang’s methods—if she wanted to strike, it would be a lethal strike. If the murder was her command, then the Emperor would definitely had been killed.

However, the person knew the Emperor’s whereabouts like the back of his hand, so he must have planted spies in the palace.

The old priest pondered silently in his own courtyard for a while. After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to apologize and thank Zhuang Jinse.

The apology was for his imprudence, which revealed this contaminant old couple relationship and added fuel to the icy relationship between the Emperor and Zhuang Jinse. His thanks were because Zhuang Jinse had spoken on his behalf.

No matter whether the Emperor believed him or not, he didn’t care anymore.

Of course, his loyalty still lied with the Emperor.

He wouldn’t betray the Emperor for Zhuang Jinse.

But let’s distinguish between the two matters.

This doesn’t stop him from apologizing and thanking Zhuang Jinse.

Moreover, she must be somewhat saddened in her heart for being misunderstood by her adopted son. After all, he is someone she once cared for deeply.

Thinking this way, the old priest felt even more necessary to comfort Zhuang Jinse.

Zhuang Jinse went to the Zhao Family’s place next door.

The old priest practiced in his mind what would be the most appropriate way to comfort her when he saw her, hoping not to make her more upset.

Thinking like this, he entered the Zhao Family’s place.

But could someone please tell him, what did he see?!

“Two of Bamboo!”

The Empress Dowager Zhuang, legs crossed, confidently laid down a playing card!

Where was the slightest hint of upset or aggrievance on her face? She seemed radiant, not the least bit unhappy!

The old priest’s mouth twitched severely!

Why did he think she would be upset, huh?

Did this woman even know what being upset meant?

Empress Dowager Zhuang scattered the cards gracefully: “I have won! Pay up!”

The old priest: “…”

The Emperor’s wound risked infection at any moment, so he had to stay at Bishui Alley for recuperation.

The Emperor wanted to see Eunuch Wei, so Gu Jiao informed Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing found the unconscious Eunuch Wei in a sewer.

It turns out, last night Eunuch Wei used his last bit of strength to find the Emperor, but he didn’t know the manhole cover was flipped and he stepped into thin air, falling down the hole.

His injuries were severe too.

Since the old priest had also fallen off a horse, Gu Jiao simply placed Eunuch Wei next door.

At noon, the Empress Dowager Zhuang did not return to the palace, but stayed at home for lunch.

Little Monk Jinkong did not come home for lunch today, and the Yao Family and Old Lady Fang had gone to the temple to burn incense, so only Gu Jiao, Empress Dowager Zhuang, Gu Changqing, the Emperor, and the old priest who had fallen off his horse were at home.

The Emperor had one serious wound and the rest were light ones, so he could still sit at the table to eat.

However, this made the atmosphere quite awkward.

The Emperor said coldly, “Why is everyone standing? Sit down, am I a tyrant? Not even allowing my subjects a bite to eat?”

The old priest thus sat down with a hardened face.

Gu Changqing also sat down.

Gu Jiao brought the last bowl of corn and rib soup from the kitchen stove and habitually began to serve everyone.

After ladling one bowl, she suddenly felt something was off.

She looked up and saw the Emperor and her aunt were both staring intently at… the bowl of soup in her hand!

Gu Jiao: Uh…

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