The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 646 - 646 308 Fight for Favor Jiaojiao (One more update) _2

Chapter 646: 308 Fight for Favor, Jiaojiao (One more update) _2 Chapter 646: 308 Fight for Favor, Jiaojiao (One more update) _2 Moreover, although this room is small and simply furnished, it inexplicably gave him a sense of comfort and stability, as if every article was placed exactly where he would want them to be.

No one knew that the Emperor of Zhan Country had a peculiar fear of the dark.

At hand, on the bedside table, was an old little iron box, inside of which lay a candle and a fire striker.

The candle was new, seemingly kept as a spare.

He recalled how his beloved mother always left a candle and fire striker by his bed when he was a child. He hadn’t expected the young doctor to be so considerate.

Actually, within the palace, there were strict rules against placing fire strikers near the bed.

But his mother knew he was afraid of the dark.

Thinking of her made the emperor’s eyes moisten.

He must expel that poisonous woman soon, so he can bring his mother back to the palace to enjoy her old age.

Gu Changqing stayed in Bishui Alley to protect the Emperor.

Eunuch Wei’s left arm was broken, and Gu Jiao had already set it with a plaster cast, which additionally required some blood-nourishing and Qi-boosting medicinal herbs to help him recover.

Gu Jiao decided to make another trip to the Medical Hall.

She had barely collected the herbs when she ran into Gu Chengfeng.

Surprisingly, Gu Chengfeng was wearing a mask in broad daylight, but he was dressed in the Young Master Gu’s clothes.

Gu Jiao looked at him enquiringly, “What? Have you disfigured your face and can’t be seen by others?”

Gu Chengfeng was taken aback.

Didn’t he get a face disfigurement indeed? After the heavy hand from the old master that morning, his face was still swollen!

Clearing his dry throat, Gu Chengfeng said, “Don’t bother with my face, I’m here to talk about an important matter.”

“What is it?” Gu Jiao asked in a bland tone.

Gu Chengfeng glanced around and then whispered to Gu Jiao, “Someone is plotting to assassinate the Emperor.”

Gu Jiao replied: “Not going to, it’s already happened.”

Gu Chengfeng was startled: “What? It’s, it already happened? So soon? I just heard about it yesterday!”

“Where did you hear it?” Gu Jiao asked.

“At Xianle Inn,” replied Gu Chengfeng.

Gu Jiao was stunned slightly: “You went to Xianle Inn? Isn’t it tough to get in there?”

Gu Changqing had once said that one must have connections to go there openly, usually through a recommendation by an acquaintance. Unfortunately, a virtuous person like Gu Changqing did not know anyone who frequented Xianle Inn.

Gu Chengfeng waved his hand: “Snuck in quietly, was almost discovered. Accidentally overheard someone plotting to assassinate the Emperor. But I didn’t expect they would act this quickly. They just plotted in the afternoon, and by evening, they were on the move … No wonder the Emperor didn’t attend the morning court session today.”

He had intended to go back to Xianle Inn to gather more information, to ascertain the truth of the assassination, when and where it would be executed.

He and his elder brother were different. He lacked a subject’s loyalty to the Emperor or the patriotic fervor to protect his homeland, he was the prodigal son of the Marquis Residence and a notorious bandit.

But even as idle as he is, he understood that his Marquis Residence and the Emperor were in the same boat. So, he honestly didn’t want the Emperor to be harmed.

Gu Jiao enquired, “You came here today to tell me this?”

“I came … No.” Gu Chengfeng realized he had been led astray by this girl. Planning to regain control he said, “How do you know there was an assassination attempt on the Emperor? I haven’t heard anything yet!”

An attack on the Emperor is a serious matter, it’s normal for the Imperial Palace to lock down the news but he had his own ways and he didn’t believe that the girl could get information faster than him.

Gu Jiao replied calmly, “I brought the Emperor back myself.”

Gu Chengfeng was speechless.

Did that sort of thing really happen?!

The expression underneath Gu Chengfeng’s mask was exceptionally brilliant, sadly Gu Jiao couldn’t see it.

“I have to go now, if you’ll excuse me.” Gu Jiao didn’t have time to chit-chat with him.

Grinding his teeth, Gu Chengfeng, feeling a bit pleased about the upcoming conversation, said: “I came here to sell a piece of information to you! Are you still interested to know who the mastermind is behind the plot that almost harmed my elder brother and Gu Yan?”

“You know?” Gu Jiao turned her head to look at him.

From his pocket, Gu Chengfeng brought out a token: “Look, what is this?”

“What is it?” Gu Jiao was puzzled.

Gu Chengfeng raised an eyebrow and said, “This is the token of Xianle Inn. Whether it’s the murderer who tried to assassinate my elder brother at the military camp that night, or the assassin who nearly killed the emperor last night, they are all related to Xianle Inn. Once you enter Xianle Inn, you’re sure to find out about them.”

Gu Jiao reached out to take the token.

Anticipating this, Gu Chengfeng quickly hid the token behind his back, and extended his other hand, “One thousand tael, flat price!”

Gu Jiao stroked her chin.

Gu Chengfeng stepped back, “Don’t even think about stealing it from me! If you dare to try anything forceful, I’ll destroy the token, and you won’t be able to enter the Xianle Inn again! Don’t think you can get a second one, I had to go through hell and back to get this one! The security there is more stringent than the Marshal Residence!”

He was serious. After being outsmarted by this girl so many times, this was a must-win for him!

“Alright, one thousand tael it is.” Gu Jiao agreed.

Agreed so quickly? Was it a trick?

Gu Chengfeng looked at Gu Jiao with a mix of suspicion and anticipation. After being taken advantage of so often, not being hurt unexpectedly felt unreal!

Gu Jiao asked, “I don’t have that much money on me. Can I owe it to you for now?”

Without hesitation, Gu Chengfeng replied, “No deal! Cash on delivery!”

Gu Jiao shrugged, “But I don’t have it.”

Playing tricks?

Hehehe.

Gu Chengfeng handed her a pre-prepared pen and paper, “I knew you would pull a fast one, here, write an IOU! I’ll collect it at your medical hall later!”

Gu Jiao pursed her lips and glared at him woefully, then wrote out the IOU quickly.

“Signature!” Gu Chengfeng demanded. Did she think he couldn’t read? An IOU without a signature. Whose IOU was it?

Grudgingly, Gu Jiao took out a seal from inside her clothes, blew on it, and stamped it solidly, “Is that okay now?”

Gu Chengfeng happily pocketed the IOU and tossed her the token.

He understood Gu Jiao well. Her spoken promises were always hard to trust. For all he knew, she might knock him out and steal back her banknote at any moment!

“See you in the afterlife! Hahaha!” Gu Chengfeng swung his arms, sprinted away like a shot, and escaped in three bounds!

Gu Chengfeng ran two streets away before he was sure that Gu Jiao hadn’t pursued him. He leaned against the wall, panting and took out the IOU he had gotten from her.

“You little brat, finally you’ve slipped on my banana peel!”

He was so pleased with himself that he kept examining the IOU. Suddenly, he felt something was off.

The seal was upside down. At a glance, he had only read the ‘Gu’ character and didn’t feel suspicious.

But now ——

He held the seal up to the sunlight and examined it carefully.

It bore four characters: Gu Changqing’s Seal.

Gu Chengfeng spat out an old mouthful of blood ——

After all that, he got an IOU from his elder brother?!

Why on earth did she have his elder brother’s seal?!

If he took this IOU and asked his brother for the money, wouldn’t his brother beat him into fertilizer?!

Gu Chengfeng suddenly remembered Gu Jiao’s resentful look.

If it weren’t for that look, he wouldn’t have fallen for it so easily. This brat learned to act in just a few days? Who taught her?!

He’s so mad! So mad! Ahhh!

Gu Jiao returned to Bishui Alley first and told Yu Yaya to prepare some medicine for old man Wei. Afterwards, she changed into new clothes and headed to Xianle Inn.

Though she doesn’t have enough evidence, her intuition told her that the person who assassinated the Emperor and the one who created the rift between the Marquis of Ding’an and the Marshal came from the same group.

The ultimate goal of the other party was to actually cause a rift between the Emperor and her paternal aunt.

Unexpectedly, they failed, so they simply attempted to assassinate the Emperor.

As they wished, the Emperor accused Aunt Gu of being the murderer.

“What a cunning villain.”

Gu Jiao gazed at the placard of Xianle Inn, a murderous glint passing through her eyes!

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