The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 648 - 648 Murderer No. 309 (Second Update)_2

Chapter 648: Murderer No. 309 (Second Update)_2 Chapter 648: Murderer No. 309 (Second Update)_2 Entering Xianle Inn might require some luck. In the Xianle Inn, it isn’t the customers that choose the girls, it’s the other way around. Those fortunate enough to be chosen would go up to the second floor, while the less fortunate would only have a lonely night in the Grand Hall.

Those who’ve been up to the third floor can be counted on one hand.

Gu Jiao naturally didn’t know how lucky she was yet, but she faintly felt that the third floor was exceptionally quiet.

“Miss, the Young Master has arrived,” a maid reported from outside a room.

“Come in.”

The woman said.

The maid opened the room door, smiled at Gu Jiao, and said, “Young Master, please.”

Gu Jiao stepped into the room.

The maid closed the door from the outside.

The room was rather simply furnished or maybe Gu Jiao simply couldn’t identify antiques. Any random vase in the room was a relic from a previous dynasty.

The woman sat in front of a dressing table, rubbing Snowflake Cream on her hand while sizing Gu Jiao up through her copper mirror.

Her eyes seemed to speak.

She was wearing a veil, but Gu Jiao could still feel her smiling.

She said, “Young Master, please sit.”

Gu Jiao sat down on the chair.

After the woman finished applying the Snowflake Cream, she gracefully rose to her feet and walked towards Gu Jiao.

She sat down on a chair next to Gu Jiao, separated only by a small square table.

The woman poured Gu Jiao a cup of tea and, while handing it to her, asked with a smile, “Is this the Young Master’s first time visiting Xianle Inn?”

Gu Jiao nodded but didn’t drink the tea she offered.

The woman murmured, “Is the Young Master afraid I’ve poisoned the cup? Or does he find my tea unclean?”

Without waiting for Gu Jiao’s response, she took the teacup and downed the tea in one gulp. Then, as if nothing happened, she raised an eyebrow and asked, “What brings the Young Master to Xianle Inn?”

That was an odd question.

What else would a man do in a brothel? Engage in deep conversations under a quilt?

With her elbow rested on the table, and her index finger supporting her chin, she looked at Gu Jiao, half-smiling, and said, “Young Master is too clean to be one who enjoys the pleasures of the flesh.”

Gu Jiao frowned slightly.

Was her acting that bad? She was sure she prepared a flirtatious playboy script for today!

Could she only fool a dimwit like Gu Chengfeng?

The woman’s gaze fell on Gu Jiao’s throat.

She questioned her gender, too? Fortunately, she had anticipated this and put on an Adam’s apple.

The woman, noticing the Adam’s apple, withdrew her gaze and kept her eyes on Gu Jiao’s.

Gu Jiao did not shy away; she was using her bold-face to cover up for the lack of acting skills.

The woman failed to realize anything suspicious and asked again, “Young Master, are you here to look for someone? Some relative of one of our girls?”

Gu Jiao thought for a moment, then pulled out a little notebook and charcoal pencil, and quickly wrote: To be honest, I’m here to pick up chicks!

The woman’s lips twitched.

What the hell was ‘picking chicks’?

Gu Jiao cleared her throat and hastily crossed out the last two words, replacing them with a resounding, “Enjoy the pleasures of the flesh!”

The woman chuckled.

In the next second, however, she couldn’t laugh anymore.

Because Gu Jiao wrote on the paper: Bring out the most beautiful girl in this place!

The woman’s smile froze on her face, “Is the Young Master implying that I’m not beautiful enough?”

Gu Jiao wrote: If you want to put it that way, I have no defence.

The woman was so annoyed that she even forgot to ask why Gu Jiao wasn’t speaking and only writing instead.

Who would have thought that she, the first-class courtesan of the Xianle Inn and the most beautiful woman in the Capital City, could have a day when someone thought her ugly?

She was outraged, “When did the Young Master lose his eyesight?”

Gu Jiao quickly wrote: I’m not blind, I just don’t think you’re especially beautiful.

Not as good-looking as my sweetheart.

These words instantly incensed her. She was so livid that she struck at Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao swiftly dodged the blow.

The force of the strike fell upon a chair behind Gu Jiao, shattering the redwood chair into pieces with a resounding crash!

They are indeed skilled in martial arts.

Gu Jiao put away her pen and notebook, and engaged in a fight with her in the room.

The woman’s martial arts skills were beyond Gu Jiao’s expectation. Fortunately, she had the guidance of the old marquis, and a few of her moves could effectively counter the woman’s attacks.

Gu Jiao pinned the woman’s hand behind her back, pressing her down onto the bedchamber.

But the woman was more cunning than she appeared. With a twist of her body, she wriggled free from Gu Jiao’s hold and slid out from underneath her, much like an eel.

Taking advantage of Gu Jiao’s unpreparedness, she tackled Gu Jiao onto the bedchamber.

Using both hands, she grabbed Gu Jiao’s wrists and used her legs to pin Gu Jiao’s legs. “Hmm, you said I’m not beautiful, but now I’m going to remove your mask and see what kind of character you are. Who are you to dare say I’m not beautiful!”

With her right hand, she pinned Gu Jiao’s wrists above her head and used her left hand to try to remove Gu Jiao’s mask.

But Gu Jiao managed to break free, overturning her onto the inner side of the bed and seizing control. She pinned the woman’s hands and legs.

Gu Jiao sat on her legs, undid her hairband, and tied her hands to the bedpost.

The woman struggled, and her clothes slipped, revealing a large expanse of her fair skin.

“You…” the woman was utterly embarrassed and outraged.

Gu Jiao took out her notebook again and swiftly wrote, “Who attempted to assassinate the emperor last night?”

The woman was taken aback.

Gu Jiao was uncertain if she knew, but given her high status and martial arts skills as the brothel’s leading courtesan, the chances of her being aware were high.

Perhaps she was involved too.

Chuckling, the woman said, “I’m just a woman of the wind and dust, how would I know anything about His Majesty’s affairs? Have you mistaken me for someone, young master? Shouldn’t you be looking for the Yamen to investigate the case?”

Gu Jiao wrote: A normal person’s first reaction should be to ask if the emperor was assassinated, shouldn’t it?

That’s how Gu Chengfeng reacted.

The woman was dumbfounded on the spot.

With an assertive air, Gu Jiao wrote: If you won’t talk, I’ll remove your clothes right here and deal with you!

The woman’s expression changed but soon, she laughed leisurely, “Very well, come on then. If you don’t mind my sordid past, feel free to make your move. It would be my good fortune to serve you. However—”

As she spoke, she glanced down at Gu Jiao’s lower body, chuckling, “It seems to me that you’re not interested in me.”

Gu Jiao thought to herself: Uh… I don’t have the needed “equipment”!

The woman looked at Gu Jiao with profound meaning, “You have such fair skin, an exquisite face, and a slender body. Yet, you remain indifferent even in front of a woman of absolute beauty like me… Young master, surely you couldn’t be—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Gu Jiao ripped open her outer shirt and tossed it under the bed, glaring at her fiercely!

Just then, the door was suddenly kicked open, and a drunken man stumbled in.

In no time, Gu Jiao seized a long gown from the floor and covered the woman, completely shielding her.

“What on earth is going on here? How did you let someone barge into Miss Qianxue’s room? Miss Qianxue is entertaining a guest! Can you afford to ruin Miss Qianxue’s mood?!”

The furious voice belonged to the woman’s personal maid.

“I apologize, Miss Qianxue!”

A female bodyguard came in without looking and grabbed the drunk man out.

Subsequently, Gu Jiao got up from the bed, no longer interrogating the woman, and turned to walk towards the door.

The woman had been stunned from the moment Gu Jiao covered her with the gown. Seeing that Gu Jiao was simply leaving, she asked, “Don’t you want to know who the murderer is?”

Not in this way.

Gu Jiao left the Xianle Inn.

Had this been her previous life, she would have been ruthless in her interrogation. Her godfather had taught her that way since she was little.

But in this life, something seemed different.

Gu Jiao looked at her hands.

Unexpectedly, a small box landed in her palm.

Gu Jiao looked up towards the third floor of the Xianle Inn, only to see a petulant window closing.

Gu Jiao opened the small box to find a pendant tassel and a note inside.

Imperial Palace, southwest corner.

The murderer was from the Imperial Palace, residing in the southwest corner, and this pendant was the murderer’s personal item!

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