The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 686 - 686 324 Progress (two updates)_2

Chapter 686: 324 Progress (two updates)_2 Chapter 686: 324 Progress (two updates)_2 She wrote, “What is the relationship between Hua Xiyao and the master of the inn?”

“You still remember that bitch’s name!” Mo Qianxue blows up immediately!

Gu Jiao: … um, how should she respond to this?

Mo Qianxue snorted and said, “What, you’re fond of that bitch now, are you?”

Gu Jiao quickly wrote in order to keep herself in Mo’s good graces: She’s too ugly, I wish I could forget her.

As soon as Gu Jiao said she found the girl ugly, Mo Qianxue burst out laughing, her anger dissipated instantly. Smugly, she said, “Her relationship with the master of the inn is not as significant as you may think, she just served by his side for a few days. Seeing her somewhat pretty, the master asked me to train her. You don’t have to worry, I’m sure she won’t bother you again.”

Gu Jiao nodded.

She had one last question: “Is the master of the inn a man or a woman?”

Mo Qianxue replied, “Of course the master of the Xianle Inn is a woman. Could it be one of your stinky men? I wouldn’t give my life for a stinky man!”

A woman, giving her life.

Gu Jiao remembered these two crucial pieces of information.

She couldn’t get any more information from Mo Qianxue, so she excused herself and left as it was getting late.

Mo Qianxue pouted, seemingly unsatisfied but she didn’t hold Gu Jiao back, probably because she had plans for the evening.

She escorted Gu Jiao downstairs.

As they reached the turn in the staircase, she suddenly grabbed Guiao’s sleeve, “At least tell me your surname.”

Gu Jiao wrote back: “Gu.”

“Young Master Gu.” Mo Qianxue muttered this title and smirked, “Not bad at all.”

As they passed the entrance to the second floor on the stairs, they unexpectedly ran into Hua Xiyao.

Hua Xiyao seemed to be somewhat afraid of Mo Qianxue, she kept her head down, stepped to the side and gave a slight curtsey.

Mo Qianxue gave a cold huff and didn’t even bother to look at her straightforwardly as she escorted Gu Jiao downstairs.

Hua Xiyao gently touched her still throbbing face, her eyes filled with resentment: “Mo Qianxue, you won’t always be this lucky!”

A maid stepped forward and said to Hua Xiyao, “Miss Hua, we’ve just received a message from the guards, the master is returning.”

Hua Xiyao’s eyes brightened, “I will go to meet the master!”

The maid hesitated and said, “There’s no need, the guard said they had asked Miss Qianxue to do so.”

Hua Xiyao clenched her fist and, watching Mo Qianxue, who was smiling and saying goodbye to Gu Jiao at the entrance of Xianle Inn, stomped her foot in anger!

Mo Qianxue, Mo Qianxue, Mo Qianxue always gets all the good things!

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After departing from Xianle Inn, Gu Jiao went straight back to Bishui Alley.

As evening had fallen, all households in the alley had locked their doors, and lanterns were hung under the eaves. The dim candlelight illuminated the long narrow path with a dim yellow light.

When Gu Jiao arrived at her home, she found a pitiful little bun sitting on the doorstep, his tiny body overwhelmed with grief.

Gu Jiao walked up to him and asked softly, “Jingkong?”

Hearing a familiar voice, Little Jingkong’s head snapped up, and he ran towards Gu Jiao, “Jiaojiao!”

Gu Jiao bent down so that the little one could rush into her arms.

As soon as Little Jingkong plunged into her arms, he grabbed her robe, his lips pouting with grievance: “Jiaojiao…”

“What’s wrong?” Gu Jiao picked up the little fellow.

With a woeful pout little Jingkong said, “Grandma doesn’t like me anymore.”

Gu Jiao lovingly inquired, “Why would grandma not like you? Who told you?”

Little Jingkong hummed, “Brother-in-law.”

Gu Jiao asked, “Did he say that grandma doesn’t like you?”

Little Jingkong shook his head.

Gu Jiao then asked, “Then how do you know that grandma doesn’t like you?”

Little Jingkong answered with a grievance, “Grandma gave brother-in-law so many gifts, more than she gave me, am I not grandma’s favourite little man anymore?”

He emphasized ‘little man’. Apparently, in his heart, grandma could always treat Jiaojiao the best, he didn’t feel jealous with Jiaojiao.

Gu Jiao laughed and said, “But when grandma gave you gifts in the past, brother-in-law didn’t receive anything, did he?”

Little Jingkong thought earnestly, it seemed to be true.

So, grandma didn’t intentionally give brother-in-law more things, she just made up for what she didn’t give him before all at once?

Thinking this way, his heart became balanced.

But he still wanted to seize this opportunity to ask for a kiss, he drooped his little head and said, “I still feel a little bit hurt.”

Where did he learn such grown-up words?

His mouth popped out a new vocabulary that made Gu Jiao feel both strange and cute.

Gu Jiao gave him a kiss.