The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 764 - 764 354 Huanxi (first update)

Chapter 764: 354 Huanxi (first update) Chapter 764: 354 Huanxi (first update) An unfamiliar feeling flooded Gu Jiao’s chest, making her feel as if someone had planted a sun within her. Her heart was throbbing, and then aching.

Such strong and complex emotions were new to her. She was unsure of what they meant.

“Such beautiful clothes, who are they for?”

“They are for Sister Jin Yu.”

“Why make such beautiful clothes for her? Jiaojiao doesn’t have any.”

The dialogue between the little one and the Yao Family came to Gu Jiao’s mind.

She heard it, but she didn’t take it to heart.

Did the little one take it to heart?

Did it hurt him that she didn’t have wedding clothes while others did?

She…

Actually, she never thought about wedding clothes…

She was married already and didn’t need wedding clothes, though she’d never worn any.

In this world, no one would think she needed wedding clothes.

Except for this innocent little one, who wanted to bring the most beautiful things in the world to her, and sold his beloved Xiaojin to buy her a beautiful wedding dress.

Her demands to others were always very small, perhaps because she was deeply disappointed as a child, so she avoided all expectations to prevent disappointment as she grew up.

This was always her principle.

She found that living this way, she felt quite at peace.

But Jin Kong, you, you’ll spoil me this way.

Gu Jiao looked at him, hardly able to speak.

Little Jin Kong thought she was angry. Lowering his head, tugging at his little finger nervously: “Jiaojiao, don’t be angry, I, I will earn money and buy Xiaojin back.”

He just wanted to surprise Jiaojiao, so he didn’t ask her for money.

But unexpectedly, she caught him selling Xiaojin.

He felt so miserable.

Even more than losing Xiaojin.

He doesn’t want Jiaojiao to dislike him.

The grey-clothed guard didn’t expect to discover this scene while tailing the little monk. He and the young master had often wondered, why does this little guy need so much silver? Who would have thought he was buying this little girl a wedding dress!

Having tailed the little monk for so long, the grey-clothed guard learned something about him: he was Jin Kong, from a secluded temple in Youzhou. He was adopted about a year ago, and left the temple to live a secular life.

This little girl must be Jin Kong’s current family.

Unexpectedly, the little monk is quite caring.

It’s strange, why would someone give up such a good disciple and let somebody else take care of him? Isn’t he afraid others might mistreat this little guy?

But looking at the little monk, with his fair skin and neat clothes, it’s clear he is very well cared for.

The pain on the grey-clothed guard’s body had finally faded a bit, but the blast had singed his hair quite badly.

Leaning against the wall to stand up, he touched the scorched part of his forehead, then turned to Gu Jiao and asked: “Hey, what kind of hidden weapon did you use just now?”

Gu Jiao glanced at him and said flatly, “None of your business.”

The Grey-clothed Guard: “…”

Is this girl repeating his words back to him?

The Grey-clothed Guard: “I didn’t steal or rob anything, and you beat me up for nothing. Don’t you feel sorry at all?”

Gu Jiao retorted, “You’re buying things from a child, lurking around him in a suspicious manner. Didn’t you ever think you deserved it?”

That… does seem reasonable. The grey-clothed guard was left speechless.

Gu Jiao never felt the need to be polite to such people. Their intentions were impure from the moment they approached little Jin Kong.

It’s just that she didn’t want to start a fight in front of him.

Gu Jiao took back the golden abacus: “Aren’t you leaving yet? Waiting for another beating?”

After weighing his options, the grey-clothed guard decided he really couldn’t beat her and left in a huff.

Little Jin Kong was tugging at the corner of his clothes, “Jiaojiao, If you don’t like it, I can…”

His sentence was cut off by a warm hug.

He froze, blinking his big eyes, his eyelashes fluttering: “Jiaojiao?”

“I like it.” Gu Jiao held the little one tight in her arms, inhaling the warm scent of him with a hint of milk, “I like it very much, thank you Jin Kong.”

Finally, the little heart that Jin Kong had held in suspense fell back into place. His head nestled into Gu Jiao’s neck.

Jiaojiao likes his gift.

That’s great.

Gu Jiao stroked his head and placed the golden abacus in his hand: “Don’t sell it anymore. It’s so nice-looking, I wouldn’t bear to part with it either.”

“Yes!” he nodded.

Xiaojin also returned.

How nice.

Both the big and the little happily returned home.

The gray-clad guards too returned to the place they were temporarily staying. Initially , they were lodging at an inn, but later, their Young Master found the inn too crowded and noisy. So he hired someone to rent a mansion in the vicinity of Bishui Alley.

It was on another small alley at the end of Chang’an Avenue.

Firstly, it was more peaceful, and secondly, it was closer, which made monitoring the little monk more convenient.

But today, it seemed like things hadn’t gone well.

“What’s going on?”

The man, who had once claimed himself to be Young Master Mingyue in front of Xiao Jing Kong, fixed his eyes on the haggard and ragged gray-clad guard, furrowed his brows, “How did you get yourself into such a state? And how did you go bald?”

The gray-clad guard quickly covered the small bald spot on his forehead, complaining: ” Isn’t it all because, Young master asked me to keep a watch on that little monk? If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

The man put down the half-adjusted spice, sneered coldly: “What a drama queen, I have clearly spoiled you. As a guard, you lack skills and fail to be competent. Yet you put the blame on me!”

The gray-clad guard looked awkward.

The man resumed his spice blending: “So? Were you discovered?”

“Yes. The little maid by that monk’s side was truly skillful. I don’t know what hidden weapon she used, it….” the gray-clad guard made a gesture and explained, “it exploded! Just like a firecracker!”

The man’s eyebrows raised in surprise: “Exploded? Like a firecracker?”

The gray-clad guard shook his head: “It wasn’t a firecracker.”

A firecracker is a type of bamboo that makes cracking and popping noises when burnt in fire, just as if something exploded, hence it got the name firecracker.

“Oh, I don’t know what it was, I didn’t see it clearly! I thought it was a dart; I unsheathed my dagger to block it, but…” He touched the bald spot on his forehead, “I ended up like this.”

The man ceased his action of blending spices once again; he pondered for a while, then mused: “Could it be a Black Fire bead?”

The gray-clad guard asked in confusion: “What is a Black Fire bead, Young Master?”

The man explained slowly: “It’s a type of hidden weapon from Yan Country which matches the description you just gave. This hidden weapon is made of sulphur and is much more powerful than a regular dart. You can’t directly defend against it, you can only dodge it, otherwise you could be blown to bits.”

“Sulphur?” the grey-clad guard suddenly understood, “That’s it! It indeed smelled like sulphur!”

Immediately the man shook his head: “It should be more than just sulphur, I’ve tried making them with sulphur myself before, couldn’t do it.”

The grey-clad guard was surprised: “So, does that mean the maid is from Yan Country?”

The man smiled faintly: “Do you know that only the Yan Country’s royal family possesses this kind of hidden weapon?”

“What?” the grey-clad guard was shocked!

The man continued: “However, it might also have been given by that person. After all, if they can take away even the national books of Yan Country, a few Black Fire beads are nothing much.”

The grey-clad guard nodded: “That does make sense.”

The man grinned: “What else could it be? Do you think she made it herself? Or she’s related to Yan Country’s royal family?”

The grey-clad guard felt both possibilities to be unlikely.

How could a little girl make something that even his young master couldn’t? As for having ties with the royal family of Yan Country, get over it! Zhan Country, a subjugated nation, can’t even send officials to Yan Country, let alone establish relations with the royal family!

The grey-clad guard asked: “So, should I continue to keep an eye on Bishui Alley, Young Master?”

The man glanced at him sideways and said impatiently: “You’ve been exposed, so you better stay away from there for a few days.”

Grey-clad guard: “Oh.”

But he really wanted to go there.

He was eager to see the Black Fire bead again, even if it meant being exploded again.

…

After returning home, Xiao Jing Kong couldn’t wait to have Gu Jiao try on the new clothes he’d bought for her.

Gu Jiao thought for a while, then asked him if he was aware of what he bought.

“Pretty dresses!” Xiao Jing Kong replied.

It seems like he doesn’t realize that it was a wedding dress.

Gu Jiao had to explain: “This is a bridal dress, it’s only worn during marriage.”

“Huh?” Xiao Jing Kong paused in confusion, raising his small hands to touch his short hair. “Jiaojiao has already married my brother-in-law, so she can’t wear it?”

Well… That’s one way to put it.

“That doesn’t matter!” Xiao Jing Kong suddenly stood tall, patting his little chest, “Jiaojiao, you can marry me again!”

Gu Jiao laughed at this: “Children can’t get married.”

He thought for a bit: “Then… then you wait for me to grow up! Once I’m grown up, I will marry Jiaojiao! If Jiaojiao gets married once more, she can wear the bridal dress again!”

Yes, that’s the logic!

He is such a clever little boy!

His head was wagging with pride!

Xiao Jing Kong didn’t realize then that his words were prophetic.

Later Gu Jiao did get married again and she wore the bridal dress that he bought, but unfortunately, he wasn’t the groom——

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