The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 860 - 860 394 Jiaojiao Majestic (Second Update)

Chapter 860: 394 Jiaojiao Majestic (Second Update) Chapter 860: 394 Jiaojiao Majestic (Second Update) “`

The little episode with the He family mother and daughter didn’t make much of a stir in Bishui Alley, and the family soon put the two out of their minds, as everyone had their own business to attend to and indeed had no extra thought to spare on irrelevant people.

However, to eliminate future troubles, the Yao Family did send a letter to Yao Yuan, informing him of the He family’s visit.

After that, the He family mother and daughter indeed never visited again.

In August, the oppressive heat of the late summer raged in Capital City, and the Emperor almost went to the Summer Villa.

He didn’t, partly because state affairs were busy, and also because he was waiting for the investigation progress from Eunuch He.

Eunuch He had people watching the maternal family home of Consort Jing, the Marquis of Yong’an, for a long time without noticing any unusual activity; the Marquis’s household certainly wasn’t clean, but those were minor dirty dealings that had nothing to do with Consort Jing.

However, Eunuch He wasn’t without results, he found out that Consort Jing was colluding with Yuan Tang, the hostage prince from Chen country.

The assassination attempt on the Emperor by Yuan Tang had been due to an imperial spy in the palace who leaked the Emperor’s whereabouts to Yuan Tang, all under Consort Jing’s orders.

The Emperor had long known that she didn’t have a mother’s affection for him, but he hadn’t expected her to be so heartless. He clenched his fist, “She isn’t afraid that I might die at Yuan Tang’s hands!”

Eunuch He guessed that Consort Jing had a backup plan. She wouldn’t really let Yuan Tang kill His Majesty; at the crucial moment, she would release members of the Dragon Shadow Guard.

Her main goal at the time was still to frame the Empress Dowager and stir discord between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

But she didn’t expect the Emperor to encounter the ‘Little Divine Doctor’ and be saved by her. The Little Divine Doctor even extracted Yuan Tang, the assassin!

“Have all those spies been removed?” the Emperor asked in a cold voice.

“To answer Your Majesty, they have all been dealt with,” Eunuch He replied.

If it hadn’t been for this incident, who could have imagined that there were more than ten of Consort Jing’s spies in his Huaqing Palace, even more than the Empress Dowager had placed around him!

It was also his own fault for only guarding against the Empress Dowager in the past and never being vigilant against Consort Jing.

The Emperor slapped his forehead, “I am a fool!”

“What did Your Majesty say?” Eunuch He hadn’t heard clearly.

“Nothing,” the Emperor lowered his hand, “Just these people, nothing else?”

Eunuch He did not speak, his gaze fell on the face of Eunuch Wei.

Eunuch Wei’s heart skipped a beat, “What are you doing!”

Eunuch He spoke with an unclear implication, “If I remember correctly, Eunuch Wei was originally chosen by Consort Jing to be sent to His Majesty’s side.”

Eunuch Wei’s face changed dramatically, “Eunuch He! That’s a low blow!” He knelt down, looking towards the Emperor behind the desk, “Your Majesty, this servant is loyal to you, with no second thoughts at all!”

The Emperor looked at Eunuch He wordlessly, then said to Eunuch Wei, “Alright, get up, I never doubted you.”

Eunuch Wei wiped away tears as he stood up, “Thank you, Your Majesty.” He glared at Eunuch He with indignation, “Hmph!”

These two were… quite fond of squabbling with each other.

The Emperor shook his head, then continued, “What about the whereabouts of the other three members of the Dragon Shadow Guard?”

“She wouldn’t tell,” said Eunuch He, hesitating a bit before adding, “This servant guesses they are no longer in Capital City.”

After all, every place in Capital City that could be searched had been searched. Unless Consort Jing had killed them and buried the bodies, it was impossible for there to be no trace of them.

But Consort Jing wouldn’t and couldn’t kill the Dragon Shadow Guard.

“Wait.” Eunuch He suddenly thought of something and muttered, “There’s one place we haven’t checked.”

Xianle Inn.

Eunuch He didn’t think it the wisest move to enter Xianle Inn with the Emperor’s decree, as ordinary people couldn’t get in there.

He decided to sneak in secretly first.

Ironically, just as he arrived at the back door of Xianle Inn, he ran into Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao and Eunuch He had met once before in the county town.

“Eh? It’s you.” Gu Jiao recognized Eunuch He, who was the eunuch accompanying the Emperor the first time he came to the county’s Medical Hall to treat a venereal disease.

She thought to herself why a man’s temperament could be so effeminate, only to realize he was an eunuch.

Eunuch He also recognized Gu Jiao.

At the time, there had been some displeasure, and the displeasure was on Eunuch He’s side, since he was the one treated roughly.

Upon seeing Gu Jiao again, he naturally didn’t have a pleasant expression, “How come you are here, Doctor Gu?”

“I’m passing by,” replied Gu Jiao, “what about you, why are you here?”

Eunuch He said indifferently, “This servant is here on orders to investigate Xianle Inn.”

Gu Jiao looked him up and down, noting his dark outfit, “Are you planning to… climb in?”

Eunuch He didn’t reply but rather answered her question through actions—he pulled out a piece of black cloth and covered his face.

Gu Jiao made a noise of acknowledgment, “I have a feeling you’re going to get kicked out.”

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