The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 914 - 914 420 Reunion (second update)

Chapter 914: 420 Reunion (second update) Chapter 914: 420 Reunion (second update) Since the other party had chosen Yuan Tang as the scapegoat, his life should be safe for the time being, at least until the wife of Prince Rui could testify against him.

Gu Jiao left Prince Rui’s mansion.

She boarded the Medical Hall’s carriage.

She had not gone far when the carriage was stopped by someone.

It was Yuan Tang.

Yuan Tang approached the carriage, lifted the curtain, and said to Gu Jiao, “I thought about it all night after returning to the palace yesterday. The more I think about it, the more something seems off. You just asked me if I had any connection with the crown princess of Zhan Country, and then I was chased down for murder. Tell me honestly, do you know something? Is this matter related to the royal family of Zhan Country?”

Gu Jiao replied indifferently, “No comment.”

If I tell you the truth and you reveal your whereabouts from that day, making a perfect alibi for yourself, then the wife of Prince Rui would lose her value in pointing the finger at you.

And that would put the wife of Prince Rui in danger.

So, for the safety of the wife of Prince Rui, I’ll let you, distinguished Prince Chen of Yuan Tang, endure some hardships for now.

Gu Jiao seized the curtains, smiled, and said, “There may be continuous assassination attempts against you these days. Be careful.”

Having said that, she let the curtain fall and told Xiao Sansi, “Let’s go!”

The carriage sped away!

Yuan Tang was so angry he started hopping.

“Hey, hey! Make yourself clear! Who is trying to assassinate me?”

Ah!

This girl!

Speaking half-truths, how infuriating!

Yuan Tang exploded on the spot, roaring, “Girl! Don’t think you can stay out of this! If someone wants to kill me, couldn’t they also go after you? Do you think you can escape? You’ve been in this with me from the start!”

Gu Jiao wasn’t truly letting Yuan Tang face danger. Since the other party had failed an assassination attempt and had no clear read on Yuan Tang’s capabilities, they would likely not act a second time too quickly.

…

Before noon, Gu Jiao arrived at Sihai Villa.

The gathering lasted for three days, with the first and second days being the most important. She could return in the afternoon of the second day.

Inevitably, they encountered people from Huichun Hall at the business gathering. It was an important meeting, attended by all major business owners, and thus Gu Jiao met the rumored heir to the Hu Family—Second Master Hu Hong Tu.

Just from the name, one could tell how high his parents’ expectations were.

The second business owner had been driven out of the family, so one couldn’t expect much brotherly affection from Hu Hong Tu.

Hu Hong Tu smiled at the second business owner, his eyes showing undisguised contempt and disdain, “Big brother is here too? It seems you’ve learned quite a lot on the sly during your time at Huichun Hall.”

That was a stinging comment. What did it mean that the second business owner learned a lot at Huichun Hall? As if he was an outsider and Huichun Hall wasn’t his own father’s business.

Hu Hong Tu might have forgotten that if it weren’t for his emergence, the second business owner would have been the first heir to Huichun Hall.

Although Huichun Hall was a century-old pharmacy, when the second business owner’s mother had just married into the Hu Family, the Hu Family had faced a crisis, and Huichun Hall almost went out of business. It was saved only when his mother invested all her dowry silver.

But in the end, this unfortunate woman gained nothing, passed away after a major illness, and left her young child to be bullied by others.

A person is only vulnerable to pain when they are at their weakest. Now that he had a strong backing, he had no fear of Hu Hong Tu’s provocations, “I am here on my own merit. If anyone is sneaking lessons, isn’t it you? I am the true heir of the Hu Family!”

Hu Hong Tu laughed, “The former heir of the Hu Family! Now, you are no more than a homeless cur!”

The second business owner replied coldly with a smile, “Is that so? Just wait and see if it’s this ‘homeless cur’ that bites you to death in the end!”

The brothers parted on bad terms.

Gu Jiao found herself curiously admiring the surrounding scenery.

The second business owner said, “I apologize for the spectacle you witnessed.”

Gu Jiao replied, “Not at all, it was quite interesting.”

The more despicable Hu Hong Tu acted, the less mercy they could afford him when they clashed in the future.

Gu Jiao asked, “Do you need my help?”

The second business owner declared firmly, “No need, I can squash such a stepson easily!”

The second business owner was not the person he used to be, he was Niohuru—the second business owner!

Since the second business owner had said so, Gu Jiao decided not to get involved in their fraternal dispute.

She stayed at the villa for a night, getting to know many merchants from the Capital City through him and also demonstrated her own exceptional medical skills, confirming the capabilities of Miaoshou Hall to the business gathering.

She returned as planned in the afternoon of the next day.

She was hurrying back for the Moon Eve Festival, which was the Mid-Autumn Festival of her previous life—a perfect time for family reunions and moon appreciation.

She couldn’t celebrate properly last year due to the autumnal exams, but this year everyone was present.