The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 942 - 942 429 Mother and Son (second watch of the night)_2

Chapter 942: 429 Mother and Son (second watch of the night)_2 Chapter 942: 429 Mother and Son (second watch of the night)_2 The Crown Prince, who had been eagerly searching for Xiao Liulang, didn’t know that at this moment, Xiao was quietly lying on Princess Xinyang’s bedchamber, with Gu Jiao changing his last intravenous drip.

The night was deep.

Gu Jiao and Long Yi silently watched over him in the room, with Gu Jiao sitting by the bedside and Long Yi perched on the roof beam.

After finishing the IV for Xiao, Gu Jiao succumbed to sleepiness and dozed off at the bedside, while Long Yi kept his eyes wide open like an owl that doesn’t sleep.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but the entirety of Vermilion Bird Avenue had quieted down, leaving only the steady breathing of a few people in the room.

Suddenly, the door was gently pushed open from the outside.

A white embroidered shoe crossed the threshold and silently landed on the floor, as shiny as new.

Elegant golden skirts flowed like ripples on a gilded lake, slowly winding their way across.

Xiao was half-asleep, wanting to open his eyes but lacking the strength to do so.

In a state of half-dreaming, he felt a gentle hand touch his forehead.

He didn’t know whose hand it was, or even if he was really dreaming.

The hand lingered for a while and then left.

When Xiao finally opened his eyes completely, he saw Gu Jiao, who had fallen asleep beside him.

His hand was held by Gu Jiao, while her other hand was pressed under her own body.

This position certainly wouldn’t allow her to reach out and touch his forehead.

So, was it just a dream?

In the pitch dark, he was only half awake and didn’t realize where he was for a moment. The environment and the scent did not disgust him, nor did they feel unfamiliar.

He pulled the covers over Gu Jiao’s shoulders, retrieved her hand that she had pressed under herself, closed his eyes, and fell asleep again.

Gu Jiao hadn’t spread the word of Xiao’s escape yet. In her dreams, she only knew that someone had hired assassins to target Xiao, but she didn’t know who it was. The enemy didn’t know Xiao was safe already and might be frantically searching for him right now.

As for Princess Xinyang, she hadn’t leaked any rumors about Xiao’s whereabouts either.

At dawn, Gu Jiao went back to Bishui Alley to reassure her family of her safety and also to gather several sets of clothes for Xiao to change into.

Actually, if the mastermind behind the scenes were exposed, there wouldn’t be much fear; but as things stood, they were in the open while the enemy remained hidden, some dangers unavoidable.

Gu Jiao thought things over. The Princess Residence was relatively safe, and as long as Princess Xinyang didn’t kick them out, she would pretend not to see her disapproving looks.

What Gu Jiao didn’t know was that the Crown Prince’s wife arrived shortly after she had left.

She had come to visit Princess Xinyang, and at the same time, to confirm a matter with her.

Princess Xinyang had stayed up late the previous night, almost to dawn before closing her eyes. But the maids in the courtyard recognized the Crown Prince’s wife and knew she was someone Princess Xinyang valued, so they let her into the courtyard.

“I will go inform Master Yujin,” said the junior maid.

“No need,” the Crown Prince’s wife said. “You go on with your duties. I’ll find Master Yujin myself.”

Yujin was airing out clothes in the backyard, serving as the head of the household department at the Princess Residence, a Sixth-rank position.

In Capital City, a Sixth-rank wasn’t too formidable, but it was another story for a trusted retainer of Princess Xinyang.

Since the Crown Prince’s wife could remember, Yujin had served at Princess Xinyang’s side, becoming one of her closest confidants.

“Master Yujin,” the Crown Prince’s wife approached with a polite greeting.

With Yujin’s status, she had no need to air out clothes personally. The Crown Prince’s wife couldn’t help but take another glance, and then she froze in place.

That was a man’s attire.

Princess Xinyang had her own secret guards, but the Crown Prince’s wife wouldn’t think that Yujin would wash clothes for a guard.

“Has the Marquis returned?”

Her first thought was that the Marquis of Xuanping had come back to Capital City to reunite with Princess Xinyang.

Even though their relationship was strained, they were still a married couple, and it wouldn’t be too strange for the Marquis to come here.

“Ah, no,” Yujin shook her head.

She wasn’t sure how to explain.

This was Xiao’s clothing.

After a night of thinking and observation, Yujin could roughly determine Xiao’s identity, but… the princess hadn’t said anything yet, so she couldn’t disclose it beforehand.

Seeing that Yujin was struggling to answer, the Crown Prince’s wife’s mind flashed with certain rumors—Princess Xinyang and the Marquis of Xuanping were at odds, the Marquis was engaging in dissolute behavior outside and Princess Xinyang also… had her own adored attendant.

Of course, these were only rumors which the Crown Prince’s wife had never believed, but with the man’s attire in front of her…

“Don’t misunderstand, it’s not the princess, it’s… it’s me,” Yujin decided to take the blame herself.

A sharp look of astonishment swept across the eyes of the Crown Prince’s wife.

Yujin cleared her throat and said, “I ask that the Crown Prince’s wife keep this a secret for me.”

The Crown Prince’s wife came back to her senses. After all, Master Yujin was also a remarkable woman, having never married. If she were outside, who knows what kind of disgrace she might suffer, but because she was at the Princess Residence and under Princess Xinyang’s protection, no one dared to embarrass her in person.

This could be a good opportunity to win over Yujin.

The Crown Prince’s wife smiled and said, “Rest assured, Master Yujin, I did not see anything today.”

“With those words from the Crown Prince’s wife, I feel relieved,” Yujin’s smile was more difficult to bear than crying.

Princess Xinyang was still asleep; surely it wouldn’t be right to wake her, and the Crown Prince’s wife didn’t think she had that much face to do so. She decided to come back another day.

She bid farewell to Yujin, and as she passed by Princess Xinyang’s room, there was movement inside.

Thinking Princess Xinyang had woken up and intending to greet her, the Crown Prince’s wife approached, only to be firmly blocked at the door by Long Yi, who had leaped down from the roof beam.

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