The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1015

Chapter 1015: 483 Success (First Update)

Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng entered the Governor’s Mansion in the afternoon, yet the Governor had not returned by evening.

Master Hu had the kitchen prepare dinner and personally brought it over.

Since Gu Chengfeng was with Gu Jiao, Master Hu also brought the meals to the room.

By this time, both Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng had removed their masks. Seeing Gu Chengfeng, Master Hu thought that this official did indeed have a handsome face, but was just too young. How could the Empress Dowager send such a youthful junior to the frontier?

Then he noticed Gu Jiao next to him.

Master Hu was immediately taken aback by the birthmark on Gu Jiao’s face. Could the court really be so careless in its appointments?

Gu Chengfeng caught Master Hu’s reaction out of the corner of his eye. He didn’t mind when Master Hu sized him up, but the strange look directed at Gu Jiao ignited a touch of anger in him.

His expression grew cold. "Is there something else, Master Hu?" _{freēwēbnovel.com}

"Ah! No, no!" Master Hu instantly snapped back to reality, noticing the displeasure on the other party’s face. He forced a smile, stepped forward with the tray and said, "My lords, here is your dinner. I’ll just set it down here for you."

As he spoke, he placed the tray respectfully on the table in front of the two.

On their journey, Gu Chengfeng and Gu Jiao had often braved the elements and gone without comfortable lodging. They had passed through affluent cities and stayed in poor towns. The farther north they went, the colder it got, and the harder the common people’s lives seemed to be.

But he hadn’t expected that even the Governor’s Mansion would have such meager fare!

After all, it was the residence of the highest local official!

Gu Chengfeng was stunned as he looked at the sorry-looking coarse grain cornbread in the bowl, along with two boiled Chicken Eggs and a dish of Pickled Vegetables.

Noticing Gu Chengfeng’s confusion, Master Hu laughed awkwardly and explained, "The frontier is a place of hardship and cannot be compared to the Capital City. I hope the two lords can be understanding."

"Is even the Governor’s Mansion so impoverished?"

Gu Chengfeng couldn’t help but ask.

Isn’t there a saying among the people that a magistrate clears out three years for a hundred thousand tael of snowflake silver?

There are only poor commonfolk in the world, but no poor officials, right?