The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1275

Chapter 1275: 620 Tianqiong Academy (second update)_2

The next day dawned clear and sunny.

Gu Jiao hoisted Gu Yan onto the carriage.

Gu Xiaoshun drove the carriage, while Master Lu drove another.

Gu Jiao didn’t pay much attention to the Su siblings’ movements; she lowered the curtains and told Gu Xiaoshun to set off.

The journey was smooth, and in roughly half an hour, they entered Yan Country’s imperial city, Shengdu.

Even someone like Gu Jiao, who was not particularly impressed with cultural landscapes, could distinctly feel the powerful atmosphere of a capital city assault her senses—shops lined the streets in an orderly fashion, the roads were bustling with people and overflowing with carts and horses in a continuous stream.

Gu Xiaoshun’s mouth hung open in shock: "Wow, sis, the streets of Shengdu are so broad! How many carriages can fit side by side here?"

Mrs. Nan’s carriage was running parallel to theirs, and upon hearing Gu Xiaoshun’s words, she lifted her curtains and said with a smile, "This is only the outer city. Once you enter the inner city, the streets get even wider."

"What’s the inner city? What’s the outer city?" Gu Xiaoshun asked, puzzled.

Mrs. Nan patiently explained, "Shengdu of Yan Country is divided into an inner and outer city. The outer city is mainly inhabited by merchants and commoners, while the inner city houses court officials and nobility."

Gu Xiaoshun followed up, "So is the Academy we’re going to in the inner city or the outer city?"

"The outer city," Mrs. Nan said.

Gu Xiaoshun was confused again: "But aren’t many of the students who come to the Academy ’Young Masters’ from noble families? Why isn’t the Academy built in the inner city?"

"Land is cheaper in the outer city," Gu Jiao stated.

Mrs. Nan chuckled, "Exactly."

Gu Xiaoshun gaped, "Ah. Then I hope we get a chance to look around the inner city."

What Mrs. Nan didn’t mention was that the inner city wasn’t so easily accessible—not even with documents from Tianqiong Academy.

Shengdu of Yan Country was fortified with three incredibly strong walls: the first was the outer city wall, the second, the inner city wall, and the third, the Imperial Palace walls.

Yan Country was decidedly a place with a much stricter class hierarchy than Zhan Country: it was easy for those in the inner city to come out, but much harder for those from the outer city to go in.

Mrs. Nan had lived in Yan Country for many years without ever having entered the inner city.

Although Tianqiong Academy was located in the outer city, it was not far from the inner city and was situated in a prime area of the outer city.

After another half an hour plus of traveling, they finally arrived at the rear gate of Tianqiong Academy.