The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1306

Chapter 1306: 635 past midnight

Page boy?

Canglan Women’s Academy?

Was it a woman who brought Xiao Jingkong to Yan Country?

Nan Shi’s wife and Gu Jiao both caught these two significant pieces of information. She frowned and said, "Could Jingkong have been abducted?"

Those who live in the Canglan Academy are either female students or female teachers, and as for Linglong Pavilion... it sounds particularly like a dormitory for female students, making it more likely to be one.

Among the women that Gu Jiao and Nan Shi’s wife knew, not one fit the bill.

"Could it possibly be... Mo Qianxue?" Nan Shi’s wife wondered, as she had frequented Bishui Alley many times and naturally heard about Hua Xiyao and Mo Qianxue.

Mo Qianxue had been to Yan Country.

This conjecture was quickly rejected by Gu Jiao: "When she went to Yan Country, she was most likely accompanied by her husband Huangfu Zheng, slipping into Yan from the borders of Chen Country through unofficial ways. She likely couldn’t enter the academies of Shengdu."

"If she can’t, then Hua Xiyao definitely can’t," Nan Shi’s wife furrowed her brows, "It can’t be Princess Xinyang... Princess Xinyang is a mother, why would she go study at the Academy?"

Whether she studies or not is one thing, but Princess Xinyang was a princess of the Zhan imperial family. Her nature in coming to Yan Country would change; if she came openly, it would be a political visit, and surely Shengdu would be abuzz with rumors.

If it were a clandestine visit, she would need to hide her identity. Would she go to an academy in the inner city as if she wanted to expose herself even faster?

And the most crucial point—

Gu Jiao said, "If it were Princess Xinyang, Jingkong wouldn’t have run away."

The little fellow took all his luggage and the Black Fire Bead with him, which clearly showed he snuck out in the middle of the night.

Black Fire Bead...

Gu Jiao murmured.

The Black Fire Bead was a hidden weapon she made for Xiao Hen; why would it be on Xiao Jingkong?

Could it be that Xiao Hen also came?

No, that’s not possible; his enrollment papers had been taken by her.

So... Xiao Jingkong must have secretly taken Xiao Hen’s Black Fire Bead while still in Zhan Country. Xiao Jingkong was daring and audacious; it wouldn’t be unlike him to do such a thing.

Gu Jiao’s eyes returned to the note that read "Our Family’s Page Boy." If Xiao Jingkong could escape from her, it meant that person was no good.

Otherwise, why would Xiao Jingkong run away if the person was nice?

Xiao Jingkong was a grateful and good child; even when the old gentleman who took him out of town got hurt, he knew to bring the elderly man to her for treatment.

If that person were saving Jingkong from a perilous situation, Jingkong wouldn’t just leave her behind.

Her thoughts quickly traversed, and Gu Jiao already imagined a series of despicable deeds of people trafficking children for thousands of miles, employing child labor, denying them food and water, ruthlessly exploiting them, and beating them at the slightest provocation!

"Canglan Women’s Academy, is it? Very well!"

Gu Jiao clenched her palm, and the paper turned to ashes!

Woman, you will pay the price!

...

The next morning, Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun both knew about Xiao Jingkong being "abducted" to Yan Country, as told by Nan Shi’s wife, who instructed them not to ask questions.

"He was adamant in not mentioning it. I think he might have been frightened and doesn’t want to recall it," said Nan Shi’s wife. She even found a rational explanation for Xiao Jingkong’s evasive answers, proving she indeed has a talent for imagination.

"Oh," Gu Xiaoshun obediently agreed.

Only Gu Yan looked doubtful. That little monk? Scared?

However, since Gu Yan was rather weak, he murmured a few words in his mind and then fell into a deep sleep again.

Xiao Jingkong had also risen and was energetically practicing his boxing in the backyard. After finishing the routine, he sat down for a session of meditation.

Gu Jiao already knew that the "little chicken monkey" in his mouth was Marquis Xuanping.

Gu Jiao was truly puzzled. How could Marquis Xuanping, who was recovering from his injuries in Bishui Alley and dealing with a plaster leg, manage to abduct Xiao Jingkong and train him in martial arts? How did he manage that?

Gu Jiao glanced at the vigorously practicing Xiao Jingkong, then at the old grandpa who still hadn’t woken from the anesthetic after a whole night.

The training... went quite well, indeed.

After breakfast, Xiao Jingkong stayed at home while Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun went to the Academy for lessons.

It used to be Gu Jiao who would take Xiao Jingkong to school, but now it was Xiao Jingkong seeing off Gu Jiao, which he found quite novel.

However, once Gu Jiao left, he felt lonely.

Suddenly, he turned on his heel and caught sight of the large black horse in the backyard!

The grazing Horse King shuddered!

An ominous premonition flooded its mind, and yet again ruffians sought to harm it!

Gu Jiao arrived at Mingxin Hall and, as usual, headed for the last row near the back door.

There were basically no people in the last row, except for her and Mu Qingchen.

Mu Qingchen was not present today, but the back row was completely filled.