The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1493

Chapter 1493: 729 Sister Complex (Second Update)

Gu Chengfeng waited outside the Imperial Palace for a long time, his temper flaring.

"Wang Xu, can you hurry up? I still need to pick up the kids!"

Delaying someone at work!

I’m counting to three, and if you’re not out by then, I’ll come in to find you!

Wang Xu came out.

Just yesterday, Wang Xu had led a search at Tianxiang Pavilion, and Gu Chengfeng had seen him. His official robe, with the clear insignia of a warrant officer, made it difficult for anyone not to recognize him.

After Wang Xu left Gao Gate, he boarded the carriage back to his residence.

Gu Chengfeng quietly followed.

Wang Xu wasn’t in a hurry, and the carriage didn’t go very fast. Moreover, as it gradually moved away from the Imperial Palace, the streets became crowded with more shops and pedestrians, which slowed the carriage down even further.

Gu Chengfeng maintained a not-too-close, not-too-distant distance.

Wang Xu’s carriage was stopped by another carriage as it passed by a restaurant.

A middle-aged man dressed as a steward stepped out of that carriage. Smiling, he gave a courteous gesture to Wang Xu’s carriage. Wang Xu then alighted and entered the nearby restaurant with the man.

Gu Chengfeng didn’t go in directly. Instead, he went to a Ready-Made Clothes Shop diagonally opposite the restaurant and bought a set of women’s clothing. Reluctant to spend on jewelry, he only used a hairband and put on a veil to become an unremarkable, ordinary girl from the countryside.

He entered the restaurant, claiming he was looking for someone. The waiter, seeing her plain dress and concluding she was not the wealthy type, couldn’t be bothered to assist her and told her to look for herself.

Gu Chengfeng quickly found the middle-aged man from earlier in a private room at the east end of the second-floor corridor.

He stood at the doorway, where two other dead soldiers kept guard as well.

Such a big commotion? What was going on?

With the dead soldiers standing guard, Gu Chengfeng knew eavesdropping in the corridor was impossible.

He entered an empty private room, opened the window, and climbed out onto the rooftop.

Using his light-footed skills, he arrived atop the private room where Wang Xu was. He lay flat on his stomach, prying up a roof tile slightly to peer through the gap below.

Hmm?

Who was this old man?

Dressed quite sumptuously, he sat on a Grand Master Chair with both hands resting on the handle of a huanghuali walking stick like a foolish girl.

Gu Chengfeng was right above him, unable to see his face clearly.