The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 159

Chapter 159: 112 Empress Dowager (first night watch)

On the return cow cart, Little Jingkong had a solemn expression on his little face.

Today, he had encountered a very ferocious female patron, who had spoken words too complex for him to understand, and seemingly not very pleasant at all.

But that wasn’t the main point.

It seemed that today he had been protected by Brother Gu Yan…

After all, he was much smarter than Brother Gu Yan, he had skipped grades, always ranked first in exams, and Brother Gu Yan was just a baby. However, when Brother Gu Yan crouched down to wipe his small hand, and later held his hand as they walked towards the private school, it gave him an illusion that he was the baby.

Little Jingkong fell into deep thought, feeling confused about his and Gu Yan’s positions for the first time.

Meanwhile, Prince An and Miss Zhuang returned to their villa.

Miss Zhuang was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Prince An ordered her personal maid: “Don’t let anyone disturb her rest, turn everyone away.”

The maid hesitated: “What if Miss Gu comes…”

Prince An’s eyes were icy: “Turn her away!”

“Yes.” The maid hurriedly agreed.

Prince An returned to his room.

Soon after, a man in black stealthily entered, saluting him: “Your Highness.”

Prince An poured himself a cup of tea and said calmly: “Any leads?”

The man in black shook his head: “I’ve secretly visited all the inns and medical halls in the town, and even the homes of the doctors, but there has been no trace of the Dowager Empress.”

Prince An muttered: “Perhaps she never visited the medical hall, nor sought any town doctors, and neither did she stay at an inn.”

The man in black was puzzled: “Then where could the Dowager Empress have gone? Could she be hiding in some commoner’s house?”

Prince An remained silent.

The man in black casually said: “Your highness, that’s impossible. Did you forget? The Dowager Empress has leprosy.”

Leprosy in its early stages only results in small red patches on the body and face, resembling frostbite or allergies, but as the disease progresses, the symptoms of leprosy become more and more apparent, and the inflicted person eventually looks completely different from healthy individuals.

A leper cannot hide, unless she decided to retreat into the deep mountains and forests to live alone.