The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165: 114 Rural Examination (Two Updates Combined)_2

Wuyang’s eyes widened. “How could this happen? Leprosy is highly contagious; if you’ve been in contact with it, you too would be sent to Mafeng Mountain! Could it be…”

Prince An absent-mindedly smirked, “Correct, to avoid being sent to Mafeng Mountain, they must shelter and cure the Empress Dowager. To avoid suspicion, they pretended she was the aunt-in-law of Miss Gu’s husband and came to join them.”

Wuyang had an epiphany, “Yes, Miss Gu’s husband is a foreigner, so naturally his aunt would be too. No one would suspect them!”

Prince An casually played with a vibrant begonia flower in front of him, “What intrigues me is, how did Miss Gu cure the Empress Dowager’s leprosy?”

Lord Gu said she was just a little medicine girl. It seems he still didn’t understand his own biological daughter.

Wuyang suddenly turned his gaze to Prince An, “My Lord, if she can cure leprosy, then is it possible…”

Prince An raised his finger, stopping him from finishing his sentence, “I still don’t trust her.”

Wuyang sighed, his expression complicated, “I see. Then… what is your plan regarding the Empress Dowager?”

Prince An pondered, “The Empress Dowager has lost her memory, she will not leave with me even if I go and identify myself. Moreover, it may expose her identity, which would be unwise. Gather some men and steal the Empress Dowager away at midnight!”

Wuyang, “Steal…steal a person?”

Why did that sound a bit off?

Wuyang moved quickly. At night, he led seven skilled fighters to Qingquan Village to steal…um no, to kidnap someone.

When he arrived at Miss Gu’s house, he discovered two covert guards lurking nearby.

They were probably the covert guards sent by Marquis Ding’an’s Residence to protect the twin dragons. Wuyang figured it would be best to lure them away. Otherwise, it could get troublesome if the Empress Dowager was awakened by the noise.

But covert guards were not ordinary guards, it was unlikely they would both leave their charge simultaneously. Just as Wuyang was figuring out how to implement his plan, the two covert guards strode out of the room and disappeared into the forest on their own, their purpose unknown.

Wuyang, “…”

That works?

Forget it, time is vital, let’s act!

Wuyang gestured an attack signal, and the seven men in black leapt into the air, swooping into the backyard.

Wuyang also intended to swoop into the courtyard, but as he struck a pose, before he could even jump, he heard a loud thud. One of the black-clad men had been kicked out like a sandbag.