The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 429

Chapter 429: 217 Jealousy (First Update)_2

However, with his regal appearance, the shopkeeper didn’t dare slight him.

Politely, the shopkeeper asked, “Young Master, are you placing a bet on the ‘Triple Ingot’ board? You can bet on King Anjun, he is sure to win.”

King Anjun, uninterested in betting on himself, gently tapped the table and said, “I heard you have a ‘Hairpin’ ranking here.”

“Ah… Yes, yes, we do!” The shopkeeper was surprised, not expecting him to ask about the ‘Hairpin’ ranking.

Due to the recent incidents involving Gu Jinyu, the ‘Hairpin’ ranking board had also been implicated. Some questioned Qingfeng Building’s lack of thorough background checks on the listed individuals, leading to their false losses.

The results hadn’t been announced currently, but everyone had already assumed Gu Jinyu was out of the competition, causing regret among those who had bet money on her.

Now, Zhuang Yuexi was in the lead on the ‘Hairpin’ board, far outpacing the other contenders.

The shopkeeper assumed King Anjun was also betting on Zhuang Yuexi.

King Anjun put a sizeable stack of bills on the table and said nonchalantly, “Put it all on Miss Gu.”

The shopkeeper was completely dumbfounded!

Just as King Anjun bet on Gu Jiao upstairs, downstairs he watched Gu Jiao place a couple of cards as a bet on the ‘Triple Ingot’: “Five-thousand taels for Xiao Liulang.”

A metaphorical arrow pierced King Anjun’s heart: “…”

After placing her bet on her relative, Gu Jiao leaves, satisfied with the golden ingots brightening up Xiao’s name.

Approaching her ride, a voice smooth as the morning breeze breaks the silence, “What a coincidence, Miss Gu.”

Gu Jiao turns and calmly asks the king, “Is there something you need?”

King Anjun, reminded of the debt she just paid, feels a twinge of ruefulness, “Miss Gu, do you lack faith in me?”

Gu Jiao asks confusedly, “What are you talking about?”

“The bet.” King Anjun points at the ‘Triple Ingot’ board inside the Grand Hall.

“Oh.” Gu Jiao thinks for a bit, then says, “If you have faith in yourself, you can place your own bet. All my silver is already invested.”

King Anjun: … That’s not what I meant.

Never mind, he can’t make sense of his own thoughts either.

“If there is nothing else, I should get going. Excuse me.” Gu Jiao turns to climb into her carriage.

“Wait!” King Anjun interjects.

Gu Jiao turns back, looking at him steadily.

King Anjun: “Can’t I see you if I have nothing to do?”

Gu Jiao: “No.”

King Anjun inhales deeply: “Medical consultation.”