The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 449

Chapter 449: 227 Punishment (Second Update)_2

In the morning, he fell and cried his eyes out, but now he was thundering towards her, suddenly throwing himself into her arms.

She wanted to pick him up, but he shook his head and said, “Don’t, Jiaojiao is too tired.”

Suppressing the urge to be held, he took hold of Gu Jiao’s hand.

“Is your leg still hurting?” Gu Jiao bent down to pull up his little pant leg.

Little Jing Kong shook his head, “Not hurting!”

In truth, it still hurt a bit, but Little Jing Kong was spoiling others under the premise of not adding more burden to Gu Jiao.

“Sister!” Gu Xiaoshun heard the movement at the door, dropped the carpentry work he was halfway through, shot out like a little monkey, and helped Gu Jiao to carry her small basket, “Give it to me!”

Gu Xiaoshun insisted on carrying the small basket and carefully placed her first aid kit in her east room.

Gu Yan had been working in the courtyard shoveling chicken dung for Little Jing Kong. He was so busy that smoke was practically coming out of his ears. He wasn’t as free as Little Jing Kong nor as fast as Gu Xiaoshun, so he was the last one to see his sister, his handsome face smooched with black dirt.

Gu Jiao was amused by his appearance.

Gu Yan embarrassingly turned his back.

Gu Jiao went to coax him.

Others found it hard to placate him, but wasn’t it easy for Gu Jiao? With a tug at his hand, all his temper dissolved.

The Yao Family’s mother brought out a plate of steamed cakes fresh from the pot. Seeing her daughter she softened entirely, “Jiaojiao is back? Just in time. I’ve made some refreshments. Jingkong, can you go and see if the old lady is awake yet?”

“Yes!” Little Jing Kong loved to make rounds in the old lady’s room, he always found something. It gave him a great sense of accomplishment!

Little Jing Kong scurried off to the old lady’s chamber.

The old lady was holding a jar of sweets, munching away.

The old priest sat silently across from her, watching her eat an entire afternoon’s worth.

Can anyone eat this much?

Did the late Emperor starve you for years?

“Grandma!” Little Jing Kong dashed over!

The old lady stuffed the jar of sweets into the old priest’s arms like a flash of lightning moving too fast to be stopped.

The old priest stared at the jar that suddenly appeared in his arms, “…”

Did you pin me here for an entire afternoon just for this moment?

The old priest didn’t want to take the blame, he promptly handed back the jar to the old lady.

The moment Little Jingkong entered the room, he saw the old priest stretching out the jar of sweets to the old lady, who had her arms crossed and was decidedly rejecting it!

The old lady snorted, “I told you I won’t eat, no matter how much you try to manipulate me, it’s useless!”

The old priest: “…”

So, half a jar of sweets was eaten by a ghost, was it?

Can’t she hold a little dignity as a former siren who brought great calamity?

The old priest sighed.

No wonder Ahen felt comfortable keeping the siren by his side. Looking at the siren’s current state, she really posed no threat.

It was he who suffered.

Day after day, he was either robbed or scapegoated. It was a pathetic old age!

Meanwhile, after bidding farewell to Gu Jiao, the Prince of An county first went to the Medical Hall, ordering a batch of wound dressing from Miaoshoutang.

He had upset her today, so he wanted to support her business as a way to appease her.

Then, the Prince of An county rode his carriage back to his mansion.

Prime Minister Zhuang was already waiting in the Flower Hall.

The incident with the Dowager Empress worried Prime Minister Zhuang a lot, and it aged him considerably.

“Grandfather.” The Prince of An county bowed as he entered the room.

Prime Minister Zhuang calmy glanced at him and seriously asked, “Why are you returning so late? Have you been tailing him all day?”

The Prince of An county lowered his eyes, “No, I bought something on my way back to the mansion.”

Prime Minister Zhuang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, “Did he do anything unusual?”

The Prince of An county reported, “He went to inspect the recently repaired Suo Bridge, probably to check for the quality.”

The repair of the Suo Bridge was supervised by Lord Gu, it was said that Lord Gu was recently beaten up by the Old Lord and was recuperating at home, so for the Old Lord to check the bridge on his behalf seemed reasonable.

But the Old Lord was not a simple military general, he was shrewd and brave, calculating ten steps ahead for each one he took.

Prime Minister Zhuang suspected that the Old Lord beating his son was intentional, just so he could legitimately inspect everywhere under the pretext of doing his son’s work.

The Ministry of Works had many projects, spread throughout every corner of Capital City, it wouldn’t be suspicious for the Old Lord to appear anywhere.