The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 479

Chapter 479: Chapter 244: Taking Action (First Update)

Chapter 479: Chapter 244: Taking Action (First Update)

Ever since the old Marquis came back, Gu Chengfeng hadn’t been causing any commotion for a while.

Today, when the old Marquis went out to meet his friends, Gu Chengfeng planned to seize the opportunity to take on a small task to amass some private money that had been completely drained by Gu Chenglin.

Having had his newly ordered mask stolen by Gu Jiao, he commissioned another one.

A half-face mask adorned with peacock feathers and encrusted with obsidian, it was flashy and flamboyant.

Gu Chengfeng was extremely satisfied with the new mask. Today was going to be a good day indeed!

As Gu Chengfeng looked into the bronze mirror, about to put on the mask, a small shadow suddenly appeared in the mirror. He was startled, exclaiming, “Ah!”

The little shadow glanced at the flashy new mask with a wicked smile playing at the corner of her lips.

Gu Jiao snatched the peacock mask, discarding her old mask, and tried on her new mask.

“Hmm, it looks nice.”

Gu Jiao was very pleased.

Gu Chengfeng: Of course it looks nice! Consider how much silver he spent on it!

“What are you doing here?” Gu Chengfeng eyed Gu Jiao disdainfully.

This girl is getting more and more outrageous. What does she think his courtyard is? A vegetable garden? Comes and goes as she pleases!

Gu Jiao looked in the mirror, admiring her new mask while saying, “Aren’t you taking on a task? I’ll give you one.”

Reminded of the time when he risked his life to sneak into the Imperial College to swap out the exam papers for her, only to be rewarded with a copper plate, he scoffed, “Not interested!”

“The reward is very high,” Gu Jiao looked at him through the mirror.

Lol, yeah right, as if he would believe that.

Gu Chengfeng rolled his eyes, “Still not interested.”

Gu Jiao thought for a moment, then casually took out a silver note.

Gu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes in surprise and interest, yet said impassively, “One hundred taels isn’t enough.”

Gu Jiao then took out another silver note.

Gu Chengfeng stretched out five fingers, “At least this amount.”

“Alright then.” Gu Jiao readily took out three more silver notes.

The girl was so easygoing?

Used to being exploited, Gu Chengfeng could hardly believe his luck. Only when he examined the silver notes thoroughly and confirmed they were real did he look at her curiously, “The task isn’t to kill someone, is it?”

Gu Jiao looked at him and tilted her head, “Umm… Can it be?”

Gu Chengfeng was startled, “Of course not!”

He was a master thief, not a bandit. He only stole, and never killed. Of course, if someone tried to kill him, that was another matter.

In short, he did not accept assassination missions.

Gu Jiao shrugged, “Alright then.”

Gu Chengfeng felt more uneasy, feeling that encounters with this girl never led to anything good, “So what exactly do you want to do?”

Gu Jiao said, “Steal something.”

When the Prince arrived, he did not mention the past episode. It was during Eunuch Wei’s questioning that he happened to mention—the Prince’s wife gave birth and shortly after the child died. Then the Prince had the child buried in a coffin.

Eunuch Wei said that at the time, there were two theories; one was that the child had died shortly after birth, and the other suggested she gave birth to a stillborn child.

There are only a few people in the royal family who know about this heartbreaking incident.

Gu Chengfeng pondered, “So what they mean is… the child didn’t actually die. After being buried underground, a crying sound was heard and a kind passerby heard and dug the child out. That child is your brother? The little monk? Who wants to adopt him?”

Gu Jiao answered calmly, “The Prince and his wife.”

Gu Chengfeng gasped!

As expected, nothing good ever comes from interacting with this girl! And now she’s contemplating stealing from the Prince of Liang Country!

Is he supposed to become an international master thief?!

Gu Jiao looked at him seriously, “A thief who doesn’t want to become an international thief isn’t a good thief.”

Gu Chengfeng: “…”

“I refuse.” It was too risky, his life would be in danger if discovered.

“Adding another 500 taels,” Gu Jiao paused, then added, “And I’ll treat your brother’s baldness.”

Gu Chengfeng: “…”

Ever since little monk Jingkong shaved half of Gu Chenglin’s head, the hair on that shaved half never grew back. At first, he decided to shave the rest of his hair for symmetry, but while the other half grew half an inch, the side shaved by Jingkong remained bald.

Was it because the monk’s hand was divine?!

Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and agreed! _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}

The two of them slipped out of the Marquis Residence.

In truth, Gu Chengfeng was somewhat apprehensive about this mission. On the way, he pondered countless possible solutions, such as having Gu Jiao ask the old Marquis for help, and then have the old Marquis plead with the Emperor.

But upon second thought, the Prince’s position was too strong. It seemed unfavorable to upset the Emperor for an orphan, so such negotiations were out of the question.

Zhan Country couldn’t afford to offend Liang Country, even if they had better technology and were not keen on Liang Country’s technology, they couldn’t communicate this stance to Liang Country.