The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 637

Chapter 637: 306 Pampered Grandson Maniac (double update)_4

However, in the eyes of the emperor, it seemed that Empress Dowager Zhuang had deliberately concealed her identity, gained the sympathy and trust of Gu Jiao and her husband by presenting herself as an innocent elderly woman, and took advantage of Xiao Liulang’s journey to the Capital City for the imperial examination to return there.

"She could stoop so low as to manipulate a candidate for the imperial examination! She could even be brazen enough to scheme against the person who saved her life! She’s nothing more than a treacherous, ruthless woman!"

The emperor could tolerate most things, but he couldn’t tolerate this!

The emperor’s eyes blazed as he exclaimed, "Why ... why does everyone in my circle... betray me one after another! The little divine doctor did, and Ning An did too back in the day! What’s wrong with me? How did I lose out to her!"

Eunuchs Wei and He stopped talking.

Both of them understood that the Emperor was reminiscing about Princess Ning An.

Princess Ning An was the daughter of Concubine Jing. The emperor had been raised at the knee of Concubine Jing since childhood, and he was deeply attached to Princess Ning An.

They were childhood sweethearts. In their early years, the Empress Dowager and the children of Concubine Jing had a good relationship, or else she wouldn’t have facilitated the ascension of Concubine Jing’s adopted son to power.

However, after the Emperor ascended to the throne, he was not satisfied with Empress Dowager Zhuang’s regency, and the relationship between the two became increasingly estranged, eventually leading to a complete rupture.

In the rift between the Emperor and Empress Dowager Zhuang, Princess Ning An chose the Empress Dowager. It wasn’t that she had betrayed the Emperor for the Empress Dowager, but her subtle protection of the Empress Dowager made the Emperor feel betrayed.

Princess Ning An even chose to marry far away in the North to save the man she loved, almost causing Empress Dowager Zhuang to die of grief. A distorted sense of pleasure secretly bubbled up within the emperor.

Just as you snatched Ning An from me all those years ago, now you too have experienced loss.

Do you now know the pain I endured back then?

The emperor felt frustrated. Staying in the Imperial Palace made him feel like he was suffocating.

He decided to step out of the palace.

He changed his clothes and took Eunuch Wei with him to the Marquis Xuanping’s residence. He wanted to have a drink with the Marquis Xuanping, only to find out that the Marquis had gone to Ruanyu Pavilion.

Miffed, the emperor sneaked off to find the old Marquis. But the old Marquis was also not at home!

The emperor was confused — he couldn’t help but think everyone was conspiring against him today.

The emperor misunderstood the old marquis. The old marquis didn’t know that the emperor was out of the palace; he had gone to the Martial Arts Academy.

Gu Jiao had also gone to the Martial Arts Academy.

She had recently lost a fight so the old Marquis hurried to the academy to watch Gu Jiao’s match.

Gu Jiao was still facing-off against the young swordsman from the previous match, who was around twenty-seven or eight and was in his prime. In contrast, Gu Jiao hadn’t fully developed her strength and was disadvantaged.

Most importantly, it was all about skill.