The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 646

Chapter 646: 308 Fight for Favor, Jiaojiao (One more update) _2

Moreover, although this room is small and simply furnished, it inexplicably gave him a sense of comfort and stability, as if every article was placed exactly where he would want them to be.

No one knew that the Emperor of Zhan Country had a peculiar fear of the dark.

At hand, on the bedside table, was an old little iron box, inside of which lay a candle and a fire striker.

The candle was new, seemingly kept as a spare.

He recalled how his beloved mother always left a candle and fire striker by his bed when he was a child. He hadn’t expected the young doctor to be so considerate.

Actually, within the palace, there were strict rules against placing fire strikers near the bed.

But his mother knew he was afraid of the dark.

Thinking of her made the emperor’s eyes moisten.

He must expel that poisonous woman soon, so he can bring his mother back to the palace to enjoy her old age.

Gu Changqing stayed in Bishui Alley to protect the Emperor.

Eunuch Wei’s left arm was broken, and Gu Jiao had already set it with a plaster cast, which additionally required some blood-nourishing and Qi-boosting medicinal herbs to help him recover.

Gu Jiao decided to make another trip to the Medical Hall.

She had barely collected the herbs when she ran into Gu Chengfeng.

Surprisingly, Gu Chengfeng was wearing a mask in broad daylight, but he was dressed in the Young Master Gu’s clothes.

Gu Jiao looked at him enquiringly, "What? Have you disfigured your face and can’t be seen by others?"

Gu Chengfeng was taken aback.

Didn’t he get a face disfigurement indeed? After the heavy hand from the old master that morning, his face was still swollen!

Clearing his dry throat, Gu Chengfeng said, "Don’t bother with my face, I’m here to talk about an important matter."

"What is it?" Gu Jiao asked in a bland tone.

Gu Chengfeng glanced around and then whispered to Gu Jiao, "Someone is plotting to assassinate the Emperor."

Gu Jiao replied: "Not going to, it’s already happened."

Gu Chengfeng was startled: "What? It’s, it already happened? So soon? I just heard about it yesterday!"

"Where did you hear it?" Gu Jiao asked.

"At Xianle Inn," replied Gu Chengfeng.

Gu Jiao was stunned slightly: "You went to Xianle Inn? Isn’t it tough to get in there?"

Gu Changqing had once said that one must have connections to go there openly, usually through a recommendation by an acquaintance. Unfortunately, a virtuous person like Gu Changqing did not know anyone who frequented Xianle Inn.

Gu Chengfeng waved his hand: "Snuck in quietly, was almost discovered. Accidentally overheard someone plotting to assassinate the Emperor. But I didn’t expect they would act this quickly. They just plotted in the afternoon, and by evening, they were on the move ... No wonder the Emperor didn’t attend the morning court session today."

He had intended to go back to Xianle Inn to gather more information, to ascertain the truth of the assassination, when and where it would be executed.

He and his elder brother were different. He lacked a subject’s loyalty to the Emperor or the patriotic fervor to protect his homeland, he was the prodigal son of the Marquis Residence and a notorious bandit.

But even as idle as he is, he understood that his Marquis Residence and the Emperor were in the same boat. So, he honestly didn’t want the Emperor to be harmed.

Gu Jiao enquired, "You came here today to tell me this?"

"I came ... No." Gu Chengfeng realized he had been led astray by this girl. Planning to regain control he said, "How do you know there was an assassination attempt on the Emperor? I haven’t heard anything yet!"

An attack on the Emperor is a serious matter, it’s normal for the Imperial Palace to lock down the news but he had his own ways and he didn’t believe that the girl could get information faster than him.

Gu Jiao replied calmly, "I brought the Emperor back myself."

Gu Chengfeng was speechless.

Did that sort of thing really happen?!

The expression underneath Gu Chengfeng’s mask was exceptionally brilliant, sadly Gu Jiao couldn’t see it.

"I have to go now, if you’ll excuse me." Gu Jiao didn’t have time to chit-chat with him.

Grinding his teeth, Gu Chengfeng, feeling a bit pleased about the upcoming conversation, said: "I came here to sell a piece of information to you! Are you still interested to know who the mastermind is behind the plot that almost harmed my elder brother and Gu Yan?"

"You know?" Gu Jiao turned her head to look at him.

From his pocket, Gu Chengfeng brought out a token: "Look, what is this?"