The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 669

Chapter 669: Chapter 316: The Group’s Beloved Jiaojiao (First Update)_3

Ha.

Everyone laughed.

Lady, you’re too naive, do you even know who these two are? One is the supreme ruler of Zhan Country, and the other is the unrivaled master without the crown. Do you really think they would play rock, paper, scissors with you?

Hehehe!

The next second, everyone was left speechless.

The two top bosses of Zhan Country actually rolled up their sleeves and started playing rock-paper-scissors in the Imperial Garden.

The result is needless to say.

Empress Dowager always wins.

The Emperor gnashed his teeth: "Three-three-three, best of three!"

The Emperor gnashed his teeth again: "Five-five-five, best of five!"

Empress Dowager looked at him with a pitying look: "I have already won three rounds."

The Emperor, his heart pierced by a thousand arrows: "..."

Being the number one gambling god in Bishui Alley doesn’t come easy. Empress Dowager has never lost a game of rock-paper-scissors.

"Hmph!" Empress Dowager proudly took Gu Jiao back to the Renshou Palace.

The Emperor’s mouth twitched fiercely.

"Ahem!" Prince Ning cleared his throat and asked, "Father, who is that Lady Gu..."

"She is my benefactor." The Emperor sighed. "She healed me and saved me from the assassination attempt. And also..."

He paused before continuing, "The glutinous rice mortar and the bellows were also handmade by her."

Prince Ning’s handsome face expressed surprise: "Ah... Is it really her? So, she’s the daughter of the Marquis Residence?" _{freёwebnovel.com}

Some things that are not known to the public are widely spread within the palace. Although Prince Ning has been living outside the palace, he is familiar with incidents happening within the palace, like Gu Jinyu taking credit for the real Miss Gu.

Prince Ning showed a sudden realization: "I have seen her at the scene of the accident. She was rescuing patients and even risked her own life to save a patient in the explosion. Colonel Gu stepped up to protect her. No wonder they seemed so close, they are siblings. I’ve heard she grew up among the commoners, but who would have thought she had such skills."

The Emperor said: "I asked her where she learned her medical skills. I wanted to invite her teacher to come out of retirement, but she said her mentor had passed away."

Prince Ning sighed regretfully.

"By the way, how is the investigation you were conducting going?" asked the Emperor.

Prince Ning knew that the Emperor was asking about the assassination attempt on the Princess Consort. He came to the palace today to report the results to the Emperor. He said: "I checked. It’s not the Chen Nation’s hostage."

"Not him?" The Emperor looked skeptical.

Prince Ning nodded: "The hostage from Chen Nation recently lost a general and wouldn’t dare to cause trouble again in such a short period of time. He and his subordinates have been staying quietly in the palace."

The Emperor’s gaze turned cold: "If it’s not the hostage from Chen Nation, there’s only one other possibility."

Prince Ning looked at him: "Father, do you suspect..."

The Emperor said coldly: "Isn’t it obvious? It’s her! I know she is your royal grandmother and also your aunt, you do hold her in special regard. But apart from her, who else could do such a thing?"

Prince Ning, caught between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, was also quite conflicted. Among the many princes in the palace, only his status is somewhat awkward: "The Prince Consort of Rui and I are close friends, and also loved by the royal grandmother."

Prince Rui is from Prince Ning’s lineage, therefore, the Empress Dowager would have no reason to take action against the couple.

The Emperor huffed coldly: "Have you forgotten how close Prince Rui and his wife are to Concubine Jing? She’s just jealous of Concubine Jing! She can’t bear to see anyone treating Concubine Jing well!"

But Prince Ning shook his head: "The royal grandmother wouldn’t do this."

The Emperor said indifferently: "Forgot about her poisoning Ahen years ago. If not for the palace maid who discovered it early, Ahen would have died."

The Emperor never said a bad word about the Empress Dowager in front of the Crown Prince, but in front of Prince Ning, he had no reservations.

Prince Ning understood that this was not just a form of respect, but also a test.

The Emperor was testing his emotions, his filial piety, and his loyalty.

Prince Ning insisted: "It’s not the royal grandmother, I’m sure of it."