The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 727

Chapter 727: 337 Beating Her (Second Update)_3

Xiao Liulang said earnestly: "Jiaojiao did not enter the palace at all today. Although she has some skills, she is not capable of lightness kung fu and cannot enter without passing through the main gate."

This was an undeniable truth.

Gu Jiao indeed didn’t have such skills, a fact the emperor had experienced firsthand. On the night when he was assassinated, she helped him escape with nothing more than her own two legs to carry them both.

The emperor had nearly run himself ragged!

If she had the skill of lightness, she wouldn’t have needed to run in a life or death situation.

This time, without waiting for the emperor’s order and in order to clear the innocence of the young doctor, Eunuch Wei went to the palace gate himself to inquire about whether Gu Jiao had entered the palace.

"No!" the palace guard replied with certainty.

Eunuch Wei asked: "Did Xiao Xiuzhuan enter the palace on his own?"

The guard replied: "There was also a young eunuch from Renshou Palace."

This young eunuch didn’t raise suspicions in Eunuch Wei because Empress Dowager Zhuang had often sent people to deliver things to Bishui Alley or escort people from Bishui Alley into the palace.

Eunuch Wei returned to Huaqing Palace and reported: "The young doctor did not enter the palace today."

Xiao Liulang mused: "Could it be... someone impersonated Jiaojiao?"

The emperor asked angrily: "Did you clearly see her face?"

Xiao Liulang shook his head slightly: "I did not see it very clearly. Her silhouette from behind was very similar, the clothing, hair ornaments were the same, even that small basket on her back!"

In the imperial palace, no other palace maid would be dressed in green and carry a small basket on her back. This was clearly Gu Jiao’s distinctive style.

The emperor’s eyes grew cold: "It seems, there really is someone impersonating the young doctor!"

Xiao Liulang had a look of sudden realization: "The reason she didn’t kill me to silence me was probably to use me to reveal her identity.. Unfortunately, she didn’t know that Jiaojiao wasn’t skilled in lightness, which ironically exposed her."

Eunuch Wei glanced at Xiao Liulang cautiously, thinking that this sort of conversation should not be had in front of Xiao Xiuzhuan. He merely hoped that Xiao Xiuzhuan hadn’t heard it. _{fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm}