The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76: 76 daughter

Perhaps the Gu family has forgotten that Gu Xiaoshun had been notorious for his light fingers since he was a child.

Because of this, he received a fair amount of beatings from the Liao family when he was a child.

As the carriage brushed past Gu Xiaoshun, he casually lifted the curtain. “Oh, Gu Yue’e?”

Gu Yue’e was only two months younger than Gu Jiao, which technically made her Gu Xiaoshun’s older sister, but Gu Xiaoshun always addressed her by her first name.

Gu Yue’e was immediately flustered.

Although she didn’t want to leave home, she feared more to fail and be beaten to a pulp by her father.

Huang Zhong stopped the carriage.

He hopped off the carriage, confronted Gu Xiaoshun, snatched the curtain from his hand, and coldly asked, “Where did this rug rat come from?”

Gu Xiaoshun, in his Tianxiang Academy uniform, didn’t look serious despite his appearance. Each strand of his hair seemed to spell out his notorious reputation.

Reading too many books seemed to make people forget that he was the first-rate scoundrel in the town.

Just now, he had seen Gu Yue’e crying in the carriage.

He suddenly had an ill feeling — Gu Yue’e was of age to be married. Her family was anxious about her marriage. The ones that were not good enough, the Gu family would not accept, and the ones that were good enough, the Gu family could not afford.

Could it be that this old mogul was planning on buying Gu Yue’e to become one of his secondary wives?

Gu Xiaoshun’s temper flared. “So you don’t even recognize your master Xiaoshun, yet you dare to come and snatch people from the Gu family? Yue’e, get out of the carriage!”

Gu Yue’e did not move.

Gu Xiaoshun stepped onto the carriage, intending to pull Gu Yue’e off.

As a person trained in martial arts, Huang Zhong wasn’t going to let a youngster snatch a person from him. He grabbed Gu Xiaoshun’s arm and coldly said, “Kid, let’s talk this out peacefully.”

Gu Xiaoshun retorted, “How much silver did my uncle take from you? Enough to sell off his own daughter?”

“What do you mean ‘your uncle’s daughter’? This is the maid from the third branch of the Gu family, Gu Jiao’s maid! Wait a minute, are you from the Gu family?” Huang Zhong paused, as if something seemed off.

At this moment, Gu Changhai with Zhou and Liao families arrived, panting heavily.

Gu Changhai sternly commanded, “Xiaoshun! Come here!”

Gu Xiaoshun, ignoring Gu Changhai, looked at Huang Zhong strangely, used one hand to pull back the curtain, and pointed at Gu Yue’e with his other hand: “Are you nuts? I don’t recognize my own sister? Open your eyes wide and take a good look, this is the eldest daughter of the Gu family, Gu Yue’e!”

In ye sunny weather, the town’s streets were bustling with people.

Lord Gu sat in the private room on the second floor of the tea house, sipping tea while listening to the coachman’s report.

The window by his side was wide opened, allowing the sunlight and noise to flood into the room. Unlike the hustle and bustle of the capital city, the activity of the town bore more local flavor.

“… went to the village, the household is also surnamed Gu.” The coachman said.

As this matter was of great importance, Lord Gu only trusted his confidants to carry out the task. The coachman was no exception.

The coachman reported everything he found out at the Gu family in detail.

When the coachman mentioned that the other party is also surnamed Gu, Lord Gu’s reaction was not big. However, when he learned that the child was indeed the girl who was mistakenly taken away years ago, his teacup clattered to the table.

The coachman was startled: “Lord, are you okay?”

Lord Gu cleared his throat, and said sternly, “I’m fine, where is the person now?”

The coachman said, “On the way. Guard Huang told me to inform you in advance. He will bring the person over soon.”

Lord Gu nodded, “Got it, you can go.”

“Yes, my lord.”

The coachman left.