The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 827

Chapter 827: 382 Imperial Decree (third update)

He originally wanted to say, just like you and Xiao Liulang, one is the daughter of a marquis, another is a poor kid from the countryside.

But the words felt wrong as they reached his lips.

This girl was not the daughter of a marquis.

Who knew where she came from, what kind of background she had in that faraway place, or what kind of parents she had.

This girl... seemed rather pitiful...

Gu Jiao was oblivious to his elaborate thoughts as she continued to dry the herbs.

"By the way, where’s my brother’s medicine?" Gu Chengfeng.

Gu Jiao had taken it out earlier and placed it in her pouch, she handed it over to him.

As Gu Chengfeng stretched out his hand to receive it, Gu Jiao suddenly drew her hand back: "Pay up."

Gu Chengfeng’s teeth ached, "You just charged me a thousand taels last time!"

Gu Jiao shrugged, "That was for the last bottle."

Gu Chengfeng was so exasperated he started jumping: "Go outside and ask around! Who sells medicine as expensive as yours?"

Gu Jiao took the medicine back into her pouch, patted her pouch, and said, "Then, if there’s someplace cheaper, go buy it from there."

Gu Chengfeng completely deflated.

Of course, he had tried medicine from others before, but it was ineffective and even caused the little hair that Gu Chenglin had managed to grow to fall out again. Since then, he dared not try medicines from outside anymore.

Gu Chenglin wore a hat to school every day, which in the sweltering heat, was really quite uncomfortable to be honest.

Gu Chengfeng said forlornly, "I didn’t bring so much silver with me today." He took out his wallet, spilling its contents of small silver coins and copper plates into his hand, "Look, it’s not even two taels when added up. I’m really poor recently."

Gu Jiao fell silent.

Gu Chengfeng continued to lament, "I don’t have it like you, only needing to do a bit of business each day. I have to study during the day and can only take on some work at night, but even that’s scarce these days."

Gu Jiao nodded, "That does sound quite pitiful."

"Right?" While Gu Chengfeng was playing the pauper, he sneakily glanced at her with pleading eyes.

"How about this, you help me run an errand, and I’ll give you a ten percent discount on the medicine! It means I’ll take one-tenth off the price!"

Gu Chengfeng darkened.

Shouldn’t the standard routine be "Help me with an errand, and I’ll give you this bottle of medicine for free" instead? How come it’s only a ten percent discount?

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Imperial College.

Xiao Liulang had finished a day of exam supervision and returned to Jingyi Pavilion with the other invigilators.

This was their place of rest for this period, and their activities were confined to traveling between the Jingyi Pavilion and the Exam Site, with all other areas being off-limits to them.

Jingyi Pavilion was guarded by layers of security guards, firstly to prevent someone from colluding with the invigilators to cheat, and secondly to ensure the safety of the invigilators.

His job was only to supervise exams, not to grade papers, which was somewhat physically demanding but not mentally taxing.

The food was delivered directly to the invigilators’ rooms by someone designated for that purpose. Not long after he returned to his own chamber, the food was brought in by the guards.

Xiao Liulang opened the door and went to the entrance, reaching out to take the food container, "Thank you."

The moment he grabbed the container, he glanced at the guard absentmindedly.

The guard withdrew his hand and left to continue his patrol.

Xiao Liulang frowned in suspicion, wasn’t this the guard who had delivered his meals in the morning and at noon? Had they changed the person for dinner?

Xiao Liulang brought the food container inside.