The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 874

Chapter 874: 403 Frenzy (first update)

Gu Jiao subconsciously turned her head away.

She saw a woman wearing a pale green cloak with opulent attire emerge. It wasn’t the ostentatious kind of opulence but a low-key luxury felt through the texture and quality of dress.

A plain white veil covered her face, barely revealing a prominent nose bridge, and a pair of eyes under the cloak’s hood, calm and collected.

She looked very young, with hardly any fine lines around her eyes, yet there was a noble and elegant aura about her, as if the years had refined it, causing Gu Jiao to believe she might be a few years older than the Yao Family matron.

An unbidden thought flashed through Gu Jiao’s mind—time never defeated a true beauty.

However, Gu Jiao’s target was not the beauty in the room.

Gu Jiao hadn’t forgotten that she was here to inquire with a Yan Country pharmacist about how to purchase the services of the Dragon Shadow Guard. She clapped her hands and stood up, heading inside without giving the beauty another glance.

The latter also did not pay any attention to a Jianghu youngster squatting at the doorstep.

She carried the elixirs bought from within, adjusted her cloak’s hood, and walked towards the door with composed calmness.

The Dragon Shadow Guard followed in step.

"Hmm?"

Just as Gu Jiao’s foot was about to cross the threshold, she drew it back.

She turned around, looking at the Dragon Shadow Guard leaving with the woman, with a huge question mark over her head.

The Dragon Shadow Guard wasn’t with the Yan Country pharmacist? Was he with this lady?

Who was she?

Why would she have a Dragon Shadow Guard?

The reason Gu Jiao would rather guess that a Yan Country pharmacist might be selling the services of the Dragon Shadow Guard was because the Dragon Shadow Guard originally came from Yan Country’s dead soldiers, and the trainers of the Dragon Shadow Guard were also from Yan Country.

Since they were all from Yan Country, it seemed far more likely that the Yan Country pharmacist had connections.

So what was the story with this lady?

Gu Jiao was perplexed.

She intended to follow and see but unexpectedly, Old He came over.

Old He, having heard the complaint from the martial judge, had specifically come looking for Gu Jiao. Seeing her, he breathed a sigh of relief but then approached with concerned urgency, grabbing Gu Jiao’s hand and pulling her a full ten paces away.

"Oh, Young Master Gu, how did you end up here? Didn’t I tell you not to get near these gourd-hanging rooms? Do you know who was just in that room? If you offend him, I’m afraid even I can’t protect you!"

Gu Jiao did not speak; she continued to watch the woman who had walked out.

Thinking Gu Jiao was taking his advice and reflecting, he continued, "Also, what was going on up on the stage? Who was that man? How did he suddenly rush up and disrupt the duel? Do you realize you both would have been dealt with on the spot by the martial arts arena’s people if it hadn’t been for my intervention today?"

Gu Jiao remained silent.

Old He frowned, pinched her arm, "Did you hear what I said?"

"I heard you," Gu Jiao finally said.

"Ah—you can speak!" Old He was so startled that he staggered back several steps and tumbled to the ground, "No, are you, you, you a girl?"

As he spoke, he stared dumbfoundedly at the hand that had just grabbed Gu Jiao’s wrist and pinched her arm, suddenly feeling that he had done something unforgivable...

Old He was not essentially a good man, with plenty of vices, but he couldn’t bring himself to harm such a young girl.

Gu Jiao was fifteen but dressed as a boy made her look younger, only about thirteen or fourteen.

Gu Jiao had no intention of continuing to disguise her voice from Old He. As her business cutting leeks expanded, her interactions with Old He would increase.

Always writing was too cumbersome for her.

Old He had originally come to rebuke Gu Jiao, but Gu Jiao’s revelation left him at a loss for words.

Gu Jiao asked, "Have those two leeks visited in the past few days?"

Old He was dazed, "What?"

"Leeks..." Gu Jiao cleared her throat, "Young Master Chu and Young Master Xiao."

Old He’s mouth twitched, wondering if giving people such green nicknames was really appropriate.

Old He refused to respond to her question.

"They have."

Damn, he was too honest!

Gu Jiao inquired further, "How many times?"

Old He glanced at Gu Jiao and, realizing she was actually a delicate young lady, he gave up resisting and closed his eyes, "Young Master Chu came three times, Young Master Xiao eleven times."

Even the composed Gu Jiao was startled by the Crown Prince’s actions.

Was he really that idle?

Or did he truly want to see her that badly?

Gu Jiao touched her chin, "Hmm, go tell them I’m free tomorrow afternoon."

Old He was startled, "Both, both of them are coming?"

Gu Jiao curled her lips slightly, "The one who pays the most gets to see me."

Old He: "..."

The youth lacks integrity.

Old He ended up going anyway; after all, he was not running errands for nothing, there was silver to be made.

After coming out from the underground fight, Gu Jiao went to the restaurant where they had held the banquet for Old Lord Hou. She had discovered by chance that the restaurant’s Crispy Aromatic Duck was excellent and intended to buy a couple to take home for her family.

"Young Master, the duck will take a little longer to be ready. Could you please wait a moment?" the waiter said with an embarrassed smile.

Gu Jiao nodded and found a seat in a corner of the grand hall to sit down.

Her mind involuntarily drifted back to the Dragon Shadow Guards she had seen in the underground fight and the lady escorted by them.

Who exactly was she?

Why did she have such a formidable Dragon Shadow Guard?

Lost in thought, Gu Jiao suddenly noticed a striking figure moving at the end of the corridor. It was none other than that lady.