The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 954

Chapter 954: 437 sets of sacks (before dawn)_2

Prince Ning harbored resentment in his heart, but it wasn’t this matter he resented—it was later when she sought out Prince Ning’s consort.

Even so, all he did was burn down one of her workshops.

After that, she emptied his treasury.

Honestly, Gu Jiao did not believe Prince Ning would go after Xiao Liulang just for a treasury.

Gu Jiao thought of the Crown Princess’s guilty demeanor.

She was related to this matter.

Could it be—

Had she already guessed Xiao Liulang’s real identity? And also told Prince Ning?

Just because Prince Ning wouldn’t touch Xiao Liulang, did not mean he wouldn’t lay a hand on Xiao Hen.

The Crown Princess was once Xiao Hen’s fiancée, the two of them grew up together like childhood sweethearts. If Prince Ning misunderstood that the Crown Princess still harbored feelings for Xiao Hen, given his twisted nature, he would likely kill Xiao Hen nine times out of ten.

Wait a second.

Kill Xiao Hen?

A flash crossed Gu Jiao’s mind, yet it was too fleeting to catch.

"Doctor Gu, what are you thinking about?" Yuan Tang interrupted Gu Jiao’s thoughts.

"I’m thinking."

"Oh no! It’s burning, it’s burning!" A cry of alarm came from within the Grand Hall from a little medicine boy.

Gu Jiao stood up, and since Yuan Tang was closer to the door, he immediately pulled open the door of the Consulting Room and walked out.

A medicine boy had accidentally dropped a fire starter into the medicinal wine, and the entire jar caught fire.

Seeing this, Yuan Tang hurriedly went over, picked up the burning jar, and took it to an open space in the Backyard.

Seeing this scene, a lightbulb went off in Gu Jiao’s head, and she finally grasped the thought that had eluded her.

Yes, fire.

The great fire from four years ago!

Could it be that the fire was not set by Princess Xinyang, but by Prince Ning instead?

And was it mistakenly attributed to Xiao Liulang for some reason?

If it truly was his doing, then this grudge was significant.

This time his abduction of Xiao Liulang was not just to intimidate her, but he genuinely wanted Xiao Liulang dead. _{freeωebnovēl.c૦m}

She had planned to slowly harvest this pot of ’gold chives,’ but he dared to touch her husband!

Gu Jiao had no evidence for what had happened four years ago, but that did not matter anymore. Even leaving aside the old debt from four years ago, just for this one time, his sins were unforgivable.

In the afternoon, Gu Jiao made a trip to the Imperial Palace.

Prince Ning was a prince greatly favored by the Emperor. He was currently working in the Ministry of Personnel, and he would occasionally be summoned by the Emperor to the Imperial Study Room or to Huaqing Palace. Recently, due to the search for Xiao Liulang, the Emperor almost summoned him and the Crown Prince daily, inquiring about the progress of the matter.

Although Gu Jiao was not in the palace, she was in close contact with Renshou Palace and had heard some details from the mouth of Eunuch Qin.

Gu Jiao arrived at the palace and asked the guard on duty, "Has Prince Ning entered the palace yet?"

The guard recognized her, knew that she was favored by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and was happy to do her a favor, especially since it wasn’t a secret, "He has entered."

Gu Jiao then asked, "Did he go to the Imperial Study Room or to Huaqing Palace?"