The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 959

Chapter 959: 442 Growing Up (Ten More Episodes)

Gu Jiao returned to Bishui Alley, where Gu Yan’s hidden guard A told her that someone had been there that day, a master who was likely another hidden guard, who had lingered in the alley for a while, primarily watching their house.

"Was it again someone from Young Master Mingyue?" Gu Jiao asked.

Young Master Mingyue was the one who had bought the golden abacus from Little Jingkong. It was clear that he was intentionally getting close to Little Jingkong and had once sent men to follow them in Bishui Alley.

After being caught by Gu Jiao, they hadn’t shown up for a long time.

"It wasn’t the same person as last time," said the hidden guard A.

Gu Jiao uttered an "Oh."

Then, without a second thought, it must be Prince Ning’s men.

It must be Prince Ning sending someone to scout for Xiao Liulang’s whereabouts, as Prince Ning also wanted to know if Xiao Liulang had been found and was possibly already hidden in their house.

"Did he discover Xiao Liulang?" Gu Jiao said again.

The hidden guard A replied, "No, the young master has been in the study all day and didn’t come out; that person waited for a while but left without success." _{ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom}

Gu Jiao nodded somewhat satisfactorily, "Stay alert, don’t let Xiao Liulang be detected these next few days."

"Yes!"

Gu Jiao went to the study room, opened the first aid kit, and took out gauze and antiseptic to change Xiao Liulang’s dressing.

She felt the surgery was very successful, yet this fellow had a precedent—his foot surgery was also successful, but he couldn’t walk. Gu Jiao worried that he might be affected by some psychological factors, causing his hand to be unable to write.

Gu Jiao pondered whether to tell him that Princess Xinyang wasn’t the arsonist from that year. She hesitated for a moment but felt the timing wasn’t right and the evidence wasn’t sufficient.

Xiao Liulang was extremely insecure about whether Princess Xinyang still had feelings for him, and he might think it was just Yujin or her trying to console him.

Some things had to be told to him by Princess Xinyang herself.

Emotional matters should be approached slowly. It was still best to first handle the big hidden danger of Prince Ning; his lethality was no less than that of Consort Jing.

At least, the aunt wasn’t siding with Consort Jing.

Thinking of the aunt, Gu Jiao let out a soft sigh.

Autumn rain had continued in the Capital for several days, and the weather had turned cooler all at once. Gu Jiao put on her autumn clothes.

Generally speaking, girls wouldn’t grow much taller after reaching Kuishui, yet she was still growing.

Xiao Liulang was growing too.

"The sleeves are getting shorter," the Yao Family noticed during a meal that the sleeves of both no longer covered their wrists, "Let me let down the hem sewed inside for you later."

Actually, it wasn’t just the two of them. Gu Yan was also growing significantly. He had started to experience voice change.

His voice change came later than Gu Xiaoshun’s. It was unknown whether it was later than Xiao Liulang’s because when Xiao Liulang was brought back to the village, he was already sixteen or seventeen years old, well into the voice change. Just recently, his voice change had come to an end.

Maybe it was because Gu Jiao naturally saw her husband in a favorable light, but she never thought Xiao Liulang’s voice during his voice change sounded bad. Now it was becoming even more pleasant: low and mellow, clean, with a hint of youthful magnetism, very enticing when alone.

—She never considered the possibility that Xiao Liulang was intentionally seducing her.

"Have a steamed bun," the Yao Family passed Gu Yan a carrot and lamb bun.

"I don’t want it," Gu Yan was picky about his food.

"Eh?" Xiaoshun widened his eyes, his hand holding his little spoon paused mid-air, "Brother Yan, your voice sounds so strange!"

Gu Xiaoshun and Xiao Liulang had also gone through voice change, Gu Xiaoshun still was. But since Xiaoshun had been like that when he arrived at their house, there was no abrupt change. In contrast, Gu Yan’s voice had shifted from a young boy’s voice to this new tone, a significant leap.

The voice change had ended for Xiao Liulang, so his voice had indeed changed, but not as drastically as suddenly entering a voice change period.