The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 997

Chapter 997: 472 Narrow Path Encounter (Second Update)

The child was born, and Lord Gu was finally released from the acupoints by his shadow guards. "I...I will settle accounts with you later!" Lord Gu glared coldly at Gu Yan’s two shadow guards, his steps hurried as he walked toward the Yao Family’s room.

At this time, the Yao Family was not in her own room; it had been turned into a delivery room and was being cleaned, so she was resting in the east chamber of Gu Jiao’s room.

She was so exhausted that she fell into a deep sleep.

The Liao Family had returned to the Medical Hall, and Nanny Fang was bathing the little one.

"Where is my wife!" Lord Gu asked Yu Yaya, who was tidying up the room.

"In the east chamber," Yu Yaya replied.

Lord Gu hurried to the east chamber. The little one had already been bathed and was now obediently wrapped in a swaddle by Nanny Fang.

Lord Gu’s heart skipped a beat as he looked at the little one, but the first thing he asked was about the Yao Family: "How is my wife?"

Nanny Fang, holding the little one, stepped aside to reveal the bed behind her and said softly, "The lady is resting."

"How is she?" Lord Gu asked anxiously, coming to the bedside and tightly grasping the Yao Family’s hand, "Is my wife alright?"

Nanny Fang sighed, having found Lord Gu to be a bit obtuse, yet caring towards his wife, and said, "The lady is fine, my Lord. Would you like to see the child?"

Upon hearing that the Yao Family was fine, Lord Gu’s heart, which had been suspended all night, finally settled back into place. His gaze fell upon the swaddle in Nanny Fang’s arms, and he asked excitedly, "Is it a son or a daughter?"

Nanny Fang smiled and said, "Congratulations, my Lord. It’s a young master."

...

Gu Jiao had sorted through all the medical supplies, destroying what could be destroyed and deeply burying what could not, and then she checked the first aid kit again.

The first aid kit didn’t seem as broken as when she had first arrived.

As she was regaining her strength, the first aid kit seemed to be slowly recovering as well.

Gu Jiao had actually speculated that the first aid kit might not be a product of three-dimensional space; it might come from a higher dimension, otherwise, there was no way to explain how it followed her here or perhaps even brought her brainwaves to this place.

She sees it as three-dimensional because she is a person of three-dimensional space, able to perceive only this dimension.

But perhaps the first aid kit was not at all what it appeared to be. Maybe it had a wall on its left side, or perhaps a cabinet on its right, but due to the difference in dimensions, she could neither see nor touch them.

Gu Jiao tapped the first aid kit: "But why does a product of higher-dimensional space have a three-dimensional shell? Are you also a defective item that was banished by your owners to our time and space?"

A gentle breeze blew by, and the first aid kit remained as quiet as a chicken.

Having packed everything away, a sliver of dawn began to break as the busy courtyard settled into brief tranquility.

Gu Jiao felt sleepy but found that she couldn’t sleep, so she went and sat on the swing in the front courtyard.

Xiao Hen came over, leaning on his cane, not long after she had sat down.

"Have you just woken up or have you not slept yet?" Gu Jiao asked him, and in the next second, realized her question was superfluous—he had not changed his clothes, so it was evident that he too had been up all night.

Xiao Hen sat down beside her, handing her a small, yellow-orange tangerine, and said, "Congratulations to Doctor Gu for becoming a sister."

Gu Jiao peeled the tangerine, sharing half of it into his palm: "And congratulations to Officer Xiao for becoming a brother-in-law."

Both laughed, and it seemed as if a night’s fatigue dissipated with their shared mirth.

Gu Jiao divided the tangerine evenly, six pieces each. They ate their share of the fruit, and when only one piece was left in Gu Jiao’s hand, instead of eating it, she placed it in Xiao Hen’s palm: "Also, congratulations to Officer Xiao on your promotion."

Xiao Hen raised an eyebrow: "Ah, so my promotion gift is just a piece of tangerine, huh."

Gu Jiao said, "The gift for becoming a sister is also just a tangerine."

Xiao Hen again spoke, "My gift for becoming a brother-in-law is half a tangerine."

Gu Jiao: "..."

Why did she even bother trying to spar with a literati?

Xiao Hen laughed softly, looking at the last piece of tangerine in his palm, so neat even the pith had been cleaned off, feeling somewhat reluctant to eat it.

"How about..." He had just begun to speak when he felt his right shoulder grow heavy.

Gu Jiao had leaned against his shoulder and fallen asleep.

The golden dawn broke the darkness and pierced through the clouds to gently sprinkle over the quiet courtyard.

Xiao Hen ate the last piece of tangerine and raised his hand to shield the light from her eyes.

"Son-in-law, little..." Yu Yaya hurried over from the main hall with tiny steps, intending to call them for a bite to eat, but then saw Xiao Hen’s index finger on his lips, shushing her softly.

Yu Yaya quickly covered her own mouth!

Xiao Hen continued to hold his hand up to shield the glaring light from her, until his arm grew numb.

In her heart, Yu Yaya started calling him a groundhog.

Ah, ah, ah, ah!

"You need to go to school," Xiao Hen said, unceremoniously carrying him outside. _{frёewebnoѵēl.com}