The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 446 - : 225 Bastard (Second Update)

Chapter 446: 225 Bastard (Second Update)

“Eh!”

Following the command, Young Third stopped the horse carriage in the alley up ahead.

It was an exceedingly quiet alley with hardly anyone walking about.

The other carriage also stopped.

Young Third suddenly felt a chill creeping over him, as if something big was about to happen.

He fearfully said, “Miss Gu…Gu…Gu…Gu…Gu… Should we really stop here? Or… should we hurry back to the Medical Hall?”

Gu Jiao replied: “There’s no rush.”

There was indeed no rush, but she disliked wasting time on such meaningless activities.

Gu Jiao abruptly snapped shut the medical book she had been reading halfway, lifted the curtain and got down from the carriage.

Seeing that she was actually walking towards that carriage, Young Third was taken aback: “Miss Gu, what are you doing?”

Without turning her head, Gu Jiao said, “Wait in the carriage!”

Young Third: “…Oh.”

When Gu Jiao approached, the coachman, either out of fear or some other reason, had abandoned the carriage and fled.

Gu Jiao reached into the carriage to pull out the person inside. However, that person extended his wrist willingly and stepped out of the carriage obediently.

Gu Jiao had never seen anyone accepting provocation so willingly. She had been aiming to grab his collar, but ended up with his wrist, due to his active cooperation.

“You?”

Looking at the elegant young man she had pulled down, Gu Jiao’s eyebrows slightly knitted together.

The Peace Prince nodded with a smile: “Ah, it’s me.”

Dressed in white, he appeared as pure as jade, his black hair glossy as satin, displaying a distinctive elegance and charm.

As handsome as a jade statue, the young man had an unparalleled beauty and charisma.

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Not only were his facial features attractive, but he also had an extraordinary aura about him that set him apart.

Yet, Gu Jiao had no time to appreciate his stunning appearance. She had made a mistake once, and her husband had been upset. She couldn’t afford to make another mistake.

Without hesitation, Gu Jiao released his hand and asked indifferently, “Were you following me?”

The Peace Prince shook his head with a smile, “Not at first, I was going to offer prayers. Unintentionally, I saw you and I followed you back.”

‘What does he mean by following her back?’ It sounded like he intended to go home with her.

Gu Jiao’s gaze fell on the coachman who was peeping from a distance: “You changed your carriage and coachman. You weren’t intending to go and offer prayers.”

Wuyang had evolved from a covert bodyguard to an overt escort, he had become a staple for all of Prince Peace’s outings. Replacing Wuyang was to conceal his identity.

Why would he want to hide the fact that he was offering prayers?

Unless he had other motives.

The Peace Prince gave an incredulous laugh, a woman too clever was indeed challenging to handle.

The Peace Prince did not explain his intentions to her, but simply stated, “However, I assure you I wasn’t following you. It was by chance that I ran into you. I swear.”

What did his swearing had to do with her?

Gu Jiao glanced at him and said, “I don’t like being followed. You go first.”

The Peace Prince didn’t want to truly infuriate her. With a helpless head shake and an apologetic smile, he said, “Alright, alright. Don’t be angry. I’ll leave first. It won’t happen again.”

The Peace Prince got into his carriage, his dejected coachman returned, and they went on their way.

Only after confirming that he had truly left, did Gu Jiao turn around and head towards her own carriage.

Just as she lifted the curtain, a cleaver blade flew in from above. With a swift push, she shoved Young Third, pushing him entirely off the carriage!

The cleaver landed right on the carriage seat.

Young Third covered his sore butt and was about to ask Gu Jiao why she had shoved him, when he saw the cleaver on the seat. He was instantly dumbstruck: “Is…is someone trying to assassinate us?”

Gu Jiao looked up at the rooftops on both sides, narrowing her eyes at the potential danger.

She walked out of the alley, turning left into the first shop she saw. It was a Rouge and Powder Shop. The first floor was teeming with customers purchasing common rouge and face powder, while the second floor was reserved for a few select customers.

Gu Jiao hurried to the second floor, heading to the room at the end of the right corridor. Without a word, she broke into the room and seized the only woman inside, tossing her roughly out of the window!

“Ahh!”

With a sharp scream, the woman landed beside the carriage.

Startled, Young Third jumped back several steps.

He looked up towards the window that had been abruptly broken open, “Miss Gu?”

Gu Jiao leaped down from the second floor window, landing next to the woman. Not giving the woman a chance to react, she put her foot on the woman’s left wrist.

With a clatter, a dagger fell from the woman’s left sleeve.

After crushing her hand bones underfoot, Gu Jiao planted her foot on the woman’s chest and said coldly, “Speak. Who sent you?”

The woman wasn’t very old, not more than twenty years. Despite appearing weak and frail, she was a trained assassin, else she wouldn’t have survived a fall from the second floor relatively unscathed.

But now, she wasn’t unscathed.

Her left hand was broken, and her ribs showed signs of fractures.

From her higher position, Gu Jiao looked down at her, “I don’t have much patience. You’d better tell me right away.”

The woman gritted her teeth but didn’t speak.

“Very well.” With a flick of Gu Jiao’s finger, a blade slid between her fingers.

There wasn’t a shred of pity or hesitation in Gu Jiao’s eyes; she was absolutely ready to kill her.

The woman was scared out of her wits, ready to speak, when she heard a stern shout from the other end of the alley, “Who’s there? Stop!”

It was Old Lord Hou passing by.

Old Lord Hou alighted from his carriage and came to face Gu Jiao and the woman. He didn’t notice Gu Jiao when he was near the nunnery, so he didn’t recognize her as the one who had appeared with Empress Dowager Jing.

But Gu Jiao recognized him.

The old man who upset Empress Dowager Jing.

“What are you doing?” Old Lord Hou asked sharply, “A lady, bullying a woman in the street, what sort of behavior is this?”

“No…” The servant boy, Xiaoba, quickly stepped forward to explain, “It’s her who has a problem!”

“What problem does she have?” Old Lord Hou’s cold gaze fixed on him.

Xiaoba, just an ordinary servant boy, couldn’t stand the pressure of the gaze from a seasoned battlefield commander, and he choked up.

Seeing the arrival of support, the woman hurriedly cried out, “Help, sir! Please save me! I didn’t do anything, she just suddenly attacked me… I have no idea what I could have done to offend her…”

“You… you… you drew a knife… you threw it… nearly… nearly stabbed… stabbed us…” Xiaoba stuttered, but mustered what courage he had left, “You… you… you don’t believe me… look…”

Xiaoba trembled as he pointed to the cleaver on the carriage seat.

The cleaver had sunk into the seat. If it were to hit someone’s head, it would surely split it open.

Old Lord Hou’s gaze darkened.

“I didn’t do it! I don’t know anything about it! Please believe me!” the woman pleaded.

“Whether you did it or not, the Official Government will investigate,” said Old Lord Hou. He then turned to Gu Jiao, “Even if you suspect her, you cannot take matters into your own hands, she should be handed over to the Official Government.”

Gu Jiao, annoyed, ignored Old Lord Hou, “I’ll give you one last chance. Will you talk?”

The woman, feeling confident: “I won’t—”

Whoosh!

Gu Jiao’s knife blade flew by her cheek, severing a strand of her long hair.

The woman broke out in a cold sweat.

Old Lord Hou was angry. This girl was so stubborn.

Old Lord Hou took a step forward.

“Old man, I suggest you stand aside,” Gu Jiao said dismissively.

Old… old man?

Yes, Old Lord Hou was indeed advanced in age, but his combat skills were still sharp. Who dared to insult him like this?!

Gu Jiao was annoyed with him for interrupting her business. Otherwise, she would have already found out who was behind all this. As for handing it over to the Official Government, how could anyone dare to do such a thing be easily controlled by a few officials?

She would probably be gone before they even started the inquiry.

Gu Jiao considered sparing the old man since he was elderly, and she didn’t want to hurt him. But if Old Lord Hou really tried to stop her—

“Get her away from here!”

At the command of Old Lord Hou, a bodyguard rushed forward. Gu Jiao kicked a dagger from the ground. The handle of the dagger collided with the bodyguard’s chest, knocking him down onto the ground.

Old Lord Hou was in disbelief and became furious. He drew his whip from his waist and lashed at Gu Jiao!

Gu Jiao grabbed the woman on the ground to block the attack.

Thwack!

The whip made contact with the woman’s body.

“Ah—” the woman screamed.

Furious, smoke was practically billowing out from Old Lord Hou’s head. He whacked towards Gu Jiao once more.

Thwack!

The whip hit the woman again.

The woman was going mad. Can’t he aim for once? Why is it always me getting whipped?

The woman was accusing Old Lord Hou unjustly. It wasn’t his aim that was off; it was because Gu Jiao was too cunning.

Old Lord Hou finally grabbed the woman’s arm and wrestled her away from Gu Jiao.

After moving the woman aside, Old Lord Hou swung his whip at Gu Jiao once more, mercilessly.

Gu Jiao dodged to the side in a flash, clinging to the wall like an octopus.

Just when he thought he was about to miss, a well-dressed man walked into the alley.

Old Lord Hou didn’t have time to retract his whip.

This man was none other than the famous Lord Xuanping.

Lord Xuanping stiffened, “Damn!”

Lord Xuanping hadn’t expected to turn a corner and be greeted by a whip. He hurried to dodge!

But he forgot that the Emperor was right behind him.

And the Emperor wasn’t agile.

The Emperor also hadn’t expected that at a critical moment, Lord Xuanping would abandon his duty to protect him and dodge out of the way instead.

What kind of servant was this?!

The whip smacked the emperor across his forehead. The emperor was left dazed!