The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1345 - 1345 655 taels of the second watch

Chapter 1345: 655 taels of the second watch Chapter 1345: 655 taels of the second watch This reason unexpectedly left Mu Qingchen unable to refute.

Throwing a large bag wasn’t very harmful, but it was extremely insulting.

Mu Qingchen asked, “Since you knew he was General Nangong, you still dared to throw stones at him.”

Gu Jiao said, “Is the general that impressive?”

“You…”

Mu Qingchen sighed.

It was a typical case of the calf not fearing the tiger.

When the Xuanyuan Family’s military power was divided into four, the Nangong Family got the lion’s share. Although the Nangong Family had not yet entered the ranks of Shengdu’s top ten noble families, it was merely because of their heritage. In terms of military power, the Nangong Family had long since left others far behind.

Thinking of something, Mu Qingchen asked again, “But speaking of which, how did you know he was General Nangong?”

Gu Jiao said, “I didn’t know originally, but I overheard him talking to someone. He said his son got injured from falling off his horse during a cuju match, and I guessed it from there.”

Mu Qingchen no longer doubted anything.

Gu Jiao felt quite regretful. She had come out for the competition without weapons or hidden weapons. If she had the Black Fire Beads, she would have blown Nangong Li’s head to smithereens.

Mu Qingchen turned his head and saw Gu Jiao frowning, looking upset that she hadn’t performed well, and suddenly he didn’t know what to say.

The coachman who had been sent away by Mu Qingchen came back, holding a skewer of candied hawthorns.

“Young Master, there aren’t any decent snacks around here, so I could only get some candied hawthorns.” The coachman handed the candied hawthorns to Mu Qingchen.

Mu Qingchen didn’t really want to eat candied hawthorns. In his view, it was a treat for maidens and children.

He planned to have the coachman take them away, but then he thought of something and pushed the candied hawthorns towards Gu Jiao. “Here.”

“Oh, thank you.” Gu Jiao didn’t refuse.

On the way back to the inn, Gu Jiao unceremoniously finished the skewer of candied hawthorns. Cautious of Nangong Li’s possible retaliation, she didn’t take off her women’s clothes; she only removed her veil.

Mu Qingchen looked out the window on the other side, occasionally glancing back at her inadvertently.

The way she gnawed at the candied hawthorns did bear some resemblance to Su Xue.

Mu Qingchen frowned slightly.

What was he thinking?

Xiao Liulang was a man.

Both Gu Jiao and Mu Qingchen had escaped through the window. At that time, the vendors downstairs had not yet arrived, but by now, there was a long line, so they had to use the main entrance to return to the inn.

Master Wu, the martial arts instructor, nearly had his eyes pop out of their sockets when he saw the two of them coming from the staircase!

When had they gone out?

Was he guarding this place for nothing?

Master Wu exploded, “Where were you two off to!”

Gu Jiao: “Just, took a walk around.”

Master Wu clenched his fists tightly, looking coldly at Mu Qingchen. “And you!”

Mu Qingchen glanced at Gu Jiao. “Just, accompanied him for a walk.”

Master Wu was so angry that he nearly fell backwards, certainly worthy of the new student who had been written up twice within ten days. He had run rampant as soon as he arrived and led astray Mu Qingchen, a model student!

With the competition imminent, punishment was out of the question. Master Wu mentally noted this debt: “If you don’t win tomorrow, you’ll receive double punishment back at the Academy!”

Both retired to their respective rooms.

Mu Qingchen decided to rest, but the events just now made him somewhat restless. He always felt Xiao Liulang was keeping something from him. It was a strange feeling, as if he were caught in a fog, with the truth right behind it, but he just couldn’t clear it away.

Mu Qingchen decided to look for his classmate again.

Master Wu was guarding the door.

Visiting openly was not something Master Wu would stop, yet for some reason, Mu Qingchen chose to climb through the window, and he couldn’t quite explain why.

He hooked one hand onto the window lattice, swung himself over nimbly, and landed on the roof. He crossed over Mu Chuan’s roof and jumped into Gu Jiao’s window.

But where was Gu Jiao’s figure in the room?

That’s right, Gu Jiao had gone out again.

It was impossible for her to stay in her room quietly. It was never going to happen, not in this lifetime.

Only this time, Gu Jiao moved more meticulously than before, so much so that even someone as vigilant as Mu Qingchen hadn’t been alerted.

Mu Qingchen’s brows furrowed slightly.

What was this feeling of unexpected displeasure?

Gu Jiao had also used the same method, climbing through the window onto the roof, leaping from eaves to walls and jumping down into the alleyway.

She returned to the vicinity of the pawnshop.

The guards of Nangong Li had long since left, and the pawnshop had reverted to its usual quiet, with only a few pedestrians passing by now and then and not many going in to inquire about anything.

However, Gu Jiao’s focus was not the pawnshop, but the Embroidery Building across the street.

The carriage was gone.

Gu Jiao tilted her head slightly but still walked towards the other side.

She had taken off her Tianqiong Academy’s uniform and was dressed in a night outfit suitable for concealment.

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