The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 573 - 573 279 Jiaojiao takes action (two more updates)_3

Chapter 573: 279 Jiaojiao takes action (two more updates)_3 Chapter 573: 279 Jiaojiao takes action (two more updates)_3 The two of them hesitated, looking at the old Marquis. The old Marquis didn’t say a word, leaving with a stern face.

Only then did they once again enter the punishment room.

Gu Changqing was lying on the grass mat, his body covered in lash marks.

“Big Brother!” Gu Chenglin’s eyes were red, he rushed over and helped Gu Changqing up.

Gu Chengfeng looked deeply at his elder brother, turning to his younger brother, he said: “Go to the carriage and bring back the golden wound medicine hidden in the compartment.”

“…Okay!” Gu Chenglin choked back a sob, wiped away his tears and left.

There was no one else in the room; Gu Chengfeng sensed the movements outside the punishment room. Guards were stationed outside, but they weren’t too close.

He helped Gu Changqing to sit on the grass mat, leaning against the cold wall.

Actually, he and Gu Chenglin had heard everything their grandfather and elder brother had said earlier. Gu Chenglin, being simple-minded, didn’t grasp the meaning, but he sensed there was something odd.

Gu Chengfeng kneeled down next to Gu Changqing, he looked at him and said, “Big Brother, you’ve changed; you weren’t like this before. What happened between you and Grandfather?”

On the way here, he and Gu Chenglin heard about what happened at the military camp. He thought that their elder brother was just venting for the Gu Family army, so though he felt his elder brother was slightly impulsive, he didn’t suspect anything.

But the interaction between their grandfather and elder brother seemed odd to him.

Previously, his elder brother was extremely respectful towards their grandfather. Whenever their grandfather asked questions, he would always speak freely.

But recently, his elder brother’s conversation with their grandfather had evidently diminished.

At first, he thought that his elder brother was growing up, becoming more reserved. But today, it clearly wasn’t the case.

Was it his imagination? He had the feeling… his elder brother held some resentment towards their grandfather.

“Nothing’s the matter.” Gu Changqing responded.

Gu Chengfeng looked at him skeptically, “Nothing, really? Or… are you resenting our grandfather for leaving us behind in the Marquis Residence all these years?”

Gu Changqing closed his eyes, “I said it’s nothing. Why are you talking so much? Have you finished reciting your books?”

Gu Chengfeng choked on his words.

Reciting what book?

Didn’t he bluster his way through all his classes at the academy?

He had no interest in studying!

Nonetheless, despite his lack of interest, his academic performance wasn’t half bad. He was a bright lad; perhaps if he hadn’t been born in the Marquis Residence, the second son who doesn’t need to succeed the family nor was expected much from, maybe he would have diligently studied and entered civil service.

For now, he couldn’t be of much help to his elder brother. After Gu Chenglin brought back the golden wound medicine and applied it to their elder brother, he and Chenglin headed back to the Marquis Residence.

After completing the homework assigned by his tutor, he incidentally finished Gu Chenglin’s portion too and was about to rest when he saw a white pigeon land on his window sill.

This wasn’t an ordinary pigeon.

His gaze shifted, he went over and picked up the pigeon. After ensuring no one was around, he untied a note from the pigeon’s foot.

Looks like another assignment tonight.

After Gu Chenglin fell asleep, Gu Chengfeng changed into his night apparel, put on a mask, and silently left the Marquis Residence.

He received his assignments through Qianyin Pavilion. The messenger pigeon was one he had raised and then lodged at Qianyin Pavilion. Qianyin Pavilion was not aware of his identity.

The meeting place was a room on the second floor of Qianyin Pavilion.

It appeared that the other party had been waiting for quite some time.

He wore a mask; the other party wore a straw hat. Neither could see the other’s face.

“I’ve heard much about you,” the other party said, fanning themselves and bowing slightly towards Gu Chengfeng with a smile.

The voice sounded like an old man’s, but the hand holding the fan was unnaturally young.

Gu Chengfeng had seen all sorts of strange methods to hide one’s identity over the years he had been taking assignments. Changing one’s voice was but a minor trick.

Gu Chengfeng came straight to the point: “So, what do you need?”

The other party chuckled, first taking out a money sack from inside their robe and carefully slid it towards Gu Chengfeng.

Gu Chengfeng opened the bag, and to his surprise, it was full of gold!

Gu Chengfeng fingered the gold inside, suspiciously glancing at the other party: “Seems like a valuable treasure.”

The other party replied with a chuckle, “It’s a person, my Young Master wants a person.”

Stealing a person in the middle of the night?

Gu Chengfeng stroked his chin: “So much gold. You’re not asking me to steal someone from the Imperial Palace, are you?”

The other party laughed even harder: “Nothing so difficult, it’s just an ordinary young master.”

“So why is it worth so much gold?” Gu Chengfeng wasn’t a fool.

“The person is slightly precious,” said the other party, taking out a portrait from their Wide sleeves.

Upon seeing the portrait, Gu Chengfeng’s expression froze.

How could it be him?

The other party chuckled, “He’s from the Marquis of Ding’an’s Residence. With your skills, it wouldn’t be hard to find him.”