The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 579 - 579 280 Dominance (Two Tael More)_4

Chapter 579: 280 Dominance (Two Tael More)_4 Chapter 579: 280 Dominance (Two Tael More)_4 Gu Chengfeng looked at her expression and found her genuinely baffled. He wondered if someone had knocked her unconscious and dumped her here.

Gu Chengfeng was at a loss for words.

He saw Gu Jiao lying on the grass, staring at the stars without blinking. He couldn’t help but mutter, “Is it that interesting to look at?”

“What about you?” Gu Jiao asked, still looking at the starry sky.

Gu Chengfeng was taken aback, “What about me?”

Gu Jiao took a slow breath, “Why do you choose to be a petty thief?”

“Not a petty thief, but a master thief! The number one thief in the Capital City!” Gu Chengfeng was instantly on the defensive.

Petty thief, petty thief, such a derogatory term!

Gu Jiao pouted, “But… isn’t it about stealing things?”

Gu Chengfeng: “…”

He was at a loss for a comeback.

He grabbed a piece of tile, and with all his might, hurled it onto the water’s surface. Plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, it skipped nine times altogether.

Satisfied, he raised his brows. However, when he turned to look, he saw that Gu Jiao had been gazing at the starry sky all along and had not witnessed his prowess, his excitement drained away.

“I am the second son,” he said, looking up at the sky, “I have an extraordinary older brother who’s been the prodigy since childhood. As for me. I was just expected to have fun because I would not have to worry about food and clothing, and the fortune I would inherit could never be spent in my lifetime.”

His eyes were a little melancholic as he spoke.

“What’s wrong with that?” Gu Jiao asked.

Gu Chengfeng gave a bitter smile. In fact, what could be bad about it? Isn’t being a carefree dandy in the Capital City who has no responsibilities or duties something that many people could only dream about?

But he just couldn’t accept it.

He also wanted his grandfather to treat him strictly just once!

Whenever he and his brother made a mistake, their grandfather would always only punish his brother, as if it didn’t matter what he did wrong.

He had tried getting up early with his brother to practice their skills. But whenever he was even a bit late, their grandfather would never get angry. On rainy days, their grandma wouldn’t even let him go, saying, ‘Why should my precious grandchild suffer unnecessarily?’

“Can you understand the feeling of being someone who’ll never have any expectations placed on them? I’m living like a wastrel…”

Gu Chengfeng was feeling somewhat desolate.

But when he turned his head, he found that the little girl who should’ve been lying beside him, his captive audience, was gone!

His heart skipped a beat. He looked around and saw Gu Jiao over by the horse, rummaging through a small cloth bag hanging from the saddle.

“I’m so thirsty.” She found a water skin, uncorked it, and took two gulps, “Oh no, is this wine?”

Gu Chengfeng wanted to warn her, but she was too quick. Even though it was a type of alcohol, it was Qianyin Pavilion’s Pear Blossom Wine, which wouldn’t cause intoxication.

He had hardly finished thinking when Gu Jiao suddenly collapsed with a thud!

Gu Chengfeng: “…”

The night was dark, the wind was howling.

The streets were quiet as snow. A certain person was too drunk to ride a horse, so Gu Chengfeng had no choice but to carry her from the lakeside all the way back to Bishui Alley.

Gu Chengfeng was light-footed, but he couldn’t carry someone for tens of miles. Even the most amazing of athletic skills had its limits!

And there was the added problem of this particular individual being extraordinarily rowdy!

Whoosh!

A certain person reached out two hands and grabbed onto Gu Chengfeng’s ears: “I have a small donkey that I never ride ~ One day on a whim, I rode it to the market ~ I held a little whip in my hand ~ I was so pleased with myself ~ Yah, yah, yah!”

Gu Chengfeng’s ears were being twisted out of shape: Ahhh! What sort of Snake Sprite Disease does this person have? Somebody please take her away!

By the time Xiao Liulang heard the noise and opened the door to face the two of them, Gu Chengfeng’s ears had been pulled into a mess, and his hair had been ruffled into a nest!

Gu Chengfeng, who had always cared about appearances, was never as disheveled as this, even under the guise of his flamboyant alter ego, Feishuang!

Gu Chengfeng’s face was ashen as he looked at Xiao Liulang who suddenly appeared before him, great, now other people had also seen his disgrace.

Gu Chengfeng had been living in the Medical Hall for a long time. Xiao Liulang knew him and knew that he was the second son of the Marquis Residence, Gu Jiao’s real brother.

Xiao Liulang’s expression finally lightened a bit.

“Did you guys drink?” He asked.

Gu Chengfeng hurriedly denied, “No, absolutely not! She was looking for water to drink. She accidentally drank my Pear Blossom Wine thinking it was water. She didn’t drink much, just one gulp, who knew her alcohol tolerance could be so poor!”

Xiao Liulang glanced at Gu Jiao, who was draped over Gu Chengfeng’s back, and extended his arms saying, “Hand her to me.”

Gu Chengfeng looked at Xiao Liulang with some suspicion, “Are you sure you can handle it?”

Xiao Liulang’s mouth twitched, responding deadpan, “My hands are not crippled.”