The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 962 - 962 444 The Originator of Pitfalls (Second Update)

Chapter 962: 444 The Originator of Pitfalls (Second Update) Chapter 962: 444 The Originator of Pitfalls (Second Update) The Crown Prince should have heard everything behind the rockery unless he was deaf.

“Is that you? You… how come you are here?”

That was the voice of the Crown Princess.

“I didn’t want to come, but I had no choice.”

This was not Ning Wang’s voice.

Ning Wang was seriously injured and currently bedridden in his mansion, recuperating—him coming here would be sheer nonsense.

“You must be out of your mind, this is the Imperial Palace, and you dare to meet me here in broad daylight? Aren’t you afraid of getting caught!”

“Don’t worry, my martial arts are very good, I won’t let anyone find out.”

“Leave now.”

“Once I have delivered the young master’s message, I will leave. The young master wants you to remember that you are his woman, remember your identity! Don’t keep avoiding him. If there’s a next time, he won’t guarantee he can cover for your relationship anymore.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“The message has been delivered, I’m leaving now.”

“Wait! How… how are his injuries?”

Her tone was one of concern and worry.

“If you truly worry about the young master, you’d better visit him personally. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen the young master, don’t you miss him?”

She let out a bitter sigh, “What’s the use of missing him? Can I just leave the Forbidden City as I wish? What if I am suspected?”

“Rest assured, as long as you desire, the young master will make suitable arrangements for you.”

In fact, Gu Chengfeng only improvised the part about visiting; the rest was just him adding lines.

Gu Jiao had been watching the Crown Prince’s expression from beginning to end, noticing that he showed no reaction to the first two sentences, and only slightly furrowed his brow at the third.

However, when he heard “Once I have delivered the young master’s message, I will leave,” his frown deepened, clearly showing some anger.

What, just this bit of reaction to being cuckolded?

Doesn’t that seem a bit off?

Given the Crown Prince’s feelings for Wo Linlang, he should have drawn his sword and charged in by now—either cutting down Wo Linlang or the adulterer, or both.

But that didn’t happen.

Gu Jiao asked curiously, “Your Highness, did you recognize the voice of the person just now?”

The Crown Prince snorted coldly, “How could I recognize it? I do not know the person!”

Gu Jiao opened her mouth in surprise, “You… don’t recognize? Didn’t you find the voice just now somewhat familiar?”

Like the Crown Princess, right?

“Familiar?” The Crown Prince thought carefully and then said, “That’s true, it does sound a bit like Linlang’s voice, but still quite different.”

Gu Jiao: …How could he deduce that?

Or does this man’s trust in the Crown Princess run so deep and blindly that it’s unshakeable?

“Besides, Linlang would never betray me,” the Crown Prince said.

Indeed, it was the latter.

Oh, Crown Prince, Crown Prince, you are truly blind—and truly cuckolded.

The original plan was for the Crown Prince to hear Wo Linlang’s voice and suspect her of having an ambiguous relationship with a man outside the palace, and then for Gu Jiao to slyly plant false evidence pointing towards Ning Wang.

As long as the crime of having an affair with the Crown Princess was confirmed, Ning Wang would have no way to turn things around.

Who could have predicted that the Crown Prince would be such an unhelpful teammate?

Gu Jiao didn’t want to deal with him anymore.

The Crown Prince said coldly, “I must go and see who dares to defile the Imperial Harem like this!”

Go ahead, as if you could see anything!

Of course, the Crown Prince saw nothing; Gu Chengfeng had left swiftly using his light-bodied martial arts after finishing his performance.

The Crown Prince clenched his fist tightly, “Damn it, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!”

Gu Jiao rolled her eyes.

The first plan had fallen through.

It didn’t take long for the matter to reach Ning Wang’s ears.

Ever since Gu Jiao had beaten him up, Ning Wang had been secretly monitoring her movements.

As Ning Wang was taking his medicine, he narrowed his eyes upon hearing the news, “… Did she really take the Crown Prince to catch the adulterers?”

Qi Fei said, “It appears to be a catch of adultery. She found someone with an impressive ability to mimic voices, imitating the Crown Princess’, and that person was wearing a mask, so the subordinate couldn’t recognize who it was.”

Ning Wang sneered, “With such petty tricks, they dare to compete with this Prince. Continue to monitor her!”

“Yes!”

Watching Gu Jiao these past days, Ning Wang gained a lot.

Before long, the end of the month came, and Ning Wang’s injuries had healed. He went to the Imperial Palace to pay his respects to the Emperor.

Gu Jiao and the Crown Prince were also there.

Gu Jiao was there to check the Emperor’s pulse, and the Crown Prince was reporting the progress of the search for Xiao Liulang’s whereabouts in the past few days.

Having no news of Xiao Liulang for so long, the Crown Prince and the Emperor began to speculate whether Xiao Liulang had met with some mishap.

With the frequent visits to Huaqing Palace, the Emperor understood that Gu Jiao was also anxious to find out about Xiao Liulang’s whereabouts.

The Emperor dared not share his speculation with Gu Jiao, afraid that she would be too heartbroken to handle it.