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"Let"s go." Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing said.
"Yes." Grannie Cai responded.
After walking away, Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing said to Grannie Cai, "Ah Yue, did you see? Everyone in this imperial palace is dependent on His Majesty… Except for the one in Renshou Palace."
Grannie Cai looked at her with sympathy and said, "Your Highness."
Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing picked a leaf and murmured, "Without the Emperor"s favor, even drinking water in the palace could choke us. But she doesn"t need it, Ah Yue, she doesn"t need it!"
……
Gu Jiao hadn"t been to the palace for several days.
Xiao Liulang didn"t seem to do much when he was home, but when he left, everyone realized that he was the one who worked the hardest at home.
Just tutoring the three little boys was enough to drive one crazy.
Little Jing Kong always had a hundred thousand ‘whys’, Gu Yan always had a hundred thousand reasons why he didn"t want to learn, and Gu Xiaoshun always had a hundred thousand reasons why he didn"t understand.
Old Chief was getting old. He could handle it for a day or two, but doing it every day was enough to make him lose his mind.
Moreover, he didn"t have free time every day. Whenever he was tied up with the official business at the Imperial Academy, the task of tutoring fell on Gu Jiao.
Hence, Gu Jiao had been very busy lately.
Little Jing Kong had arithmetic homework today, and Gu Jiao asked him to take out his abacus. "Where"s your abacus? Has Chu Yu returned it to you yet?"
Little Jing Kong"s eyes rolled about and he said, "He returned it, but...I lent it to Brother Zhouzhou again! We"re all good friends, so I should treat everyone equally!"
Yes, he should treat everyone equally. He was really a clever little devil!
Gu Jiao looked at him suspiciously, "Really?"
Little Jing Kong nodded vigorously, "Really! Really! I didn"t sell it!"
Gu Jiao narrowed her eyes.
She finished checking his homework, but dinner was not ready yet.
Gu Jiao went to the backyard to collect the medicinal herbs that she dried under the sun, while Little Jing Kong poked his head out from the main room, saying, "JiaoJiao! I"m going to find Zhao Xiaobao to play!"
After he finished speaking, he ran off like a flash of lightning!
Zhao Xiaobao again.
Lately, the little guy always went to find Zhao Xiaobao. When did he become so fond of playing with kids younger than himself?
Gu Jiao found it strange. She hesitated for a moment before putting down the herbs and went out of the courtyard.
She went to the next door where Uncle Zhao was repairing a bench in the yard. When he saw her, he smiled and greeted her, "JiaoJiao! Come in and sit down!"
"Uncle Zhao." Gu Jiao greeted politely, and asked, "Did Jing Kong come over?"
"No." Uncle Zhao shook his head.
As expected.
Gu Jiao continued, "Is Xiaobao here? Is he around?"
Uncle Zhao answered, "No, Xiaobao is not here. He went to find Hu boy!"
Hu boy was Aunt Zhou’s grandson at the other end of the alley.
Did Little Jing Kong go there to find Zhao Xiaobao?
Uncle Zhao asked, "Did Jing Kong go out?"
Gu Jiao said, "Yes, he said he came to find Xiaobao."
Uncle Zhao frowned and pointed in the direction of Chang"an Street, "I"ve seen this child going in that direction several times recently. I thought you knew."
"Well then, I"ll go find him."
Gu Jiao left Uncle Zhao"s house and walked towards Chang"an Street.
The little guy had been so bold lately that he dared to lie to her and slipped out of the alley.
Gu Jiao decided that when she caught the little guy later, no matter how he begged and acted cute, she would punish him severely!
Gu Jiao arrived at Chang"an Street. This place used to be more prosperous than Xuanwu Street, but since the women"s academy opened on Xuanwu Street, it brought in a lot of traffic.
Now the two streets were almost indistinguishable.
Gu Jiao took a few steps and faintly detected a strange aura.
The aura was very weak, almost imperceptible unless one was close.
The person was spying on Bishui Alley.
Gu Jiao seldom went this way, and there was no such aura the last time she came.
With a flick of her finger, Gu Jiao shot a black gunpowder ball out!
The other party thought it was a hidden weapon, so he drew his sword to block it, but the black gunpowder ball exploded on the blade with a bang!
"Ah! What is this thing?!"
The other party tumbled off the roof!
Gu Jiao stepped forward and stomped on his chest.
But the other party wasn’t weak at all. Even though he was. .h.i.t by the explosion, he still had some strength left to resist, and he jumped up to avoid Gu Jiao"s foot.
Then he swung his dagger horizontally towards Gu Jiao!
The only cold weapon Gu Jiao had used in her previous life was a dagger, so it wasn’t easy to hurt her with this weapon.
Gu Jiao swiftly grabbed his wrist with one hand, twisted it, and knocked his dagger out of his hand. Then she struck him with a hand chop and he fell to the wall.
Gu Jiao restrained his hands behind his back, forcing his face against the cold wall. She asked, "Who are you? Why are you lurking here?"
He retorted, "What"s it to you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden object fell out of his bosom and hit the ground. It was none other than Little Jing Kong"s golden abacus.
Gu Jiao"s eyes narrowed, "So you stole the abacus!"
He shouted, "I didn"t steal it!"
Gu Jiao said coldly, "If you didn"t steal it, did you rob it?"
He sucked in a cold breath, "I didn"t rob it either!"
As soon as Gu Jiao applied force, the man felt his bones crackling. He quickly said, "I bought it! I bought it from someone! You can take it if you like! It"s not worth much anyway!"
Little Jing Kong"s golden abacus wasn’t worth much? How arrogant!
This person clearly knew martial arts. Gu Jiao was worried that he had bullied Little Jing Kong and extorted things from him, so she didn’t want to show mercy.
Just as she was about to break his ribs, the man suddenly spoke up, "Don"t believe me? Ask him! I bought it from him!"
Gu Jiao turned her head and saw Little Jing Kong who happened to appear, looking up at her.
When their eyes met, Little Jing Kong"s body trembled.
"JiaoJiao?" He stammered, hiding what he was holding behind his back.
Gu Jiao restrained the man with both hands and couldn"t reach for the abacus. She looked at the golden abacus on the ground and said, "Your abacus is here, pick it up quickly."
But Little Jing Kong didn"t move.
He lowered his head.
The gray-clad guard said, "Young man, my young master bought this abacus from you! Do you remember my young master? The man with the white jade folding fan in white robe and dark blue outer clothing."
Little Jing Kong"s expression gave Gu Jiao the answer.
She let go of the other party, and the gray-clad guard collapsed to the ground in pain.
What kind of woman was this? How could she be so strong?
Gu Jiao walked over, crouched down, and looked at Little Jing Kong who had his head bowed. She asked, "Why did you sell your abacus?"
"I wanted money." Little Jing Kong replied quietly.
Gu Jiao looked at him seriously and said, "If you need money, you can tell me. Your money is here with me, I"m just keeping it safe for you. You can take it anytime you want."
When he didn"t respond, she asked, "What do you want the money for?"
"To buy this." Little Jing Kong answered, pulling out a heavy bundle from behind his back.
The bundle was full and heavy, and Gu Jiao didn"t know what was inside.
"What do you want to do with this?" She asked.
"Give it to JiaoJiao." Little Jing Kong whispered.
"Give it to me?"
Gu Jiao opened the bag curiously and a bright red glow was surprisingly reflected in her eyes.
She never expected to find a brand new wedding dress inside.Raz P."s Thoughts
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