Chapter 793 Eldest Brother Awakens (First Update)

The Duke of Anguo was not entirely clear about the military camp; it was probably one of the generals from the Xuanyuan Army.

After all, Xuanyuan Li had many generals under his command, and Duke Anguo was a junior, so he didn't actually know most of them.

Gu Jiao put the portrait back.

Old Master Meng did not stay at the Duke's Mansion with them because something happened at the Chess Shop, and he had to go back to deal with it.

Gu Jiao wasn't worried about his personal safety and let him be.

Duke Anguo escorted Gu Jiao to the door.

The gates of the Duke's mansion were open to her, and Steward Zheng stood smiling in the open space, with an extremely luxurious carriage behind him.

The canopy is made of top-grade yellow pear wood, with a pearl from the South China Sea inlaid at the top. The curtain hanging down has two layers: an inner bamboo curtain and an outer curtain of broken jade beads.

Although they are called broken jade pieces, each one is actually a meticulously carved piece of jadeite, agate, or mutton fat jade.

Two tall, strong, white horses pulled the carriage. Gu Jiao blinked and said, "Uh, this is..."

Steward Zheng stepped forward with a beaming smile and bowed respectfully to the two men: "Lord Duke, Young Master!"

He then said to Gu Jiao, "This is the carriage I prepared for you, young master. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

The Duke was quite satisfied.

Only such a luxurious carriage is worthy of her.

Gu Jiao thought to herself, "Isn't this a bit too much? Won't we get robbed if we go out in a carriage like this?"

Forget it, it seems like no one can beat me in this regard.

"Thank you, godfather!" Gu Jiao thanked Duke Anguo and was about to get into the carriage.

"Young Master, please wait a moment!" Steward Zheng called out to Gu Jiao with a smile, taking out a brand-new silver note from his wide sleeve. "This is your small allowance for today!"

Pocket money?

One hundred taels?

So many?

Gu Jiao coughed lightly and asked Manager Zheng in a low voice, "Are you sure it's for one day, and not a month?"

Steward Zheng laughed and said, "It's just for one day! The Duke told the young master to try it out first, and he can get more if he's not satisfied!"

This is outrageously extravagant!

Gu Jiao suddenly had a strange feeling, just like the rich parents in her class in her previous life who would send their children off to school, not only providing them with luxury cars but also giving them a huge sum of pocket money, only missing the instruction, "Don't come back until you've spent it all."

Hmm, so this is what it feels like to be a rich kid?

Well, it's not bad at all.

Gu Jiao accepted the silver note with a serious expression.

When Duke Anguo saw that she accepted it, a smile appeared in his eyes.

Gu Jiao bid farewell to Duke Anguo and left in a carriage.

Steward Zheng came up behind Duke Anguo, pushed his wheelchair, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, let me push you back to your courtyard to rest!"

Duke Anguo wrote on the armrest: "Go to the accounting office."

Manager Zheng asked, "It's getting late, what are you doing at the accounting office?"

Duke Anguo wrote: "Make money."

Earn lots and lots of small amounts of money and spend it on her.

...

Gu Jiao went to the Imperial Preceptor's Hall. Her great-aunt and great-uncle were taken out for a walk by Xiao Jingkong. Xiao Heng was in Shangguan Yan's room, and Zhang Dequan was also there, seemingly talking to Xiao Heng about something.

Gu Jiao didn't go inside; instead, she went directly to the secret room at the end of the corridor.

The first-aid kit is always available, and I can enter the operating room at any time.

Gu Jiao rushed back to change Gu Changqing's dressing. When she entered the intensive care unit, she found that the Grand Preceptor was also there, and the dressing had already been changed.

"Has he woken up?" Gu Jiao asked.

"No," the Grand Preceptor said. "Have you finished dealing with things on your end?"

Gu Jiao nodded and said, "It's all taken care of and settled."

The first sentence was an answer, and the second sentence was a voluntary confession. It seemed like nothing strange, but the fact that Gu Jiao said it was enough to show that Gu Jiao's trust in the Grand Preceptor had reached a new level.

Gu Jiao stood in front of the hospital bed, looking at the unconscious Gu Changqing, and said, "However, I have a question in my mind."

The Imperial Advisor said, "Speak."

Gu Jiao said thoughtfully, "I only thought of it on my way back to the Imperial Preceptor's Hall. According to the intelligence brought back by the Crown Prince, Consort Han thought that Consort Wang had framed her. If the Han family wanted to take revenge, they should take revenge on the Wang family. Why did they have to target my family? If it was because of the matter of bringing down the Crown Prince, so many days have passed. The Han family's reaction is too slow."

The Grand Preceptor showed no surprise at her question, clearly indicating that he had also noticed something.

Instead of giving his own thoughts directly, he asked Gu Jiao, "What do you think?"

Gu Jiao said, "I'm wondering if there's a traitor among Consort Wang's group of five who told Consort Han about Shangguan Yan's fake injury to frame Consort Han and her son, and then Consort Han told the Han family."

“Or—” The Imperial Advisor looked at Gu Jiao meaningfully.

Gu Jiao received his gaze and frowned slightly: "Or perhaps, there's no mole, and the Han family launched the attack on their own initiative, not for Consort Han's sake, but for—"

At this point, a thought flashed through her mind, "My plan to take over as commander of the Black Wind Cavalry! The Han family wants to use my family as leverage to force me to give up the position of commander!"

"Not too stupid." The Grand Preceptor said coldly, then turned and walked to the medicine cabinet, taking out a bottle of anti-inflammatory medicine. "Your trip to the Black Wind Camp won't be too smooth. You'd better be prepared."

“I know,” Gu Jiao said.

"Go ahead and get busy," the Grand Preceptor said calmly. "Don't you still have things to do?"

He's suddenly become so aloof, he's starting to resemble the Godfather more and more.

Is he really the Godfather?

If that's the case, then I can get my revenge.

In her past life, her godfather was too powerful, and she was always the one who got beaten up.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" The Grand Preceptor noticed the malicious look in Gu Jiao's eyes.

"It's nothing," Gu Jiao said, turning her gaze away without changing her expression.

He doesn't know martial arts and looks like he's easy to bully.

Don't let me find out you're the Godfather.

Otherwise, before I acknowledge you as my friend, I'll have to beat you up first and get my revenge for what happened in our past life.

"Xiao Liulang".

The Imperial Advisor suddenly called out to Gu Jiao, who had already reached the door.

Gu Jiao turned around: "Is something the matter?"

The Imperial Advisor said, "If, and I mean if, Gu Changqing wakes up, he's a cripple—"

Without hesitation, Gu Jiao replied, "I will take care of him."

Gu Jiao still needed to escort her great-aunt and great-uncle to the Duke's mansion, so she temporarily left things to the Imperial Preceptor.

However, no sooner had she left the secret room than the Imperial Advisor arrived at her bedside.

Gu Changqing, lying on the hospital bed, twitched his eyelids slightly and slowly opened his eyes.

It was just a simple action of opening his eyes, but it almost exhausted all his strength.

The entire intensive care unit was filled with his heavy breathing through the oxygen mask.

The Imperial Advisor calmly looked at Gu Changqing: "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Gu Changqing nodded with all the strength he had left.

-

After seeing Gu Jiao outside the Duke's mansion, Mu Ruxin's resentment reached its peak.

She firmly believed that it was that Zhao Guoren who had sown discord between her and the Duke of Anguo, and that truly capable people would not stoop to using flattery and sophistry.

But that Zhao man was currying favor with the chess master of the six states and the Duke of Anguo, which shows that he was just a sycophantic servant!

Mu Ruxin only regretted that she was too noble and disdainful of using such underhanded means; otherwise, how could she have let a Zhao person take advantage of her!

Mu Ruxin grew angrier the more she thought about it.

Since you're doing the first thing, don't blame me for doing the fifteenth!

Mu Ruxin found an inn to stay in and said to the guards from the Duke's mansion who were escorting her, "You can go back now. I don't need you anymore! I will return to Chen Kingdom by myself!"

The head guard said, "However, the Duke instructed us to safely escort Miss Mu back to Chen."

Mu Ruxin raised her chin and said, "No need. Go back and tell your Duke that I appreciate his kindness. If I have the opportunity to revisit Yan, I will definitely pay him a visit."

The guards tried to dissuade her a few more times, but seeing that Mu Ruxin was determined, they didn't want to pester her any further.

The head guard had Mu Ruxin write a letter expressing her intention to return to the country on her own before leading the rest of the brothers back.

Once the guards from the Duke of Anguo's mansion left, Mu Ruxin had her maid hire a carriage and left the inn alone in the carriage.

-

The Han family is currently facing a series of troubles. First, members of the Han family have run into trouble one after another. Then, the Han family lost the Black Wind Riders. Now, even Consort Han and her son have been assassinated, losing their positions as consort and crown prince.

The Han family was severely weakened and could no longer withstand any further losses.

"How could it have failed?"

In the main seat of the hall, Old Master Han, who looked as if he had aged ten years, rested his hands on the handle of his cane and spoke.

Han Lei and Third Master Han stood on either side of him, while Fifth Master Han was recuperating in the courtyard and did not come over.

The atmosphere is so tense now that even a spoiled brat like Master Han doesn't dare to show the slightest disrespect.

Old Master Han then asked, "And why are all the highly skilled assassins dead, while the guards are unharmed?"

It's not that I'm completely unharmed, but I still have a life left.

The assassins encountered Gu Jiao, and naturally none of them survived.

The guards who went to the courtyard to snatch people were only injured and knocked unconscious by Nan Shi Niang and her group.

Han Lei said, "The bodies of those assassins have been brought back. The coroner said they were killed by spears after examining the bodies."

Old Master Han narrowed his eyes: "A spear? Xiao Liulang?"

Xiao Liulang's weapon was a red-tasseled spear.

And besides him, Old Master Han couldn't think of anyone else who could kill so many of Han family's assassins in one go.

Han Lei said, "He is not the real Xiao Liulang, but a Zhao State person who has taken Xiao Liulang's identity."

Old Master Han said coldly, "No matter who he is, this boy will definitely be a major threat to the Han family!"

During the conversation, the Han family steward hurried over and stood outside the door to report, "Master! Someone is requesting an audience!"

Without even asking who it was, Old Master Han said sternly, "Didn't you tell him I don't receive guests!"

Now that they are in the eye of the storm, the Han family cannot afford to associate with just anyone.

The steward said awkwardly, "That girl said she was a divine physician from the State of Chen and could heal... the prince's injury."

The eldest brother has really sacrificed a lot for Jiaojiao.

(End of this chapter)